The Rifle And The Song (To Victor Jara)
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"Sono una di quella persone che ritiene un atto politico anche il camminare per strada" - così in un intervista, David Rodriguez - "Esco, vado là fuori, e mi coinvolgo. Ed è questo ciò che tiro fuori e scrivo nelle mie canzoni."
And so I turn my head
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Contributed by daniela -k.d.- 2007/9/25 - 13:30
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Damien Rice: Eskimo
Album: "0" [2002]
English Lyrics and Music by Damien Rice
Testo inglese e Musica di Damien Rice
The Finnish section is sung by Doreen Curran
La parte in finlandese è cantata da Doreen Curran
Oggi, 25 settembre, è il mio compleanno. Beh, insomma, spero che mi sia perdonato se...mi faccio un regalo. Questa canzone di Damien Rice è stata come il simbolo (o la colonna sonora) dell'estate che è appena finita; per me e per Manuela, come ci vedete insieme nella foto. Con questo la vorrei ringraziare...di esistere, nonché di sopportarmi in modo che definire eroico è un eufemismo. Resterà legata, questa canzone, a certi cieli stellati di luglio all'Isola d'Elba. E siccome, nell'originale, ha una (bellissima) parte nella (stupenda) lingua finlandese, dico soltanto questo, senza tradurre: Rakastan sinua ja kiitos sisä- ja ulkokauneudestasi. [RV]
Today, September 25, is my birthday. Well, I beg... (Continues)
English Lyrics and Music by Damien Rice
Testo inglese e Musica di Damien Rice
The Finnish section is sung by Doreen Curran
La parte in finlandese è cantata da Doreen Curran
Oggi, 25 settembre, è il mio compleanno. Beh, insomma, spero che mi sia perdonato se...mi faccio un regalo. Questa canzone di Damien Rice è stata come il simbolo (o la colonna sonora) dell'estate che è appena finita; per me e per Manuela, come ci vedete insieme nella foto. Con questo la vorrei ringraziare...di esistere, nonché di sopportarmi in modo che definire eroico è un eufemismo. Resterà legata, questa canzone, a certi cieli stellati di luglio all'Isola d'Elba. E siccome, nell'originale, ha una (bellissima) parte nella (stupenda) lingua finlandese, dico soltanto questo, senza tradurre: Rakastan sinua ja kiitos sisä- ja ulkokauneudestasi. [RV]
Today, September 25, is my birthday. Well, I beg... (Continues)
Tiredness fuels empty thoughts
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Contributed by Riccardo Venturi 2007/9/25 - 12:28
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War Party
![War Party](img/upl/rampakiller.jpg)
[1982]
Lyrics and music by Eddy Grant
Testo e musica di Eddy Grant
Album: Killer on the Rampage
Lyrics and music by Eddy Grant
Testo e musica di Eddy Grant
Album: Killer on the Rampage
Sotto l'apparenza di canzonette facili e motivi sicuramente ballabili, diversi testi di Eddy Grant rivelano un impegno (specialmente contro il razzismo e la guerra) più che notevole. War Party proviene da quello che è unanimemente considerato il suo migliore album.
You invite me to a war party
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Contributed by Riccardo Venturi 2007/9/25 - 12:07
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Across The Lines
![Across The Lines](img/upl/20100323_3453509_w.jpg)
(1988)
dall'album di esordio "Tracy Chapman"
dall'album di esordio "Tracy Chapman"
Across the lines
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by Marcia Rosati 2007/9/24 - 23:20
Song Itineraries:
Racism and Slavery in the USA
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Gimme Hope Jo'anna
[1988]
Lyrics and Music by Eddy Grant
Testo e musica di Eddy Grant
Album: File Under Rock
Alzi la mano chi, alla fine degli anni '80 e anche dopo, non ha mai ascoltato e/o canticchiato questa canzone di Eddy Grant, che è stata un hit assoluto e rischia di diventare una specie di evergreen. Un motivetto facile facile, "orecchiabile" come si diceva una volta, adatta anche ad essere ballettata in discoteca, persino adattata per il jingle pubblicitario dello yogurt Yop. Poiché in Italia tutti capiscono l'inglese alla perfezione, possiamo tranquillamente affermare che il 98% delle persone ha creduto e crede tuttora che si tratti di una canzonetta d'amore preconfezionata, come ce ne sono a migliaia, in cui -mettiamo- uno spasimante chiede a una ragazza di nome Joanna (o Jo Anna) di "dargli speranza". E, invece, il nostro sito è lieto di informare tutte le sue amiche ed amici che la "Jo'anna"... (Continues)
Lyrics and Music by Eddy Grant
Testo e musica di Eddy Grant
Album: File Under Rock
Alzi la mano chi, alla fine degli anni '80 e anche dopo, non ha mai ascoltato e/o canticchiato questa canzone di Eddy Grant, che è stata un hit assoluto e rischia di diventare una specie di evergreen. Un motivetto facile facile, "orecchiabile" come si diceva una volta, adatta anche ad essere ballettata in discoteca, persino adattata per il jingle pubblicitario dello yogurt Yop. Poiché in Italia tutti capiscono l'inglese alla perfezione, possiamo tranquillamente affermare che il 98% delle persone ha creduto e crede tuttora che si tratti di una canzonetta d'amore preconfezionata, come ce ne sono a migliaia, in cui -mettiamo- uno spasimante chiede a una ragazza di nome Joanna (o Jo Anna) di "dargli speranza". E, invece, il nostro sito è lieto di informare tutte le sue amiche ed amici che la "Jo'anna"... (Continues)
Well Jo'anna she runs a country
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(Continues)
