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<title><![CDATA[Exhuming Bob Chronicles IX Pensees 8: New Morning]]></title>
<link>http://idynamo.wordpress.com/?p=150</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
Exhuming Bob:
Chronicles IX, Pensees 8:
New Morning
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R.E. Prindle
     The chapter New Morn]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;">Exhuming Bob:</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Chronicles IX, Pensees 8:</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">New Morning</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">by</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">R.E. Prindle</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">     The chapter New Morning opens with an interesting comparison.  Bob had just returned to Woodstock after his father's funeral in the summer of 1968.  The association of New Morning with the death of his father in itself presents an interesting psychological mental state.  A letter was waiting for him from who he considers one of the three great American poets, Archibald MacLeish.  MacLeish was just coming off his Broadway triumph J.B.  In the letter he asks Bob and Sara to call on him in his Connecticut home to discuss a musical collaboration on his new play.  A jewish father dies; a goy 'father' appears. </p>
<p style="text-align:left;">     As Bob explains, Father Abram is somewhat dull, thinking that an artist must be a painter.  The notion seems to be that Bob is slightly ashamed of his father for not understanding the distinction between pictures and the artistic soul.  Thus contrasting with dull Abram is the brilliant intellectual poet-artist, Archibald MacLeish.  Bob is quickly on intimate terms referring to the Poet Laureate of America as Archie.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">     If you've never read Poe's last story <em>Landor's Cottage </em>you might like to compare that description to Bob's of MacLeish's home.  While we never meet Poe's Landor Bob does introduce us to Archie.  Coming from small town Hibbing Bob seems to be overwhelmed by the splendor of MacLeish's dwelling place.  Sure sounded good to me.  So as Bob left Abram at the rosy fingered Dawn of his New Morning, MacLeish presents himself as the sun rising above the horizon.  But it's a Black Sun.  MacLeish does not walk on the sunny side of the street.  He's dark, as anyone who writes a play commentary on the Book of Job must necessarily be. </p>
<p style="text-align:left;">     His new play is called Scratch.  One presumes after Old Scratch, The Devil.  Bob quotes some lines of Archie's character Scratch, p.124:</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">     I know there is evil in the world- essential evil, not the opposite of good or the defective of good but something to which good itself is an irrelevance- a fantasy.  No one can live as long as I have, hear what I have heard and not know that.  I know too- more precisely- I am ready to believe that there may be something in the world-someone, if you prefer- that purposes evil, that intends it...powerful nations suddenly, without occasion, without apparent cause...decay.  Their children turn against them, their families disintegrate.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">     The strength of the insight is too strong for Bob at that precise psychological moment but Archie has given him a hint of a reality that Bob will realize all too soon.  Perhaps in reference to Abe and Archie Bob meets Frank Sinatra Jr. at the Rainbow Room.  Frank, Jr. nursing one of the same travails as Bob asks him after discussing Frank Sr.:  What do you do when that father turns out to be a son-of-a-bitch.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">     Well, yes, you've got an identity problem, don't you?  Bob has always had an identity problem.  What started out bad has taken a turn for the worse.  He wanted to be Bob Dylan but now being Bob Dylan has turned out to be a son-of-a-bitch, a burden Bob...well, just plain Bob, cant' bear.  He's learning about this inherent evil of life Archie is talking about.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">     If you've never experienced what Bob is telling you it will be hard to understand.  I've suffered through a mild dose of them blues, enough to  give me understanding, but nothing compared to Bob.  He wakes up and someone is standing in his bedroom watching he and Sara sleep.  That gives you a start.  But if Bob thought he had identity problems what kind of problems does some poor fish have who literally wants to get inside your skin have.  Walk a mile in your shoes like Toby.  Everybody want something from you that you don't have to give.  And I mean <em>something.</em>  You by your success have emasculated them, Bob's success.  So they in turn want your dick and balls.  They want ot carry them around in their pocket to give them what they lack.  'Hey, you know what I've got in my pocket, look, Bob Dylan's dick and balls.'</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">     You want to know what emasculation is?  Bob tells you.  The Sheriff of Woodstock tells him that if someone is scrambling over his roof and falls off Dylan will be legally responsible.  That does something to your mind.  The Sheriff tells Bob that if any of these crazies attack him and he defends himself he'll be the guy going to jail.  