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Natty Take Ova | Special Edition L​.​P

by Damas

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Africa Awaiting 03:15
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AFRICA AWAITING Intro: They say insight them against each other - influencing murder amongst themselves ! then they say murder among black cases should bare a very little punishment. Chorus: Africa Awaiting there.. Africa Awaiting there... I a march out a babylon... . Grab I bits and I bobs and I trob along.. Oohh HOUUWW (Repeat) Verse 1. Give I ... I Black Bill of Rights and blackman legislation. Our rights to return - a that we await pon.. We a suffer in the hand of these strange lands.. Ghetto youth - get together now.. Let's lost soul and lost mind... whe a seek and search and them can't find... Hungry mouth, empty pot.. and mama nuh got the last dime.. A that a cause crime, no Job.. just a gun to do my passtime.. Things get so bad... why the poor and the needy can't get no Job.. education nuh free, no subject nuh grab... If you nuh qualified - what's next ? Punch your request to God. Chorus: Africa Awaiting there.. Africa Awaiting there... I a march out a babylon... . Grab I bits and I bobs and I trob along.. Oohh HOUUWW (Repeat) Verse 2. Left !!! Right !!! Jah souljahs a march it.. Back to Ethiopia , Abyssinia is my target.. After 500 years of them hardship... We mind's a evolute now revolution I a spark it. I a pray for the youths inna Ghana I a pray for the youths inna Somalia and Inna Mali .. I sight that rebel army... I tell them to be cool and observe Marcus Garvey... Chorus: Africa Awaiting there.. Africa Awaiting there... I a march out a babylon... . Grab I bits and I bobs and I trob along.. Oohh HOUUWW (Repeat) Verse 3. Back to the foundation, she is the mother of all nations. Look how long Mamma Africa Await... Careless Ethiopians inna Babylon Awake..... Back to the foundation, she is the mother of all nations. Look how long Mamma Africa Await... Careless Ethiopians inna Babylon Awake Oohh HOUUWW yeah hey Weedy G. Soundforce. A Damas again a represent for youths in the Motherland let's trod along.
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My Life 03:10
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MY LIFE Intro: For those who don't know ..... Oh yes World.... for those who don't know.. Verse 1. Welcome to my life ... where its devastation and hardship... Yet everyday its positivity I start with... The biggers a use the system try to stall it ... They say destruction of the poor that is the profit... That is why we can't get no food from the market... Them import from overseas then use the system to extort it.. To feed them filthy egos - while their children get fat from chocolate... Inna the ghetto - where we live... Right next door to negative and positive... Where you find those who come to lead and those who come deceive us... Some Angel, Some Demons the system cultivate much.. Them nuh care how yuh brilliant and modest.. Dem nuh care how yuh brilliant be honest… You the police always a come to arrest.. When you live in a inner-city address… Chorus: I a tell them bout the slum... I a tell them bout the struggle how it run... Yes a me fi tell yuh bout it... all about it... The pressure never doubt it.. (Repeat) Verse 2. I a tell yuh bout the pressure whe dem offload... Pon nuff ghetto youths who affi face it inna the cross road... Biggers heads only come round when them want votes... cause dem nuh really care about the youths pon the cardboard... Them give yuh guns and tell you war non stop... Now innocent youths a dead and dem nuh talk bout that ... ? Them hear you crying out for help... And give you Kony 2012 and when you look another dark cloud drop... Chorus: I a tell them bout the slum... I a tell them bout the struggle how it run... Yes a me fi tell yuh bout it... all about it.. . The pressure never doubt it.. (Repeat) Outro: For those who dont know ''' (repeat)
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Natty Take Ova 02:46
