DUB CULTURE RECORDS continues the mission to deliver powerful, uplifting music with a roaring release ‘FREE UP MOZAMBIQUE’. Together, Ras Soto, a Mozambican artist, activist and musical performer, alongside Mighty Pepper, a formidable Tel Aviv-based producer, aim to raise awareness of the continued tragic and topical
issues Mozambique and its people face, in their plight for freedom.

All the profit from our Bandcamp sales goes to Care international, please support this release and hear the track here:

https://dubculturerecords.bandcamp.com/releases

In recent reports,
regarding the conflicts and issues in the northern province of Cabo Delgado in
Mozambique, it is stated ‘ The UN says 950,000
people in areas affected by the conflict in northern Mozambique are facing
severe hunger… The Mozambique government says
following last month's attack on Palma that left dozens of people dead, the
entire local administration will have to be rebuilt from scratch.

Local government buildings, schools, hospitals and homes for employees
were all destroyed by the insurgents.

The Mozambican government says it needs more than $114m (£82m) for the
socio-economic reconstruction of the district town of Palma, in northern Cabo
Delgado province, recently vandalised by Islamist terrorists.’ 

The current situation is another blow to the Mozambican people and its
troubled history, including environmental disasters, civil war and a
well-documented challenge of government corruption and inequality. 

Dub culture Record wanted to help highlight these issues and bring them
into the public spotlight. This militant and uncompromising message needs to be
heard. To further our support the profits from our Bandcamp sales will be
donated to CARE.   

About CARE

CARE International
is a global confederation of fourteen independent non-profit and non-sectarian
humanitarian organizations working together to fight poverty and provide
assistance in the face of humanitarian emergencies.

Since 2007, CARE
has focused its programming on women's issues, as CARE knows that empowering
women results in whole families being rescued from the misfortune of poverty.
Underlying all of CARE's work is a strong mission and organizational vision
that seeks to serve individuals and families in the world's poorest
communities. By mobilizing forces from the agencies' own diversity, resources
and global experiences, CARE promotes innovative solutions and advocates global
responsibility for suppressing the needs of the most vulnerable people.

To achieve its
organizational mission CARE promotes lasting change through:

• Capacity building for self-help
  
• Creating economic opportunities
  
• Relief assistance in
  emergencies
• Influencing policy decisions at
  all levels, and
• Elimination of discrimination
  in all its forms

Guided by the
aspirations of local communities, CARE pursues its mission with both excellence
and compassion, always bearing in mind the respect due to those CARE serves,
and administers holistic and integrated programs that maximize impact.

About
Mozambique

Over 80% of the
population in Mozambique lives on less than $2 a day and approximately 60% of
the population lives in severe poverty. Poverty is greatest in rural areas and
it affects women and girls and particularly women-headed households
disproportionately. The livelihoods of poor families are largely dependent on
natural resources, all of which are under threat, and alternative options for
dignified work are exceedingly limited.

About CARE
Mozambique

Within Mozambique,
CARE began working in-country in 1984 (General Country Agreement signed on
February 9th, 1984) delivering emergency and large-scale humanitarian response
programs to war affected communities. CARE was a principal recipient of United
States Agency for International Development (USAID) at this time working
closely with what was the precursor to INGC (National Institute of Disaster
Management), the Department for Preventing and Combating Natural Disasters
(DPPCN).

Coordinating
logistically with DPPCN, CARE provided relief food through emergency logistics
nation-wide with an average of 11,000 MTs being distributed on a monthly basis
during the critical latter years of the war when a great percentage of the
population were displaced and living without benefit of agricultural
production. During this time of relief distribution, a number of CARE staff
members were killed in the line of duty.

Following the end
of the war in 1992, CARE’s programmatic focus evolved towards longer-term
projects that addressed the health, water & sanitation, agriculture,
economic and food security needs of impoverished communities. These longer-term
programs included women’s empowerment and gender equity focus. Partnership with
other local civil society actors was and continues to be essential to the
delivery of CARE’s programs.

As the Mozambique
government’s capacity to deliver basic services to impoverished communities
improved CARE has continued to evolve its role from a solely service delivery
agency to an organization providing technical support within key sectors.
CARE’s 30-year presence in Mozambique has resulted in the agency having a
strong reputation as a reliable, efficient and trustworthy emergency response
development partner effectively empowering the most vulnerable populations in
the country.

Free Up Mozambique – Lyrics

Intro

Mozambique we want some Justice

In Mozambique we want some Justice...

Chorus

Jah jah free up Mozambique

From the hand's of the sinner's

Free up Mozambique

From the hand's of downpressor

Mozambique is the land where I born

Located in Southeast Africa

Such a beautiful place

Bordered by the Indian ocean

Now is suffering for too long

Since invaded by Vasco da Gama only 1975 was free

Free from Portuguese power

Chorus

Now them say it’s Islamic insurgency

I don't care

I just want to see Mozambique free

Innocent girl was murdered by the military

So many more

Take a look upon the BBC

Many people them cry cause they are hungry

Rulers of the nation where is the security

Chorus