tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34883285.post7152478292074714941..comments2023-10-27T09:59:52.319-05:00Comments on NuVoid: Sun Ra SundayRodger Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447735420151521491noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34883285.post-11521133231366277632010-09-13T19:30:31.765-05:002010-09-13T19:30:31.765-05:00@A. Rafiq Obasi Bragg-El
Thank you so much for yo...@A. Rafiq Obasi Bragg-El<br /><br />Thank you so much for your comment(s). It is fascinating to know that "Black Harold" is still around and inspiring people with his music!Rodger Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447735420151521491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34883285.post-72100633129328570082010-09-07T21:25:42.806-05:002010-09-07T21:25:42.806-05:00With respect to the article in regards to Black Ha...With respect to the article in regards to Black Harold aka Sir Harold aka Brother Atu, he is alive and well and just celebrated his 71st birthday... and you couldn't tell by looking at him! I am a percussion student of "Baba Atu" (new moniker) and he is living in the Atlanta area and working on promoting his life's work of sculptures. He is still involved in the music and has tasught me a great deal about brother Sun Ra and other great musicians. He is instructing me and my group "AMUN" about the importance of rhythm and harmony; it is truly a pleasure to be in the presence of a mind and historian as him. Any further questions, please feel free to ask!A. Rafiq Obasi Bragg-Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201827951021943916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34883285.post-44000638169040194592010-09-07T21:19:35.124-05:002010-09-07T21:19:35.124-05:00In respect to the article's mention of Black H...In respect to the article's mention of Black Harold, aka Sir Harold, aka Brother Atu, he is alive and doing well and just celebrated his 71st birthday... and you couldn't tell by looking at him! I am a percussion student of "Baba Atu" (new moniker) and he is living in the Atlanta area and working on promoting his life's work of sculptures. He is still involved with the music and takes it extremely seriously, and has been teaching my group "AMUN- The Hidden Ones" everything about rhythm and harmony. I have learned a lot about the brother Sun Ra from his many stories, and see the need for this vintage and beloved music to re-surface. Any further questions, please feel free to ask!A. Rafiq Obasi Bragg-Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201827951021943916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34883285.post-71407619451925261382009-04-27T08:27:00.000-05:002009-04-27T08:27:00.000-05:00Nice write-up, Rodger! As if I didn't know it alr...Nice write-up, Rodger! As if I didn't know it already, this reissue really sounds like a must-have. I was really sorry to read that Clifford Jarvis was given yet another long drum solo in the middle of an otherwise interesting long piece. 13 minutes! Arg. I love Jarvis's playing with the rest of the group (his playing is especially understated and appropriate on "Strange Strings," of all things), but Ra gave him far too much solo space on live gigs. Ra must have liked it enough to continue to allow him to just wipe away whatever musical mood had been established by the band, with his grandstanding pyrotechnics that sound more like showing off than like making a meaningful musical contribution. To me, this was perhaps Ra's most serious aesthetic misstep throughout Jarvis's tenure in what was an otherwise brilliant span of composition, arrangement, and presentation.<br /><br />This was indeed (other than a known recording of a rehearsal--one I've never heard) the first "official" recording of "The Shadow World," a signature Ra composition. It's rough and ready, and doesn't have the aggressive authority of the first released version on "The Magic City" (the Pharaoh LP didn't come out the '70s). I think this piece came into its own with Gilmore leading the horn section through the incredibly complex 7/4 head. Over the years, it became a showcase for some of Gilmore's most "out" solos and high-register explorations.Samhttp://www.archive.org/search.php?query=%22new+loft%22+AND+mediatype%3Aaudionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34883285.post-1463101644888386822009-04-27T07:05:00.000-05:002009-04-27T07:05:00.000-05:00Interesting comment about Bernard Stollman and Esp...Interesting comment about Bernard Stollman and Esperanto.<br /><br />It's unfortunate that only a few people know that Esperanto has become a living language.<br /><br />During a short period of 121 years Esperanto is now in the top 100 languages, out of 6,800 worldwide, according to the CIA World factbook. It is the 17th most used language in Wikipedia, and in use by Skype, Firefox and Facebook.<br /><br />Native Esperanto speakers,(people who have used the language from birth), include George Soros, World Chess Champion Susan Polger, Ulrich Brandenberg the new German Ambassador to NATO and Nobel Laureate Daniel Bovet. According to the CIA Factbook the language is within the top 100 languages, out of all languages, worldwide.<br /><br />Confirmation of this can be seen at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8837438938991452670 A glimpse of the language can be seen at http://www.lernu.netBrian Barkerhttp://www.esperanto.netnoreply@blogger.com