Drumming with John Sinclair And The Amsterdam Vipers 2013
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[…] John Sinclair interpreted the broader idea of a tribal gathering 60 years ago when co-founding the Rainbow Peoples Party. John’s strong and deep musical roots in blues and jazz and his love for poetry lead him toward a more practical role in uniting the tribes. His work with the Detroit Artists Workshop, the White Panther Party / Rainbow People’s party and the MC5 has been well documented. For the purposes of this essay I’d suggest that John is a walking bridge between THE tribes and has evidenced explicit works about North American Native Peoples, Peyote Rituals, Mardi Gras Culture, and African American culture without parallel in the western tradition. Read his books and listen to his dozens of albums. Perhaps consider the musical ensembles and events and projects by John as extensions of the Rainbow Warrior complex, woo-woo thing that I’m trying to get at. He exhibits a series of radio shows titled, Ancestor Worship, that chronicle the shamanistic healing tradition of blues and jazz music, you dig? Check out Radio Free Amsterdam for his weekly radio shows. […]
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