tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675688849794349822024-02-07T01:40:15.463-08:00sounds of life A nu-music labelsoundsoflifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04093719759876294733noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567568884979434982.post-28784144225972587182024-01-07T05:44:00.000-08:002024-01-07T05:44:24.980-08:00Art Radio reflects on Africa <p>This week Art Radio reflects on Africa. We are creating the space to reflect on what Africa means today? using a compilation of work by some of our favourite African musicians.</p><p>Art Radio is a platform for sharing music and sound art. Listen and be inspired to create.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlk1NtAC41dHjFPy6FweEwgTxh1lgBe75vi0eu0WV0Gp00g9Ac1Xr6oJQanv2QIsM2zXs1JVJsO-qOH2nn-E-GpW_w8vzFtLB9rugoJNVk_wIsgwKuQsrlDGW_0ea0H7gWpqh-a3M6vxyIiAUF6Stqooc_tAsOeRyxkmQAU4PrOthnEX8QXuetgo1OpBU/s4624/Nowplaying%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlk1NtAC41dHjFPy6FweEwgTxh1lgBe75vi0eu0WV0Gp00g9Ac1Xr6oJQanv2QIsM2zXs1JVJsO-qOH2nn-E-GpW_w8vzFtLB9rugoJNVk_wIsgwKuQsrlDGW_0ea0H7gWpqh-a3M6vxyIiAUF6Stqooc_tAsOeRyxkmQAU4PrOthnEX8QXuetgo1OpBU/s320/Nowplaying%205.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /> </p>soundsoflifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04093719759876294733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567568884979434982.post-3901684996489478282023-12-25T04:21:00.000-08:002023-12-25T04:48:22.805-08:00Now Playing on Art Radio <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRd93oqHMo0ati7dgSLWiEHVgJAbuv4AhoNO5uZxK-TxCudSWEUFebXAXwVpOGHzS7-P8UfJzxoVCfrsDHfuiG5LGFMZoP-Q1MSDUYXk6Cy_EVKFfzS-ROaNhgReaGJLuaSrP-1DxIW5dVho8ZWF3Nm48ExcARaKuCGsKLlU0R0ApRnVXOZ5LLMPBUNlo/s4624/NOWPLAYING%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="629" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRd93oqHMo0ati7dgSLWiEHVgJAbuv4AhoNO5uZxK-TxCudSWEUFebXAXwVpOGHzS7-P8UfJzxoVCfrsDHfuiG5LGFMZoP-Q1MSDUYXk6Cy_EVKFfzS-ROaNhgReaGJLuaSrP-1DxIW5dVho8ZWF3Nm48ExcARaKuCGsKLlU0R0ApRnVXOZ5LLMPBUNlo/w472-h629/NOWPLAYING%203.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>soundsoflifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04093719759876294733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567568884979434982.post-52530878390296531152023-12-04T06:22:00.000-08:002023-12-04T06:22:46.043-08:00Art Radio Call for Content<p> Art Radio is a platform for sharing music and sound art. The station is managed by dj afifa. This is a general call for content from artist. musicians, producers and interested persons. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1io2LPV-0fG8ZxnZaN4qD0-1I7phIp3qwAjAG8fqU0fce4BL7yujGDmZi0sYPnkg3xZMdNtjcA91jE9kt8kMtOJsX4y4seKIDAFQy54N-eW4PwQaAO_xV7NvtacZ8JtvB7OO6oaD94aMBRhVJ4ZYAUgBufdmxpjX-ZbWZEwXXzwHe5gfNMFeGbbZd1gU/s3468/call%20for%20content%20Art%20Radio%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1io2LPV-0fG8ZxnZaN4qD0-1I7phIp3qwAjAG8fqU0fce4BL7yujGDmZi0sYPnkg3xZMdNtjcA91jE9kt8kMtOJsX4y4seKIDAFQy54N-eW4PwQaAO_xV7NvtacZ8JtvB7OO6oaD94aMBRhVJ4ZYAUgBufdmxpjX-ZbWZEwXXzwHe5gfNMFeGbbZd1gU/s320/call%20for%20content%20Art%20Radio%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>soundsoflifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04093719759876294733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567568884979434982.post-14105621705695226652021-05-11T16:54:00.005-07:002021-05-11T17:07:11.740-07:00A leap year and other stories<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZiuuSH74XJ_phqPP4_hNBFKTyof_kzDvF_YsnI_uNQq3UHworv0MG3qhExs0GoHHn5FP4RFWchYgPErFg5uZiANyZmkDTxE3u5zBOZQc4DpSr93To6ljCGx71M_9UktzsU_i3PNoPy_9I/s2048/aleapyearalbumcover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZiuuSH74XJ_phqPP4_hNBFKTyof_kzDvF_YsnI_uNQq3UHworv0MG3qhExs0GoHHn5FP4RFWchYgPErFg5uZiANyZmkDTxE3u5zBOZQc4DpSr93To6ljCGx71M_9UktzsU_i3PNoPy_9I/w147-h184/aleapyearalbumcover.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="entry-title" style="text-align: left;">This is the first “album project” by dj afifa. It is a compilation of<b> 5 nu-music tracks </b>which
are presented as “short stories”. The title of the compilation is
inspired by a conversation with a “construction worker” about his