Contributed by Riccardo Venturi 2007/9/24 - 21:45
Song Itineraries:
Apartheid, Institutionalized Racist Shame
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Afrikaans
![Afrikaans](img/upl/rezbandrainb.jpg)
[1979]
Lyrics by Glenn Kaiser
Testo di Glenn Kaiser
Album: Rainbow's End
Lyrics by Glenn Kaiser
Testo di Glenn Kaiser
Album: Rainbow's End
I hear the gunfire, see the blood run, feel the rage
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Contributed by Riccardo Venturi 2007/9/24 - 21:38
Song Itineraries:
Apartheid, Institutionalized Racist Shame
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Freedom Now
[1988]
Lyrics and Music by Tracy Chapman
Testo e musica di Tracy Chapman
Album: Crossroads
Lyrics and Music by Tracy Chapman
Testo e musica di Tracy Chapman
Album: Crossroads
Dedicata a Nelson Mandela
Dedicated to Nelson Mandela
Dedicated to Nelson Mandela
They throwed him in jail
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(Continues)
Contributed by Riccardo Venturi 2007/9/24 - 21:23
Song Itineraries:
Apartheid, Institutionalized Racist Shame
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光輝歲月 [Glorious Years]
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Gwong Fai Seui Yut
[1990]
曲︰黃家駒
詞︰黃家駒
Album: 環球巨星影音啟示錄 - Beyond
Cantonese lyrics by Wong Ka Kui
Testo cantonese di Wong Ka Kui
[1990]
曲︰黃家駒
詞︰黃家駒
Album: 環球巨星影音啟示錄 - Beyond
Cantonese lyrics by Wong Ka Kui
Testo cantonese di Wong Ka Kui
[...]One of the songs, Gong Fai Sooi Yuet 光輝歲月 [Glorious Years], is about racism and the struggle of Nelson Mandela in South Africa. The song, at the time, was a fresh breath of air in the midst of saccharin sweet love songs that were dominating the Hong Kong music scene. Wong Ka Kui won the best lyrics award in the Hong Kong Grammy-equivalent award ceremony. The guitar solo opening for the song paints the loneliness of Mandela's struggle. The guitar solo went on to be one of the most recognizable electric guitar rift in Hong Kong rock music.
from en.wikipedia
from en.wikipedia
鐘聲響起歸家的訊號 在他生命裡
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Contributed by Riccardo Venturi 2007/9/24 - 18:19
Song Itineraries:
Apartheid, Institutionalized Racist Shame
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Jonathan
![Jonathan](img/upl/eloimachoro.jpg)
[1988]
Paroles: Renaud Séchan Musique: Luc Bertin
traduction et adaptation 1er refrain en zulu: Patrick Sefolosha
Testo: Renaud Séchan Musica: Luc Bertin
Traduzione e adattamento primo ritornello in zulu: Patrick Sefolhosa
Album: Putain de Camion
Coro in zulu: Patrick Sefolosha (Les Malopoets) e Tefo Hlalele
Una canzone del 1988 in cui sotto il nome di "Jonathan" Renaud ha celato, per nulla velatamente, Johnny Clegg. Un vero e proprio omaggio al grande artista combattente sudafricano, che si spinge all'utilizzo della lingua zulu nel testo e a nominare due dei personaggi nominati da Johhny Clegg in Asimbonanga (Mandela), Steve Biko e Neil Aggett. A tale riguardo è necessario ricordare che "Asimbonanga", conosciuta in Francia nello stesso anno 1988, rappresentò per mesi il più grande successo musicale in quel paese, provocando una vera e propria ondata di sollevazione anti-apartheid.... (Continues)
Paroles: Renaud Séchan Musique: Luc Bertin
traduction et adaptation 1er refrain en zulu: Patrick Sefolosha
Testo: Renaud Séchan Musica: Luc Bertin
Traduzione e adattamento primo ritornello in zulu: Patrick Sefolhosa
Album: Putain de Camion
Coro in zulu: Patrick Sefolosha (Les Malopoets) e Tefo Hlalele
Una canzone del 1988 in cui sotto il nome di "Jonathan" Renaud ha celato, per nulla velatamente, Johnny Clegg. Un vero e proprio omaggio al grande artista combattente sudafricano, che si spinge all'utilizzo della lingua zulu nel testo e a nominare due dei personaggi nominati da Johhny Clegg in Asimbonanga (Mandela), Steve Biko e Neil Aggett. A tale riguardo è necessario ricordare che "Asimbonanga", conosciuta in Francia nello stesso anno 1988, rappresentò per mesi il più grande successo musicale in quel paese, provocando una vera e propria ondata di sollevazione anti-apartheid.... (Continues)
U JONATHANE UYI JUDANA
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Contributed by Riccardo Venturi 2007/9/24 - 02:53
Song Itineraries:
Apartheid, Institutionalized Racist Shame
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Inevitable Consequence Of Progress
![Inevitable Consequence Of Progress](img/upl/heatdust.jpg)
Lyrics and Music by Johhny Clegg & Savuka
Testo e musica di Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Album: Heat, Dust and Dreams
L'inserimento di questa canzone è...a nome di Manuela in quanto lei stessa, sicuramente ben più profonda conoscitrice del sottoscritto di Johnny Clegg e delle sue canzoni, me la ha "segnalata in diretta" durante il concerto di sabato 23 settembre a Basilea. "Riccardo, questa è una CCG", sue parole esatte mentre ancora Johhny Clegg e il suo gruppo stavano attaccando le prime note. Appena tornato "in postazione di battaglia" provvedo immediatamente ad inserirla. Grazie a Manuela (non soltanto per questo suggerimento, ovviamente...) [RV]
Testo e musica di Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Album: Heat, Dust and Dreams
L'inserimento di questa canzone è...a nome di Manuela in quanto lei stessa, sicuramente ben più profonda conoscitrice del sottoscritto di Johnny Clegg e delle sue canzoni, me la ha "segnalata in diretta" durante il concerto di sabato 23 settembre a Basilea. "Riccardo, questa è una CCG", sue parole esatte mentre ancora Johhny Clegg e il suo gruppo stavano attaccando le prime note. Appena tornato "in postazione di battaglia" provvedo immediatamente ad inserirla. Grazie a Manuela (non soltanto per questo suggerimento, ovviamente...) [RV]
