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Higher

by draska

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1.
Break A Leg 04:09
BREAK A LEG TEARS AND SORROWS WILL FADE BUT LOVE WILL NEVER END A ROAD CAN VANISH AWAY BUT I'LL BE ON MY WAY THE PAST AND FUTURE TELLS WHAT PRESENT HOLDS IN HAND AND IN THE HANDS OF A PRAYER I LAY DOWN ALL MY PAIN WAKE ME UP I'M LOOSING MY CONTROL WAKE ME UP WHEN I'M FEELING ON MY OWN BREAK A LEG I'M HOLDING ON TO YOU BREAK A LEG WHEN I'M LOOSING MY CONTROL TEARS AND SORROWS WILL FADE BUT LOVE WILL NEVER END A ROAD CAN VANISH AWAY BUT I'LL BE ON MY WAY THE PAST AND FUTURE TELLS WHAT PRESENT HOLDS IN HAND AND IN THE HANDS OF A PRAYER I LAY DOWN ALL MY PAIN WAKE ME UP I'M LOOSING MY CONTROL WAKE ME UP WHEN I'M FEELING ON MY OWN BREAK A LEG I'M HOLDING ON TO YOU BREAK A LEG I'M HOLDING ON TO YOU BREAK A LEG WHEN DARKNESS FILLS MY HOME BREAK A LEG
2.
Higher 03:43
HIGHER WHEN YOU FALL OUT OF FAITH AND YOU TRY TO KEEP YOUR INTENTIONS AND YOU'VE BEEN RUNNING AROUND JUST TO FIND THAT THERE ARE NO ANSWERS MAYBE YOU'RE IN A COLD WINTER STORM AND YOU'RE WORRIED AND ANXIOUS LOVE IS A COLOURFUL BIRD LET IT FLY AND YOU'LL FIND WHAT YOU'RE LONGING FOR TAKE ME HIGHER THAN THE SUN WHEN YOU'RE LOCKED IN A CAGE AND YOU TRY TO FIND A WAY OUT LOVE IS A COLOURFUL BIRD LET IT FLY AND YOU'LL FIND WHAT YOU'RE LONGING FOR GIVE YOUR LOVE A CHANCE A CHANCE TO REIGN ONLY IF YOU TRY YOU CAN FIND WHAT YOU'RE LONGING FOR GIVE YOUR LOVE A CHANCE AWAY FROM PAIN YOU CAN ALWAYS TRY AND YOU WILL FIND WHAT YOU'RE LONGING FOR TAKE ME HIGHER THAN THE SUN (4X)
3.
Take My Soul 04:31
TAKE MY SOUL COMING FROM A COLD TO A WARM AND EMBRACING RAIN TAKE ME HAND ALL THE ENTER'S GONE CAUSE I'M STARRING RIGHT THROUGH YOUR FACE CAUSE I'M SO BLIND ALL I EVER WANT AND ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU SO TAKE MY SOUL TAKE MY SOUL TAKE MY SOUL INTO YOU TAKE MY SOUL AND MAKE IT RISE AND DISGUISE CAUSE YOU WILL NEVER BE THE SAME YOU'RE SO GRACIOUS YOU'RE SO GRACIOUS YOU'RE SO GRACIOUS AS YOU SPEAK SO TAKE MY SOUL (2X) YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE AND YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE BLOWING THROUGH YOU BLOWING THROUGH YOU
4.
Paradise 03:13
PARADISE TOMORROW IS TOMORROW IS TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE TOMORROW IS TOMORROW IS TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE TOMORROW IS TOMORROW IS TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE TOMORROW IS TOMORROW IS TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE CAN YOU SEE IT ON THE PEOPLE CAN YOU SEE IT ON THE WALLS THAT TOMORROW IS ANOTHER WAY OF FASHION RECREATION AND BELIEVING AND ATTRACTION AND I'M SO SORRY FOR MY BREAKDOWN I'M SO SORRY FOR THE THINGS I SHOULDN'T DO BUT TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY OF FASHION RECREATION AND BELIEVING AND ATTRACTION TOMORROW IS TOMORROW IS TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE TOMORROW IS TOMORROW IS TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE TOMORROW IS TOMORROW IS TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE TOMORROW IS TOMORROW IS TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
