12.2.16
Blue Note, New York
This is the amazing Rebirth Brass Band playing at the Blue Note in New York City, in the fall. I love jazz music and the spaces in which it is played.
11.2.16
Glass Gallery and Studio, Kingston
Kingston Gallery and Studio is one of the cool places to check out in Kingston. I was only in the city for the day. Glad I made time to drop by.
5.2.16
David Bowie at the AGO
I am saddened by the death of David Bowie. I was a fan and will always be. Two of my favorite songs, which I had been listening to a lot, coincidentally, before his death were "Tonight", a duet with Tina Turner, and "Under pressure" with Queen.
On November 27, 2013 I saw an amazing exhibit at the AGO entitled "David Bowie Is". It ran throughout the fall and ended two days after I saw it. (I remember the day clearly because the next day, I fell of my bike and dislocated my shoulder. Read herefor who is to blame for that.)
What I appreciated about him was not only his music but his personality. I love his being "out there". I believe it was who he was and that was why he pulled it off so well. When personalities are made-up, they don't make a lasting impression as his did.
One of the so many items in the David Bowie Is exhibit was a sample of his wardrobe. Absolutely classy!
I bought two postcards at the AGO when I visited the exhibit. I framed and hang one on my wall, along with my favorite jazz musicians.
So glad I made the time to see the exhibit.
On November 27, 2013 I saw an amazing exhibit at the AGO entitled "David Bowie Is". It ran throughout the fall and ended two days after I saw it. (I remember the day clearly because the next day, I fell of my bike and dislocated my shoulder. Read herefor who is to blame for that.)
What I appreciated about him was not only his music but his personality. I love his being "out there". I believe it was who he was and that was why he pulled it off so well. When personalities are made-up, they don't make a lasting impression as his did.
One of the so many items in the David Bowie Is exhibit was a sample of his wardrobe. Absolutely classy!
I bought two postcards at the AGO when I visited the exhibit. I framed and hang one on my wall, along with my favorite jazz musicians.
So glad I made the time to see the exhibit.
11.10.15
Ester Rada at the Revival, Toronto
This is the talented and beautiful Ethiopian-Israeli singer Ester Rada. She performed to a full-house at the Revival in Toronto as part of the Small World Music Festival in September.
These are some of her men; the band is an ensemble of great musicians. They played a lot of funky, jazzy grooves influenced by Ethiopian music.
They played an upbeat-er version of the upbeat "Nanu ney", a very popular Ethiopian song by Muluken Melesse, to which I grew up listening. The cherry on top!
5.10.15
Rain, Rain Please Go Away!, Brooklyn
I took this photo in Brooklyn, this last Saturday. The weather had been awful for a few days by then. That particular day was the worst for me. I wanted to walk around in Park Slope, one of my favorite neighborhoods in Brooklyn, and visit the Forte Green Flea Market. With all the rain and wind, the Market was cancelled - what a disappointment! So I absolutely can relate with the cute sentiment on the signboard.
Rain, rain go away! I want to enjoy my urban stroll!
I still went ahead with my stroll ... courtesy of my full-length raincoat and my low-maintenance hair that doesn't mind rain.
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