Chopper standing in the clearing, fuelled and ready to ride
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Contributed by Manuela Scelsi 2007/9/24 - 02:10
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Warsaw 1943 (I Never Betrayed The Revolution)
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Lyrics and music by Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Testo e musica di Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Album: Cruel Crazy Beautiful World
Testo e musica di Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Album: Cruel Crazy Beautiful World
Sotto ogni fascismo, le situazioni sono esattamente le stesse. Attraverso i decenni, il fascismo non cambia e non può cambiare. E' questo che Johnny Clegg manda a dire con questa canzone che parla di tradimento, e di cosa può esservi alla base di un tradimento quando si è nelle mani dei torturatori fascisti. Perché è una canzone ambientata nella Varsavia del 1943 che sottintende quel che accadeva nel Sudafrica razzista dell'apartheid. Luoghi e anni differenti, ma lo stesso fascismo, la stessa tortura, gli stessi sottosuoli delle prigioni, delle caserme, delle stazioni di polizia. Volendo, non c'è nessuna differenza di fondo neppure con la stessa nostra "democrazia" di Bolzaneto (per questo vogliamo inserire questa canzone anche nel percorso sulla repressione).[RV]
Amambuka, amambuka azothengisa izwe lakithi, izwe lakithi
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Contributed by Riccardo Venturi 2007/9/24 - 02:00
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Santa Tejerina
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Parole di León Gieco
Musica di Luis Gurevich
Questa canzone parla della storia di Romina Tejerina, una ragazza che è stata violentata ed è rimasta incinta.
Non riuscendo ad abortire poichè l'interruzione della gravidanza in Argentina è illegale, uccise la sua figlioletta subito dopo la nascita, e fu condannata per omicidio volontario.
Il suo presunto aggressore, Emilio Vargas, fu scarcerato dopo 23 giorni per mancanza di prove.
Vargas querellò León Gieco per aver fatto, con la sua canzone, apologia del delitto. Fortunatamente Gieco fu assolto dai giudici in quanto la libertà di espressione è uno dei fondamentali pilastri della democrazia ed ogni individuo ha diritto ad esprimere la sua opinione e diffonderla, in questo caso attraverso la musica, senza essere turbato per le proprie opinioni.
Tuttavia, il cantautore, spiegò che la sua canzone non voleva giustificare un atto cosí terribile... (Continues)
Musica di Luis Gurevich
Questa canzone parla della storia di Romina Tejerina, una ragazza che è stata violentata ed è rimasta incinta.
Non riuscendo ad abortire poichè l'interruzione della gravidanza in Argentina è illegale, uccise la sua figlioletta subito dopo la nascita, e fu condannata per omicidio volontario.
Il suo presunto aggressore, Emilio Vargas, fu scarcerato dopo 23 giorni per mancanza di prove.
Vargas querellò León Gieco per aver fatto, con la sua canzone, apologia del delitto. Fortunatamente Gieco fu assolto dai giudici in quanto la libertà di espressione è uno dei fondamentali pilastri della democrazia ed ogni individuo ha diritto ad esprimere la sua opinione e diffonderla, in questo caso attraverso la musica, senza essere turbato per le proprie opinioni.
Tuttavia, il cantautore, spiegò che la sua canzone non voleva giustificare un atto cosí terribile... (Continues)
En sus ojos la mirada de un secreto sin amor
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Contributed by Marcia Rosati 2007/9/21 - 18:49
Song Itineraries:
Violence on Women: just like and worse than war
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D'accord, vivre pour des idées
![D'accord, vivre pour des idées](img/upl/R-5931216-1406648178-1899.jpeg.jpg)
una risposta a Mourir pour des idées di Brassens
Paroles de Claude Reva
Musique de Max Rongier
La musica è in "stile Brassens"
LP: A Contre Courant
Paroles de Claude Reva
Musique de Max Rongier
La musica è in "stile Brassens"
LP: A Contre Courant
Mourir pour des idées disait le solitaire
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Contributed by Janna Carioli 2007/9/20 - 14:00
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Darfur
![Darfur](img/thumb/a2548_130x140.jpeg)
Mi sono dimenticata di scrivere il commento...comunque volevo allacciarla alla violenza sulle donne, agli stupri a Darfur e alla campagna di Amnesty International per garantire i diritti all'aborto in caso di stupro.
"Fuoco che intorno a me
stupra già verità.
L'odio tuo fertile,
cresce già dentro di me..."
La posizione di Amnesty International in tema di aborto
In occasione del XXVIII Congresso internazionale di Amnesty International, che si è svolto in Mesico ad agosto di quest'anno, l'organizzazione per i diritti umani ha ratificato la sua posizione sull'aborto. La discussione su questo tema ha avuto origine nel contesto della campagna "Mai più violenza sulle donne", che ha messo in luce la drammatica realtà di donne e bambine vittime di violenza sessuale e che subiscono ancora oggi conseguenze della violazione dei loro diritti sessuali e riproduttivi. La sua adozione... (Continues)
"Fuoco che intorno a me
stupra già verità.
