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Saturday, June 6, 2015

African American Gospel Singer Mali Music - "Yahweh" (lyrics, examples, information)

Edited by Azzi Powell

This post showcases Mali Music's 2009 Gospel composition entitled "Yahweh". This song may also be known by its repeated lyrics "All the glory belongs to You". Information about Mali Music is included in this post along with song lyrics and YouTube examples of this song.

The content of this post is presented for religious and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to composer/singer Mali Music for composing and performing this song. Thanks also to the other singers featured in this post and thanks to the producer of version of this Gospel song with a Reggae beat. Thanks also to all those quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these examples on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT COMPOSER/SINGER MALI MUSIC
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_Music_(singer)
"Kortney Jamaal Pollard (born January 12, 1988), who performs under the stage name Mali Music,[2] is an American recording artist, singer-songwriter and producer. His two independently released albums, The Coming (2008) and The 2econd Coming (2009), earned him much critical and underground acclaim.[3] In 2011, he was the first inspirational artist to be a part of BET's acclaimed "Music Matters" series.[4] Signed to RCA Records in 2013,[5] Mali released the single "Beautiful"[6] in anticipation of his first major album release Mali Is..., which was released on June 17, 2014[7] and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album.[8]"

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From http://www.essence.com/2011/10/28/5-questions-with-mali-music-on-his-gospel-debut/
..."Not comfortable with classifying his brand of inspirational hip-hop as only gospel, Mali says he believe he's on the verge of a new genre.

We spoke with the Georgia native about his church background, working with Akon, and working on his upcoming album, 'Mali Is."

ESSENCE.com: Where did the name Mali Music come from?

MALI MUSIC: My full name is Kourtney Jamaal Pollard, but in the South everyone calls me by my middle name, which is Jamaal. So you just jazz it up [laughs]. My little sister, mom, and dad say Mali-Mali, and then music is my weapon of choice, so it just stuck.

ESSENCE.com: Tell us a little about yourself and how you got into Gospel music?

MALI MUSIC: Well, I'm from Savannah, Georgia, and I am the minister of music at my church. This is where I wrote songs, produced, and sharpened my craft. The next thing you know the Mali Music was born. It started on Myspace, transferred to Youtube, and we're here today. It's just taken off."...
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"Yahweh" is a track on Mali Music's second album "The 2econd Coming".
-snip-
"Mali Music" is also given as "Mali Musik".

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LYRICS: YAHWEH
(composed by Mali Music)

(Listen)
All the glory belongs to You
All the glory belong to You
Oh God!
Repeat entire verse 4x

All the glory belongs
All the glory belongs to You
All the glory belongs to You
Oh God

Halleluyah
All the glory belongs
All the glory belongs to You
All the glory belongs to You
Oh God
All the glory belongs to You
Oh God.

All the glory belongs to You
All the glory belongs to You
Oh God

spoken And it’s our desire
to give Your name the highest praise today
sing So we say
[group repeats each syllable of the word after lead sings them ]
Ha/Le/Lu/yah

Say
Ha/Le/Lu/yah
Say
Ha/Le/Lu
Yahweeeehhh
Yahweh Yahweh we praise
Yahweh Yahweh we praise
Ohh
Whoaa

(Begin to praise the Lord right now
from your heart, lips, and your dance.) [This isn't spoken or sung]
Ohhh Yahweh Halleluyah we pray

All the glory belongs
All the glory belongs to You
All the glory belongs to You
Oh God
All the glory belongs to You
Oh God.
spoken Y’all know it by now.
Come on. Sing it!
sing
All the glory belongs to You
Oh God
All the glory belongs to You
Oh God.

[group continue singing this while lead sings the following]
Oh, Lord we bless Your name.
And we give You Glory.
We lift You high in all the earth.
Because You’re worthy of all the praise today.
And we say
Ha/Le/Lu/Yah
Say
Ha/Le/Lu/Yah
Say
Ha/Le/Lu/Yah
Say
Ha/Le/Lu/Yah
Halleluyah [32x]

[Vamp - The lead singer gives extemporaneous praise to God. The word "Hallelujah" is said in response to those words]

Yahweh
Yahweh
We praise
We praise
Oh my Yahweh
Receive glory
Oh Yahweh
This we pray
Oh Yahweh
Yes we pray
Oh Yahweh
This we pray
Oh Yahweh
Yes we pray

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pX6rnRxT5I "Yahweh (Mali Musik) with lyrics.wmv, published by 4658000"
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I added some instructions. Note that the composer probably purposely misspelled the word "Hallelujah".

Kudos to the transcriber. However, as is the case with most transcriptions of call & response songs, this transcription doesn't adequately convey the song's call & response pattern.

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FEATURED EXAMPLES
Example #1: Mali Music on TBN Feb 22,2011 Yahweh



skymegatoronto, Uploaded on Feb 24, 2011

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Example #2: Yahweh



HumVProd1, Uploaded on Nov 28, 2010

Benita Washington leads worship at Mt. Zion Nasvhille. Mali Music's Yahweh

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Example #3: Mali Music- Yahweh (Reggae remix)



Baby C, Uploaded on Dec 15, 2011

Mali Music- Yahweh (Reggae remix)

Remixed by Baby C @ Righteous Records Entertainment

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