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You know I can't let you do that no
I'd rather die today
No I will not let you do that man
I'd rather die right now
"Live free or perish"
Tha't is all I ever heard
So don't you even think about it
I'd rather die today
You know I did not think twice
fighting for our republic
Yes I've given all I had
To defend our republic
And now well, look at you,
Ready to crack that whip again on me.
But this is never gonna happen
Or we both gonna die today.
First you made taste good wine
Then you poored me cold water
Yeah you made me taste sweet wine
And now it's all muddy water
Now you and your soldier friends
Try put a chain around my neck
You know I can't let you that right?
Yeah I'd rather die today!
Right here right now!
This Band is amazing! Only 3 people on stage, but performing anf playing musci, if there would be 10!
Absolutely astonishing band and one of the 10 best concerts I have ever seen!
I always kinda like it when there is no Wikipedia entry.
Keeps me from going down rabbit holes...
https://colourmeeting.cz/homep...
..Yeeessssss!!! Hear this when you wake up and your day will be fine!
YES! It is 3am here, & my coffee is starting to kick in! Thanx RP!
This song doesn't get enough airtime here. Great tune!
I Agree! GREAT TUNE! Thanx RP!
I also like the fact that this less than mediocre tuba player thinks that I could play this tune!
Listen that is one sexy tuba...,
more tuba
more cowbells
I think I like the other Delgres track (Lanme La) a bit better; this one is an 8 for me and the other a 9. Wouldn't mind hearing more of this style of music and have ZERO clue who else is similar (or are there any?) and yet another reason why I tune in - LONG LIVE RP!!
Hear hear.
R.L. Burnside must be smiling....
Great discovery, thank you Bill & Rebecca!
The lyrics don't seem to be the right ones though. I hear French Creole, can understand a little of it but not everything...
«Moi préféré pas vous faire
Moi préfère mo jodi»
"I'd rather you don't act
I rather have mo Jodi"
Context (found on their YouTube channel)
In 1802, only 8 years after it was abolished by French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte restored slavery in the French colonies.
In Guadeloupe, Mixed blood Commander Louis Delgrès gave his life to prevent the return of the abomination. In vain.
Once Delgres and his supporters dead, fierce repression fell upon Guadeloupe ...
Thousands of Guadeloupeans where forced to exile ... especially in Louisiana, birthplace of the Blues ...
The project Delgres
Delgres could well be the missing link in caribbean culture.
Or could it be the missing link of blues ?
The Blues of those anonymous, deported once again, fleeing Bonapartist repression of 1802.
From Guadeloupe to the Americas, down in Louisiana , the air still vibrates from the remaining fragrance of a secret blues, whispered solely at night fall.
Long forgotten heroes that only the heart remembers… father, mother, cousin, brother of friend that no one will ever mention in books or papers but who gave everything, silently.
Such as Louise Danae ( Pascal’s ancester) freed from slavery in 1841 along with her three children. She was 27.
Delgres, retrieved memory of blended songs, dances and tears of the long lost drifting souls of New-Orleans. When the blues gets loud! Sound of rust, struggle and hope.
A broken barrel of guadeloupean rum flooding the mississipi delta, getting everybody drunk.
So much so that africans, indians, poor whites and all the others don’t really know where to stand anymore; so they dance! They dance to that ragged blues!
And here we are, prestigious clandestins, aboard this ship,freely sailing from Pointe a Pitre to Congo square, from Lafayette to Basse Terre, under carribean stars, all together, yet alone with Delgres
Here is the video of this song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNCfA2sCbbc
Thankyou Ambrebalte..
More Delgres please!!
Nice add, mrtuba9! Just watching w/out audio I can tell I love the vibe of this group. Haven't heard this one loud in awhile, so when I get home from work today I might be blasting this on the big speakers....LLRP!!
I also like the fact that this less than mediocre tuba player thinks that I could play this tune!
I see you got a nice pot of points accumulated so I added one more.
Still, a congo-bayou mesmerizing vibe.
Nice add, mrtuba9! Just watching w/out audio I can tell I love the vibe of this group. Haven't heard this one loud in awhile, so when I get home from work today I might be blasting this on the big speakers....LLRP!!
Hear hear.
Good call.
Merci RP
Sousaphone is a marching tuba, named after John Philip Sousa. Having played the tuba all through high school, I can say that I am not a fan of his music from my perspective, as the tuba parts are generally boring. The songs overall aren't bad, it just sucks that an instrument named after the man gets stuck with overly simple stuff (although that may have been a matter of my band directors not pushing the envelope).
This song is cool imo!
(was sent to Catholic school as a kid and this nun was a Sousa fanatic, she'd have us each buy a pair of little US flags with which we'd do militaristic calisthenics while a Sousa record blared - BOM BOM BANOM-BOM BANNOM BOMB BOMB BOMB BOMB!!! : )
Dan Auerbachs borrowed tone
Looks more like a life-preserver!