L'odio tuo fertile,
cresce già dentro di me..."
La posizione di Amnesty International in tema di aborto
In occasione del XXVIII Congresso internazionale di Amnesty International, che si è svolto in Mesico ad agosto di quest'anno, l'organizzazione per i diritti umani ha ratificato la sua posizione sull'aborto. La discussione su questo tema ha avuto origine nel contesto della campagna "Mai più violenza sulle donne", che ha messo in luce la drammatica realtà di donne e bambine vittime di violenza sessuale e che subiscono ancora oggi conseguenze della violazione dei loro diritti sessuali e riproduttivi. La sua adozione... (Continues)
Cade giù dal cielo
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(Continues)
Contributed by Marcia Rosati 2007/9/20 - 10:39
Song Itineraries:
The Darfur Tragedy, Violence on Women: just like and worse than war
Beautiful Mother
[2006]
Testo di Joanne McDonnell
Musica di Joanne McDonnell/Sam Panetta
Lyrics by Joanne McDonnell
Music by Joanne McDonnell/Sam Panetta
Più che una canzone contro la guerra penso che sia un invito a prendere coscienza sulla situazione in cui vivono le madri e i bambini del Darfur, persone come noi... con gli stessi diritti ad una vita migliore ma che invece si trovano a combattere contro la fame, la denutrizione, l'Aids, le violenze di ogni tipo e contro tutte le conseguenze che una guerra comporta...
Un invito anche a non voltare le spalle ad una popolazione che ha dei bisogni immediati, cibo, cure e medicine e a non pensare che il Darfur sia un posto tanto lontano da casa... visto che è "il mondo" la nostra "casa".
I versi che mi hanno colpito di più sono quelli dove si dice (più o meno e leggendo tra le righe...) che se un bambino morisse davanti ai tuoi occhi non andresti via... (Continues)
Testo di Joanne McDonnell
Musica di Joanne McDonnell/Sam Panetta
Lyrics by Joanne McDonnell
Music by Joanne McDonnell/Sam Panetta
Più che una canzone contro la guerra penso che sia un invito a prendere coscienza sulla situazione in cui vivono le madri e i bambini del Darfur, persone come noi... con gli stessi diritti ad una vita migliore ma che invece si trovano a combattere contro la fame, la denutrizione, l'Aids, le violenze di ogni tipo e contro tutte le conseguenze che una guerra comporta...
Un invito anche a non voltare le spalle ad una popolazione che ha dei bisogni immediati, cibo, cure e medicine e a non pensare che il Darfur sia un posto tanto lontano da casa... visto che è "il mondo" la nostra "casa".
I versi che mi hanno colpito di più sono quelli dove si dice (più o meno e leggendo tra le righe...) che se un bambino morisse davanti ai tuoi occhi non andresti via... (Continues)
This is not an advert (spoken)
(Continues)
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Contributed by Marcia Rosati 2007/9/19 - 13:02
Song Itineraries:
The Darfur Tragedy
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Det nye Europa
![Det nye Europa](img/upl/mariefrank.jpg)
[1990]
Testo e musica di Sebastian
Lyrics and music by Sebastian
Il testo è ripreso da protestsange.dk
Lyrics are reproduced from protestsange.dk
Da Berlin-muren faldt i de sidste måneder af 1989, blev verden vidne til en række gennemgribende omvæltninger for det Østeuropa som siden Anden Verdenskrig havde været en realitet. Den forjættede frihed og den nært forbundne drøm om ubegrænset adgang til materielle goder var noget østtyskerne og efterhånden også de fleste øvrige østeuropæere fik rig lejlighed til at realisere – sådan da.
På sit sidste regulære album, Miraklernes tid fra 1990, satiriserede Sebastian i sangen ‘Det nye Europa’ kraftigt over det nedladende-overbærende storkapitalistiske og småfascistiske Vesttyskland der skam nok skulle gøre det nu forhenværende Østtyskland til et både bedre, rigere og lykkeligere land på en måde dets indbyggere aldrig havde turde tro på, kun... (Continues)
Testo e musica di Sebastian
Lyrics and music by Sebastian
Il testo è ripreso da protestsange.dk
Lyrics are reproduced from protestsange.dk
Da Berlin-muren faldt i de sidste måneder af 1989, blev verden vidne til en række gennemgribende omvæltninger for det Østeuropa som siden Anden Verdenskrig havde været en realitet. Den forjættede frihed og den nært forbundne drøm om ubegrænset adgang til materielle goder var noget østtyskerne og efterhånden også de fleste øvrige østeuropæere fik rig lejlighed til at realisere – sådan da.
På sit sidste regulære album, Miraklernes tid fra 1990, satiriserede Sebastian i sangen ‘Det nye Europa’ kraftigt over det nedladende-overbærende storkapitalistiske og småfascistiske Vesttyskland der skam nok skulle gøre det nu forhenværende Østtyskland til et både bedre, rigere og lykkeligere land på en måde dets indbyggere aldrig havde turde tro på, kun... (Continues)
Ja, velkommen til frihed og velkommen til fest
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by Riccardo Venturi 2007/9/19 - 11:15
Song Itineraries:
The Berlin Wall, 1961-1989
La storia del cane Fido
![La storia del cane Fido](img/thumb/c1174_130x140.jpeg?1570695884)
Sarò felicissimo di comunicarvi la data del giorno dell'inaugurazione del parco Lorenzo De Antiquis a Forlì nel Quartiere dei musicisti in zona Ronco della quale il nonno era molto affezionato in quanto produttrice di un ottimo vino Sangiovese. A parte gli scherzi, La Famiglia De Antiquis vi ringrazia con tutto il cuore per l' interessamento e l'amicizia dimostrataci e questo momento lo condividiamo con voi.
