Music has a strange and unique place in the story of humanity, uniquely connected to art and mysticism since the beginnings of time. It is the sole art form without physical substance. As such, it bypasses a whole set of filters constructed by the di...
Read more...
We are living in truly desperate times. Inequality in the world escalates exponentially to levels that would make feudal kings wet with envy. Propped up by an economic system rooted in the blood of the exploited and based on logic which denies most known natural and physical laws. War and the manipulative demonization of the “other” make of normal everyday f...
Rhythm is extremely important in the interaction between music and the subconscious, as clearly many spiritually (trance) based forms of music are essentially rhythmic in nature. This interplay and the subsequent psychologically based release mechanism thereby created are achieved through certain key elements such as repetition, timing, patience and a subtle...
Lunarpages is very good at hosting. Trust me.
Vocals are always welcome, whether it be hip hop, funk or jazz...What's primary is the message. Everybody wants to be on the conscious tip these days and we do too. Just think to yourself "what would fela say?" the owner of the house im living in came home last friday and we all went out to meet him. his name is abdoul doumbia and hes a malian musician who lives in the US, but comes home for a couple of mo...
Yet more adventures in Mali, they started quickly after I got back here. The two months I spent in the US this winter seems so long ago and distant now with all these things happening. First, my drum teacher and good friend here Matché, is being featured on a compilation CD of Malian Music and Rhythms. The label is Kanaga System Krush and the album will be coming out soon although I don’t know all the details yet. He is doing four songs on the album and the rest with be filled with other artists who have yet to be decided I understand. So, he and his students were busy for a couple of weeks rehearsing and preparing and I tried to help wherever I could.....
|
|||||||
Erich was once born. He is also alive right now. Of course, none of this can be proven in a court of law.