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Hi Folks ! First of all, I'd like to thank the artists who left comments on my banjo tracks. I appreciate them at least as much as the beautiful music and songs I listen to on the site. Beautiful things and wonderful discoveries! I'd also like to thank Ray for explaining how the posts work. There was no intention on my part to highlight my songs, on the contrary. So here, it's a song about an imaginary Indian Chief. Text in French and English below. Manitoba Drums Funk-rock '70 slow Bass, 908 Acoustic guitar, 3653 Nylon guitar, 3113 Mandole, 3155 Electric guitar, 869 Fiddle, 3381 Flute VST Vocals, Paul Good listening A l’entrée du grand tepee Les Indiens sont réunis Aujourd’hui, c’est le grand jour Manitoba est de retour Des guerriers peinturlurés A l’allure tout enfiévrée Viennent danser, autour du feu A la mémoire de leurs dieux C’est la danse du poteau sacré
Quand le tomahawk est déterré
On entend le martèlement des pas
Ceux de Manitoba
C’est le chant qui se mélange aux cris
Occultant la voix du grand Esprit
Y aurait-il un dernier combat ?
ManitobaDans le lit de la rivière Par un vieux chemin de pierres La vision des souvenirs Quelques victoires, quelques martyrs La fumée des calumets S’en irai à tout jamais Quelque part, vers d’autres lieux Vers des sommets victorieux ENGLISH VERSION At the entrance of the great teepee The Indians are gathered around Today is the grand day Manitoba is back in town Warriors with painted faces With fevered and fiery graces Come to dance around the fire Honoring gods they admire It’s the dance of the sacred pole
When the tomahawk takes its toll
You hear the pounding of the feet
The steps of Manitoba's beat
It’s the song that mingles with cries
Drowning out the Spirit’s guise
Could there be a final fight?
ManitobaIn the river’s bed below Along an ancient path of stone Visions of the days long gone Some victories, some passed on The smoke from peace pipes trails away Lost to us now, and here to stay Somewhere beyond, toward new domains To triumphant, lofty plains
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Agréable et bien chantée. Thanks also for the bilingual lyrics!
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Routou, Nice production and vox! In my mind there is a lack of prosody (i.e., the music and melody don't match the meaning of the lyrics); however, this can be for one of two reasons from my perspective: 1) I have a stereotype of how Indigenous Indian music sounds; or 2) it is sung in French which, although well done, does not equate to the American/Canadian Indian dialog. Again, this may be my stereotype of the indian language from watching too many John Wayne moves.
Overall, as I stated, this is a beautiful song and the vox are spot on.
Dewey
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Paul,
A very passionate vocal.
Nice use of BIAB.
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Paul, nice use of BiaB instruments and a nice mix. Vocals are very strong. Challenging topic for a non-native(?) songwriter for sure.
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Ok, in my opinion, this is a song about what it describes, not necessarily have to sound or be sang in a native tong, which on other hand, unless one understand the native dialect wouldn't know what it says. I think is very well resolved and yes, strong vocals.
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Mike B.
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Hi buddies !
I hope you are well. Thanks for the comments, they make my day. What a wonderful program BIAB is! I usually make my own arrangements but now I've gotten lazy and the result is something surprising so I'm simplifying my existence. Yes, the English text is just a free version that doesn't fit with the music. It's just to get an idea of the meaning and I'm sure that in native language it could be powerful. Keep producing beautiful music as you do. There's a real musical identity and overall a beautiful artistic richness. Thank you a thousand times over for your tracks.
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Paul,
Great song and a great vocal. Love the production and mix.
Excellent overall!
Bob
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Nice track, love the changes! Absolutely love your vocal, very passionate. I take it you are playing the flute part?
Nice to meet you on here and looking forward to hearing more.
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Paul, great vocal
Fantastic intro
Great backing tracks
super mix and arrangement
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WOw, special sounds, Paul. Great passion in the vocal and instruments seem to understand the need. Excellent mix. With all the cool stuff going on in it, it must have been difficult, but you were definitely up for the chalenge. Wonderful use of BiaB. I love how the song builds in intensity.
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Hi, Paul. Sounds good! I don't know French, but enjoyed hearing you sing. 
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You coaxed an excellent sound from those Real Tracks. A very good and impassioned vocal. I enjoyed listening to singing in a language other than English, so I could hear the emotion carry the meaning of the lyrics. Mix sounds perfect to me.
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We like the lyric as it reminded us of our reading about Tecumseh.
The lyric displayed a lot of good imagery.
And the vocals and the band are very good … as is the mix.
We enjoyed hearing the French too!
Well done.
J&B
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Paul. Nicely done. Very comfortable feeling. Strong vocal performance.
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