I must say I will start this journal with a note I received from one of the promoter of Jazz Fest. This note was send to Sonia.”I trust you had a lovely time in Louisiana last weekend. We were all truly blessed by the healing vibe Burning Spear brought our city thank you, peace”. I Burning Spear was bless by the healing vibes of both Jazz Fest and Festival International De Louisiane. Jah kept the rain away for I man performance. To quote one lady “Burning Spear the people of Louisiana did their African chant to keep the rain away for you it work”. I say Jah is Real, and he is I man driver.
As you all must know by now I man when to NARM a music convention in San Francisco,CA, the moment the word got out that Sonia and I would attend this convention they start to email and telephone all whom they could to find out information, yes they pump up the so call heat.
Sonia and I joke if they could have prevent the plane from carrying us they would. We make sure not to response to all the attention they was giving us, and most of all we didn’t discuss our game plan with anyone. Wow what a favor they did us by giving us so much attention ahead of time everyone wanted to meet Sonia they have heard so much about her base on post on website and from email and wanted to see this Sonia that was willing to stand up to so many to protect the rights of Burning Spear.
NARM is all about music and these people love music and not drama, and most of all they all work at some record label or the other so they know the dirty tricks that was going on. And was happy to see us at NARM to represent our record label this was the first time any reggae artist every represent himself at NARM. We made history and everyone wanted to be a part of this history.
by attending NARM we show the music industry that we were serious about our desire to be free musically and was not worried if they choose not to work with us base on he say she say we were not going to change our mine and was sticking to our plan. Most of all we wanted to learn the distribution side of the music. As you all know education is the key. By being honest and spoke from our heart it works for us. In your day to day life don’t worry yourselves over what other will do against you, let them because in the end they will end up destroying themselves.
Sometime Sonia and I are so amaze at how thing just work out for us that why I name the new CD Jah Is Real. The race is never for the swift but the smart for the one that know himself as a winner, I can feel from within myself as a winner the, first winner must be I. Most people are chasing riches to be happy and they will do whatever it take to get money and power ,I man is chasing health and true happiness that can only come from the Creator. Jah have always provide all I need to survive. Have you ever notice how people can build fear in order to gain control of you and me if we allow them. Let ask ourselves what is fear?
I say fear is ego base and don’t exist unless you create it in your mind, never let fear enter your thought for one moment. and if it does because we are all human being just relax and light a sage or incense and meditate until the fear is gone, my friends I have feel your love for I man and at times I am truly humble Jah send each and every one of you to protect the old Rastaman. I want to motivate you just as you have motivate me from 1969 until this time. I want to hold your hands in my hands and say to you no matter what you are feeling right now don’t worry yourselves.
Accept right where you are at this moment in time if its good accept it and if it what we consider bad let work on changing it. Come up with a plan for your life that will bring you only happiness. My way is long and the road is foggy foggy so Jah is I and I eyes sight. Yes Jah have brighten my vision so I can see from a distance. Don’t look back on your loses now, you and I will gain more than we have lost. Free yourself from any form of addiction, don’t attach yourself to any crutches.
I always love going to Jamaica to hear the sound the birds make and to see the star in the sky at night that never tell any lies. I have found my path where the sea meets the river one hot and one cold. Yet they flow into each other. Let me take you for a ride down Negril where true love can abide.
Love the word love it means so much, let imagine that we are love and look over yonder to the sea meeting the river washing away all our fear.
Yes Jah is Real One love peace, and remember the silent sign. You can learn more by being silent than talking too much.
