MUSIC WITHOUT FRONTIERS
Music and Africa? Let me think of............
....have you ever thought about living in a foreign country? Can you imagine, what would you do first, if you do not understand their language? Did you ever waste a second on "helping a stranger" while you are on your "homefield"? What would you feel like, if nobody would help you, while being in a foreign country? Would it be difficult to get connected if you havn't got no money and your clothes are ragged? Would anybody visit you at home, if your home is just a old tin shack? What would you do, if you ain't got no job although you are a skilled worker? Have you got enough empathy to walk virtually in somebody else's shoe? And what if these shoes look like holey "blue suede shoes"?
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind.............You will express your fears and anger, your needs and wishes by singing and dancing in your holey "blue suede shoes" where everybody can hear you.................
Music needs no money.
Music needs no shoes.
Music needs no home.
Music is believe.
Music has no frontiers.
Music is everywhere.
Music is love.
Music is peace.
That's MUSIC AND AFRICA to me..........!
....have you ever thought about living in a foreign country? Can you imagine, what would you do first, if you do not understand their language? Did you ever waste a second on "helping a stranger" while you are on your "homefield"? What would you feel like, if nobody would help you, while being in a foreign country? Would it be difficult to get connected if you havn't got no money and your clothes are ragged? Would anybody visit you at home, if your home is just a old tin shack? What would you do, if you ain't got no job although you are a skilled worker? Have you got enough empathy to walk virtually in somebody else's shoe? And what if these shoes look like holey "blue suede shoes"?
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind.............You will express your fears and anger, your needs and wishes by singing and dancing in your holey "blue suede shoes" where everybody can hear you.................
Music needs no money.
Music needs no shoes.
Music needs no home.
Music is believe.
Music has no frontiers.
Music is everywhere.
Music is love.
Music is peace.
That's MUSIC AND AFRICA to me..........!
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Permalink Reply by Lucky Thobela on -
Sawubona Andreas
to breath its a great challenge.
i think that's when we discover other parts of hidden treasures in our souls.
do you think it's a coincidence or genetically !!!!!
Destiny lies a head of all of us.
hey Andreas, music breaths.
lets keep arranging this sounds.
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Permalink Reply by Andreas Schwall on -
Hello Lucky,
=> BREATH is a very good tangible picture !
yes, MUSIC is BREATH!!!
(even many instruments need BREATH to give sound ;-) )
cheers, Andreas
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Permalink Reply by Carsten Trotzkowski on -
The Lung came to the Music
grieving
and said
"Music, I'm so depressed"
so the music said
"Breathe, cheer up, let the corpse dance again!"
and
- filled the air -
with music.
The Torch came to the Music
flickering
and said
"Music, I'm fading away"
so the music said
"Breathe, shine up, light the night for dancing!"
and
- filled the night -
with music.
Then Death came to the Music
so pale
and said
"Music, I can't help the living!"
so the music said
"Breathe, calm down, let them grieve in dignity!"
and
- filled the silence -
with music.
The War came to the music
so boldly
and said
"Music, I can't make my soldiers march no more"
so the music said
- nothing -
and
- filled the music -
with silence.
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Permalink Reply by Andreas Schwall on
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Hello Carsten,
this is a very impressive poem. Good piece of work.
Unfortunately, it's wishful thinking that music will mute in case of war, terror or violence. I think, it's the other way round. In times of deep grieve and sorrow (e.g. war), music is GUIDING LIGHT. It's HOPE. It's a spring of CHANGE. Yes, we all know that music also gives courage to violent people. But it gives courage to the suppressed, too.
cheers, Andreas
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Permalink Reply by Carsten Trotzkowski on
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Yes, Andreas,
I chose style of a fable - which never describes things like they really are (non of the verses does).
History saw propaganda in Germany heavily utilizing music - even more: Introducing the "Volksempfaenger" to seduce people for WW2.
From this point of view, 4th phrase it is not meant as wishful thinking, but shall be a rule. Like the today missing 2 verses of our national anthem - which is also a kind of silence - a reminder.
Or like Bruce Springsteen, denying usage of his famous hit "Born in the U.S.A" as a presidential election slogan because of the discrepancy between the song's message and the "anti terror war plans" of the electoral party - that's also a kind of silence.
At least, it's kinda "fabulous" if it is thought provoking ;-)
:-) Carsten (-:
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Permalink Reply by Andreas Schwall on
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Hi, all you've written is true and -unfortunately- real.
You can find an according picture from EES here:
http://sawubonamusicjam.ning.com/photo/photo/show?id=2066642%3APhot...
It proves that music and war sometimes stands back-to-back!
It's up to us to prevent any misusage in the future!
"We shall overcome"...........
Andreas
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