(cresti fabrizio)
(cresti fabrizio)
Aspettiamo ovviamente con gioia di conoscere la data dell'inaugurazione del Parco Lorenzo De Antiquis, e non è improbabile che almeno uno dello staff del sito non faccia una graditissima scappata a Forlì.... Grazie davvero di cuore a tutti voi nel ricordo del grande cantastorie! [RV]
2007/9/18 - 22:13
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Biko
![Biko](img/thumb/c1684_130x140.jpeg?1328916169)
Mi pare che una versione bellissima di Biko l'abbia incisa Robert Wyatt ex batterista dei Soft Machine, fondatore dei Matching Mole e tanto altro.
claudio 2007/9/18 - 18:30
So we've finally reached 6000. As usual for the "Thousands AWS", we've built a special page: this time, it's a series of antiwar and antimilitarist satyrical cartoons from Italy and other countries. But this page is preceded by an equally important initiative: the contribution of the whole Rwandan Song Cycle by Lorne Clarke and Tom Flannery. The 1994 Rwandan genocide told with a series of 17 terrible and beautiful songs.
Riccardo Venturi 2007/9/17 - 23:24
RISATE AMARE: VIGNETTE CONTRO LA GUERRA/ LAUGHING BITTERLY WITH ANTIWAR CARTOONS
![RISATE AMARE: VIGNETTE CONTRO LA GUERRA/ LAUGHING BITTERLY WITH ANTIWAR CARTOONS](img/upl/notefilospinato.jpg)
Italiano
English
LA CCG NUMERO 6000
E così eccoci giunti anche alla CCG n° 6000; ci abbiamo messo un po' più tempo del solito, stavolta, dato che la n° 5000 risale al gennaio scorso. Però queste ultime mille CCG sono state tra le più importanti mai inserite, oltre ad aver visto una progressiva trasformazione del nostro sito in spazio esclusivamente dedicato ai testi, alle traduzioni e ai commenti in vero spazio interattivo, con la possibilità di scaricare mp3 (tramite links) e video. Questo per quanto riguarda l'aspetto "tecnico" del sito; per l'altro aspetto, quello che più conta, forse l'unico commento da fare sarebbe quello espresso da Brett Dennen nella sua bella canzone: The Holidays Are Here (And We're Still At War). Perché in guerra ci siamo sempre tutti quanti. Allora, per questa 6000esima Canzone Contro la Guerra, abbiamo pensato di proporre una serie di vignette satiriche,... (Continues)
(Vauro, Italy)
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Contributed by CCG/AWS Staff 2007/9/17 - 23:06
Song Itineraries:
The Thousands AWS
![Downloadable! Downloadable!](img/downloadable_new_gray.png)
![Video! Video!](img/video_new_gray.png)
How Do We Sleep At Night?
![How Do We Sleep At Night?](img/upl/rwanda.jpg)
A RWANDAN SONG CYCLE
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
Sometimes I wonder how we sleep at night
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Contributed by CCG Staff 2007/9/17 - 23:01
Song Itineraries:
1994: The Rwanda Genocide
![Downloadable! Downloadable!](img/downloadable_new_gray.png)
Lake Victoria
![Lake Victoria](img/upl/rwanda.jpg)
A RWANDAN SONG CYCLE
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
I once thought sins were washed away
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Contributed by Riccardo Venturi 2007/9/17 - 22:59
Song Itineraries:
1994: The Rwanda Genocide
![Downloadable! Downloadable!](img/downloadable_new_gray.png)
Do You Ever Wonder?
![Do You Ever Wonder?](img/upl/rwanda.jpg)
A RWANDAN SONG CYCLE
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
Do you ever wonder about the Lord above
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Contributed by CCG/AWS Staff 2007/9/17 - 22:53
Song Itineraries:
1994: The Rwanda Genocide
![Downloadable! Downloadable!](img/downloadable_new_gray.png)
Tell Me How
![Tell Me How](img/upl/rwanda.jpg)
A RWANDAN SONG CYCLE
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
You say "we remember"
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Contributed by CCG/AWS Staff 2007/9/17 - 22:50
Song Itineraries:
1994: The Rwanda Genocide
Christmas In Kigali
![Christmas In Kigali](img/upl/rwanda.jpg)
A RWANDAN SONG CYCLE
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
It's Christmas in Kigali
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Contributed by CCG/AWS Staff 2007/9/17 - 22:48
Song Itineraries:
1994: The Rwanda Genocide
![Downloadable! Downloadable!](img/downloadable_new_gray.png)
Talkin' First Day Working At The UN Blues
![Talkin' First Day Working At The UN Blues](img/upl/rwanda.jpg)
A RWANDAN SONG CYCLE
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
Got a job at the UN the pay's pretty good
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Contributed by CCG/AWS Staff 2007/9/17 - 22:46
Song Itineraries:
1994: The Rwanda Genocide
![Downloadable! Downloadable!](img/downloadable_new_gray.png)
Requiem For Butare
![Requiem For Butare](img/upl/stronzedimerda.jpg)
A RWANDAN SONG CYCLE
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
First among the tell-tale signs of madness
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Contributed by CCG/AWS Staff 2007/9/17 - 22:32
Song Itineraries:
1994: The Rwanda Genocide
![Downloadable! Downloadable!](img/downloadable_new_gray.png)
Joseline
![Joseline](img/upl/rwanda.jpg)
A RWANDAN SONG CYCLE
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
She was 17 years
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Contributed by CCG/AWS Staff 2007/9/17 - 22:27
Song Itineraries:
1994: The Rwanda Genocide
![Downloadable! Downloadable!](img/downloadable_new_gray.png)
Madame Agathe
![Madame Agathe](img/upl/rwanda.jpg)
A RWANDAN SONG CYCLE
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
Hercules is racing for the border
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Contributed by CCG/AWS Staff 2007/9/17 - 21:59
Song Itineraries:
1994: The Rwanda Genocide
![Downloadable! Downloadable!](img/downloadable_new_gray.png)
Bikindi
![Bikindi](img/upl/bikindis.jpg)
A RWANDAN SONG CYCLE
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
What if I used this song to hate
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Contributed by CCG/AWS Staff 2007/9/17 - 21:54
Song Itineraries:
1994: The Rwanda Genocide
![Downloadable! Downloadable!](img/downloadable_new_gray.png)
I'm Coming Home
![I'm Coming Home](img/upl/rwanda.jpg)
A RWANDAN SONG CYCLE
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
It's been 9 long years
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Contributed by CCG/AWS Staff 2007/9/17 - 21:34
Song Itineraries:
1994: The Rwanda Genocide
![Downloadable! Downloadable!](img/downloadable_new_gray.png)
Isn't That A Shame?
