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No Holding Back

by Joanna Majoko

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ERIC MUNCH Just one word : Bravo ! such an album for the first one, that’s something rare. And Joanna has a golden voice, an healing voice, honey for your ears, just make u feel good...Merci!! We need more !! can’t wait... Favorite track: The Way Back Home.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ You think where you are Is the chain that keeps you from the dream you seek Can't blame it on anyone, it's me, myself and I Don't know why, but I'll find the way to there For so long you've been Under the illusion everything you wanted Would fall into perfect place, it's now or never My dear please, take responsibility Where you are (Where you are) Where you wanna be (Ah, wanna be) Where you are (Where you are) No holding back from me (Holding back from me) Where you are (Where you are) Where you wanna be (Ah, wanna be) Where you are (Where you are) No holding back from me Keep your eyes straight ahead Looking back can only hurt you then, don't pretend To blame it on consequence, it's now or never My dear please, take responsibility Where you are (Where you are) Where you wanna be (Ah, wanna be) Where you are (Where you are) No holding back from me (Holding back from me) Where you are (Where you are) Where you wanna be (Ah, wanna be) Where you are (Where you are) No holding back from me (Holding back from me) Where you are (Where you are, where you are) Where you wanna be (Ah, wanna be) Where you are (Where you wanna go) No holding back from me (Holding back from me) Where you are (Where you are, where you are) Where you wanna be (Ah, wanna be) Where you are (Where you wanna go) No holding No holding back now Believe in what you say Please understand that now No matter what they say No holding back now (Back now) Believe in what you say (Back now) Please understand that now (Back now) No matter what they say (Back now) No holding back now (No holding back now) Believe in what you say (Believe in what you say) Please understand that now (Back now) No matter what they say (No matter what they say) No holding back now (No holding back now) Believe in what you say (Believe in what you say) Please understand that now (Back now) No matter what they say _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Bound 02:59
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ He says He's gone He says, "I'm never coming home" To know he's bound to be alone I thought I could be true to Nobody else but us, I'm gonna be blue 'Cause there's nobody else but us She says (She says) He's gone (She says) She says, "He's never coming home" (Never coming home) To know he's bound to be alone (Move on) I'm gonna be true to (True) Nobody else but us (Us) I'm gonna be blue (Blue) Cause there's nobody else but us Oh... I'm gonna be true (True) To nobody else but us (Us) I'm gonna be blue (I'm gonna be) Cause there's nobody else but us (Nobody) I'm gonna be blue (I'm gonna be true to) Nobody, nobody (Nobody else but us) I'm gonna be blue (I'm gonna be blue) Cause there's nobody, nobody else but us (Nobody else but us) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I hear sounds of Africa calling Leading the way back to my first home I hear sounds of Africa calling Leading the way back to my first home (Oh-we-yo) I hear sounds of Africa calling (Sha-sha) Leading the way back to my first home (Kumba) I hear sounds of Africa calling (Sha-sha) Leading the way back to home (Nditorei Kumba) Hu-ndu-da-day Hu-n-da-day Hu-n-da-day Hun-day-ah-oo-du Deya-hu-du-du-du-day-oh Hu-ndu-da-day Hu-n-da-day Hu-n-da-day Hun-day-ah-oo-du Deya-hu-du-du-du-day-oh Hu-ndu-da-day Hu-n-da-day Hu-n-da-day Hun-day-ah-oo-du Deya-hu-du-du-du-day-oh Oh, Africa (Ah...Africa, Africa) Oh, Africa, I hear you (Ah...) Calling out to me (Kwe Africa kudana) Lead the way back home Show me the way to go Lead the way back home Show me the way to go Lead the way back home Show me the way to go Lead the way back home Show me the way to go Ah... Kwe Africa I hear you Hu-ndu-da-day Hu-n-da-day Hu-n-da-day Hun-day-ah-oo-du Deya-hu-du-du-du-day-oh Hu-ndu-da-day Hu-n-da-day Hu-n-da-day Hun-day-ah-oo-du Deya-hu-du-du-du-day-oh Oh, Africa (Ah... Africa, Africa) Oh, Africa, I hear you (Ah...) Calling out to me (Oh) Ndichifamba ndzira kudzokera kumusha kwangu Ndichitungamirira munzira yekudzokera kumusha Ndichifamba ndzira kudzokera kumusha kwangu Ndichitungamirira munzira yekudzokera kumusha Ndichifamba ndzira kudzokera kumusha kwangu (Way-ah-woah) Ndichitungamirira munzira yekudzokera kumusha (Way-ah-woah...) Ndichifamba ndzira kudzokera kumusha kwangu (Way-ah-woah...) Ndichitungamirira munzira yekudzokera kumusha (Way-ah-woah...) Ndichifamba ndzira kudzokera kumusha kwangu (Way-ah-woah...) Ndichitungamirira munzira yekudzokera kumusha (Way-ah-woah...) Ndichifamba ndzira kudzokera kumusha kwangu (Way-ah-woah...) Ndichitungamirira munzira yekudzokera kumusha (Way-ah-woah...) Ndichitungamirira (Way-oh) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Bold 03:42