birthday. <b><i>“Pandemic News”</i></b> and <b><i>“Watching people die”</i></b> are the stories of the last two<br />years as told by dj afifa. <b><i>“Enter the Time Machine”</i></b> is a work in progress sketch a soundscape about the history of Jamaica. <b>“Where is the mouth of the Rio Cobre?”</b> is a sound sample which sends you on a search for an answer to the question in the title.</p><p class="entry-title" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/a-leap-year/A+Leap+Year.mp3" target="_blank"><u><b>Listen to a Leap Year and other stories here</b></u></a> <br /></p><p class="entry-title" style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkzXLCw8_YjteFQvgUzWlGVUx0lQaxrtYV25kEnwjKHzEaxbMtlh2qZdxC6f_08Jt3E5XW0FAqvAPI8RGU83re5r0-3jVOcLurTVY1ZQs8TFWDy_24jidk6vTH9T0BF6EdplQfriX2Bqq/s1920/aleapyeartracklist.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkzXLCw8_YjteFQvgUzWlGVUx0lQaxrtYV25kEnwjKHzEaxbMtlh2qZdxC6f_08Jt3E5XW0FAqvAPI8RGU83re5r0-3jVOcLurTVY1ZQs8TFWDy_24jidk6vTH9T0BF6EdplQfriX2Bqq/s320/aleapyeartracklist.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sounds of Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335473967824572021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567568884979434982.post-15831469364297948742021-03-15T17:20:00.002-07:002021-03-15T17:22:29.180-07:00A tale of two Akeems<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsHjGbge7UC0AK8a2EP6oUXGgAg-XcdgS5jREL1IK1B_hg-xIn0k-xKLykWDRajB6Jmv7a47_OQhfZGN684YQ-n7RDzoh78S7bGXrjCrUv3ktb_GFvYAA8BKddd5xLU1nBbe2sWLzFEI/s1920/ataleoftwoakeems.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsHjGbge7UC0AK8a2EP6oUXGgAg-XcdgS5jREL1IK1B_hg-xIn0k-xKLykWDRajB6Jmv7a47_OQhfZGN684YQ-n7RDzoh78S7bGXrjCrUv3ktb_GFvYAA8BKddd5xLU1nBbe2sWLzFEI/w229-h229/ataleoftwoakeems.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> On March 10,2021 a joint police-military team embarked on an intelligence-driven and targeted operation with the aim of apprehending members of the Bedward Gardens-based ‘Berry Gang’.<br /> </p><p>5 men were killed. Colin Mignoes (24yrs old), Jehlani Palmer (22 yrs old), Oniel Dixon,(24 yrs old) Tafari Dell,(22 yrs old) and Akeem McClean (20yrs old).<br /> </p><p>On the night of the operation, the Jamaica Gleaner received a call from Akeem Thomas. Akeem told the Gleaner that he feared for his life because everyone was calling him to say “the police is looking for him to kill him”. He asked to Gleaner to come to Bedward Gardens so he could come out and surrender<br />to the police.<br /> </p><p>This audio documentary by dj afifa features a CVM TV news clip from Akeem McClean’s partner explaining what she saw happen to him, the recording of Akeem Thomas’s conversation with the Gleaner and a Television Jamaica News report where the police explained what happened.</p><p><br />The documentary features music from Count Ossie and the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari (Run OneMile) and Augustus Pablo ( Up a Warieka Hill).<br />Bedward Gardens was founded by African Spiritual Leader Alexander Bedward. It is located in August Town, St.Andrew Jamaica.</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/a-tale-of-two-akeems" target="_blank">LISTEN TO A TALE OF TWO AKEEMS here </a><br /></p>soundsoflifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04093719759876294733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567568884979434982.post-26138743557169352332020-10-30T13:30:00.002-07:002020-10-30T16:06:38.462-07:00Soyini Forde- The Taste of Hibiscus<p><b> </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJu6CP3yyrWFJEq9_5ENZw2NsugRwIyLQO0XulQBFOtD_QFly9oErqwx7E9f5ELYDDOfC9RcBvYvOo5JUTW27Lynu6ifcClxdzx-tPhXau5oqUXAv_hH7P33pZwYiGloca6MdDbqS7YwY/s1429/thetasteofhibiscusalbumcover1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJu6CP3yyrWFJEq9_5ENZw2NsugRwIyLQO0XulQBFOtD_QFly9oErqwx7E9f5ELYDDOfC9RcBvYvOo5JUTW27Lynu6ifcClxdzx-tPhXau5oqUXAv_hH7P33pZwYiGloca6MdDbqS7YwY/s320/thetasteofhibiscusalbumcover1.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><p><b>The </b><b>Taste of Hibiscus is a chapbook </b><b>by </b><b>Trinidad and Tobago born writer </b><b>Soyini</b> Ayana <b>Forde. </b></p><p>This
project by dj afifa features a conversation with Soyini Forde at the SO((U))L HQ in the summer of
2019. The recording features readings of 2 poems from the collection; a