![Isn't That A Shame?](img/upl/rwanda.jpg)
A RWANDAN SONG CYCLE
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
Weatherman's callin' for rain tonight
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Contributed by CCG/AWS Staff 2007/9/17 - 21:31
Song Itineraries:
1994: The Rwanda Genocide
![Downloadable! Downloadable!](img/downloadable_new_gray.png)
Romeo Dallaire
![Romeo Dallaire](img/upl/rwanda.jpg)
A RWANDAN SONG CYCLE
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
When I lay down I can hear the guns
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Contributed by CCG/AWS Staff 2007/9/17 - 21:23
Song Itineraries:
1994: The Rwanda Genocide
Paul Kagame Blues
![Paul Kagame Blues](img/upl/kagame.jpg)
A RWANDAN SONG CYCLE
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
They say the love of one's country
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Contributed by CCG/AWS Staff 2007/9/17 - 21:16
Song Itineraries:
1994: The Rwanda Genocide
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Rwandan Eyes
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A RWANDAN SONG CYCLE
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
I'd like to look through his eyes
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by CCG/AWS Staff 2007/9/17 - 21:09
Song Itineraries:
1994: The Rwanda Genocide
Rwanda - The Rise And Fall
![Rwanda - The Rise And Fall](img/upl/rwanda.jpg)
A RWANDAN SONG CYCLE
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
© 2004 Tom Flannery and Lorne Clarke
a SongaWeek.com production
www.rwandasongs.com
Clarke & Flannery love to hear your thoughts on the song cycle. Email them to anthracite@rocketmail.com.
This is not a history lesson. We're not historians. We're songwriters. And anyway... how the hell is anybody going to explain the systematic state sponsored slaughter of close to a million people with a handful of songs? We're not.
Truth is, there is no explanation for the Rwandan genocide. What there is in abundance, however, is ignorance. If these songs make just one person dig a little deeper, then we've made our money back, so to speak. We've touched upon specific pieces of the horror, but don't even pretend to be able to understand it from the Rwandan point of view. We're observers from afar. Interested, heartbroken observers....but merely observers nonetheless. Please... (Continues)
Crouching in a muddy pool in a ditch beside the road
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by CCG Staff 2007/9/17 - 20:51
Song Itineraries:
1994: The Rwanda Genocide
Darfur
![Darfur](img/thumb/a2543_130x140.jpeg)
[2004]
My son is fighting in Iraq
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by daniela -k.d- 2007/9/17 - 19:52
Song Itineraries:
The Darfur Tragedy
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Face To Face
![Face To Face](img/thumb/a2542_130x140.jpeg)
[2005]
1-28-05 & 4-13-05:
Interview of Vietnam War veteran Rich Latrelle by Jane Pauley (NBC-TV).
Rich Latrelle was deeply affected by his 1st kill:
a Viet Cong soldier, whose photo of the man & his daughter Rich kept in his wallet for the next 30 years.
He left the photo at the Vietnam War Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, thinking he had achieved completion.
Among the thousands of mementos left at the Wall each year, the curator of the museum chose that photo for the cover of a book written about those objects.
Vet friends brought the book to Rich's attention.
Other acquaintences arranged for his meeting the daughter in her village in Vietnam.
Not knowing what to expect, he hesitantly approached her home, only to be greeted warmly with acceptance, honor, forgiveness & compassion.
Interview of Vietnam War veteran Rich Latrelle by Jane Pauley (NBC-TV).
Rich Latrelle was deeply affected by his 1st kill:
a Viet Cong soldier, whose photo of the man & his daughter Rich kept in his wallet for the next 30 years.
He left the photo at the Vietnam War Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, thinking he had achieved completion.
Among the thousands of mementos left at the Wall each year, the curator of the museum chose that photo for the cover of a book written about those objects.
Vet friends brought the book to Rich's attention.
Other acquaintences arranged for his meeting the daughter in her village in Vietnam.
Not knowing what to expect, he hesitantly approached her home, only to be greeted warmly with acceptance, honor, forgiveness & compassion.
1: We had been in country nearly three days.
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by daniela -k.d.- 2007/9/17 - 19:28
Song Itineraries:
War in Vietnam: Veterans and consequences
Oops, We Bombed The Wrong Country
[2004]
(Iraq, Iran: one little letter spelling mistake)
(Iraq, Iran: one little letter spelling mistake)
1: Just one little letter. That's all that it was.
