We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

For the Source

by Black Folks Don't Swim?

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD  or more

     

1.
Theme 22 04:03
Don't swim, just float! Free your mind, to the blue note. Free your soul! Your soul, your soul, your soul. They say Black folks don't swim? Who don't swim? We Float! We Float! We Float! We Float!
2.
Alright 05:54
Hey yeah (4x’s) This song is for the feeling of the sun on my skin This song is to celebrate the beginning and the end Don’t let the weary world get you down Each day is a gift hey hey This song is to give your day a lift & it goes hey, you’re here today & you look good and you feel good and you’re alright So let’s get down tonight, celebrate your life cus’ it’s alright! This song is to tell you that your life has a purpose and a meaning It’s to uplift the miracle of being Don’t let the weary world get you down Each day is a gift hey hey This song is to give your day a lift & it goes hey, you’re here today & you look good and you feel good and you’re alright So let’s get down tonight, celebrate your life cus’ it’s alright!
3.
Starships 05:44
Now you see me driving my starship You want me to stop for you to hop onboard So you can sail through my orbit And admire my constellations Well (harmony well, well, well, well) Well once upon a time when our frequencies were aligned (frequencies were aligned) And we didn’t think twice how our fields intertwined (intertwined) You held me in your vastness and I held you in mine And for a sweet tender moment, All was sublime (harmony All was sublime) And what you left behind (all was sublime) You just wanted a ride Ooohs (4 bars) Solos Frequencies were aligned (Ooohs)
4.
By Now 05:26
Verse 1 Dreaming,dreaming All I think about is my feelings, feelings Where I wanna be and who I wanna be with Don’t know why you wanna be without me Way out, way out Thinking about the ways it’s going to play out, play out The way you leave me feeling When there shouldn’t be a doubt Chorus I can’t help but feel like you should know by now I can’t help but feel like you should know by now Hook you know that it really ain’t nice The way that you’re rollin the dice with me You know that it really ain’t nice The way that you’re rollin the dice with me Verse 2 Right now, right now Really need some answers gotta find, out find out Where you wanna be, who you wanna be with Could be you and I so easily Way out, way out Thinking about the ways it’s going to play out play out The way you leave me feeling When there shouldn’t be a doubt Chorus I can’t help but feel like you should know by now I can’t help but feel like you should know by now Hook You know that it really ain’t nice The way that you’re rollin the dice with me You know that it really ain’t nice The way that you’re rollin the dice with me Outro I can’t help but feel like you should Know by now By now, by now
5.
I can’t tell you where I’m going I can’t tell you where I been You know we keep the party jumpin Just as soon as we walk in Late night, talkin’ great night Where the neon lights outshine the stars And we don’t care who you are Cause' you got dressed up to look your best and step out on the floor tonight Round’ midnight You know it’s going down at midnight The party don’t start till midnight You know it’s going down at midnight Cause’ madness defines the nightlife You know it’s going down at midnight The party don’t start till midnight You know it’s going down at midnight!
6.
R St Theme 03:46
We don't swim, we just float, we don't swim. we just float, we don't swim, we just float, free your mind to the blue note. We don't swim, we just float, we don't swim. we just float, we don't swim, we just float, free your mind to the blue note. Don't Swim, just float. Free your mind to the blue note, free your soul They say Black Folks Don't Swim? Who Don't Swim? We Float! We Float, We Float
7.

about

For the Source is an offering that cultivates radical presence and explores narratives of joy. For the Source is the anticipated full-length debut album of musical collective Black Folks Don’t Swim? who has been expanding their energy in and around the DC Metro area since their founding in early 2018.
Featuring 7 original songs, the album spans critical fusion of the Black Folks Don't Swim? collective.
For the Source is a singular, introductory ripple across the surface of the multiverse that is Black Folks Don’t Swim? Come float with us and take up your place amongst the stars!

credits

released January 25, 2022

Mixed by Carolyn Malachi at Modern Natural Studio (Except where otherwise noted)
Mastered by Piper Payne at Infrasonic Sounds, Nashville Tennessee
Album Cover Art Design by Vonne Napper

01 Theme 22
Written by Sweet Corey-Bey
Arranged by Sweet Corey-Bey and DeZ McNeil
Published by Shugsline (ASCAP)
Recorded by Shane Lewis at the American University Live Room, Washington DC

