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    "On Our Way" is an album that will take you on a journey from the desert of the middle east to the Mediterranean sea.
    Embark on a musical journey with Light in Babylon's album "On Our Way."
    Experience the rich tapestry of the Middle East, from the deserts to the Mediterranean sea. The album is a celebration of hope, love, and multiculturalism, with a strong emphasis on women empowerment. Led by the powerful voice of singer and songwriter Michal Elia Kamal, the album delves into her Hebrew-Persian heritage, providing a unique and authentic perspective on Orientalism.
    "On Our Way" is a true representation of the new voice emerging from the Middle East, offering a fresh and authentic take on Orientalism.
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    Michal Elia Kamal Vocal, Percussions
    Julien Demarque Guitar
    Metehan Çiftçi Santur
    Stuart Dickson Percussions
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Lyrics: Michal Elia Kamal
Language: Hebrew
This song describes my connection with my childhood and culture, and my desire to share those memories with others. The imagery of "smells that simmered all night" and "vapors that carry memories not from here" create a sense of nostalgia and take the listeners to a scene from my childhood.
I grew up in Tel Aviv by the Mediterranean sea, into a very Persian home, I was a child who lived between those two cultures. Part of this song is sharing with the listeners the naïve and imaginative perspective of me as a child. Sentences such as: “And I'm on a Persian carpet, As in the stories of a thousand and one nights, Crossing the Middle East in the air”, are an expression of the imagined world and a way to express a connection with the culture and a sense of pride in it. “Mountains of rice, hills of saffron” refers to the Persian rice my mom used to make every Friday for the weekend, and to the heals and mountains of Iran I couldn’t ever visit.

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In my childhood, on Friday
Smells that simmered all night, night
Vapors that carry memories not from here

Midday sun, through an open window
Behind a curtain to the Mediterranean Sea,
Surfing the tunnel of time

And I'm on a Persian carpet
As in the stories of a thousand and one nights
Crossing the Middle East in the air

And my eyes are stars lit up
All day, lit all night
Hymns are waiting on the tip of the tongue

So take it
my eyes, take
And start seeing
What I saw a long ago

So take it
take my heart
And feel
What I felt inside

So take my legs take
And start running
Beyond time

so take
take my hands
And hold tight
So you won't fall

Mountains of rice, hills of saffron
Views and sights I may never see
Changing, passing by


Past and future in one moment
Give me your hand and you'll never be alone again
Dreams come true to my eyes

And I'm on a Persian carpet
As in the stories of a thousand and one nights
Crossing the Middle East in the air

and starry eyes that light up
All day, lit all night
Hymns are waiting on the tip of the tongue

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from On Our Way, released December 7, 2022
Lyrics: Michal Elia Kamal
Composition: Michal Elia Kamal, Julien Demarque, Metehan Ciftci

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