tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14834994755143132262024-03-05T18:18:31.910-08:00new whirled visionworld. music. portal.bdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641022735301832441noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483499475514313226.post-20351669279124671352010-07-22T11:31:00.000-07:002010-07-22T11:50:37.030-07:00Light DoulasFrom my Moon Journal:<br /><br />"..many rave about the full moon (I do, too), but there's something special about her ascent to fullness that is absolutely captivating - compelling in a way that has me lingering just a little longer to witness her emergence. I feel like a doula, bringing in the labor of light." <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQMrdGvBsxAfktsanq2kSt-C-7FAecSGkr5V7aFb0RQd9jCdvbEaHTAdTKz-RbrFG1P0KxR18H_V8JgyQFaYPfxrPUeDyJhtWZnSGJjt08c8fYDsTMbcuF0nWt5XHee6skbGYBkUvBNR4/s1600/susana+baca_album+small.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 115px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQMrdGvBsxAfktsanq2kSt-C-7FAecSGkr5V7aFb0RQd9jCdvbEaHTAdTKz-RbrFG1P0KxR18H_V8JgyQFaYPfxrPUeDyJhtWZnSGJjt08c8fYDsTMbcuF0nWt5XHee6skbGYBkUvBNR4/s200/susana+baca_album+small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496803302975948594" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrzbPIfnLiIX0k3X6QURqJH_7XV73Jic_HHSezQ474hkp1btDhUbX_sNNLaxPQtqvBEeNdv4AHucDCo5eHWUlbeoWdioKn7wTnypKH6ndmJrPvrImi1h5_RQ6plglqLzn5WDoFgWWKFfV/s1600/ana+moura_guarda_small.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 115px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrzbPIfnLiIX0k3X6QURqJH_7XV73Jic_HHSezQ474hkp1btDhUbX_sNNLaxPQtqvBEeNdv4AHucDCo5eHWUlbeoWdioKn7wTnypKH6ndmJrPvrImi1h5_RQ6plglqLzn5WDoFgWWKFfV/s200/ana+moura_guarda_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496804506664506882" /></a><br />So many songs about the moon, still two favorites come to mind: Afro-Peruvian songstress Susana Baca's rendition of "Luna Llena" from her self-titled release and Portugal's <span style="font-style:italic;">fadista</span> Ana Moura crooning "Flor da Lua (Moon Flower)" on Guarda-Me a Vida Na Mão.bdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641022735301832441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483499475514313226.post-77960086649692523682009-06-26T10:06:00.000-07:002009-06-26T10:20:02.411-07:00transformation in progress...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmDt4oKR8foscwj7qyrQv4xT6Jc31RjY9v9tFKty0VSLaEegG8WIq0UP_1a7BQwrG8c0CBkFIvWbwG1160bnXeNJi8harmkEanSP9r5IQQ6SWJaagzuks7GQKVtB4pJD4BMZfmKZYCjsl/s1600-h/cocoon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmDt4oKR8foscwj7qyrQv4xT6Jc31RjY9v9tFKty0VSLaEegG8WIq0UP_1a7BQwrG8c0CBkFIvWbwG1160bnXeNJi8harmkEanSP9r5IQQ6SWJaagzuks7GQKVtB4pJD4BMZfmKZYCjsl/s400/cocoon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351685973617461074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">...Preparing for take-off... Come back soon!!!</span><br /></div><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>bdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641022735301832441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483499475514313226.post-48477936158431019812009-01-15T22:40:00.000-08:002009-01-15T22:52:09.857-08:00Happy Birthday to a Visionary!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsxSaksS26Tz3UvLgyYdJi41gPjk348AnqlqcRj6v6b7mtnmQnUEmvmpVosOryV9CPst8A_qmopuPbwq-LTVyCKkQpAiMuGEizFbQ3Xn6ISv7UyQlLn3yDzLfirHE6TudQy5LngGTeQrp/s1600-h/250px-Martin_Luther_King_Jr_NYWTS.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsxSaksS26Tz3UvLgyYdJi41gPjk348AnqlqcRj6v6b7mtnmQnUEmvmpVosOryV9CPst8A_qmopuPbwq-LTVyCKkQpAiMuGEizFbQ3Xn6ISv7UyQlLn3yDzLfirHE6TudQy5LngGTeQrp/s400/250px-Martin_Luther_King_Jr_NYWTS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291777847566359810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">A visionary leader and spirit; indefatigable, steadfast. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. thoroughly energized his Capricorn Sun by workin' that mountain - Goat Medicine, indeed - climbing, striving, ambitious to realize and manifest Peace & Harmony. He's left a great legacy. With Pluto in Capricorn for the next couple of hundred years, our only choice *is* to shift consciousness (like it our not). What will you sing in his name? In your name? In Humanity's name?<br /></div>bdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641022735301832441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483499475514313226.post-57016871639831352752009-01-01T15:38:00.000-08:002009-01-05T17:24:40.850-08:00Gregorian New Year 2009 in Effect!And with it lists, lists, lists! Here a few of mine, in the way of musical selection. Of course, these are just snapshots of a greater list of favorites of 2008, and some of the albums were actually released in late 2007, and deserved proper airplay through 2008. Maybe I'll add those 'others', as well.