Text by Dawoud Kringle The world of music was saddened to learn of the passing of bassist Thomas Michael Stevens / T.M. Stevens (a.k.a. Shaka Zulu). Born in New York City on July 28, 1951, Stevens studied biology in school, but at the suggestion of his professor decided to drop out to focus on music. […]
Text by Dawoud Kringle An unprecedented cultural change is happening in Saudi Arabia. After decades of rule wherein the Saudi dynasty has attempted to institute their interpretation of Shari’ah, big changes are happening. The documented history of music in the Kingdom goes back around 120 years. Between 1903 and 1905, the first record was made by […]
Editorial by Dawoud Kringle Before the October 7th, 2023 attack by Hamas, and Israel’s genocidal response, a fascinating music scene was growing out of Palestine.
Interview by Dawoud Kringle (DK) DooBeeDooBeeDoo NY interviewed Iranian musician Kaveh Haghtalab (KH) (https://doobeedoobeedoo.info/kaveh-haghtalab-an-iranian-musicians-perspective-of-nys-music-scene/). This is part two of that interview, where we delve deeper into Kaveh’s experiences and work as a musician. DK: You’ve been involved with several bands in New York since you moved here in 2012, one of which is SoSaLa. How […]
Wow…Gordon made friends with Captain Beefheart and spent time at Beefheart’s home studio while he was recording Trout Mask Replica! Reviews by Dawoud Kringle Artist: Peter Gordon & Love of Life Orchestra Title: Piety Street Adjacent Format: album Label: Adjacent Records Genre: Downtown Music/NO WAVE/electronic funky music Buy here
