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Zim musician 'Picked up a fight' in UK
23 Jun 2013 at 15:25hrs | Views
Take two great artists who come from very different cultural and musical back grounds. Lock them up in a home studio with no pens or paper and challenge them to makes some great music. Go even further and challenge them to make music that will resonate with our times-topical stuff. And the result?
Great, great Music. Picked up a fight is a Lucky Moyo and Ian Ellis collaboration that has looked at how music is a common language that goes beyond linguistic, geographical and cultural barriers through using music as a common language to discuss and address topical social issues.
The Music in this album draws from Southern AfriCAN traditional rhythms, chants, township/street beats to even western traditions. The subject matters vary from talking about people power to tackling corruption. Some songs question the whole issue of wars, who is behind them and who benefits from them.
This album is more about the music that gets one thinking deeply about topical social issues both locally and globally. Thus, whether one is in Zimbabwe, Canada, Brazil, India, Russia, Egypt or the UK, the themes and issues explored in here will resonate in a big way.
Lucky Moyo is a singer songwriter, arts and event manager, arts lobbyist, consultant and practitioner. He sees the arts as a vehicle for communication, finding common ground, dialogue and connecting our shared humanity. Lucky has worked in well over 35 countries worldwide and performing at such venues like Symphony Space off Broadway NYC, Royal Festival Hall-London, Harare International Conference Centre as well as small village schools. Lucky has performed several for her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Nelson Mandela and a host of other VIP and yet he remains a simple lad who now lives in rural Kent and runs a few community arts projects..
The Songs:
-I picked up a fight:
Talk about the perils and challenges of challenging the status quo and those in power. Challenges creative people to be the voice of the voiceless
-Indigenous People:
In this age of modernity and in this digital age, we could benefit from not throwing away all ancient and indigenous knowledge. Take a look at the San or Masaii Communities who have ways of relating to Mother Nature and co-existence with other creature out there.
-Own Up:
Words of advice to those who blame every body else except themselves. Do your bit. Own up and do keep trying. Life is not easy.
-Winds of Change:
Change is coming. This change has the power of floods, the power of fire and one has to make hay while the sun shines and prepare for this change. One has to be not only ready but very prepared for this change.
-Africa My Africa
My Africa is an Africa that -yes has such troubles droughts, floods, diseases but also self inflicted challenges brought about by mostly some African brothers and their collaborator from elsewhere. This is why I question, whose isms and ologies in Africa
-Life is a journey
Life is a journey. Unfortunately one can not buy the right sat nav to negotiate all the corners, up hill and down hills of life. Life is a drama happening as one life and unfortunately this drama can not be rehearsed.
-War, War, War:
Wars, Wars, Wars. Every morning I wake up to hear about rumours of war. I go to bed seeing and reading about wars. When will these wars ever stop (I ask naively) Can we human beings solves disputes through dialogue.
-Lamlela Ndwandwe:
Ndwandwe Nation please rescue me. Metaphor by one who equates the challenges they face as similar to face a big army in a war like situation. Rock of Ntunjambili can I hide and seek solace in you.
-My eyes
My eyes tend to see further than the human eye can see, my ears, nose, my sense of taste and even my conscience all go beyond the normal. This is not good for me as it often gets me into trouble.
-Say something to me Oh! Lord:
A prayer and plea by some body who has been to every, therapist, social worker, temple, church, mosque and synagogue seeking for a way out of their problems and life challenges. Say something to me Oh Good Lord. Hope and prayer are the only weapons he is armed with.
-Rise up People
We tend to think that power is with the rich, the big companies, the politicians and those in high social position. True as that may be, these people s power is depended on even those of us who clean, cook and do all the home jobs keeping these palaces going. If every single one of us withdraws their labour/support then these people's power collapses.
- My son, my daughter
A father/mum talks to their child about the importance of knowing/being aware of one's history. Only this way can one begin to appreciate the sacrifices and role of that came before one. That way one can realise that the freedoms we enjoy today were paid for through great sacrifice by others before us.
Acknowledgements:
Kenny Mangena, thank you for those lead and bass guitar lines.
Our families thank you for all you patience during our times locked up in the studio land brewing this one.
DJ, Venue managers, MEDIA house, publicists, and all who are buying this one-GOOD BIG THANK YOU.
