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Eleven!

from Meter by Autorickshaw

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In 2013, Suba and Dylan travelled to Kenya to give masterclasses with their friend Mary Tangelder, a specialist in global conflict resolution. In these workshops, we learned that linguistic and tribal differences are the source of great conflict in Kenya, and the three of us came up with a simple vocal counting exercise, but added a twist: groups would do it in pairs, and each would teach the other how to count in their language. The participants told us that this sharing helped lead to a greater sense of empathy and understanding between cultures, and inspired the message behind this simple, but not-so-simple song.

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It's not hard to count to eleven
Just try eight-plus-three
Or maybe four-plus-seven
Sure sounds good to me

Can you teach me to count to eleven
In your native tongue?
Maybe we'll do it together
Could be kind of fun

If I learn to speak your language
I could understand
Your thought and feelings and problems
I could lend a hand
And we can help everybody
And learn their language too
And we could all work together
Building something new

People want to keep us divided
Words can do that too
If we can't understand each other
But we'll show them
Cause you and I can count to eleven
In your language or mine
And we can understand each other
And things will work out fine

credits

from Meter, released September 28, 2017
Music by Dylan Bell, Suba Sankaran & Ed Hanley
Lyrics by Dylan Bell

Suba Sankaran-voice
Dylan Bell-bass, keyboards, voice
Ed Hanley-tabla, voice

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Autorickshaw Toronto, Ontario

Canadian Indo-fusion ensemble Autorickshaw has been called one of the most interesting acts on the world music landscape. Their sound showcases the sultry, sophisticated vocals of Suba Sankaran, anchored by the driving bass-lines & beatboxing of Dylan Bell over a bed of intricate tabla grooves by Ed Hanley. Autorickshaw has toured extensively across Canada, the US, the UK, Europe, India & Nepal. ... more

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