Thursday, June 01, 2006

Uma Tribu,Muitas Vozes:Una Tribu,Muchas Voces













http://cdbaby.com/cd/rainpeople3

Usted puede escribirme en Espanol.

Soy orgulloso ser un latino.
Soy un descendiente de antepasados Africanos,
Españoles,Indios y Corsos-Franceses.
Es la mezcla de la sangre que llamamos criollo en el Caribe.


Es una verdad ineludible que somos una gente mezclada. De Cuba a Trinidad, somos más semejantes que diferentes. No podemos dejar lengua ser una barrera.

Mi música es el sonido de muchas voces que mezclen en armonía.
Somos una tribu unida.

La unidad es amor sin fronteras.
Nuestro futuro unificado será de gran alcance.
Todavía, somos niños criollos.
Seguimos siendo el mundo nuevo
pero no seremos parte de la ' nueva orden del mundo'.













http://cdbaby.com/cd/rainpeople2

Você pode me escrever no Português também.
Os Brasileiros são nossos primos.
Los Brasileros son nuestros primos.

Quem em Ámérica do Sul não ama Brasil?

¿Quién en Suramérica no ama el Brasil?

A unidade é amor sem fronteiras.
Nosso futuro unificado será poderoso.
Nós somos crianças.
Nós somos ainda no mundo novo
mas nós não seremos parte ' da ordem nova do mundo'.

The Rasheed Ali & Rain People Logo


I took a trip to New York City and I discovered this very interesting gift store in Soho that had cool items from all over the world.
A metal pendant with this symbol caught my eye because it reminded me of the Taino petroglyphs in Puerto Rico.
The sales girl didn't know exactly where it came from but she was pretty sure that it was from an indigenous tribe in Central America.

It was like magic, I could see a rain drop and two clouds along with a symbol that reminded me of an exclaimation point. For me, the 'exclaimation point' represented the thunder.
I was compelled to adopt this symbol, especially since it resembled an 'R' for Rasheed & Rain People.
As I began to meditate on the symbol I paid more attention to middle of the 'R' . I thought that it looked like the center of the universe or an ovum or cell.
I fell in love with this logo. It spoke to me.
Still, I wonder if someone will help me identify its origin.