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JANUARY 2011

“MULHERES” Rio de Janeiro

Produced and filmed by Christoph A. Geiseler

Musical director Leon MobleyLyrics and music by the students of Afroreggae

Sound production by Estudios Mega

Oh my princessI respect you even too muchYemanja, Goddess of the sea

Oh my QueenYemanja, Goddess of the seaFountain of caringLove and attentionI love you, my GoddessFrom the bottom of my heart

I arrived, women!I’d like to say that I love women

Women!

“MAS ALLA DEL RIO” Buenos Aires

Produced and filmed by Christoph A. Geiseler

Musical director Matias Zloto Lyrics and music by the students of Lange Ley

Sound production by SCAT

I search for the light of the sun, in youI search for the light of the sun, in youI search for the light of the sun, in you

Where did the dreams of yesterday go?What is vice? What is pleasure?Where is the door to your skin?

I go far beyond the riverFar beyond the riverThe river of nostalgia and fate

“THE SKY KINGDOM” Florianopolis

Produced and filmed by Christoph A. Geiseler

Directed by Alan Gaskill Story by the students of Casa das Maquinas

Live sound by MIMA

Between earth and heavenis a kingdom in the sky,where gods come to play, side by sidewith the children of the tide.

There is a Queen. Her eyes are set on the throne of heaven.She grows tired with her man, the king,who would rather laugh and dance and sing.

A warrior arrives.His spirit moves the queen,so she sends her husband packing.

One bright day, the Gods come down to play.

The warrior, to serve his queen, leads his terrifying band of fightersto slay the Gods.

The queen and her tribereplace the Gods in Heaven.The warrior cannot join them;his hands are stained with blood

The man who once was king is now a sagesitting and sitting and sittingfor over an age.

They return. Those Gods. That warrior. Reborn. A family. The rites return. The music. The Beat back on.

“TICK TOCK, TIME TO ROCK” Harlem

Produced and filmed by Christoph A. Geiseler Musical directors Caleb Dance & Kevin Wenzel

Lyrics and music by the students of Cristo Rey New York Sound production by Jonathan Barnes

I’m looking at the clockAnd time won’t stopEverything is goingIt never stopsI’m going crazy

TICK TOCK!

TimeWaits for no oneLet’s bring it back to the beat

“TALK OF THE TOWN” Bristol

Produced and filmed by Jonathan Barnes

Musical directors Alex Mitnick & Kevin Wenzel Lyrics and music by the students of Fairfield High School

Sound production by Alex Mitnick

Bristol be the name of the town / The town that everyone is talking about / Because you can do a lot around here / Because we’ve got the things that are watering down

Bristol is a place to find me, When the sun shines I’m freeI’ve got a dream “I’ll aim high”, I won’t stop till I touch the skyI’ve got a plan to be a star, From here I know I’ll go far

Friendly faces , Familiar places, Different races, This is our home!

Bristol is the city that I’m from / I’m trying to do well for my dad and my mum / the selling drugs thing, that’s not what I’m on / You see my flow is banging more than a drum kit / I rap on beats with snares and kicks / On this beat yeah you know I’m overly sick / I wanna live for-ever / And don’t wanna die / Like the Cabot Tower up high in the sky

When you’re walking down Park StreetThe whole world is at your feetFrom many different places we have comeHere in Bristol we strive to live as one

I’ve got a plan to be a star, From here I know I’ll travel far

Bristol is the talk of the UK / People chat air and I don’t care what you say / Guys on the roadside and I don’t participate / Don’t want to be locked up in a cage / People know they did wrong so they try to avoid jakes / Not all the time Bristol’s fun and games / A guy can get one, two shots in his brain / So I’m gonna stay focused to make this cake

Bristol is a place in the southwest / Everyone here is too blessed to be stressed / Everybody care about each other / Respect one another, life is flowing like a river / We got the big cars and houses too / We also have the famous Cabot Circus for you / St. Pauls Carnival in June or July, when the sun stays way up high in the sky / in the heavens above, yeah we all got love for Bristol!

“QUÉ HACÉS” Buenos Aires

Produced and directed by Matias Zloto

Filmed by iLGalo & Nina La Croix Lyrics and music by the students of Barracas

Sound production by SCAT

The dog barks and what do you do?The corner calls you and what do you do?If they trip Messi what do you do?If it rains in Barracas what do you do?There’s not enough time so what do you do?

Whistling softly, counting to ten,I take a breath, and see what it is...

What is the solution, for this situation?So I don’t fall in tremendous confusion.

With your permission dear people,I’ll tell you about my friends:

Paloma! Paloma! Tiki!Pamola! Paloma! Tiki!

It appears that we are cousinsand this gives me the strength I need.

Here we are, here we arrived,the Facheritos of this city!

To the person who doesn’t like to be sitting down,because this band continues to stay on its feet:

One senorita wanted to get married;she had good vibrations and a lot of happiness,but her husband was a rat and a great Facherito.

This lady almost died because of his lies,but because she was intelligent she stopped giving him all her love.

“TRAVELING MY SENSES AND TAKING THE STEP”

Nicosia

Produced and directed by Christina Charalambidou Filmed by AIBORI

Lyrics and music by the students of Makedonitissa Sound production by Sophianos Charalambides

I’ll spend my years stuck hereon the paint of a wall I’ll be screaming “I can”I’ll keep like a breath locked withina life that sleeps and has had enough!

Meeeeeeee!

Together with my senses in the kiss of lifeStudent of a moment, you live my truthTraveling my senses and jumping into the voidIncomplete life, assisted breath

Take the stepTake the step, oh yes, oh yesThe one longing for soil in our world, our earth

You know which one I meanThe one longing for soil in our world, our earth

“HUG THE UGLY” Princeton

Produced and filmed by Christoph A. Geiseler

Musical directors Jonathan Barnes, Christina Charalambidou, Alan Gaskill & Matias Zloto

Lyrics and music by the students of Princeton University Sound production by SCAT

Alone on the roadAll on my ownCan’t go back home

A purple skyA far away cryClose your eyes

Hug the Ugly

Don’t turn awayDon’t be afraidHere I am

Hug the Ugly

Come up for airBreathe in the lightEs un bicho hermosoSee the beauty

Hug the Ugly

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