Ithaka: "Somewhere South of Somalia" Usikose mojawapo ya matoleo ya awali ya mwaka ya hip hop!"

Wacha nianze kwa kukuambia mwisho "Kimbia, usitembee, na ununue CD hii! Usikose mojawapo ya matoleo ya awali ya mwaka ya hip hop!" 

Somewhere South of Somalia, albamu ya tatu kutolewa kutoka kwa msanii Ithaka, ni mkusanyo mpya zaidi wa midundo ya hip hop, maneno ya nyimbo za rap na maneno ambayo nimeyasikia kwa muda mrefu sana. Iwapo unahisi hip hop lakini umechoka zaidi ya kusikia rappers wakitema ho's na 4/0s, rimu za inchi zipatazo ishirini na usiku mzima; ikiwa wazo la Jay-to-the-izzo moja zaidi linakusababishia maumivu zaidi kuliko kucha kukwaruza kwenye ubao bila huruma basi Mahali fulani Somewhere South of Somalia ni kwa ajili yako. 

Muda wa ukaguzi huu haufai. Hivi majuzi niliketi kwenye jopo kwenye mkutano wa Muziki wa Mjini ambapo nilishughulikia hali ya uhalisi, au tuseme, ukosefu wake katika muziki mwingi wa leo wa mijini. Mahali fulani Somewhere South of Somalia ni asili kama zinavyokuja, iliyoandikwa kwenye eneo la Kenya na Tanzania, ni shajara ya wahasiriwa, kumbukumbu ya hip hop ya kutoroka kwa roho ya mtu mmoja hadi pwani ya mashariki ya Afrika. Ithaka Darin Pappas ni msanii wa kuona na mwandishi. Yeye pia ni msimuliaji mzuri sana ambaye huchunguza mada ambayo wakati mwingine husahaulika ya kutoroka. 

Albamu inacheza kama jarida la matukio ya hip hop. Mahali fulani Somewhere South of Somalia hutuletea hadithi za ngano za makabila, hatari za mijini, magonjwa ya milipuko, na voodoo. Inakumbuka uzoefu wa kutishia maisha na misiba ya wanadamu. Inachekesha; ni mbaya na wakati mwingine ni ya kimahaba. Kuna nyimbo kumi na tisa za nyimbo na mwingiliano kwenye toleo hili la kipekee sana. Ingawa iliandikwa kwenye eneo la Afrika Mashariki, ikifuatiwa na kukaa Lisbon, Ureno, Mahali fulani Kusini mwa Somalia ilirekodiwa huko Los Angeles na mtayarishaji-mhandisi, Conley "Conman" Abrams (Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Queen Latifa, Heavy D, nk.). Mtindo mahususi wa Ithaka wa kurap lakini wenye nguvu unapongezwa na midundo asilia ya daraja la kwanza na mipangilio ya sauti. 

Ubora wa jumla wa uzalishaji ni kiwango cha kwanza. Ni dhahiri kwamba mawazo mengi yaliingia katika utengenezaji wa kila wimbo. Takriban ushupavu kama nyenzo za albamu yenyewe, Mahali fulani Somewhere South of Somalia hukusafirisha kutoka kwa muziki wa kufoka hadi kwa maneno ya kusemwa, hadi kwenye trip-hop, yote yamefanywa bila mshono na kukupa hisia ya kweli ya ugunduzi. 

Rana Linda ni hadithi ya mwandishi wa habari wa vita vya kigeni kutoka Colorado ambaye amekuwa akiandika matukio nchini Rwanda na sasa anapambana na uhalisia wa chaguzi ngumu. Ugly American anasimulia kuhusu biashara tajiri anayehamia Pwani ya Kenya, kuharibu misitu, kumdhulumu mjakazi wake kingono na kuua viumbe vilivyo hatarini kutoweka kwa ajili ya kujifurahisha. 

Black Rock ni wimbo unaotokana na mila za kabila la Tanzania za jiwe jeusi lililoripotiwa kuokoa maisha ya wale wanaoumwa na nyoka wenye sumu kali. Kwaya ya kuvutia huimbwa na watoto wa kabila na kuungwa mkono na msingi mnene wa mdundo wa hip-hop wa kikabila. 

