In "sKin," Poranguí and special guest Alixa García bring a prayer of healing, offered through the powerful and transformative medicine of the drum. This electrifying fusion of samba, reggae, and cumbia invites listeners to come together and experience the healing and unifying power of music and dance.
Featuring pulsating batucada rhythms performed by Poranguí and uplifting lyrics sung in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, "sKin" is a celebration of diversity and unity, and a tribute to the transformative power of music and dance. With its infectious energy and inclusive message, the song speaks to the universal presence of the drum across cultures, and how it serves as a testament to our common origin. The drum is a source of liberation and transformation, inviting the people to "dance in the fire" and restore love and dignity.
As Martin Luther King Jr. said, "I was convinced that worship at its best is a social experience with people of all levels of life coming together to realize their oneness and unity under God." With one heart, one drum, one prayer, and one família.
lyrics
the sKin of the drum
unites all Nations
calls the People
to move as One
It breaks the chains
collective traumas
the unseen witnessed
as we shake the ground
bring the people
unbridled and free
to dance in the fire
restoring love & dignity
brings the people
unbridled and free
to dance together
in the Great Mystery
O la la yeh lah wah
O la la yeh lah wah
O la la yeh lah wah
vem vibrar no som do tambor
cada corpo vibra
repleta de cores
enraizando na terra
no som dos tambores
unidos pelo ritmo
de cada raça, cada cor
celebramos a beleza
liberando toda a dor
O la la yeh lah wah
O la la yeh lah wah
O la la yeh lah wah
vem vibrar no som do tambor
O la la yeh lah wah
O la la yeh lah wah
O la la yeh lah wah
vem vibrar no som do tambor
Venga tamborcito que yo quiero ya bailar
Dame tu sonido que me echa a liberar
Con ese ritmito que me deja estelar
Cruzo mil fronteras
Sin tener que navegar
Hay primo
Con el tono
De sus santos
Me hechizo
Y en las aguas de su
Boom boom
Me bautizo
Seas Africano
Del Oriente o Latino
El tambor es laberinto
Su canción es todo un rito
Que nos deja transparente
Con el cuerpo bien clarito
Invita al mundo entero
A su casa de sonido
No le importa el color
Lo que manda es el ritmo
Imagina
Las turbinas
Que nos giran
E iluminan
Con el ritmo
De la tiras que nos atan a la vida
Y nos trae el mundo entero
A la puerta de su altar
Bailalo mas alto
Que esto es todo celestial
bate batuque bate
bate batuque
bate batuque bate
batuque bate
bate batuque bate
além da pele
bate batuque bate
som do tambor
bate batuque bate
meu corpo vibra
bate batuque bate
soltar a dor
bate batuque bate
bate batuque
bate batuque bate
bate tambor
O la la yeh lah wah
O la la yeh lah wah
O la la yeh lah wah
vem vibrar no som do tambor
O la la yeh lah wah
O la la yeh lah wah
O la la yeh lah wah
vem vibrar no som do tambor
vem vibrar no som do tambor
vem vibrar no som do tambor!
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English Translation:
CHORUS
O la la yeh lah wah
O la la yeh lah wah
O la la yeh lah wah
come vibrate in the sound of the drum
VERSE
every body vibrates
filled with colors
rooting in the earth
in the sound of drums
united by the rhythm
of every race, and every color
we celebrate the beauty
releasing all the pain
FLOW
Come here little drum
I want to dance
Give me of your sound so that I can be liberated
Your rhythm leaves me stellar
Crossing a thousand borders
Without needing to navigate
Cousin,
I’m spellbound with the saint-filled tones
And in the waters of its boom boom I am baptized
be it African, Eastern, or Latino
the drum is a labyrinth
Its song a ritual
Leaving us transparent
With the body see through
It Invites the entire world
Into its house of sound
It doesn't care about your color
What commands here is the rhythm
Imagine
the turbines
that spin us
and illuminate
the rhythm
Ribbons in motion tying us back to life
Bringing the entire world
To the doorway of its altar
dance it higher
Because this here is celestial
BATUQUE
beat batuque beat
drum beat
beat batuque beat
drumming beats
beat batuque beat
beyond the skin
beat batuque beat
sound of the drum
beat batuque beat
my body vibrates
beat batuque beat
release the pain
beat batuque beat
drum beat
beat batuque beat
beat the drum
CHORUS
O la la yeh lah wah
O la la yeh lah wah
O la la yeh lah wah
come vibrate in the sound of the drum
credits
from Beauty Way,
track released January 20, 2023
Written by Poranguí & Alixa García
Composed & Performed by Poranguí
Featuring Alixa Garcia
Produced by Vince Cimo
Co-Produced by Poranguí
Mixing: Javier Garza
Mastering: Classic Master USA - Carlos Freitas, Natalia Bohórquez H. (Assistant)
Artwork: Noriko Maestas
Graphic Design: Kelsey Erin Sky, Scott Nice
Reared among the three cultures of Brazil, Mexico and the U.S., Poranguí was steeped in various traditional forms of music,
healing and ceremony since birth. Weaving ancestral songs & indigenous rhythms from around the world as a one-man orchestra, Poranguí bridges the healing properties of sound and movement to foster our individual and collective well being....more
