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The Art of the Revolution

by Various Artists

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There’s no more space for me to fly But I believe heaven’s in the skies Mother mother don’t you cry We’ll get there by and by Bye and bye A hamlet and a hurricane The levys in the way And all the people black and brown exposed no place to stay For once the white man drops the walls [that] he fabricated Paint the town red with a pen to plot some fresh graves Fresh graves Fresh graves Can’t reform the master's house with the tools he gave Fallow fire rises from the fields and licks the gates The embers in their eyes help seal the covenant they made Naively believe they're safe and out of harm's way, just wait
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This is chant/poem in Douala, French and English. Douala Soul Collective joins the art of revolution! It’s our woven song of tribal waves, layered woven symbol-words intended to heal and soothe the hearts. In this performance, we want to pick ourselves up, as we pick up the pieces of our fallen brother George Floyd. The word Kotele means gather. “Kotele” indeed we gather all voices, all wings “mapupulan”, all tears (“mbembe”). Here we speak of “Solidarité” or solidarity as we march together as one body of existence O sibi te o sibi nde means if you don’t know, you don’t know and you just don’t. L’humanite a du parcours means human universe has a long way to go We sing of blackness as a universal song, always alight bound to the rhythm of our breath. George Floyd matila na musiki Kotele, Kote… Kotele Kotele, Kote… Kotele tele mulema see for yourself mapupulan ma George Floyd mapupulan ma musango biso bana ba mindo o mundi mwa wase di mea nde mbembe na mbembe mapupulan ma George Floyd o musiki mwa su Mbembe na mbembe ee Mbembe na mea no e Mbembe na mbembe ee Ni mbembe na mea no Une pensée profonde pour toi George L’humanité a du parcours Oui, l’humanité a un grand parcours O tele te miso o si boa pe mwititi bongo dangwa nde na makom kotele nde mawindi ma solidarity Kotele, Kote… Kotele Kotele, Kote… Kotele kotele so batudu (elders) Kotele matumba (communities) Kotele so bana (children) biso bese bana ba loko sese ni sodi biso nyolo ndutu ni sodi biso o mulema o mwititi o mwititi mwa ponda Sibi sibi te o oh o sibi sibi nde Who are you to put me in a box like a branded pair of shoes our eyes are peeled open and your eyes will too look for black lives notice blackness in every song watch reality shape your eyes refuse to be archived black children madiba ma motha Africa musiki mwa su mwen nde everywhere partout nous sommes en marche everywhere o mundi mwa wase matilanamusiki mwa su en marche quelle que soit les barricades nous sommes en marche mwaye mwa su mwe nde universel di yabe nde na mwititi di meya nde na mwititi di moba nde musiki mwa su o mundi mwa wase
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Mama © Kashimana Ahua 2020 Mmmm Ahh Mama (Breathing hah hah hah) Mama (Ooo oo oo) Mama He calls out I can’t breathe I can’t breathe Crown upon his head wings upon his back He was a father, a brother, a son How could you not see it? When you had your knee on his neck George Floyd, Say his name George Floyd Justice Now Something’s gotta change Gotta stop killing our brothers and sisters What are you gonna do now that you hear the call? oh What are you gonna do now that you’ve heard his voice? What are you gonna do? Mama mama oooo That I can’t breathe I’m a link (live) What are you gonna do when you hear the call? (Hear the call) Mama Yeah Hear the call I hear you Oh oh we all hear you Now we gonna change the world (Change the world) Now we gotta change the world (Change the world) Right now, Do it now, Do the work now! It’s a marathon Not a sprint now (Yes) Oh oh oh oh oooo ooo ooo Mama Oh Oh Oh (Ad libs) For my brothers and my sisters (For my brothers and my sisters) for the one that go before us (For my brothers and my sisters) for the ancestors and the future that now depends on us (that now depends on us) The time is now Right here, right now ( Right here, right now the time is now) Now you hear the call Heart of my heart Mama Mmm mmm mmm
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Poison Your heart is aching filled with poison Your stomach swallows up the ocean But still your bitter, filled with poison The dripping tear gas lingers It falls and fumbles down your throat Your crippling depression, Will keep you manic and afloat This twist of fate We twist and chase Hand holding and sweet talking I think I love you You say you love me too But is it true? Darling it's too late I'm losing my patience I'm feeling it caving in And now I have to go Now I have to go This twist of fate We twist and chase Hand holding and sweet talking I think I love you You say you love me too But is it true? You love me You love me You say that you gone love me You love me You love me You say that you gone love me You love me You love me You say that you gone love me You love me You love me AHHHHHH
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The “Art of the Revolution” is a community led and politically charged album made in 2020 in response to the uprising and police misconduct, highlighting underserved voices across South Minneapolis, North Minneapolis, and Saint Paul.

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released February 15, 2021

In response we are making a community lead and politically charged album called, "The Art of the Revolution," that will launch February 2021. This fundraiser is also part of a Covid relief fund designed to help the artists featured who have lost work also regain finances while assisting during a revolution and uprising centered on police reform. 30% of the album proceeds will go to a charitable foundation of each band’s choice and 70% will go to artists.

Featured Artists on Album:

- Queen Drea
- EJ Easley "Grey Matter" and Dominic Tinnel (Dnic)
- Joe Davis
- The Smokes (Matt Slater and Himes Joon Yer)
- Mrs. Pinky & the Great Fox
- Jacques Elates-Joss and Dumont Doumbe (Douala Soul Collective)
- Kashimana Ahua
- Rebecca Nicholson
- Brandon Pulphus
- Hassan Shahid
- Black Velvet Punks (Taylor Seaberg, Roderick Glasper, and Traiveon Dunlap)

Recording Engineers: Rob Hagen and Joshua Koepp
Mixing Engineers: Max Altmark, Kaia Deschane, Willow Waters, Holly Hansen
Videographers for Live In-Studio Sessions: Rachel Knoll, Nathaniel Nelson, and Ryan Stopera
Executive Produced by Taylor Seaberg
Album Cover Art Design: Beatriz Lima
"Art of the Revolution" White Logo: Maggie Panetta

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"The Art of the Revolution" is a DIY artist collective started on 35th and Chicago, born from a movement around police reform, awareness, and community policing initiatives/solidarity.

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