Lapis Lazuli & Mother of Pearl ni tangazo la neno linalozungumzwa la mapenzi na wimbo wa ndoano ulioimbwa kwa sauti na IZREAL (kutoka kwa wimbo Rana Linda) na kufumwa kwa tarumbeta iliyonyamazishwa vizuri na mipigo kama ya jazz. Wimbo unaongeza utofauti na utajiri wa albamu. Vizuri sana. 

Upendo ni dakika nane na sekunde ishirini na sita za trip-hop ya hali ya juu na ya kuchukiza. "Bwana Lapis Lazuli" akipokea somo la lugha kutoka kwa "Mama wa Lulu" (njia 50 za kusema NAKUPENDA kwa Kiswahili). Kwa uwezo wa kuongeza hisia, Upendo anasimama kidete akishirikiana na "Kanuni za Tamaa" ya Enigma (MCMXC a.D.) na "Desert Nights" ya Lonnie Liston Smith kutoka kwa albamu yake maarufu ya Expansions. Ningenunua Mahali Pengine Kusini mwa Somalia kwa albamu hii pekee. 

Akivinjari viunga vya Barabara ya River Road ya Nairobi, Ithaka anasimulia hadithi ya jinamizi lililogeuka kuwa la kutisha linalohusisha wababe, wauza dawa za kulevya na magenge ya kutumia visu. Inaisha kwa Ithaka kukimbia kwa maisha yake.

Mwajuma, anasimulia hadithi ya urafiki usiowezekana kati ya kuhamahama, Ithaka, na mtumishi wa nyumbani kwa wasomi wa Nairobi. Hadithi inatokea kwa mkutano mwepesi kwa ugunduzi wa Ithaka kwamba rafiki yake mpya amepimwa na VVU. Mumewe tayari amekufa na anatafakari kuhusu mustakabali wa watoto wake huku angali akionyesha kujali sana ustawi wa Ithaka. Cynthia Denise Farmer anaimba kwaya ya injili inayosonga, akimalizia kwaya kamili. Wimbo huo ni ukumbusho wa nguvu wa janga la UKIMWI ambalo linaharibu sehemu kubwa ya Afrika leo. 

Udadisi wa Ithaka wa maeneo na watu unafichuliwa kwa moyo wote Mahali fulani Somewhere South of Somalia. Safari zake zimempeleka Ulaya, Afrika na Pasifiki ya Kusini. Akiwa Lisbon, Ureno, muda mfupi kama mtangazaji wa redio ulimpa mkataba wa rekodi na kampuni tanzu ya EMI. Mnamo 1998, alitoa wimbo wa e.p. Escape (Nortesul/EMI Portugal) ambayo iliangazia upya wimbo wake wa hip hop "Escape From the City of Angels" kutoka kwa albamu yake ya kwanza. Wimbo huu ulimletea Ithaka TUZO YA SCYPE (Tuzo la Chaguo la Msikilizaji wa Redio ya Ulaya) na baadaye ukaonekana katika wimbo wa Filamu za Columbia "The Replacement Killers" iliyoigizwa na Mira Sorvino na Chow Yun Fat. 

Mahali fulani Somewhere South of Somalia ni muendelezo wa falsafa ya Ithaka: iishi, iandike, irepue kama vile albamu bora ya hip au kukusanya kama kweli. Ni kweli. malizia pale nilipoanzia: Kimbia, usitembee, na ununue CD hii Usikose moja ya matoleo ya awali ya hip hop ya mwaka! 

Novemba 19, 2001 

Uhakiki wa Jack Baer BIGBAER.COM 

Jarida la Muziki Mbadala la Mjini

Ithaka Darin Pappas

Ithaka's Somewhere South of Somalia album review

Big Baer Magazine: The Urban Alternative Music Magazine

November 19th 2001

Let me start by telling you the ending” Run, don’t walk, and buy this CD! Don’t miss out on one of hip hop’s most original releases of the year!”

Somewhere South of Somalia, the third album to be released from the artist Ithaka, is the

freshest compilation of hip hop beats, rap lyrics and spoken word that I have heard in a very long time. If you are feeling hip hop but are more than a little tired of hearing rappers spit about ho’s and 4/0s, about twenty inch rims and all-nighters; if the thought of one more Jay-to-the-izzo causes you more pain than fingernails scratching mercilessly on the chalkboard then Somewhere South of Somalia is for you.