<br />Artist: Title, Label<br /><br /><span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Notable Northwest Releases:</span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2dGD-cvrUIlid5Twc2YMlD1YA04XkB_bMIpMxkjVU55y-nWhWB9gkEPq6iSKsem_gw_lq9XG_uR0Mmmhb9-0UEXJOW7TA4JOFQLOtfzBau-04rhBvZhXOfSZUmfspD1rtWaKrjNuwaoO/s1600-h/star+anna_small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2dGD-cvrUIlid5Twc2YMlD1YA04XkB_bMIpMxkjVU55y-nWhWB9gkEPq6iSKsem_gw_lq9XG_uR0Mmmhb9-0UEXJOW7TA4JOFQLOtfzBau-04rhBvZhXOfSZUmfspD1rtWaKrjNuwaoO/s200/star+anna_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286773437554022562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO20DkS-DND9hAkARw7373VLEvnW-6qLkRhhWAOPDRQVDvAve7UJYn5I1QB39JJJqeNg1FuhAJDqOUgBp8_gWlIMpBczAEw5gwtX_bPlwbkspzSN8Up3zGjIhKfEDyS_XJuIHC93ULQVXN/s1600-h/koreionz_small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 115px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbuFjJc2cTutK4jzn5E31pvahCl4jvtqAXkSK1eKQLzZMPFr8RkZO1zRP0Z14j9zoBYgNkCHeiK7xg1vib9eh4EIu9tCvLqkTXUYlNy8DCmzz0NzWJFSLbQAPkqkNOYJHV_hmmDoGUFN_/s200/Lukas+Ligeti_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286787553586946306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaLeFdaxHb94Pqxn8v5m9WzahJc1KrH0DhTcFJQXovcUHaAOvwJipbgkRPhGjBOVuNrdTVF9A4cCRz48StdpPaMbDdQ2L0rwbxcpS7-UpXnRlWXjUysWDjZ1tiVsg3c-vbPAH8mJqksBj/s1600-h/verve+remixed+4_small.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaLeFdaxHb94Pqxn8v5m9WzahJc1KrH0DhTcFJQXovcUHaAOvwJipbgkRPhGjBOVuNrdTVF9A4cCRz48StdpPaMbDdQ2L0rwbxcpS7-UpXnRlWXjUysWDjZ1tiVsg3c-vbPAH8mJqksBj/s200/verve+remixed+4_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286787659939873426" border="0" /></a><br /><span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.incognito.org.uk/">Incognito</a>: Tales From Th</span></span><span><span style="font-size:85%;">e Beach, Bluey Music<br /><a href="http://www.tommiddleton.com/">Tom Middleton</a>: Lifetracks, Six Degrees<br />V</span></span><span><span style="font-size:85%;">arious Artists: Gaudi + Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Dub Qawwali Remixes, <a href="http://www.sixdegreesrecords.com/home.php">Six Degrees</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/corneliusofficial">Cornelius:</a> Sensuous, Everloving<br /><a href="http://chrisjoss.free.fr/">Chris Joss</a>: Teraphonic Overdubs, ESL 125<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/luisitoquintero">Luisito Quintero</a>: Louie Vega pres. Luisito Quintero - Percussion Maddness Revisited, bbe<br /><a href="http://www.neartheparenthesis.com/">Near The Parenthesis</a>: L'Eixample, <a href="http://www.n5md.com/">n5MD</a><br /><a href="http://www.subswara.com/">Subswara</a>: Coup d'Yah, Low Motion<br /><a href="http://www.lukasligeti.com/">Lukas Ligeti</a>: Afrikan Machinery, Independent<br />Various Artists: <a href="http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/releases/default.aspx?pid=11834&aid=4558">Verve Remixed 4</a>, Verve<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Notable Hip Hop Recordings:</span><br /><a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=399151631">Kat Vellos</a>: Musiplication, <a href="http://www.katvellos.com/wp/">Katmath</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/giantpanda">Giant Panda</a>: Electric Laser Beam, Tres<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/illajmusic">Illa J</a>: Yancey Boys, Delicious<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/peopleunderthestairs">People Under the Stairs</a>: Fun DMC, Gold Dust<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/nas">Nas</a>: Untitled, Def Jam<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/socialistmc">Son Of Nun & DJ Mentos</a>: The Art Of Struggle, Independent<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ylove">Y-Love</a>: This Is Babylon, Modular Moods<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thesaturdayknights">Saturday Knights</a>: Mingle, <a href="http://www.lightintheattic.net/">Light In The Attic Records</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/raashanahmad">Raashan Ahmad</a>: The Push, Om<br />Apostle: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sevensoldier">Lyrical Activism</a>, Independent</span></span>bdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641022735301832441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483499475514313226.post-35097787943906820972008-12-05T01:16:00.000-08:002008-12-06T23:56:46.310-08:00t r a n s i t i o n...this blog is going thru it. moving files over, etc.bdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641022735301832441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483499475514313226.post-44439057314362711252008-11-05T14:12:00.000-08:002009-01-02T12:49:53.834-08:00The Time Has Arrived! The Ancestors Have Spoken!