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ISSUE #84
Mar./Apr.
'06
Jamaican
Reggae was personified by Bob Marley. To quote the AMG
allmusic web site,
“Marley's music gave
voice to the
day-to-day struggles of the Jamaican experience, vividly capturing not
only the plight of
the country's impoverished and oppressed but also the devout
spirituality that remains
their source of strength. His songs of faith, devotion, and revolution
created a legacy
that continues to live on not only through the music of his extended
family but also
through generations of artists the world over touched by his genius.”
Now, 25 years after
Bob Marley’s untimely death, Silver
Kamel Audio unleashes upon us the 2nd
coming: Holding On To Life by Deyansa. This Jamaican Reggae experience
proudly
resonates with the purest form of Marleyism to date. Blending a hot
Jamaican sound with
spot on perfect vocals, the CD hails all that is good in life through
the love of the
father (Jah/God) and family, while calling out notice to the repression
of governments and
society upon the downtrodden.
Using a number of strong musicians to lay down a top-notch groove, Deyansa embraces the ideal of using the
music to
spread the word to all. Metaphorically using the cultural problems of
the Jamaican people
to represent the world, Deyansa
moves us with
his dramatic descriptions of the plight of humanity. While we might be
jammin’ and
generally having a good time to some of the most danceable rhythms and
grooves this side
of Kingston,
it is hard not to notice the underlying moral lessons brought forth
through
the historical readings of an oppressed culture mixed in, side by side,
with songs
harmonizing beautiful proclamations of love.
Deyansa uses Holding On To Life to speak to a global
audience
in ways of historical proportion that call out every ethnicity for
their failings. It is
an all-encompassing political, religious, moral, and human statement to
not only our
current, but also past and ultimately future state of the world. We
must remember and
learn from the past, apply it to the present, and correct it for the
future. It all starts
with peace, love, and tolerance for our fellow man; that which was/has
been taught to us
by the Lord - whatever Lord any one of us might raise our voices to in
praise.
It’s time for the nations/people of the world to be reborn,
to find Jah.
For “When we find Jah, Life
won’t be the
same.”
Find Deyansa, embrace him, allow
the Jamaican
culture to wash over and cleanse your soul. Listen to the almighty
sermon that is “Holding On To Life,”
give praise and let love
reign, realize what a difference a day makes –
”You got to give thanks for the life
you live,
Care for each other, give what you can give.
Never for a moment you think negative,
be aware of life and be constructive.
Blessed are these days that nature fulfills,
It’s such a wonderful place here for us to live.”
Deyansa, Holding On To Life,
Doing Bob Marley proud.
Jah Bless.
Holding On To Life
by Deyansa
a Silver Kamel Audio release
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