The band's page
https://fliartists.com/artists/global-roots/delgres/
says that it's a sousaphone (a type of tuba, admittedly...).
Really like this on first listen. I'm giving it a 9...
Sousaphone is a marching tuba, named after John Philip Sousa. Having played the tuba all through high school, I can say that I am not a fan of his music from my perspective, as the tuba parts are generally boring. The songs overall aren't bad, it just sucks that an instrument named after the man gets stuck with overly simple stuff (although that may have been a matter of my band directors not pushing the envelope).
calispera wrote:
linus59 wrote:
Interesting. I tend to know if I like something immediately. It either resonates or it doesn't.
This track certainly does.
I am going to put it in the category of Swamp groove.
translation :
"Thousand thanks for your kind message!
It's always very motivating and essential for us to receive such a feedback."
I wish them the best.
Yes... I write them on their FB page, and they answer me kindly, too.
Nice people and amazing musicians.
translation :
"Thousand thanks for your kind message!
It's always very motivating and essential for us to receive such a feedback."
I wish them the best.
I finally sent a message to the group in order to mention this wepage, to support them. They are touring in Europe next month, from 15th of October in Brussels.
Here is the message (in French, they are apparently French-speaking, but clearly English speaking as well) :
Vous entendre à la radio (https://www.radioparadise.com) a éveillé ma curiosité. Je suis donc allée lire les commentaires des auditeurs à propos de votre morceau « Mo Jodi ».
Et parmi les 41 commentaires, je n’en ai pas lu un seul de négatif (c’est plutôt rare). Et les informations relayées dans les messages donnent encore plus de relief à votre musique.
J’ai donc tenu à vous informer de la page où trouver cela, au cas où cette reconnaissance pourrait vous plaire, vous encourager, vous soutenir. https://www.radioparadise.com/rp_2.php?#name=Music&file=songinfo&song_id=44485
270 personnes ont voté après avoir écouté votre morceau, et la moyenne (entre 1 et 10) vous est largement favorable puisque vous obtenez : 7
Je vois que vous partez en tournée européenne sur votre site, et passez par chez moi. Dommage que qu’un problème d’audition ne me permette pas ces temps-ci d’assister à des concerts, sinon, j’aurais poussé la curiosité jusqu’à la salle de la Madeleine (Bruxelles).
Bonne tournée. En espérant que le succès sera au rendez-vous. La vidéo de votre site semble déjà l’annoncer.
Claire DB (Calispera sur Radio Paradise)
Bruxelles
Nicely spotted! Yes you are right, it's a translation of the original creole lyrics. Thank you :)
ambrebalte wrote:
Great discovery, thank you Bill & Rebecca!
The lyrics don't seem to be the right ones though. I hear French Creole, can understand a little of it but not everything...
«Moi préféré pas vous faire
Moi préfère mo jodi»
"I'd rather you don't act
I rather have mo Jodi"
Context (found on their YouTube channel)
In 1802, only 8 years after it was abolished by French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte restored slavery in the French colonies.
In Guadeloupe, Mixed blood Commander Louis Delgrès gave his life to prevent the return of the abomination. In vain.
Once Delgres and his supporters dead, fierce repression fell upon Guadeloupe ...
Thousands of Guadeloupeans where forced to exile ... especially in Louisiana, birthplace of the Blues ...
The project Delgres
Delgres could well be the missing link in caribbean culture.
Or could it be the missing link of blues ?
The Blues of those anonymous, deported once again, fleeing Bonapartist repression of 1802.
From Guadeloupe to the Americas, down in Louisiana , the air still vibrates from the remaining fragrance of a secret blues, whispered solely at night fall.
Long forgotten heroes that only the heart remembers… father, mother, cousin, brother of friend that no one will ever mention in books or papers but who gave everything, silently.
Such as Louise Danae ( Pascal’s ancester) freed from slavery in 1841 along with her three children. She was 27.
Delgres, retrieved memory of blended songs, dances and tears of the long lost drifting souls of New-Orleans. When the blues gets loud! Sound of rust, struggle and hope.
A broken barrel of guadeloupean rum flooding the mississipi delta, getting everybody drunk.
So much so that africans, indians, poor whites and all the others don’t really know where to stand anymore; so they dance! They dance to that ragged blues!
And here we are, prestigious clandestins, aboard this ship,freely sailing from Pointe a Pitre to Congo square, from Lafayette to Basse Terre, under carribean stars, all together, yet alone with Delgres
Here is the video of this song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNCfA2sCbbc
Great discovery, thank you Bill & Rebecca!
The lyrics don't seem to be the right ones though. I hear French Creole, can understand a little of it but not everything...
