Rastaman Chant

January 23, 2009 — Jihad Saad

 Barack Obama has been sworn in President of the United States of America.

The New Era has just begun.

What hymn can better express this historic moment, than the beautiful …

Rastaman Chant!

…

 

Bob sings:

And I hear the Word of the Higher Man say
Babylone, your Throne has gone down
Gone down
Oh Babylone, your Throne gone down

And I hear the Word of the Rastaman say
Babylone your Throne has gone down
Gone down
Oh Babylone, your Throne gone down

I say Fly
Away Home
To Zion
Fly
Away Home

One bright morning
When Man Work is over
Man will Fly
Away Home

…

The vision of a New World is present in most religions and philosophies.

While each tradition has a different story and name for the New World, they all have striking similarities. In brief, the New World is envisioned as the world of peace, love and salvation, while the current world is the world of wars, pain and suffering.

For christians for example, the New World is called the Kingdom of Heaven, for muslims, it is Al Jannah, or the Paradise, for the new spiritual trends, they refer to it as the New Age.

As for the Rastas, the New World is called Zion, and the world of today is Babylone.

And so Bob heard, and he announced:

Babylone, your Throne Gone Down, Gone Down
Oh Babylone, your Throne Gone Down.

…

Listen to this touching version of the Rastaman Chant. Here you can see Bob for the first time playing on percussion, not on guitare, he is in deep trance, and just as Barack annouced to America, that Change Has Come, Bob is announcing to the world, the fall of Babylone.

If you like the Rastaman Chant, more versions will be coming later. Stay updated!

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Pact of Love

January 21, 2009 — Jihad Saad

Thank you Barack.

Thank you for standing up for what you believe.

Thank you for inspiring us with your courage and hard work.

Thank you for sharing with us the beauty in your soul, and the kindness in your heart.

Thank you for proving to us that Yes We Can.

Thank you for ushering to us a new era of peace.

Thank you for giving us hope again, and unity of purpose.

We love you Barack. I love you.

And today I want to tell you, it doesn’t matter anymore whether you make it in your presidency or not, whether your dreams and ambitions become true in one month or one year or ten years. Yes, it does not make a difference anymore.

You already made it, and the seed is planted, and the change has happened, and the chains are broken, and liberation is earned, and no one can ever undo this anymore, or stop the flow of history.

So relax Barack, and rejoice.

And know that whatever happens, we love you.

If you succeed, we love you.

And if you fail, we love you more.

For we see, and we are not ungrateful, how hard you are trying.

Let this be our Pact of Love

…

Yesterday on your historic Inauguration Day, you spoke to us:

“To all people who are watching today, from the grandest capital to the smallest village, know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more. ”

I believe you.

And as a man who seeks a future of peace and dignity too, I accept your friendship.

And as a Citizen of the World, I am happy that you lead us.

Go Barack go!

We are all with you and with all our hearts.

We are together, whether we make it or not.

And in this World where Change is what we seek, let our Pact of Love remain always the same.

Amen.

…

Dedicated to all those who strive for a better world.

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and the Dream comes true

January 20, 2009 — Jihad Saad

On 28 August 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. stood in front of Lincloln Memorial in Washington, and shared his dream.

I have a dream, he said, that one day this nation will Rise Up to live out the true meaning of its creed.

I have a dream, he declared, that one day, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream, he shared, that one day my four little children will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

Let freedom ring, he cried, from every state and every city, from every hill and every moutainside.

And when we let freedom ring, he promised, all men will be united to sing:

“Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, we are free at last”

…

On 28 August 2008, on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. visionary speech, Barack Obama stood in Denver, in the Democratic Covention, and accepted his nomination as the democratic candidate for the president of USA.

In that historic day, in front of 80,000 people gathered from all over the state, and tens of millions following from across the US and the world, Obama announced: Enough! And he remembered the young preacher from Georgia, who stood before the Loncoln’s Memorial in Wahshington the same day 45 years ago, and spoke of his dream.

He remembered how the young preacher reminded us all that our destiny is inextricably linked, that together our dream can be one, that we cannot walk alone, and that as we walk, we must not turn back, and must make the the pledge that we shall always march ahead.

And Barack promissed, from Denver: No we won’t turn back, no we won’t walk alone, and we pledge once more, to march into the future.

…

On 19 January 2009, in the federal holiday commemorating the birth of Martin Luther King, hundreds of thousands are gathering in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, to celebrate the King Day, and the King Dream.

And today, 20 January 2009, in front of millions and millions watching from across the four corners of the globe, from the Washington Capitol, overlooking the Lincoln Memorial, swearing on the Lincoln Bible, Obama will be sworn in as the President of the United States of America.

And the Dream comes true.

…

What a beautiful story.

Let’s go back to 1963, and get a glimpse of Martin Luter King speech, “I have a dream”.

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Inauguration Day

January 19, 2009 — Jihad Saad

How I wish to be in Washington right now!

My heart is beating so strong, watching all these beautiful images coming from the Obama Inauguration day.

Hope, Joy, Colors, Dancing, Singing, Cheering, Tears, Celebrations, Emancipations, Emotions, History

Wow. Wow. Wow.

Oh I really wish to be there.

Dance with Shakira and Stevie Wonder, sing with Bono
Wear an American hat and paint my face in blue and red
Put a New-Year trumpet in my mouth and peep peep peep
Jump and scream, and cry from emotions and joy

Ohhh its really wonderful!

I am grateful to witness this day in my own life, and to feel the hope, to feel the change, and to believe again in salvation.

Wanna hear my Heart Beat?

Just watch! And dance to the rythims of freedom!

Thank you Barack!

I love you.

🙂

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Yes We Can

January 13, 2009 — Jihad Saad

Once upon a time, in a country called America, there were elections to choose the President of the country. A young man from African orogins presented himself, against all odds. Very few people took him seriously.

He started well his campaign, but then his opponent, a prominent figure in the democratic party, took the lead. He appeared to have lost all chances. He was told to forget about it, to renounce his ambition, and to leave the floor to more serious candidates.

This is how he responded.

Thanks to my friend Arif who passed me this clip a year ago. When I watched it, I felt a ray of sun going into my heart.

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