Hello dear friends. It's been a long while. We've all been through hell some way or other and I wish you love joy and strength.
It was great having Brian visit us in Durban this past month (the old boy's leaving on Friday). Well while he was here I got him to do some backing vocals. And he was a big help with the mixing as well. Thanks Brian!

Vocals and guitars Johnny Minstrel
Backing vocals Brian Peters https://soundcloud.com/brianpeters-3



Legerdemain - words and music Johnny Minstrel 

Bring out your entertainers
the jugglers and the clowns
We’re in the belly of the beast
as the world shuts down
All is smoke and mirrors
I hear someone say
Living the illusion
till Judgement Day 

Oh legerdemain
Too fast for the eye to see and the brain to explain
Oh, oh legerdemain
C’mon baby 
Do that trick again

He’s gonna blow your mind
Mo Magic’s back in town
There’s always something kinder
Whenever he’s around
Today is like tomorrow
Uncertain and unclear
Spill your drink of sorrows
God knows that’s too much beer

Oh legerdemain
Too fast for the eye to see and the brain to explain
Oh, oh legerdemain
C’mon baby 
Do that trick again

Well there’s nobody here
Anymore than somebody there
Guess I’ll meet you in the ether
On some dodgy cable line
And if you see me turn the corner
Wave a hello or goodbye
Who knows where I’ll be going
And who I’ll be next time
Who I’ll be next time 

Bring out your entertainers
All the world’s a stage
Just looks a little smaller
In this virtual cage
So, throw in a coin dear missus
I promise you a thrill
Not stealing from the masses
Or teaching how to kill

Oh legerdemain
Too fast for the eye to see and the brain to explain
Oh, oh legerdemain
C’mon baby 
Do that trick again

Rumours From Paradise

Legerdemain

Legerdemain     with Brian Peters

Copyright 2024 Joe Stroffolino

Lots of people moving to the state of AZ
The desert seems like a nice a nice place to be
The only problem is there’s not enough H20
One day you’ll turn the tap and it’s not gonna flow
The climate keeps getting drier every single year
I guess we’ll have to take fewer showers and drink more beer

If you can’t stand the heat maybe you should get out of the kitchen
Maybe this isn’t the right place for you.
The sun up in the sky is 93 million miles away
But it feels a lot closer on a hot Arizona day

There’s not enough snowpack on the mountains up high
They say the Colorado river’s running dry
They’re ripping up lawns, replacing them with rocks
Instead of going barefoot, you walk around in crocs
The polar glaciers are melting in to the sea
I wish that they could scoop up an iceberg and drop it down on me

If you can’t stand the heat maybe you should get out of the kitchen
Maybe this isn’t the right place for you

Most of the rain falls in the summer
Monsoon season can be a real bummer
You get a big dust storm, they call it a haboob
You can watch scary videos on You Tube
You’ll be driving and suddenly you can’t see
You gotta make sure you don’t crash into a cactus or a tree

If you can’t stand the heat maybe you should get out of the kitchen
Maybe this isn’t the right place for you

A long time a ago, it must have been tough without air conditioning
People just had to sit around all day moaning and bitching 
Now the biggest thing we complain about is our high electric bill
As we lie on the couch watching Netflix enjoying the comfortable chill

If you can’t stand the heat maybe you should get out of the kitchen
Maybe this isn’t the right place for you
The sun up in the sky is 93 million miles away
But it feels a lot closer on a hot Arizona day

Can't Stand the Heat

Tenor saxophones wrapped around a moog core with injections of spacey flute and beats. 
(Headphones recommended).

Pic. (possibly CERN) c/o Pinterest.

DOUBLE WIRED

The Oblique Beacon

A collaboration with my fellow musician and guitarist, Aris'e. Guitar performed by Aris'e, Remix by BOUYA. This guitar is Cassette tape recorded!

Arise! (the official recorded version)

Together is Better

PARENTAL MENTAL

QUE FONT NOS DIRIGEANTS

This is the second time I've collaborated with Khan, the first being with her and the percussive brilliance of Tot on "Sunday Afternoon" -

https://soundcloud.com/texmex-shaman/102tms527wav-wav?si=a942ff38963648f287803f324b6030b5


We talked about maybe doing another after that one and I thought it would be cool to hear her on a heavier track, so I sent her this music and she came up with the lyrics and vocal. 



