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Mother Of Exiles

by Akasha

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    Akasha’s new LP, Mother Of Exiles, is set to be released on Jump Up Records December 7, 2018. This is a concept album dealing with how to comprehend complex issues such as immigration, discrimination, and oppression with an approach infused by love, service, and unity. This recording is as on point a statement on our current tumultuous times as one can imagine, and is certain to resonate with any listener. Given Mother of Exile’s thematic material and Akasha’s continued musical evolution, this new album is certain to set a new standard for the reggae genre.

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1.
Exhibit A 01:27
2.
Exhibit B 00:19
3.
18 And Over 03:39
(Chorus): They singing…. This one this one, only for eighteen and over (repeats) (Verse): So the president...take your resident and then they talk about their war, More people die and more people cry but the government ignore, So they bring their drones and then they drop their bombs singing freedom was not their choice, Then they give guns to the youth at home and then they silence all their voice. (Chorus): They singing…. This one this one, only for eighteen and over (repeats) (Verse): You can’t hide the truth if it’s meant to be revealed in the light, And it's hard to see if you close your eyes to the lies in plain sight, Whether in a dream or when ya meditate if ya ready it be unveiled, So why then try to hide the truth if it means people getting killed. (Chorus): They singing…. This one this one, only for eighteen and over (repeats)
4.
Exhibit C 00:21
5.
(Verse): Give me, give me your tired
 Give me your poor
, Send me your huddled masses 
Yearning to breathe free. (Chorus): She cries,
 She cries, 
 She cries,
 With silent lips. She lifts her lamp beside the golden door
, Well have we all forgotten who we are?    
She lifts her lamp beside the golden door
 Well have we all forgotten who we are? 
 (Verse): Give me the wretched refuse Of your teeming, teeming shore,
 Send me these the homeless 
Tempest-tossed, send to me, (Chorus): She cries, She cries, 
She cries, 
With silent lips. She lifts her lamp beside the golden door, 
Well have we all forgotten who we are? She lifts her lamp beside the golden door, 
Well have we all forgotten who we are? 
Well have we all forgotten who we are? (repeats)
6.
(Chorus): Even after all this time The Sun never says to the Earth, Even after all this time The Sun never says to the Earth, You owe me, you owe me, For all your life is worth, You owe me, you owe me, For all your life is worth, Look what gonna happen, With a love like that, Look what gonna happen, With a love like that, It light up, it bright up, It shine the whole sky, It light up, it bright up, It shine the whole sky. (Verse): When your gonna give your love, I-man give it freely, No matter how another woman, Or man receive it, Let's give our love, Without any hesitation, Just like the Sun give its love, With no stipulation. (Chorus): Even after all this time The Sun never says to the Earth, Even after all this time The Sun never says to the Earth, You owe me, you owe me, For all your life is worth, You owe me, you owe me, For all your life is worth, Look what gonna happen, With a love like that, Look what gonna happen, With a love like that, It light up, it bright up, It shine the whole sky, It light up, it bright up, It shine the whole sky. (Verse): When your gonna give your love, I-man give it freely, No matter how another woman, Or man receive it, Let's give our love, Without any hesitation, Just like the Sun give its love, With no stipulation. (Chorus): Even after all this time The Sun never says to the Earth, Even after all this time The Sun never says to the Earth, You owe me, you owe me, For all your life is worth, You owe me, you owe me, For all your life is worth, Look what gonna happen, With a love like that, Look what gonna happen, With a love like that, It light up, it bright up, It shine the whole sky, It light up, it bright up, It shine the whole sky. (Ending) Ooh come and get some loving (repeats) Come and get come and get some loving (repeats) (ad libs)
7.
Exhibit D 00:21
8.
(Verse): People, Everywhere good people Living as people do, The best we can. People, All the while just people, Learning as people will, One day at a time. People, We put our trust in the people, Listening as people can, With all our hearts. People, We give our love to the people, Loving as the people should, With all our souls. (Chorus): We the people will stand together, Together in freedom, Freedom in our minds. We the people will stand together, Together in freedom, Freedom in our hearts. We the people will stand together, Stand together in freedom, Freedom in our souls. We the people will stand together, Stand together in freedom, But never freedom alone, Never alone. (Verse): People, Everywhere good people, Recognize we the people, Got us here and now. People, All the while just people, Except we are the people, Of one love and one mind. People, We put our trust in the people, Because we are the people, Beating with one heart. People, We give our love to the people, Loving we the people, With each of our souls. (Chorus): We the people will stand together, Together in freedom, Freedom in our minds. We the people will stand together, Together in freedom, Freedom in our hearts. We the people will stand together, Stand together in freedom, Freedom in our souls. We the people will stand together, Stand together in freedom, But never freedom alone, (Ending): We The People Will Stand together, We have to be a pauper of the people, No prince of men, We The People Will Stand together, We have to give a hand to the people, No more destruction, We The People Will Stand together, We have to learn to live with the people, No more hating, We The People Will Stand together, We have to realize we're the people, No more us or them, We The People Will Stand together, We are the people!
9.
Exhibit E 00:27
10.
(Opening): What is the matter that you don't speak to me? 
Why don't you look with a pleasant face? 
 Oooh
 (Verse): Why oh why don't you look at me? 
 Why oh why don't you smile at me? (Chorus): Cause I am man, The sun shines down, 
Oh the sun shines down, 
 On me a man
, The sun shines down,
 Oh the sun shines down, 
On me as a whole man. (Verse): Why, why don't you look at me? 
