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NUIT BLANCHE - ALBUM

by Roots Raid Ft. Cookah & Likkle Ferguson

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we calling the universe we calling the universe we calling the universe we calling the universe blue like venus red like mars a colliding comet of its finest art cold like the moon hot like the stars ouh them shine me say deh in the dark through a black hole well we passing through through a black hole oh well we passing through oh well me float and bubble through the cosmos yes me a do it hum hum me must trust the sign them when me come to the cross if not the star ship might get set off course we calling the universe eh oh we calling the universe wow oh we calling the universe man tell them a thing tell them a story man a gliding riding through the galaxy met up with the one ET him bike him lend me that a parallel thing that tell them again that a parallel thing that repeat and sing that a parallel thing that oh what we tell them now well we passing through blue like venus red like mars a colliding comet of its finest art cold like the moon hot like the stars ouh them shine me say deh in the dark through a black hole well we passing through through a black hole oh well we passing through through a black hole passing through through a black hole oh well we passing through through a black hole well we passing through through a black passing through at midnight at the speed of light watch me glide watch me ride at midnight at the speed of light watch me glide watch me ride through a black hole well we passing through through a black well we passing through through a black hole well we passing through through a black
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Dont come too quick before it begins Since you in Stand firm on your feet Nuit blanche, a steeples night Nuit blanche, a steeples night (Soundboy) Nuit blanche, it could lead you to a fight Nuit blanche, a steeples night Nuit blanche, come and shout out Nuit blanche, it could lead you to a fight, cuz Send you home and Bruch your teeth and Sleep in a cradle man start selling sand so A sleepless night where you hold on the vibe Nuit blanche, a sleeples night Nuit blanche, come and shout out Nuit blanche, a steeples night Nuit blanche, it could lead you to a fight, cuz Nuit blanche, a sleeples night Call me the sand seller That’s why me chant Nuit blanche, a sleepless night We nah kill sound for money We nah kill sound for glory The only reason for we to dust a soundly out of the dance Is to spread enough romance Nuit blanche, a steeples night Nuit blanche, a steeples night (Soundboy) Nuit blanche, it could lead you to a fight Andy cook representing for the roots raid family and ting
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Virus pollution in my spirit My mood they crush They break it Virus pollution in my spirit My mood they crush They break it In this ya lovely day I wish the cold wind in winter Chase it off my way Virus pollution in my spirit My mood they crush They break it Virus … spirit … break it Virus… pollution Virus pollution in my spirit My mood they crush … break it
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rooty cowboy use to be a kid but now he is a man he’s got the trick in light he stands and he won’t forget now he can understand and he knows it me remember when me was a youngster the likkle rooty cowboy horseback rider using the sun fi the time and guiding star i-man was riding west on a adventure i was searching for a pot of gold and silver seeking between the lines in every chapter until me bump into a strange encounter oh rightcha know jan man it was an indian rasta rooty cowboy use to be a kid but now he is a man he’s got the trick in light he stands and he won’t forget now he can understand and he knows it him teach me bout the solar system and nature teach me bout the fauna teach me bout the flora bout the 4 elements which hold the power which air and fire me say earth and water tell mi fi respect the elder respect the fada respect the mada ya brother and sista respect the one and other respect the color respect every man respect the indian rasta COOKAH rooty cowboy use to be a kid but now he is a man he’s got the trick in light he stands and he won’t forget now he can understand and he knows it hop off my horse just like a cowboy enter the saloon order for a dry Rob Roy sight john wayne from the corner of my eye ask for a spliff as me buck on a boy him search him pockets take out some tin foil give me 3 buds of ganja and tell me fi enjoy but warn me fi keep it safe nah use it to spoil it is one of rarest and come from the purest of the soil well me pause for a second decide fi build one him cut me short and tell me fi cool down it not the right time fi the kind of ting man me put a way the geer and fling out question man tell me where the ting come from him tell bout a certain a spiritual indian living out in the wild with him tribe and him woman and he only know oh where the ting come from and he only know oh where the ting come from and he only know oh where the ting come from and he only know oh where the ting come from
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We make the temperature rise again (rise again) temperature rise again Same shit different day We make the temperature rise again (rise again) Bringing out we vibes and spirit Roots raid take you to the moon We even have a shipping address Come ‘bot I lead the way Make sure you’ve got your favorite space boots on Make sure you’ve got your favorite space boots Easy outa space over the milky way Forget it I lead the way Stay aware of the gap in the system That spacesuit looks like shit Must have found it second hand Same shit, different day Ladies and gentlemen Roots raid come your way Flashing some lighters, put down bad tempa Temperature rise again (rise again) Stay tuned communicate Down to earth I feel like a weird ape I used to take a pee In the cosmos (different day) Sorry for that I was Jetlagged Plus me nah use no plastic bag Stay clear in the dark space Same shit, different day We roll again Roots raid come your way Can’t guarantee your safety Respect those who passed away Keeping up the vibes and spirit Roots raid take you to the moon We even have a shipping address Make sure you’ve got your favorite space boots on Easy outa space over the milky way We make the temperature rise again (rise again)
