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BluesContinuum:Suoni,scritturaevisionifuggitive
AlessandroBuffa9/11/2017
Sha-Rock ,Echo chambereffectSha-Rock,laprimaMC(MikeChanter)donna.E’stataanchelaprimaafareuntipodirapchiamato“echo chambereffect”utilizzandosolounsemplicemicrofono
FunkyFourPlusOne,Rappin andRockin theHouse.LiveatTheKitchen,NYC(1980)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw10bdA-HTQ
Bessie Smith,BackwaterBlues(1927)
WhenitrainsfivedaysandtheskiesturndarkasnightWhenitrainsfivedaysandtheskiesturndarkasnightThentrouble'stakin'place Inthelowlandsatnight
Iwokeupthismornin',can'tevengetoutofmydoorIwokeupthismornin',can'tevengetoutofmydoorThere'sbeenenoughtroubleTomakeapoorgirlwonderwhereshewantstogo
Thenthey roweda littleboataboutfivemiles 'crossthepondThentheyroweda littleboataboutfivemiles 'crossthepondIpackedallmyclothesThrowed them inandtheyrowedmealong
Whenitthundersandlightnin'andwhenthewindbeginstoblowWhenitthundersandlightnin'andthewindbeginstoblowThere's thousandsofpeopleAin't gotnoplacetogo
ThenIwentandstooduponsomehigholdlonesomehillThenIwentandstooduponsomehigholdlonesomehillThenlookeddownonthehouseWhereIusedtolive
Backwaterbluesdonecallme topackmythingsandgoBackwaterbluesdonecallme topackmythingsandgo'CausemyhousefelldownAndIcan'tlivetherenomore
Ican'tmovenomoreIcan'tmovenomoreThereain't noplaceForapooroldgirltogo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gXShOJVwaM
SandraMariaEstevesOdetoCelia(2004)Imayhavebeenanonly childfromtheBronxbutCeliatakesmebacklifetimesBeforeImasteredEnglish inNewYorkCityschools,orSpanish intobaccofieldsevenbeforethatmiddlepassagewheresomanycousins, uncles, andauntsperishedallthewaybacktomotherlandAfrica’sfamilyshoreswithSpanish gypsyguitarsempoweredbyArabiclovesongs
CeliaCruz,Quimbara (1974)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxRWQHCSmUg
Epistrophies
Jazz-jazzyjass juice,Justsosmooth…Flyin acrossMiles‘nSonny, acrossjohn, Rhasaan ‘nMonk’s 81,AcrossDizzyblue congajerryhom
SandraMaría Esteves,“BlackNotesand‘YoudoSomethingtome,’” inBluestownMockingbirdMambo(Houston:ArtePublico Press,1990),75.
Thelonious Monk dancinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJYeCYO-hA
Rahsaan RolandKirk,Serenade To ACuckoo (1972)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsaxODHI3fA
Vediancheildocumentario"Sound"(1966-67),Pt.1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUYtlMuN_V4
JamesSenese"SononatoneroesononatoaMiano,suonoilsaxtenoreesoprano,losuonoametàstradatraNapolie ilBronx,studioColtrane,dallamattinaallasera,sonoinnamoratodiMiles Davis,deiWeatherReporteinpiùhosemprecreatoistintivamente, cercandoditrovareunmiopersonalelinguaggio,noncopiandomainessuno.Ilmiosaxportalecicatricidellagioiaedeldoloredellavita”
JamesSenese, LoveSupreme(1988)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-TZcs2k1n0
PinoDanieleconJamesSenese, Chiteneomare (1981)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzuYFK6mdzk
BassCultureandMusicalResonance
Itisthebeatoftheheart/Thispulsingofblood /Thatisabublin' bass/Abadbad beatPushin' againstthewall/Wheybarblackblood (LintonKwesiJohnson, BassCulture)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWaovED4tcs
Theechoof Dub“Whenyoudouble ordub,youreplicate,reinvent,makeoneofmanyversions.”DavidToop, “Replicant:OnDub,”InChristophCoxandDanielWarner,eds.AudioCulture(NewYork:Continuum,2004),355.
Linktoclip(Virgil’s TourfromTheBrotherfromAnotherPlanet):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq1JJvxjbYc
Futurity‘Theneighborhood wall is amassive,loomingpresence nearby. Isee it as acrouchinganimal...Butmy stepmother is there andsheisn'tafraid...Ilookupatthestars andthedeep,black sky. ‘Why couldn'tyou see thestars?’Iask her.‘Everyone cansee them."Citylights,"she says."Lights,progress,growth,all those things we'retoo hotandtoo poor to bother with anymore.
OctaviaE.Butler,ParableoftheSower (NewYork:GrandCentralPublishing,1993),5.
Almamegretta,Obbuono e'omalamente (1993)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuJnzXEINVc