Originally recorded as a live improvisation with Robert Kyle on flute, Derek Wright on oud, and Nininho on elú (a hand drum from Pernambuco, Brazil) in Los Angeles, CA on 2012-09-16. The raw take was nearly 15:20 in total duration. Derek edited this down to 6:53 (including harvesting the out-of-time oud introduction for a future release), composed the Pernambucano percussion arrangement (based on various versions of ijexá/afoxé combined with elements of maracatu bate livre).

Composed by Robert Kyle (Kyletone Music - ASCAP) for the CC Project (the trio of Robert, Derek and Javad) for some house concerts at The Alchemy Castle in Hollywood, CA in the spring of 2014.

Recorded as a live trio by Hussain Jiffry at his studio in Tarzana, CA on 2014-05-02.

The basic melody and form of this piece was co-composed by Derek Wright and Robert Kyle while accompanying the Silvestre Technique dance class at California Brazil Camp in 2011.

Originally recorded by David Bergeaud on 2014-03-05 in Topanga, CA as a live improvisation with Derek on oud and David on tongue drum. The raw track was 7:45 long. Derek edited that down to 6:38, arranged all the Pernambucano percussion parts (mostly maracatú and afoxé), and overdubbed those on 2014-11-19 at the Alchemy Castle in Hollywood, CA.

The melody for this track is a traditional Greek song, "Karaguna".

The name comes from a Eugene Debs quote: "When I rise it will be with the ranks, not from the ranks". The song is based on a drum arrangement Derek learned from Nininho of Maracatu Badia called "Subindo a Ladeira", which is Portuguese for "climbing the hill". The struggle for a new society of justice, equality, liberation, love, compassion, sustainability, and peace can at times seem like an extremely tall mountain to climb. It can even feel like we'll never get there.