Author Archives: Adam Reifsteck

Strawbs

The Strawbs Musical Reminder: Are you “part of a Union?” No?

Text by Bruce Gallanter (Downtown Music Gallery, September 9th, 2024)

“Part of the Union” Song by The Strawbs, from the album Bursting at the Seams (1973)

Now I’m a union man
Amazed at what I am
I say what I think
That the company stinks
Yes, I’m a union man.

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Phillip Ellis Foster

Album Review: Philip Ellis Foster “The Cosmos Project”

Album Review by Dawoud Kringle

Philip FosterArtist: Philip Ellis Foster
Title: The Cosmos Project
Label: Infrequent Seams
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.

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Some Thoughts about “Janis” by Country Joe & The Fish

Text by Bruce Gallanter (Downtown Music Gallery, 9/26/2024)

“Janis” by Country Joe & The Fish, from I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die (rel late, 1967)

Into my life on waves of electrical sound
And flashing light she came
Into my life with the twist of a dial
The wave of her hand, the warmth of her smile.

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Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti – the Godfather of Afrobeat – Who was He?

MFM Presents “Music Is Essential,” a Zoom Roundtable Discussion on the Legacy and Impact of Fela Kuti’s Music and Activism on the African Continent. With Special Guests who knew or worked with the “Godfather of Afrobeat”

“Music is the weapon of the future.” – Fela

Review by Heidi Johanna Vierthaler

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MFM ZOOM Roundtable Discussion V.2: the Value of African Music

MFM Presents “Music Is Essential,” a Zoom Roundtable Discussion Among MFM Members – Musicians with a Deep Connection to African Music – Speaking on the Value of Studying Music in Africa.

Date: Monday, October 7th, 2024
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm. ET
Venue: ZOOM
Ticket: $5 for non-members
Register and pay here: https://mfmassociation.thrivecart.com/african-music-zoom-roundtable/

Zoom Host and PR Campaign Manager: Adam Reifsteck

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