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Argentina

from LIFE AND THAT by Lisa E. Harris

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This song is about returning to places to reclaim pieces of yourself that were left there.
In the 1700's, nearly 50% of Argentina's interior population was Black, and over 30% of Buenos Aires was mulatto and /or Black. Today, 97% of Argentinian population is of European ethnicity making Argentina the whitest country in South America. I have been fascinated with Afro-Argentines for some time now. I wrote this song to shine a light on the horrific history of the eradication of Blacks in Argentina, institutionally sanctioned by the government and systemically implemented to this day.

lyrics

ARGENTINA

I’M GOING TO ARGENTINA IN MAY
I THINK IT'S TIME TO GO ON A JOURNEY
JUST GOTTA MAKE UP MY MIND
AND FLY AWAY.

I SAID I’M GOING TO ARGENTINA IN MAY
I THINK IT'S TIME TO GO ON A JOURNEY
JUST GOTTA MAKE UP MY MIND
AND FLY AWAY.

I WISH YOU
COULD GO TOO
SO THAT I COULD HAVE MY LOVE
WITH ME,
BUT I ALWAYS DO
OH I ALWAYS DO

I’M GOING TO ARGENTINA IN MAY
I THINK IT'S TIME TO GO ON A JOURNEY
JUST GOTTA MAKE UP MY MIND
AND FLY AWAY.

I SAID I’M GOING TO ARGENTI I I NA
I'M GONNA GO ON A JOURNEY
I'M GONNA MAKE UP MY MIND
AND THEN I'LL FLY

OH I WISH YOU
COULD GO TOO
SO THAT I COULD HAVE MY LOVE
WITH ME,
BUT I ALWAYS DO
OH I ALWAYS DO

ARGENTINA IN MAY
ARGENTINA IN MAY
ARGENTINA IN MAY
ARGENTINA IN MAY

I’M GOING TO ARGENTINA IN MAY
I THINK IT'S TIME TO GO ON A JOURNEY
JUST GOTTA MAKE UP MY MIND
AND FLY AWAY.

I SAID I’M GOING TO ARGENTINA IN MAY
I THINK IT'S TIME TO GO ON A JOURNEY
I THINK IT'S TIME TO MAKE UP MY MIND
AND THEN ILL
FLY

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from LIFE AND THAT, released June 18, 2021
Written and composed by Lisa E. Harris

Lisa E. Harris, voice, theremin
Charles Haynes, drums/ percussion
Burniss Earl Travis,II, bass

Produced by Lisa E. Harris and Charles Haynes
Steve Christensen, Engineer
Recorded in Houston, Texas


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Li/ Lisa E. Harris Houston, Texas

Li, is an independent and interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker, creative soprano, performer, composer, improvisor, writer, educator and researcher from Houston Texas. She is the founder of production company, Studio Enertia.
Li is the 2021 recipient of the Dorothea Tanning Award for Music/ Sound, awarded by the Foundation for Contemporary Arts and a 2021 Texas Vignette Artist Grant winner.
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