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NATTY TAKE OVA Intro: Isat Mah Barack , Pyramid... What you say ? Revolution? Kick it off... When the lion a roar, We nuh hear dogs bark... A Selassie I we hail nuh have no fear inna heart... "no" Jah Ova Evil the brave never fal...l Babylon get confused when the youths them a call out... Chorus: Natty Natty Take Ova.... "ova ova ova" ! Dreadlocks be my saviour...."save us save us" Today ! Verse 1. A Revolution Time yah now... Open yuh eyes yah now... See if you not blind yah now... Hey ... I see worldwide atrocities a come... Not even the pastor can take it ... him gone get him a gun.. ""Out There" From the East, West, the North and South.. Jungle to Waterhouse... Youths dem a step up out the dungeons and the slaughter house... Armed with Love and Education .... Ready to fight it against this operation... ""yeaahhh"" Chorus: Natty Natty Take Ova.... "ova ova ova" ! Dreadlocks be my saviour...."save us save us" Today ! Verse 2. Babylon implement wickedness of all style... So to survive you have to quick... You affi swift at all time.... a nuh neat and fine thing .... seek and find King.... Gideon boot ... we stand up on the front line... Ready fi fight for this righteous cause... Disregard unjust rules and laws... When we remember Coral Gardens and BackWall.... Mi nah stop bun the fire till Vatican Fall.... ""ONE DAY"" Chorus: Natty Natty Take Ova.... "ova ova ova" ! Dreadlocks be my saviour...."save us save us" Today ! Verse 3. Calling all Jah sons and daughters from the traps... Twelve Tribes a Israel.. Ethiopian Orthodox... Bobo Shanti , Nyahbinghi and some youths whe nah nuh locks.. But them hands clean and heart pure dem we nah figot. Come make we march out babylon... And we go home to the Motherland ... Ethiopia a our land.... Rastafari know...
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One Chance 02:43
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ONE CHANCE Intro: Jah music alone shall live ... Over distance, land and places.. World a reggae music, It's Damas on yah... yah haha ohh ah oh... Rastafari .. King Selassie I know. Verse 1. I keep on playing my songs for the people... This positive vibes I provide every season.... Jah love is so real...I strive over evil... Nothing gonna take my stride away... Nuff wanna see me fall brother I know that ... So when me trod it out a road me avoid roadblock... One shot can change your life... In this game of life we keep on pressing on and I won't stop. Them try fi kill and then cut off .. and dem nuh build none.. The same thing a gwaan inna Zurich .. a gwaan inna Kingston. Your best friend will take your life out of yuh.. fi hype over yuh... Just to get an income. So I watch them close .. nuh fraid a weak heart.. Watch yuh mouth out a road.. because the streets talk.. Nuh matter yuh education.. when yuh see police pon operation.. Make sure yuh street smart.... Chorus: No matter how them try... Them never could have stopped me... Jah bless I N I, so we got to reach on top yeah... Play fool fi catch wise... Keep your eyes on the clock... Just know man affi strive I only got one chance to Go.. "Oh Oh Wooo" I only got one chance to go.. "Oh Oh Wooo" I only got one chance to go.. Verse 2. It's the way to life... I don't know no other way.. Got to praise the most high... and feed my family.. Though it rough man a survive it.. "huh huh" Through the struggle I a press I know got to see another day.. Smile inna the face of adversity.. And when Jah say is a blessing none can say curse for me.. And if Jah music is the driver... Then I am the provider who take it to the heights for the world to see. Chorus: No matter how them try... Them never could have stopped me... Jah bless I N I, so we got to reach on top yeah... Play fool fi catch wise... Keep your eyes on the clock... Just know man affi strive I only got one chance to Go.. "Oh Oh Wooo" I only got one chance to go.. "Oh Oh Wooo" I only got one chance to go.. Outro: Keep on playing Jah music oohh wow .. keep on playing Jah music today.... ""More Music Again" Keep on playing Jah music for you.... Keep on playing Jah music I say... "" Music Music Again"
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ft. PDub - Ghetto Revolution 03:05
