Iranian Music which is about today… Text by Dawoud Kringle Despite what our political leaders would have us believe, Iran has centuries of traditions of music and musical innovations. The aforementioned political friction and idiocy notwithstanding, this innovation has shown no signs of stopping. After being driven underground in 1979, and forced to survive with […]
Artist: Baharat Band Titel: Mosaics Label: self-produced Genre: Middle Eastern music/World/Belly dance music CD Review by Dawoud Kringle “Baharat” is an Arabic word for a spice blend that varies from different regions. As spices were traded along the trade routes so were musical instruments, which evolved in an original way to their respective culture. With […]
Read P.1 here: https://doobeedoobeedoo.info/?p=26869 – Review by Dawoud Kringle Ironically, it was the height of Jaco Pastorius‘s success that brought out his worst demons. He had problems with drugs and alcohol, problems with his marriages, business problems, and the pressures of fame. It all took its toll on him. The documentary spent a lot of time focusing […]
Review by Dawoud Kringle Legendary musicians like Jaco Pastorius are the stuff of which documentary makers dream. He was an unparalleled musical genius, innovator, outgoing public figure, and, sadly, self destructive tragic figure. Netflix recently released the eponymously titled documentary, produced by Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo. The film opens with abstract visuals depicting jazz imagery […]
Date: June 11, 2016 Venue: Judson Memorial Church (NY) Review by Dawoud Kringle “The aim of the Vision Festival is to keep alive in hearts and minds, all of the idealism, integrity and sense of responsibility that lay at the heart of the creative movements in the 60’s.” On Saturday, June 11th, the second day […]