That one sends a few synapses seeking new routes through the brain.  That one did happen to me.  Might as well have left the planet, the Sheriff just took your dick and balls.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">     Bob is now learning first hand of the evil in Archie's world.  Damn that's rough.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">     Even then Bob couldn't make his lyrics dark enough for Archie although, now this is funny, Bob did use them in his album New Morning.  What does that say about a new morning?</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">     Bob just couldn't get used to being Bob Dylan.  Being Bob was OK but being Bob Dylan was tough.  They were everywhere.  You couldn't even run much less hide.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">     As Bob tells us he was riding down the highway with Robbie Robertson when Robbie asked him:  'Where are you going to take it now?'  'Take what?'  Bob asks in return.  'Pop music.'  Robbie naively replies.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">     Bob is flabbergasted but who can blame Robbie?  For the last six years Bob had been calling the shots, getting booed and selling records, renovating and reinvigorating folk music, taking folk music electric, electrifying rock.  Why shouldn't Robbie think something mega revolutationary was brewing in Bob's brain?  Being Bob was easy, being Bob Dylan was damn near impossible.  Those three fathers, Abe, Archie and Frank Sr.  Bob was learning something about the inherent evil of living.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">     His new mentor, Archie, thinking perhaps that Bob was Bob Dylan pushes him to sharpen and darken the lyrics to the songs he's written for Archie.  Bob just like after Blonde On Blonde has taken it as far as it can go.  He opts out on Archie.  Two fathers down but there's still that Big Guy In The Sky but that Bob will  seek a little farther down the road.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">     New Morning was a good chapter.  I could empathize.  Current events are giving me a new slant on the inherent evil in the world too.  Heads up.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Makasound Summer Party : Le récap']]></title>
<link>http://upeksa.wordpress.com/?p=199</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>raph</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Je vous en ai bassiné les oreilles et pourtant le compte rendu se fait attendre, alors le voilà ! ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Je vous en ai bassiné les oreilles et pourtant le compte rendu se fait attendre, alors le voilà ! Le Makasound Summer Party a donc eu lieux le 18 juin au New Morning et on en a eu pour notre argent (15€) !</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.makasound.com/images_actualites/19.jpg" alt="Makasound Summer Party" /></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Avec comme MC, le très souriant R.Wan (de Java) qui était mort de rire toute la soirée, nous avons eu le droit à une multitude d'artistes et entre autre:</span></p>
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<ul>
<li><span lang="FR">Victor Demé</span></li>
<li><span lang="FR">Alpha Wess</span></li>
<li><span lang="FR">Il est 5h02</span></li>
<li><span>Takana Zion (sans Manjul)</span></li>
<li><span>Winston McAnuff</span></li>
<li><span lang="FR">Tu Shung Peng</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Chaque artiste faisait un showcase de 3/4 chansons (oui c'est court mais même comme ça, ça a fini à 2h!), puis le DJ Own Mission passait quelques bons sons roots pour patienter pendant les changements de matos puis on enchainait. Petit récap' artiste par artiste:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><strong>Victor Demé:</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">C'est le deuxième à démarrer, mais je ne sais pas qui est passé avant car je suis arrivé trop tard... Toujours est-il qu'avec son air de grand père bienveillant, Victor Demé a su transmettre sa musique de façon remarquable.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Avec la même intensité que l'on peut retrouver sur l'album, le burkinabé nous a emporté de sa voix à la fois doucement chevrotante mais cependant puissante. Définitivement une belle découverte de "Chapa Blues".</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><strong>Alpha Wess:</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Ne connaissant pas ses chansons (l'album sort en septembre), il est toujours difficile à la première écoute. Pourtant le son m'a plu, mais j'attends de le revoir pour me prononcer. En tout cas, l'intensité était là.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><strong>Il est 5H02:</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Je n'avais pas bien compris pourquoi "5h02", sachant que l'album s'appelait "il est 5h00, Kingston s'éveille", mais il s'agissait évidement de la suite de ce super projet consistant à transposer en reggae des classiques de la chanson française (je vous en reparlerai dans un prochain post).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">"Ca plane pour moi" interprété par Saï Saï et "Les yeux revolver" par Manu, ça réveille les vieux démons, et c'est tout le New Morning qui s'est pris au jeu en chantant en cœur. Grand moment, très marrant !