Hole in the Sack of Desire and Taste of Hibiscus.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/the-taste-of-hibiscus" target="_blank">Listen to the Taste of Hibiscus </a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />soundsoflifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04093719759876294733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567568884979434982.post-48782537196250768162020-09-10T13:56:00.000-07:002020-09-10T13:56:06.732-07:00Lovers Rock; The Women's Enclave in the Land of Reggae<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPePzI3IJRETZBwrotkOQcJzVodvt2lWFqHqY4ag8HJnLG0jv17-cghDbFa59sSM-61JIOasuad7W0_zHw9rPmrzcEZE-Vf6tMtQNvlt_UCFOKo0c_eJ9ePnPLxN3K1DJS3giuwjQ6vJE/s1400/Album+Cover.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPePzI3IJRETZBwrotkOQcJzVodvt2lWFqHqY4ag8HJnLG0jv17-cghDbFa59sSM-61JIOasuad7W0_zHw9rPmrzcEZE-Vf6tMtQNvlt_UCFOKo0c_eJ9ePnPLxN3K1DJS3giuwjQ6vJE/s320/Album+Cover.png" /></a></div> <br /><p></p><p>Compared to the male singers, not a lot of women inhabit the land of Reggae and its various “enclaves” ( enclaves here meaning sub-genres). During Reggae’s golden era, women were not dominant acts within Reggae’s main scene. For many who love Reggae music and its sub-genres, dominant male figures such as Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, Alton Ellis etc were the names associated with the varying evolutionary stages of Jamaican music from Ska, to Rocksteady, to Reggae.</p><p><br />Reggae, however, has managed to give birth to sub genres that have facilitated the growth of not only Jamaican music, but also (by a larger extent) Caribbean music. Sub genres, Dub & Lovers Rock, have played immense roles in their musical arena, facilitating sonic experiments in music (dub) as well as creating a stage dominated by the female voice & vocals (lovers rock).<br /> </p><p>During the golden years of Reggae (between 1969 to the late 1980s), Lovers Rock emerged as a sub-genre with its own style, feeling, community and audience.<br />Lovers Rock originated in the 1970’s, being born out of a well established and fervid London Reggae scene.</p><p><br />The musical content of Lovers Rock centered on the romantic, with stories being brought to life through lyrics that detailed experiences about love, heartbreak, friendship, infidelity, happiness and all the ups & downs that accompany relationships between men and women.</p><p>In Britain, the female voice became the dominant sound of the Lovers Rock genre. Many female artistes were able to score hit songs within the subgenre, a severe contrast to the general Reggae scene throughout the 1970s & 80s worldwide. Not only was the subgenre dominated by women artists in Britain, but also managed to attract a large cohort of listeners who were primarily women.<br /> </p><p>As a main feature of London-based sound systems, Lover’s Rock grew to become a favourite among the females, having a strong core audience of women due to the ease with which the leading female artistes of the time could communicate their stories. Major acts such as Caroll Thompson, Janet Kay, Louisa Mark and many others were able to use relaxed, mellow rhythms highly drenched with emotionally stricken vocals & lyrics to connect with their female centered<br />audience who could relate directly to the music and its content.</p><p><br />The influence of Lovers Rock is extensive. Its relaxed rhythms, cool mellow musical style, content and overall composition, have been borrowed, remixed or recreated by RnB & Soul musicians and producers worldwide. One example of this extensive influence is “Lovers Rock”, a triple platinum album by Nigerian<br />born British singer Sade. According to Sade, this highly successful album, released in the year 2000, was named after the genre she listened to the most as a child growing up and her decision to name her album “Lovers Rock” was due to her love for the genre.</p><p>Listen to the mix here <br /></p><p><br /></p>
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reverberating with nuisance, a loss of the last feelings of clarity as to what really is; and
what really is, has now become just another theory about the world.</div><div><a href="Mosiah: A Red Tape in Future Time" target="_blank"><br /></a></div><div><a href="Mosiah: A Red Tape in Future Time" target="_blank">Listen to RED TAPE here</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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Almighty God is a project by dj afifa it features 5 recitals of the Jamaican Parliamentary Prayer.<br />
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Applications are now open for<a href="http://www.disoundsoflife.org/soundcultureuniversity2020" target="_blank"> Sound Culture University 2020</a>. Sound Culture University is scheduled to take place in Kingston, Jamaica from June 10-20 2020.<br />
