{"id":3037,"date":"2024-04-02T18:17:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/?p=3037"},"modified":"2024-04-02T18:17:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:17:39","slug":"goodnews-april-2024-good-to-hear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2024\/04\/02\/goodnews-april-2024-good-to-hear\/","title":{"rendered":"goodnews april 2024 \u2013 good to hear"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cosmo Sheldrake<\/a>
\nI Did and I Do and I Don\u2019t<\/strong>
\nCosmo Sheldrake is an English musician, composer, and producer. He is the son of biologist Rupert Sheldrake and voice teacher Jill Purce, and the brother of biologist Merlin Sheldrake. He released his first single, “The Moss”\/”Solar”, in 2014 and followed it up with the Pelicans We EP in 2015. This is a gentle little love sung by one of today\u2019s most original musicians. Cosmo\u2019s music is rife with nature citations, representing the leading edge in what music can become. Also, he\u2019s begun to sing and has a very relatable voice. This man is on the way to becoming a star! .
\nTransgressive<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nduduzo Makhatini<\/a>
\nIzibingelelo (Greetings) live at the Centre for Jazz Studies at UKZN<\/strong>
\n“The art of the South African jazz pianist Nduduzo Makhathini transcends borders. In his music, he not only combines the sound of South Africa with that of the global North. For him, improvising is a way of accessing spirituality, both for the musician and for the audience. For more than ten years, the charismatic pianist has been impressing audiences on all continents and at many a performance.” (Moods, Zurich)
\nBlue Note<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aya Nakamura<\/a>
\nHyp\u00e9<\/strong>
\nAya Danioko (born 10 May 1995) in Bamako, Mali, known professionally as Aya Nakamura, is a French singer. She comes from a family of griot, West African storytellers, praise singers, and poets of oral traditions. Throughout her career, Nakamura accumulated five number-one songs and a number-one album in France. We may look forward to enjoying her art at the opening of the Olympics In Pais this summer. \u201cRight-wing critics say Ms. Nakamura\u2019s music does not represent France, and the prospect of her performing has led to a barrage of racist insults online against her. The Paris prosecutor\u2019s office has opened an investigation.\u201d (Wikipedia and The New York Times)
\nWarner Brothers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mdou Moctar<\/a>
\nImouhar<\/strong>
\nMahamadou Souleymane (born around 16 August 1984), known professionally as Mdou Moctar (also M.dou Mouktar), is a Tuareg songwriter and musician based in Agadez, Niger, who performs modern rock music inspired by Tuareg guitar music. (Wikipedia) He is known for his political activism. Mdou Moctar is its current iteration is first and foremost a band. It started out peforming at traditional weddings. Of the recent political coup in Niger Mdou says: I never liked France I my country. I don\u2019t hate France or the French people, I don\u2019t hate American people either, but I don\u2019t supprt their manipulative politics, what they do in Africa. In 2024, we want to be free, we need to smile, you understand?\u201d I do and love the raw power of his music. (SGS)
\nMatador<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cami Lay\u00e9 Ok\u00fan<\/a>
\nAfro Cuban Funky Grooves<\/strong>
\n\u201cSince the release of her 2015 debut album Nueva Era, Cuban singer Daym\u00e9 Arocena has established herself as one of her country\u2019s most expressive voices. Encompassing everything from nimble jazz scatting to luscious orchestrations and breathy phrases that soar over bata drums and Santer\u00eda folk rhythms, Arocena\u2019s four albums have explored the joyous range of Afro Cuban music.\u201d (Ammar Kahlia, The Guardian) She grew up Havana, with a family immersed in rumba folklore. She entered the Amadeo Rold\u00e1n Conservatory at age 10.
\nNTS Radio. La Habana, Cuba<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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