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Ghetto Revolution Intro: PDUB: Aiya I hey ... Aiya I hey ... Its Damas and PDUB Aiya I hey ... Aiya I hey Chorus: (PDUB) Ghetto youths, you must get wise... Praise fari, don't get hypnotized by confusion, by confusion.. Cause its only we that can free our mind, babylon search and they search for a fine... The solution - this is ghetto revolution... this is ghetto revolution.. This is ghetto revolution... Verse 1. (Damas) Rise my people .. its Damas come to tell yuh... Come we rebel nuh make them prevent yuh... Do whe yuh want fi do.. praise who yuh want praise... Reject them system ... them say you hard ears... Watch yah .. we a suffer for all these years.. Yes Sah and it seems like no one cares... Them give we devastation and a lot despair... But me know for sure we just wanna get away... Do you know what it takes To have a revolution.... Rastafari children step forth... And Give us dah solution... Chorus: (PDUB) Ghetto youths, you must get wise... Praise fari, don't get hypnotized by confusion, by confusion.. Cause its only we that can free our mind, babylon search and they search for a fine... The solution - this is ghetto revolution... this is ghetto revolution.. This is ghetto revolution... Verse 2. (PDUB) Pon di block we get it poppin ... Traffic heavy so the money ain't stopping ... Watch the PoPo ... cause the cops them wanna lock the dread up no problem... But we still getting money like a goblin .. While rude bwoy a buss off the shots them.. See them black vans we clear the block then .... Right back at it getting money round the clock then... We keep hustling ... We keep juggling... To keep the little food pon di pot bubbling... No look no troubling... Just keep Juggling Cause babylon walls crumbling.. Chorus: (PDUB) Ghetto youths, you must get wise... Praise fari, don't get hypnotized by confusion, by confusion.. Cause its only we that can free our mind, babylon search and they search for a fine... The solution - this is ghetto revolution... this is ghetto revolution.. This is ghetto revolution... Outro: (Damas) Oh ohhh oh ... .youths a step out a di ghetto.. Di youths a step out a di ghetto... From Jamaica, Kingston back to Soweto..
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Redlight District 03:02
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REDLIGHT DISTRICT Intro: Weedy G.... A beg yuh roll up the weed for me... Lets take a trip... lets take wiff a little bit a that a little bit a this.. And make we roll up... And then we float up.. and get lift.. Chorus: Take a ride down to RED LIGHT DISTRICT... Feel di vibes when I light this spliff... Me meditation alive.. ""yeah"" I feel so high ... so give me more as me flow as me go bye.. Verse 1. Smoke weed round the clock till me high all the time... Smoke dro till jaw fat.. till me eyes hard fi find... You want the best .. you dont affi go far fi find.. Me and King Philly roll it up before party time... Me love the high shade a green with a little bit a brown.. Fi di week me go tell weedy g. link a pound... So high watch deh .. me head a spin around... Party time when Damas come inna town. Chorus: Take a ride down to RED LIGHT DISTRICT... Feel di vibes when I light this spliff... Me meditation alive.. ""yeah"" I feel so high ... so give me more as me flow as me go bye.. Verse 2. Nuttin but the best we smoke .. The highest grade whe come from west we smoke.. Legalize it , light it and make weed smoke.. Pon di train, pon di plane ... up inna di airport... It put me up inna di air like a pilot... yuh see the coke me nuh try that me prefer go a ... Chorus: Take a ride down to RED LIGHT DISTRICT... Feel di vibes when I light this spliff... Me meditation alive.. ""yeah"" I feel so high ... so give me more as me flow as me go bye.. (Repeat)
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Save The Day 03:30
