From Austin to Kenya: JC music video

My friends Russell and Elora recently returned from a trip to Nairobi with the students from Reagan High in Austin.

While on the trip one of the American students, Ni-D (Nijalon), connected with one of the Kenyan students, Daniel, while the two “battled it” out on the soccer field.

A brotherhood was formed, a song was written, recorded there in Kenya and then a video was shot in the largest slum area in the world, Kibera, Kenya, during the last few days of the trip. The video was later edited back in the States.

I love the collaboration between not only the two cultures but also everyone involved in the process.

Beautiful!

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Fight with Tools

just found Flobots and their “new” album Fight With Tools.
very cool sound. reminds me of Jurassic 5 — with more of a social consciousness/alertness. i downloaded the album from Amazon.com for $8 – always a great deal with no DRM!

here are the lyrics to the first and last songs on their album…
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