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‘Brotherhood
of Man’
sung by George Rampersad
composed by George Rampersad
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“Brotherhood of Man”
George Rampersad
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“Brotherhood of Man”
George Rampersad
Provided with the expressed permission of the composer(s)
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LYRICSVerse 1
Tribes and nations far across the seas
Brought together in the West Indies
In the heat and fire of the plantation
We created a unique nation
The African and the Asian continent
Actors in history met by accident
In a common struggle standing side by side
With no room to run and no place to hide
Chorus
Hand in hand, we walk this land
One united people, Brotherhood of man
Yes hand in hand, let’s walk this land
Caribbean man and woman
Brotherhood of man
Verse 2
Carib, Lebanese, Chinese and Syrian
Spanish, Portuguese, French and Englishman
From this melting pot a culture would grow
Chutney, soca, reggae, zouk and calypso
Different culture, different people, different place
Different religion, different language, different race
When we unite and when we believe
We can aspire and we can achieve
Chorus
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Verse 3
As with any
country when people unite
Against what is wrong they can make
it tight
Yes we might have crime and
mismanagement
Incompetent leaders and poor
government
But don’t be discouraged by what
people say
We have the ability we will find a
way
Even though we’re small I know we
are strong
Like a little bird that sings a
mighty song
Chorus
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Verse 4
Now as a people we have to move on
Ensure a
better life for those yet unborn
We are all related universally
Child of
Allah, God and Krishna, cosmic family
So to those leaders who oppress,
deceive and divide
It is up to you, you got to decide
Because the women
and the men of the Caribbean
We have always known and we have shown we
can
Chorus
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George Rampersad
George Rampersad was born in Tunapuna, Trinidad. He attended Tunapuna Presbyterian School and St. Mary’s College and worked at BWIA, Trinidad as an aircraft mechanic from 1976 to 1984.
He played pan with Starland Steel Orchestra, Tunapuna – 1975 to 1978. A founding member of Tunapuna all Stars Steel Orchestra in 1978, he also played with and arranged music for Tunapuna All Stars from 1978 to 1984. He also played with Hummingbirds Pan Groove, St. James at Panorama 1980 to 1983.
He migrated to Denmark in 1984 and taught pan in music schools, youth clubs and adult evening classes in the cities of Odense and Aarhus, Denmark. Rampersad founded Denmark All Stars in the city of Aarhus and arranged the music for the 1st European Steelpan Festival in Paris, France, in 2000.
As player/arranger with Sweet Pans, he’s
toured Manchester, England. He co-arranged with composer Jens Winther
(Denmark) in a joint performance with Sweet Pans and Aalborg Symphony
Orchestra in the 1200th anniversary celebrations of the city
of Aalborg.
Rampersad has had performances with singer/composer Roy Pascal (Trinidad)
and the On Purpose (Soca) at the Festival d’Africussion (Berlin, Germany),
Roskilde Festival, Copenhagen Karneval, (Denmark) and Falkenberg (Sweden).
Other performances have been with: guitarist Rikki Illilonga (Zambia),
the band Ridim Roots (Afrobeat), singer Marvin Bankston (USA) and the
band Third World Connection (Funk & Soul).
TV appearances: TTT Trinidad, DR1, Channel DK4 and TV 2 (Denmark).
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