very rarely does it happen that a music video takes a perfect piece of music and makes it better, makes it come to life, makes it reach out and grab you.
this is one of those rare times.
"i think there are very few people on this earth that are totally free. i'm not free but i'm working on it." - stevie wonder
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Monday, December 22, 2008
makambo
geoffrey oryema - makambo
it was the summer of '98 that i took my first-ever business trip: a 2-hour thursday night meeting in washington, d.c.
with the rest of the weekend i explored the city... monuments, sights, georgetown u, record shops, 18th street lounge (where i met rob and eric from thievery corporation, before they became famous. definitely a highlight). one evening i wandered into a high-end persian rug and artifact shop.
inside, time stopped. hypnotized by a nostalgic melody, sensing that i was far away from home, i became drawn to the african masks, ancient giant pots and urns, beautifully crafted rugs... totally lost in time and space. suddenly, i heard a man calling me from above. i looked up. it was the shop owner. he had been watching me from the loft space above.
he had a friendly smile so i went up the steps to his loft office. he was a fascinating and engaging man. we spent a few hours engrossed in conversation over tea and music. i was falling in love.
as i was leaving, he insisted on giving me one of his gorgeous persian rugs as a gift. i couldn't accept.
instead, i asked him for a copy of the cd he was playing. yes, he said but it would cost me my phone number.
totally worth it.
the cd? the ugandan musical genius, geoffrey oryema's exile.
and here's the track that i fell in love with that night.
ps - who knew that ten years later i'd be taking work trips to uganda? funny where life leads you...
and - to answer the questions! i fell in love with this song, not the man!
find geoffrey oryema's exile at amazon
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Monday, December 3, 2007
nina's sinnerman
nina simone - sinnerman
there is nothing like truth.
some people live by it. others shout it from the rooftops.
schooling the ignorant masses who have erroneously bestowed on them their given "class", their "status", their "place" and their "lot", a few people had the guts to tell it like it is, in their own skin.
this was one such woman. even when she whispered, she belted out the truth. that yes, she had class. she had status. she had important places to go and she had a lot to teach the world. and no one's fear could keep her truth locked up. and the world is better for it.
like the woman behind it, this track is an epic. spanning styles and influences like classical piano, jazz infused bass, gospel wails, flamenco-echoed hand claps, funky blues guitar, and not to mention a be-bop inspired scat to top it all off... this is what music is made of. truth. this woman had something to say. and i'm glad she did, because i doubt anyone could sing the truth they way nina sang it.
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