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Billy Winslow replied to EES's discussion 'Please take the - FAKENESS - OUT of the Sawubona Music JAM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
I just took my guitar to the shop. I am removing all the thin strings. I will replace these with the same gage as the thick ones and tune it to drop C modal...... I'll keep you posted......
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- At 11:05am on June 30, 2009,
Dieter Huober said… - Sawubona EES, kunjani?
I watched the discussion about "Fakeness" in the jam, but I want not comment directly, because I am responsible for the project and have not the idea to stop the interesting opinions. Let me say the following:
We are in contact with wellknown South African musicians for the project and want them to lead the project musically. - A first important step in that direction will be a concert at 5 July with memebers of Hugh Masakela's band in Suttgart.
Second: I like your open comments and and it would be absolutly great if you could get in touch with Justin Friedman in Cape Town. Justin can explain you "behind the sceen" more about our plans. I do not want to announce anything before it is sure.
It would be great to have you still on this blog as a supporter of the project.
Siyabonga and best regards,
Dieter
- At 7:29pm on June 17, 2009,
Carsten Trotzkowski said… - Moin, Ees,
sharp discussion you have started - I like things to develop own dynamics :-)
But now - straight talk - (or like we Northerners say "Butter bei die Fische!"):
What are your limitations to make real what you claimed?
Can you bring real African music/musicians that/who can fusion with Dieter's project prerequisites (i.e. not just already-finished music on any African topic, but music to fit to an intended result)?
If they don't like to compose: Is there nobody there in Namibia / South Africa able or willing to help ready-to-learn-songwriters like Billy or me to climb the elephant?
:-) Carsten (-:
- At 11:08am on February 5, 2009,
Carsten Trotzkowski said…
- Moin, Ees,
SHARP as always!
Maybe it's a good idea to contact Hans Derer, he is music promoter and may have some clues for you!
Where are you now? Back in Cologne?
:-) Carsten (-:
- At 9:53pm on February 4, 2009,
Carsten Trotzkowski said…
- Moin, EES,
U R in Germany? Great to hear!
Hope you'll bring some of your great tunes to this country, so that your CD will be available in the CD shops rather than to be only internet order.
Would love to hear you have some success!
Enjoy your stay here (and the cool cool cold).
:-) Carsten (-:
- At 2:25pm on February 4, 2009,
Lucky Thobela said… - Holla EES
Welcome back, it's really cool to see you, chatting again on the blog.
theirs quite good things that are happening on the blog.
as you can see.
Lets keep arranging the songs of good hope.
Keep well may'outie
regards
Lucky Thobela
- At 12:30am on October 2, 2008,
Carsten Trotzkowski said…
- Moin, EES, are you still out there, having fun?
This one's for you!
Just found something for you in the web which made me think of you - since you have a really cool slang - alas which I always had so many difficulties to understand. So eventually I decided it't time to strike back with a translated famous thing::
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Dis brillig en die glyme likkedis
Drool en drindel in die weib
Bibberkolies is die borogis
En die vniere rode sneib.
'O wee die Flabberjak, my seun!
Die kaak wat kou, die klou wat klap!
O wee die Flikflokvoël, en flak
Die frose Blakkerdap!'
Hy vat sy swerpe sabel vas
En soek die afgemankste ding--
By die Toemtoemboom met die ronde kwas
Gaan staan hy eers en dink.
Hy staan nog daar en drommeldroom
Toe kom die Vuuroog-Brabbelwog:
Hy swiep daar uit die warboelboom
En borbel boonop nog!
Een, twee! Een, twee! Die swerpe swaard
Vlym heen en weer dwarsdeur.
Hy gryp die kop vas aan die baard
En galuppel huistoe weer.
'Het jy die Brabbelwog verslaan?
Kom, dit moet ons vier.
O praglik dag! Hoerá! Hef aan!'
Hy gig-lag van plesier
Dis brillig en die glyme likkedis
Drool en drindel in die weib
Bibberkolies is die borogis
En die vniere rode sneib.
