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now live on wkcr

figures.

the assumption there is no intelligence difference between the sexes is interesting. i would think there might be some differences based on the manner in which youngsters of different sexes are perceived and raised.

Singing with your body' African-American religious musical tradition showcased Saturday By MARY C. SCHNEIDAU Staff Writer An African-American religious musical tradition that was most popular in the United States along the Chesapeake Bay will be showcased Saturday at the Banneker-Douglass Museum in Annapolis. Singing and praying bands flourished in Maryland and Delaware from the 1890s until the 1950s, said author Jonathan C. David. His book with photographer Richard Holloway, "Let Us Together Sweetly Live: The Singing and Praying Bands," will be published next month. The bands were concentrated in black Methodist churches in the county and grew out of Methodist camp meetings, where hundreds of believers would gather for revivals that lasted as long as 10 days. The worship begins with a prayer, then moves into repetitive hymns in which a cantor sings a line and the members respond. The music is all a cappella. "They aren't like ballads," Mr. David said. "They are short, rhymed couplets that summarize a story from the Bible." The bands, with between 30 and 60 members who wear white, often began songs near the church's altar, with the men and women on opposite sides facing each other while singing and clapping. Songs ended by marching around church grounds to simulate Joshua marching around Jericho, Mr. David said. "It is a physical experience," he said. "You're singing with your body." In the past, performances could last all night. That was because members sang according to rhythm, not according to a clock, and often became caught up in the worship, Mr. David said. Modern performances are often 20 or 30 minutes long. The bands do not practice and members often have to get adjusted to each other during the first several minutes of a performance. Mr. David said they want to the worship to be an entirely faith-filled experience. "It does invoke the Holy Spirit," he said. "You'd have to be dead not to experience it." One of the groups, the Western Shore Singing and Praying Band, will perform Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. at the Banneker-Douglass Museum at 84 Franklin Street. Admission is free. The performance is part of the museum's year-long exhibition "Trails, Tracks, and Tarmacs: Lives of African Americans in the History and Culture of Northern Anne Arundel County, 1850 to the Present." Yvonne G. Henry, a member of the Northern Arundel Cultural Preservation Society, said the bands are a vital part of black religious history in the county. "This is a dying art," she said. "You don't see people doing it anymore. We want to show what happened." In the early 20th century, each black Methodist church had its own band. Today, members are culled from several churches around the region. Members of the Western Shore Singing and Praying Band are from churches across the county, including some in Pasadena, Annapolis and Arnold, Ms. Henry said. The singing and praying bands are adopted from Africa, where new Christians combined their novice faith with their old religious practices. The bands first appeared in writing in the United States in 1851, Mr. David said, but descriptions of worship that match what the bands do appeared as early as 1817. One of the most famous churches to host singing and praying bands was Mt. Zion United Methodist Church-Magothy in Pasadena. The bands became big there after the Civil War, said Tony Spencer, a gospel singer who also will perform Saturday at the museum. The bands were introduced there after some members of the church saw them during a trade mission to Africa, he said. They flourished in the county because the Methodist churches here used the area's rural setting to host large camp meetings, Mr. David said. Believers often attended camp meetings at many churches in their areas - not just their own - creating a regional network that could sustain the bands. Today the county has the largest concentration of singing and praying bands in the United States. There are also some scattered along the South Carolina coast and in Georgia. The bands have declined in members and numbers as gospel music has become more popular and the area has become more developed, Mr. David said, because the sound was formed in an agrarian setting. Their purpose has not changed, however. "The role of singing and praying bands was always to covert the sinners," Mr. David said. --- "From the Motherland: Singing and Praying Bands" will be held Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. at the Banneker-Douglass Museum at 84 Franklin Street in Annapolis. Admission is free. Call 410-216-6180 for more information. Published June 22, 2007, The Capital, Annapolis, Md. Copyright © 2007 The Capital, Annapolis, Md.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/22/science/...agewanted=print

my first listens to stan getz ballads and oscar peterson ballads in mid 50's. that music was more beautiful than anything i had ever heard.

thanks. things are going really well today.

and northwestern, too. the state legislature mandated they play at least one state school, but this is ridiculous.

http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/p...PORTS/706210325

being in this company of fine music fanatics is awesome therapy. thanks.

thanks!

i am indeed enjoying more jazz. matter of fact, these ganelin trio cats are blowing my mind. anyone know much about them? http://www.ganelintrio.com/

probably had something to do with my playing playground basketball a couple hours in hot sun (90 degrees) with dudes 1/3 to 1/2 my age the previous day.

a fine thought, at that. thanks everyone. this gannelin trio music sounds sweeter than ever.

the alocster was felled by a mild stroke this time last week and is now doing well and is out and about. hospital music really sucks.

reserve a front row seat for the alocster.

awesome, seemingly there is no end to bley's stellar recordings.

Beer for flooded Australian town A flood-isolated Australian town was in danger of running out of beer this week until emergency volunteers came to their rescue. Residents of Hinton, New South Wales, were stranded following the severe storms that hit the region on Sunday. There was concern that their pub would run dry before a rugby league match which was due to be played between New South Wales and Queensland. But the State Emergency Services boated in a huge beer delivery just in time. Close community The pub has become a meeting point for stranded residents, Matt Turner, the owner of Hinton's Victoria Hotel, told the Australian Associated Press news agency. "It's a very close community and everyone has been having a great time at the pub just catching up." The State Emergency Services (SES) have been using two flat-bottomed boats to deliver essential supplies to the town, which is expected to be cut off until Friday. In total, 12 kegs and three crates of beer were delivered. "There was some extra room on a boat after the essentials were loaded this morning," said SES spokesman Philip Campbell. "So they will be able to watch the game and have a cold one tonight." Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia...fic/6748785.stm Published: 2007/06/13 14:28:34 GMT © BBC MMVII

http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/6919572?print=true

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=25563

a 4some of sam smiths imperial stout.

the way i read the article was that more concerts should be like those mentioned,including some rock stuff.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hank-shteame...html?view=print