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkijhw20fl0DpU5PmO_ZehqYq54qeSQrUwXG4-ZwofLlMQ7HMITEpRGAQ5IdpBvzXiI2b5s-Qz5wF9lm-zC21Fu8KC7xcTJ_QFgnLST8zoxwVn5oxcxWkkJ2c7gl7VfXbVqdL_fdXhxCDr/s1600-h/obama-boy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkijhw20fl0DpU5PmO_ZehqYq54qeSQrUwXG4-ZwofLlMQ7HMITEpRGAQ5IdpBvzXiI2b5s-Qz5wF9lm-zC21Fu8KC7xcTJ_QFgnLST8zoxwVn5oxcxWkkJ2c7gl7VfXbVqdL_fdXhxCDr/s400/obama-boy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265305118815556994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Visionary Leader for the People?</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pray for the best (and tether your camel). </span><br /></div><br />Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States. Pay close attention. There's always more than meets the eye. Plant your gardens, conserve resources, learn the Earth. Think critically.<br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><p><q>I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive goodwill will proclaim the rule of the land. </q></p><p><cite>— <span class="quotescollection_author">Martin Luther King</span></cite></p><p><cite><span class="quotescollection_author"><br /></span></cite></p><br /></div></div>bdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641022735301832441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483499475514313226.post-51776242535295946152008-04-18T18:16:00.001-07:002008-04-18T18:18:16.330-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyI-nBDOKKOd_eGKv7ACKt2WL8-sgtFj_Ut1uWNzjOcbrgptYB6u6R1NKj4877Guq2DPYrBix5dsZrXh9fPl_5hHNsuKcARNi5NxIzSJladJOE4Ee_jc0oNgB18V-HCFV1DkJ-Q8DXHL9/s1600-h/tulum_12.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyI-nBDOKKOd_eGKv7ACKt2WL8-sgtFj_Ut1uWNzjOcbrgptYB6u6R1NKj4877Guq2DPYrBix5dsZrXh9fPl_5hHNsuKcARNi5NxIzSJladJOE4Ee_jc0oNgB18V-HCFV1DkJ-Q8DXHL9/s320/tulum_12.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190759463915775602" border="0" /></a>Pic of the day!bdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641022735301832441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483499475514313226.post-90840040093353397812008-03-04T22:28:00.000-08:002008-12-05T01:19:38.227-08:00In the Works...February was crazy! Must've been that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_year">extra ordinary day</a>. Some incredibly inspirational people passed through for a visit: <a href="http://raulmidon.com/">Raul Midon</a>, Melissa Noelle Green, Delbert Richardson, <a href="http://www.wumanpipa.org/">Wu Man - pipa player from China</a>, Khalid Patterson and Frederic Gooding of the <a href="http://www.minorityreporter.com/">MinorityReporter</a>, and <a href="http://samite.com/">Samite</a> of Uganda. Gimme a minute to bring it all forward. March fourth!bdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641022735301832441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483499475514313226.post-63385897826314668402008-02-03T20:42:00.000-08:002008-02-03T22:10:45.344-08:00Torch Songs Modern Hawaiian Soul Stylee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqPCRU2vIvkYk3VTr6etlIxNX5kkxB5fkPYP-Nz-dW-swyGg-UVunqiFQUOY6MV0nNDd80biztLqnZMT66xcMUGmedDiMRQnRo6A913tjoVoLZe9AtzKLx6ZQE_yOh7ZPURcmp6lxOIuW/s1600-h/paula+fuga_lilikoi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqPCRU2vIvkYk3VTr6etlIxNX5kkxB5fkPYP-Nz-dW-swyGg-UVunqiFQUOY6MV0nNDd80biztLqnZMT66xcMUGmedDiMRQnRo6A913tjoVoLZe9AtzKLx6ZQE_yOh7ZPURcmp6lxOIuW/s320/paula+fuga_lilikoi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162982777235897522" border="0" /></a><br />My prayers were answered! <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.paulafugamusic.com/index.php">Paula Fuga</a> visited the <a href="http://bellevuecollege.edu/kbcs/Catalog/SearchPlaylists.aspx">Daily Planet</a> studios! Of course, super Hawaiian style, she was flanked by a terrific trio, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thegirlas">The Girlas</a>, and singer and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djembe"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">djembe</span></a> player, <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=35169921">Ernie Cruz, Jr</a>. Her voice is incredible, and her sense of humor and laid back style brought so much fun and joy to the air room and the air waves. The five of them, all battling some ferocious winter colds, managed to rock the house effortlessly and leave Seattle with some wonderful soulful dub/reggae musical memories Hawaiian style.bdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641022735301832441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483499475514313226.post-34602321991144408992008-01-31T14:44:00.000-08:002008-02-13T10:58:08.738-08:00Guided and (De)Lighted in Two Part Harmony<span style="font-weight: bold;">PART I.