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favela

by Te'Amir

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1.
vai 05:29
2.
um 05:47
3.
bora 06:18
4.
chiti bang 04:20
5.
tiger 06:21
6.
get right 04:15
7.
ladies 07:45
8.
ishi 03:32
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10.
aroa 02:53
11.
la verdad 02:49
12.
ballake 03:46
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move just 03:46
14.
letta mbulu 02:02
15.
tudo 05:13
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17.
goorsha 03:41
18.
amor 03:00
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21.
ras 04:39

about

"...favela is the term for a slum in Brazil, most often within urban areas. The first favelas appeared in the late 19th century and were built by soldiers who had nowhere to live. Some of the first settlements were called bairros africanos (African neighbourhoods). This was the place where former slaves with no land ownership and no options for work lived. Over the years, many former black slaves moved in."


There is beauty in the dark, in the struggle, in the broken.
A blazing fire, blood brick and cobble stone.
Freedom's song pounds at hearts, sun kissed skin shine truth,
Children fly into salty waters, black hands shape past and present, palm oil, black eyed peas, colorful fabrics of passion and love.
Favela.

credits

released April 30, 2014

Produced, Recorded and Performed by Te'Amir Sweeney
Highland Park Los Angeles 2014

Mastered by Henry D'Ambrosio
Velvet Room Studios

"move just"
Kriswontwo (additional production)
Todd Simon (trumpet, flugel)
Randal Fisher (sax,flute)

Album Art Design: Rani de Leon
Photo: Te'Amir

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Te'Amir Los Angeles, California

Te'Amir Sweeney is an acclaimed Los Angeles-based drummer and producer who tours and records with soul singer, Aloe Blacc. He has played with many of the musicians who have crafted LA's unique brand of hip-hop, beatmaking, jazz, and soul including: Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Kamasi Washington, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Wondem, Kadhja Bonet, and Ethio-Cali... ... more

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