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We anticipate that interested individuals might be reluctant to travel this year due to the corona virus pandemic so we will announce a new format for the University shortly.<br />
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We encourage you to submit your applications by March 30, 2020 to disoundsoflife@gmail.com.<br />
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<br />Sounds of Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335473967824572021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567568884979434982.post-81449755951528892142019-09-11T19:49:00.003-07:002020-08-17T15:48:52.410-07:00Music for Highways <div class="western">
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Music for Highways is a project by dj afifa Here is a description of the project by dj afifa.</div>
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<i>In <a href="https://amedjafifa.wordpress.com/2019/08/26/the-history-of-ganja-in-jamaica/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Jamaica,</a> road expansion and the creation of highways dominate the urban landscape. <a href="http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/road-fatalities-running-more-one-day-2019-rsu" rel="noopener" target="_blank">At least one person dies everyday in a road accident</a>. Starting in 2015, new roadways have been created in the Barbican area, Constant Spring Road, Hagley Park Road and the Mandela Highway under the<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://www.nwa.gov.jm/major-infrastructure-development-programme"> Major Infrastructure Development Project, (MIDP)</a></u></span></span>.</i></div>
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<i>Whenever I use these roads I am constantly thinking about ways to improve the safety of the journey.</i></div>
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<i>The <a href="https://jis.gov.jm/mandela-highway-upgrade-90-complete/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">new Mandela Highway </a>for example "features construction of a 3.5-kilometre six-lane corridor with a two-lane overpass bridge, two new three-lane bridges, and a two-lane service road adjacent to the main roadway".</i></div>
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<i>The design of the new roads has negatively affected my driving experience. On the Mandela Highway for example, I notice how exhausted I feel from the intense concentration it takes to drive along this <b>6 lane Highway.</b> I usually use music to help me focus and enjoy driving. Once, I decided to listen to a talk programme instead of music and was surprised at how sleepy I began to feel. I immediately started to think about the importance of music for driving and wondered whether there was <b>a “music for highways?”</b></i></div>
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<i>I made a short video <b>with Orandi Harris driving across a section of the Mandela Highway</b> to find out about his driving experience and what he listens to while driving?</i></div>
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<i><b>Here are some additional questions to think about</b></i>
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<li class="western"><i><b>What music do you prefer to listen to while driving on Highways?</b></i></li>
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<i><a href="http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/loop-road-rules-jamaicas-deadliest-roads" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Loop Jamaica- Jamaica's deadliest roads</a></i>Sounds of Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335473967824572021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567568884979434982.post-62358421794844367272019-09-03T20:22:00.001-07:002020-08-17T15:49:27.485-07:00Voice Notes and Sound Clips<div style="text-align: right;">
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<b>Voice notes and sound clips </b>is a soundscape produced by dj afifa. The is a 5:55 length composition of voice notes and sound clips collected by dj afifa featuring music by Sheibo Sekito<br />
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Voice notes and sound clips is the first in a series for the <a href="https://djafifa.disoundsoflife.org/" target="_blank">music and memory project by dj afifa. </a><br />
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<b>Listen to Voice notes and sound clips here </b><br />
