Meditación del retiro mensual de junio de 2022, con el título "Familia: fraternidad y filiación", publicada en la página web del Opus Dei.

Imagen: De Desconocido - http://www.larsdatter.com/merchantstalls.htm, Dominio público, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20526199

Meditación. Familia: fraternidad y filiación

新日本紀行(Shin-Nihon Kikou)

The 20-year filmmaking career of Alexandra Pelosi has been building up to this moment: a hagiographic documentary portrait of her mother, the outgoing U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. We watched PELOSI IN THE HOUSE (2022).

Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus

"Nancy Pelosi’s Daughter Makes Awful Documentaries Fawning Over the Establishment" by Will Sloan - https://jacobin.com/2022/12/nancy-alexandra-pelosi-documentary-filmmaking-establishment

"Nancy Pelosi Delivered Little for the Left, but We Might Miss Her Anyway" by Branko Marcetic - https://jacobin.com/2022/11/nancy-pelosi-house-speaker-democratic-party-center

"The Obamanauts" by Corey Robin - https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-obamanauts

Michael and Us

#388 - House of Pelosi

The banjo is a musical instrument with African origins, believed to have been developed by enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and later brought to North America. The exact origins of the banjo are unclear, but it is thought to have evolved from similar stringed instruments in West Africa, such as the akonting or ngoni

The banjo first gained popularity in the United States during the 19th century, particularly in the American South, where it became associated with African American music and culture. Early banjos were typically made with gourds for resonators and animal skin for the drumhead, and were played using a technique called frailing or clawhammer, in which the player's fingernail or a piece of bone is used to strike the strings

In the late 19th century, the banjo underwent a period of rapid evolution, with improvements in materials and construction leading to the development of more sophisticated and versatile instruments. One important development was the introduction of the resonator, a wood plate behind the open drum that increased the volume and projection of the banjo's sound. Another was the development of the five-string banjo, which added a shorter fifth string that allowed for more complex playing techniques

The origins of the 5-string banjo are unclear, but it is believed to have been developed by African American musicians in the mid-19th century. The addition of the fifth string, which is shorter than the other four strings and is tuned to a higher pitch, allowed for a wider range of notes and made it easier to play certain melodies and chord progressions

One of the early pioneers of the 5-string banjo was Joel Sweeney, a white musician from Virginia who popularized the instrument in the mid-1800s. Sweeney is often credited with introducing the shorter fifth string, as well as other improvements to the banjo, such as the addition of frets and the use of metal strings

However, it's important to note that the development of the 5-string banjo was likely a collaborative effort among many musicians, both black and white, and its exact origins are difficult to trace. Nonetheless, Sweeney's contributions were significant and helped to establish the modern form of the instrument that is still popular today

During the early 20th century, the banjo became a popular instrument in a variety of musical styles, including jazz, blues, and country music. The instrument was played by a number of famous musicians, including Earl Scruggs, who popularized a three-finger picking style that became known as the Scruggs style

In recent years, the banjo has experienced a resurgence of popularity, particularly in the realm of folk and Americana music. Today, the banjo is played in a wide range of styles and genres, and is appreciated for its unique sound and cultural significance in musical storytelling 

JTS

Jump Blues

Banjo Blues

A dark ambient track inspired by Halloween, created with Csound. A collage of my musical past, processed in various ways to create a soundscape that is both unsettling and otherworldly. The familiar is twisted and distorted, creating a sense of unease. The result is a track that is both experimental and atmospheric.

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More on this 617th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Haunt Scape (The Assignment: Halloween is coming up. Do your thing), at: https://disquiet.com/0617/

The cover image (enlarged, type added) is from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull#/media/File:3d_CT_scan_animation.gif

That image is credited to Arielinson and used thanks to a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en

About the Disquiet Junto: https://disquiet.com/junto/

What the hell is this...  - disquiet0617

[Lyrics]  
i'm running away, I don't wanna stay,  
I'ma runaway, keep me safe, I'll find a way,  
Trust me, love me, kiss me night and then day,  
I just want to be with you in every way,  
I just want to be with you in every way, yeah

oooo ahhhh ahhhh  
oooo ahhhh ahhhh

keep me asleep, I don't wanna wake,
leave me i'm sleeping, keep me dreaming of today, 
thinking, of a time, were we cuddled, in the rain
I just want to be with you in every way,  
I just want to be with you in every way, yeah

Runaway

As Fast As A Real Engine!

Esta faixa é parte integrante do livro Cada bicho tem seu canto, de autoria de Laís de Almeida Cardoso, arranjos musicais de Paulo Marcos da Conceição; voz de Maria Luísa Ribeiro Conceição, consultoria musical de Yooko Yamanaka Konishi.
Editora Volta e Meia, todos os direitos reservados.
É permitida a reprodução desde que citada a fonte.

34 Hipopotamo PB

27 Arara-Azul PB

Esta faixa é parte integrante do livro Cada bicho tem seu canto - Editora Volta e Meia (2016)
Letra e Música - Laís de Almeida Cardoso
Música e Arranjo original - Paulo Marcos Conceição
Voz - Malu Ribeiro

09 Iguana

CIA agents Lutz (@intellegint) and Havarti (@charlesraustin) interrogate Walt Tremblay (@necrobranson) about his experience aboard the weed aliens’ spacecraft, his relationship with Bashar al-Assad, and his knowledge of Reid Gimball’s whereabouts.

09 Iguana

Laís de Almeida Cardoso

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