Yah First Demo (B) Long Edit

One nightmare after anotherI can’t seem to get out of this rutI don’t know what I’m going to do laterBut I’ll never give upI’ve got to put Yah firstYah firstYou’ve got to put Yah firstPut Yah firstLife is hellThen you die laterThey want you to surely give upTurn you back on YahYou’ll regret itI would… Continue reading Yah First Demo (B) Long Edit

Yah First Demo (A)

This is the chorus and theme to the next song/release coming at the end of the year or at the beginning of 2025. Yah First is about me trusting my intuition and my decisions. Sometimes the answers to questions in life are hard to accept. I know that Yah wants to be my #1 focus… Continue reading Yah First Demo (A)

My Testimony

Lyrics: Guess who’s still alive? Ninety years old and counting. I’m hoping to survive. It’s been a miserable life (it hasn’t been all bad). No matter what they say. But that don’t matter anyway. I’ll keep trying. Until I die. Save me if you please. Just allow me to give my testimony. I hope it’s… Continue reading My Testimony

Sympathy Explained

I shouldn’t pat myself on the back or toot my own horn. In this case I must applaud loudly the contributions of both Alex Dx and Chiko. Chiko the producer is twenty-two years old and blew my mind with his usage of the stems provided from my demo. I’m almost flabbergasted and stoked at the… Continue reading Sympathy Explained

Sympathy

(No Sympathy) Lyrics Boom JungleWoodftrAlexDx) (Chorus)  I wanna be heled in my Soul every day and stay strong×2 (Verse)I saving God almighty and his son is Jesus christ ×2 And i saving God i saving God and his son is Jesus christ ×2. Covit19 come and pass Cancer come and pass Look now i’m still strong… Continue reading Sympathy

A Funky Beat

To finish out the summer session here is a funky beat. Originally inspired by Bow Wow Wow‘s, Work. At the last minute I decided to use a James Brown drum track. The former has nothing to do with 60’s black dance music. See how God works? This short beat will be sent to Chellas Studios… Continue reading A Funky Beat

25th Anniversary

I am finally getting around to announcing the 25th year anniversary of my independent record label, DB!SPA Records, founded in Seattle, Washington in 1999.  It was created to promote non-secular dance music. We started out promoting black producers who weren’t creating what I referred to way back then as “devil music.”  C. Delores Tucker, 1999.… Continue reading 25th Anniversary

Update

Hello, I didn’t make it to Mississippi. I am tentatively planning to change website hosts to match my domain registrar. Hopefully that will make sense and be a smooth transition. I was thinking about adding a “blues inspired” demo this month for our summer project. Since I didn’t find any new inspiration, I might as… Continue reading Update

New Afro-Dance Band Forming

National Search: Seeking 1) piccolo acoustic guitar player 2) drummer 3) bass player 4) xylophone. We are also seeking a lead singer and background singers, preferably from the list of main band members above. If you play another or additional acoustic instruments, please inquire. The demos will be enclosed on this music blog. The EP/LP… Continue reading New Afro-Dance Band Forming