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<a href="https://archive.org/details/voicenotesandsoundclips" target="_blank">Download voice notes and soundclips here </a>Sounds of Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335473967824572021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567568884979434982.post-81014303544363567712019-08-27T12:50:00.002-07:002019-08-27T12:50:32.145-07:00The History of ganja in Jamaica<br />
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This is a project by dj afifa. It was created for the <a href="http://www.tenayaizu.com/white-noise-mixtape">Whitenoise mixtape</a> in 2018. It was also featured on the <a href="http://disoundsoflife.blogspot.com/2018/11/zanj-radio-premiers-umbalembe.html">Umbalembe project</a> curated by Zanj Rracc in 2018. <br />
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Ganja (Marijuana, Cannabis) was decriminalized in Jamaica in 2015. Individuals are now been allowed to possess and grow limited amounts of the plant. The decriminalization has made way for the development of a medicinal Cannabis industry with a licensing authority, licensed growers, export arrangements and dispensaries called herb houses. There is now an even stronger demarcation between the legal and illegal trade in ganja. Ganja continues to be classified as a drug, which is regularly seized and destroyed by the Jamaican police.<br />
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Download <a href="https://archive.org/details/thehistoryofganjainjamaica" target="_blank"><b>the History of Ganja in Jamaica here</b></a><br />
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Listen to <b>the History of Ganja in Jamaica</b> here<br />
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<b>Dj afifa and dj zanj rracc</b> were recently featured on the <a href="http://zanj.org/" target="_blank"><b>Zanj Radio</b></a> <b><i>International broadcast of ambient chill and experimental mixes. </i></b><br />
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<b>DJ afifa </b>created a 30 minute experimental mix titled <i>"People Change"</i>. The artwork to accompany the mix is also created by her. <br />
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The experimental chill mix by <b>dj Zanj Rracc</b> is titled <i>"Dealing with these thoughts". </i><br />
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Flies is a <b>nu-music track</b> produced by dj afifa for Sounds of Life.<br />
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Flies is a poem written by Zanj Rracc. It is performed by him and recorded in the Zanj Radio Studios in St.Andrew Jamaica.<br />
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<b><i> “ I was sitting at my doorway one day and there was a lot of flies, flies were attacking me and there was no water because of a water lock off. I was thinking about politicians in Jamaica and how we shouldn't live on an island surrounded by water and be without water...it was just a poem that came to me….” Dj Zanj Rrac</i></b>c </blockquote>
For this production dj afifa added ambiance or atmospheric quality to the track using a sample from the beginning of the sitting of the house of parliament in Jamaica.<style type="text/css">p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; }p.western { font-family: "Liberation Serif", "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; }p.cjk { font-family: "Noto Sans CJK SC Regular"; font-size: 12pt; }p.ctl { font-family: "Lohit Devanagari"; font-size: 12pt; }a:link { }</style><br />
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<b><i>“i listened to the vocals and imagined the sound of the flies, then I started to think about how that sound was similar to the hum of voices then I heard the hum m of voices at the beginning at the beginning” Dj Afifa </i></b></blockquote>
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Every Saturday from 5pm to 7pm <a href="https://disoundsoflife.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_7.html" target="_blank"><b>Zanj Rracc</b></a> presents <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/zanjradio/world-music-fusion-with-dj-zanj-rracc-june82019-summer-lounge-2-funk-brazil-arabic-chill/" target="_blank"><b>World Music Fusion </b>on <b>Zanj Radio</b></a>. <b>World Music Fusion</b> has been running on<b> <a href="http://www.zanj.org/" target="_blank">Zanj Radio</a></b> for 6 years.<br />
