'Revolution: Sing That Song' Absolutely Kicks Ass

This song is packing heat, any way you look at it.

Images courtesy: Jo Mccoll

(SACRAMENTO / BOSTON) - Hard hitting East Coast lyrics with a shot of UK street logic; this new cut by Ace, Arafat and Gandhi is so powerful that it can't be held back!

The raw, international sound of 'Revolution: Sing That Song' - it's like Lowkey meets Everlast... and it is a convincing call to arms for those willing to speak out against the victimization of poor huddled masses. Call to arms is figurative, after all the pen is mightier than the sword, in fact the pen quite literally is our sword.

At first I objected to the use of gunfire scenes in the video, as it contrasts with our mission of peace, but then I was told that I must watch the film 'Equilibrium', and after I did, things began to make much more sense. The imagery from that film, used in this video, screams power and is a call for people to wake up and pay attention to what is going on around them.

Even if the physical bodies of Americans, Canadians and Britons are free, their will has been fully hijacked and compromised. The power, with few exceptions, is in no way in the hands of the people themselves. Do I think good can be achieved by an unarmed populace fighting an oppressive government? It would be my preference, but the answer, "no way," resounds from pure logic. This song is packing heat, any way you look at it.

Read: Lion of Libya: Omar Mukhtar

I hear this song and think of the challenges that have faced the world's most well-known rebels, also known in some circles as revolutionaries, freedom fighters, and in the west, of course... 'terrorists'. In Ace, Gandhi and Arafat, I see the spirit of the Lion of Libya, Omar Mukhtar, who battled the Italian fascist invaders (responsible for building the world's first modern-day concentration camps) who knew the fight against ruthless, well funded military tacticians must be waged with total conviction and zero fear, and a lot of guns. However, I also see in them three hardcore ambassadors for education and peace. Mahatma Gandhi himself once said there is a fine line between peaceful resistance and cowardice, we must know when necessity forces the switching of gears.

We have the honor of featuring commentary from Jay R. Crook Ph.D., Michel Herve Navoiseu-Bertaux, both Salem-News.com writers, Albanian pop sensation Fatjon Cota, and UndergroundHH.com.

The French author and philosopher Albert Camus asked, "What is a rebel?" He answered his own question thus: "A man who says no."

Dr. Jay R. Crook

Yes, a rebel is a man who says "no" to oppression, injustice, violence, corruption, racism, and all the other social, political, and economic evils of mankind. Sometimes he is struggling against the conditions of his own life; at other times, he is protesting the conditions of the unprotected, the forgotten, or the ignored whose rights have been trampled upon by the bullies of street gangs or of world-class imperialists; there is no moral difference between them.

In the 15th century, the Albanian hero Skanderbeg, a rebel against ethnic oppression, took on and defeated the armies of the mighty Ottoman Empire. Inspired by his example, Ace has fought his own battles against oppression and abuse, progressing from them to join with other rebels who are fighting against the status quo from Palestine to Sri Lanka, wherever injustice and oppression prevail in this century.

For Ace, Gandhi, and Arafat it is a battle they know will never end, for injustice is like the many-headed Hydra of Greek mythology. Strike off one head and two more will replace it. The murdered Vittorio Arrigoni once said, "Die for something, or die for nothing." Malcolm X, also martyred, said, "If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary." Being a rebel can be serious business.

As ever, Ace gives voice to his rebellion through music. "The Rebellion" album will be released in the summer of 2013 along with a documentary; dynamic collaboration by Aldin Entertainment & Reversion Records!
—Jay R. Crook, Ph.D.

Alain a dit avant lui : "Penser, c'est dire non." (The French philosopher Alain said before him: "Thinking is saying no.")
— Michel Herve Navoiseu-Bertaux

Fatjon Cota One of Albania's shining stars

Joelah Carter

This track has a strong message for the world.
—Fatjon Cota Albanian pop sensation
(Official Video Channel Here)

This track and video is off the meters. Music Entertainment at it's finest. Looking to hear more from Ace, Gandhi, and Arafat. In addition, the Hardcore rap track off the Two Swords Album...straight Gangsta! Great Job with video production Tim King and Agron Belica. Powerful and Explosive! <5 stars for the whole team!!!>
- Joelah Carter (Harlem Knights)

Gandhi

Arafat

Recently Arafat and Gandhi released an album titled 'Two Swords' featuring a total of 19 tracks covering a range of subjects. The beats are dark and heavy with a style similar to AOTP/Jedi Mind Tricks and the lyrics are crystal clear with delivery on par to Rhyme Asylum.

