Entries in Music (3)
You better Get away from me
I ran into MC Vikram at one of the local youth fellowship event in NJ recently. He was performing a few of his songs, and I had a chance to talk to him afterwards. The interesting thing was the audience reaction. Although everyone had heard of MC Vikram, I got the feeling, they weren't too familiar with his work. After all, if you can't sing along to "Welcome to India" you pretty much have no business pretending to be his groupie. "Welcome to India" is the consummate parody song of the South Asian music scene, that set the stage for all imitators and it was delivered in classic MC Vikram style, clad in a lungi over jeans. I suppose it was the pentecostal nature of the crowd. They're usually very big on separation, to the point of ignoring the world around them whenever possible.
MC Vikram performed a new song that night; a song he wrote the week before, some would say a song written specifically for the event, and it was what the christian music industry likes to call holy hip hop. The best part of this song was the line, my title for this post, "You better get away from me". By all accounts, he has called down the wrath of God on any who make fun of the song. His exact quote included the words "If they make fun of me, they'll go to hell...(because i wrote a song about being a christian)"
Aside, I've always wondered why and how journalists used () when quoting people, and I've always wanted to do it. This seemed like the time to go for it.
I'm wondering if the song will make it to their website. If it doesn't, I'll see if I can find video from somewhere to put up.
iBelieve
zimblymallu
in Music, Some things to think about, all things new
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all the jesusfreaks who also own an iShuffle can now represent, while listening to their favorite christian music.
while gizmodo, boing boing and lockergnome all got the scoop from moco loco, i heard it from jake.he never tells me about his sources. i never ask. the internet is full of shady places and dangerous characters. some things you dont want to know.
moco loco did get me the scoop on Scott Wilson, the designer.
unfortunately, this is another one of those obscenely mallu pente centric paragraphs that seem to come out of my hindbrain every now and then. which is why this post has also been tagged with more than one category. you know how we have this whole prohibition act on jewellery. or as some people would say. "back in the day we would never wear jewellery, but now everybody is compromising with the world"
would wearing an iBelieve constitute jewellery wearing? i don't have one, otherwise i could tell you what happened when i went to church wearing it. yeah, i go to an old school church. but not old school enough for a thambar.
at the moment, an iShuffle undoubtedly makes you look cooler, but will the iBelieve do it? when form meets function, where does it leave the appachen pastor with his "you shalt not have hair bands on your wrists because it is a bracelet and an abomination to the Lord. and to me, and your parents and the church."?
moreover, if you notice, the point of the designer is to use a cultural icon to focus attention on the brand. what could be more subversive than to change it into an expression of your faith? the idea is so elegant, i wonder if it is an intellectual fairy tale.
Classical Tabla
Samroon Arthur is a Music major at Portland Bible College. He has been studying Indian Classical music since the age of 8. He is an amazing Tabla player. He belongs to the tradational Punjab Tabla 'ghrana' (family). Samroon has a vision to go to different countries and reach out to people through Music and the Message of Christ!
We have the privilege here at Dippu, to listen to some classical pieces by Samroon. Join us as we take you back to your cultural roots!
these Taal's (classical lessons) have been passed down from generation to generation, from different Tabla ghranas. Every Tabla ghrana has different words to these lessons, but overall these Taal's are the same.
