Inspiration comes in many forms. It may be the sunrise in snow covered mountains, the verse of a poem, the depth of the spirit, or the actions of another. Last night it was the latter, the voice, power, happiness, and melody of a few gifted indivduals. Particulary it was a woman and a trombone player.
Our Valentines gift to each other was live music at the BellyUp. The band was the Easy Star All Stars. They play a style of reggae called Dub. Dub is often a slower vibe sent like water meandering through a meadow. The sounds are often long swirling beats mixed with a few up tempo riffles for the dancing feat and swaggering hips.
Back to the woman....she was unique and raw. Not your typical reggae, long robbed, head turbine, african queen. Her look was very punk almost rocker. She had piercing in her lip and tongue with big stretched ears dangling heavy hoops. Her hair a braided mohawk of sorts with the back shaved. This intense look matched with a voice which could summon a room to stand in amazement and give shivers over the body. The depth and soul was fantastic and inspiring. To have such power erupt from this woman was a gift for all of us. And after she would stream through this range of vocalizations, this tough woman, would smile, just barley, and you could feel her happiness leak out into the room.
The trombone player had quite the opposite look. The classic jazz musician style with matching gray suit, black shoes, and cabbie hat. His head bald and shinny from sweat. The jams he preformed would shake the room with this thundering bravado and smiles would light up and appreciate the talent he possesed.
The video below will give some idea of what the show was like, but if you ever get a chance, see it live! Enjoy....
This is them covering a Pink Floyd Song. At about 40secs on the video it gets awesome...
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