The timing of this review is impeccable. I recently sat on a panel at an Urban Music conference where I addressed the situation of originality, or rather, the lack of it in much of today’s urban music.  Somewhere South of Somalia is as original as they come, written on location in Kenya and Tanzania, it is an adventurers diary, a hip hop recollection of one man’s soul-searching escape to the east coast of Africa. Ithaka Darin Pappas is a visual artist and a writer. He is also a superb storyteller who explores the sometimes forgotten topic of escapism.

The album plays out like a hip hop adventure journal. Somewhere South of Somalia brings us stories of tribal folklore, urban dangers, epidemics, and voodoo. It recalls life threatening experiences and human tragedy. It is funny; it is serious and at times wildly erotic.

There are nineteen tracks of songs and interludes on this very unique offering. Though written on location in East Africa, followed by a stay in Lisbon, Portugal, Somewhere South of Somalia was recorded in Los Angeles with producer-engineer, Conley “Conman” Abrams III (Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Queen Latifa, Heavy D, etc.). Ithaka’s distinctive laid-back but powerful rap style is complimented by first class original beats and vocal arrangements.

The overall production quality is first rate. It is obvious that a great deal of thought went into the production of each track. Almost as adventurous as the album’s material itself, Somewhere South of Somalia transports you from rap to spoken word, to trip-hop, all seamlessly done lending a true sense of discovery.

Rana Linda is a story of a foreign war correspondent originally from Colorado who had been covering events in Rwanda and now struggles with the realities of difficult choices. Ugly American tells of a wealthy business who moves to the Kenyan Coast, destroys forests, sexually abuses his maid and kills endangered species for fun.

Black Rock is a song based on Tanzanian tribal tradition of a black stone reported to save lives of those bitten by venomous snakes. The catchy chorus is sung by tribal children and backed by a thick base of tribal hip-hop rhythm.

Lapis Lazuli & Mother of Pearl is a spoken word proclamation of love with a melodically sung hook-line by IZREAL (from the song Rana Linda) and woven throughout by a beautifully muted trumpet and jazz-like beats. The song adds to the diversity and richness of the album. Very well done.

Upendo is eight minutes and twenty-six seconds of superb and outrageously erotic, trip-hop. “Mr. Lapis Lazuli” receiving a language lesson from “Mother of Pearl” (50 ways to say I LOVE YOU in Swahili). For sheer mood enhancing power, Upendo stands tall in the company of Enigma’s “Principles of Lust” (MCMXC a.D.) and Lonnie Liston Smith’s “Desert Nights” from his hallmark Expansions album. I would buy Somewhere South of Somalia for this album alone.

Exploring the outskirts of Nairobi’s notorious River Road, Ithaka relates a tale of adventure-turned nightmare involving pimps, drug dealers and knife-wielding gangs. It ends with Ithaka sprinting for his life.

Mwajuma, tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a wandering nomad, Ithaka, and a domestic servant to Nairobi’s elite. The story unfolds with a light-hearted meeting to Ithaka’s discovery that his new friend has tested HIV positive. Her husband is already dead and she ponders about the future of her children while still showing great concern for Ithaka’s well-being. Cynthia Denise Farmer sings the moving gospel chorus, building to a full choir ending. The song is a powerful reminder of the AIDS epidemic that is devastating much of Africa today.

Ithaka’s curiosity of places and people is revealed wholeheartedly in Somewhere South of Somalia. His travels have taken him to Europe, Africa and the South Pacific. While in Lisbon, Portugal, a brief stint as a radio host landed him a record deal with a local subsidiary of EMI. In 1998, he released the e.p. ESCAPE (Nortesul/EMI Portugal) which featured a remake of his hip hop dance track “Escape From the City of Angels”off of his first album. The song earned Ithaka the 1998 SCYPE AWARD (European Radio Listener’s Choice Award). Note the song's original version appeared in the soundtrack of Columbia Films’s “The Replacement Killers starring Mira Sorvino and Chow Yun Fat directed by Antoine Fuqua.