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SAVE THE DAY Intro: Oh yes my brother ... wow oohh oohh hey yah.. awake today awake awake I say.. Oh yes... onward forward we marching out a babylon... Oh yeah onward forward we marching out a babylon.... Selah... Verse 1. Rastafari sons and daughters marching.. tell dutty babylon move.. Don't see them and try to harm them or stall them you know that you going loose.... We nuh need no knife fi cut nuh gun fi buss that we don't use... Its ark of the covenant - the roots of Yoruba we use and execute... I hail Selassie I .. IYAHLUJAH.. The conquering lion of Judah... Defender of the faith to which I can relate.. No one can debate - the earth's rightful ruler... Miseducated from a schooler.. . Now I graduate in this time of the future... To know Malcolm X and Martin Luther... I tell you what the fruit at the root of the truth is.. Chorus: I say the Most High Save The Day... And Rastafari Lead The Way ... And me say me nuh fear nobody... I hail Haile Selassie No matter how the journey long babylon them could not stop me... Verse 2. So I keep on moving as Jah faithful... Give thanks for my blessings no ungrateful.. Mystery Babylon them always want them plate full.. No matter how much love we show them still a treat we hateful... Yes I dung inna Babylon so dreadful.. Blood suckers want fi drink yuh blood like its a can redbull... yuh got make sure you prepare and got your meds full... I tell you do not be afraid ah.. Jah blessing is greater... Chorus: I say the Most High Save The Day... And Rastafari Lead The Way ... And me say me nuh fear nobody... I hail Haile Selassie No matter how the journey long babylon them could not stop me... Verse 3. All when Wars and Rumors of Wars... Segregation and Nation against nation... Famine and hunger disease of mass proportion... No resource no solutions... more confusion, no conclusion, inna this dispensation.. Dung a mama Africa we dislocate from. Inna di grips of hells and the hands of Satan.. More immorality, inequality, no liberalisation, more degradation.. Inna Sudan .. Inna Lebanon, Inna Somalia.. Al Qi Da.... Al CIA DA Propaganda on the mainstream media.. You better watch what you read and believe inna .. When you seeking.. watch what you seeking... ! Chorus: I say the Most High Save The Day... And Rastafari Lead The Way ... And me say me nuh fear nobody... I hail Haile Selassie No matter how the journey long babylon them could not stop me... Outro: Awake today ..... hey yah .... ! Awake today... I say... ! Onward forward we marching out a babylon. "One day One Day" Onward forward we marching out a babylon.
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ft. Mellow Mood - Dance Jam Reggae 04:41
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Dance Jam Reggae Intro: Hmm hea aye - hea aye... Shake it ma sister woai - hea aye... Old time sump ting go round and it come back again... again again.. again.. Old time sump ting go round and it come back again... again again.. again.. Verse 1. Come make we dance and prance and sing... A tell yuh move up yuh line and swing... When this music play - good vibes in here... When it hits yuh nuh feel one thing.... A just a cool Mellow Mood man bring... Yuh nuh see di whole place jumping... When reggae music play - good vibes in here... when it hits you nuh feel one thing... Chorus: Let the music play - takes all my sorrows away... When that music play - feel the good vibes in here..... Come make we go dance jam reggae ... go dance jam reggae .... go dance jam reggae "yeah"... If you feeling this vibes - you feeling alright... Get ready yeah - get ready yeah... Verse 2. Hmm we love the vibes yeah... We feeling Irie... Smoking marijuana - with my princess beside me... Nothing can get to me .... Jah music set me free - it's all night till daylight with this positive energy.. We feeling nice yeah ... A our time yeah... Pop liquor by the crates we have a empress beside we ... We celebrating - rejuvenating .... And wake up tomorrow morning I do the same thing... Chorus: Let the music play - takes all my sorrows away... When that music play - feel the good vibes in here..... Come make we go dance jam reggae ... go dance jam reggae .... go dance jam reggae "yeah"... If you feeling this vibes - you feeling alright... Get ready yeah - get ready yeah... (Repeat) Outro: Old time sump ting go round and it come back again... again again.. again.. Old time sump ting go round and it come back again... again again.. again..
