Pictured: Billy Tibbals
. . . Creativity can Change the World
MUSIC ON ZO
Musical Musings Une
Musing Deux
Musing Trois
Music is a very large part of ZO’s artistic presentations. If you click on our various pages, you will find that we post music on all of our pages. The music is usually instrumental or something thoughtful, meditative, and on occasion, avante garde. Our presentations are multi-genre and not limited to time, so as we expand the globe, we also feature experimental and surreal compositions.
“Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio.”
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We’ve had some very cool people on these pages. Check out more of the interviews below!
Photos of Artists below and in the slideshows link to interviews and spotlights . . .
“The Finishing” – Stavroz
Kendra Beltran, ZO’s Music Editor, has been directing our music features for years while continuing her many independent writing gigs and the building of a few creative blog spots and cookie kingdoms. She’s continuing to help us branch out into the multi-creative-universe we’ve been trying to amalgamate since incarnation — so you’ll see dance, photography, fashion, and pretty much anything creative we want to do coming down the track at our weekly changing media format on the Welcome page.
. . . we’ve got a lot on the burner, including organizing the global Time ZOne Masque we’ve been planning with artists, musicians, and other creatives that we’ve been featuring. Plans are developing at the link.
52 Weeks of Wanderlust
The CIRCLES Poem . . .
This was a really fun project! In 2018, we asked each musician interviewed to submit a line of poetry based on one singular concept; circles. The result was quite extraordinary. Go to the page to read and check out all of the music . . .
Circles: With The Musicians of ZO
MUSIC has been one of the greatest forces for change on Earth … these are a few projects that ZO has been following with the hope of collaborating on something planetary and meaningful.
PLAYING FOR CHANGE
Pictured is KIM CHURCH – a part of the PLAYING FOR CHANGE movement. Admittedly, there is a lot of trouble on planet Earth, but there are some extremely beautiful people here also; and the world – no matter what you say – is growing more aware, more united, and more informed each day … BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE really works.
Playing for Change connects musicians all over the world in these amazing synchronized concerts. It takes a lot of coordination but would be great if it could happen at least once a week until things change. Yeah, wishful thinking.
DAMIAN MARLEY
The Legend continues …
YUKIKO NISHIMURA
Yukiko’s music is transportive. If you want to check out of the world for a moment … take a listen.
In one of ZO’s past incarnations we amassed a music playlist of well over 1000 musical artists that we featured in our daily art and music convergence presentations … in this latest incarnation we’re now well over that ..
IDAN RAICHEL
People are sick of division, war, and injustice … the healthy human Spirit craves basically the same things no matter what culture – to have respect, fall in love, eat, sleep & live well …
Idan has fused Israeli pop music with Middle Eastern, African, Indian and other global sounds in multicultural collaborations which are not only breaking down stereotypes and barriers – but also sales!
DORIS BRENDEL
What can we say … we love what we love 🙂
I was surprised at how many years he’s been breaking down assumptions and barriers in the middle east. Still a lot of people haven’t heard of him. His concerts with India Arie are amazing! The perspective of talks between the musicians he works with really shows the difference in perspective on peace in the middle east. They play so well together!
הפרויקט של עידן רייכל – ממעמקים
The song in this YouTube video was inspired by the Book of Pslams.
from the depth (of my soul) I called you, come to me
with your return my eyes will be lightened again
the touch of your hand is unfinished, not letting go
that would reach and bright up to the sound of your laughter
from the depth (of my soul) I called you, come to me,
in from of the moon that will light your way back to me
spread and melted by the touch of your hand
to your ears I whisper, asking
Chorus: who’s calling you tonight? listen
who’s singing out loud to you, below your window
who’s putting his soul (as in giving all he has) for you to be happy
who’s giving his hands to build your home
who’s giving his life and will put it under you
who’s gonna live as dust to your feet
who love you the most, more than all of your lovers
who’s gonna save you from every single bad spirit?
from the depth (of his soul)
from the depth (of my soul) I called you, come to me,
in from of the moon that will light your way back to me
spread and melted by the touch of your hand
to your ears I whisper, asking
Chorus: who’s calling you tonight? Listen . . .
Eventually, ZO will be playing “inventive”, “visual” “timeless” artists each day and choosing some for inclusion in our upcoming film — The O.D.D. Room Project.
