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(via Sierra Leonean-American Dancer Michaela DePrince: ‘I Went From Being a War Orphan to a Ballerina’)
Album Review: War Orphan - Unite (Stay Gold Records)
Oozing positive vibes but filtered through the uncompromising sound of hardcore, War Orphan’s Unite is an empowering listen.
On their second full length in two years, War Orphan focus on the positive. The band’s debut was a scathing political record meant to encapsulate the sentiment of the times and spark change. On Unite, War Orphan focus on positivity and personal change. The record is an encouragement to the listener to embark on a path of self-discovery and self-improvement. It will be released on February 17th,…
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War Orphan streaming "Heavy Weighs the Crown"
Band: War OrphanSong: “Heavy Weighs the Crown” Album: UniteRelease Date: TBD, 2022Label: Stay Gold Records The group said of the single: “We butchered a perfectly good Shakespeare quote for this one. You’ve come this far kid, keep pushing, don’t get comfortable, keep working hard. Once you achieve any part of your dream there is a temptation to stop and look at what you’ve accomplished. That is…
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War Orphan issue new single "YDI (You Do It)"
Band: War OrphanSong: “YDI (You Do It)”Album: “YDI (You Do It)” (single)Release Date: June 24th, 2022Label: Stay Gold Records Speaking of the single, the band offered: “When we were young, punk bands would have these songs with letters for name and you had to do your homework to find out what they were talking about. Since we never liked doing homework we’ll just tell you: ‘YDI’ is an inside…
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Last night i read Michaela DePrince's book "Taking flight. For War orphan to star ballerina" and i strongly encourage everyone to read it. My heart beats for Ballet/dance in general more than it does for most other things. And that book made me cry so much tears for that little girl with a photo and a dream that in the end came true. And for her American adoptiv who gave up so much to adopt orphans that were sure to die if they wouldn’t make i out of westafrica and gave them a future. She raised 11 kids in total. She lost 3 sons. She is my hero.
Michaela DePrince and her mom inspired me beyond words. If a little girl that had to see the entirety of war, including seeing her mom dying, seeing her teacher being killed, almost got killed herself a few times, got beaten and almost starved, could hold on to a magazine Picture and a dream, and ended up being a famous star ballerina, what excuse do we have to not chase our dreams ? To give up ?
And Elaine DePrince, her mom, thank you. I always thought I could maybe somewhen adopt a child, but you just made that a more valid thought. I think I put that on the list of things I want to achive in life. Give a child a future. I really hope future me is bold enough to adopt a child and make this world a little better. If there is one thing I can say about myself in 20 years, I hope its this.
Please everybody. Read that book. Watch her dance. Be Inspired. Chase your dreams. And do good in that world
Happy Christmas/Happy Holidays.
I’ll go cry some more
1972- Orphaned South Vietnamese girl sitting in refugee compound in Saigon.
Toni Frissell: Abandoned boy, London, 1945
(via Werfel, a 6 year old orphan from Austria has just been given his first pair of new shoes by the American Red Cross. 1946. [737 x1024] - Imgur)