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<b>Zanj Rracc </b>describes World Music Fusion<i> as<b> </b>"a coming together of music and sound in one space"... a time vessel through music ...different borders and territories of music...like a time machine through music...you can drive it, you can fly it or play it....you put the music in your ears and you take a journey, a different type of journey... each track or groups of tracks transport you to a different place.</i><br />
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<i>....it is a different idea of World music. World music is music made in the world not just indigenous music like Putamayo or Pata Patta, it is Arabic Jazz from 1996 mixed with Dancehall and hip hop instrumentals from 1990, that is how the whole music come together, all of these places are stops in time. Sometimes the gap is bridged when you hear a Grace Jones remix in 2019 it sounds like the original song of 1990. The essence of fusion is how you can put all these songs together....it is rich....</i><br />
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Every summer listeners can look forward to the <b>Summer lounge edition of World Music Fusion</b>. The <b>Summer Lounge Edition</b> features <i>"relaxed tropical sounds and beats, it is relaxed chill lounge music with different beats"</i><br />
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The latest edition featured some Brazilian selections, Arabic Jazz, 80's Africa, and disco funk remixes.<br />
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Here are some of the tracks featured on the latest edition.<br />
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<li><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jimmy Cliff - Sooner Or Later</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Eme Ballantyne - My Life (Nigeria 1981)</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Prince Issac Black - Papa Bless Me</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lijadu Sisters - Come On Home</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mtume - So You Wanna Be A Star (Joey Negro Disco Re Blend)</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Earth Wind Fire - Cant Let Go (Joey Negro Elevated Mix)</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper (Joey Negro Bumper To Bumper Mix)</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Zenit - Waitin</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5 Reasons - Summer Rain (Slipenberg Remix)</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Prince Kaybee - Fetch Your Life ft. Msaki</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DJ Khaled & Buju Banton - Holy Ground</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fyah Roiall feat. Jah Izrehl - Amun-RA</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Umoja - Rabia</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The System - Find It In Your Eyes</span></i></li>
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World Music Fusion is also featured in the<b> Sounds of Life sound art series</b> visit our blog for all the latest episodes and special playlist releases by Zanj Rracc.. Sounds of Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335473967824572021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567568884979434982.post-51137194049585052822019-06-04T19:21:00.000-07:002019-06-04T19:21:00.242-07:00Zanj Radio Ambient Chill Experimental Open Call<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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ZANJ RADIO</a> is extending an open invitation to DJs, Curators, Sound Artists and broadcasters who would like to take part in our exclusive genre feature dubbed, <b>AMBIENT CHILL EXPERIMENTAL: An International Broadcast of Chill Mixes, on July 11th 2019</b>.<br />
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The 24 hour international broadcast will showcase one (1) or two (2) mixes, playlists or soundscapes from contributors worldwide who want to highlight their interest or love for Ambient, Chill or Experimental music forms, genres and presentations.<br />
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<b> How to Submit.</b>
If you would like to take part in AMBIENT CHILL EXPERIMENTAL : An International Broadcast of Chill Mixes, here’s what to submit:<br />
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<li>A Mini-Bio (no more than 100 words) with Photo or Logo </li>
<li>Social Media Links
Mix (or selections ) </li>
<li>File should be MP3 or WAV.