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Who are you and who am I can the truth be guessed in the blink of an eye can it all come to a stop or can we make the tie will it really unravel and turn to the right side beca who is who and what is what who is good and who is corrupt who is safe and who is fucked who gets a legacy and who gets a buck who gets to pay and who gets to judge who gets to buy and who gets to rob who’s unemployed and who gets a job who gets to keep and who gets to swap if you want something you got to work it out Yea make up ya mind and talk it out loud Hey effort to the time and roll it out seize the moment without a doubt ca’ who? who am i i’m man with a lyric who am i i’m man with a lyric who am i i’m man with a lyric no bother question Iman a ask it who makes the biggest profit on the planet them ideas them take it and brake it come fi analyse it and pronounce it watch me ride it too many soundman them nah worth it who’s got the answers boy me a ask it who got a plan who can build it if you want to make it boy you have to risk it Who are you and who am I can the truth be guessed in the blink of an eye can it all come to a stop or can we make the tie will it really unravel and turn to the right side beca who is who and what is what who is good and who is corrupt who is safe and who is fucked who gets a legacy and who gets a buck who gets to pay and who gets to judge who gets to buy and who gets to rob who’s unemployed and who gets a job who gets to keep and who gets to swap if you want something you got to work it out Yea make up ya mind and talk it out loud Hey effort to the time and roll it out seize the moment without a doubt ca’ who?
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Everyman come out of Africa, Everyman come out of Africa Even the wickedest lawyer, even Rudolf and Santa From the slaves to the masters Nah forget Julius Caesar Me fi tell em say the black, the brown, the yellow, the white, The deaf and dumb and those paralyzed Well all around the globe, you see seh they fight Cookah Likkle ferguson we come pon the mic Everyman come out of Africa, Everyman come out of Africa Everyman come out of Africa, Everyman come out of Africa No exceptions, No exceptions for each and every one, for each and every one It was proven by a Swedish researcher Well a long long ago before they was a ruler Right now Jah man dem discover All the way down ina east Africa Got the richest Jew and the one Hitler Even Puttin and Obama, well we Talk about them tribes and ancestors follow me now The king and queens and all the prisoners The conquerers and native speakers Even the president and the prime minister Everyman come out of Africa, Everyman come out of Africa Even doctor Frankenstein and him own creature The most docile man and the christian preacher The student and the teacher The cattle and the slaughterer The coconut and the banana The i-tal stew and the hamburger The vikings and the Incas The Spanish conquistadors From the insect to the birds ya From the reptiles to the dinosaurs From the horse to the zebra From the cat to the tiger No exceptions, No exceptions for each and every one, for each and every one
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I’m on the road again i don’t know the next time i see you again I’m on the road again i don’t know the next time i see you again its a kiss to me darling and a cheers to my friends I’m on the road again i don’t know the next time i see you again me a di backpacker me a di navigator the hitch hiker the bumpy ride passenger living as a traveler is spectacular dem haffi know it coming from the mic wrangler the good vybz inhaler the adventure OH know bout the happy button activater when me whole up pon the thing that likkle center gwaan go lego the track and let me come bout iya because a born a freeman me nah have no boss me nah have no manager me nah have cost me nah have no gun caliber stricly the necessary fi make it through the calender oh know bout the fellow that a true conquerer cause me nah need no analyser me nah have no examiner i man have a operata i man have selecta and when dem come down dem eliminator sound system culture i-man watch and monitor I’m on the road again i don’t know the next time i see you again I’m on the road again i don’t know the next time i see you again its a kiss to me darling and a cheers to my friends I’m on the road again i don’t know the next time i see you again let it run-through mi mind and come catch a rush boy feel mi saliva build like mouth wash rhymes start flooding me mind my gosh sound man not crime but is dangerous cross the whole world and ting a traveler on a quest is what i mean me do it abroad and me do it a foreign everywhere we pass dem say the same ting oh jesus lord use a crazy likkle lad a youth like you sure know how fi get a forward a youth like you should have a busyness card a dj like you should have a hundred record who knows one day i might make the charts but rightcha know jan man my plain is about to deport to your familly and friends i send my regards and if me ever make it to cuba i will send them some cigars I’m on the road again i don’t know the next time i see you again I’m on the road again i don’t know the next time i see you again its a kiss to me darling and a cheers to my friends I’m on the road again i don’t know the next time i see you again I’m on the road again i don’t know the next time i see you again I’m on the road again i don’t know the next time i see you again its a kiss to me darling and a cheers to my friends I’m on the road again i don’t know the next time i see you again