 Why, why don't you smile at me? 
 I want you to look and smile. (Chorus): Cause I am man
! I have the same feet, legs and hands
! Yes I am man! 
I have the same feet, legs and hands! 
As you do... The sun shines down, Oh the sun shines down, 
On me as man, The sun shines down,
 Oh the sun shines down, 
 On me as a whole man, (Verse): Why oh why, why, I say why, I say why don't you look at me? 
 Why oh why, why oh why won't you speak to me? 
 And why oh why, oh why won't smile at me? (Chorus): Cause I am man! 
I have the same feet, legs and hands! 
Well I am man! 
I have the same feet, legs and hands
! Well I am man! Just like you! 
I am man
! Just like you
! I am man
! I'm just the same as you!
11.
Exhibit F 00:32
12.
(Chorus): Give usPeace, Peace is what we need, Give usPeace, For all humanity, Give usPeace, On every city street, Give usPeace, Love is the only key! (Verse): Jah Jah children open your eyes, Soften your hearts... rise above the lies, How many more brothers have to die? There is war, war and rumors of war, Nobody knows what the fighting is for, Destruction leads us by the sleeve. (Chorus): Give usPeace, Peace is what we need, Give usPeace, For all humanity, Give usPeace, On every city street, Give usPeace, Love is the only key! (Verse): Star people tell me can you hear, Would you care to lend me your ear? We must stop being ruled by fear. There is ONE LOVE and that is all we need, It's up to us to plant the right seed, For what we sow that's what we'll reap. (Chorus): Give usPeace, Peace is what we need, Give usPeace, For all humanity, Give usPeace, On every city street, Give usPeace, Love is the only key! Pop pop pop there goes another innocent soul, It wont stop as long as fear is in control, As log as our number one priority is our bank roll, Our big house, our new whip, and who won that reality show, Zombies all I see are walking dead, They look alive but they dead inside, Let the days go by like talking heads, Puppets of television, With no vision, Blinded by hate, Fueled by historical fiction, No one is free of sin, Better change the man within, Don't matter if your Jew, Christian, black or white or muslim, I n I dont expect to be justified by the laws of men, So open your third eye and let his love come pouring in, Search for the truth inside ya, Make it your soul desire, Chariots of higher fire rise above just like elijah, Let's teach our sons and daughters, Better than our parents taught us, Love is the only key, And peace is what we need! (Chorus): Give usPeace, Peace is what we need, Give usPeace, For all humanity, Give usPeace, On every city street, Give usPeace, Love is the only key! (Repeats) Ooh ooh ooh ooh (Repeats)
13.
(Verse): In the morning I look into your eyes, See the sunlight dancing soft across your smile, And in that moment I hear my calling, Heaven help me if I ever hurt you darling, Looking up at me you made it all alright, Just because you could... (Chorus(: You make me feel good (repeats) (Verse): In the moonlight I see your pretty face, Gazing up at me the deepest part of space, And in that moment I hear my calling, Heaven help me if I ever hurt you darling, Looking up at me you gave me second sight, Because you understood... (Chorus): You make me feel good (repeats)
14.
Movie Star 03:16
(Verse): You may not be a movie star, You may not drive a big fast car, But I love you in every way, Yes I love you in every way. (Chorus): I don't know why, oh why (repeats) (Verse): The dress you wear, May be too tight, Some people say, That not look right, But I don't care about their views, I will keep on loving you. (Chorus): I don't know why, oh why (repeats) You may not be a movie star, But I love you for you what you are. (repeats) (Chorus): I don't know why, oh why (repeats) But I love you in every way, Yes I love you in every way. (Chorus): I don't know why, oh why (repeats)
15.
Exhibit G 00:18
16.
(Chorus): An eye for an eye, Eye for eye, I and I say, An eye for an eye, It make the whole world blind. An eye for an eye, Eye for eye, I and I say, Hey an eye for an eye, It make the whole world blind. (Verse): A tooth for a tooth, You ain't gonna get no truth, And a life for a life, All you gonna get is more strife. (Chorus): An eye for an eye, Eye for eye, I and I say, An eye for an eye, It make the whole world blind. An eye for an eye, Eye for eye, I and I say, Hey an eye for an eye, It make the whole world blind. (Verse): Arms against arms, All you gonna get is more harm, And life for a life, All you gonna get is more strife. (Chorus): An eye for an eye, Eye for eye, I and I say, An eye for an eye, It make the whole world blind. An eye for an eye, Eye for eye, I and I say, Hey an eye for an eye, It make the whole world blind. (Ending): An eye for an eye, Will make the whole world blind, An eye for an eye, Will make the whole world blind, An eye for an eye, Will the whole world blind, An eye for an eye, Will the whole world blind!
17.
(Chorus): Sometimes it rains and it falls up on you, And when it rains it falls on me too, Sometimes it rains and it falls up on you, And when it rains it falls on me too. (Verse): When clouds cast their shadows wide, And rain starts falling from the sky, It makes us feel like the only one, Who has be forsaken by the sun, Everyone must take a look inside, To remember when they once were dry, And do our best to never forget, That there are times we mustl get wet. (Chorus): Rain down on me, Sometimes it rains and it falls up on you, Rain down on me, And when it rains it falls on me too, Rain down on me, Sometimes it rains and it falls up on you, Rain down on me, And when it rains it falls on me too, Rain down on me. (Verse): What is greater the water or wave? And if we’re drowning who we gonna save? Many rivers yet to cross, Holdin on as our ship gets tossed, Every storm soon will pass, Another lesson that we learn in this class, Time to let go of all the pain, Let it it be washed away with the rain. (Bridge): Holdin on the waves have got me on the run, Movin on the wind will guide me towards the sun. (Repeats) (Chorus): Rain down on me, (Sometimes it rains) Sometimes it rains and it falls up on you, Rain down on me, (When it rains) And when it rains it falls on me too, Rain down on me, (Sometimes it rains) Sometimes it rains and it falls up on you, Rain down on me, (When it rains) And when it rains it falls on me too, Rain down on me. (Repeats) (Ad libs)

