A sua frescura musical está sempre associada ao sol no rosto, brisas no cabelo, areia nos pés.
No último fim de semana de Agosto (ufff!!), e com o Outono a fazer anunciar-se, parece-me justo fazer uma festarola bem comercial para comemorar o seu fim com reggae.
É música dos tops e certamente que passou incessantemente nos famosos sunsets veranis algarvios.
Richie Campbell é o nome mais na moda do reggae nacional.
Curiosamente, e até há bem pouco tempo, pensei que ele fosse de um país qualquer que não o nosso.
Talvez até jamaicano. E antes de o ter visto, com a sua voz tão fiel ao timbre característico do reggae pensei que fosse o clássico estereótipo de Bob Marley: preto, rastas, gorro com as cores associadas ao rastafarianismo: o verde da terra e esperança, o amarelo da igreja e paz, e o vermelho do poder e fé.
Mas é tuga. Anda de calças de ganga, t-shirts e cabelo. Ricardo Ventura da Costa aka Richie Campbell nasceu na Mortágua e tem vinte e oito aninhos.
Vai frequentemente à Jamaica para se manter a par do que se vai fazendo na pátria do reggae.
E foi na capital da Jamaica, Kingston, que o vídeo de That's How We Roll foi gravado.
Seguir a letra é puro desafio...
Bom fim de semana :)
Dem must be blind
Dem must be blind how dem nuh see we nah fi waste no more
time no
We haffi represent fi a own
911 a my home
A Richie talk again, yo
We represent fi di people with dem heart not cold
That's how we roll
Step away from the crime and nuh bow down fi gold
That's how we roll
'Cause from you born violence you haffi born silence and
Talk to the world
So put your hands to your heart, get up and do your part and say
That's how we roll
'Bout time we hold a vibe and talk di things dem cause
Better must come
Nowadays everybody talk 'bout elevation and
Me still a see none
Now misery generate money and sell albums so
A deh so dem turn
But I remember the time when dem promote crime
Now the whole a dem put down the gun
We haffi talk to dem
'Cause politician dem nuh care
And the music we a share damage like nuclear
Talk to dem
Dem bwoy deh too bizarre
Playboy inna dem car
Buss gun and start war
Wha happen to dem
People so evil
How dem forget that music is a vehicle
And if you drink you can't drive
Let dem die off we stand tall and alive
We represent fi di people with dem heart not cold
That's how we roll
Step away from the crime and nuh bow down fi gold
That's how we roll
'Cause from you born violence you haffi born silence and
Talk to the world
So put your hands to your heart, get up and do your part and say
That's how we roll
Yeah, back to reality
Wish the whole a dem could see
Back to reality
Tell dem stop sleep and dream
So me haffi chant and sing
Time fi wake up
The business fi shape up
And even if dem won't change up we haffi get up stand up and
Talk to dem
That politician dem nuh care
And the music we a share damage like nuclear
Talk to dem
Dem bwoy deh too bizarre
Playboy inna dem car
Buss gun and start war
Wha happen to dem
People so evil
How dem forget that music is a vehicle
Bredda don´t drink and drive
Let dem die off we stand tall and alive
We represent fi di people with dem heart not cold
That's how we roll
Step away from the crime and nuh bow down fi gold
That's how we roll
'Cause from you born violence you haffi born silence and
Talk to the world
So put your hands to your heart, get up and do your part and say
That's how we roll
So we nuh par with no bwoy weh carry guns and ting 'cause
That's how we roll
And we nuh mix up with nuh girl weh inna no condom ting whoa
That's how we roll
Because we give thanks for life and we nah tek if light no
Talk to the world to the world
So put your hands to your heart, get up and do your part and say
That's how we roll
We represent fi di people with dem heart not cold
That's how we roll
Step away from the crime and nuh bow down fi gold
That's how we roll
'Cause from you born violence you haffi born silence and
Talk to the world
So put your hands to your heart, get up and do your part and say
That's how we roll
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