July 2010 Blog Posts (7)

LIVE in Krakow and Zhaoist Manifesto

a recent live set from Klub Fabryka in Krakow, Poland was recorded and edited down to 2 hours for your enjoyment. it contains some of my best work to date, and is probably the single

most comprehensive example of my current Ancient Futurist club sound:…

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Added by zhao on July 29, 2010 at 3:00am — No Comments

A Dispatch from Quebec City: A Riff on the Outside Looking In

Riff: A short repeated, rhythmic or melodic formula…

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Added by John Rouse on July 28, 2010 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

Of Baby Luaus and Hawaiian Gods

I have just returned from a 2-week trip to Hawai'i, the centerpiece of which was a baby luau- Hawaiian traditional first birthday celebration- for my daughter Elea.

This was my seventh trip to Hawai'i. When I went to the Bishop Museum for the umpteenth time I was reminded of the emphasis that so many people in Hawai'i place on respecting and knowing about nature, history, the arts and Hawaiian mythology- a movement of revival of… Continue

Added by Nico Daswani on July 20, 2010 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

Revisited - What trips are you taking in 2010?

It's halfway through 2010. My how time flies. We've gone through a winter, a nice spring, and now a very hot summer. At the beginning of the year we had many great trips planned you may remember. We wrote a blog post to highlight some of the places we were planning on visiting and the great things we were doing to visit in these places. Well it's July and… Continue

Added by Create Culture on July 15, 2010 at 6:00am — 1 Comment

2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival - It was damn hot!

Stream of consciousness post! Just back from a one day visit to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. Here are my highlights and lowlights in no particular order.

Highlights: It's on the mall in D.C. - the nation's capital. This is the kind of stuff I want representing this country! I loved the song "You are Like an Orange" by -I'm not sure, I missed the group's name and I apologize for this - but the video is above. What's it about? It's… Continue

Added by Create Culture on July 8, 2010 at 6:00am — 2 Comments

A Horse is A Horse of Course of Course

In 1989-1990 I was in India on a Senior Fulbright and was in residence at MS University of Baroda, Delhi College of Art, and Kala Bhavana at Visvabharati University. Along with my residencies, the United States

Information Agency (USIA) sponsored a lecture tour through the south and a

two-week workshop in Udaipur, Rajasthan. They also prepared an exhibit of my

work that toured various venues throughout India.

One such…

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Added by charles stroh on July 1, 2010 at 9:59am — 17 Comments

University of the West Indies - Cave Hill, Barbados

As my wife and I prepare to have our first child I've been spending a fair amount of time reflecting on pivotal moments in my life that influenced me in positive or negative ways. How can I pass on lessons learned to my own child? One thing my parents emphasized was the importance of travel. There wasn't money for fancy shoes, clothes, cars, or other material goods. Just as well in hindsight (I really wanted those Reebok Pumps pictured above).… Continue

Added by Create Culture on July 1, 2010 at 6:00am — 2 Comments