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Rising from roots gripped into the sands of the Torres Strait, Mau Power is telling stories of strength, power and resilience through his music.
A proud Torres Strait Islander Dhoebaw man from the Guda Malullgal nations, Mau Power is the first rapper out of the Torres Strait to rap in language.
His angelic ability to stitch together a tapestry of Indigenous storytelling and hip-hop culture led to the production of his second album, Blue Lotus – released earlier this year.
“It’s good to finally have it out there in the universe, it took some time to build it but I’m so thankful it’s out and getting the reaction it is,” Mau Power said.
Blue Lotus draws from his personal journey after releasing his first album, The Show Will Go On in 2014.
“I wanted to be more spiritual on the album, work on different arrangements and collaborate with people that are outside of the world of hip-hop,” he said.
“The album asks the question, where does the journey go? It’s a journey of growth and that’s in the title; Blue Lotus.”
The first single from the album, Arrived, encapsulates that feeling of starting a journey.
“It speaks to that manifestation of creating that work – it’s all a process. Recording that song was really what the album was about.”
Mau Power’s cultural connection is a key factor in the process of creating his music.
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Desire - Featuring. Andrew De Silva
“Desire” definition: a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.
The inspiration came from the term “A Burning Desire”! it is said that to have great success in anything in life, you must have a burning desire to achieve it. This burning desire plus the energy and work you put into it will fuel the drive that can carry you to success. One of the great philosophical minds of this last century, Napoleon Hill, tells a great story of a warrior who was faced with a difficult situation and made a decision that altered the destiny of his army and himself.
Story:
"A long while ago, a great warrior faced a situation which made it necessary for him to make a decision which insured his success on the battlefield. He was about to send his armies against a powerful foe, whose men outnumbered his own. He loaded his soldiers into boats, sailed to the enemy’s country, unloaded soldiers and equipment, then gave the order to burn the ships that had carried them.
Addressing his men before the first battle, he said, “You see the boats going up in smoke. That means that we cannot leave these shores alive unless we win! We now have no choice—we win, or we perish! They won.
Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to burn his ships and cut all sources of retreat. Only by so doing can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win, essential to success." -Napoleon Hill
The song “Desire” is a hard rock energy track that fuses with piano and string ballads in symphony like arrangements. The song and the lyrics speak directly to self-belief and the burning desire to be more than what you are in this very moment. Desire; as the title suggests, embodies the confidence, self-belief, drive and the will to become greatness.
lyrics
Desire Lyrics
Vs1,
Tell the world I am ready for success/
Out the slums cut my lane from the rest/
Face the doubt, I’ll put it to the test/
From a different vain, so blood clot the rest/
So focused, let life through its best/
Harness the reactions, on pure intellect/
Respect boy, I put it on the percussions/
These blood, sweat and tears ain’t raining out for nothing/
Greatness comes with the journey of the rise/
Motivated, running against the grains of time/
To say I didn’t pay the cost, would be a lie/
I’d rather die, then say I didn’t try/
Crawling out the bottom, all I saw was the sky/
Plots to break bread, in leagues of the most-high/
Hustlers ambition focusing on my rise/
A legacy’s defined, with the passion of this fire/
Chorus:
Desires/
To set the world on fire/
Inspired/
To burn it all/
And when we speak amongst these halls/
On bended knees pray I don't fall/
Deep into asylum walls/
Where the dreams mean nothing at all/
It's desire/
To set this world on fire/
They can't hold me down/
Vs2,
I broke free from the stigmas and the myths/
I broke free, and my world took a shift/
From broke dreams, to immersed in this ish/
Hell, in crisis kept my ink lit/
In this telekinesis art became the reasons/
We rose with seasons soul of the legions/
Don't prey on Jesus pieces for hope to believe us/
Chains of heavy burden my consciousness is freedom/
The untamed out-weighs the price of fame/
You can't lock, Ideas up in a cage/
The great urge to purge the great stage/
I came to bring the change within the game/
Spit words that births a great Sage/
One with the people moving through this maze/
Diamonds under pressure we shine we don’t break/
Ain't bound by no chains I can never be a slave/
I'm free/
Chorus:
Desires/
To set the world on fire/
Inspired/
To burn it all/
And when we speak amongst these halls/
On bended knees pray I don't fall/
Deep into asylum walls/
Where the dreams mean nothing at all/
It's desire/
To set this world on fire/
They can't hold me down/
Vs3,
Here I come possessed by the drums/
took in on myself to build my kingdom come/
Still with that warrior heart to overcome/
Don't sleep on the kid my work is far from done/
I’ll admit I been working on that bank flow/
On that ill with mic, he nice flow/
My state of art be a maestro on Nitro/
I'm James Dean, James Franco/
Thrills/
Outro adlib:
Oh, they can’t hold me down/
Nh, they can’t hold me down/
Desire, Yeah
Set the world on fire/
Set the world on fire/
Oooooohhhhhh Oh Yeah/
MP: They Can’t hold me down/
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from Blue Lotus - The Awakening,
released November 7, 2019
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the creator, the universal spirit that is the beginning of all creation. I would like to acknowledge my ancestors and your ancestors for the strength and legacy left for each and every one of us to follow & that has brought us to this point in our lives. I would like to acknowledge the elders of the world both past & present for the guidance and knowledge they instill in us. I would like to acknowledge the emerging elders - this album was written for those who are not yet born. I would like to
acknowledge the five regions of ZENADH KES (Torres Strait) – Kaiwalagal (Inner Islands), Maluilgal (Western Island), Guda Maluilgal (Top Western), Kulkalgal (Central Islands), Meriam (Eastern Islands), thank you for the culture. I am proud to be a Torres Strait Islander!
MAU POWER THANKS
I would like to thank everyone who has supported me on this journey; those who have supported me from the beginning when I was a youngsta just starting to find his voice on the dirt streets of Ngurupai (Horn Island) Torres Strait; and those who have joined in on this journey along the way. You are all an inspiration and I can’t thank you enough. I would like to thank my family and extended families for always believing in me. I would like to thank my mother Conchetta for never giving up on me – mum, look how far we’ve come! I would like to thank my father, Edward for instilling the cultural responsibility in me. To my Meridian Nights and Beat Tank family, you balas’ rock – Thank you for working with me in creating some magical music. To my OBHI Crew and family, we are never going to stop rising and succeeding fam! To my “Homeboyz and Ngurupai” families, if it wasn’t for the Homeboyz basketball court, I would not be here today. I am proud to be called “Homeboyz”. Shout out to my PAPC crew, we are always family. And lastly, but definitely not least – This album is dedicated to Cherie, Ava, Sophia & Lily. Thank you for always loving and supporting me, you are my inspiration.
Koeyma Eso (Big Thank you) “Mau Power – Signature”
All songs written by Patrick 'Mau Power’, Mike Justice & Ben Hense.
All songs recorded & mixed by Ben Hense & Mike Justice at Beat Tank Productions.
Executive Producer: Patrick 'Mau Power' for OBHI
Producer: Mike Justice for Meridian Nights
Chief Sound Engineer: Ben Hense
Photography: Liberty See Kee
Art Direction & Graphic Design: April77 Creative (April77.com)
Mau Power (born Patrick James Mau) is a hip hop artist from Thursday Island in the Torres Strait and is the first Australian
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