LP of my latest album. Gate folded and has lyrics on white polybag 90gsm inner sleeve. The vinyl comes in black and a limited amount in orange.
Includes unlimited streaming of Trumpets Around The World
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Comes in a beautiful digisleeve (vinyl look) and 12 pages booklet (parallel fold) with lyrics, song info, liner notes etc
Includes unlimited streaming of Trumpets Around The World
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 10 days
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$16USDor more
about
Saskia’s wry trumpet, funky Jex and Gaasterland’s guitars countered with a sample from Hindi singer Sushmitha Patlolla, over broke-funk bass and a 2-n-4 backbeat kicks off this summer-in-the-park track, switched from her originally intended pure hip hop. An April 2019 tour in Burundi hoarded the voices of female rapper Vannina Kaneza providing English and Kirundi text and slameur (aka “poetry slammer”) Serge Le Griot in French and Swahili. The impelling hook line was spawned by PremeAlom in his own studio, a grand-neph of Byrd, and son of hip- hop Hartford, CT pioneer, Princess Nuabi. Saskia first met him as a precocious tyke. Further flavored by Saskia solos and a Beets-Laroo bebop line, this bawler twerks the soul.
lyrics
(PremeAlom:)
Kicking a little something different, got that loves now she’s finishing all my sentences, plant a seed got a son that’s photosynthesis, bought a house in the hills and now I’m living good, couldn’t have predicted this. Mama said it’s written how the story comes out in the end,had a lot of struggles I prepared for all the different trends, lost a lot of people, guess you can’t depend on every friend, now I’m on my wave back up, if you don’t know how to swim. Be prepared for the rats hiding in the dark, and beware of the hate hiding in they hearts. Snakes that wait for the chance and tear you apart, I persevered had to put the pain up in my art. Now I’m strong residing on cloud nine, doing gigs with the band life looking so divine. Prepare and beware that’s how I got mine, and no matter what happens I know I’m bouta shine, Rah
Prepare and beware you gotta prepare and beware
(Vannina:)
Put you down, they cannot to hold you down, they try to make you run and make you want to touch the ground. But then, like the sun rises up in that sky. They might try to put down But you’ll always rise high, yeah. Yes there is hope, just prepare your own truth yeah, and beware of those who don’t know why you came to this earth. Your battles are yours, your mind is your game right, don’t mind about them, (in Kirundi:) bareke bavuge (Let them talk!) Bareke bavuge bivugire ivyo bashaka (let them talk, let them say what they want to say) Kukwinzira zabo sizo zitum’utaka (because their ways aren’t the ones keeping you from shining). Activate yourself, (in Kirundi:) Komera (be strong) cause you can, reach that level that you see in your dreams! Life is short and is just what you make it, and if you trust in your call you’re gonna make it. More fire, feed your passion, and do what you love. If this ain’t a game man, (in Kirundi:) Ndeka ntambe! (Now let me dance!)
(Serge Le Griot:) (in French:)
La vie est une course de fond mon ami Prepare-toi, garde tes pieds sur le starter. Le depart n’est pas encore annonce evite les ennuis Reste patient et attend gentiment ton heure Faut pas confondre vitesse et precipitation. Si non tu vas finir la tete dans un mur. Choisis avec delicatesse et plus d’attention. Avant d’etre gladiateur, il faut avoir une armure Tu sais bien que les Burundais comptent sur toi, alors (in Swahili) AMKA KIJANA BURUNDI
credits
from Trumpets Around The World,
track released November 1, 2019
Trumpet, electric bass, guitar programming: Saskia Laroo
Vocals: Jaykuan Williams, Sushmitha Patlolla
Rap vocals: Jaykuan Williams, Vannina Kaneza
Poetry slam: Serge Ngoy Lusungu
Tenor sax; Alexander Beets
Guitar: Zoran Jager, Rob Gaasterland
Fender Rhodes, synth bass: Rob Gaasterland
I am
trumpet player
Saskia Laroo
from Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
My musical
styles vary from
jazz to dance to world to pop
I have released six CD 's
with electric and acoustic music
on Laroo Records
I perform with my own formations
or as special guest
throughout the world.
On this website you 'll find
music, video, photos, information
and more....more
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