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Akasha’s new LP, Mother Of Exiles, is set to be released on Jump Up Records December 7, 2018. This is a concept album dealing with how to comprehend complex issues such as immigration, discrimination, and oppression with an approach infused by love, service, and unity. This recording is as on point a statement on our current tumultuous times as one can imagine, and is certain to resonate with any listener. Given Mother of Exile’s thematic material and Akasha’s continued musical evolution, this new album is certain to set a new standard for the reggae genre.

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released December 7, 2018

Cosmos Ray: Vocals
Doug Bistrow: Bass, Vocals
John Barbush: Drums, Percussion
Scott Balmoos: Guitar, Vocals
Shane Jonas: Keys, Trumpet, Vocals

*** Anna Marlow, Maggie Weber, Sofie Way:
additional vocals on When It Rains ***

Produced by Akasha and Rollin Weary
Recorded at I.V. Lab Studios and Audio Bistro
Mixed and Mastered by Rollin Weary
Album Art by Karlis Kandero

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Akasha Chicago, Illinois

The Akasha sound gives birth to an unmistakable variety of heavy, raw grooves reminiscent of The Skatalites, The Maytals, Heptones, Desmond Dekker and The Wailers.

"Akasha excels at conjuring up memories of reggae’s heyday, hewing close to its stylistic conventions while stretching out enough to incorporate many of its various strains and mutations."
– Time Out Chicago
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