We love Magic - by Khan

Kids caught between magic and real life
Just drifting no where to go
Kids love magic
Just drifting no where to go
Kids love magic

It’s same for adults 
I know 
No matter what you look like 
You are angel

Kids caught between magic and real life
Just drifting no where to go
Kids love magic
Just drifting no where to go
Kids love magic

Kids caught between magic and real life
Just drifting no where to go
Kids love magic
It’s same for adults 
I know 
No matter what you look like 
You are angel

We Love Magic - w/ Khan

The radiant city

Letra: Baseada na leitura de Eclesiastes 3:1-8,11.
Música Original: Heman on.soundcloud.com/xzQJJ

Arranjos: Osterne Filho

Ouça também:
soundcloud.com/julie_montes/a-time-for-everything-cb-ja-m

UM TEMPO PARA TUDO
Ec 3:1-8,11

Pra tudo tem o seu tempo 
E sob o céu, todo plano tem seu tempo, tem seu tempo
Nascer e morrer, plantar e arrancar
O que plantou-se, pra tudo tem seu tempo certo,
Tempo certo;

Tudo belo, em Seu tempo, Ele fez!
Também em seus corações Ele pôs
A eternidade, sem que estes possam descobrir
O que Deus fez desde o princípio ‘té o fim.

Há tempo para matar e curar;
Pra destruir e pra construir;
Há tempo para chorar e sorrir
Para o luto e pra dançar;
Há tempo para lançar as pedras 
E há tempo para juntar as pedras;
E até um tempo pra abraçar e afastar-se.


Há tempo para buscar e perder;
Há tempo para rasgar e coser;
Há tempo pra se desfazer, guardar 
Falar e se calar;
Para amar e pra aborrecer;
Num tempo há guerra e em outro há paz.
Pra tudo, um tempo tem!


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No estâ todavía en Español….
solo es una Traducción Provicional … 


1-Para todo hay un tiempo, y un tiempo para todo lo que se hace bajo el cielo.
Tiempo de nacer y tiempo de morir;
tiempo de plantar y tiempo de arrancar lo plantado;
(lo plantado).

Él hizo todo hermoso a su tiempo; también puso eternidad en sus corazones,
pero para que el hombre no descubra lo que Dios ha hecho desde el principio hasta el fin.

2-Tiempo de matar y tiempo de sanar;
tiempo de derribar y tiempo de edificar;
tiempo de llorar y tiempo de reír;
tiempo de lamentarse y tiempo de bailar;
tiempo de esparcir piedras y tiempo de juntar piedras;
tiempo de abrazar y tiempo de abstenerse de abrazar;

3-tiempo de buscar y tiempo de perder. Tiempo de guardar, y tiempo de desechar;
tiempo de romper, y tiempo de coser;
tiempo de callar, y tiempo de hablar;
tiempo de amar, y tiempo de odiar;
tiempo de guerra, y tiempo de paz.
(Un tiempo para todo)

Eclesiastés 3:1-8,11


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For everything there is a season,
And a time for every purpose 
under heaven 
(under heaven)
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up 
what is planted; 
(what is planted)

	He has made everything 
	beautiful
	in its own time; also He 
	has put
	eternity in their heart,
	yet so that man does not
	find out what God
	has done from the 
	beginning
	to the end. 

A time to kill, and a time to heal; 
A time to tear down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; 
A time to mourn, and a time to dance; 
A time to cast away stones,
and a time to gather stones together; 
A time to embrace, and a time to refrain
from embracing; 

A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to be silent, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; 
A time for war, and a time for peace.
(A time for everything)

Ecc. 3:1-8,11


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Um_tempo_para_tudo_-_🌹 A Time for everything-🌺 -OF_RB.

I'm a singer-songwriter from Durban, South Africa. Having being raised in the church I was advantaged with a ready-made audience. Their kindness, patience and ecouragement gave me the confidence to improve my songwriting and to take it quite seriously. At times when the lyrics had a touch of controversy, they never thought it scandalous, which further encouraged me to write on social issues, love songs, and songs with just a story. 
By my mid-teens I was heavily influenced by the hippy gospel songwriter Larry Norman, which may explain why into my 50's I still have long hair! Through his music I learned that songs do have a greater purpose. 
As a young upstart I was blessed with a kind and forgiving congregation. Today I'm blessed with a very tolerant family and a bunch of great friends. I love what I do!

