ABD AL MALIK
I listened to this again after years and was spellbound, Abd Al Malik’s incredible ‘Gibraltar’ — for all you non-French speakers…the lyrics….astound…:: the story of a young black man’s dervish-trance into self-realisation in a bar in Gibraltar and turning back to go back across that sea that leads to Africa’s coast….Here’s a taste….
On the straits of the Gibraltar there is a young black man who comes to life,who sings, who says at last “I LOVE YOU” to this life
Like this dancing sun, they want to soak up stars and tear off this fear which veils them
On the straights of Gibraltar there is a young black man who is no longer a slave, who cries out like the brave, even death can no longer hold him back…
♥ Jessica