RELEASE: Singing for Peace (Let's get along)

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Victor Kinjo releases “Canto pela Paz (Let's Get Along)” during the week of the International Day of Peace. The Brazilian-Okinawan singer combines MPB, baião, pop, Latin swing, son and World Music in a transcultural manifesto for life. With verses in Portuguese, English, Spanish and Uchinaaguchi (indigenous language of Ryukyu/Okinawa), it features the participation of singer Niwa in a chorus of voices against the war industry. A powerful message of peace and resistance for the union between peoples and planetary health.

Singing for Peace (Let's get Along)

Victor Kinjo

I sing for peace in heaven, on Earth

Let's get along, Love and Water

We are all sisters, stop the war

Let's get along, Love and Water

You sing for peace, for love on Earth on Heaven

Let's get along, Love and Water

We are all sisters, brothers, mothers, Stop the War

Let's get along, Love and Water

Sudan, Israel and Palestine

Burkina Faso, Myanmar

Ukraine, Russia, Nigeria and Syria

Let's Get Along, Love and Water

We sing for peace in heaven, on Earth

Let's Get Along, Love and Water

We are all sisters, brothers, mothers, stop the war

Let's Get Along, Love and Water

USA, NATO, Korea and China

EurAsia, Taiwan and Japan

Oh, life is the treasure, Nuchi du Takara

Let's get Along, Love and Water

Come come for love my dear

Come to be river now

Give thanks to life

Let's get along, Love and Water

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Stop the War, genocide, apartheid and hunger

Everyone has the right to live well and be happy

World, world, wide world

There is land, food, house, water and everything for everybody

We just lack justice, conscience, peace and love

Cease fire now

Brazil, Okinawa and Israel

Pacific, Africa, All America

Let's reform the United Nations

Let's get along, the world is one

Come, come live, smile

Come, come, cry, sing

Give thanks to life,

Let's get along, Love and Water

Technical sheet:

Composition and vocals: Victor Kinjo

Musical Production: João Antunes, Ivan Banho Victor Kinjo

Special guest: Niwa

Voices: Kinjo, Niwa and Edu Colombo

Alto Sax, Tenor Sax and saxophone arrangement: Fernando Sagawa

Guitar: Guilherme Kafé

Guitar: Moita Mattos

Bass: João Antunes

Percussions: Ariel Coelho

Drums: Ivan Banho

Mixing and mastering: João Antunes

Executive production and A&R consultancy at Lyra Noise Label: Cris Rangel

A&R YB Music: Benoni Hubmeyer

Cover: Victor Kinjo and Vinicius Marciano

Cover Painting: "Planet Water", oil on canvas, by Victor Kinjo.