</span> Stop the bus, I've been seduced. No really. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Simon</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">William Shaheen</span> visited <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://bellevuecollege.edu/kbcs/Catalog/SearchPlaylists.aspx">Daily Planet on KBCS</a> and graced our listeners with a sonic journey with Simon's two favorite instruments, both of which he demonstrates effortless mastery: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oud"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">ud/oud</span></a> (Arabic lute) and violin. So, stop the bus, get off, and get thee to a record store now, and when you arrive, find the 'International' section where a copy of <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Blue Flame</span> by <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.simonshaheen.com/">Simon Shaheen</a> and Qantara awaits you...if you're lucky. You see, I'm not the only one who was seduced. The radio station phone lines lit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LSdrBiIsPRQRY8_0PQ3scj59U5wjWB1tosdckyg0Kj_0fernMajPwx_NZ3avglvs9x3nnR2QuELUEC14t3oFdUafIakjXHd5F-Qlc9K5yq6GVeTMQj9NnjbfgPtkv7JmVJFi4N6XSbC5/s1600-h/IMG_0588.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LSdrBiIsPRQRY8_0PQ3scj59U5wjWB1tosdckyg0Kj_0fernMajPwx_NZ3avglvs9x3nnR2QuELUEC14t3oFdUafIakjXHd5F-Qlc9K5yq6GVeTMQj9NnjbfgPtkv7JmVJFi4N6XSbC5/s320/IMG_0588.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161778210708061314" border="0" /></a> up, the concert hall was packed. People in the audience were all mesmerized and glowing, including the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">ud/oud</span> master himself. And he wasn't alone in his sonic conspiracy: He was joined by by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Walid Zairi</span> who offered exquisite bass playing, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Zafer Taweel</span>, whose percussive sense of humor added just the right rhythmic embellishments. The trio was also joined by Simon's brother William, also a master <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">ud/oud</span> player, who plays with a distinctly different style that's passionately edgy and crisp. It doesn't end there, Simon and William's older brother <span style="font-weight: bold;">Najib</span> is a master luthier of the <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">ud/oud</span> and has crafted some of the world's most <a href="http://theoudman.com/pages/main.html">beautiful instruments</a>.<br /><br />Gretchen and Matt from the <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.uwworldseries.org/">UW World Series</a> go above and beyond in curating the most delicious concert series!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PART II</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhry-ImWXJS-x5-OCoV6bxt6zC43zhKTly78BGlk4tofUjWuyxWleVnfM_4bM7a5nXyGJsdtUxBSQ1ah1jwZsEanmpVdLdpA0qqgxF8aOp_PHxXCW8kP4BUdoB6Xoy0n-yZ4PtzbY6zxwGV/s1600-h/eric+and+willie+2008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhry-ImWXJS-x5-OCoV6bxt6zC43zhKTly78BGlk4tofUjWuyxWleVnfM_4bM7a5nXyGJsdtUxBSQ1ah1jwZsEanmpVdLdpA0qqgxF8aOp_PHxXCW8kP4BUdoB6Xoy0n-yZ4PtzbY6zxwGV/s320/eric+and+willie+2008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162945200567024786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;" >Guiding Lights Are Everywhere!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"</span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.negrospirituals.com/news-song/this_little_light_of_mine.htm">This little light 'o mine</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, I'm gonna let it shine...