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I'm soooo curious how you will make it a hip-hop-song :-))))))))))))))
Your faithful admirer
:-) Carsten (-:
- At 5:31pm on August 29, 2008,
Ann Kamoni said… - ya,we should hook up smetym..
i work for the standard in nrb kenya.
i like your pictures.
good day.
- At 2:01am on August 15, 2008,
Carsten Trotzkowski said…
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..so.....you..insist........on....that...flute..sound....
............................in...the...end...of..."HOPE"......
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
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- At 10:36pm on August 14, 2008,
Carsten Trotzkowski said…
- And Ees,
about your "Hope": Yeah - I think that song has great potential and everything to be a successful song in this project: Cool style&voice&groove&lyrics&"a-real-heart-of-Africa". Hope it's ok if I like "What Dey Fightin For" and "My bagge" more, but that is just my personal point of view, having very few experience with HipHop yet. At least i was curious if "Sharp! Sharp!" was in Amazon.de
Have to say: You have to know I am only a hyperactive hobby music freak creeping out of my secret cellar sound labotary into this project, trying to influence things I see around me. I don't do decisions here, I'm only networking, growing long long information tentacles.
What would happen if someone from the control room behind that window behind you said: Yeah, we need you "Hope" in this project, it will end up on our CD sold worldwide.
Let's play "Imagine..."
1) Would it be a closed project? You keep it to remain in the original state, delivered as designed?
2) Would it be partly open? Substitution of that naked but dead pan flute sound in the end of the song is allowed by kind permission of the author?
3) Would it be fully open? Upload all submix groups as mp3 tracks, do it all into the community cocktail shaker, and be surprized what comes out? "Dr. Stein grows funny creatures, lets them rock in to the night..." (Helloween)
For me, it would be ok if you choose any of those ways: A good closed song is ok - if the audience likes it. On the other hand: The mathematical average of a mixed salad can also be something rather weird....
Just me, Carsten
- At 9:58pm on August 14, 2008,
Carsten Trotzkowski said…
- Well, Ees, hmmmm, how do I say it? (gonna be long story...)
First of all, thank you for the immediate & kind response.
Point is: In contrast to you I have no (zero) distinctive African voices at hand in my area - Westerwald is not Cologne ;-)
You already know that all voices you hear in that draft are my voices -and there we have the problem. :-(sniff:-( When I made the concept, I thought "Hey, kinda Bobby McFerrin doing a visit in Africa, makin' a crossover of both worlds: His own mouth percussion and vocal groove, but with African flavour; and then simply spoil that kinda naive view on African family hhhharmony with kinda shhhhockkkking James Bond soundtrack about ffffierce fffffire attack at night, parked right through the middle of the song.
Ok, that mouth percussion thing is something eesy, adapt existing lyrics is work, doing James Bond strings is fun, but - alas - adding real African flavour is impossible to me, for the said reasons.
The important point is: I am simply looking for an African voice, for full substitution of me as the story teller "Peter's wife is...". And maybe the stiff background vocals. Get fresh flesh on that skeleton!
I believe I won't need control about what the singer will do - I even offered the Mbelengwas to alter anything in the song they dislike - at last it is "their" song, and "they" have to be comfortable with it, since "they" are the ones whose life we sing about therein. And any African musician will be closer to them than me in the result.
I am simply curios (and faithful) how an other musician from somewhere else on our planet will move and treat the inital idea. Since I am not bound to any musical style myself, I guess I can live - and learn - from most possible results. Could become an R&B, Hip&Hop, Heavy&Metal, or anything&else. In the end it will not be me, but the audience&community who decide if a new altered version is better&great or not&rot. That what I hope this project is all about. Got me?
Could you imagine any musician you know could take this way? Just for the fun, the experience, the social aspect, or whatever&ever.
OK, you could say - in the end it is a matter of taste - and labour of professional musicians is valuable - and not everyone likes to make music with people you've never known - that is ok&reality, really!
Cheerio, Carsten
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i love it.!!!so hows the new year.?
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