1. Groundation is a Fusion-Reggae band based in Sonoma County, California. It was established in 1998 by Harrison Stafford, Ryan Newman and Marcus Urani upon their meeting at the Jazz program at Sonoma State University. Groundation's music incorporates the lyrical struggle of Roots Reggae, the progressive musicianship of Funk/Jazz fusion, and other-worldly transcendental Dub.
The 9-piece band creates an altogether new Reggae sound, featuring swirling horns, stout poly-rhythmics, and soulful harmony vocals.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Gm#Dm#BDm# Playing in Jah's waterfall, I don't care who call no I'll never be one of dem who, Come and try to mix it up, mix it up So them stand ans say, "we must protect our world today" While all of ya see the whole of Africa And watch it turn into a desert C#mB There was a gifted man, who never knew how to plan For the future of all creation, So He became a soldier man, who shot I for no reason, Dropped bombs in a foreign land Here on Earth They've wasted away their lives Pitting I and I against one another F#Gm#C#mD#m Well it seems they will answer To our son and daughter in this time But for now they say, Oh god, "Go away children, Go Away Children, children go away !" Gm#Dm#BDm# Playing in Jah's waterfall, one day it cease to fall We've cut down all the trees, And watched the animals die from diseases I dropped down on my knees and pray Oh my Father, Take I won't you save us as you saved Noah, Ham, Shem and Japhet ? Gm#Dm#BDm# Playing in Dunn's river fall, I don't care who call me no For some of dem see the world, and try to escape it Turning their back pon the land, and Watching the mountain turn into sand But as long as my heart beats on, I will fight to rebuild mount Zion C#mB There was a holy land, far beyond the ocean yea Holding the future of all creation, Only to vanish in a vision, that Speaks of generation, destroying their homeland I am crying on behalf of our children The day must come when we will learn to live together Gm#Dm#BDm# Playing in Jah's waterfall ... That's all I want