MUSIC:
Michael Franti & Spearhead, Fela Kuti, Shivkumar Sharma, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Zebda, Sergent Garcia, Rabih Abou Khalil, Amadou & Mariam, Ivo Papasov, Herbie Hancock, Frank Zappa, Gnawa Diffusion, The Band, Allman Brothers Band, Grateful Dead, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel, Prokofiev, Beatles, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Pre-1995 Phish, Tom Waits, Astor Piazzola, Michel Camilo, Béla Fleck, Richard Desjardins, Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington, Nina Simone, Georges Brassens, Doc Watson, Tower of Power, Return to Forever,
BOOKS:
Mohanda Gandhi, Dalaï-Lama, Albert Jacquard, John Robbins, Stefan Zweig's biographies, Nietszche's Birth of Tragedy, Marcel Proust, Blaise Pascal, Montaigne, San Antonio, Jacques Prévert, Gabrielle Roy, Hermann Hesse, Plato, Diderot, Mircea Eliade
Salut mon ami! How goes it?? I got you email yeah next wedneday is good for me. I tried to catch up with you on halloween when you were playing at the embassy but couldn't get out of work fast enuf. So anywho my leaving date is less than a month away :( I'm happy to go home, but I'mm gonna miss everyone!! But I'll be back, anyway we have to catch up, what were you thinking for wednesday????
Salamou Alikoum....Chose attendue, chose due. L'album "Khalouna" est sorti ... et c'est de la fusion comme on l'aime. Place à la fête ! C'est un été bien chaud que vous promettent les Bambara Trans. Le lancement officiel se déroulera au Balattou, venez nombreux, l'entrée est libre. Si vous n'êtes pas à Montréal, disons quelque part dans le monde.. à vos écouteurs et mettez le son bien fort...faites vous plaisir et écoutez des extraits de l'album sur Myspace. Salam
Hi Monsieur, nice to meet you. Cool songs on your page. Thanks for finding me. If you want a laugh, be sure to check out the 'faux Ed Sullivan' video on my page (wait for the twist!). All the best. Rich
BRIAN BENDER & THE WORLD BEATNIKS - "Urban Jungle" Original Reggae, Funk, Afrobeat, Calypso, Samba, Second Line compositions.
With special guests: Eric Krasno (Soulive, Lettuce) Adam Deitch (John Scofield, Lettuce) Charles Neville (Neville Brothers) Jose Gonzalez (Bando Criollo) Backa Niang (Gokhi-Bi System)
BRIAN BENDER & LITTLE SHOP OF HORAS- "Eyn Velt" Original and traditional Jewish melodies blended with Latin, Caribbean, African and Middle Eastern rhythms.
With special guests: Frank London (Klezmatics, Hasidic New Wave) Alicia Svigals (Klezmatics, Mikveh) Stuart Brotman (Brave Old World) Charles Neville (Neville Brothers) Grant Smith (Klezmer Conservatory Band) Raquy Danziger (Raquy & The Cavemen)
yo, i've been groovin to fenci's for a few weeks now. i really dig it. Check it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs36eOI-5iw i did some wacky live looping. there are some nice latin rhythms mixed in.
