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n’ as in “n’Jacko” / ‘k as in “Mieke”
nah, mah, lahmama, nana, lullaby sound of “lalah”female, mother, yang, the feminine love-spirit “anima”

pah, tah, kah papa, baba wordsmale, father, yang, the masculine life-spirit of “animus”

‘hah’ – as in breath, laughterpassive, formless spirit, chi

The drum consists of the skin + hollow body

drum beat on the skin, based on [...]

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April 10, 2007Ayub Ogada
1993
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“Obiero”
“Kronkronhinko”
“Thum Nyatiti”
Ayub Ogada was discovered in the United Kingdom, performing music on the street. His path to that point began in Mombasa, Kenya, where he was born to professional musicians of the Luo ethnic group. As a child he traveled the U.S. college circuit [...]

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April 19, 2007After Midnight
1957
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“Just You, Just Me”
“The Lonely One”
“I Know That You Know”
There’s no mistaking Nat King Cole’s voice for anyone else’s. Smooth and rich, with every syllable perfectly enunciated and just behind the beat, his vibrato glows perpetually like the embers of a wintertime hearth. Even [...]

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May 10, 2007
Cantoma
2005
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“Essarai”
“Cosmopole”
“Early Till Late”
Cantoma is the DJ name of Spanish turntable-ist and electronica composer Phil Mison: a regular musical presence at trendy hot spots like Café del Mar on the Spanish isle of Ibiza. While financial and social obligations may prevent you from a life of [...]

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April 23, 2007
Angel Voices
2006
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“Far Away”
“Sanctus”
“Ave Maria”
Libera are 24 boys from the south of London, ages 7 to 16, who unite their beautiful voices to create one beautiful, multilayered sound. Guiding the lads through a succession of artful arrangements is their mentor, Robert Prizeman. Using mainly Latin lyrics [...]

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May 7, 2007
Gurdjieff/Tsabropolous – performed by Anja Lechner and Vassilis2004
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“Chant From a Holy Book”
“Bayaty”
“Armenian Song”
A single piano key is hammered repeatedly. It is frantic yet quiet, like the flutter of bird wings or perhaps the beating of a heart during a moment of intense passion. Soon a cello [...]

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April 27, 2007
Les Negresses Vertes
1994
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“Sous le Soleil de Bodega (Extended Remix by Kwanzaa Posse)”
“Voila l’Ete (Gangstarr & LNV Remix)”
“Dub de Nuit (Sodi & LNV Remix)”
Formed in Paris in 1987 and still going strong, Les Negresses Vertes remain one of world beat’s great artistic success stories. The band [...]

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Heart Chakra Meditations (2 CD Set)
May 16, 2007
Layne Redmond, 2005
“Shavasana to the First Sound”
“Heartbeat Meditation: The Heart as the Cosmic Drum”
“Heart Chakra Being Peace Chant” Her diamondlike attention trained on the heart chakra, musician-instructor Layne Redmond gives us two CDs of transforming meditations and music, including an amazing 20-minute track of the sound of the [...]

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