you have the answer learn how to translate it these words of
learn how to translate it these words of
learn how to translate it these words of wisdom from my late mentor the great
wisdom from my late mentor the great
wisdom from my late mentor the great tenor saxophonist Vaughn Freeman moved
tenor saxophonist Vaughn Freeman moved
tenor saxophonist Vaughn Freeman moved me to tears as soon as they reached my
me to tears as soon as they reached my
me to tears as soon as they reached my ears years ago they’ve become my mantra
ears years ago they’ve become my mantra
ears years ago they’ve become my mantra you have the answer learn how to
you have the answer learn how to
you have the answer learn how to translate it you have the answer learn
translate it you have the answer learn
translate it you have the answer learn how to translate it what he meant was
how to translate it what he meant was
how to translate it what he meant was you actually know inside what you want
you actually know inside what you want
you actually know inside what you want to say all you have to do is find the
to say all you have to do is find the
to say all you have to do is find the way to do it through your own music your
way to do it through your own music your
way to do it through your own music your own voice and now when I teach groups of
own voice and now when I teach groups of
own voice and now when I teach groups of oftentimes non musicians one of my
oftentimes non musicians one of my
oftentimes non musicians one of my favorite exercises to give them is to
favorite exercises to give them is to
favorite exercises to give them is to have them simply harmonize with each
have them simply harmonize with each
have them simply harmonize with each other whatever that may mean to them and
other whatever that may mean to them and
other whatever that may mean to them and without fail they sound absolutely
without fail they sound absolutely
without fail they sound absolutely incredible like a professional choir
incredible like a professional choir
incredible like a professional choir they may have never sung a note in their
they may have never sung a note in their
they may have never sung a note in their lives but somehow they know
lives but somehow they know
lives but somehow they know instinctively what harmony is what
instinctively what harmony is what
instinctively what harmony is what sounds good together and what feels good
sounds good together and what feels good
sounds good together and what feels good together but all they’ve done is listen
together but all they’ve done is listen
together but all they’ve done is listen to each other and made a sound and kept
to each other and made a sound and kept
to each other and made a sound and kept listening and made a new sound maybe one
listening and made a new sound maybe one
listening and made a new sound maybe one that worked better than before if
that worked better than before if
that worked better than before if someone makes a strong choice others
someone makes a strong choice others
someone makes a strong choice others might join that tone and strengthen it
might join that tone and strengthen it
might join that tone and strengthen it or someone might sing a different tone
or someone might sing a different tone
or someone might sing a different tone that rubs against it and makes the key
that rubs against it and makes the key
that rubs against it and makes the key change entirely but that makes it more
change entirely but that makes it more
change entirely but that makes it more interesting and keeps the music going
interesting and keeps the music going
interesting and keeps the music going the change keeps it alive but somehow
the change keeps it alive but somehow
the change keeps it alive but somehow everyone agrees on that elusive thing
everyone agrees on that elusive thing
everyone agrees on that elusive thing called the ending
called the ending
called the ending and then silence peace and when they
and then silence peace and when they
and then silence peace and when they reach that they realize they just
reach that they realize they just
reach that they realize they just listened to each other and they knew how
listened to each other and they knew how
listened to each other and they knew how to go and they did this without force
to go and they did this without force
to go and they did this without force without a conductor without reading a
without a conductor without reading a
without a conductor without reading a note without waving a hand they just
note without waving a hand they just
note without waving a hand they just listened to each other and they knew how
listened to each other and they knew how
listened to each other and they knew how to go and that’s what I believe we can
to go and that’s what I believe we can
to go and that’s what I believe we can do as citizens of this world we have the
do as citizens of this world we have the
do as citizens of this world we have the power to do this to find that elusive
power to do this to find that elusive
power to do this to find that elusive thing called world peace
thing called world peace
thing called world peace by using all the senses that we’re
by using all the senses that we’re
by using all the senses that we’re blessed to be born with to just listen
blessed to be born with to just listen
blessed to be born with to just listen to each other and we’ll know how to go
to each other and we’ll know how to go
to each other and we’ll know how to go we have the answer let’s learn from each
we have the answer let’s learn from each
we have the answer let’s learn from each other
other
other how to translate it
in the past our ancestors left us
in the past our ancestors left us nothing but culture and it’s like a
nothing but culture and it’s like a
nothing but culture and it’s like a cappella Rico batalla de cultura – a
cappella Rico batalla de cultura – a
cappella Rico batalla de cultura – a [Music]
[Music]
[Music] you can be big you can be rich I don’t
you can be big you can be rich I don’t
you can be big you can be rich I don’t care just practice culture from your
care just practice culture from your
care just practice culture from your ride and he began to write his voice was
ride and he began to write his voice was
ride and he began to write his voice was young with the soul of a sea road of our
young with the soul of a sea road of our
young with the soul of a sea road of our mother and the violation
I read his words one night then fell
I read his words one night then fell asleep my cheek upon with his images
asleep my cheek upon with his images
asleep my cheek upon with his images hearty and my transformation of another
hearty and my transformation of another
hearty and my transformation of another [Music]
[Music]
[Music] when I saw but she looked different with
when I saw but she looked different with
when I saw but she looked different with white skin and short : in a colourless
white skin and short : in a colourless
white skin and short : in a colourless cell surrounded by guards with God
torturous question
torturous question [Laughter]
[Laughter]
[Laughter] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] when finally they pressed her face to a
when finally they pressed her face to a
when finally they pressed her face to a Sheldon’s
but no she survived to sing that she
but no she survived to sing that she means woman I saw the forceful harvest
means woman I saw the forceful harvest
means woman I saw the forceful harvest of sacred heads before male soldiers
of sacred heads before male soldiers
of sacred heads before male soldiers I saw the rape of pregnant women who did
I saw the rape of pregnant women who did
I saw the rape of pregnant women who did once when a woman was raped the day
once when a woman was raped the day
once when a woman was raped the day [Music]
she gave
she gave [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
we are not strangers we are not separate
we are not strangers we are not separate beings we are brother and sister only we
beings we are brother and sister only we
beings we are brother and sister only we are not strangers we are not separate
are not strangers we are not separate
are not strangers we are not separate beings we are brother and sister only
beings we are brother and sister only
beings we are brother and sister only can you sing with me we are not
can you sing with me we are not
can you sing with me we are not strangers we are not separate beings we
strangers we are not separate beings we
strangers we are not separate beings we are brother and sister only we are not
are brother and sister only we are not
are brother and sister only we are not strangers we are not separate beings we
strangers we are not separate beings we
strangers we are not separate beings we are
are
are [Music]
from within the thick green camellia
from within the thick green camellia leaves vermilion flowers are blooming
lightly and elegantly it walked toward
lightly and elegantly it walked toward its own slender shadow
yesterday a company of friends brought
yesterday a company of friends brought happiness today I’m alone but not lonely
happiness today I’m alone but not lonely
happiness today I’m alone but not lonely I look toward the sky the Egret flew
I look toward the sky the Egret flew
I look toward the sky the Egret flew into an endless deep blue expanse
[Music]
[Music] when every place can be home
yesterday the company of friends brought
yesterday the company of friends brought happy today I looked for the sky the
happy today I looked for the sky the
happy today I looked for the sky the Egret fluent
alone
alone [Music]
life has no boundary when every place
life has no boundary when every place can be
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