Review by Dawoud Kringle Date: April 26, 2017 Venue: WeWork Bryant Park (NY) Musicians for Musician (MFM) presented the second of its Talk Series with Andrew Schulman, author of Waking the Spirit: a Musician’s Journey Healing Body. Mind, and Soul and creator of a profession he calls medical musician.
Artist: Mehmet Polat Trio Title: Ask Your Heart Label: Homerecords Genre: world/maqam/kora music CD Review by Dawoud Kringle On this album you will hear the best selection of my previously unreleased compositions and artistic ideas! I’ve been looking forward to recording these for a long time. My colleagues and I played on this album with full passion and […]
Text, photos and videos by Dawoud Kringle On Monday April 3rd, musicians, artists, actors, poets, and dancers assembled on the steps of City Hall to protest the attempt on the part of the Trump administration to destroy art and culture in the United States. This press rally “Save The Arts” was organized by Councilman Jimmy Van […]
“…After all, it is our livelihood and art that are being downgraded as we speak. I support the efforts of MFM towards organizing musicians to develop a new paradigm.” – David Liebman Date: March 23, 2017 Venue: WeWork Bryant Park (NY) Text by Dawoud Kringle On Thursday, March 23rd, Musicians for Musicians (MFM) presented the […]
A book review by Dawoud Kringle Virgin Records asked Lydon to go to Jamaica and assist with the reggae bands they were working with. This, like the American tour, proved an eye opening experience for Lydon. It exposed him to cultures that he’d never experienced or imagined, and expanded his perception of music, and humanity. […]