</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><strong>Takana Zion:</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Celui que j'attendais particulièrement. Je l'avais déjà vu lors de son concert au Cabaret Sauvage et j'avoue que cette fois-ci j'ai été légèrement déçu. Sans Manjul (qui devait surement bouder :)), nous avons eu le droit à un showcase acoustique. Bien que je sois plutôt amateur d'acoustique, je ne m'attendais pas vraiment à ça, et même si on a pu se rendre compte de la puissance de la voix de Takana, la vibes n'était pas la même.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Je dois tout même saluer la belle performance, mais il est vrai qu'au vue de ses capacités vocales, une version plus "énervé" m'aurait davantage satisfait.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On notera cependant qu'un nouvel album est en préparation pour début 2009 !!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><strong>Winston McAnuff:</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">La star de la soirée. Electric Dread accompagné par Java, égale à lui même, impérial. Gros son, grosse ambiance. Rien à rajouter ! (Pour ceux qui ne l'ont jamais vu en live, c'est à ne pas rater).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><strong>Tu Shung Peng:</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Ce sont eux qui ont clos la soirée avec pour le coup quasiment 1 heure de live. Accompagné du jamaïcain Daniel Ray, Tu Shung Peng propose un son roots bien lourd comme j'aime (ça tombe bien!). Pour finir, nous avons eu le droit à un petit duo entre Daniel Ray et Winston McAnuff vraiment sympa!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><strong>Makasound </strong>nous a donc offert une bonne grosse soirée très varié dans une ambiance vraiment super, même si ce n'était pas aussi plein que je l'espérais (on était en semaine donc forcement).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Par ailleurs, j'ai filmé avec mon portable, mais je n'ose poster le contenu tellement il est dégueu, donc si certains ont pris des photos et vidéos (j'en ai vu plein), je suis preneur !!!</span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Next Morning…]]></title>
<link>http://throughstones.wordpress.com/?p=243</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
Standing at the open door, I breathe the bright new day - the garden, bursting with fresh greener]]></description>
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<p>Standing at the open door, I breathe the bright new day - the garden, bursting with fresh greenery; a blackbird amongst a mass of pink roses, pouring out his song; a gentle background chorus of 1000 small birds, and a raucous flurry, as the mother gull nesting on our chimney worries over her chicks. Yesterday's raindrops are sparkling on leaves and petals. Next door, our neighbour is whistling softly as he tends his sweet peas.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Happy Father's Day etc]]></title>
<link>http://beebalm.wordpress.com/?p=16</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gdevi</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Happy father&#8217;s day to all! Here is a nice father&#8217;s day song by Bob Dylan. (New Morning, ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy father's day to all! Here is a nice father's day song by Bob Dylan. (<em>New Morning</em>, 1970)</p>
<p>Father of night, Father of day,<br />
Father, who taketh the darkness away,<br />
Father, who teacheth the bird to fly,<br />
Builder of rainbows up in the sky,<br />
Father of loneliness and pain,<br />
Father of love and Father of rain.</p>
<p>Father of day, Father of night,<br />
Father of black, Father of white,<br />
Father, who build the mountain so high,<br />
Who shapeth the cloud up in the sky,<br />
Father of time, Father of dreams,<br />
Father, who turneth the rivers and streams.</p>
<p>Father of grain, Father of wheat,<br />
Father of cold and Father of heat,<br />
Father of air and Father of trees,<br />
Who dwells in our hearts and our memories,<br />
Father of minutes, Father of days,<br />
Father of whom we most solemnly praise.</p>
<p>Nice, isn't it?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Ji Mob &amp; ses invités/Ji Mob &amp; guests @ New Morning]]></title>
<link>http://supernana.wordpress.com/?p=441</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 10:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[At first glance, a flutist leading a band seemed unimaginable to me in my myopic view of popular mus]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://supernana.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/jimobtour4.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-445" src="http://supernana.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/jimobtour4.jpg" alt="" width="309" height="438" /></a>At first glance, a flutist leading a band seemed unimaginable to me in my myopic view of popular music. Seeing <a href="http://www.myspace.com/jimob" target="_blank">Ji-Mob</a> (aka Jérome Drû)Tuesday changed this misconception by his changing genres effortlessly keeping a full audience at New Morning on its feet to keep up with the full-force sound of rock, jazz, funk, and experimental orchestrations.</p>
<p><em>A premiere vue, un flutiste en tant que chef d'orchestre  me paraît inconcevable  par  ma myopie sur la musique populaire. Apres avoir entendu  <a href="http://www.myspace.com/jimob" target="_blank">Ji-Mob  (alias </a></em><a href="http://www.myspace.com/jimob" target="_blank"><em>Jérome Drû</em>)</a><em>mardi soir  j'ai change d'avis  sur  cette possibilité alors que son aisance  à jouer plusiers genres a été ovationée par le public ,  grace à  ses compositions à la fois rock, jazz et experimental. </em></p>
