Beauty And Hard Times

Lyrics and Song Notes

“Folk in the vein of Woodie Guthrie with a rocking edge”.

Through the telling of stories with music, Mama D sings of some of the deep challenges and moments of truth that we have all experienced in our life journeys. This involves the hard work of healing and reconciling with our own histories and the histories of our ancestors. It is the decolonization of our own hearts from the grief of our pasts that gives us the foundation to empathise with ourselves and be grateful for our gifts. From there we appreciate the gifts of others and build truly strong relations, free of envy and its companions – jealousy and competition. From this foundation of history and memory, we can create justice movements beyond our wounded imaginations. And it is music that can transcend our fears and open us up to the power of our own spirits.

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