“I think what a lot of people forget is that a lot of the music in the '60s and the '70s was made in the spirit of daring, spontaneity, and adventure, so the minute all that sinks into this sense of a classic form, it has lost its spirit.” PeopleThinkingMadeFormSpiritLostForgetMinutesAdventureClassicDaringSpontaneity Author:Justin Adams
“In Western classical music the idea of holiness, purity, perfection, and total beauty is expressed through clarity of sound - a bell-like sound. Obviously, that has its own place, and it's a beautiful way of doing it. But I don't think I am the first to point out that in Africa, the more buzzing the sound is, the more it indicates the other world - the spirit world.” ThinkingWorldWayFirstsIdeasBeautifulSpiritSoundPerfectionWesternClarityPurityHolinessBellsClassical MusicOther WorldsSpirit World Author:Justin Adams
“In some traditional African dances, people wear masks in order to become the embodiments of particular spirits. I have heard that they often cover the mouth-piece with spider webs or something that resonates, so that their voice gets distorted, ceasing to be the voice of a human and becoming representative of a voice that comes from another world.” PeopleWorldHumansSpiritOrderVoicePiecesHeardParticularBecomingMouthsTraditionalMaskRepresentativesSpidersAnother WorldEmbodimentSpider Web Author:Justin Adams