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this girl this hottie from the ghetto watch she walking in slow mo yo the girl rock cream of the crop it’s like me in a dream but me can’t see moving to hot wearing a nice top wan interfere but she too sweet this hottie from the ghetto watch she walking in slow mo yo this hottie from the ghetto walking down the street can’t believe she sight me this hottie she amaze me hypnotize me oh my god i think she just sighted me watch me make me move and me do it swiftly stop worrying bout a structure stop worrying bout a plan chill for a moment uno fi chill for a second sit back down and relax talk to ya man me a whisper in ya ear and put you under my arm treat you like a queen and me was ya don a glass of wine and a romantic song feel we hearth pumping like the thumb of a gong ca ya know when you together the bond is strong this hottie from the ghetto watch she walking in slow mo yo this hottie from the ghetto watch she walking in slow mo yo the girl rock cream of the crop it’s like me in a dream but me can’t see moving to hot wearing a nice top wan interfere but she too sweet this hottie from the ghetto watch she walking in slow mo yo this hottie from the ghetto watch she walking in slow mo yo oh how its so sweet the way that she stroll down the street stare and watch a man a look and peep that the type of thing for what me really want seek but it nah come cheap you could beg and you could seek for you could ask eh you could wish for you could wonder you could hope eh you could expect it is a reflex oh what we tell them nah get no vex now me talk upon say the mic now yo eh what we tell them? uh what we tell them now yo eh what we tell them? uh this girl oh from the ghetto where she born and grow
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lordddd come down cookah and tell them man no coins tell them what jan jan come send me him nah send me no coin send me no coin well him nah send me no coin …. no way give me bills yeaaa bills bills bills jah jah give me bills bills bills bills he give me bills bills bills bills jan jan give me bills come gimme di euro and the peso and the dollar and the pound and di lira from Turkey and the krona from Iceland and di franc and the rupee and the yen out of Japan and the real from Brazil and the baht from Thailand who got the skills to give the chills the skills to give the thrills the skills to pay the bills and glide over the hills oohh tell them starr jah jah give me bills bills bills bills he give me bills bills bills bills jan jan give me bills give me the 5, the 10, the 20 and the 50 give me 100 shinny bills me want plenty the wallet in my pocket is always hungry no mater the stock market or the currency me tired of being broke and hungry me want take over the town take over the country me want take over the world take over the galaxy so come on Jah Jah make we plant a money tree jah jah give me bills bills bills bills he give me bills bills bills bills jan jan give me bills Just the other day at the outdoor venue The wind blew a bill out me jacket suit Me and me friend did wonder who it belongs to Tell em now man the 20 euros it is blue Me want the whole band and not just the guitare me want a private jet with coffee shop and mini bar me want luxury cars garments and cuban cigars models in peignoirs hotels with champagne and a caviar diner with the czar or Jean luc Godard a trip up to mars sipping some pinot noir repertoires filled with famous artist and superstars orchestras playing he greatest conservatoires jah jah give me bills bills bills bills he give me bills bills bills bills jan jan give me bills a dem a fall from the sky 1 time a dem a fall from the sky 2 times a dem a fall from the sky a dem a fall from the sky
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but there’s too many to mention too many of them remember , remember , remember some come from J.A and some come from UK one thing fi shure we love them in the same way you shoulda show your love shout out hip hip hurray when the dancehal a call and the vinyl a play you fi pay ya respect to those who’ve past away from wayne smiths to junior murvin and john wayne you fi play ya classic me say everyday ya gregory isaacs and bob marley but there’s too many to mention too many of them remember , remember , remember ya jacob miller ya john holt and dennis brown ya mickeal palmer and johnny osbourne ya greesnleeves ya technics and a studio one ya singles ya EP’s and LP album in case ya never know this ya likkle ferguson me born and grow as a music man me favorite hobbie is the rub a dub sound me listen to barry g and david rodigan but there’s too many to mention too many of them remember , remember , remember nah forget bout the man that a solo banton tenor fly topcoat and mr williamz 007 speng bond and demolition man mickeal prophet pato banton and joseph cotton see me tell dem general levy and a tippa irie dominick and also the one and only mister Y.T smiley culture king general Charlie p me a talk bout brother culture and troy berkley kenny knots pupa jim and misses soom t peter youthman junior roy and shanti d danman macky banton and parly b black out ja el fata and jah screechy but there’s too many to mention too many of them remember , remember , remember a millie small song like boy lollipop a barrington levy with prison oval rock a police in helicopter from john holt a fuzzy jones introduction that just can’ flop nice it up with a peter tosh uno fi legalize it play we dangerous cut from a garnet silt like back in the days when you coulda hear it on cassette hear the selecta mix it up deh pon him mixing desk ca’ flash and a fling we nah never hesitate come make we dance till a morning and clash with dubplate but there’s too many to mention too many of them remember , remember , remember come let we tell them about the old timers the good old times the classic deh ya well them rest upon me mind come let we tell them about the old timers the good old times the classic deh ya well them rest upon me mind you should a free buju and send him to jam rock let him record a tune and create a road block buss a eek a mouse gimmick and get a pull up say a bounty killer lyrics fi get them guns up daddy tar make the girls dem pop off red dragon pon the riddin tell them fi ease off shabba’s wicked in a bed i say the bullet can’t stop shinehead is blessed cause him know how fi chat the old timers the good old times the classic deh ya well them rest upon me mind the old timers the good old times the classic deh ya well them rest upon me mind