Somewhere South of Somalia is a continuation of Ithaka’s philosophy: live it, write it, rap about it. It is an excellent hip hop album as well as a true collector’s offering. Now I can finish right where I began: Run, don’t walk, and buy this CD! Don’t miss out on one of the most original hip hop releases of the year!”

Review by Jack Baer 

Lapis Lazuli & Mother of Pearl (official video)

Ithaka on the microphone

Ithaka "Flowers And The Color Of Paint" 30th Anniversary (1995-2025)

Released on June 15th 1995, this week Ithaka's album Flowers And The Color Of Paint celebrates it's 30th Anniversary.

Flowers And The Color Of Paint was recorded in early 1995 at Namouche Studios in Lisbon, Portugal

The album was nominated for three Premios Blitz (the Portuguese equivalent of the Grammy) in the categories of: Best Album, Best New Project and Best Male Vocalist. In an end-of-decade retrospective of national music, the prestigious newspaper Público considered Flowers And The Color Of Paint to be one of the ten most influential 'Portuguese' albums of the 1990's.

In 1995 two songs were used in the surfing documentary G-Land Pro produced by Quiksilver. In 1997, acclaimed Hollywood director Antoine Fuqua used the song Escape From The City Of Angels (featuring Marta Dias) in the soundtrack for his feature film The Replacement Killers [released by Columbia Pictures] starring; Mira Sorvino (academy award winner), Chow Yun-fat (academy award nominee) and several other known actors such as Clifton Collins Jr. and Michael Rooker.

Escape From The City Of Angels also appeared in the television series Good Girls Don’t (which was shown on Oprah Winfrey’s Oxygen Channel) during its June 18, 2004 episode entitled, ”Addicted to Love”. All licensing inquiries for "Escape From The City Of Angels" by Ithaka should be directed to North Music Group [USA]

Flowers And The Color Of Paint Album Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6SQM0XuCzlWduBwDu5LM05

”Escape From The City Of Angels” is a hip hop song recorded in 1995 by Californian-born lyricist and vocalist, Ithaka (featuring Marta Dias) which, in 1997, appeared in Columbia Pictures’ feature film release The Replacement Killers starring Mira Sorvino, Chow Yun-fat, Clifton Collins Jr. and was directed by Antoine Fuqua, recipient of the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Director. The song has also appeared in the television series Good Girls Don’t (which was shown on Oprah Winfrey’s Oxygen Channel) during its June 18, 2004 episode entitled, ”Addicted to Love”.

The song was first included on Ithaka’s debut album, Flowers And The Color Of Paint in 1995.
Although Ithaka is from Southern California, the track and entire album were recorded at Namouche Studios in Lisbon, Portugal where the artist had lived from 1992 until 1998 and both song and album are often included in a genre of music known as Hip hop tuga, or Portuguese hip hop.

Most of the self-reflective lyrics for Escape From the City Of Angels were written by Ithaka Darin Pappas over the flight required to arrive from Los Angeles to Lisbon. A destination where, it is said, he arrived with a one-way ticket and less than a hundred dollars to his name, yet remained over six years.

Produced by Joe Fossard (engineer) and DJ Grez, the song included backing vocals by São Tomean Portuguese singer Marta Dias – and also featured bass guitar by Francisco Rebelo, tenor saxophone by Paulo Muiños and trumpet by Nuno Reis (all members of the Portuguese band, Cool Hipnoise.

The original pressing of Flowers And The Color Of Paint was fifteen-hundred copies and although Escape from The City Of Angels appeared in a main stream Hollywood movie scene with three Oscar-nominated actors, (resulting in upwards of 600,000 downloads in China alone) there was never an official soundtrack released other than the classical score by Gregory Harrison which excluded Escape From The City Of Angels and also other film tracks by The Crystal Method, Talvin Singh, Tricky,
Death In Vegas, Hed PE and Brad.

