A Canvas Of Hope, by Leaf Erikson

A Canvas Of Hope

by Leaf Erikson

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sirphill40 yo bro..finally got your joint like I told you I was..i really dig this album ..much success to you..get that international money because they know and love the real raps ..meanwhile im at work and bout to bump your album bro
-Phil Curry sr

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1.	'76 Ford LTD 01:07	info	buy track
2.	Fine Tuning w/Jah Connery 02:00	info	buy track
3.	Zone East 02:30	info	buy track
4.	D.R.E.A.M. 02:22	info	buy track
5.	Foreclosure w/Smoke 02:46	info	buy track
6.	Rescue Mission 03:03	info	buy track
7.	H20 w/Blue Raspberry 03:17	info	buy track
8.	Congregation 03:19	info	buy track
9.	West Grand Blvd 01:43	info	buy track
10.	Gospel From The North End 02:54	info	buy track
11.	Augustus 01:27	info	buy track

about

Started recording on this album in 2017... But life got in the way. It was initially going to be called "Fall Equinox" but as time went by, Meftah and I knew we had to change the title and scrap the concept. One day, I heard a speaker say "a canvas of hope" and just like that, things started to make sense.

The album art is purposely grimy because even in grime and grit, you can find where a foundation exists, kinda like what the poet Tupac Shakur talked about in "The Rose That Grew From Concrete".

Unfortunately, the house on the front cover no longer exists. It was probably time for it to be demolished because it sat for years. It's now a vacant lot that remains undeveloped, like many areas in the city of Detroit. The back cover has the song titles listed literally in the middle of the street, while the album contributors are listed on the concrete. I initially shot the photos in color but I didn't think it would tell the story properly. Black and white is more expressive.

This album is the first of three in a series of projects I'm doing centered around my hometown. The stories are about tragedy, triumph, and the journey people experience along the way.

Simply put, this one is for Detroit. Thank you.

credits

released March 9, 2019

All tracks are produced by Meftah
Additional percussion (Soul Shaker) by Leaf Erikson on "Zone East"

Mixing and mastering by Eddie Logix at Dubtown Market
Photography by V. Corey Greenleaf
Design by John Shaughnessy

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Leaf Erikson Detroit, Michigan

Like the Icelandic explorer that shares the same name, Leaf has the intelligence to lead us to the "new world". Growing up in Detroit, he was surrounded by several musical luminaries, from Aretha Franklin, The Clark Sisters to Stevie Wonder.
Although a journalist by day, Erikson brings back humanistic storytelling through his artistic ability and affinity for multiple music genres. ... more

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