<p>Frankly the orchestrations that took about a minute to find its place. Starting off with compositions that were more jazz/ funk oriented.<br />
However, with the dynamisme of invited guests <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sandrankake" target="_blank">Sandra Nkake</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/karlthevoice" target="_blank">Karl the Voice</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/allonymous" target="_blank">Allonymous </a>on vocals those compositions were pretty straightforward. However when invited guest Stephane Belmondo a trumpet player who also delivers playing conch shells, you knew the show might head into uncharted territory. During the transitional movement that leaned on the more instrumental side, even  Ji-mob would tear apart his flute and play withboth parts detached. He joined the scat dance by also adding vocals to the uncategorizable music bolstered by his team of vocalists.<br />
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A vrai dire, les orchestrations ont prit un moment pour trouver leur  niche. Cependant avec la vitalité des chanteurs invités <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sandrankake" target="_blank">Sandra Nkake</a></em>,<em> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/karlthevoice" target="_blank">Karl the Voice</a></em><em> et </em><a href="http://www.myspace.com/allonymous" target="_blank"><em>Allonymous</em> </a><em>, les premieres œuvres étaient des compositions de jazz/funk dont le rythme on connais tous.  Pourtant lorsque l'invité le bugliste Stephane Belmondo est entré sur scène et a joué même des molluscs de conque, il devient evident que leur ligne de mire allait vers du terrain inconnu. Pendant ce mouvement transitionel plus instrumental, même Ji Mob a dechiré sa propre flute pour jouer les deux parties détachées. Il a aussi participé à la danse de scat en  ajoutant des chœurs à la musique hors-catégorie renforcée par son équipe de choristes</em>.</p>
<p>The show lasted almost 3 hours at the end of which the audience was on its feet as they witnessed the mantra finale of « Power to the People » that seemed so dynamic the show could've continued into the wee hours. All in all, I have new respect for the RUN DMC t-shirted Ji-mob and the impressive power he weilds with a possibly underrated instrument in pop music.<a href="http://supernana.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/jimob1.gif"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-446" src="http://supernana.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/jimob1.gif" alt="" width="170" height="170" /></a></p>
<p><em>Le concert a duré presque 3 heures où à la fin le public etait debout en assisstant  au  mantra de la finale « Power to the People » dont les musiciens sembleaient prêt à continuer encore jusq'a l'aube avec leur peche sur scène. En somme,  je garde un nouveau respect pour Ji Mob sappé en t-shirt de Run DMC et son pouvoir excercé par un instrument sous-estimé dans la musique populaire.</em></p>
<p>Ji-mob will be touring around Europe in support of his new album Power To The People, out on Comet Records.<br />
<em>Ji-Mob sera en tournée en Europe pour soutenir la vente de son nouvel album, Power To The Peopl, disponible sur Comet Records.</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Makasound SUMMER PARTY]]></title>
<link>http://upeksa.wordpress.com/?p=153</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 08:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>raph</dc:creator>
<guid>http://upeksa.wordpress.com/?p=153</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Makasound (oui encore eux) organise le mercredi 18 juin le Makasound Summer Party (la classe!) au Ne]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Makasound" href="http://www.makasound.com/" target="_blank">Makasound </a>(oui encore eux) organise le mercredi 18 juin le <strong>Makasound Summer Party</strong> (la classe!) au New Morning (<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;">7 rue des petites écuries dans le 10e à Paris).</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l126/yogi2000/Logo-makasound-150.jpg" alt="Makasound Logo" /></p>
<p>Qu'est ce donc ? Un super concert avec les principaux artistes du label. Ca commence à 18h et ça fini à 2h, et il y a du beau monde :</p>
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<li><a title="Myspace Takana Zion" href="http://www.myspace.com/takanazion" target="_blank">Takana Zion</a></li>
<li><a title="Myspace Manjul" href="http://www.myspace.com/manjulmusic" target="_blank">Manjul</a></li>
<li><a title="Myspace Winston McAnuff" href="www.myspace.com/winstonmcanuff" target="_blank">Winston McAnuff</a></li>
<li><a title="Myspace Victor Deme" href="http://www.myspace.com/victordeme" target="_blank">Victor Démé</a></li>
<li><a title="Myspace Tu Shung Peng" href="http://www.myspace.com/tushungpeng" target="_blank">Tu Shung Peng</a></li>
<li><a title="Myspace Alpha Wess" href="http://www.myspace.com/alphawess" target="_blank">Alpha Wess</a></li>
<li><a title="Myspace Il est 5h02" href="http://www.myspace.com/ilest5h" target="_blank">Il est 5h02...</a></li>
