Rise Up Battle Cry
Emeka Thunderhorn
Afrobeat
About
Pulsing with intricate polyrhythmic percussion and funky bass grooves, this Afrobeat anthem erupts with bold brass horn riffs and extended improvisational solos that drive the unpolished, live energy. Call-and-response vocals ignite a communal rebellion against corruption, greed, and oppression, blending West African rhythms with jazz-funk fusion for an uplifting dancefloor uprising. Raw analog production captures the groovy, empowering spirit of Fela Kuti's legacy.
Lyrics
rise up rise up feel the fire fire no more no more chains of greed hold us greed hold us down so tight break free break free voices silence pockets line with lies we rise we rise from the dust we build our battle cry unite unite freedom calling freedom calling lift your hands lift your hands break the walls break the walls pound the ground hearts beating strong together we march where we belong no more begging wash away the pain sweat and fire like the way tomorrow's ours we do we do we'll break the silence we'll break the silence me and you me and you me and you corruption crumbles when we stand as one revolution flees from a righteous road poverty flees from a righteous road dance through the struggle groove in the fight unities are guiding light empty promises from thrones of gold last hope last hope last hope we plant the seeds that the future holds we plant the seeds that the future holds we plant the seeds that the future holds grow souls grow souls to the sky grow souls grow souls to the sky grow souls grow souls to the sky we thrive we thrive rebel hearts beat and we thrive we thrive rebel hearts beat and touch the skies touch the skies touch the skies is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is our love of life is
Rise Up Battle Cry
Emeka Thunderhorn
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