5.
Shining 07:28
6.
Funeral 03:41
FUNERAL YOUR BEAUTIFUL NATURE IS GOING TO BE WASTED YOU'VE BEEN LIVING INSANE YEARS SO I COULD ONLY SEE YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL NATURE IS HANGING ON THE WALL IN DOWN YOUR BEAUTIFUL NATURE IS HANGING ON ANOTHER SOUND FUNERAL I'LL BE THERE SEE YOU AT THE FUNERAL I'LL BE THERE I SEE YOU AT THE FUNERAL I'LL BE THERE I SEE YOU AT THE FUNERAL I'LL BE THERE I SEE YOU AT THE FUNERAL I'LL BE THERE I SEE YOU AT THE FUNERAL AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL NATURE IS GOING TO BE WASTED YOU'VE BEEN LIVING INSANE YEARS SO I COULD ONLY SEE YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL NATURE IS HANGING ON THE WALL IN DOWN YOUR BEAUTIFUL NATURE IS HANGING ON ANOTHER SOUND FUNERAL I'LL BE THERE SEE YOU AT THE FUNERAL I'LL BE THERE I SEE YOU AT THE FUNERAL I'LL BE THERE I SEE YOU AT THE FUNERAL I'LL BE THERE I SEE YOU AT THE FUNERAL I'LL BE THERE I SEE YOU AT THE FUNERAL
7.
DRIVE ME CRAZY YEAH…YEAH…YEAH…YEAH… I GO A LITTLE UNDER BEEING TERRIFIED FINDING WAYS TO HIDE THAT'S ALL THAT YOU REMEMBER YOU WASTE ME OVER DISTEND ME TO THE GROUND AND TAKE AWAY MY SOUND ALL THINGS TO REMEMBER NOW ALL THIS TREMBLES THERE'S NO MORE ROYALTIES FOR YOUR FAKED MORALITIES NOT WORTHY TO REMEMBER TO REMEMBER YOU DRIVE ME CRAAAZY YOU DRIVE ME CRAAZY (2X) YOU DRIVE ME NUTS WITH YOUR HYSTERICAL BEHAVIOUR YOU STEAL THE AIR I BREATH AND DUST ME WITH TOXICS YOU DRIVE YOUR GAMES TO FARE FOR ME TO STAY WITH DIGNITY OF MEN I SAY GOODBYE TO ALL TESE STATES OF LIMITATION I SAY GOODBYE TO ALL THESE STATES OF LOWING DOWN I' TAKING BACK MY PATH MY PATH IT LEADS ME TO ANOTHER GROUND YOU DRIVE ME CRAAAZY YOU DRIVE ME CRAAZY (4X) I SAY GOODBYE TO ALL TESE STATES OF LIMITATION I SAY GOODBYE TO ALL THESE STATES OF LOWING DOWN I' TAKING BACK MY PATH MY PATH IT LEADS ME TO ANOTHER GROUND YOU DRIVE ME CRAAAZY YOU DRIVE ME CRAAZY (4X) OHHH …YEAH …YEAH … YAEH … OHHH
8.
GLORIOUS SINNER YOU ARE MY HEARTS DESIRE YOU TAKE ME ON YOUR RIDE YOU ARE NO GOOD TO ME YOU ARE NO GOOD TO ME OVER RAINBOWS OVER THE OCEAN TO THE HORIZON FROM A BLUE SKY TO THE UNEXPECTED RAINSTORM YOU CONSUME ME AND YOU DOOM ME AND REDUCE ME YOU DEGRADE ME AND YOU TEASE ME WITH EMOTIONS YEAH YOU TRY ME AND YOU TRADE ME AND BETRAY ME YOU BETRAY ME AS A POOR AND GLORIOUS SINNER YEAH YOU TRIED ME AND YOU TRADED ME AND BETRAYED ME YOU BETRAYED ME AS A POOR AND GLORIOUS SINNER AND YOU OHHH YOU BROKE MY HEART BROKE MY HEART IN TWO OHHH AND WITH UNWORTHY LIES MY CONFIDENCE JUST FLEW AND EVERY SINGLE BREATH I TAKE TAKES ME JUST FURTHER FROM YOU OHHH NO MORE SINGLE THOUGHT SINGLE THOUGHT AND IT'S DOUBTS IN THE CITY OF SOULS (3X) OVER RAINBOWS OVER THE OCEAN TO THE HORIZON FROM A BLUE SKY TO THE UNEXPECTED RAINSTORM YOU CONSUME ME AND YOU DOOM ME AND REDUCE ME YOU DEGRADE ME AND YOU TEASE ME WITH EMOTIONS YEAH YOU TRY ME AND YOU TRADE ME AND BETRAY ME YOU BETRAY ME AS A POOR AND GLORIOUS SINNER YEAH YOU TRIED ME AND YOU TRADED ME AND BETRAYED ME YOU BETRAYED ME AS A POOR AND GLORIOUS SINNER
