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Feeling music

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I’ve had some pretty powerful experiences with music recently. I never learned to play an instrument, and I don’t have a good ear, so I don’t sing well. That said, I’ve started to feel really connected to some music that has not been in my usual repertoire recently.

My newest obsession, Anoushka Shankar. I keep finding performances of hers where she highlights other talents… and her sitar playing is exceptional on each performance.

This was the first song where I discovered her. This next set I found hypnotic. And here are another 2 song that I can’t get enough of now.

One of the things I enjoy beyond the exceptional music itself is that I can feel the connection she has with the other talented musicians. In a way, she makes me understand the joy of being a musician who is connected to other musicians through the music. That’s a feeling I never really understood as a person who doesn’t play music myself… And that’s a very new experience for me.

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(One more, I can’t get enough of her right now!)

Downtown Escape

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Last night 6 of us went to see Moulin Rouge, and we made a weekend of it downtown. The show was wonderful, and the lead singer was absolutely sensational. There were no weak performances, and yet the lead outshined everyone. It’s just amazing to see someone passionately performing at the top of their game… and she was the player of the night.

On top of that we all stayed downtown for the weekend. A staycation in Vancouver, a little rest & relaxation in an otherwise busy month. Just had a hot tub with the boys, and we’ll all be heading to dinner in a couple hours.

A fun weekend escape… and there’s still more to come.

Refining an art

I may not be a freestyle rap fan, but I am amazed and in awe of what Harry Mack can do. He has people give him 3 or more words that he embeds in his freestyle, and then he raps about them. The thing that makes him so magical is that he doesn’t just drop the word in his rap, he makes the word provided a theme and then he drops entire bars about it. Meanwhile he also throws in things he sees like what the person is wearing or things in the environment.

It’s truly amazing what he can do. It’s quite literally poetry in motion. It’s rhyming improv that’s creative, lyrical, and spontaneous at a level that seems super human. Harry Mack has refined his art to the point that he raps masterpieces.

I’ll let his words speak for themselves. Here are 3 videos that showcase his skills:

The first one is on Omegle. This is a site where you connect with random strangers and there isn’t a way to know who is coming up next.

The second one is on the street. He just lights up the crowd and impresses everybody!

This final one is on a YouTube Live. One of his fans requests, “Dissect your own bars as you spit them.” This is incredible to listen to!

Harry Mack is in a league of his own!