One of the most beautiful songs by one of my favourite bands from the late 1960’s. Dilip Song by The Moody Blues Once upon a timeOnce when you were mineI remember skiesReflected in your eyes I wonder where you areI wonder if you think about meOnce upon a timeIn your wildest dreams Once the world… Read More Your Wildest Dreams
Her debut album Parakou was released in 1990, but it took her hit song Agolo for her to burst into global reckoning and galvanise the world’s dance floors in 1994. In the Yoruba language “agolo” refers to the metaphysical significance of time, a cyclical phenomenon conjoining life with death – life being a gift that must be cherished and… Read More Angelique Kidjo: the diva from Benin carries with her a fierce history
There is always music, that deathless hope First posted January 22, 2013 When Barbara sings “Dis” to an absent lover, she is not just asking when he’ll return. She is showing she can get by without him. Alone is not that bad. There are other consolations. There is always music, that deathless hope. The post-war… Read More ‘But children are the same, In Paris or in Goettingen’: the song that made history. Will someone sing for us?
“I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know it’s not some place you can look for. Because it’s not where you go. It’s how you feel for a moment in your life when you’re a part of something. And if you find that moment…it lasts forever.” Dario Feat – Voices We sailed… Read More Dario G Feat. Vanessa Quinones – Voices
Fade to white A new horizon bathed in light Got to tell you my love, its easy We only have to plant the seed Got to tell you my love, its easy We only have to plant the seed Fade to white A new horizon bathed in light A new beginning You have to believe… Read More The Slow Readers Club: Plant The Seed
Harlem River talk to meTell me what you think aboutHarlem river I’m in love love love loveHarlem River talk to meWhere’ we headed nowHarlem River I’m in love love love loveAll because of you In my pearl and my diamond shoeI climbed a cloudNow i stole the moonHarlem RiverAll because of you And Harlem River… Read More Harlem River
NB: Aaron Sorkin’s film The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a tribute to the people of conscience who resisted the imperialist war on Vietnam. I salute the comrades of our generation for whom the struggle of the Vietnamese people was an emblem of human solidarity against injustice. Over 3 million Vietnamese were killed, and… Read More Celeste – Hear My Voice: from The Trial of the Chicago 7
Red Army blues :: Waterboys When I left my home and my familymy mother said to me“Son, it’s not how many Germans you kill that countsit’s how many people you set free” So I packed my bagsbrushed my capWalked out into the worldseventeen years oldNever kissed a girl Took the train to Voronezhthat was as… Read More Red Army blues
As demonstrations against the death of Mahsa Amini enter their third week in Iran, a protest song by one of Iran’s most popular musicians has become the soundtrack to the biggest civil uprising for decades, channelling the rage of Iranians at home and abroad. The lyrics to Baraye by Shervin Hajipour are taken entirely from messages that… Read More Iran arrests musician as anthem for protests goes viral
NB: The attack on a Gurdwara in Kabul is a tragedy. The communalisation of political culture all over South Asia does not manifest a love for the Divine but an expression of evil, and the impulse to violence. Here is a story of love for humanity in a Gurdwara: Secularism in a house of God Aik… Read More Bas kari oh yaar
After the truth-shower 