During a trip to China in 1994 after a visit to the Ming Tombs with Qi Fong, a student at the Beijing university and my translator, we encountered a caretaker and gardener who offered to show us the Secret Garden hidden deep within the Palace of the Forbidden City. Having passed through the main halls of the palace and through a series of winding corridors, we were led into an exquisitely lush
sanctuary of murmuring fountains and hushed corner pavilions filled with every sort of tropical plant and fauna. In an alcove hidden still further in the ancient space sat a young woman under an umbrella playing the Guzengh and singing softly to herself. Unable to tear myself  away from the experience I sat beside her as she gently sang of a lost love and a far off land to the south.

2-28-2017

Logical Drift - A Garden In The Forbidden City

Veteran music writer, composer, producer and performer, John Matarazzo sooths the listener with Ambient, Chillout, Dub, Reggae and World Music elements under the Logical Drift project.

More recently, the Logical Drift project started to release a remix series, ranging from popular dub and roots rock reggae songs from iconic artists such as Gregory Isaacs, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and Sly & Robbie.

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