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Here’s a present from Lloyd for anyone who missed his set at Darbucka last night. Or indeed anyone who was there, and wanted to relive it (or send it to their friends to let them know not to miss him next time).
We love Lloyd – it’s always such a treat to have him come and play with us on gigs. Long may it continue.
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In a week when endless words are being spent deconstructing the meaning of Michael Jackson’s life and legacy, This video provides a stunningly powerful example of the role of music at the opposite end of the spectrum.
Bant Singh is a singer and farmer from Punjab, India. His story is told in detail on the Wikipedia page about him. In short, his young daughter was raped, and he had the perpetrators prosecuted – the first time a Dalit (often refered to as the ‘untouchables’) had successfully prosecuted someone from a higher caste for rape.
In retaliation he was attacked, beaten and left for dead. His injuries were so bad that he lost both hands and one leg.
Now, watch the video – see if you can detect any bitterness from him. The evil against him just gives him fuel for more songs to inspire the poor. Unbelievable. Such a incredible guy. I heard about him through Vijay Nair, one of the most inspiring music industry thinkers I’ve met in a long time, and someone with the passion of an activist about the power of music to change the world.
Anyone want to attempt a comparison between this and the video to, say, Earth Song?
Favourite current silly thing on youtube:
(worth watching, or you won’t understand when I reference it copiously at all future gigs – thanks to @dubber for the link) (More …)
Someone just tweeted a link to this blog post, featuring the following hilarious and brilliant video by Some Grey Bloke (me thinks I’ll be spending a lot of time on his youtube channel) – fantastic stuff – (More …)
It’s been really interesting to see the way that web has been used in the current run-up to the Euro-elections - both for straight campaigning, but also to challenge the claims in the campaigns… So The Straight Choice site have been scanning in as many political leaflets as they can find, and fact-checking them, and the reverse photo search site Tin-Eye, has been used to show up the bogus voter photos on the BNP’s leaflets. (More …)
Things on the internet I currently love, Pt 1 – Autotune The News. I saw the meme going around on twitter/facebook etc. but never got round to watching. When I did, I laughed. A lot. And felt like I’d been missing out. Here’s Episode 3, use the links to find the other 2 – (More …)
