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Tag: music

  • A Piano in the Amazon

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    I first met Carla Ruaro at Nidderdale High School in 2006, where she had traveled to run a music workshop and concert with the Harrogate International Festival’s “Live Music Now”. My son took part, receiving tuition from The Trio Brazilian Ensemble, which also included violinist Felipe Karam from south Brazil and the renowned cellist from…

  • Global change needed

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    Its late here in UK – but not in New York or Cartagena, Columbia, or Belem, Brazil ! I’ve been discussing the upcoming Earth Summit which AmaZonArt will be attending, in Rio de Janeiro, bizarrely at the invitation of the Kenyan Government. Further to our African trip, links have now been forged with Columbian ThinkTank…

  • Bridging the world

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    I am so stupidly excited. So much is going on that I don’t know where to start but the journey will take us right round the world. While the craziness ensues with KO2 rattling cages to effect change, much bigger projects are spawning which may well enable us to rise way above and match the…

  • A New Year & already New Results

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    Diego just sent pictures of the finished ponte <bridge> at Viviane’s house (on left). After visiting Combu Island with Amazonart in October Viviane and her mother ‘Nena’ incredibly accommodated us in their home on the river. There are many different memories from the trip but what stands out to me are always the real and actual…

  • Power of the Amazon Music AND People

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    This video was made by meu amigo, Leo Chermont, in his studio. He wanted to record the power and the beauty of the people. As he says on the video “Trabalhar assim… nao tem coisa melhor” <With work like this there couldn’t be anything better> Leo, in sunglasses in the video, is also accompanied by…