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Spiral Mama
Afro-beat / Trance / Indie

		"Space Rock meets Traditional Mbira Music" Takoma Park, Maryland United States Profile Views: 2399 Last Login: 7/9/2008
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Spiral Mama: General Info

Member Since	5/29/2006
Band Members	Kirsten Stade - Vocals, mbira, hosho, guitar, songwriter Seth Roback - Vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, recording engineer, producer
Influences	Spaceman 3 Hawkwind Grateful Dead Linos ’Wengara’ Magaya Cosmas Magaya Forward Kwenda Brian Eno
Sounds Like	Sensual space rock mixed with ancient Zimbabwean mbira music
Type of Label	None

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About Spiral Mama

Spiral Mama is my expression of appreciation for wild creatures and landscapes everywhere. I also owe my gratitude to the people of Zimbabwe, especially the teachers who have shared their music with me and brought me such joy with the rhythms and melodies, dance and song of their culture.

I have played the mbira, a traditional instrument from Zimbabwe, and performed traditional African dance throughout the Western United States, New York City, and now Washington DC since 1996. I am grateful to my friend Seth Roback for producing these songs and adding his brilliant accompaniments. I would love to hear from anyone who is in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area and wants to play or learn some mbira, or drum, sing or teach me harmonica!

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Lou Black	Jul 16 2008 12:05 PM
LINDS	Jul 1 2008 3:45 PM Maryland? Long time, hope you're well.
Ash Lovely	May 22 2008 6:13 AM We look forward to jamming with you again.
Aradia	Apr 17 2008 10:17 AM Hey Kirsten! Check out my first three podcasts. I'll have to interview you one of these days. ;) ~B
RangeNet	Apr 5 2008 4:43 PM
RangeNet	Mar 23 2008 2:23 PM Happy Easter! Scientific Name: Penstemon confusus Common Name: Owens Valley Beardtongue Location: Mountain Home Range (Millard County, Utah, US) Photographer: Christopher Christie
The Hippie Love Gods	Mar 20 2008 3:01 PM Sending you cheers peace and Love ~!~
Liz	Feb 27 2008 10:55 AM Whee! I hope to be over there on Sunday :) Say hello to the brown dogs for me :) -Friends, Liz
Liz	Feb 27 2008 6:09 AM I likes the music :) Friends, - Lizard
~April~	Dec 20 2007 8:06 AM My kids! Love, April
RangeNet	Dec 16 2007 6:40 AM Happy Holidays! About this Photo: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070203.html
RangeNet	Dec 12 2007 1:22 PM Idaho Wolves
LINDS	Nov 21 2007 7:17 PM Happy tofurky day!
RangeNet	Nov 19 2007 11:57 PM "God Spilled the Paint" Tremblor Range adjacent to Corizzo Plains National Monument, California Signed prints available at http://www.keesphotos.com/Flowers
~April~	Oct 4 2007 9:35 AM Sweet Pea, I can't believe you aren't ever coming back. I won't believe it. I bet you and your future husband buy some beautiful land and open a dog sanctuary with a strawbale house that you both build one summer. There will be swimming holes all over the property for the dogs to run and play in. But first you will be shakin' it up and helping laws get changed for the betterment of the world. I will be patient sweet friend! The fall is here, the cottonwoods are yellow, the monsoons are over, they were great and tremendous this year. The thunder and lightening was the most intense I have ever seen! The thunder scared the heck out of me. We also have a pet Rooster now! He is a trip! Have you ever been around one before? They are weird. I love him though! He was my neighbors rooster and he almost got killed by our other neighbor's dogs. He was all bitten up, he had bite marks all over him. Robert found the dog on top of him, the rooster was in our garden grazing and the neighbor's dogs broke in. I gave him antibiotics and brought him back to health and the neighbors just gave him to me. His name was Oprah, before I knew it was a Rooster not a Hen. The neighbors thought he was a girl. Now he is cockle doodle doing as I write this! He must know I'm thinking about him! I'm thinking of you too, have a beautiful day Sweet Pea! Love, April