Lucky Moyo
00 44 7859778755
ikalanga@hotmail.com
www.luckymoyo.com
www.uzambeziarts.com
Great, great Music. Picked up a fight is a Lucky Moyo and Ian Ellis collaboration that has looked at how music is a common language that goes beyond linguistic, geographical and cultural barriers through using music as a common language to discuss and address topical social issues.
The Music in this album draws from Southern AfriCAN traditional rhythms, chants, township/street beats to even western traditions. The subject matters vary from talking about people power to tackling corruption. Some songs question the whole issue of wars, who is behind them and who benefits from them.
This album is more about the music that gets one thinking deeply about topical social issues both locally and globally. Thus, whether one is in Zimbabwe, Canada, Brazil, India, Russia, Egypt or the UK, the themes and issues explored in here will resonate in a big way.
Lucky Moyo is a singer songwriter, arts and event manager, arts lobbyist, consultant and practitioner. He sees the arts as a vehicle for communication, finding common ground, dialogue and connecting our shared humanity. Lucky has worked in well over 35 countries worldwide and performing at such venues like Symphony Space off Broadway NYC, Royal Festival Hall-London, Harare International Conference Centre as well as small village schools. Lucky has performed several for her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Nelson Mandela and a host of other VIP and yet he remains a simple lad who now lives in rural Kent and runs a few community arts projects..
The Songs:
-I picked up a fight:
Talk about the perils and challenges of challenging the status quo and those in power. Challenges creative people to be the voice of the voiceless
-Indigenous People:
In this age of modernity and in this digital age, we could benefit from not throwing away all ancient and indigenous knowledge. Take a look at the San or Masaii Communities who have ways of relating to Mother Nature and co-existence with other creature out there.
-Own Up:
Words of advice to those who blame every body else except themselves. Do your bit. Own up and do keep trying. Life is not easy.
Change is coming. This change has the power of floods, the power of fire and one has to make hay while the sun shines and prepare for this change. One has to be not only ready but very prepared for this change.
-Africa My Africa
My Africa is an Africa that -yes has such troubles droughts, floods, diseases but also self inflicted challenges brought about by mostly some African brothers and their collaborator from elsewhere. This is why I question, whose isms and ologies in Africa
-Life is a journey
Life is a journey. Unfortunately one can not buy the right sat nav to negotiate all the corners, up hill and down hills of life. Life is a drama happening as one life and unfortunately this drama can not be rehearsed.
-War, War, War:
Wars, Wars, Wars. Every morning I wake up to hear about rumours of war. I go to bed seeing and reading about wars. When will these wars ever stop (I ask naively) Can we human beings solves disputes through dialogue.
-Lamlela Ndwandwe:
Ndwandwe Nation please rescue me. Metaphor by one who equates the challenges they face as similar to face a big army in a war like situation. Rock of Ntunjambili can I hide and seek solace in you.
-My eyes
My eyes tend to see further than the human eye can see, my ears, nose, my sense of taste and even my conscience all go beyond the normal. This is not good for me as it often gets me into trouble.
-Say something to me Oh! Lord:
A prayer and plea by some body who has been to every, therapist, social worker, temple, church, mosque and synagogue seeking for a way out of their problems and life challenges. Say something to me Oh Good Lord. Hope and prayer are the only weapons he is armed with.
-Rise up People
We tend to think that power is with the rich, the big companies, the politicians and those in high social position. True as that may be, these people s power is depended on even those of us who clean, cook and do all the home jobs keeping these palaces going. If every single one of us withdraws their labour/support then these people's power collapses.
- My son, my daughter
A father/mum talks to their child about the importance of knowing/being aware of one's history. Only this way can one begin to appreciate the sacrifices and role of that came before one. That way one can realise that the freedoms we enjoy today were paid for through great sacrifice by others before us.
Acknowledgements:
Kenny Mangena, thank you for those lead and bass guitar lines.
Our families thank you for all you patience during our times locked up in the studio land brewing this one.
DJ, Venue managers, MEDIA house, publicists, and all who are buying this one-GOOD BIG THANK YOU.
Lucky Moyo
00 44 7859778755
ikalanga@hotmail.com
www.luckymoyo.com
www.uzambeziarts.com
Source - Byo24News
