Watery Rhythms ~ Deva Premal sings of Oshun, Goddess of rivers, seashores and love

Deva Premal ~ Love is Space

Listen very closely to this song, to the underlying rhythms. What’s that sound, the shsh sshh shsshsh? This mantra is Ide Were Were, from Deva Premal’s album Love is Space. Listen closely. There’s a hint right at the start. Depending on the fidelity of your sound system, you may not […]

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Annie’s Song ~ Notes on observing the sacraments of a sacred life

John Denver ~ Annie's Song

John Denver was a gentle, loving soul of considerable talent and purpose. He sang with heartfelt clarity and graceful gravity, qualities his music often reflected. Annie’s Song is ostensibly a love song, John Denver singing a poetic list of metaphors for how grand the experience of loving a woman is, […]

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The Philosopher Kings all dressed up for San Francisco, bringing their charms

The Philosopher Kings

It was the summer of 1995. I was back from extended travels through Australia and SE Asia, living in a Deep Cove cabin with the gentle high-tide waves lapping on the rocks just 20 feet below me while I busily built a website (a blog long before the name became […]

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