<br />...let it shine, let it shine, let it shiiiine!" </span><span class="content"><em></em></span>That song always inspires the crowd and it's how <a href="http://www.totalexperiencegospelchoir.org/">Patrinell Wright and the Total Experience Gospel Choir</a> wound up an incredibly lit up three days, filled with hundreds of people at the <a href="http://www.guidinglightsnetwork.com/">Guiding Lights Weekend</a>, founded by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eric Liu</span><a href="http://www.guidinglightsnetwork.com/index.php?p=Eric+Liu&s=237"> </a>, author of <span class="content"><em><span style="font-weight: bold;">Guiding Lights: How to Mentor - and Find Life's Purpose</span>. </em></span><br />Did you ever have a mentor? Have you mentored? Listen to <a href="http://bellevuecollege.edu/kbcs/downloads/One_World_Report/OWR_20080131/OWR_20080131_Guiding_Lights_Music_BD.mp3">experiences of some of our community's inspired individuals</a><br />on how mentoring is so essential to our human being and being human. Eric Liu presented Willie Austin with the Mindful Mentor of 2008 award last weekend, Jan. 27th, at the Seattle Center. And to think, just a couple of decades ago, I stumbled across Willie at the YMCA where he became my first fitness mentor.<span class="body2"> Willie Austin is the founder of the <a href="http://www.youthandfitness.org/index.htm">Austin Foundation</a>. Their goal is to <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/huskies/305001_austin24.html">transform youth through fitness</a>. Willie is also the owner of Nowis Fitness Center in Seattle.</span> <a href="http://bellevuecollege.edu/kbcs/downloads/VOD/VOD_20080109.mp3">Listen to Willie's and two of his mentees' reflections</a> about health justice and childhood obesity, and how mentoring through fitness has been successful in the lives of thousands of young people on <a href="http://kbcs.fm/site/PageServer?pagename=voicesofdiversity"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Voices of Diversity</span></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="body2"></span>bdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641022735301832441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483499475514313226.post-55408746869601896132008-01-24T22:50:00.000-08:002008-02-13T10:59:30.770-08:00Lift Ev'ry Voice for Justice and Freedom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9j6D0MYdiofxJrZdYHcWdc_HJs7aUJ3tDnUZjo-X8m3X4_obXDrwyIsNhYhXsN_CXAkE5h19RuvVAu_vYGMze7xPuiUMQAENXlvALQeKoeZHPfmPB1aRhLZO8lhF4mIDkIu4eja26Fvm/s1600-h/IMG_0374.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9j6D0MYdiofxJrZdYHcWdc_HJs7aUJ3tDnUZjo-X8m3X4_obXDrwyIsNhYhXsN_CXAkE5h19RuvVAu_vYGMze7xPuiUMQAENXlvALQeKoeZHPfmPB1aRhLZO8lhF4mIDkIu4eja26Fvm/s320/IMG_0374.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159304915135953970" border="0" /></a>There we were, thousands of us, united through the spirit and vision of one man's dream...Well, the dream of many men and women: freedom, justice, peace and love. And harmony, dernit! On a bright and sunny January 21st (usually it rains; this time the cloud people moved over for the sun) more than 5,000 folks of all walks of life gathered together to reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s principles of non-violence, peace, freedom, and justice. A few were happy to share their <a href="http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/kbcs/downloads/One_World_Report/OWR_20080124/OWR_20080124_MLK_Collage_BDD.mp3">reflections</a>. Why did it feel so powerful to be in the presence of each other? Inspiration. We were inspired and folks need to be inspired (<span style="font-style: italic;">"in spirit"</span>) to feel connected to the world and each other. Wait. The world <span style="font-style: italic;">is</span> each other! How have you been inspired today? How will you inspire someone today? Will you encourage each other to <a href="http://www.iub.edu/%7Epbsei/liftup.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">"lift every voice and sing"?</span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXLleJ3IlUk6i5v1VmON5UHJLEAUcfatQeenXTKtH2vo0ZheLmOj9tz0y3xD0OwZTMvPZ7RrUjBSXRbxUYXMcz-RxMphGoNR5uKoC6fQJ5N8-nQiC_OJwvvfIAQca_ogVPh_a9EoUeGKW/s1600-h/IMG_0404.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXLleJ3IlUk6i5v1VmON5UHJLEAUcfatQeenXTKtH2vo0ZheLmOj9tz0y3xD0OwZTMvPZ7RrUjBSXRbxUYXMcz-RxMphGoNR5uKoC6fQJ5N8-nQiC_OJwvvfIAQca_ogVPh_a9EoUeGKW/s400/IMG_0404.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159313981811915874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Walking the Talk: Dr. Shakti Butler Reflects on Putting King's Principles into Practice</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDsuo__qet0OhHQmLHAcSH1niU7V_QZ95q1kImyX0a3tBTD6sG5tulqnJjNdCXrl33nbGetkk3sXSQhPXxsezNXBcG-0hQaYxqpcnHpGiCo57X2BVP7NwATxxj9WQRmnEKwKhv-NhBIcN/s1600-h/IMG_0292.