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I like world music, especially Gnaoua, sub-Saharan music from Mali, Senegal, Congo etc, rock, jazz, blues and some classical, so, the music at the Essaouira Gnaoua and World Music Festival hits several spots simultaneously. Other music too, like Van Morrison and occasional musings.
Recent Posts
Essaouira 2009 playlist with music and video
I am slowly building a playlist on YouTube with music that I recorded at last week's Essaouira 2009 Gnaoua and World Music festival. There are only a few numbers there so far, but don't worry, there will be more to come.So far I have three numbers fr...
New DaftNotStupid logo?
Which one do you like as the new DaftNotStupid logo? Feel free to comment. Stamps bought at De Posthumuswinkel, Amsterdam. Printing all mine.ABCDEF...
Save Barton Farm - protest march - Winchester
A short video documenting the march held in Winchester to protest against the proposed building of 2000 houses on farmland on the edge of Winchester. It's a long story, best understood by going to www.savebartonfarm.org. The proposal needs to be unde...
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earport Amsterdam, 2009
I'd planned a short week-end in Amsterdam, and on the Thursday evening googled for some live music while I was in town. I stumbled upon earport, billed as a post fusion symphony , created by Paul Oomen. Fusion it was, but not like I'm used to in Essa...
Essaouira Gnaoua and World Music Festival 2009
I've just seen that they have posted the dates for this year's Essaouira - 25 - 28 June 2009. No sign of any program or artists yet, but we shouldn't expect them to appear until sometime in May....