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Watchy Watchy 02:29
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Watchy Watchy Intro: haha ... them informs love watch people business.... See man a hustle like them nuh want Rasta work go through.... Verse 1. If pinckney chat darndest things... Then a Damas say the hardest things... Wise better listen and learn these things... From biblical days .. we don't pamper spies.. Fire burn dem skin.. Nuff hate we so much till all germs dem bring... Nuff badmind so much till all terms them spill... Over who fi chat we the most fi di week... And who fi watch till dem nuh want sleep... Chorus: Watchy Watchy People - Dem nuh sleep cause them always peeping... Some all want fi know - down to me main source of salt and sweetening... Yes but the mind of the lion never sleep yet - rastafari we always seeking... So that's the way how to overcome!. how to Overcome some babylon - them deadliest creatures. Verse 2. Some only want know - so dem can set yuh up... Some only want know - so dem can get yuh down.. Dem a dig ditch fi throw yuh inna hole - when dem can't control that very mindset you have... So dem plot fi go stretch yuh out... And Dem plan fi go sell yuh out... So Dem send police a yuh yard - say a ganja yuh a plant... Cause them just want fi get yuh out... Chorus: Watchy Watchy People - Dem nuh sleep cause them always peeping... Some all want fi know - down to me main source of salt and sweetening... Yes but the mind of the lion never sleep yet - rastafari we always seeking... So that's the way how to overcome!. how to Overcome some babylon - them deadliest creatures. Verse 3. Tell dem me born firm as a Don I. Damas straight from birth a nuh one night... So me seal and me certain - nuh bwoy couldn't trick her nor con I... Fi di dollar with the one eye... And the devil nah have no power fi gang I ... So them send Alkaline fi spy on I.. I tell yuh say be wise in this time and take teeth for a tooth.. and two eyes for one eye.. Nuff sat dem a rasta a corruption fill them head.. A plot with friends how a next man fi dead... A nuff say dem a gansta and a dem a lock dem endz... But gansta nuh sit down pon corner and beg.... Rastafari people never sleep cause them always seeking ... So weedy g. take it dung and bring it come again....
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Easy Skanking 03:11
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Easy Skanking Intro: Look high Jah King - Look I Jah King.. Oh yes… hhmm smoking the highest.. Smoking the Incients yeah hey heaa… I man blazing Marijuana.. Verse 1. Every time I blaze one... It is the source of high inspiration... It was made by the most high - for the service of man... It was place on this land "" oh hey"" .. So I crush it and I roll up.. Then me stuff it inna di cutchie tutty ounce cup... After a hard day at work.. From my small space on Earth... Am about to float up.... Chorus: Easy Skanking - floating by ... And a just burn a pound a weed am so high.. You can see the evidence in my eyes... Nothing can get to me - the high grade set me free.. (repeat) Verse 2. It is the sacred sacrament the icients... When I smoke it - reveal I to I self... So I puff and I pass to I idrens we seat up inna reverence everyone a hold a high meds... So it nuh matter whe yuh come from... I say the herb is the healing of the Nation... So legalize and light and I will advertise it.. Excuse for a second make me light this ... ""Yeah"" Chorus: Easy Skanking - floating by ... Just burn a pound a weed am so high.. You can see the evidence in my eyes... Nothing can get to me - the high grade set me free.. (repeat) Verse 3. Blazing the highest grade a that.. Everyday me blazing that... Informer tell the cops and now police come raid the spot.. Dem want fi lock I down but rastaman evade the cop... Me get a pound and a ounce now we back on the block.... I keep on blazing - give praises… I fraid a evil forces nor faces… I a blaze it pon di front or outa back.. Affi say I smoke alot - high grade the youths never out a stock.. Chorus: Easy Skanking - floating by ... And a just burn a pound a weed am so high.. You can see the evidence in my eyes... Nothing can get to me - the high grade set me free.. (repeat)
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Money Move 04:09