Ithaka "Ninety-Eight in the Shade"

"Ninety-Eight in the Shade" from Ithaka's 5th album Saltwater Nomad (Sweatlodge Records). Produced by Tito Gomes, Recorded at Studio Fibra in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

ithaka - Butterfly Boogie (new instrumental single)

ithaka - Butterfly Boogie (new instrumental single)

Thirty years after his first full alternative hip hop album, Flowers and the Color of Paint (and subsequent seven records), Ithaka is pre-releasing a solitary instrumental track this month from his upcoming project Voiceless Blue Raven: Volume II

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Flowers and the Color of Paint é um álbum de hip hop, downtempo e spoken word de 1995, voltado para viagens, do letrista, vocalista e artista visual californiano, Ithaka (também conhecido como Ithaka Darin Pappas). 

Ithaka criou o conteúdo lírico narrativo de suas músicas esporadicamente nos dois anos que antecederam as gravações de estúdio. Elas geralmente são baseadas em suas próprias aventuras pessoais na Europa Ocidental, Norte da África e sua cidade natal, Los Angeles. Elas cobrem diversos assuntos, como astrologia, violência nas ruas e viagens de surfe (como retratado na música "Somewhere South of Gibraltar")

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Ithaka, Jack Johnson and Fat Beat Squad at the Belly Up (San Diego) April 26th, 2000

 Event Flyer: Ithaka, Jack Johnson and Fat Beat Squad together at the Belly Up in Solana Beach, California - April 26th, 2000

PM DAWN photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

PM DAWN photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas in Los Angeles 1991

"Sleepdriver" by Ithaka Darin Pappas - 1991 poem book reissued

Sleepdriver consists of eleven 1991 poems by artist-songwriter Ithaka Darin Pappas written in a car during a road trip from Los Angeles to Phoenix with his older brother to visit the grave of their recently deceased father. The highly personal poems in the Sleepdriver collection delve into the world of the Southwestern United States and Pappas' interaction with the region throughout his young adulthood. The works include themes such as; life and death, love, loneliness, freedom and ambition. In 1995, Ithaka utilized three poems from this early collection as lyrics for songs on his debut alternative hip hop album, Flowers and the Color of Paint (Sleepdriver, She Makes Good Cookies, Flowers and the Color of Paint). In 1996, renowned Portuguese vocalist, Marta Dias, used the poem Look To The Blue as lyrics for a song of the same title for her album, Yué (the song also featured Ithaka as a guest vocalist). Dias also recorded a song using the poem Look To The Blue, but this song was not included on her album. In 1997, Ithaka used The Plot as the lyrical base for a song featuring artist-vocalist Mimi Tavares that appeared on his album, Stellafly. In 2004, a musical version of Brother Barstow was released on Ithaka’s album, Recorded in Rio. In 2017, a remastered 1992 a cappella version of Who? (entitled Who Made The Grass Green?) was included on Ithaka’s album, So Get Up & The Lost Acapellas. When first released independently in 1991, this series of poems was original entitled Brother Barstow. 1. Brother Barstow 2. Tonapah Joe’s 3. Sleepdriver 4. The Plot 5. Who? 6. Look For The Blue 7. Learn To Fly 8. She Makes Good Cookies 9. Santa Fe Roulette 10. Oasis Of Love 11. Flowers And The Color Of Paint written while driving from Los Angeles to Phoenix in a rented Dodge Caravan with my brother Stuart, April 27th 1991

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_and_the_Color_of_Paint

Ithaka: Saltwater Nomad (album review)