«Moi préféré pas vous faire
Moi préfère mo jodi»
"I'd rather you don't act
I rather have mo Jodi"
Context (found on their YouTube channel)
In 1802, only 8 years after it was abolished by French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte restored slavery in the French colonies.
In Guadeloupe, Mixed blood Commander Louis Delgrès gave his life to prevent the return of the abomination. In vain.
Once Delgres and his supporters dead, fierce repression fell upon Guadeloupe ...
Thousands of Guadeloupeans where forced to exile ... especially in Louisiana, birthplace of the Blues ...
The project Delgres
Delgres could well be the missing link in caribbean culture.
Or could it be the missing link of blues ?
The Blues of those anonymous, deported once again, fleeing Bonapartist repression of 1802.
From Guadeloupe to the Americas, down in Louisiana , the air still vibrates from the remaining fragrance of a secret blues, whispered solely at night fall.
Long forgotten heroes that only the heart remembers… father, mother, cousin, brother of friend that no one will ever mention in books or papers but who gave everything, silently.
Such as Louise Danae ( Pascal’s ancester) freed from slavery in 1841 along with her three children. She was 27.
Delgres, retrieved memory of blended songs, dances and tears of the long lost drifting souls of New-Orleans. When the blues gets loud! Sound of rust, struggle and hope.
A broken barrel of guadeloupean rum flooding the mississipi delta, getting everybody drunk.
So much so that africans, indians, poor whites and all the others don’t really know where to stand anymore; so they dance! They dance to that ragged blues!
And here we are, prestigious clandestins, aboard this ship,freely sailing from Pointe a Pitre to Congo square, from Lafayette to Basse Terre, under carribean stars, all together, yet alone with Delgres
Here is the video of this song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNCfA2sCbbc
Thanx ambrebalte
Great discovery, thank you Bill & Rebecca!
The lyrics don't seem to be the right ones though. I hear French Creole, can understand a little of it but not everything...
«Moi préféré pas vous faire
Moi préfère mo jodi»
"I'd rather you don't act
I rather have mo Jodi"
Context (found on their YouTube channel)
In 1802, only 8 years after it was abolished by French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte restored slavery in the French colonies.
In Guadeloupe, Mixed blood Commander Louis Delgrès gave his life to prevent the return of the abomination. In vain.
Once Delgres and his supporters dead, fierce repression fell upon Guadeloupe ...
Thousands of Guadeloupeans where forced to exile ... especially in Louisiana, birthplace of the Blues ...
The project Delgres
Delgres could well be the missing link in caribbean culture.
Or could it be the missing link of blues ?
The Blues of those anonymous, deported once again, fleeing Bonapartist repression of 1802.
From Guadeloupe to the Americas, down in Louisiana , the air still vibrates from the remaining fragrance of a secret blues, whispered solely at night fall.
Long forgotten heroes that only the heart remembers… father, mother, cousin, brother of friend that no one will ever mention in books or papers but who gave everything, silently.
Such as Louise Danae ( Pascal’s ancester) freed from slavery in 1841 along with her three children. She was 27.
Delgres, retrieved memory of blended songs, dances and tears of the long lost drifting souls of New-Orleans. When the blues gets loud! Sound of rust, struggle and hope.
A broken barrel of guadeloupean rum flooding the mississipi delta, getting everybody drunk.
So much so that africans, indians, poor whites and all the others don’t really know where to stand anymore; so they dance! They dance to that ragged blues!
And here we are, prestigious clandestins, aboard this ship,freely sailing from Pointe a Pitre to Congo square, from Lafayette to Basse Terre, under carribean stars, all together, yet alone with Delgres
Here is the video of this song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNCfA2sCbbc
Agreed. Good call.
and you have Alfa Romeo Tuba.
Which is slightly better than tuba blues, recorded in the Black Keys' garage.
and you have Alfa Romeo Tuba.
Swampgroove
Looks more like a life-preserver!
The band's page
https://fliartists.com/artists/global-roots/delgres/
says that it's a sousaphone (a type of tuba, admittedly...).
Really like this on first listen. I'm giving it a 9...
I was trained to play the tuba; I didn't really learn music theory or even treble clef. When I came to college (and subsequently never left Illinois State), we just called them tubas. My son, however insists on Sousaphone!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEydecO0Rf0
Looks more like a life-preserver!
The band's page
https://fliartists.com/artists/global-roots/delgres/
says that it's a sousaphone (a type of tuba, admittedly...).
Really like this on first listen. I'm giving it a 9...
I like this.
Please report back...I'm digging this band too. Cool vibe
scrubbrush wrote:
know what you mean, i'd like to hear the whole thing
gotta little rl burnside flavorIt's good stuff, but there are only 3 or 4 songs available to listen to or download.
It's good stuff, but there are only 3 or 4 songs available to listen to or download.
Interesting. I tend to know if I like something immediately. It either resonates or it doesn't.
This track certainly does.
I am going to put it in the category of Swamp groove.
