The Bant Singh Project, by Word Sound Power

The Bant Singh Project

by Word Sound Power

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Juan Doe Soundtrack to a very inspiring short film. An amazing fusion of electronica, hip hop, dancehall, and social-political Punjabi music. Highly recommend watching the short film on the youtubes. Favorite track: 03 - Modern Dayz Slavery (Bant Singh, Delhi Sultanate, Chris McGuinness).

Team Oktopus Powerful, encouraging and, on top of that, bouncy. Favorite track: 02 - Intifada - Shaheedanwali Manzil (Bant Singh, Delhi Sultanate, Chris McGuinness).

Jez Collins Incredibly powerful political music from India, the story of Bant is amazing and inspiring. You should check it out. Favorite track: 01 - Comrades (Bant Singh, Delhi Sultanate, Chris McGuinness).

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1.	01 - Comrades (Bant Singh, Delhi Sultanate, Chris McGuinness) 04:06	lyrics	buy track
Bant Singh: Comrade Rana held their arm (gave them strength) and they reached a great (powerful) place Another comrade was standing at the crossroads, awakening the farmers Comrade Rana held their arm (gave them strength) and they reached a great (powerful) place Another comrade was standing at the crossroads, awakening the farmers He was performing his duties (or doing his job) in the morning and “taking classes” at night (spreading awareness amongst people regarding inequality) Sucha Singh Soorma was a great Hero, who hailed from village Samaon. Another Lion King was born after him and his name was Hakam Singh Samaon Together they had everyone’s attention, they had shaken the centre (government) in Delhi As long as people live, their names will be counted amongst legends Oh comrades… Delhi Sultanate: buss di clips – load dem up again IED – explode dem up again unify the youths – block road dem up again wa da da deng wa da da deng wa da da deng wa da da deng reality we just sing songs gather ina mi yard at night and drink rum wake up in the morning hustle for income nuff farmerman a turn hurry-go-bring-come still di youths a pray for a righteous kingdom nuff tribal youths a turn hurry-go-bring-come nuff youthman a turn hurry-go-bring-come come c c c c c come come well Indian multitudes – weh a live for servitude seek the truth and we nah stay mute government them all a loot and shoot act like crackers in a safari suit how many souls di whola dem enslave how many countries dem done invade dem come and dig dem owna grave dem crushed deh by dem owna weight babylone come – dema use us like slaves how many souls di whola dem enslave how many countries dem done invade dem come and dig dem owna grave dem crushed deh by dem owna weight babylone come – dema use us like slaves New Delhi – Punjab Jabbar New York Brooklyn – in your area This is Delhi Sultanate Chris McGuiness and Comrade Bant Singh – in your area Word, Sound & Power in your area
2.	02 - Intifada - Shaheedanwali Manzil (Bant Singh, Delhi Sultanate, Chris McGuinness) 03:04	lyrics	buy track
Bant Singh: I am here, I am here with the voice of the people We have seen your misdeeds everywhere Our destination is the street where martyrs dwell X 2 The challenge that’s been presented by God himself Delhi Sultanate: CRPF coulda rape your daughter Nuff youths wear the balaclava Reverse the pressure and unleash the lava Who made Kashmir look like gaza? It’s a intifada Checkposts deh pan di border Encounter killers like D G Vanzara Nuff youths dem turn into martyrs Dem type of things deh get out of order Need real change not just like Obama Black skin – white mask like Frants Fannon To all my real strugglers on the corner To all my real hustlers on the corner To all my real sufferers on the corner To all my real strugglers on the corner 200,000 suicidal farmer Bant Singh: We have been blessed by Baba Booja Sher Fluttring red flag, we have seen your misdeeds Our destination is the street where martyrs dwell X 2 Delhi Sultanate: But dem still a pay lip service IAS officers dem embezzle the surplus Dem a play us like clowns deh ina dem circus Di whole a dem a pimps and murderers Dem a elected pimps and murderers In the city it’s a democracy Out a country it a police state Bam bam – police and soldiers have bomb bomb Some farmer man dem have bam bam Revolutionaries have bam bam RDX that’s a bam bam IED that’s a bam bam Break up the city with bam bam Shatter dem dreams with bam bam Bam bam what a bam bam Bant Singh: The challenge that’s been presented by God himself We will get the working class their due rights Yes we will, yes we will Long live CPIML! Lon live the proletariat spirit!
3.	03 - Modern Dayz Slavery (Bant Singh, Delhi Sultanate, Chris McGuinness) 03:18	lyrics	buy track
Delhi Sultanate: living in these modern days again Modern day Indians we behave like slaves again Sometimes I wish I could bring it back to way back when 1857 – make fists raise again Delhi Sultanate alongside Bant On the riddim man ah get militant How long dem keep my people ignorant Cyan you see corruption a rampant How much money dem have ina swiss bank How much money dem have ina swiss bank Dancehall a di people dem tink tank Music a di people dem tink tank Cuz one day dema make di shotgun pump Cuz one day dem a mek di shotgun pump Bant Singh: Those who (Government) made false promises are now trembling The will to tell the truth has awakened across the nation x 2 Workers jammed the railway tracks, stopping American goods from coming in …Russia got worried too The American economy is shattered and it is losing wars everywhere The will to tell the truth has awakened across the nation Delhi Sultanate: Chidambaram has money ina swiss bank Sharad Pawar has money in a swiss bank All bigger heads have money ina swiss bank Make the shotgun pump The gun them buss Rougher than rough Suffer in silence – news never cover you much Cuz dem love violence now we’re ina news flash Now prime minister a say insurgency must crush And so its encounter killing And nuff ina hand cuff Nuff leader madden madden ina god rush And GK man dem live posher than posh The flipside of capitalist life style Bant Singh: Roads are flooded with homeless, hungry people Raising their flags to fight against injustice People everywhere are revolting against capitalists who are hungry for money The will to tell the truth has awakened across the nation x 2 Workers have been demanding their rights from the electricity board In their anger, they cut the wires and destroyed the poles Traders of the dark (corporate sector and corrupt government) are neglecting the rights of the poor Youths dem dead again dead again Gunshot dem ina head again head again And the earth run red again red again Try work dem daily bread again bread again Delhi Sultanate alongside Bant On the riddim man ah get militant How long dem keep my people ignorant Raketeer and corruption a rampant Chidambaram money ina swiss bank Sharad Pawar money ina swiss bank All bigger heads money ina swiss bank One day we’ll make the shotgun pump
4.	04 - Into the Fire (Bant Singh, Delhi Sultanate, Chris McGuinness) 03:17	lyrics	buy track
Bant Singh: And even if our roots die …oh comrades We will sacrifice our lives in the fire Delhi Sultanate: Fire fire fire fire Check the fire that my brother Bant Singh bring Fire ago bon dem colonial thinking Youths must wake up Nah have no inkling Sell out life we’re on the brink of extinction Like titanic Babylon ship sinking Big leaders dem all big ina pimping Tata company big ina pimping Man like Sharad Pawar dem a di kingpin Money ago mek.. justa chi ching ching Plus in New Delhi dem in love with the bling bling Check the conditions that my people living in Drink dirty water and dem food keep shrinking Plus some Dalit youth still face lynching From Chiapas to Chattigarh youths start linking Whether lose lose or whether dead ina win win dem a raisw di sin thing with the glocks dem glinting yow Bant Singh: Those who suck the blood of the working class Will have their false egos smashed and destroyed The masses have set out with their resolve Delhi Sultanate: The banks spend your money and reimburse their purse I wonder how dem ago reimburse the earth Reimburse kids who go head first dead in the hearse Ak- 47 shoot lead up in bursts Blood stain dark red on our shirts Hunger is bad but thirst is worst Dem dutty imperialist curse dem birth Cuz dem mash up di earth cuz dem mash up di earth Youthman have to observe and search We have to find what life really worth Youthman have to observe and search Cuz we defend wi turf cuz we defend wi turf Fire fire fire Bant Singh: And even if our roots die …oh comrades We will sacrifice our lives in the fire
5.	05 - DuBSingh (Bant Singh, Delhi Sultanate, Samrat B) 04:55	info	buy track
6.	Into the Fire DR DAS remix (free) 03:09		download
7.	Modern Dayz Slavery SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM remix (free) 04:11		download
8.	Into the Fire DUBBLESTANDART remix (free) 05:30		download
9.	Modern Dayz Slavery NUCLEYA remix (free) 04:10		download

