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Abriendo Camino (El Machete)

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Channel: Paoli Mejias · 2018 · Music

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Saludos con este video estoy haciendo estreno de mi nuevo cd Abriendo Camino el cual participaron grandes músicos, ingenieros y arreglístas a los cuales les estoy muy agradecido por ser parte de este mi nuevo proyecto en el 2018. Algo muy gratificante fue que pude grabar un pedacito de clip caminando en la sabana en Africa y ponerlo en este video.
New CD “Abriendo Camino” now available

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/abriendo-camino/1415368322

https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/paolimejias14

Title Track: Abriendo Camino (El Machete)
Composed by Paoli Mejías (BMI)
Arrangement By Miguel Zenón
Miguel Zenón - Alto sax
John Ellis - Tenor sax
Jonathan Powell - Trumpet
Hans Glawischnig - Bass
Luis Perdomo - Piano
Obed Calvaire - Drums         
Paoli Mejías - Vocals, Percussion
Carlos Cascante - Chorus
Miguel Angel Báez - Chorus
Bill Vogel - Percussive claps
Debra Davies Vogel - Percussive claps
Sarah Vogel - Chant
Rolando Alejandro - Mixing Engineer 
Esteban Piñero - Mastering Engineer
Video production & editing - Paoli Mejías
Camera & production assistant - Sarah Vogel
Executive Producer: Paoli Mejías
Associate Producer: Sarah Vogel
© 2018
www.paolimejias.com


Here is the title track of my new cd ABRIENDO CAMINO. For those who don't speak Spanish, here are the lyrics translated in English.

OPENING THE PATH

Take the machete
Take the machete
Take the machete
Take the machete
Take the machete
Take the machete
Take the machete
Take the machete

Chorus

Take the machete
Head into the woods
Take the hoe
Walk and clear

Take the machete
Head into the woods
Take the hoe
Walk and clear

Head into the woods
Opening the path
Cutting through the brush
That is your destiny

With the rhythm of the drum
I sharpen my machete
Cutting past lives
Of the oppressed blacks

Chorus

Take the machete
Head into the woods
Take the hoe
Walk and clear

Take the machete
Head into the woods
Take the hoe
Walk and clear

This struggle continues
It has not ended

But despite everything
We have survived

Although for the injustice
Innocents have fallen

We come with the machete
The drum and its sound

Chorus

Take the machete
Head into the woods
Take the hoe
Walk and clear

Take the machete
Head into the wood
Take the hoe
Walk and clear

Walk, forge ahead with what the black culture left
We go drumming in the woods cutting down the brush

Let’s head into the woods playing my rhythm
Let's end the bad things and racism

Take the machete it is the given culture
The culture given by the spilled blood

That which I carry in my heart
That which I carry in my heart
Like a flame that does not go out

I come from the woods
Opening the way
Making people happy
That is why we came

I come with my drum
I'm opening the path
I carry the inheritance that transcended the past life

Take the machete
Walk and clear
Let's end the bad things

Look

We are clearing our path with the hot iron
With the force of reason that nothing can stop 
Neither the power of money of the arrogant racist

You see his face
but not the dark feelings in his heart

Here nobody is better
We just look different

We have to stop the injustice today
For a better tomorrow

Give back good for evil
And everything will be different

And give the love in your heart
And you will see how it feels

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