Mali Music - The Job Experience (The Video)

My friend just referred to him (Mali Music) as a prodigy and I absolutely agree.

Watch the video below and am sure you will agree with us when you are done.

Enjoy:)

Give Me – Kirk Franklin feat Mali Music

I seem to "stumble" upon great quotes and great people in recent times and Mali Music (a singer, songwriter and producer) is my newest discovery. A friend mentioned his name a while back but I assumed he was referring to music from Mali (the Country) and I was like huh, you and who will listen to Mali Music *not interested*, until yesterday, I was just fiddling with my remote control and BET came on, lo and behold my "newest discovery" was on TV, talking about God and gospel music in a cool and inspiring way and I got stuck.

So, naturally, the first thing I did when I got to work was to find out more about Mali Music and hmmmmm...all I can say is  that God knows how to create and deposit immense talent in people and Mali Music is one of those rare breed. He talks and sings about God in a way that will make you want to know God...simple.

I got some of his songs off YouTube and Give Me - Kirk Franklin ft Mali Music happens to be one of my favorite.

Enjoy and give me your verdict :) :

The Lyrics

[Mali]
Give me that joy I can't explain
Add extra peace that'll ease my pain
I want that love that'll never change
Give me that, Give me that

Give me that power to walk away
When another god wants to take your place
As much of you as I can take
Give me that, Give me that

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
Anybody ready

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
Ready for his glory

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
If your a seeker for life

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
Let me tell you this story

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
Every place that's dark

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
He will bring it to light

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
Hypocritical hearts, back sliders, liars time to get right

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
See I include myself

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
I cast my own stones

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
I'm the man in the mirror y’all

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
I can see my own wrong


[Kirk Franklin speaking]
But I'm here by grace

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
Through Christ by faith

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
I had to make that choice, I had to open up my mouth and say

[Mali]
Give me that joy I can't explain
Add extra peace that'll ease my pain
I want that love that'll never change
Give me that, Give me that

Give me that power to walk away
When another god wants to take your place
As much of you as I can take
Give me that, Give me that

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
Anybody tired

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
You want the show to end

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
Get the actors off stage, and let church begin

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
Do you want a revolution?

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
You want to hear a new song?

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
God is cleaning up house

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
At first he started right at home

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
No more miracle water, prayer cloths, some money and fame

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
Everybody got a title, but do you know your name
[Kirk Franklin speaking]
If we humble ourselves, people

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
And fall on our face

[Kirk Franklin speaking]
And ask God everything in me that’s not right take it away

[Mali]
Gimme that joy I can't explain
Add extra peace that'll ease my pain
I want that love that'll never change
Give me that, Give me that

Oh I want that power to walk away
When another god wants to take your place
As much of you as I can take
Give me that, Give me that
[2x]

[Mali]
And I choose you today, cuz I need you today
I cant get away
See, there's no escape
See what you done to me
I'm not the same ol' me
You took away everything
Now you're my everything

[choir sings]
I choose you today, cuz I need you today
I cant get away
See, there's no escape
See what you done to me
I'm not the same ol' me
You took away everything
Now you're my everything

[Mali]
Give me that God that breathes life into nostrils of man
A sovereign God who predestined creation before time began
I want a God who would really add some elegance, decorate the darkness with stars
The God who orchestrates the future, at the same time He knows where you are
Give that God who supplies my needs 'cause He owns all the cattle on the hills
And He's the God that wipes my tears, and provides enough to pay all my bills
Gimmie me that God, that's the God I'm talking about
Gimmie me that God, that's the God I'm talking about
Give me that, Give me that
Give me that, Give me that

Gimme that joy I can't explain
I'm so happy, you make me happy
Gimme that joy I can't explain
Add extra peace that'll Add extra peace, ease my pain
I want that love that'll never change
Give me that, Give me that, Give me that ......

 Video

Random Quotes (1)

I just stumbled upon a lovely quote by Walter Anderson, which in itself is self-explanatory and summarises how I view life.

Enjoy:

“I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.”
Walter Anderson

Simple yeah?

Do have a great weekend...TGIF :).

Sweetest Taboo

I was with my mom some weeks back and had the urge to write about "love", actually scribble the "story" on a Kleenex (we were in a restaurant at the time, thus the absence of my keyboard or a paper). I kept the note in my wallet until now, thought it wise to upload it before the "writing material" falls apart.

Here is what I wrote, it may be considered as fiction or non-fiction :). I guess that is left for me to know and for you to find out :).

Enjoy:

The sun was glaring, as bright as a burning furnace and as hot as my heart beat when I think about my first love.

He used to be everything to me; my first touch, my first stolen kiss and the first cause of butterflies in my tummy.

Oh sweet love.

Love then had meaning; it was free, naive and effortless. I did not have to smile the right way or love the right way, I was just LOVED.

I can vividly remember the first day I laid my eyes on him, my heart literally stopped and to my medium size frame, he looked like the duplication of “Thor”; his broad shoulders, his clear brown eyes (not blue in this case) and his strong chocolatey voice…hmmmm, thinking about him now still gives me goose bumps.

…and lunch came to an end and so did my story, I like it unfinished though, who knows when the “inspiration of cupid” will strike me again…just maybe I will conclude it or better still you can play around with it and conclude yourself.

To be continued.

Our New Mrs.

Blowing the dust off my blog :). I have been away for a while, not totally my fault though.

My first true love (my elder sister) got married this weekend and we were all sooooo busy. But the stress was worth every single smile I saw on my sister's face.

The event took us down memory lane, to those days when we used to "plan" our future. Ideally, we are supposed to have "dropped" two kids each by now...lol, but I guess life had a different and much better plan in mind :).

I have marked the weekend as a milestone in my life (yels, am tapping from my sister's joy) because not only did I see my sister very happy but I also got a very nice and caring brother-in-law.

Our childhood friends were also there to spice up the event and it was fun reminiscing on those good ol' days.

And I have never seen my mom dance as much as she did that day, the woman just kept twisting her waist and I was just praying she doesn't fall down, but alas the "strength of a proud mama" fell on her and she danced the day away.

All in all, it was a great event and am very grateful to God for making everything fall into place perfectly.

:). 

Moments to Treasure (1)

On the first Sunday of July, I finally got to carry out the first phase of my "New Year Resolution" (visit an orphanage monthly)...it's six months overdue but I guess its better late than never.

Above are some of the beautiful faces I encountered during the course of my "visit". I couldn't get a lot of pictures because the children where more interested in playing than posing for a photo shoot :).

But it was a fulfilling and interesting time of my life, most especially it was PRICELESS being able to make these children who were "abandoned" by the people designated by God to look after them, smile.

I honestly can't explain the amount of joy and satisfaction I felt when I left the Orphanage and i eagerly look forward to another visit next month.

Food for Thought: 

Such acts of kindness cost very little and if some of us can save a small part of the money we splurge on drinks, food, clothes, cars e.t.c, we would have enough to spare in making a child out there feel wanted.

Think about it :).

"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little, do something now" – Edmund Burke

Smile.