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All submissions must be made through WeTransfer or Dropbox and sent to ZANJ RADIO’s email : thezanj@live.com
Deadline for all submissions is <b>June.30.2019 | 23:59PM. -5 UTC Jamaica.</b>Sounds of Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335473967824572021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567568884979434982.post-45663496750602540562019-05-13T14:46:00.000-07:002019-05-13T14:46:26.409-07:00New Release: Excerpts of Dis Poem Wordz and Agro Festival 2019<br />
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<b>Excerpts of the Dis Poem Wordz and Agro Festival</b> <b>2019</b> is a recording for <b>Sounds of Life </b>by dj afifa using a Panasonic RR-US511.<br />
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<b>Listen to the Excerpts here:</b> <br />
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Here are the recording notes from dj afifa<br />
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These excerpts are produced from a sound recording experiment at the <b>9th Annual Dis Poem Wordz and Agro festival. </b><br />
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My first recording of the <b>Dis Poem Wordz and Agro festival </b>was in 2017, I was hired to be the selecta at the event. Outdoor music events such as these in Jamaica provide a rich sonic experience. Capturing the dynamics of an event in audio can be an interesting challenge for sound artist. These excerpts are the result of my experiments at the festival. </blockquote>
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Typically audio recordings of live events are made by capturing a direct audio signal, this is how I got my recording of the event in 2017. I was connected to the mixing board 36.and got a direct audio signal. The disadvantage of recording like this is that it misses ambiance. At the 2019 edition of Dis Poem I tried to collect some of the ambiance of the event by recording from the audience using a digital mp3 recorder (a Panasonic RR-US511 I used for recording interviews). The recording came out much different than I had expected. Previously I had recorded another poetry event using my <b>Huawei NS L53 </b>and the audio was much clearer. <br />
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The audience sat in pavilion style seating facing the stage that was on an open field with the sea behind it. There was a hugh tree hanging over the pavilion. I got to the event at about 2:30pm and started recording immediately. I recorded at least one performance for each poet. I changed location twice during my recording. <br />
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I attempted to edit the recordings in Audacity to improve the clarity of the audio, this was not successful. <br />
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Factors which affected the clarity of the recording. The first factor was the recording device (Panasonic RR-US511) which records in mono, performances that included music where more muffled than performances with no accompanying music. Recordings which were done earlier in the evening when there was a smaller audience were clearer. Recordings where I was sitting directly at the back of the pavilion as opposed to closer to the stage or to the far left were much clearer. <br />
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Because of the recording device used and the recording condition it is best to listen to the Excerpts using headphones; the audio will be clearer. <br />
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<b>Soundscapes</b> is a project by dj afifa for <a href="https://amedjafifa.wordpress.com/sounds-of-life/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://amedjafifa.wordpress.com/sounds-of-life/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Sounds of Life</a>. Each soundscape features material from her favourite netlabels, original nu-music tracks and field recordings. The most recent release features tracks from <a href="https://www.bumpfoot.net/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">bump foot</a>, a netlabel bases in Japan.<br />
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<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=15bHZ-mdfoOMfKP4utmKLXQa0h1qIuU3b" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Download soundscapes here</a></b><br />
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<b>Track list</b><br />
dj afifa - sons and daughters of Marcus Garvey compose an unfinished melody<br />
Shin Wada - Dignity, Always Dignity-<br />
dj afifa - the body of a 9 yr old girl<br />
Sciuza - Leaving The Cities<br />
dj afifa - building nations on small islands<br />
Ishii Fuwa - Orbital Eccentricity<br />
ish10 yow1r0 - experimental android work 01<br />
dj afifa - the body of a 9 yr old girl<br />
beatsgo - Da Future<br />
Chico Correa & Electronic Band - Bossinha (Aquilez Remix)<br />
Lavoura - MM Moods<br />
Non m'importa della luna - Uchu (Orquesta Pandroginia Remix)Sounds of Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335473967824572021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567568884979434982.post-31590613887637183092019-03-30T17:12:00.003-07:002019-03-30T17:39:37.903-07:00DJ afifa remembers the SO((U))Lherverse project <br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;"><i>Sounds of Life: </i></span>What is SO((U))Lherverse?</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">DJ afifa</span></b>: SO((U))Lherverse is a series of "mixtapes" or compilations to mark<b> </b>International Women's Day. In 2012 Amina Doherty approached me with the idea for the collaboration. <br />
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<b><i><span style="color: purple;">Sounds of Life:</span></i> How did you approach the compilations?</b><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>DJ afifa</b>:</span> Amina had the overall idea. We talked about what she wanted each compilation to sound like and then my role was to create something around that. The core was always selecting a diverse range of female voices. That was the first challenge organizing the selection. I knew i wanted to do something different with the 3rd compilation. I was able to include a conversation with the selections. I experimented with live recording of a conversation at the SO((U))L HQ. I also thought it would be cool to include selections by another dj, Ear Audigy who i was working closely with at the time at Zanj Radio. The selections came from all three of us Ear Audigy, Amina and myself. I just wanted it to be interesting to listen to.<br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;"><i>Sounds of Life</i></span>: What do remember most about the project?</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">DJ afifa</span></b>: It was something i looked forward to doing. i remember the last one the most. Recording the live conversation at the HQ. It was a cool reasoning that night i am glad we could have done it that way.<br />
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There are 9 months left in 2019 and for the rest of the year you can follow the <b>memory and music project </b>with <a href="http://amedjafifa.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">dj afifa </a>on <a href="http://www.zanj.org/" target="_blank">Zanj Radio</a>. The project will explore the relationship between music and memory starting with the following question;<br />
With so much happening around us can we use music to help us process them?
