Know what it feels like to have the sounds and vibrations of 2 didgeridoos being played into the front and back of your body, meeting together in the middle of your chest cavity? I guess most people in the world don’t know. I had that incredibly special and powerful experience this week in Dream Drone.… Continue reading Dream Drone Serenity
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Australian Music Artists
The WOMADelaide Experience – What Everyone Wants
Everyone I know who experiences WOMADelaide festival, wants to experience it again. Everyone I know who’s heard about the WOMADelaide experience, wants to have it. That’s because it’s one of the world’s best musical festivals, and Australia’s very best. Fundamentally for the quality of music and its friendly festival people, but for so many other… Continue reading The WOMADelaide Experience – What Everyone Wants
Ngaiire Gifts Again
Lately I’ve gone on about the awesome musical gifts of Ngaiire: her AWME (Australasian Worldwide Music Expo) 2013 gig; Mullum Music Festival 2013 with the Barefoot Divas; and her 2013 album Lamentations. Well, now I have some more Ngaiire gifts. The Papua New Guinean born, Australian based artist has been ever so busy since those recent ravings of… Continue reading Ngaiire Gifts Again
Hiatus Kaiyote – Tawk Tomahawk Forever After
“I can’t believe that you haven’t heard of Hiatus Kaiyote! Where have you been? They’re an awesome Melbourne band that Erykah Badu’s been promoting.” My friend with great taste in music, said that to me recently in Melbourne. Recommended by both he and Queen Badu, find Hiatus Kaiyote I had to. So find, listen to,… Continue reading Hiatus Kaiyote – Tawk Tomahawk Forever After
A Magical Woodford Folk Festival World Away
Being at Woodford Folk Festival is to live in a beautiful, magical, far-away world of its own. A World Away You move into a temporary village of lantern-lit streets and paths, nestled amongst the hills. Those paths are lined with restaurants, bars, venues & stages, artisan market stalls, art works and more. Surrounding them are… Continue reading A Magical Woodford Folk Festival World Away
La Rumba’s Street Music Pays The Rent
Hearing music in the streets makes people happier. It makes their days and nights in public spaces better – even if they don’t realise it. So says I anyway. If it’s original music being played on the streets, even better. The people in those streets are blessed with exposure to new music. It’s also a… Continue reading La Rumba’s Street Music Pays The Rent
The Gift of Ngaiire
My Gift of Naiire Last month AWME gave me the gift of Ngaiire and her band live in Melbourne, plus their debut album Lamentations to take away. On the next weekend Mullum Music Festival blessed me with the gift of Ngaiire performing amongst the Barefoot Divas. In between those two shows and since, I have listened to the… Continue reading The Gift of Ngaiire
Mullum Music Festival 2013 – Satisfaction +
What do you need most from a music festival to go home feeling satisfied? For me the two most important things are: some amazing music; and a good, friendly community of people to share the festival experience with. I went home from Mullum Music Festival 2013 having experienced both of those things plus more. Amazing Music The more amazing… Continue reading Mullum Music Festival 2013 – Satisfaction +
‘A’ is for Afrobeat Hip Hop
I was talking music with a Texan musician recently. He told me about a few fusion music genres from the U.S. I’d never heard of and sounded great. When I later checked them out I remembered again that the very long and ever-growing list of music genres in our world, is pretty damn cool. Don’t you… Continue reading ‘A’ is for Afrobeat Hip Hop
Melbourne Music Juggle 2 – Johnston St Fiesta 2013
I booked to go to Melbourne in mid-November for AWME. I’d forgotten that Johnston St Fiesta was on the same weekend…in my beloved Melbourne hood of Fitzroy. So really, what was a poor time-limited Beaver to do but juggle some of its music, dance and food into her Melbourne days and nights too? With AWME on… Continue reading Melbourne Music Juggle 2 – Johnston St Fiesta 2013