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDsuo__qet0OhHQmLHAcSH1niU7V_QZ95q1kImyX0a3tBTD6sG5tulqnJjNdCXrl33nbGetkk3sXSQhPXxsezNXBcG-0hQaYxqpcnHpGiCo57X2BVP7NwATxxj9WQRmnEKwKhv-NhBIcN/s320/IMG_0292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162961401183665314" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Dr. Shakti Butler is the creator of "<a href="http://world-trust.org/index.html">Heart-to-Heart Conversations</a>," a national program of public dialogue that speaks to critical social issues of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation. In Dr. Butler's keynote address, </span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://bellevuecollege.edu/kbcs/downloads/One_World_Report/OWR_20080124/OWR_20080124_Shakti_Butler_BDD.mp3">she reflects</a> on the importance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s six principles of non-violence</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> in her work on healing racism.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Are you searching for that healing that you can't describe? That transformation that guides you to the next [higher] level of consciousness? You may want to invite Dr. Butler to speak at your organization or workplace.<br />On the second day of Dr. Butler's visit, a packed room of a hundred or so folks gathered to participate in the outstanding and liberating workshop based on her film, </span><a href="http://world-trust.org/videos/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible.</span></a></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">The film is incredible. One in every household could transform our lives forever.<br /><br />Dr. Butler's visit was hosted by Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr. and the Bush School <a href="http://www.bush.edu/home/news-detail.asp?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=1551&ModuleID=75">Diversity Speaker Series</a>. Dr. Moore is also the founder of the visionary and innovative <a href="http://www.uccs.edu/%7Ewpc/">White Privilege Conference.</a><br /></span></span></span>Before you getchyer panties all in a bunch about the words '<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">white privilege</span>' read <a href="http://theangryblackwoman.wordpress.com/2006/09/14/things-you-need-to-understand-4/">this</a>.<a href="http://theangryblackwoman.wordpress.com/2006/09/14/things-you-need-to-understand-4/"><br /></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://theangryblackwoman.wordpress.com/2006/09/14/things-you-need-to-understand-4/"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></a><br /></span><a href="http://artuncommon.com/collected/peace.htm"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></a>bdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641022735301832441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483499475514313226.post-69568333588938660242008-01-20T00:13:00.000-08:002008-03-04T22:56:06.096-08:00Andy Palacio (1960 - 2008) Passes to the Other World<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmBQs9coXbBx4Tbtl8XiGeUmsSaFxNUE7JFgDpdGfKETHmCDWP1_oBtSrF4J-6CatC_RJi27Y7Q2xwhnUlXaHQaKnweknXQcuMooLSBP5RWPYbKjHOO_Sicv-kLotdFVplUYd8HsU0njT/s1600-h/AndyPalacio_CDCover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmBQs9coXbBx4Tbtl8XiGeUmsSaFxNUE7JFgDpdGfKETHmCDWP1_oBtSrF4J-6CatC_RJi27Y7Q2xwhnUlXaHQaKnweknXQcuMooLSBP5RWPYbKjHOO_Sicv-kLotdFVplUYd8HsU0njT/s200/AndyPalacio_CDCover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157840020344925746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXz0BR-GDCRdK7TdcwYd-zY1cqk3R_Awn2OfN3dRVuXZTKvIRcmHiTAaSTnBPe8mGAQv1NGF-cjuaWsk60qMyeObFPL7SWlC0lLnTay0_ePHIhQ6pO3o19vlBK0H2pHNZo3vLVv6H2lAZ/s1600-h/andy+palacio+close-up.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXz0BR-GDCRdK7TdcwYd-zY1cqk3R_Awn2OfN3dRVuXZTKvIRcmHiTAaSTnBPe8mGAQv1NGF-cjuaWsk60qMyeObFPL7SWlC0lLnTay0_ePHIhQ6pO3o19vlBK0H2pHNZo3vLVv6H2lAZ/s320/andy+palacio+close-up.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157476666111684050" border="0" /></a><br />Sing praises and gratitude for the life of Andy Palacio. We visited in August of 2007 during his tour in Seattle and he inspired me to step up my game and to tap into my potential. He reminded me of an older brother, looking out for his global sister(s). He was an incredible force on many fronts. He carried great wisdom, compassion, humor, and a perspicacity that I greatly admired. I will miss him and treasure his beauty in my heart forever. His eternal force lives through the Garifuna musical legacy he's left for others to enjoy and learn from.