Ashley Maher - Ogoniland @ Bayékou - Dakar, Senegal

Ashley performs live at Bayékou in Dakar, Senegal with her all star band.
Filmed by Gilbert Monteiro Dacruz. From the album "The Blessed Rain."
Musicians:
AMADY SIDIBE - guitar
ALIOUNE SECK - perc
FRANCKY d'ALMEIDA - bass
linktr.ee/ashleymaher
www.ashleymaher.com
LYRICS / PAROLES:
How full the force can be
Hidden in a single man
How full the force we see
Flowing from a solitary hand
For the word branches back to the pen
And the pen branches back to the hand
And the hand to the heart
To the deep deep roots in Ogoniland
Ogoniland
How tight the grip can be
Hidden from the common eye
Yet lip to lip are we
The West and the rest of our partners in crime
For the word branches back to the pen
And the pen branches back to the hand
And the hand to the heart
To the deep deep roots in Ogoniland
Ogoniland
High up, over the pipelines
High up, over the pipelines
Silent, the mouth of the light lines
High up, over the pipelines
High up, over the pipelines
Silent, the mouth of the light lines
Ogoniland, Ogoniland, Ogoniland
How full the force can be
Hidden in a single man
Watch how the words he speaks
Beckon for us to understand
For the word branches back to the pen
And the pen branches through to the land
To the roots to the roots
To the deep deep roots in Ogoniland
Ogoniland
Radiant his laughter,
Carefree to what may come
Why does justice only follow the setting sun?
Saro-Wiwa, may your children grow
To see all’s not lost
May they dance across your Delta
May your root words never rest
Never rest, oh
Never rest, oh
Never rest, oh

[@ashleyterry2715]

Who is playing the guitar 🎸😮

[@AshleyMaher5]

Thank you for asking. I posted the names of the musicians above. Amady Sidibé is playing guitar. We have recorded and performed together in Dakar since 2018 and he is a remarkable musician. Alioune Seck plays percussion. Francky d'Almeida plays bass. All three sooooo gifted. I am blessed to work with them.

[@ashleyterry2715]

Man you guys are awesome together your voice is angelic want to hear more music from you💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@AshleyMaher5]

@@ashleyterry2715 Thank you so much. Yeah, that was a beautiful show. I just returned from New York, where I did another great show with Amady on guitar + Etu Dieng (great Senegalese bassist) and Magatte Fall (amazing Senegalese percussionist). Little by little. My dream is to be traveling and performing as much as possible. Thank you for your encouragement.