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Rise On Up : Jai Ganesha

from River of Song by Jim Beckwith

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Shiva is the god of destruction and regeneration, and the witness of all that passes. The end of one thing is the beginning of another, and this image points toward nonattachment as a spiritual ideal. When all things are seen as being equal, a feeling of great compassion for all beings arises. The divine couple of Shiva and Parvati (also known as Girijaa or Shakti) symbolize the union of form and energy, renunciation and fidelity, and victory over the endless cycle of death and rebirth.

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Gam Ga-na-pa-taye, Namo Namah

Longing for an opening
We're hoping for a doorway open wide
Often we're the obstacle that needs to be removed
from our life.

Isn't it ironic how the problem and solution
are often the same?
Two sides of the same coin
Like light creates a shadow,
No one to blame.

Jai Ganesha, Jai Ganesha
Ganapati Om, Jaya Ganapati Om

Van-it-y, Selfishness, pride
All those little places that we hide
/Sometimes we're afraid like the tiny shrew -
But we can rise on up to elephant size
and show what we can do

Gam Ga-na-pa-taye, Namo Namah

credits

from River of Song, released September 11, 2015
Soprano saxophone on this one by Jeremy Powell

Produced and mixed by Jim Beckwith
Associate Producers - Rick Franz, Stephen Angus, Saul David Raye, Yoshi Aono, Julie Jackson, Kat Tudor
Bass - David Watts (except by Yovannis Roque on Rise On Up),
Drums - Matthew Hufschmidt except Rogerio Jardim on 'In Love Again'
Backing Vocals - Jennifer Sparks and Jim Beckwith;
Various percussions (tabla, kanjira, frame drum) - Manohar Gurung
Acoustic guitars and Ukulele by Jim Beckwith
Various shakers and jingles by Jim Beckwith
Recorded by Sean Ingoldsby in Ojai, CA and overdubs and mixing by Jim Beckwith in Ojai, Joshua Tree, Carlsbad,
Redlands and Los Angeles, CA, St. George, UT, Boulder, Denver and Manitou Springs, CO
Special Thanks to:
Kat and Bob Tudor, Saul David Raye, Kim Miller, Jacqueline and Bob Jennings, Kevin Lockwood, Rick Franz.

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Jim Beckwith is a fine writer of lyrics to inspire & a unique & compelling voice; a soulful texture that draws on influences from jazz and pop to R&B and voices from around the world. His voice has been called 'a male Sade' & something like 'a refined Sting'. Songs with lyrics that make you think & feel. Jim has players on his albums that play with artists like Sting, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor. ... more

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