The album features a range of Conscious and New World Order references, along with touching on religion, the end of days and survival without coming off preachy supplying nothing but food for thought.
- Reviewed by UndergroundHH.com
(Two Swords by Arfat & Gandhi Click Here )

Two Swords by Arafat and Gandhi Reversion Recordshttp://reversionrecords.bandcamp.com/album/two-swords

Revolution: Sing That Song by Ace feat. Arafat & Gandhi
Produced by Kosova Beat, Ace, Arafat, and Gandhi
Mixed & Mastered by DJ Halabi
Aldin Entertainment Music Group & Reversion Records 2013
Video production by Tim King & Agron Belica

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Tim King: Salem-News.com Editor and Writer

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With almost 25 years of experience on the west coast and worldwide as a television news producer, photojournalist, reporter and assignment editor, Tim King is Salem-News.com's Executive News Editor. His background includes covering the war in Afghanistan in 2006 and 2007, and reporting from the Iraq war in 2008. Tim is a former U.S. Marine who follows stories of Marines and Marine Veterans.

Tim holds awards for reporting, photography, writing and editing from traditional mainstream news agencies like The Associated Press and Electronic Media Association; he also holds awards from the National Coalition of Motorcyclists, the Oregon Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs; and was presented with a 'Good Neighbor Award' for his reporting, by the The Red Cross.

Tim's years as a Human Rights reporter have taken on many dimensions; he has rallied for a long list of cultures and populations and continues to every day, with a strong and direct concentration on the 2009 Genocide of Tamil Hindus and Christians in Sri Lanka. As a result of his long list of reports exposing war crimes against Tamil people, Tim was invited to be the keynote speaker at the FeTNA (Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America) Conference in Baltimore, in July 2012. This is the largest annual gathering of North American Tamils; Tim addressed more than 3000 people and was presented with a traditional Sri Lanka ‘blessed garland’ and a shawl as per the tradition and custom of Tamil Nadu

In a personal capacity, Tim has written 2,026 articles as of March 2012 for Salem-News.com since the new format designed by Matt Lintz was launched in December, 2005. Serving readers with news from all over the globe, Tim's life is literally encircled by the endless news flow published by Salem-News.com, where more than 100 writers contribute stories from 23+ countries and regions.

Tim specializes in writing about political and military developments worldwide; and maintains that the label 'terrorist' is ill placed in many cases; specifically with the LTTE Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, where it was used as an excuse to slaughter people by the tens of thousands; and in Gaza, where a trapped population lives at the mercy of Israel's destructive military war crime grinder. At the center of all of this, Tim pays extremely close attention to the safety and welfare of journalists worldwide.

Agron Belica

Salem-News.com Writer/Author/Musician Agron Belica, faced many challenges growing up as a rootless street youth, situations so intense that they threatened to destroy him- that is until he rediscovered his Muslim roots a few years ago and turned his life around.

In 2008, Agron Belica published his research article The Revival of the Prophet Yahya, and has caused quite a stir in scholarly circles. In 2009, a new theory was born, The Crucifixion: Mistaken Identity? John the Baptist and Jesus the Christ.

With no formal advanced education, he offers new interpretations of certain key words in the Quran along with his challenging theories about the role of John the Baptist in the Crucifixion and has attracted the attention of well-known scholars in the field of comparative religion, such as Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar, the first American woman to translate the Quran into English, the noted university professor, Dr. Mahmoud Ayoub, and the author and translator, Dr. Jay R. Crook.

When it comes to comparative religion, Agron has the ability to go up against the most studied religious scholars and few come calling. They fear his logical interpretations based on historical record, and they should.

You can write to Agron at this address: agronbelica@gmail.com