Join Roanoke native The Ambassador and his band the Chosen Few for the long awaited “Cali Love” album release party at Roanoke’s best club for live music-Martin’s Downtown.The new album will be played in its’ entirety. $8 cover.
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As a precursor to the much anticipated full-length album release “Cali Love”, The Ambassador is releasing a single entitled “Powerful Love,” which drops July 7, 2015. The track features vocals from GRAMMY nominated artist Pato Banton. The Ambassador is a gifted singer/songwriter, producer and composer that focuses on pairing top notch musicianship and quality songwriting with positive, thought provoking lyrical content in his works.
The Ambassador spent much of 2014 in the studio recording Cali Love, a 17 track album that features various guest artists and musicians, including vocals from David Ornelas of Stranger, and the musical talents of Jah Oil of the Wailing Souls and Tim Pacheco of Psydecar just to name a few. He has teamed up once again with Andrew Mencher of Wisdom and Sound, who engineered, mixed and played the role of co-producer on the record. With the album in its final mixing stages, The Ambassador has decided to release Powerful Love as a single. The full length album will be available for purchase later this year, and will feature a remix of Powerful Love.
I am stoked to be added to the line-up at the Observatory North Park on May 16th. I’ll be opening the show with an acoustic set, followed by Seedless, Ballyhoo and Stick Figure. Sure to be a great show!
Once, twice, three times, I give thanks
Morning, evening and noon time, I give thanks
V1
What a beautiful morning, that I have been blessed with
I take a walk outside my door, and show love when and where I can
See there’s trials, tribulations, and times that test your patience
And there’ll always be more
My focus getting stronger now, I only want to grow
Once, twice, three times, I give thanks
Morning, evening and noon time, I give thanks
V2
I’m far from where I want to be
But I know I’ll surely run the race
Hope and faith in things unseen
Ohh I keep a steady pace
I pray all pride and lust would leave me
And all things self defeating
And I never look back
Spreading love around the workplace
A smile on a friend’s face
Defeating the enemies attack
Bridge
And I know, where I go, surely goodness and mercy will follow
And I’ll forgive the ignorant
They know not what they do nor how they live
Once, twice, three times, I give thanks
Morning, evening, noon time, I give thanks
Once, twice, three times, I give thanks
Morning, evening, noon time, I give thanks
Once, twice, three times, I give thanks
Morning, evening and noon time, I give thanks
History speaks for itself, with volumes of knowledge left on the shelf
How can we expect to learn and not burn, if words are spoken, not felt
Enslaved once, and colonized twice, doesn’t matter if third world is naughty or nice
It’s about materials taken by imperials while women and children die
It’s all happened before and it still goes on
Culture constructed in the fashion of Babylon,
Babel is the tower that grows taller by the hour and selfishness remains the theme song.
It’s time to give some extra thought and put your brother man first
We control our destiny and we can heal our hurt
Bring a cure for the sickness of a deeply troubled world
The hypocrite will talk but he will never back his words
Rise and Shine and live, and live
Rise and Shine and live, and live
Rise and Shine and live, and live
Who will you be when you walk out the door for work
What is your story when confronted by the world
When did you save a life or two from the grave simply because you gave
I hear talk of uniting for this cause or that
And people shouting out to give peace a chance
But the fire must be lit in the hearts of the youth
So it’s out of love that I’m challenging you to…
Rise and Shine and live, and live
Rise and Shine and live, and live
Rise and Shine and live, and live
Lyrics:
When the tide comes and pulls you away
And the night comes and envelopes the day
Holding tight now, yet slipping away
From light, still slipping away
I’m trying hard to stay tuned in to what I’m doing
But even the wisest man has found ruin
Equipped with my guitar in the same room you’re in
Wanting to shed some light on where we’re moving
Just take a moment to live, and go
Good conversation you’ll find when you set sail and explore
The greatest treasures can be found in the smallest rewards
Just take a moment to live and go
Is it a case of one who knows and does nothing?
Or is it better to simply be ignorant
Hesitation, a pain he starts to front when
He can’t be real with who he’s become within
Take your punishment, take your pride
Learn from the two, toss one to the side
In a mad world, to question is to survive
Man says I know who I am, but who am I
Just take a moment to live and go
Good conversation you’ll find when you set sail and explore
The greatest treasures can be found in the smallest rewards
Just take a moment to live and go
The ocean’s just a moment’s walk
And we can sit and talk
Or run along white sandy beach,
between blue skies and green palm trees
And we can dive in, to waters crystal clear, so clear
And lay on our backs when the starry night draws near, so near
Just relax, make this time worth living for…
For yourself, for your health
Take it all in, and be yourself, patience is wealth
When the tide comes and pulls you down
Keep your head up hight and your feet on the ground
‘Cause it will hit you, pressure from all around
Sometimes you must loose yourself and truly be found
Take your punishment, take your pride
Learn from the two, toss one to the side
In a mad world, to question is to survive
Man says I know who I am, but who am I
When the tide comes