Paradigms

Matt DeMerritt plays tenor, alto, and baritone saxes, flute, keyboards, and melodica. He’s an accomplished sideman and a composer in his own right. Matt has recorded his first album Fool’s Journey, bringing the symbolism and wisdom of Tarot to us via jazz music.

Matt is a person who explores consciousness through various forms of meditation practice. Matt and Baruch’s conversation winds it’s way through music, culture, and the mystery of the human journey.

Music by: Matt DeMerritt

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Betty LaDuke has been making art that addresses the human condition for seven decades! Her current works address many of our current social, political, and environmental challenges; tall wooden panels depicting various abstract and representational human situations, presented with bright and earthy colors.

Betty talks about her work, her motives, and how she sees her art and art in general as part of human solutions. Betty’s perspective as an artist and an elder is grounded in her life experience. Betty’s new book is Migrants, Border Lands, And Social Justice An Artist’s Journey.

Music by: Craig Chaquico, The Lilli Lewis Project, Joan Baez, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Rosalie Sorrels, and Duncan Reed.

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“Nsimbi is a Ugandan – American international award-winning duo formed by Ugandan hip-hop pioneer GNL Zamba and American world fusion artist Miriam Tamar.” – Nsimbimusic.com

Miriam and Zamba join Baruch to discuss their musical mission, to connect people with culture and with each other. Their new record is self-titled Nsimbi.

As life partners and musical partners Zamba and Miriam co-create drawing from a deep well of inspiration and caring for humanity and for the world by tapping into ancient knowledge and poetry.

Tune in, enjoy the conversation, and of course the music!

Music by: Nsimbi

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Kristina Train is a classically trained violinist. She’s a songwriter and singer who blends elements of classical music theory with a jazzy country sound and sensibility that sounds smooth, at times sultry, relaxing and stimulating at the same time.

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Kiki Valera is the oldest son of the famous La Familia Valera Miranda septet, a multi-generational traditional music group from Santiago de Cuba. Kiki, like most of his family, is a virtuoso. A multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, sound engineer and producer, he’s best known as one of the world’s greatest players of the Cuban cuatro, a mid-size guitar with 8 strings grouped in sets of 2. –kikivalera.com

Kiki and Baruch talk about the music, the world, being part of a musical family, Kiki’s new record Vivencias en Clave Cubana featuring Coco Freeman, and more.

Music by: Kiki Valera

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“Andrew Adkins’ new single, Vagabond Shoes was inspired by COVID-19 and written, recorded, and produced in his home studio in East Nashville while in quarantine. “Back in March much of Nashville was ravaged by a devastating tornado. We were in the throes of that when coronavirus hit only a couple of weeks later.” Adkins says. “I went into quarantine and just felt defeated and scared, like most of us did. The song basically fell into my lap. I think the uplifting vibe of the tune was fitting as a way to soothe and distract from the current situation.”

Andrew is an acclaimed songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. The psychedelic folk-rock artist’s songs have been featured on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, CBS, MTV, History Channel, Oxygen Network, and Lionsgate Films. He has shared the stage with the likes of artists including Sturgill Simpson, Cage the Elephant, and Little Big Town. Andrew was a founding member of the cosmic-blues rock trio Mellow Down Easy (Dualtone Records) and his former band, Lions for Real was signed to actor Ryan Gosling’s Hollywood-based music label, Werewolf Heart Records.” – storyamp.com

Andrew and Baruch discuss the music, the human condition, life during Covid and more.

Music by: Andrew Adkins

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In 2017 Thomas Muhammad produced a film Malcolm X: An Overwhelming Influence on the Black Power Movement!  The film is a brilliant and sensitive telling of the story of one of the United States’ most significant human rights activists. Through interviews with family and friends of Malcolm, the film tells the story of Malcolm Little’s childhood and young adulthood, and how he eventually became Malcolm X.

Long portrayed in the US media as the epitome of the “scary black man”, Malcolm’s message has been obscured and distorted at times, but the integrity of his mission, human rights for all people, lives on!

Brother Thomas and Baruch discuss the film, the message, and Malcolm the man.

Festivals/Awards for the Malcolm X movie:  Pan African Film Festival; African Diaspora International Film Festival; 10th Annual Black Panther Party for Self Defense Film Festival; the 53rd Annual Selma Jubilee Film Festival, among others.

Film maker Thomas Ali Muhammad is a Community Organizer, a Co-Executive Director of a film on Malcolm X. He is a practicing Orthodox Muslim and made his Holy Pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia in July 1990. He is a Dallas Texas native and joined the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) while in High School at age sixteen in Dallas Texas. He is a Co-founder of Inner city Community Development Corporation (ICDC) a Dallas community based non-profit that has built over nearly 400 Affordable Houses in the heart of a majority black community in Dallas Texas. He co-owns B/B Unity, LLC with his business partner Jorge Baldor. They Co-Directed a documentary entitled “Malcolm X: An Overwhelming Influence on the Black Power Movement.” Mr. Muhammad is currently the Chairman of the National Black United Front (NBUF)-Dallas Chapter.

Watch the film here for free!

Music by: Art Blakey, Aliya Rabia, Thelonious Monk, Yusef Lateef, Keb’ Mo’, and The O’Jays.

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Fantomaticos new single Boa Noite Porto Alegre “…presents a chaotic and troubled portrait of our times from the perspective of everyday experience in the capital of Rio Grande do Sul.”

Fantomaticos is a Brazilian rock band. Their influences are many and varied, from the iconic to less well-known artists. If you like rock music with a message and a lot of heart, you will love these guys.

Baruch spoke with Augusto Stern (voice and guitars), Guilherme Fialho (voice and guitars), André Krause (voice and bass), about the music of course, but also about life on Earth, life during Covid, and living with corrupt government.

The music is hot! The politics are common sense. Great band!

Music by: Fantomaticos

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Three-time Grammy Nominee Brady Rymer and UK BBC Folk Award Nominee David Gibb are musicians who discovered each other’s music and decided to collaborate. They make joyful music intended for all listeners, but especially children and families. Their new album Songs Across the Pond will delight and inspire you!

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“ZANOV is one of the earliest musicians to start innovating in the world of electronic music. As early as 1976, he was composing in his home studio equipped with the now legendary synthesizers : the ARP 2600, the VCS 3, the RMI or the PS 3300. His installations are complex, and often he had to use ingenuity to overcome the technical limitations of the time. He has made three albums (in 1977, 1978 and 1983) with Polydor & Solaris . The three albums met with unanimous critical acclaim for the sound quality as well as for the originality of this very personal universe.” –Zanov.net

Zanov and Baruch discuss the inspirations behind the new record Chaos Islands, the message and the world view.

Zanov is a virtuoso artist, a global presence.

Music by: Zanov

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