Refugee
By Cameron Hatami
New York, New York, United States
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You and I we’re just some other refugee Open eyes but yet it seems we cannot see Dangling through these junk plain jungles through the waste In this unfamiliar setting we are so displaced Over the mountains through these valleys we roam Follow that lonesome highway, this is our home, this is our home Yes I hear the stories of the motherland Fellow brothers painting colors on the sand People spread about with daylight in their eyes What we cannot see will be our own demise They say that might makes right so you’re not to blame You are the pawn my friend, the crazy game, the crazy game In the distance I can hear an infants cry Their future lies only upon a compromise We are product of this turning century Wonder what it’s like to be a dying refugee |
Cameron Hatami also has a second song in the gallery: Check it out.
ABOUT THIS PIECE: The song mentions the plight of refugees. Their struggle and hardships.
There is also a reference to governments with power that seek to dominate through force and intimidation
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Cameron Hatami was Born in Brooklyn, New York. He started his informal ethnomusicological training at age 9 annually circumnavigating the earth with his father, whether studying guitar with jazz musician Ted Dunbar, or the kemanche (Persian spike fiddle) and setar (lute) with Ostad Morteza Varzi. He also studied documentary film making at NYU. His eclectic musical training culminated in degrees from Rutgers and Virginia Commonwealth Universities. Mr. Hatami has performed at the United Nations, Lincoln Center, Cooper Union, Cornell university, Folk City, Mandapa Hall as well as venues in Europe. He has also composed music for theatre and film.
Mr. Hatami’s composition and arrangements incorporate Persian melodies with American blues, country, and jazz genres. Some recordings feature his adapted guitar which utilizes microtonal scales from the setar. In addition to teaching and performing, he issues compact discs and organizes concerts.
A member of SGA (Songwriters Guild of America), MENC (Music Educators National Conference), and BMI. Mr. Hatami publishes and produces compositions for many well known musicians. His session work provides the professional musicianship that is used by many popular artists. As an educator, Mr. Hatami has collaborated with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra creating interdisciplinary lessons for music students.
