Watch This Animated Video for the Calypso Song A BETTER TOMORROW

 Love afros, inspirational songs, anime-influenced cartoons, and black female superheroes?  Yeah, me too.  So I was excited to find out that the video for Terri Lyon's Calypso jawn A Better Tomorrow has been selected to five film festivals and is a finalist in two of them!  

Check out the video below: 
The sales pitch:
“A BETTER TOMORROW” Theme "There can always be a better tomorrow through the choices we make for ourselves, through the power of the mind, through the use of our talent, or how we choose to lift up others" Music Composed & Written by Mark Loquan Vocals by Terri Lyons Background Vocals by Gerelle Forbes Music Produced by Junior “Ibo” Joseph Video Executive Producer/Acoustic Guitar : Mark Loquan Video concept/Screenwriter : Gerelle Forbes (Sthenic22) Writer Assistant : Mickile Brathwaite Voice of Higher Power : Dwain "Frost Blaze" Romany Animation : Everard McBain & Dixie Ann Archer-McBain, GemGfx Animation Studios, Trinidad and Tobago ©Mark Loquan, All Rights Reserved 2022 Lyrics 1st Verse Fire in meh soul Burn away A desire not to Turn away Gifted talent, use it, you and me Lifted up on music, show de world T&T (Just be a believer For a brighter new future) repeat Chorus We…….. We go find, de strife we can’t ignore Doh be blind, live yuh life .....is more than fighting war (From the anger and sorrow Build a better tomorrow) repeat (Nigh, Nigh, Nigh, Nigh, Nigh, na na nah, na nah, na nigh) repeat 2nd Verse Do not wait until It’s too late It’s a real struggle..to Forge our fate Some may choose to run and, some may stay Let’s not waste no more time, it can be a new day (Let’s build the foundation For all our children) repeat Chorus We…….. We go find, de strife we can’t ignore Doh be blind, live yuh life .....is more than fighting war (Build a better tomorrow From the anger and sorrow) repeat (Nigh, Nigh, Nigh, Nigh, Nigh, na na nah, na nah, na nigh) repeat  3rd Verse Stormy weather, we can Find our way Face the world together Every day It can be a real tough …..uphill climb T&T, enough (pause)…..find the strength in our mind (We all have the power, to help one another We all have the power to lift up each other) EXTENDED CHORUS We…… We go find, de strife we can’t ignore Doh be blind, live yuh life .....is more than fighting war (From the anger and sorrow Build a better tomorrow) repeat Let’s build the foundation For all our children We all have the power To help one another OUTRO Oh…… We go find, de strife we can’t ignore Doh be blind, live yuh life .....is more than fighting war


Dope.  I like seeing stuff like this!  

Got any questions about it? 

I'll do some research and return to this later with more info.

peace.
-Samax

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