LINKS
En anglais et en
français. In English and in French.
Hamza
El Din is one of the
original pioneers of world music.
A
son of the Nubian diaspora (their ancient homeland was destroyed by the
Aswan Dam), he brought his Nubian tradition to the Arab oud (not often
used in Nubia before him) to create a unique, soulful Afro-Arab music
with profound Sufi overtones. In English, with some pages in Arabic.
http://www.hamzaeldin.com/
NOTE
: see this
page for my personal memoir of
the late Hamza El Din...
Borys
Cholewka musician, teacher, certified shaman (yes,
the Tuvan government certifies
authentic inheritors of their shamanic tradition, and Borys is one!).
Espace
Ecosophia
(loi
1901)
Notre amie Fatiha Leroy donne son énergie inspiratrice
à cette association, qui a pour but de permettre
à chacun de trouver son épanouissement
à partir de rencontres multidisciplinaires, de partager le
plaisir des connaissances et d'accéder au monde artistique,
dans un but thérapeutique ou de recherche, afin de
construire son harmonie personnelle, d'explorer ses dimensions
intérieures, et de participer à une action
àvisée écologique et humanitaire.
ECKERMANN DRUMS
Norbert
Eckermann makes superb frame drums. Having traveled and studied
in the Middle East, he combines Austrian craftsmanship with ancient
esthetics and new and traditional practices to create the lightest,
sturdiest, most beautiful-sounding tuneable frame drum I know of. Even
better than Remo. http://www.eckermanndrums.com/
Bali
Treasures, and Drum Factory --- Good site on drums and other world
instruments. http://www.bali-treasures.com/gamelan.html
Music in Our World Home Page
a good
introduction to world music,
covering simple Western music theory, European, Arab, Indian,
Indonesian, African musics.
Maqam World.
Perhaps the best site for learning
about classical Arab music. Many examples of forms, scales and rhythms.
Some mp3 files, and interactive online learning. In English and
Arabic..
Jas's
Middle-Eastern Rhythms
- very scholarly and useful page listing many Middle Eastern rhythms,
mostly Arab. Easy notation, readable by anyone with a bit of practice.
Some have mp3 files to listen to. In English, Portuguese, Japanese.
http://www.rhythmweb.com/
A major source of information about drums, drumming, rhythms, etc.
http://www.schuyesmans.be/gregoriaans/
Gregorian chant site, with very good
information, history,
examples. In English, French, Dutch, Portuguese.
http://chandrakantha.com/
Excellent Indian music site. Useful
information on instruments,
teachers, music, concerts. In English and German.
http://makar-records.com/sitefrench/indexf.html
Un site francophone
très utile pour les amateurs de musique indienne : infos sur
les grands
matres de tous les styles, tous les instruments et de toutes les
Ècoles traditionnelles.
The Just Intonation Network has valuable
information on the vast
world of musics beyond the confines of equal temperament.
Bill Douglas
Director
of Music at Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado. His eclectic
recordings and performances, as well as his original, creative approach
to teaching music, have influenced many musicians who seek a deeper
approach to music than post-modernism.
David Hykes's
harmonic chant, in the genre of overtone singing, David Hykes's music
is unparalleled in artistic quality. Well-designed site in English and
French.
SPIRITUALITY,
PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, ETC :
Inspired by the work of mythologist and philosopher Joseph Campbell http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Sparta/9277/
Excellent
religion/myth resource site
Fraternet,
Site francophone --- la spiritualité engagée.
Michel Cazenave
(site francophone) philosophe,
Ècrivain, pote, animateur et crÈateur de
l'Èmission Les
Vivants et les Dieux
sur France-Culture, une ressource rare et incontournable en France pour
une confluence de la spiritualité, la philosophie, l'art, et
la
psychologie qui est authentique, et qui dépasse les
stéréotypes des
mass-media.
http://www.veriditas.net/
The Labyrinth. This
is the major site of the labyrinth movement, initiated by the Rev.
Lauren Artress, Canon of Grace Episcopal Cathedral in San Francisco.
These friends have been a source of great encouragement and inspiration
for us. For the last seven years, the Catherine Braslavsky Ensemble has
been accompanying their labyrinth pilgrimage ceremonies each spring at
Chartres cathedral.
http://www.gnosis.org/
The Gnosis Archive
a site for downloading gnostic texts, history, and commentaries. Very
useful archives here.
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/
A useful site where
canonical and
gnostic scriptures can be consulted together.
http://www.gospels.net/
Another useful site which
offers
canonical and non-canonical gospels.
Muslim
culture links
Very useful page of links to Islamic culture sites. In English.
http://www.gospelthomas.com/
Peter
Kirby's site offers an excellent online display of the Coptic-English
interlinear text of the Gospel of Thomas, as well as the Oxyrhyncus
Greek fragments. Useful notes and links also.
http://www.marquette.edu/maqom/
An investigation of common Jewish and Christian mystical traditions in
theological and liturgical texts. English.
http://www.thestarhouse.org/
Friends in Boulder, Colorado
in the U.S. A trans-denominational community of people dedicated to
honoring the earth and all beings through ceremony, theatre, music and
dance.
http://www.newkabbalah.com
Good contemporary Kabbalah site.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Sparta/9277/
Excellent religion/myth resource site,
inspired by the work of mythologist
Joseph Campbell
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