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Easy as a Summer breeze Soft, sweet and delicate Qualities I once deemed unseen You came along, proved me wrong Your qualities, simplicities, abilities Floating upstream To your destiny Pursuit of the easy life, Gospel of paradise (Oh you are bold) Giving courage a new beginning (Ah) (Hope void of fear) You make everything everlasting (Ah) Oh (Oh) You are (You are) Bold (Bold) Looking at a perfect ten (Huh) What you are and what you have (Ah) An all authentic man (Authentic man) In you, I can't pretend I wanna lose myself (Lose myself) In your complexities, simplicities (Flowing up-stream) To your destiny (Mhmm...) Pursuit of the easy life, Gospel of paradise (Gospel of paradise) (Oh you are bold) Giving courage a new beginning (Ah) (Hope void of fear) You make everything everlasting (Ah) Oh (Oh) Bold (You are) (Bold) I imagine your melody (Ha-ha-ha) Wraps me in fantasy (Ha-ha-ha) Chromatic to some degree (Ha-ha-ha) Soulful and happy (Ha-ha-ha) A choir of voices sing (Mhmm) They sing, "I will be free" (I will be free) An effortless phrase to me (Ha-ha-ha) You know that's who you are Darling, you know That's who you are You are If I could find what you describe When you tell me to fight The fear inside And I would reach out To how you need nothing more Than your dream How your spirit withstands adversity You are the Sun And here you are You are, you are (Ah) (Oh you are bold) Giving courage a new beginning (Ah) (Hope void of fear) You make everything everlasting (Ah) (Oh you are bold) Giving courage a new beginning (Ah) (Hope void of fear) You make everything everlasting (Ah) (Oh, you are) You are (Bold) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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No Holding Back is an astonishing, powerful statement on Majoko’s personal history, the fruitful collaborative relationships of her musical present, and her vision for the future to come. Each of the EP’s four songs comes directly from Majoko’s lived experiences: “Where You Are” is an acknowledgement of the need to accept oneself, and to take responsibility for personal growth; “Bound,” about the rewards and sacrifices inherent in family commitments; “The Way Back Home,” the EP’s third piece, is about the ever-shifting meaning of home, and features lyrics in both English and Shona; and “Bold,” the closer, is about the extraordinary acts of courage that we all undertake in our ordinary lives. Ultimately, for Majoko, No Holding Back is about one simple thing: honesty. Honesty about her passions, her fears, her past, her hopes for the future, and, above all else, honesty about pushing through fear to share intimate parts of experiences and personality with the world through her music.

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This project is funded in part by FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada’s private radio broadcasters. Ce projet est financé en partie par FACTOR, le gouvernement du Canada et les radiodiffuseurs privés du Canada.

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts

Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through Toronto Arts Council.

We would like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.

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released March 26, 2021

All songs composed by Joanna Majoko
Recorded by Nick Tateishi
Produced by Nick Tateishi
Vocal production by Dakarai Morris-James
Mixed by John ‘Beetle’ Bailey
Mastered by Harry Hess
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Band Personnel:

Joanna Majoko: Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Nick Tateishi: Guitar
Dakarai Morris-James: Backing Vocals
Ewen Farncombe: Keyboards
Justin Gray: Bass
Kairon Hayes: Drums

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Joanna Majoko Toronto, Ontario

Joanna Majoko has established a reputation for herself as one of Canada’s most exciting young singers, and is a regular performer with some of the country’s top musicians. This year Majoko releases her debut EP, No Holding Back, an astonishing, powerful statement on her personal history, the fruitful collaborative relationships of her musical present, and her vision for the future to come. ... more

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