<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;" class="caption"> <a style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);" href="http://artuncommon.com/collected/legacies.htm"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"Legacies" by Michele Treesong</span></a></span><a style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);" href="http://artuncommon.com/collected/legacies.htm"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> </span></a></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-oS5-SeZ1rdRETbHr2ShRxlK0WNPGcxKsdILoFlUCT4dKJi6qg0gKO8WHb_RujJdAnINxoNA_YXH_STj0ETvFiaNPsHb8dCR_CDzIPgGBArLUvh2VXc2p5s3xWO9ZtU-HwhUyvZvy3Ak/s1600-h/legacies_detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-oS5-SeZ1rdRETbHr2ShRxlK0WNPGcxKsdILoFlUCT4dKJi6qg0gKO8WHb_RujJdAnINxoNA_YXH_STj0ETvFiaNPsHb8dCR_CDzIPgGBArLUvh2VXc2p5s3xWO9ZtU-HwhUyvZvy3Ak/s200/legacies_detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158247213309357666" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Andy's most recent release with The Garifuna Collective, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/W%C3%A1tina-Andy-Palacio-Garifuna-Collective/dp/B000LP4OPQ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1200877332&sr=8-1"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Watina</span></a>, is a tribute to, and revitalization of, Garifuna language and culture through music. He has inspired many others to carry on the tradition. You can learn more at <a href="http://stonetreerecords.com/welcome/to_stonetree.php">Stonetree</a>, a magnificent record label dedicated to Belize's rich musical culture.<br />May the Palacio family and friends be surrounded by great love and support. Rest in peace, Andy.<br /><br />On Friday, January 25th there will be a Mass in Belize and a national day of Andy's music. Below is the press release and links.<br /><br />*********************************************************************************<br />In the Garifuna culture the death of a loved one is an opportunity to celebrate their memory and rejoice in having been blessed to have had them in your life. We feel so fortunate to have known this incredible individual and we mourn the loss of truly great man.<br /><br />In an interview conducted last July, Andy was asked how he wanted to be remembered when he died. He replied, "As a proud Garifuna...someone who instills pride in Garifuna and raises their self-esteem. To me, that's the most important thing." This was already the case while he was alive, and we're certain it will only be more true in the future.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Ivan Duran (Stonetree) and Jacob Edgar (Cumbancha)<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51); font-family: georgia;" href="http://cumbanchamusic.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size:10;">PRESS RELEASE</span></b></a><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10;color:black;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10;color:black;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">Friends and supporters are invited to post messages in memory of Andy Palacio to <a href="http://www.myspace.com/andypalacio">his MySpace page</a> </span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> as well as to the blog of his international record label <a href="http://cumbanchamusic.blogspot.com/">Cumbancha</a> </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">.</span> </span>bdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641022735301832441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483499475514313226.post-63753725820572321882008-01-01T00:01:00.000-08:002008-01-22T02:21:52.212-08:00The Whirled in 2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSQZzsuX0GqseVU6NM80Nk5cpjCoDFoxWpimf1jyfdZXedS7mQJwUNcjcAaZd58XsG1RxHrOY723DuRcIVC3MxYLx2YofCwVe8nCB594hOvhGodzT10V-fuw05CbdSd75lzoLCF0tPleW/s1600-h/Peace-sign-2006-budapest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSQZzsuX0GqseVU6NM80Nk5cpjCoDFoxWpimf1jyfdZXedS7mQJwUNcjcAaZd58XsG1RxHrOY723DuRcIVC3MxYLx2YofCwVe8nCB594hOvhGodzT10V-fuw05CbdSd75lzoLCF0tPleW/s320/Peace-sign-2006-budapest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150417140036398386" border="0" /></a>I envision a Peaceful world, manifest through each and every one of us in sizes great and small, short and tall; from near and far, from star to star. Breathe in, breathe out, breathe <a href="http://www.ukforum4non-violence.org/Peace_sign_2006.htm">Peace</a>. In contemplating a musical selection, I'll readily admit: the music <span style="font-style: italic;">found me</span>. Oh, how I loves some inspiration!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLdl3_wglmyWBNFxZGZTyyfrGpmTsNaQqcIihMuRW8TiE67DXgZGcZreD2SbKF-qomFklEUfkolnIdYgz0vyOtvLytwXRBBs6lkUVRjQk_g6IVPPPixi_koCR9JBhgq3qZPupPJqlzxKe/s1600-h/new+direction.