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Donna the Buffalo: Working On That

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https://www.donnathebuffalo.com Roots-music troubadours Donna the Buffalo are excited to release a music video for the song "Working On That" written by DtB co-founder Jeb Puryear for their new album Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday. Donna the Buffalo has been making socially conscious music for the last 25 years. Of this song, Puryear states, "There is a growing cross section of good people, crossing all lines of race, border, religion and economics that will triumph. Their triumph will have no loser, for the victory is peace." Directed by Craig Aspen, of The Believers, "Working On That" by Donna the Buffalo features world champion hoop dancer Moontee Sinquah and his sons Sampson and Scott and was filmed in Nashville, TN and Trumansburg, NY. Though the hoop dance is a story-telling dance, it serves more than an entertainment purpose. The hoops themselves (which are hand-made by the artists themselves out of thin piping and colorful tape and r …...more
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Donna the Buffalo: Working On That
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2013Nov 20
https://www.donnathebuffalo.com Roots-music troubadours Donna the Buffalo are excited to release a music video for the song "Working On That" written by DtB co-founder Jeb Puryear for their new album Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday. Donna the Buffalo has been making socially conscious music for the last 25 years. Of this song, Puryear states, "There is a growing cross section of good people, crossing all lines of race, border, religion and economics that will triumph. Their triumph will have no loser, for the victory is peace." Directed by Craig Aspen, of The Believers, "Working On That" by Donna the Buffalo features world champion hoop dancer Moontee Sinquah and his sons Sampson and Scott and was filmed in Nashville, TN and Trumansburg, NY. Though the hoop dance is a story-telling dance, it serves more than an entertainment purpose. The hoops themselves (which are hand-made by the artists themselves out of thin piping and colorful tape and ribbons) symbolize the great circle of life, an important concept in most Native American traditions, and most earth-based religious traditions around the world. The hoop dance is also a dance of healing, and is believed to have originated with medicine men, who would pass the hoops over a patient to identify a disease, and then pass them over themselves to cure it. "Working On That" is their second video from, Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday [Sugar Hill Records], which is the group's 10th studio album and proves the band as a consistent steward of Americana music, with their signature sound of traditional mountain music infused with elements of Cajun, rock, folk, reggae and country in an eclectic and extraordinary melting pot of such. Donna the Buffalo is founding members and songwriter-vocalists Jeb Puryear (vocals, guitar) and Tara Nevins (vocals, guitar, fiddle, accordion, scrubboard) along with David McCracken (Hammond organ, clavinet), Kyle Spark (bass) and Mark Raudabaugh (drums). Working On That Lyrics Lyrics By: Jeb Puryear Music By: Jeb Puryear Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday (2013) Debut 7/4/10 Lately I've been feeling low Thinking there's no way to go Change the world from how it seems To the vision of our dreams Rivers of history flow with human misery You can hear the angels cry Spirits tips slave ships Throwing Christians to the lions Sense of grace came our way Saying I should take this day Listen to the light Let our beings fill with light When you dance all of the good can never be undone To overcome all that has gone wrong Don't get down Get up We're working on that, we're working on that Into the future and out of the past We're working on that, we're working on that Until all God's children are free at last Yeah, we're working on that, we're working on that No matter the shade of your skin or the shape of your hat We're working on that, we're working on that Until peace, love and justice covers the map We're working on that, we're working on that We're not nearly done Lord knows we're working on that In the face of more bad news Seems to be no time to lose The earth is shaking And the seas are on the rise Grab your tools, shoes and task We're the ones that will have to ask A love strong soul brigade There's a difference to be made I'd like to thank the green earth And the mystic breeze The heavens above and all the great people we meet

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