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by daniela -k.d.- 2007/9/17 - 19:24
C. O.
[1996]
(Conscientious Objector)
(Conscientious Objector)
1: I don't think that I could kill another,
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by daniela -k.d.- 2007/9/17 - 19:19
Hey, It's Not Me
[2006]
1: Mikhail Kalashnikov is one of my heroes
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by daniela -k.d.- 2007/9/17 - 19:11
I Want Him Back From Iraq
[2007]
1: Yeah, it was me who was all rah-rah when he signed up.
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by daniela -k.d.- 2007/9/17 - 19:05
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Night Of Dying Moon
[2006]
(9 year-old girl in Darfur, Sudan)
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by daniela -k.d.- 2007/9/17 - 19:00
Song Itineraries:
The Darfur Tragedy
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Song Of Darfurian Rape Victims
Anonymous
Attenzione: questa è la traduzione inglese del testo originale. Non conosciamo l'autore della canzone
Informazioni tratte da questo articolo
Lo stupro come arma di guerra contro le donne
La guerra è un crimine. Lo stupro è il peggior crimine dei crimini.
"Lo stupro è il processo consapevole di intimidazione grazie al quale tutti gli uomini tengono tutte le donne in stato di paura"
Susan Brownmiller.
Non si tratta di un atto incontrollato. Lo stupro viene commesso dopo essere stato vagheggiato, pianificato, vagliato, preparato ed è un atto che cerca simbolicamente la morte della propria vittima, ovvero che essa desideri essere morta. Lo stupro in guerra è anche uno strumento di esilio forzato, di distruzione di una comunità, di un gruppo o di un popolo. Lo stupro è infine spettacolo: qualcosa che deve essere visto e sentito e raccontato agli altri.
L'orrore palese del conflitto armato... (Continues)
Informazioni tratte da questo articolo
Lo stupro come arma di guerra contro le donne
La guerra è un crimine. Lo stupro è il peggior crimine dei crimini.
"Lo stupro è il processo consapevole di intimidazione grazie al quale tutti gli uomini tengono tutte le donne in stato di paura"
Susan Brownmiller.
Non si tratta di un atto incontrollato. Lo stupro viene commesso dopo essere stato vagheggiato, pianificato, vagliato, preparato ed è un atto che cerca simbolicamente la morte della propria vittima, ovvero che essa desideri essere morta. Lo stupro in guerra è anche uno strumento di esilio forzato, di distruzione di una comunità, di un gruppo o di un popolo. Lo stupro è infine spettacolo: qualcosa che deve essere visto e sentito e raccontato agli altri.
L'orrore palese del conflitto armato... (Continues)
This is our country,
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by Marcia Rosati 2007/9/17 - 16:27
Song Itineraries:
The Darfur Tragedy, Violence on Women: just like and worse than war
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Il mercenario di Lucera
![Il mercenario di Lucera](img/thumb/c2563_130x140.jpeg?1328311334)
Al signor Venturi andrebbe passata la sveglia perchè evidentemente dorme, come la stragrande maggioranza dei suoi "correligionari". Parlare di un presunto coinvolgimento di Morsello nella strage di Bologna, stanti gli atti processuali, è lesivo della sua dignità ancor più delle parole da trivio usate dal Venturi, che manifesta (su un sito peraltro "pacifista") ben scarsa considerazione per la vita ed altrettanto scarso rispetto per la morte.
Le auguro che i suoi figli non si imbattano un domani (come potrebbero fare i figli di Massimo Morsello oggi) nel web in un altro Venturi aduso a sputare fiele sulla sua memoria.
Ma come, sig. AF (Anonimo Fascista), mi vuole passare soltanto la sveglia e non un po' di olio di ricino o di manganello? Ach so, non ci sono più i fascisti di una volta... Ad ogni modo, come dirle, io di tutta questa discussione decisamente imbecille mi sarei anche vagamente... (Continues)
Le auguro che i suoi figli non si imbattano un domani (come potrebbero fare i figli di Massimo Morsello oggi) nel web in un altro Venturi aduso a sputare fiele sulla sua memoria.
Ma come, sig. AF (Anonimo Fascista), mi vuole passare soltanto la sveglia e non un po' di olio di ricino o di manganello? Ach so, non ci sono più i fascisti di una volta... Ad ogni modo, come dirle, io di tutta questa discussione decisamente imbecille mi sarei anche vagamente... (Continues)
2007/9/17 - 15:37
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Estadio Chile
![Estadio Chile](img/thumb/c719_130x140.jpeg?1328536945)
Victor Jara, 28 Septiembre 1932 - 16 Septiembre 1973
VÍCTOR JARA, LA ETERNIDAD DEL CANTO
de Nano Acevedo
No hace mucho en Chile el latifundista no sólo era dueño de la tierra sino de sus peones a los cuales trataba a patadas y arrastraba a su cama a las hijas de estos, -muchachas dulces que se casaban mañana-, cobrando el asqueroso “derecho a pernada”.El cobre, el “Sueldo de Chile” como lo llamaba el presidente Allende, era robado por el gringo corsario, pero llegó el Doctor y “mandó a parar”, aunque todavía hacen nata los escamoteadores que se resisten a pagar royalties.
