merry xmas / world music
Much enjoyed, last night, a midnight mass at the newly restored Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore ("America's First Cathedral" -- or more fully, and per Wikipedia, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary), officiated by a friend-of-friends, Bishop Denis James Madden. A good 80% (or so) of the choir's music was drawn from Handel's Messaih -- a treat. Madden's well-wraught sermon musings were likewise most enjoyable. What could have been merely ritualistic and dry, was rendered thoughtful, heartfelt and fresh.
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Another treat: clips of diverse world musics -- from one Robert Garfius, spanning performances from 1966-1982 -- including a lot of Korean music, and also notably featuring (under rubric of Indian music) Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar's Rudra bin, and T. Brinda's Saraswati vina. (Needs Real Player to view.)
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A very Happy New year, David!
Happy New 2007
thanks --
and apologies to some friends who may be expecting my "in transit" blogging. Am currently happily ensconsed (for about 6 days) in Beijing, but haven't caught back up with the blogging impulse/imperative/penchant. Might even be a week or two yet . . .
meanwhile, happy new year y'all,
d.i.
You are in Bhopal and I don't know about it?
Very interesting that you mention Robert Garfias. He (with one other guy, Dr. Kaufman) was instrumental in bringing Dumi (Abraham Dumisani Maraire) from Zimbabwe to the University of Washington (Seattle) in 1968, as an artist in residence in their ethnomusicolory program.
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