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★ Word, Sound, Power ★ An attempt to showcase the legendary Dalit icon Bant Singh and his songs of rebellion, inter-caste violence and equality. Bant Singh from Jabbhar Village in Punjab is a legendary singer and activist of Mazdoor Mukti Morcha. In 2006 he was attacked by a gang of upper caste men, beaten with iron rods and left for dead. His arms and legs have been amputated but his tongue remains an effective tool to voice the plight of his comrades. The Bant Singh Project is a brave collaboration covering wide uncharted areas of music and socially harking themes - the mashed up Indian electronic sounds of Chris McGuinness and the politically charged flow of Delhi Sultanate attempt to spread the message to the digital masses via dancehall, dub, and poetry.

The project culminates in a short film shot in Jabbhar Village - filmed on location, by photographer Lakshman Anand, directed by Samrat Bee and edited by Loco Farm for New Delhi Films. The film critically examines the need for voices of dissent in todays capitalized urban society. Also a deeper look into Bant Singhs background, his lyrical inspirations, 20 years of the unsung Dalit struggle in Punjab. The Bant Singh Project uses music, film and lyricism to represent socially relevant issues which transcend language and place.

Watch the film here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiQSwzFy7l0

The album is freely available or for whatever one wishes to pay. All sales will be reinvested into CD manufacturing and distribution in rural Punjab, India.

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released January 1, 2011

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Word Sound Power: The Bant Singh Project

Release Date: January 1st, 2011.

Recorded in Jhabbar, Punjab, India in June 2010.
Lyrics by Bant Singh and Delhi Sultanate.
Tracks 1, 2, 3, and 4. produced by Chris McGuinness.
Track 5 produced by Audio Pervert.
Tracks 2 and 3 mastered by Dietrich Schoenneman.
Liner notes by Delhi Sultanate.
Punjabi – English translations by Simar Puneet.

Thanks to Bant Singh’s family and friends in Jhabbar/Mansa for their generous assistance and hospitality.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Copyright 2011 Word Sound and Power.

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