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Water Is Life

by Selan

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LYRICS (Written by Selan Lerner for Soul-On Music/ASCAP) Verse 1 Promises Have been broken and neglected Our message Is that water is life, water is life Peace to you And to all water protectors Our message Is that water is life, water is life Chorus 1 Here we are Standing up with nothing left to lose Here we are, we are one (Repeat 1x) ‘Cause water is life Verse 2 (same as Verse 1) Chorus 2 (same as Chorus 1) Water is life Spoken word The love of possession is a disease with them While the life my people want is a life of freedom You come here to tell us lies, but we don’t want to hear them for if we die……we must die defending our rights As individual fingers we can easily be broken, but all together we make one, strong, mighty fist The warrior, for us, is one who sacrifices himself for the good of others We must protect our land WATER IS LIFE. Chorus 3 Here we are Standing up with nothing left to lose Here we are, we are one (Repeat 3x) © 2017 Articon Records
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Accomplished musician, producer and recording artist Selan has released a charity single to raise money for Standing Rock. 100% of the net proceeds will go to the Standing Rock Legal Fund in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Keystone Pipeline.

PRESS RELEASE (June 7, 2017)

Award-winning musicians release a single to raise money for Standing Rock
Spurred by the NoDAPL movement, the song comes on the heels of multiple oil spills related to the pipeline

NEW YORK – A new, collaborative song released this week, “Water Is Life,” will raise money for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline and Keystone Pipeline. Both contentious development projects are a danger to Native American and First Nation communities, and a threat to clean drinking water.

“Although the hype and attention surrounding Standing Rock has died down in media reports, uncertainty and danger remain for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe,” said Selan, the lead musician and architect behind the project. “Since April of 2017 alone, over 100 gallons of crude oil have already leaked from the Dakota Access Pipeline.”

“Water Is Life,” a reference to the water protectors’ rallying cry mni wiconi, is a led by musician, producer, composer and musical director Selan, in collaboration with Raye Zaragoza, Bob Ludwig, and Georgia Middleman.

Selan has worked with artists such as Nile Rodgers, Adele, Stevie Wonder, Louie Vega, Kanye West, David Byrne, and Alejandro Sanz. His work as a musician is deeply rooted in activism, and he was inspired to stand by the Water Protectors to defend that which is most sacred to sustaining life: water.

“The Water Protectors displayed incredible bravery and resilience, which has cemented their legacy as true defenders of what is right, just and humane,” Selan said. “They inspired thousands to join in on the fight on the ground, as well as motivating millions around the world to fight against corporate greed and protect natural resources – but it’s not over yet.

“This immoral and evil behavior must come to an end by any means necessary.”

You can listen to the song here: soundcloud.com/selan/water-is-life-feat-raye-zaragoza

You can download the song here: selan.bandcamp.com/album/water-is-life


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About the Artists

Raye is a lead vocalist on “Water Is Life”
Raye Zaragoza is a singer-songwriter and activist whose passion for activism inspired her to compose “In The River”, a protest anthem in opposition to the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. “In the River” was awarded an Honesty Oscar for Best Activist Anthem and placed in Paste Magazine’s list of Modern Day Protest Songs. Zaragoza’s Native American (O’odham), Mexican, Taiwanese and Japanese descent forms the foundation of the basis for her activism.

Bob is the Mastering Engineer for “Water Is Life”
Bob Ludwig is a living legend. As Mastering Engineer, he is a 10-time Grammy winner, 2-time Latin Grammy, Les Paul Award and 18-time TEC Award winner. His mastering credits are extensive, and include albums for many major classic artists, such as the Kronos Quartet, Steve Reich and rock acts, including Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Phish, Megadeth, Metallica, Gloria Estefan, Nirvana, The Strokes, Queen, U2, Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Simple Minds, Bryan Ferry, Tori Amos, Bonnie Raitt, Beck, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, the Bee Gees, Madonna, Supertramp, Will Ackerman, Pet Shop Boys, Radiohead, Elton John, Disney’s “Frozen” soundtrack and Daft Punk to name a few.

Georgia is on acoustic guitar for “Water Is Life”
Georgia Middleman is an award-winning Nashville songwriter who has had songs recorded by Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Joe Nichols, Martina McBride, Sheila E., Radney Foster, Maia Sharp and many others. Georgia has recorded three solo cds and when she’s not performing solo, she’s performing as half of Middleman Burr along with her husband Gary Burr and as one-third of the trio Blue Sky Riders along with Gary Burr and Kenny Loggins. Georgia was a featured artist for a Standing Rock benefit show in Boulder, Colorado on Nov. 20, 2016.

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released June 5, 2017

CREDITS
(S. Lerner) Soul-On Music/ASCAP

Written, composed, produced and performed by Selan

Lead and background vocals, spoken word, keyboards and drum programming: Selan
Lead and additional background vocals: Raye Zaragoza
Guitar: Georgia Middleman
Mixed by: Corey Tunnessen
Mastered by: Bob Ludwig

The spoken word lyrics were assembled from excerpts of quotes from Sitting Bull, a Native American legend and warrior.

Original artwork: Hailey Gaiser
Graphic design: Elena Cronin

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Selan New York, New York

An in-demand keyboardist/producer/songwriter/Musical Director for Nile Rodgers, Adele, Stevie Wonder, Alejandro Sanz, Sting, Bono, Louie Vega, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, DJ Spinna, Rihanna, Ashanti, Toni Braxton, Roy Ayers,
Roberta Flack and many others.

His latest self-produced album, “The Future” was released on Pi Day, March 14, 2016.
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