Are you doing in life what you was meant to? Are you doing in life what you was sent to? Are you living the life that you wanna live? Are you living your life in a way to win? --Ithaka from "The Life You Wanna Live?" (Saltwater Nomad) The Chinese philosopher, Confucius once said that a wise man doesn't feel the need to differentiate between work or hobby. And more importantly he doesn't feel the need to reveal to others whether or not he is working or playing. Observing from distance at the effortless way the multi-artistic Ithaka (aka Darin Pappas) traverses at ease between all of his chosen mediums of expression; [music, sculpture, writing and photography] it appears his life's journey is a soulful balancing act somewhere between the worlds of euphoric creation and aquatic diversion. But on closer inspection, looking at the expertise and attention to detail of any Ithaka project, it becomes evident the man is getting down to first-degree serious business, even if he himself isn't aware of it. Previous 1 of 2 Next CD REVIEW: SALTWATER NOMAD Born in southern California, the hip hop visionary and visual expressionist spent his early youth surfing LA and Orange Counties, but soon began his global wanderings - not only in pursuit of higher quality waves but of profound cultural experiences, both shore side and deep in the cities. For Ithaka, marriage of surf and street comes naturally. Listen to a track from Ithaka's Album, Saltwater Nomad. PORTUGAL After long blocks of time in Greece, Japan and other exotic locales, Ith arrived in Portugal in July of 1992 with a surfboard, wetsuit, Nikon FE camera and very little else. In addition to sampling the region's wealth of epic surf and making friends, he started exhibiting his photographs, creating new sculptures, publishing his short stories, and even began working as a radio host on a national music program. He left the region six years later with two studio albums under his belt and nine Portuguese Grammy nominations. An unlikely place to start an international music career, but Ithaka has not only been influenced by his many Siddharthian journeys, he has become a product of them. And he doesn't exactly reinvent himself at each intercontinental stop along the path, he merely keeps adding layers, carpet-bagging along the way newly learned skills and infinite wealth of mental archeology, the bases for most of his songs, stories and visuals. But even though global as they come as a human being, artist and surfer, he'll be the first to tell you it's not necessary to go far away to get away. He says, It's all about perception. How you look at things. How you absorb things. Some of the wisest and most interesting people I've ever met have barely even left their home state. It¹s about breaking routine And breaking routine is what Ithaka and his bag of tricks is all about. In contrast to his last audio work, Recorded in Rio (a melodic, mostly live-instrument hip hop album released in 2004), the new cd, SALTWATER NOMAD, his fifth full-length, goes to the polar opposite and is largely an electronic production. Recorded in Brazil with producer Tito Gomes, the two serve up twelve clean, bumping, minimalist hip hop story-songs. Vocal-wise, Ithaka's fluid punctuality can be considered in outstanding company like Everlast, Michael Franti and the late Tupac. And although sonically, Saltwater Nomad will be considered a pop/rap record, lyrically don't expect generic Pimp & Ho/22"-rim/gansta-stylin' references. Ith successfully personalizes the genre, using it as a soundtrack for his straight-up, no bullshit, autobiographical story-telling, walking new ground across subjects like spirituality, global politics, nostalgia, lust, immigration, positive thinking, diabolic roommates (comedy), the intricate complexities of long lasting boy/girl unity and his passion of choice, wave-riding. All scribed with the Ithman's patented crafty, post-Beat Generation urban lyricism. Breaking routine is what Ithaka and his bag of tricks is all about. I ride since I was a small fry Sine the day mammy multiplied I ride to keep my soul alive I'll ride until the day, the day that I die I ride 'cuz I like the view from the tube I ride 'cuz I like the color blue I ride to keep my mojo intact So I got the goods to deliver When my baby gets back Ithaka's music has been featured in several surfing films (including the award winning, Timmy Turner's Second Thoughts), and the hit basketball video game NBA 2K7. His hip-hop classic, "Escape From The City Of Angels"? appeared in Columbia Picture's feature film, The Replacement Killers. For more info see: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19D6c1zHSp2sHkOvUIuVBz https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ithaka/69363540 Saltwater Nomad (and other Ithaka releases) may be purchased at: http://cdbaby.com/cd/ithakamusic2 A major retrospective from Ithaka's body of sculpture work entitled, The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard (1989 until present) is currently being shown at the prestigious WOA gallery in Lisbon, Portugal. Source: Surfline https://www.surfline.com/templates/article_html.cfm?n=1&id=13958&p=1

Flowers and the Color of Paint

Flowers and the Color of Paint não chega a ser uma obscuridade mas está, no mínimo, esquecido. O álbum de estreia de @_ithaka_, (Ithaka Darin Pappas)- o profeta do fim de "So Get Up" - é um fascinante transporte pelo imaginário do californiano radicado em Portugal nos anos 90, com a ajuda de suspeitos identificados como General D e os Cool Hipnoise, e passagens do nível de A Tribe Called Quest e De La Soul. Viagem a Flowers and the Color of Paint para ler em retropolitano.substack.com

ou através das histórias

UK Grime-punk legends Bob Vylan in Los Angeles 2022 (photographs by Ithaka Darin Pappas)