How do we remember important events?<br />
How is music connected to our memories?<br />
How is popular music shaping our memories?<br />
How far can we remember?<br />
Why is remembering important?<br />
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Listen to the electromagnetic radiation with dj afifa on <a href="http://www.zanj.org/">Zanj Radio</a> 10pm to 12 midnight-5UTC
and Crocus Bag a Tings 6-7pm- 5UTC on <a href="http://zanj.org/">Zanj Radio</a>Sounds of Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335473967824572021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567568884979434982.post-67025404095290886422019-02-24T07:22:00.000-08:002019-02-27T06:08:47.680-08:00Dj Zanj Racc presents Church Wars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>CHURCH WARS</b>, is a <i>soundscape documentary</i> produced and curated by <a href="https://twitter.com/ZRracc" target="_blank">DJ Zanj Rracc</a>. <b>Church Wars</b> feature details about behaviours and ideas that find themselves in one of the world’s most influencing spaces, a church, despite being contradictory to its ideals.<br />
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The <i>soundscape documentary</i> takes its listeners/audience on a journey
that explores the mob mentality of congregations and their leaders in
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<b>Listen to Church Wars </b><br />
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<b>"if i had the wings of a dove"</b> is a soundscape created by <b>dj afifa</b> for <b>Simone Harris</b> and her <b>Tribe film project</b>. The video was shot and edited by <b>Isabel Dennis</b> and the video concept and performance is by <b>Simone Harris.Here is a preview of the film project.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/317177757" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="400"></iframe>
</b>Sounds of Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335473967824572021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567568884979434982.post-84653607911241318052019-02-05T18:25:00.002-08:002019-02-06T03:50:11.683-08:00What is Drone music<br />
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This is the first in a series of articles on "netlabel music" or music genres popular in the netlabel community. Our first genre is drone music. <br />
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<b>Drone music</b>, <b>drone-based music</b>, or simply <b>drone</b>, is a subgenre of <span id="goog_1868691618"></span>minimal music that emphasizes the use of <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="Sustain">sustained</a> sounds, notes, or <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="Tone cluster">tone clusters</a> – called <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="Drone (music)">drones</a>. It is typically characterized by lengthy audio programs with relatively slight harmonic variations throughout each piece. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="La Monte Young">La Monte Young</a>, one of its 1960s originators, defined it in 2000 as "the sustained tone branch of minimalism".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-young2000_7-0"> - </sup>wikipedia <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-young2000_7-0"><span id="goog_1868691619"></span></sup></blockquote>
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Here is a list of articles we found which talk about drone music. <br />
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<a href="http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2018/12/a-brief-history-of-drone">http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2018/12/a-brief-history-of-drone</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/07/the-history-of-drone-music-culminates-in-now-thats-what-i-call-drone/260330/">https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/07/the-history-of-drone-music-culminates-in-now-thats-what-i-call-drone/260330/</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.textura.org/archives/articles/dronesarticle.htm">https://www.textura.org/archives/articles/dronesarticle.htm</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.juliusdobos.com/the-philosophy-behind/ambient-vs-newage/">https://www.juliusdobos.com/the-philosophy-behind/ambient-vs-newage/</a><br />
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<a href="https://pitchfork.com/features/resonant-frequency/5879-resonant-frequency-17/"><b>https://pitchfork.com/features/resonant-frequency/5879-resonant-frequency-17/</b></a><br />
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<a href="https://hyperallergic.com/154631/spending-an-evening-with-a-maestro-of-drone-music/">https://hyperallergic.com/154631/spending-an-evening-with-a-maestro-of-drone-music/</a><br />
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In part 2 we will look at<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient_music" target="_blank"> ambient music.</a><br />
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