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<p>Et tout ça pour la somme modique de 15€ ! Pour passer le temps entre deux artistes activités seront apparement organisée (blind test) avec des albums à gagner.<br />
Une belle fête en perspective que je ne manquerais pas, profitant d'un retour exceptionnel sur Paris pour 10 jours!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Channeling Ronnie]]></title>
<link>http://myapologies.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/channeling-ronnie/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
For a dead guy, Ronald Reagan sure gets around. The ghost of Reagan haunted the earliest Republica]]></description>
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<p>For a dead guy, Ronald Reagan sure gets around. The ghost of Reagan haunted the earliest Republican debates. Every plank of the GOP Presidential hopefuls' stump speeches were <i>"in the spirit of Ronald Reagan."</i> Or so they said. Our Reagan-loving electorate even coaxed a sad-eyed, bulldog-faced actor into the running because they were convinced this tough guy from Hollywood might be the heir apparent to the old  twenty-mule-team Dutch. Now, even the Democrats are getting in on the act.  <a href="reagan-at-durenberger-rally.jpg">For this last week, Barack Obama referenced Ronald Reagan with neither a sneer, snicker nor an eye roll.</a><a href="reagan-at-durenberger-rally.jpg"> </a>In fact, Obama's remarks about the Gipper fell just short of full-blown praise.  You see, Reagan was a change agent. Reagan was an optimist. Always electric, but never fiery. Always calm, but never weak. Reagan was not some cynical Karl Rove creation. He was the real deal. An icon of hope. A promoter of big dreams. And Obama thinks that America is once again ready for a new morning. We'll see tonight if the folks in Nevada don't agree.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[नयी सुबह आई है]]></title>
<link>http://mehhekk.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%af%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%b8%e0%a5%81%e0%a4%ac%e0%a4%b9-%e0%a4%86%e0%a4%88-%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%88/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mehhekk</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[नयी सुबह
जिसका कल से था इंतज़ार
वह नयी ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>नयी सुबह</p>
<p>जिसका कल से था इंतज़ार<br />
वह नयी सुबह अब आई है<br />
नये साल के साथ है आई<br />
नया आगाज़ संग लाई है &#124;</p>
<p>नयी सुबह से मैं भी<br />
नयी साँसे आज ले रही हूँ<br />
मनका पुराना मलिन चोला<br />
फिर नयासा में धो रही हूँ &#124;</p>
<p>नयी सुबह में फिर मैं<br />
नया जनम आज ले रही हूँ<br />
मन में अंकुरित होने वाले<br />
नये सच्चे बीज बो रही हूँ &#124;</p>
<p>नयी सुबह से आज मैं<br />
पहली किरण ले रही हूँ<br />
मन में प्यार का उजाला करे जो<br />
नये दीप रौशन कर रही हूँ &#124;</p>
<p>नयी सुबह को मैं भी<br />
नया वचन आज दे रही हूँ<br />
हर दिन कुछ अच्छा काम करूँ<br />
नया वादा मैं एसा कर रही हूँ &#124;</p>
<p>नयी सुबह के साथ मैं<br />
नये सपने आज बुन रही हूँ<br />
पुराने उलझे धागे खोलकर<br />
नये सफ़र पर मैं निकल रही हूँ &#124;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Riding in the Car, with Clapton, Dylan and a few others]]></title>
<link>http://visionsofdylan.co.uk/2007/10/15/riding-in-the-car-with-clapton-dylan-and-a-few-others/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[An encounter of  a drive with Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton, shortly after the completion of New Mornin]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An encounter of  a drive with Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton, shortly after the completion of New Morning.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sandra Nkaké @ New Morning]]></title>
<link>http://parisnoiresurblanc.com/2007/06/14/sandra-nkake-new-morning/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>supernana</dc:creator>
<guid>http://parisnoiresurblanc.com/2007/06/14/sandra-nkake-new-morning/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s funny Sandra, a fellow blogger,  and I have been playing email tag for a couple of months]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It's funny Sandra, <a href="http://sandrankake.blogspot.com" target="_blank">a fellow blogger</a>,  and I have been playing email tag for a couple of months now.  Having<a title="libe_sandra.jpg" href="http://supernana.wordpress.com/files/2007/06/libe_sandra.jpg"><img src="http://supernana.wordpress.com/files/2007/06/libe_sandra.jpg" alt="libe_sandra.jpg" width="223" height="296" align="left" /></a> seen her numerous guest appearances with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/allonymous" target="_blank">Allonymous</a> , and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/franckbiyongandmassak" target="_blank">Frank Biyong</a>, I was intrigued enough by her artistry to get to know more about her.  Like my own mother,  a clean-shaven Sandra chided me on my big hair, when we actually met for the first time at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thirdshot" target="_blank">Lisa Spada</a>’s Soulissime concert on June 9th at Canal Opus.  What follows is a rhetorical piece that I feel best summarizes my thoughts on Sandra, and what I hope will be her long and fruitful career as an international entertainer.</p>
