Name: Keluarga
Duration: P00H03M58S
Description: This song is for the Children of Diaspora. It's for all the families stretched across miles. "Keluarga" means "family" in the Indonesian language. I wrote it to bridge the distances between us. I hope it reaches you too.

Keluarga

by Ashley Hamel

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This song is for the Children of Diaspora. It's for all the families stretched across miles. "Keluarga" means "family" in the Indonesian language. I wrote it to bridge the distances between us. I hope it reaches you too.

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Across the seas and oceans,
Mountains, rivers, wind,
They’ve watched me grow
And loved me so.
Right from the beginning.

I didn’t know
That kind of love.

Keluarga
Keluarga

Here I sit, a bit forlorn.
I cannot speak the language,
Feeling so foreign.
Will I ever put together
The separate parts of this little heart?
Come on home.

I’m all alone,
So far from home.

Keluarga
Keluarga

All that happened
Leaves us fractured.
A mother’s dissatisfaction,
What she was after.
All that matters,
Happiness and laughter.
Diaspora
Has us crafting a
Different definition of home.
Oh a different definition of home.
Of home...

Keluarga
Keluarga

Keluargaku

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released April 14, 2020
written and performed by Ashley Hamel

recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by Michael Arafeh, The Coffeehouse Studio

artwork by Veandalism (IG @veandalism_)

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Ashley Hamel New Haven, Connecticut

Ashley Hamel is a singer-songwriter, improviser, and wizard rocker based out of Connecticut.

Her energetic live show combines her powerful pop vocals and rhythm guitar with strong songwriting and an infectious stage presence.

Her first full-length album, "WZRD" (Jan 2019) is a wizard rock concept album full of heart and a bit of a wink. ... more

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