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Not My Culture

from Supreme Electric by Chris Monti

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This is not my culture but I use it anyway
These are not my rhythms but I use them anyway
This is not my guitar but I use it anyway
And the plectrum I have borrowed but I use it anyway

My mind is like a sponge, my soul is like a mirror
My heart is like a cup, my body is a tool
I don’t make a lot of money but I have a lot of luck
I have no proper residence but friends take me in
I live to hear the music of the wind in the trees
And I wonder what that sounds like in your home town

Music moves quickly around the world these days and we listen to what we like
If you take time to dig you will find something superb
When I was a young man I drank a lot of wine
It helped me to learn to ask questions, to find out what you’re like
I’m a man of many tastes and if I hear something I like
I’ll ask you to teach it to me and I’ll learn it best I can

When I put pen to paper and pick up my guitar
I may use some of your music, I may use some of your culture
I may use some of your rhythm, but I will do it with respect
If someone asks me where I learned it, I’ll speak well of my teacher
If you think I am a thief, my list of victims is long

From the river of my teachers, I barter for a cup
With lots of training and some luck, I might vanish in the air
And let the great wind take me up, and carry me across the sky
But though I am alight and though I am aloft
I know I am just a small cloud
Carrying a little rain

This is not my culture but I use it anyway
These are not my rhythms but I use them anyway
This is not my guitar but I use it anyway
And the plectrum I have borrowed but I use it anyway

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from Supreme Electric, released April 2, 2021
Joseph Paye - Bass and Backing Vocals;
Makengo Kamara - Drums, Percussion and Backing Vocals;
Chris Monti - Vocals and Guitar

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Chris Monti Providence, Rhode Island

Known for his effortless style and musical curiosity, Chris has immersed himself in West African guitar, dug deep into country-blues and old-time music, and moves seamlessly between diverse styles from Egypt, Peru and India. He has toured the East Coast, Canada and points west. He also enjoys his singular role in the community as a strange combination of entertainer, educator, and magician. ... more

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