UK Grime-punk legends Bob Vylan in Los Angeles 2022 (photographs by Ithaka Darin Pappas) In April 2022, Bob Vylan crashed into the Top 20 with …The Price Of Life. Having scrapped for every ounce of forward momentum, though, and with injustices ranging from systemic racism and wealth inequality to the imbalanced nature of the music industry still to be solved, frontman Bobby Vylan and drummer Bobbie Vylan insist they’re just getting started… (source: Kerrang

Ithaka - Peace Palace Porridge

Ithaka "Stay Strong Little Brother" (lyrics)

"Stay Strong Little Brother" Lyrics: Ithaka Darin Pappas ©1997 Ravenshark Music/ASCAP (administered by North Music Group) Over here, on this side of the pool what am I to think, what am I to do? Been hearing bad news about my little brother no, not my blood brother --- But he's still my little brother ten calls this week from the concerned been learning many things that I didn't want to learn the story is an old one, no it ain't new but every time I hear it it leaves a cloud of doom and this time it's worse, cuz I love the life at stake so brother quit the pin before it's too late stay strong little brother cuz you are loved little brother as the new kid around, little bro you had it all brains. Motivation. And calls from keely small and you could slice a wall, with a blade of glass with a smooth new style, that was loose and fast at the rivermouth, back in winter '85 you and T.C., you was the only ones to ride and wall for wall, you matched his best "KLING", you STRING-BEAN ... you put him to the test Rider of the year, but never saw you in no mag or in a contest heat, with a color on your back don't throw the gift away, with the light of a match don't throw the gift away, with the stick of a pin stay strong little brother cuz, you are loved little brother fresh out of V.H.S., (YOU) sarted working on the features junior editor with the alpine speakers you was bold, had the humor and the girls all over you you had the ride, the pad ......IQ, 182 but somewhere down the line, you got off your course by that old dark ugly evil force stay strong little brother cuz, you are loved little brother all sorts of poisens, flowing through your veins some say you're crazy, they say you ain't the same but bro, I know you for at least fifteen years and though I share many of their fears I know deep in your soul, you're still the kling and I'll always be there for you, if you need a hand or wing stay strong little brother cuz, you are loved little brother talls, red room, and the six of clubs it's the places, it's the people ... and little brother it's the drugs so come clean, start yourself off new drop the dope and the bottle ... and the dope and the bottle crew maybe the end of the earth is upon us but maybe it ain't and we won't turn to dust if that's the case, wanna live a long time little brother won't you join us, got to make up your mind stay strong little brother cuz, you are loved little brother ___________ "Stay Strong Little Brother"is track #8 from the Ithaka album Stellafly that was released in 1997. The duration of this song is 04:12

Ithaka "Get Up I'm Free" (produced by Siba Giba) Official Video

https://music.apple.com/us/album/get-up-im-free-produced-by-siba-giba-single/1616171590 ithaka "GET UP I'M FREE" (produced by Siba Giba) Original Mix Lyrics & Vocals by: Ithaka Darin Pappas (Ravenshark Music/ASCAP/North Music Group) Music & Production by Siba Giba (laVibe Music/ASCAP) Released by Sweatlodge Records / Overtime Records ©℗ 2022 ISRC: QZES82220539 The end of the earth is upon us. Pretty soon it'll all turn to dust. Go a thousand miles in a jet airplane. Go out of your mind, go insane. Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up

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#HIPHOP #SIBAGIBA #ITHAKA

[Video] Ithaka "GET UP I'M FREE" (produced by Siba Giba)

https://music.apple.com/us/album/get-up-im-free-produced-by-siba-giba-single/1616171590 ithaka "GET UP I'M FREE" (produced by Siba Giba) Original Mix

Lyrics & Vocals by: Ithaka Darin Pappas (Ravenshark Music/ASCAP/North Music Group) Music & Production by Siba Giba (laVibe Music/ASCAP) Released by Sweatlodge Records / Overtime Records ©℗ 2022 ISRC: QZES82220539 The end of the earth is upon us. Pretty soon it'll all turn to dust. Go a thousand miles in a jet airplane. Go out of your mind, go insane. Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up #HIPHOP #GOLDENAGEHIPHOP#HIPHOPTUGA https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19315966/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1