Vocals: Kailasa Aqeel
Bass: Sweet Corey-Bey
Piano: DeZ McNeil
Drums: Themba Sipho
Guitar and Live FX: Nithin Venkatraman

02 Alright
Written by Sweet Corey-Bey
Arranged by Sweet Corey-Bey
Published by Shugsline (ASCAP)
Recorded by Mike Harvey’s June 2019 Audio Engineering Class in the American University Live Room, Washington DC, Overdubbed in Remote Recording sessions in 2020

Vocals: Kailasa Aqeel
Bass: Sweet Corey-Bey
Piano: Redwood
Drums: DeZ McNeil
Guitar: Nithin Venkatraman
Trumpet: Daniel Campos
Alto Sax: Melanie Brown

03 Starships
Written by Kailasa Aqeel, Sweet Corey-Bey and DeZ McNeil
Arranged by Sweet Corey-Bey and Drew Kid
Produced by: Sweet Corey-Bey. Kailasa Aqeel and Nithin Venkatraman
Recorded by Mike Harvey’s June 2019 Audio Engineering Class in the American University Live Room, Washington DC, Overdubbed in Remote Recording sessions in 2020

Vocals: Kailasa Aqeel and Sweet Corey-Bey
Bass: Sweet Corey-Bey
Rhodes Solo: Redwood
Rhodes:Drew Kid
Drums: DeZ McNeil
Guitar and FX: Nithin Venkatraman
Trumpet: Daniel Campos
Alto Sax: Melanie Brown

04 By Now
Written by Sweet Corey-Bey and Kailasa Aqeel
Arranged by: Sweet Corey-Bey
Recorded by Mike Harvey’s June 2019 Audio Engineering Class in the American University Live Room, Washington DC, Overdubbed in Remote Recording sessions in 2020

Vocals: Kailasa Aqeel
Bass: Sweet Corey-Bey
Keys: Redwood
Drums: DeZ McNeil
Guitar: Nithin Venkatraman
Trumpet: Daniel Campos
Alto Sax: Melanie Brown


05 The Midnight Theme
Written by Sweet Corey-Bey
Arranged by Sweet Corey-Bey
Published by Shugsline (ASCAP)
Recorded by Mike Harvey’s June 2019 Audio Engineering Class in the American University Live Room, Washington DC, Overdubbed in Remote Recording sessions in 2020

Bass: Sweet Corey-Bey
Rhodes: Drew Kid
Rhodes Solo: Redwood
Drums: DeZ McNeil
Guitar: Nithin Venkatraman
Trumpet: Daniel Campos
Alto Sax: Melanie Brown

06 R St Theme Theme
Written by Sweet Corey-Bey
Arranged by Sweet Corey-Bey
Produced by Nithin Venkatraman and Sweet Corey-Bey
Recorded by Evan Angelo at R St Studio, Washington D.C.
Mixed by Isaiah Sims

Bass: Sweet Corey-Bey
Keys: Redwood
Drums: DeZ McNeil
Guitar: Nithin Venkatraman
Trumpet: Daniel Campos
Alto Sax: Melanie Brown

06 Starships Reprise
Written by Sweet Corey-Bey, Kailasa Aqeel and DeZ McNeil
Arranged by: Sweet Corey-Bey
Recorded by Mike Harvey’s June 2019 Audio Engineering Class in the American University Live Room, Washington DC, Overdubbed in Remote Recording sessions in 2020

Vocals: Kailasa Aqeel
Bass: Sweet Corey-Bey
Rhodes: Redwood
Drums: DeZ McNeil
Guitar: Nithin Venkatraman
Trumpet: Daniel Campos
Alto Sax: Melanie Brown

This work would not be possible without the support and alignment we found with: Holly Bayham. Lisa “D.C. Mamacita” Brown, Saturn, Ty Velines and This Could Go Boom! . We are honored by the continued support of our community. This album is dedicated to the source from which all things flow and is made in the divine image of Black Queer folks in this dimension and all others.

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Black Folks Don't Swim? Washington, D.C.

Black Folks Don't Swim? Is a soulful Black music machine from space that must be pronounced with the upswing inflection of a question. Led by a core ensemble of Black Gender-Variant folks, their music floats through a myriad of liberating sonic traditions including Jazz, Funk, Quiet Storm, Future Soul and R&B. ... more

contact / help

Contact Black Folks Don't Swim?

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Black Folks Don't Swim?, you may also like: