Country Rebels 08 is OUT ๐น
Were excited to share this chapter with y'all!
Featuring researcher, writer & radio host Jamal Khadar ( @krolobykhadar ) for a conversation about the forces of Country Music. ๐พ
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Starting with the era of early recording, when Country was still referred to as Hillbilly Music. Jamal tells us about the cross-cultural flows that crystalized the genre & how commerce stormed in to split up American music into racially divided recordings. Yet at it's core, Country Music is & has always been, rooted in cultural diversity.
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We expand our view beyond the US > tracing how Country was already moving globally, as it was still in its formation.
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Summing up the the conversation with what we called,
โฉ 'Rebellion through Conversation' โช
What are the seeds of resistance? Who are the inward-facing, storytelling, quiet rebels we tend to overlookโeven though they are central to mobilizing change?
Tune into the Country Rebels conversation dear friends. Once again.
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Opening of A new spot in Town X Irakiโs Book Release!
Join us on the 2.11 | 13:00 at @homage______ for Afternoon Jamaican Rum / Photos on display / Records selection with saturated Bass
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2.11 | 13:00 Nordou 28 Haifa
@realms.manifest - Taliesin Bower hits the nail on this OVER comfort in our creative expressions. Contrasting Jamaican craftsmenship with fine art bubbles. We can find ourselves locked away from the world in our work, when in reality - expression & innovation relays on community. Jamaica reminds us of that.
A text written by German Iraki for @hyper___local named
*WHERE THE DRUMS CLEAR THE AIR*
Now on their website.
Jamaica's relations to music is a story of Folk. Memories embodied in melodies. The drums carry the passed as they simultaneously push full force FORWARD.
I invite you to read the full text - Link in Description ๐
Big up @ijahbar_ ๐น
On a full-moon night in Jamaica, Nyabinghi, one of the most ancient Rastafari ceremonial practices, unfolds as a living ritual in which drums, chants, and fire gather bodies into a shared field of clarity. โTonight we a chant,โ a young Rasta tells German Iraki, author of the book โGet Nuff Nuff Dataโ. โWe a do the opposite of what the evil man a do. We use the moon for prosperity and to fight evil spells.โ Nyabinghi uses rhythm to cleanse; it is a kind of spiritual technology, transforming communal presence into a practice of grounding, healing, and collective awareness.
Read the full story at the link in bio.
Written and photos by @nuffdata
This production with Alanyoโs ally @ijahbar_ made us appreciate the qualities of a live session video.
The energy can come across different. Rawness is what we love. Many times music videos canโt do that, this is the why we came to appreciate simplicity in this production.
Vid @alanyofilms
Killa tune mr @ijahbar_
Produced by Garcia
Manifested @duppy_gun
And so it go. Full version is on YT
Country Rebels 8 with Jamal Khadar & German Iraki ๐
๐ Now available on YouTube ๐
Talking about early flows of Country, Global Flows of Country Fanhood & Rebellion.
And of course - Some old, new & reissued tunes.
For this special chapter of Country Rebels /// we are pleased to have Jeff Menzies with us. An Artist, musical instrument builder & educator living in st. Elizabeth Jamaica.
๐นAn hour of Country Rebels featuring the conversation with Jeff & the sounds of his Instruments.
Additionally >>>>>
๐น thereโs an editorial piece with the full conversation up on @noodsradio
Mr. Menzies shares his stories and approaches towards his creative work as well as the significance of the banjo and itโs history. Traveling from Africa, through the Caribbean, preserving tales and emotions from different areas.
๐ Link up ๐