<p><em>C’est marrant, cela fait quelques mois  que Sandra (<a href="http://sandrankake.blogspot.com" target="_blank">aussi une bloggeuse</a>) et moi s’échangeons des emails. Ayant vu ses nombreuses apparitions sur scène avec <a href="http://www.myspace.com/allonymous" target="_blank">Allonymous</a> et <a href="http://www.myspace.com/franckbiyongandmassak" target="_blank">Frank Biyong</a>, j’étais assez intriguée par son art que je voulais la mieux connaitre. Comme ma mère, Sandra, chauve, m’a grondée pour mes gros cheveux, lorsque nous nous avons pris rendez-vous  pour la première fois au concert de Soulissime avec <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thirdshot" target="_blank">Lisa Spada</a></em><em> le 9 juin à Canal Opus.  Le texte qui suit est un exercise de style qui résume mes réflexions sur Sandra et ce que j’espère sera une longue carrière pleine de succès en tant que chanteuse/comédienne intérnationale. </em></p>
<p>[googlevideo= http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8593285396360299076&#38;pr=goog-sl]</p>
<p><strong>Open Letter to </strong><strong><a href="http://www.myspace.com/sandrankake" target="_blank">Ms. Sandra Nkaké</a></strong><strong>’s future record label<br />
<em> Lettre ouverte à la future maison de disque de Mme. </em></strong><em><strong><a href="http://www.myspace.com/sandrankake" target="_blank">Sandra Nkaké</a></strong></em><strong><em>.</em><br />
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<p>Dear Sir or Madam:<br />
<em>Madame, Monsieur,</em></p>
<p>I am writing out of concern and respect for the fiercely sophisticated and talented unsigned singer/songwriter/actress, Ms. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sandrankake" target="_blank">Sandra Nkaké</a> (pronounced ENKAHKAY).  A few months ago, I came across small animated.gifs promoting the Radio Nova hit single “Sex Friend” produced by respected Blue Note Records musician <a href="http://www.myspace.com/boosterized" target="_blank">Booster</a>, with Sandra as lead vocalist.  While the song speaks volumes to the commonplace commitment shy tactics employed by many westernized young urban adults. The online promotion of the song compels me to question whether or not Paris’ new diva in the making is getting her fair shake.</p>
<p><em>Je me permets de vous écrire pour exprimer mon respect sur l’affaire de la talentuese et sophistiquée chanteuse/parolière/comédienne, Mme. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sandrankake" target="_blank">Sandra Nkaké</a></em><em>.  Il y a quelques mois, j’ai remarqué des petits .gifs animés pour promouvoir le tube de Radio Nova, « Sex Friend » produit par le musicien respecté de Blue Note Records, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/boosterized" target="_blank">Booster</a></em><em>, avec Sandra comme la chanteuse principale.  Alors que la chanson est un temoignage du comportament courant des jeunes occidentaux frilleux aux engagements amoureux, la promotion en ligne de cette chanson me force à  poser la question :  la nouvelle diva en herbe serait-elle justement representée pour son œuvre? </em></p>
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<p>It’s no secret Sandra, French-Cameroonian, is distinguishing herself from other soul singers around the capital with her fearlessly sexy, and at times politically outspoken performances. She easily entices her audience with her wide-ranging vocal abilities, with the concert at New Morning last week being no exception. Sandra’s energy onstage was infectious, never limiting herself to singing exclusively in one language even in the same song. Her acting background was so transparent, with each movement perfectly articulated with the rhythmic and bass-heavy music of her backing band.  Sandra continually challenges herself by collaborating with edgy, and even experimental musicians such as <a href="http://www.myspace.com/jimob" target="_blank">Ji Mob</a> (the night’s first act), helping take her rich soul-funk sound to the next level.</p>
<p><em>Ce n’est pas un secret que Sandra, franco-camerounaise, se distingue des autres chanteurs de soul de la Capitale avec ses intérpretations à la fois couragueseument sexy et contestataires. Elle séduit facilement son public avec la richesse de sa voix, et son concert à New Morning n’était pas l’exception. Son dynamisme sur scène est contagieux, ne se limitant pas à chanter en une seule langue, dans la même chanson. Sa formation théâtrale est transparente,  chaque geste étant parfaitement articulé  au son de la musique   bourée de bass et rythme de ses musiciens.  Sandra se défit toujours en s’associant avec des collaborateurs tranchants et experimentaux, comme </em> <em><a href="http://www.myspace.com/jimob" target="_blank">Ji Mob</a> (le premier groupe sur scène ce soir-là), qui l’aident à élever sa musique soul-funk à un autre registre. </em></p>
<p><a title="boosterv2.jpg" href="http://supernana.wordpress.com/files/2007/06/boosterv2.jpg"><img src="http://supernana.wordpress.com/files/2007/06/boosterv2.jpg" alt="boosterv2.jpg" width="166" height="170" align="left" /></a>Now with all of these elements working overwhelmingly in her favor, my question is: Why was the “Sex Friend” single promoted with a white woman’s face, despite the fact that Sandra is to put it mildly, statuesque? Having developed new media marketing campaigns for major-label artists,  I think using Sandra’s image could have inspired more sophisticated and original marketing come-ons, than those of the clichéd airbrushed whiteface actually used.</p>
