what a lovely show from “Tanzania Sal Davis” - the one who apparently brought ’60s swing to east africa with the likes of Miriam Makeba and Harry Belafonte - and his very talented daughter, followed by a great DJ set.
south africa, kenya, ghana, and points elsewhere
22 hours ago
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climbing a tree = VERY GOOD DAY. {playing in my head: stars vs. montag - “the black house, the blue sky”}
23 hours ago
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"i’ll hold my mind, were she an Ethiope."
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claudio, in shakespeare’s much ado about nothing
claudio’s a huge idiot. ethiopians are the swedes of africa, tall and uncharacteristically gorgeous people, men and women alike. they’re also friendly, but with that distinct sense of self-reliance that i was told to expect in the only african nation never to be colonised (except for a brief five-year aberration that did bring the cappuccino).
the food is lovely, and shockingly inexpensive (related to WFP/GoE subsidies, perhaps?) given the diverse topography, virtually anything can grow in ethiopia from rice to tef to strawberries to cotton to green beans. (agronomists, you know how crazy this is, what what).
i was stuck in meetings/a characteristically addis blue & white lada older than me all two days i was there, but i must return sometime to check the place out properly. any takers?
2 weeks ago
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with the son of a government man / and a pillar of salt / i was born with blood on my hands / and have all the signs of a bleeding heart // living high on a giant hog / on a mountain so steep / keep your head in a hollow log / as the ruling fog are about to creep
what have we done? how’d we get so far from the sun? lost / lost in an oscillating phase / where a tiny few catch all of the rays…
out beyond the western squalls / in an indian land / they work for nothing at all / they don’t know the mall or the layaway plan // dig yourself a beautiful grave / everything you could want / maybe those invisible slaves are too far away for a ghost to haunt
what do we charge? letting go of a claim so large / all / all of our working days are done / but a tiny few are having all of the fun / get used to the dust in your lungs
is there no way down / from this peak to solid ground / without / having our gold teeth / pulled from our mouths?
make me a drink / strong enough / to wash the dishwater world / they said was lemonade // walk with me after the show / maybe we can find a way / through the minefield in the snow…
what do we charge? letting go of a claim so large / all / all of our working days are done / but a tiny few are having all of the fun / apologies to the sick and the young / get used to the dust in your lungs
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