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MONEY MOVE Intro: .Yeah he hey ... hmmm hmmm A Damas again... Damas again... Hey Dj Pharfar.. Dem never want see yuh far.. With di pretty house pon di beach and di criss car... Dem would a want see yuh dead everyday dem a wish Phar.. But tell them that nah go hap nah ... Them call yuh phone yuh nah fi answer... Yuh do yuh own thing .. yuh do yuh own thing.. And a Money Move when yuh phone ring.... Verse 1. Wonder why dem stay suh... Cause dem wicked and evil... Dutty heart people.. Dem want see wi dead - reit over head... Dem never want see we reach too... Dem would want see the link pop dung... Fi di money get cripple and di money stop run... Through dem badmind dung to me shoes pon grung... . Dem have me name inna dem mouth like dem chew pon gum... But ha ha ... tell them Jehovah cover me... Cover me ... So me nuh hear when badmind a talk - tell them clean inna heart make yuh more money... Chorus: So we go make money moves, moves money, money moves... From the day me born - never make a funny move... Me mother tell me never put yuh foot inna nobody shoes... Me work hard fi mine.. me work hard fi mine... (repeat) Verse 2. Everyday we deh pon di slavery... Work hard so the boss better pay me... Nah bow no - Nah Sell out... Me prefer buss it up make society hate me... But Mama tell me nuttin inna life nuh easy come... So she tell me work hard never we sit dung... Affi pree yuh friends yuh nah nuh need for some... Cause nuff a smile inna yuh face nuh want yuh glory come... But ha ha ... tell them Jehovah cover me... Cover me ... So me nuh hear when badmind a talk - tell them clean inna heart make yuh more money... Chorus: So we go make money moves, moves money, money moves... From the day me born - never make a funny move... Me mother tell me never put yuh foot inna nobody shoes... Me work hard fi mine.. me work hard fi mine... (repeat)
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Rise Over 03:24
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Rise Over Intro: Oh yes yes world ... Damas pray for the people today... Oh yes out there... Soundforce.. Chorus: Battlefields and Border lines... "Yeah" Over war I survive over crime.. I shall Rise Ove... Hungry mouths without a dime.. And politician schemes that trick us everytime.. (Repeat) Verse 1. Look what life is .. Blood, Sweat, Eye Water.. No one cares and they got nothing to offer you... Youth get caught playing lamb to be slaughter.. Just watch them with that gun it's the modern day disaster... Take a look what is the real situation... Hate and grudge ghetto youths limitation... I have got to real with myself no imitation.. To survive these street you affi work and stay strong... Chorus: Battlefields and Border lines... "Yeah" Over war I survive over crime.. I shall Rise Ove... Hungry mouths without a dime.. And politician schemes that trick us everytime.. (Repeat) Verse 2. Until we unite we will see no peace... From the west inna Jamaica back down inna the Middle East.. . Make we rise over hatred.. show love inna the streets.. We rise over death and rise over disease... When will we get to that day.. when we will all live together one aim.. Rise over class, over creed over race... Rise over negative vibes cause we have to hold the faith on the... Chorus: Battlefields and Border lines... "Yeah" Over war I survive over crime.. I shall Rise Ove... Hungry mouths without a dime.. And politician schemes that trick us everytime.. (Repeat) Verse 3. Ain't no place I would rather be... Than JA with my friends and my family... But see political strategies... whe kill so much family.. Make we have to tackle these... Chorus: Battlefields and Border lines... "Yeah" Over war I survive over crime.. I shall Rise Ove... Hungry mouths without a dime.. And politician schemes that trick us everytime.. (Repeat)

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Damas Kingston, Jamaica

Damas is a well known upcoming reggae musician based in Kingston, Jamaica - the artist has a growing portfolio of ‘true to life’ music and has been making a name for himself touring to promote his ideas of music worldwide.


Over the years Damas has worked tirelessly to master his craft at recording and voice production. ... more

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