Text by Dawoud Kringle When I was in my teens, I would occasionally go to a record store that sold records at bargain prices. I remember a record in the jazz section that stood out: 1984, by Yusef Lateef. It just looked so cool and intense. Many years later, I had the opportunity to attend a […]
This is Dawoud playing sitar in this video. He was videotaped at the Yippie Museum Cafe in the Lower East Side March 7th, 2010. He’s based in New York City. Details will be found at www.renegadesufi.com.
Date: Sunday, December 20th, 2009 Time: 8:00pm – 9:00pm Location: Brecht Forum (451 West St. between Bank & Bethune, New York, NY 10014-2041, 212- 242-4201) Ticket: $10.00 Members: Dawoud on sitar Guests: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi (tenor sax) Ravish Momin (percussion / laptop) and others
This is a solo sitar piece; variations of a theme of a composition of mine called “Will to Power”. The scale it is built upon is a hybrid: D Eb F G# A B C D. The improvisation is intended to convey the struggle against conflicts with, and within, human free will. There are a […]
Album Review by Dawoud Kringle Artist: Philip Ellis Foster Title: The Cosmos Project Label: self-released Format: Digital Genre: experimental/avant-garde music Stream and buy here: https://philipellisfoster.bandcamp.com/album/the-cosmos-project In the realm of experimental avant-garde music, Philip Ellis Foster has carved out his niche.