Bajo dictadura, la brutalidad milica no sólo destrozaba los pocos enseres del obrero, sino violaba a sus hijas y asesinaba a diestra y siniestra por el gusto de hacerlo ¡No me vengan a mí ahora a cantar villancicos!; lo de Antuco fue mandar a la muerte a los hijos del pobre, así inermes y ateridos de frío. Esa sangre... (Continues)
VÍCTOR JARA, LA ETERNIDAD DEL CANTO
de Nano Acevedo
No hace mucho en Chile el latifundista no sólo era dueño de la tierra sino de sus peones a los cuales trataba a patadas y arrastraba a su cama a las hijas de estos, -muchachas dulces que se casaban mañana-, cobrando el asqueroso “derecho a pernada”.El cobre, el “Sueldo de Chile” como lo llamaba el presidente Allende, era robado por el gringo corsario, pero llegó el Doctor y “mandó a parar”, aunque todavía hacen nata los escamoteadores que se resisten a pagar royalties.
Bajo dictadura, la brutalidad milica no sólo destrozaba los pocos enseres del obrero, sino violaba a sus hijas y asesinaba a diestra y siniestra por el gusto de hacerlo ¡No me vengan a mí ahora a cantar villancicos!; lo de Antuco fue mandar a la muerte a los hijos del pobre, así inermes y ateridos de frío. Esa sangre... (Continues)
Alessandro 2007/9/17 - 15:14
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La madre del soldato
![La madre del soldato](img/upl/nascimbeni.jpg)
[2006]
Da/From: "Male di amare"
Da/From: "Male di amare"
Per il mondo era un soldato
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by Silva 2007/9/17 - 11:56
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Povera mamma
![Povera mamma](img/upl/ferri9.jpg)
Ho scaricato questa canzone da internet, ma non completa. Ve la invio ugualmente, nella speranza che voi sappiate completarne il testo (quello che vi mando l'ho trascritto all'ascolto e non giuro che sia esatto, essendo in romanesco)
Il testo completo è stato poi inviato da Simone Valentini
Il testo completo è stato poi inviato da Simone Valentini
Brano contenuto nell'album "Gabriella Ferri" del 1966.
Si parla di Napoleone e della meglio gioventù, questo a me fa pensare a Pier Paolo Pasolini, che ha così intitolato una raccolta di poesie, di cui Gabriella ha interpretato altre canzoni come "Il valzer della toppa" e "Cristo al mandrione" e che ha scritto anche altri testi, poi musicati, sulla guerra, come "Il soldato di Napoleone" interpretata da Sergio Endrigo.
(Simone Valentini)
Si parla di Napoleone e della meglio gioventù, questo a me fa pensare a Pier Paolo Pasolini, che ha così intitolato una raccolta di poesie, di cui Gabriella ha interpretato altre canzoni come "Il valzer della toppa" e "Cristo al mandrione" e che ha scritto anche altri testi, poi musicati, sulla guerra, come "Il soldato di Napoleone" interpretata da Sergio Endrigo.
(Simone Valentini)
Amore amore parto e te saluto
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by Renato Stecca 2007/9/16 - 22:42
Quel vaca d'un petrôli
Avvertenza dal ciclostilato. Le traduzioni dei testi che seguono, al fine di evitare l'aggravio pedante di glosse e note filologico-linguistiche, sono fedeli -puntigliosamente, parola per parola- agli originali dialettali.
QUEL VACCA D'UN PETROLIO
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by Osama bin Fallacî 2007/9/16 - 10:04
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En tu silencio
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Estimado señor Ventury:
La tomo su deferencia y atencion a mi humilde comunicado y mensaje que tube a bien señalarle con anterioridad, su agradecimiento me engrandece y me hace sentirme muy grato, por su educacion y fineza de considerarme parte de su movimiento pacifista y tan respetado en todo el orbe, si bien es un esfuerzo humanista, es tambien un gran papel el que usted desarrolla junto con su equipo de trabajo, y aqui en estas latitudes del globo terraque existimos gentes que le respetamos y le estimamos,y tambien existen causa que estamos respaldando de personas que tambien estan comprometidas con las ideas de justicia de libertad y de paz.
anexo un link al respecto y pido que su noble movimiento ayude a trascender a estas causas...lo que usted pueda hacer y sus compañeros de equipo , pues se los agradecemos de antemano...atte. lic, Jaime Arizaga Sanchez.
.http://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/den...
MUCHO AGRADECERIA LA SOLIDARIDAD QUE PUEDAN BRINDAR A ESTAS LUCHADORAS SOCIALES...!!!!
ATETE, jasarizaga@hotmail.com
La tomo su deferencia y atencion a mi humilde comunicado y mensaje que tube a bien señalarle con anterioridad, su agradecimiento me engrandece y me hace sentirme muy grato, por su educacion y fineza de considerarme parte de su movimiento pacifista y tan respetado en todo el orbe, si bien es un esfuerzo humanista, es tambien un gran papel el que usted desarrolla junto con su equipo de trabajo, y aqui en estas latitudes del globo terraque existimos gentes que le respetamos y le estimamos,y tambien existen causa que estamos respaldando de personas que tambien estan comprometidas con las ideas de justicia de libertad y de paz.
anexo un link al respecto y pido que su noble movimiento ayude a trascender a estas causas...lo que usted pueda hacer y sus compañeros de equipo , pues se los agradecemos de antemano...atte. lic, Jaime Arizaga Sanchez.
.http://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/den...
MUCHO AGRADECERIA LA SOLIDARIDAD QUE PUEDAN BRINDAR A ESTAS LUCHADORAS SOCIALES...!!!!
ATETE, jasarizaga@hotmail.com
2007/9/16 - 05:51
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Cima Vallona
![Cima Vallona](img/thumb/c217_130x140.jpeg?1328357885)
Le informazioni sull'attentato di Cima Vallona sono tremendamente errate.
(Charlie)
(Charlie)
Provveda lei allora a mettere quelle giuste, e si firmi con nome e cognome. Saluti. [CCG Staff]
2007/9/16 - 00:05
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