The lively mixture of ska, jazz, reggae, and dub music creates a glorious paean to the earth.

Wicked Dub Division / North East Ska *Jazz Orchestra – “Mama”

“Mama” (2017)

This joyous song celebrates the brilliant sounds and colors of our Mother Earth.

The lively mixture of ska, jazz, reggae, and dub music creates a glorious paean to this earth that we call home. The energetic music gets everyone on their feet – the members of both bands and the entire audience – dancing with joy and with abandon. 

Dance to the Silence

As the song nears it end, the electrified music stops, and the rhythm section fades out – leaving only the horn section. Then the horns fall silent.

In the coda, the peaceful, heavenly sound of a flute comes from … somewhere. The dancing ends, the hall becomes silent and still, and peace reigns in the soul of Mother Earth.

Wicked Dub Division

Wicked Dub Division has been performing with its current 4-member line-up since 2014, when the previous trio was joined by Michela Grena. The band has released 2 albums.

In 2015, Wicked Dub Division’s song “New Slavery”  won the “Critics Award”  in Amnesty International Italy’s “Voices for Freedom”  contest.   _{(Image source, WDD)}

North East Ska *Jazz Orchestra

North East Ska*Jazz Orchestra was founded in 2012 in the northeast of Italy, to bring together many of the music professionals in the region who were performing Afro-American and Jamaican music.

The band released its debut EP in 2014, and its first LP was released in 2015.   _{(Image source, NES*JO)}

O, Mama, let me see you light
O, my sweet Mother Earth, let me shine
Let me see your colours
Your big eyes

O, Mama your colours are bright
O, Mama, your colours are diamonds
In these your bad times

O, Mama, your colours are bright
O, Mama, your colours are diamonds
In these your bad times

O, Mama,
Whoa whoa whoa whoa, Mama    [2x]   _{(Image source, WDD)}

Green like your trees
Red like your heart
Gold like your flowers

Green like your plants
Red like your sunshine
I love your flowers

O Mama, your colours are bright
O Mama, your colours are diamonds
In these your bad times    [2x]

O Mama,

Green like the trees
Red like the flower
Gold like the sun
Blue like the ocean

Green like the forest
Red like the heart
Blue like the sky
Red, gold and green.

Green ´cuz the trees are green, yes?
Red ´cuz the roses are red, yes?
Red, gold and green    [3x]

O Mama, your colours are bright
O Mama, your colours are diamonds
In these your bad times    [2x]
O Mama
Whoa whoa whoa whoa, Mama    [2x]   _{(Image source, NES*JO)}
Lyrics by Michela Grena, courtesy of Juan Carlos Elizondo – YouTube
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Into your ears … through 5 channels

 The various posts are categorized into 5 channels _{(Right-Click to see details)}
         1 – “Music to Your Ears” (MTYE)
         2 – “Cover Versions”
         3 – “Honor Roll”
         4 – “Documentaries”
         5 – “Mock’n’Roll”

More “Music to Your Ears” ...

          Previous posts in this series – "MTYE posts 1–20"  

Links to my other series ...

          Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 1"
          Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 2"

          Great Lyrics, a compilation – “Part One – My Lyrics Posts 3~30”
          Great Lyrics, a compilation – “Part Two – My Lyrics Posts 31~60”  

          Vocab-Ability – "Introduction to Vocab-Ability"  
          Vocab-Ability – "Index"  to all Chapters and Sections  

          Notes from Under the Tatami Mats – "Part One – Notes 1~50"  
          Notes from Under the Tatami Mats – "Part Two – Notes 51~87"