preview tracks from "Up from the Roots"

1. Grandpa's Stroll
This song pays tribute to our ancestors. Grandparents and newborns have a special relationship to life because they are closer to birth and death. In Bali, a child's feet never touch the ground before he/she is 9 months old. In that same fashion, grandparents nurture children and make them feel safe. This song reminds us that that feeling of safety helps us trust life as an adult.
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2. Celestial Man
This song speaks to the relationship of man to the Universe. A Universal Intelligence permeates all life. It is dynamic,explosive and powerful. "Celestial Man reveals his plan. Stars above show Light and Love. The Design is in the stars.
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3. Steppin
Steppin' characterizes the tradition of "Hipness", coolness and groove. It illustrates the easy yet get-up- and go feeling that supports everything in life we do if we allow it. We have the ability to "step" to any and all occasions with integrity and good character.
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4. Los Ninos Samba
This Brazilian jazz samba calls to mind the film classic, "Black Orpheus" In the movie, as in the song, children play with abandonment and endlessly engage in hide and seek. They are simple,not sophisticated,innocent, not worldly. This song is dedicated to the fascination children bring to ordinary events in life.
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5. Caribbean Breeze
Imagine the tempo of a mature wise person sitting on a veranda with rum punch in hand. The insrumentals in this song are meant to invoke ease. They represent freedom from worry.
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6. Dawn's Delight
The joys of fatherhood are captured in this love song for Chuk's daughter. When a parent is mature and responsible to care for a child, he brings forth his own sense of self and remembers the nurturing he had as he expresses love for his child. This composition celebrates the profound joy of being a parent.
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7. Island Strut
Celebration is the theme captured in this regal strut. The playful cadence of this song invites you to dance your own authentic dance; to sing your own song.
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8. Somewhere
Acceptance is the theme to this song."Somewhere in this world there is a place for us today. Somewhere in this world there is a place for us to stay". In the spite of life's ebbs and flows, we are reminded to remained centered in the midst of change.
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9. And At Em
The phrase "up and at em" signifies strength in action. For Fowler, it tranlates the passage from prayer to action. This song challenges us to reflect before we act so that we say what we mean and mean what we say. "And at Em" is the force behind what motivates us to act on our vision.
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10. Truth
In the final passage of middle age to maturity, we are called toreview our lives and ask for some universal truths. Have we loved all that we can? Truth's rays allow us to follow our hearts with Integrity. Hence,"Up from the Roots" Reveals a pathway through life designed to develop character, transcendence, morality and humaness.
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