9.
JUNKEY MONKEY YOU GO TO FARE YOU CHANGE YOUR LIPS AND I GET PARANOID YOU CHANGE YOUR CARDS AND IT'S A SHARE OF FAKE CHANGE THE FLAVOUR OF YOUR RASPBERRY CAKE YOU GO TO FARE YOU TELL ME LIES AND THEN YOU CHARME WITH HARM YOU LET ME GO AND THEN YOU REACH ME BACK YOU AREN'T THERE WHEN I'M ON MY BACK YOU GET ME WRONG I WON'T BE BASED UPON DESPAIR AND I WON'T BE THERE ON MY CHAIR INSIDE OF JAIL OHHH DEAR YOU GET ME WRONG IT'S NOT THE END OF WHAT I'VE SEEN IT'S NOT THE END OF WHAT I'VE KNOWN IT'S NOT THE END OF WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR AND THERE'S A LITTLE JUNKEY MONKEY INSIDE MY HEAD AND IT'S TURNING MY HEAD AROUND MY HEAD IT'S TAKING ME A WHILE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS LITTLE JUNKEY MONKEY INSIDE MY HEAD IS EATING MY BRAINCELLS AND SELLS THEM AWAY JUST A LITTLE JUNKEY MONKEY ... LITTLE JUNKEY MONKEY YEEEAH IT'S JUST A LITTLE JUNKEY MONKEY … LITTLE JUNKEY MONKEY YEEAH YOU GET ME WRONGCAUSE I HAVE SEEN I HAVE SEEN WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR (4X) AND THERE'S A LITTLE JUNKEY MONKEY INSIDE MY HEAD AND IT'S TURNING MY HEAD AROUND MY HEAD IT'S TAKING ME A WHILE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS LITTLE JUNKEY MONKEY INSIDE MY HEAD IS EATING MY BRAINCELLS AND SELLS THEM AWAY WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO FARE TO UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO FARE TO BE AFRAID WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO FARE TO TURN YOUR HEAD AND THIS LITTLE JUNKEY MONKEY INSIDE MY HEAD IS WAISTING IT'S TIME IT'S TIME AWAY IT'S JUST A LITTLE JUNKEY MONKEY … LITTLE JUNKEY MONKEY YEEAH YOU'RE JUST A LITTLE JUNKEY MONKEY … LITTLE JUNKEY MONKEY YEEAH YOU GET ME WRONG CAUSE I HAVE SEEN I HAVE SEEN WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR YOU GET ME WRONG CAUSE I HAVE SEEN I HAVE SEEN
10.
Overcome 06:00
OVERCOME WE SHALL LIVE IN PEACE WE SHALL OVERCOME WE SHALL BE FORGIVEN BY THE ALMIGHTY ONE SOME PEOPLE RUN AWAY AND RUN AWAY IN CIRCLES SOME PEOPLE RUN JUST TO SEE THEM SMILE SOME PEOPLE RUN TO FIND ANOTHER WAY AND AS WE'RE TURNING WE FIND OUR CIRCLE IT'S WRITTEN IT'S FELT AND IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT WE CONCUR OURSELVES BY GIVING AND LETTING GO CAUSE WE ARE BEINGS AND BEEING IS OUR REFLECTION WE ARE REFLEXIONS OF ALL WHAT MEANS INTERACTION AND EVERY SEED WE SPREAD DEFINES OUR DESTINY WE'RE CREATORS OF OUR OWN REALITY AND IF WE FIND OURSELVES IN BALANCE WITH THIS TRUTH WE ARE FREE TO FLY WE SHALL LIVE IN PEACE WE SHALL OVERCOME WE SHALL BE FORGIVEN BY THE ALMIGHTY ONE (2X) ANOTHER WAY OF CRYING IS TO BE DENYING THAT THIS IS NOTHER WAR ANOTHER WAY OF LOOSING IS TO BE CONFUSING THAT THIS IS ANOTHER WAR ANOTHER WAY OF DYING IS TO BE DENYING THAT THIS IS ANOTHER WAR ANOTHER WAY OF TRYING IS TO REUNITE CAUSE THIS IS ANOTHER WAR AND EVERY SEED WE SPREAD DEFINES OUR DESTINY WE'RE CREATORS OF OUR OWN REALITY AND IF WE FIND OURSELVES IN BALANCE WITH THIS TRUTH WE ARE FREE TO FLY

