Economical Crisis – Jon Moon, Crosby & Azania Band
The global “Economical Crisis”, exacerbated by the corona virus pandemic, is keeping the world in suspense. Although conditions differ from region to region, the uncertainty is palpable from Berlin to Cape Town, from Rio to Tehran.
In the spring of this year, the young Berlin artist Jon Moon, his Cape Town colleague Crosby Bolani and the legendary South African Azania Band came together to begin working on a new song, but after the first studio session, South Africa went into lockdown. Jon Moon had to go back to Germany and the team was left with half a song. But, despite the distance and the restrictions, a song was finally produced that tries to observe and deal with exactly this situation. Of course the (economic) problems of this world are very complex and diverse, but they influence each other and are ultimately interrelated. The fight against ISIS in the Middle East (“Inna di Middle East dem fight agains ISIS”) affects oil prices worldwide, which has a direct impact on transport in a country like South Africa. Just as food prices parallel rising unemployment and loss of opportunity (“Mr. Babylon increase the food prices”). And in the end, once again, the poorer lose, while large, global companies are making ever greater profits during (or perhaps as a result of?) the corona crisis. “Economical Crisis”, a serious and energetic song, tries to draw attention to this. But again, Moon does not lose sight of hope: “But Babylon shall fade away, because we will never go away!”“Economical Crisis” was published digitally on November 20th by Yutman Records and is available on all online stores.
Title: Economical Crisis
Artists: Jon Moon Ft. Crosby and Azania Band
Produced by: Jon Moon
Mix & master: Jon Moon & Ganjaman
Genre: Reggae
Release: November 2020
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Lyrics
Yes I! From Berlin to Cape Town
Zaga-zaga-zaizaizai
Crosby – Big up man like Jon Moon, Azania Band –
you no see it We are in a world economical crisis (Serious ting a gwaan, you know?)
Mister Babylon increase the food prices (Wha dem a do? – Oh Lord!)
We are in a world economical crisis
Inna di Middle East dem fight against ISIS
Mister Babylon increase the food prices
But none a dem can change the way the sun rises
You could be black or white, yellow or brown
They talk ’bout a pandemic and enforce a lockdown
5G towers they install wide around
They deprive we from we liberty, they take man for a clown
While the deaths they a pile up the interest grows bigger
We nah want resort to violence, we nah want to pull no trigger
Marcus Garvey did a teach we ’bout self-reliance
So we have to beat the shitstem like David slew Goliath
Still too many people without any hope
Left in desperation all around the globe
But Babylon shall fade away, yeh
Cah we will never go away, anyway
Way too many people without any hope
Left in desperation all around the globe
But Babylon shall fade away, yeh
Cah we will never go away!
Can’t you see the system’s victory is based upon a history
Of misery and mystery, of lies and inequality?
And over the past centuries
Babylon master the trickery
De whole a dem so slippery, like fish the smell a go stick with me
When covid now come pon the scene it’s not a big surprise to me
To see that while the poor loose all the rich get richer instantly
Switch the switch up, make we see, leave behind your Insta-feed
For still the picture stick with me how
Samson slew the Philistines
Still the picture stick with me how
Samson slew the Philistines
We are in a world economical crisis Inna di Middle East
dem fight against ISIS Mister
Babylon increase the food prices
But none a dem can change the way the sun rises
We are in a world economical crisis
Inna di Middle East dem fight against ISIS
Mister Babylon increase the food prices
But none a dem can change the way the sun rises, no!
Still too many people without any hope
Left in desperation all around the globe
But Babylon shall fade away, yeh
Cah we will never go away, anyway
Way too many people without any hope
Left in desperation all around the globe
But Babylon shall fade away, yeh Cah we will never go away!
Big up Azania Band!
Economical Crisis, still we give Ises!
We are in a world economical crisis
Inna di Middle East dem fight against ISIS
Mister Babylon increase the food prices
But none a dem can change the way the sun rises
We are in a world economical crisis
Inna di Middle East dem fight against ISIS
Mister Babylon increase the food prices
But none a dem can change the way the sun rises, no