<p><em>Or, avec tous ces éléments qui marchent largement en sa faveur, je pose la question suivante : « Pourquoi  le morceau « Sex Friend » a-t-il été promu avec le visage d’une femme blanche, alors que Sandra est loin d’être légèrment moche ? » Ayant developpé des campagnes de marketing en ligne pour des artistes signés aux grandes maisons de disques, je pense que l’image de Sandra aurait pu inspirer des avances de marketing plus sophistiquées et originales, que celles du cliché de ce visage blanc retouché. </em></p>
<p>Although Sandra is in a committed relationship and a mother of two, the song could  have been used to spark any number of discussions with folks worldwide on any number of issues related to health and sexuality. Without perpetuating the myth of the oversexed black temptress,  the song could have easily been used as a safe-sex anthem to promote responsibility and safe sex in Africa, for example, where sexual empowerment among women of color remains an anamoly. Just an idea...</p>
<p><em>Même si Sandra est en couple avec deux enfants, la chanson aurait pu susciter un débat mondial sur pleins de sujets liés à la santé publique et la sexualité. </em><em>Sans pérpetuer le mythe de la tentatrice nymphomane noire, </em><em>la chanson  pourrait être utitlisée comme le générique d’une campagne pour sensibliser un public africain, par exemple sur les rapports sexuels protegés, où l’autonomisation feminine encore  très tabou.  Juste une idée...</em></p>
<p>When I asked Sandra about the image, she mentioned it had happened so quickly, that it was already beyond her.  For me, however, it conjured up notorious incidents in popular American musical history of Martha Wash’s face being censored for her being overweight; or worse still, Elvis Presley’s chart topping success with “Hound Dog”, originally penned by the blues-woman <a href="http://www.myspace.com/bigmamathornton" target="_blank">Big Mama Thornton</a>, who died in obscurity.</p>
<p><em>Lorsque j’ai  questionné Sandra sur cette image, elle m’a confiée  que cela s’etait tellement vite passé, ça l’avait dépassé. Pour moi, cependant, cette image m’a evoqué la triste notorieté dans l’histoire musicale américaine de l’image de Martha Wash censurée pour son obèsité. Ou encore pire, le succès d’Elvis Presley avec «Hound Dog », composé à l’origine par la blues-woman, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/bigmamathornton" target="_blank">Big Mama Thornton</a></em><em>, qui a disparu en obscurité. </em></p>
<p>With my eyebrow half-cocked, I hope that Sandra’s future label- as she is still a free agent-doesn’t shy away from marketing her in all of her glory. I implore them to not just capitalize on adolescent sex appeal that made Britney Spears a pop idol, or pigeon hole her into the respectable irrelevance of Des’ree.   Sandra is a multi-faceted performer who deserves to be marketed internationally as a sexually empowered woman with elegance, intelligence and vocal chops to match, who just happens to be black.</p>
<p><em> Avec un œil de loucheur, j’espère que la future maison de disque de Sandra, comme elle est pour le moment, non signée, n’aurait pas peur de la commercialiser dans toute sa gloire.  Je les implorerai de ne pas juste exploiter l’attrait adolescent qui a vu la montée fulgurante de Britney Spears, ou pire encore la caser vers l’absence respectable de Des’ree. Sandra est une interprète qui merite d’être promue à l’échelle internationale non seulement  en tant que femme autonomisée, élégante, et intelligente, mais aussi en tant que  chanteuse hors norme qui est juste comme par hasard noire. </em></p>
<p>Sincerely,<br />
<em>Veuillez agréer, Madame, Monsieur, l’expression de mes sentiments distingués. </em></p>
<p>Alva,<br />
Editor-in-Chief/Translator, Parisnoiresurblanc.com<br />
Executive Producer, Head of Production + Communication, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/exmyfrench" target="_blank">Excuse My French</a><br />
<em>Rédactrice en chef/ traductrice, Parisnoiresurblanc.com<br />
Productrice exécutive, Responsable Production + Communication, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/exmyfrench" target="_blank">Excuse My French</a></em></p>
<p>[googlevideo=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5581773740731826093&#38;hl=en]</p>
<p>Avis aux concernés: Une interview avec  Sandra sur TV5 est aussi à votre disposition <a href="http://mapage.noos.fr/sandrankake/space/Sandra_Nkake_TV5.mov" target="_blank">en cliquant ce lien ci</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Par Avion: Antibalas @ New Morning]]></title>
<link>http://parisnoiresurblanc.com/2007/06/12/antibalas-new-morning/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>supernana</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I really should not have to school you folks on the fine musicality of Brooklyn-based afro-beat band]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://supernana.wordpress.com/files/2007/06/l_d705a040dd476076daac6a0e10c16d3b.jpg"><img src="http://supernana.wordpress.com/files/2007/06/l_d705a040dd476076daac6a0e10c16d3b.jpg" alt="" width="340" height="229" align="left" /></a>I really should not have to school you folks on the fine musicality of Brooklyn-based afro-beat band, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/antibalas" target="_blank">Antibalas</a>. Luckily last-minute tickets surfaced and I was able to attend the show at New Morning May 29th.  Even though the majority of the band members looked like they cross the East River on the L-train and shop at Beacon’s Closet, they seriously play like they are direct from Lagos.<br />