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLdl3_wglmyWBNFxZGZTyyfrGpmTsNaQqcIihMuRW8TiE67DXgZGcZreD2SbKF-qomFklEUfkolnIdYgz0vyOtvLytwXRBBs6lkUVRjQk_g6IVPPPixi_koCR9JBhgq3qZPupPJqlzxKe/s320/new+direction.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150450992968625474" border="0" /></a>I'm having a mass choir moment. <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=61796534">New</a><a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=61796534"> Direction</a> brings sonic goodness to their gospel number entitled <a href="http://miamiplaya10.imeem.com/music/fwv2D8FO/new_direction_peace/">"</a><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://miamiplaya10.imeem.com/music/fwv2D8FO/new_direction_peace/">Peace</a><a href="http://miamiplaya10.imeem.com/music/fwv2D8FO/new_direction_peace/">"</a> from their most recent release, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br />Send the Praise</span>. Enjoy!bdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641022735301832441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483499475514313226.post-65165486344016304972007-12-30T15:16:00.000-08:002008-01-21T02:06:39.606-08:00Devotion for Devotion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNYBeSKlU9jSRVtZ_8Gz87WN1OLETr7PEjjtyZ4M6Bqa41eDg3x2TvvwRzwTIBZx0YWsyMsXqbijrrPNQD0Cy0QEZccGzKDydysyUWsMcEPMSrStt-AZz17TmycCj9VvM8g_7L42mDRiT/s1600-h/benazir+bhutto.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNYBeSKlU9jSRVtZ_8Gz87WN1OLETr7PEjjtyZ4M6Bqa41eDg3x2TvvwRzwTIBZx0YWsyMsXqbijrrPNQD0Cy0QEZccGzKDydysyUWsMcEPMSrStt-AZz17TmycCj9VvM8g_7L42mDRiT/s320/benazir+bhutto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149916033317072146" border="0" /></a>The sudden passing of Pakistani leader and visionary Benazir Bhutto on Dec. 27th was a direct assault on my senses. So many emotions about this. As music would have it, there is a kind which conveys the torment, grief, despair, as well as the tenacity, courage, love and conviction I feel for life on the Planet. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qawwali"><span style="font-style: italic;">Qawwali</span></a> music is the devotional music of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chishti" title="Chishti">Chishti</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufi" title="Sufi">Sufis</a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_subcontinent" title="Indian subcontinent">Indian subcontinent</a>. The music is expressive, emphatic, joyful and lamenting all at once, and is capable of sending devotees and listeners into visionary trances (and dances).<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">foto by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14342315@N04/">jahangjirpix</a> </span><br /><br />Abida Parveen, one of Pakistan's most well-known devotional singers, shares <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazal">ghazals</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qawwali">qawwalis</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafi">kafis</a> on her album, <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Meeting: Mystic Poets from the Hind and the Sind (World Village)</span>. </span>I found the track, <span style="font-style: italic;">"Ishq Na Derda Mot Kolon"</span>, particularly heartwarming to listen to in these recent days. Here she performs a classic ghazal piece, "<a href="http://groups.imeem.com/GXDIukDg/music/UT44bXOU/abida_parveen_jab_se_toon_ne_mujhe_deewana/">Jab Se Tu Ne Mujhe Deewana</a>." Parveen walks similar steps to that of Ms. Bhutto: she's (r)evolutionary in that she<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVHTarwrVfzD0OGt1gKNnPx7wPOpeHgu3RzUb4E1OeMtAQ39oQRobC82ch3gpsbt1IFcnO3VHt9u13Yc23UmycONeRU2BmA3ohZKzSkoaGAI27NeWMIL35TRo_0yGCwzG2ne-OfQ-nNQO/s1600-h/abida+parveen+album.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVHTarwrVfzD0OGt1gKNnPx7wPOpeHgu3RzUb4E1OeMtAQ39oQRobC82ch3gpsbt1IFcnO3VHt9u13Yc23UmycONeRU2BmA3ohZKzSkoaGAI27NeWMIL35TRo_0yGCwzG2ne-OfQ-nNQO/s320/abida+parveen+album.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149913812818980098" border="0" /></a> sings music typically and traditionally sung by men. She studied under her father who turned a 'blind eye' to the 'traditional' ways and supported his daughter's musical interest and enthusiasm, and, she blossomed under the tutelage of Ustad Salamat Ali Khan. The rest is history. Both she and Bhutto carry(ied) visionary torches that transcend mortal men (literally) and guide us to brighter paths. Bhutto's vision for a New World, and Parveen's sonic commandment for truth and devotion light the way. Peace be.bdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641022735301832441noreply@blogger.com1