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Man an woman of full age, no limitation due to race Have the right to marry And found a family Everyone has a right to work with favorable conditions Everyone without discrimination Kick down the fence, lord know We haffi kick down them fence, lord know Kick down the fence, lord know If it’s a self defense Everyone has the right to live And choose him destiny Still, some a gem can’t travel over seas Everyone a world citizen man stand firm as a militant Every move I make sends a message to the nation Kick down the fence, lord know We haffi kick down them fence, lord know Kick down the fence, lord know Cuz that makes no sense Global me global Outernational Immigration officer Have to let go we hand Kick down the fence, lord know We haffi kick down them fence, lord know Kick down the fence, lord know And bury the flag All human beings are born free, All human beings are born free Equal in dignity, Equal in dignity Man an woman of full age, no limitation due to race Have the right to marry And found a family Everyone has a right to work with favorable conditions Everyone without discrimination Kick down the fence, lord know We haffi kick down them fence, lord know Kick down the fence, lord know And bury the flag, gwaan Some a dem divide us, some a dam a fight us, Some a dem a separate, Some a dem a distinct Some a dem a team up, Some a dem a unlink Some a dem a dismiss well them a diss me breddrins and sis Wish a little after that they will tear down the fence lord know We haffi kick down them fence,
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She’s born a man With a mind of a woman Doesn’t know her place Her life she chased on The fear and the look of others Had her run for cover She closed the book like shatters In different situations Transgender Respect them members Because She’s born a man She was born and couldn’t understand Didn’t know what her body and mind were trying to tell respect due to the maximum me ball and call uno fi stand strong shock and proove man ride the pattern and tell them the truth they pon the section eh just the other well i heard them say transgender an’t no human anyway but who are you? to say that today go hear the words of the one singjay Transgender, respect them members Man and woman Man and woman It’s a secret and she hides it Thinks she’s sick It’s a secret and she hides it Transgender, respect them members cause people are people and people are evil thinking we nah equal no one is illegal something like needle eye of the eagle aim for the middle you know the shot is lethal nah come fi tickle london to seattle nah run on diesel fly like a seagull some dem a tremble words them na wan mumble stay true and humble cookah like a candle
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I don’t wanna wake up one day I be a treater, no I don’t wanna wake up one day I ‘m just a snitch, sheebooom` My deepest fear, be an informer My database is what me first get rid of Modern time, want look into your eyes and scan out Modern time, what should I do before I’m locked in the cellar On the internet we feel disconnected Tweet, post, comment and like some content, tho My computer is being infected, true Some bit my style with an algorithm Modern time, want look into your eyes and scan out Modern time, what should I do before I’m locked in the cellar Some wear mismatched socks Some a wear suits, three piece suit Some a wear pants and cut them in June Some rasta trim Yes you see them chop Global warming and the weather is hot I don’t wanna wake up one day I be a treater, no I don’t wanna wake up one day I ‘m just a snitch, sheebooom` My deepest fear, be an informer My database is what me first get rid of (so let’s get rid of it) Modern time
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Nah promote no war She’s a lover, (a lover) She’s not a warrior Adama sabaly, she married this man from Mali She’s a christian, him a muslim, watch em praising the one and only Adama sabaly, she’s a lover and a wise queen A glitch ina dem war system Let me tell em seh dey both give dem blessings Both give them blessings to the lord Nah tolerate intolerence when it scores We know the way we got the will but HIM know the cause Cuz’ Love is the only way believers and non believers Are the Children of the same family She’s a lover, (a lover) She’s not a warrior Adama sabaly, she married this man from Mali She’s a christian, him a muslim, watch em praising the one and only Adama sabaly, Me African queen Love is the only way Share words as gifts, believers and non believers Children of the same family
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Roots Raid revient avec son deuxième album "NUIT BLANCHE" composé de 18 morceaux sur le label ODGprod. Un double album sur lequel les toasters Cookah et Likkle Ferguson viennent poser leurs voix et leurs textes. Avec "NUIT BLANCHE", Roots Raid réinvente son style, à la croisée des genres, entre deep dub, stepper, bass music, cumbia et neo soul, tout en puisant dans les racines des débuts roots et reggae.
Un double album éclectique et assumé qui reflète les influences qui ont inspiré Roots Raid sur les 4 dernières années. Un projet enrichi par de nombreuses collaborations et featuring: Panda Dub, Dawa Hifi, Mael Cageron.
Après un single « Rooty Cowboy » co-produit avec Panda Dub en avril 2022, qui évoquait le voyage initiatique d’un jeune Cowboy devenant adulte, Nuit Blanche explore de nombreux univers, de la voie lactée (« Calling the universe », « Milky Way »…), aux temps modernes (« Modern Times ») en passant par la transidentité (« Transgender ).
L’artwork a été confié, pour la seconde fois, à la talentueuse strasbourgeoise Nadia Diz Grana, connue pour sa technique du collage art. Ses réalisations ne passent pas inaperçues au point que Les Inrocks, Libération, L’Express entre autres, la sollicitent régulièrement pour illustrer des sujets de société. Pour " NUIT BLANCHE", elle réalise une création sur mesure, inspirée des thématiques de ce nouvel opus : paysages arides, galaxies, et coiffe d’indien, symbole spirituel de bravoure, loyauté et puissance, lien entre la terre et le ciel.
A l’instar des releases produites par Berry’s records jusqu’alors, le mastering de " NUIT BLANCHE" a été confié à Pilah Dub (Kaly Live Dub / Dub Addict). Un projet de vinyle est à venir, plus d’infos à venir