about

Draska is taking a new direction with “Higher”. The new compositions, all written and composed by draska, are celebrating the n’Goni as the melting point of composing. Draskas voice becomes one with this 14 cord string instrument that presents itself at times barefaced, angry and despaired, at times smooth, relaxed and funky. With pedal effects such as Wah-Wah, Overdrive or Delays, Draska is adding colours to the wide range of harmonies produced by the natural sound
of the n’Goni.

“Higher” has been recorded by during a one year period in France and Burkina Faso and includes a lot of invited musicians.

It’s much rougher than Draskas previous releases.

On “Higher” you will find pumping rhythms and beats played with traditional African Instruments. There is a rich variety of background vocals arrangements in styles from around the world giving every song it’s colour.

“Higher is about personal Liberation, it’s about Feeling, Believing, Hoping and Fighting for internal freedom.”

credits

released May 1, 2015

ALL SONGS WRITTEN, COMPOSED, RECORDED, MIXED AND MASTERED BY DRASKA (DRASTARECORDS) 2012/13
IN TOULOUSE, FR AND BOBO DIOULASSO, BF


1 GLORIOUS SINNER
DRASKA: VOCALS, N'GONI, CALABASH, BASS, DUNDUN, TAMA, CALIMBA, OTHER PERCUSSION


2 HIGHER
DRASKA: VOCALS, N'GONI, CALABASH, BASS, DUNDUN, TAMA, OTHER PERCUSSION


3 TAKE MY SOUL
DRASKA: VOCALS, N'GONI, CALABASH, BASS, DUNDUN, TAMA, OTHER PERCUSSION


4 OVERCOME
DRASKA: VOCALS, N'GONI, BASS
TSETSE HELDER: CALABASH
DEMSI COULIBALY: DUNDUN


5 SHINING
DRASKA: VOCALS, N'GONI, BASS, DUN DUN
ABDOULAYE SERE: DUNDUN SOLO, MARACAS
MAMADOU DJABATÉ: BALAFON
BACARI KONATÉ: TAMA


6 PARADISE
DRASKA:VOCALS, N'GONI, BASS, DUN DUN
ABDOULAYE SERE: DUN DUN SOLO, PERCUSSION
BABA COULIBALY: BALAFON
MASU SANOU: BGRVOCALS
MATON DAO: BGRVOCALS


7 DRIVE ME CRAZY
DRASKA: VOCALS, N'GONI, BASS
TSETSE HELDER: CALABASH
DEMSI COULIBALY: DUNDUN
AWA DIARRA: VOCALS
BABA COULIBALY: BALAFON
JACKOTTE RECOLIN: VIOLIN



8 JUNKEY MONKEY
DRASKA: VOCALS, N'GONI
TSETSE HELDER: CALABASH, BGRVOCALS
RICHARD TAILLEFER: BASS
BEBE SANOU: KONGAS, BONGOS
JACKOTTE RECOLIN: VIOLIN
KADIDIA TRAORE: BGRVOCALS
BABA COULIBALY: BALAFON


9 A LITTLE BIT
DRASKA: VOCALS, N'GONI
TSETSE HELDER: CALABASH, BGRVOCALS
RICHARD TAILLEFER: BASS
BEBE SANOU: KONGAS, BONGOS
JACKOTTE RECOLIN: VIOLIN
KADIDIA TRAORE: BGRVOCALS
BABA COULIBALY: BALAFON

10 FUNERAL
DRASKA: VOCALS, N'GONI, DUNDUN, BASS
ABDOULAYE SERE: DUNDUN SOLO, PERCUSSION, BGRVOCALS
MASU SANOU: BGRVOCALS


11 ENCORE MIEUX
DRASKA: VOCALS, N'GONI
TSETSE HELDER: CALABASH
RICHARD TAILLEFER: BASS
BEBE SANOU: KONGAS, BONGOS
JACKOTTE RECOLIN: VIOLIN
KADIDIA TRAORE: BGRVOCALS
BABA COULIBALY: BALAFON


12 BREAK A LEG
DRASKA: VOCALS, N'GONI, BASS
TSETSE HELDER: CALABASH
DEMSI COULIBALY: DUNDUN
AWA DIARRA: VOCALS
BABA COULIBALY: BALAFON






DRASKA'S EFFECT PEDALBOARD:
DUNLOP JH-1
BOSS DD-7
BOSS GE-7
BOSS OD-3
BOSS-PS6
BOSS RC-300
tc electronics polytune



ALL SONGS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED
SUISA



BIG TANKS TO…

EVERYBODY SUPPORTING DRASKA AND IT'S COLLECTIVE, EVERYBODY MAKING THIS PROJECT LIVE AND GROW
FAMILY AND FRIENDS, SABINE HACHARD AND ART METISS, ALL MUSICIANS PARTICIPATING.

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draska Costa Rica

Driven by the force of cultural and musical diversity, Draska blends ancient traditions of West African with Western urban poetry.
Draskas compositions interplay with the richness of the n’Goni, by using pedal effects and altering it’s originally pentatonic scale.
His mellow at once bittersweet voice is melting with the n’Goni and exploring electrifying West African rhythms.
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