RangeNet	Sep 15 2007 9:24 AM Just stopping by.
RangeNet	Sep 3 2007 2:04 PM Just touching base with a Favorite Friend.
Sara Teasdale	Aug 22 2007 1:47 PM Beautiful, everytime I call you....you can't hear me. miss you, T
~April~	Aug 14 2007 5:37 PM Hey beautiful! How are you? Love, April xoxoxoxooxoxoxooxoxooxoxoxooxoxooxoxoxooxoxoxoxooxoxoxoo
Devapea	Aug 12 2007 12:46 PM Dave goes to space without leaving his house! A must see movie!
~April~	Aug 7 2007 5:08 PM Robert painted this one a while ago...I just love it don't you?
Milton	Aug 7 2007 5:07 AM Hi from Australia...thought i would send some colour Cheers Milton
~April~	Aug 4 2007 3:58 PM Thank you Kirsten! I can't wait for you to visit. You are more than welcome here if you want to hang out in the hills! :) I make an amazing vegan onion burger! We are 11 miles from the plaza...but we can't even see the city lights since we are in the hills. We should soak at ten thousand waves too! We love it there, it's so peaceful! Have you ever been there? ~Love, April~
~April~	Aug 3 2007 1:54 PM Are you still making your finger pianos? Those were sooo beautiful!!!
~April~	Jul 29 2007 5:02 PM How are you sweet lady? xoxoxo I posted a bunch of pics of the hike right off out land~it is amazing!~ You gotta see! xoxoxo Flowers I painted..
~April~	Jun 30 2007 3:04 PM hahahah! I love this one! hahahaha! How are you babe???
~April~	Jun 11 2007 8:41 PM This is the Perfect poem for you Kirsten!!! xoxoxo ~You Never Know ~ Author Unknown You never know when someone May catch a dream from you. You never know when a little word, Or something you may do May open up a window Of the mind that seeks the light The way you live may not matter at all... But you never know - it might. And just in case it could be That another's life through you. Might possibly change for the better With a broader brighter view. It seems it might be worth a try At pointing the way to the right. Of course, it may not matter at all, But then again it might.
~April~	Jun 9 2007 2:32 PM Hi Beautiful! How are you doing? I have been hiking every morning in nature and it is so pure and sweet. My dogs are loving it, being able to run free! I hope you are doing great! Check out my blog sometime, I posted some cool stuff up. It's called Whirl WOrld Report, it my newspaper. :) Love, April de APril Land I wish you lived in Santa fe woman!
LINDS	May 15 2007 7:53 PM Hey, I've changed my profile look. Check it out woman!
RangeNet	May 3 2007 2:12 AM Just checking in with a Favorite friend. Dutch Henry Falls, Moses Coulee, Washington </embed> Add to My Profile \| More Videos
RangeNet	Feb 19 2007 1:41 AM Welcome Friend! Western Plants and Wildflowers Examples from Saxifrage, Figwort, and Nightshade Families.(Mostly Penstemons)
LINDS	Feb 5 2007 3:03 PM Like it? ;)
Sara Teasdale	Dec 28 2006 10:58 PM Are you alive????I went to your house and did some spying...looks good!
Sara Teasdale	Nov 29 2006 9:53 AM K, I miss you and haven't heard from you lately so I will assume all is well!!
LINDS	Nov 23 2006 8:43 PM Happy Thanksgiving!
Anthony Ryan	Oct 11 2006 7:56 AM Hey, kids! Hope you are both doing well -- I placed "You're In The Movies" online if you ever want to download or pull the song to your own Myspace site. It can be found here: http://mp3download.myspace.com/music.ashx?bandid=86902957&songid=27285265&name=86902957_199cfa75 Thought you might enjoy that little slice of indie rock history. Miss you guys, Anthony (Kid Kidchanski)
LINDS	Jul 21 2006 5:01 PM Kirsten- Thanks for being there for me lately. I really respect your opinion and admire you. See, you being up here in Alaska has served a good purpose. You've been busy during your days off this week (mt. marathon, kayaking?), looked for you. But, I know we'll catch up soon.

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