credits

released November 25, 2022

Art Work : Nadia Diz Grana

Mastered : Paul's Boutique aka Pilah

All tracks composed & mixed by Roots Raid - Natty Bass (Cherrier Thomas) & Bongo B (Bouniol Benoît)
Except :
01 Calling the universe by Cherrier Thomas / Bouniol Benoît + Lafourcade Paul / Pelier Guillaume
04 Rooty roots cowboy by Cherrier Thomas / Bouniol Benoît + Neyrand Pierre - Marie
07 Africa remixed by Neyrand Pierre - Marie
14 Transgender by Cherrier Thomas / Bouniol Benoît + Jusserand Valentin
18 Pulsar by Cherrier Thomas / Bouniol Benoît + Cageron Mael

All songs written by Cookah (Poncet Alexis) & Likkle Ferguson (Ferguson Arran)
Except :
12 Too many to mention by Poncet Alexis / Ferguson Arran + Auberger Matthias

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ROOTS RAID Bourges, France

ROOTS RAID has been founded by two long time friends which are Natty (bassman of ONDUBGROUND) and Bongo B, inspired by a common passion : production of DEEP DUB music.

They are improving the mindset of « do it yourself » in their own analogic studio, offering their original vision to this flavor, focused on a powerful & minimal bass-drum.
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