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Checking out this recent release from Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson -- they used to play together in the Carolina Chocolate Drops.

The album is called "What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow? Fiddle and Banjo Music of North Carolina"

https://rhiannongiddens.bandcamp.com/album/what-did-the-blackbird-say-to-the-crow

I love Giddens and like how diverse her musical perspective is, but it's really nice to hear her playing here, doubly so as she's with one of her early musical partners. They're so comfortable together.

The whole set feels like a homecoming in the speakers, an afternoon with friends. And of course the music itself is just like a big warm hug of the best sort.

#NowListening #RhiannonGhiddens #JustinRobinson #NewMusic2025 #MusicNotes

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Lots of interesting stuff out for #NewMusicFriday -- I'm looking at you, new #Darkside album -- but tbh, I've just been listening to #Raveena all morning, lol.

Her album from last year, "Where Butterflies Go in the Rain," took her already interesting pop perspective into a space between 70s AM radio and 90s r&b.

It's sexy and light and flirty in a way that reminds me of what flirtation and young love was like as a teenager.

She's also kind of a weirdo in the best way, as this video for "Lucky" suggests, lol:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjXFANXi__s

#MorningListening #MusicNotes

Have been thinking a lot about Lupe Fiasco's "CHANNEL NO 3" today... in it, Lupe recasts common video game tropes and structures as part of mastering the game of life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9_cKL5t4Iw

It doesn't sound all that clever but the overall effect is really smooth, with bars like:

"Just know when to run
Or when to jump or just when to slide
Know where the secrets are
Know where the treasure hides"

and

"So we ain't resetting to the beginning
Memorizing the maps, a collection of positions
In my mind, start flying, we running outta time
If we can reach the next checkpoint we'll be fine"

#LupeFiasco #MusicNotes

ICYMI: Gillian Welch and David Rawlings released a new album this year and it is *great*. Great album for a chilly fall night: highly recommend!

(Actually, it was a bit of a slow burner at first... Now it won't leave my speakers...)

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Version w/Nascimento, Criolo, and Amaro Freitas on piano:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY_JspW87jE

I'm actually not as wild about this one - everyone does great but it feels a little more overwrought? - but what Freitas does with the piano outro is really interesting.

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#InMyHead this morning:

Milton Nascimento - "Cais"

https://youtu.be/dtZVQGa9eDw

#MusicNotes #NowListening

At first glance, some of today's album releases I'll be checking out today/this weekend include...

#PomPoko - Champion (art rock-ish, a bit proggy)

#RosieLowe - Lover, Other (alt r&b?)

#BenSollee - Long Haul (folk-ish? though I haven't checked him in a minute)

and eventually probably that #Tinashe album...

No full-length hip hop of interest to me this week?!?! Still working through the lists, so maybe one will jump out later. I'll put that new 38 Spesh on the backburner for when I'm in the right mood.

A quieter release day but these will keep me busy as I finish syllabus and resource prep to start classes next week.

Oh, and first faculty meeting of the semester today.

#NewMusic2024 #NewAlbums2024
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End of Summer (Piano Solo)

Here's another piece that will be on my album '2024'. It's been a while since I've done a piano solo/video. Hope you enjoy it :)

Listen here: https://youtu.be/hY-ZAa9kQx8

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The whole thing lasted just a few days, but out of this small question - "Is this an original tune?" - I not only found the original, but also got a small entry into Bolivian and Quechuan music and cultures that I didn't have previously. I learned of Carpio, a new name to me, who I feel like I should have heard of earlier... she seems super rad. I'll be working through her catalog and work for sure.

*And* I learned the "Andean Music" is a style tag on Discogs, which means I can keep dipping my toes in this pool for as long as I want.

https://www.discogs.com/style/andean%20music

All in all, a pretty rewarding journey for what started as a casual question.

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#5/5

But the good thing about #RabbitHoles are they lead you to new places. I started listening to #LuzmilaCarpio as I reviewed her discography, and I kept listening even after I thought it might be a dead end.

Her recordings are often very simple, with just an acoustic guitar, some percussion, and some other harp/stringed instrument. She sings with a very distinctive voice and is often accompanied by several other singers.

It was while listening to a self-titled release this morning that the tune of "Mariposita" floated up to my ears --- is this it, I thought?

I listened closer --- yes! The tune is from Carpio, indeed, but under a different name, "Pilpintu," which you can hear here:

https://youtu.be/_RFq7xRG5Q8

4/?

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I poked around a few other search results for "Mariposita" on different platforms but had no luck.

So I went back to the credits to the Elhajli album on Bandcamp --- which are not present on the front page of the album, but songwriting credits are given on individual tracks.

That's when I noticed a name, #LuzmilaCarpio. Carpio is an artist whose work also catalogs and represents Quechuan traditions and language -- cool, so I'll look her up.

But as I looked through the tracklists for different albums I could find from Carpio, I didn't see the name "Mariposita" anywhere --- bummer, especially considering she's released a lot of albums.

So the search was still on...

3/? #RabbitHoles #MusicNotes

Have been transfixed for the last week by a song played by Miriam Elhajli on her album *Brand New Mexican* -- the song is called "Mariposita." It is based around a very simple refrain, sung here with two vocal lines and two guitars.

https://miriamelhajli.bandcamp.com/track/mariposita

Elhajli plays some traditional/folk tunes, many from Latin American lines, and I wondered if it was a cover or interpretation of another tune. So I went a-lookin'...

1/?

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Broken Dream

New music today! I wrote this originally when I was at a pretty low point and wasn't sure I wanted to share it afterwards because of what it represented for me at that moment.

I felt like I had no motivation or drive to write at the time, and that I was out of all/any ideas and had no creativity left. I was burned out and felt like I was going nowhere.

Somehow this piece managed to come out of those feelings. I decided to revisit it, finish it, and share it, because even the bad days are still part of the journey.

➣ Full song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRdc8O9txcI

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#MorningListening is the recent album from #Halvcirkel, a string quartet from Denmark focusing on 20th c. and contemporary #Classical / #PostClassical.

https://halvcirkel.bandcamp.com/album/vida

This album is all original compositions. They shout out #TerryRiley a lot on their Bandcamp page, and reference #ArvoPart, #CarolineShaw, #BrianEno, and #CarlNielsen among others. If those names perk your ears, you should definitely give it a listen -- it's great so far!

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Summer Rain 🌦️

New music and sheet music video!

I experimented a little and used some electric guitar to add some background moodiness and I like how it came out. :)

➣ Full song on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/vkq0w_RMNE8
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