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Based on an Indian tonal framework for composing and improvisation called a 'raga'. This one, one of many, is named 'Shri'. "Just as the sweetness of sugar, treacle of candy [...] cannot be seperately described, [but] must be experienced for oneself" - King Nanyadeva of Mithila [1097 - 1147].

The second half of this tune is in a ska style - East-Indies meets West-Indies

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If you've never had a broken heart
I'd tell you but I don't know where to start
You're looking down the barrel of a gun
Who shoots you only when you think you've won
If you've never ever been in love before
I'd tell you but I'd open up the door
They treat you like they think you're really cool
You end up feeling like a broken fool

Hold tight, got my happy head on tonight
Mine's the universe in a perfect verse
Then we're laughing like the lovers do
Contain us, restrain us, we're troubadours to the core
Confound us and hound us, we are falling
Straight back down to the earth into the sound

If you're looking for the love in fellow man
Maybe you think it's gone down the pan
But don't you think when all is said and done
We're spinning like an eight ball 'round the sun
So dance my friend we may not have too long
Love it now for it may well be gone
Looking for the answers from above
Don't look now you know it must be love

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from Dancylvania, released January 1, 2010
Paul Ruddick

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The Baghdaddies Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

The Baghdaddies’ exuberant and rampant brand of world music is an exhilarating cocktail of Balkan melodies, ska and latin grooves and sizzling brass played with furious energy and theatrical humour, making them as unforgettable on stage as they are when performing as wandering brass troubadours. They take themselves incredibly seriously so you don’t have to… ... more

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