<span style="font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><br />
Ce n'est pas à moi de vous éduquer  sur la bonne musicalité du groupe d'afro-beat, </em></span></span><em><a href="http://www.myspace.com/antibalas" target="_blank">Antibalas</a></em><span style="font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>, basé à Brooklyn.  Heureusement, à la dernière minute des places de concert ont fait surface ce qui m'a permis d’ assister au concert au New Morning le 29 mai dernier.  Même si la plupart des musiciens avaient l'air de traverser l'East River sur la ligne L et d'acheter leurs fringues à Beacon's Closet, ils jouaient comme s'ils arrivaient en vol direct de Lagos.</em></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"></span></p>
<p>As expected, the music was rhythmic and upbeat, and of course politically relevant. Jibes were made at two of the world's worst presidents, which, to me, seemed to help the American performers level the playing field with the French crowd.   Still despite pessimistic politics, the crowd was a direct reflection of the band's high energy show, with shiny, happy people dancing to the afro-funky beat.<br />
<span style="font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><br />
Comme de raison, la musique était rythmique et levée, mais surtout contestataire. Les deux présidents les plus pires du monde etaient  la cible des quolibets, ce qui a bien aidé les musiciens américains à être au niveau de leur public français, à mon avis. Malgré le pessimisme de la politique, le public reflétait le dynamisme du groupe, avec des gens joyeux et scintillants qui dansaient aux rythmes afro-funky. </em> </span></span></p>
<p>After the concert, I touched base with tenor sax player, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/volneylitmus" target="_blank">Stuart Bogie</a>, who gave it his all that night. He alluded to an interesting issue that seems to be of universal concern to young musicians these days: unemployment.  Later, I chatted with baritone sax player, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ocotesoulsounds" target="_blank">Martin Perna </a>(pronounced Marteen, Spanish-style) who went into greater detail about the plight of NYC indie artists. The Austin-based musician confirmed what my college friend Kasmore has been telling me about how folks are running scared in the face of an increasingly corporatized NYC.  Martin made the conscious decision to leave the urban grind for Mexico and now Austin, where professional musicians there have free health-insurance.  So rare, but much needed for the US (like yesterday!!!!).<br />
<em><span style="font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><br />
Après le concert, j'ai croisé le saxophoniste ténor, </span></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/volneylitmus" target="_blank">Stuart Bogie</a></em><em><span style="font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size:12px;">, qui d'ailleurs avait très bien joué ce soir-là. Il s’est exprimé sur un sujet très intéressant concernant tous les jeunes musiciens ces jours-ci: le chômage. Plus tard, j'ai bavardé avec le saxophoniste baryton, </span></span></em><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ocotesoulsounds" target="_blank"><em>Martin Perna</em> </a><em><span style="font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> (prononcé  Martine à l'espagnole), qui a abordé la question des difficultés  dont sont affligés les artistes indépendants new-yorkais. Le musicien, basé à Austin, TX, m'a confirmé ce que mon pote de la fac, Kasmore, me racontait récemment. Les artistes sont en cavale face à la ville de NY qui est de plus en plus flambée par le monde des affaires.  Martin a consciemment  pris la décision de quitter le labeur quotidien urbain pour le Mexique, et maintenant Austin. À la capitale texane, les musiciens professionels ont au moins l'assurance maladie gratuite. Très rare, mais bien nécessaire aux Etats-Unis. </span></span></em></p>
<p>Catch the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/antibalas" target="_blank">Antibalas</a> guys as they wrap up their European tour, and head to Canada this summer. Their latest CD, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Security-Antibalas/dp/B000MR9ESK/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-0844179-1532023?ie=UTF8&#38;s=music&#38;qid=1181673356&#38;sr=8-1" target="_blank">Security</a>, is in stores now.<br />
<em><span style="font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span class="q">Ne ratez pas les gars d'</span></span></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/antibalas" target="_blank">Antibalas</a></em> <em><span style="font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span class="q"> qui finissent l'étape européenne de leur tournée mondiale avant de jouer au Canada cet été. Leur nouveau CD, </span></span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Security-Antibalas/dp/B000MR9ESK/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-0844179-1532023?ie=UTF8&#38;s=music&#38;qid=1181673356&#38;sr=8-1" target="_blank">Security</a></em><em><span style="font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span class="q">, est disponible chez les disquaires.</span></span></span></em></p>
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