Today I post the pics of a
restoring morning with my musician friend Galeb. Few days ago, due to
several and complicated reasons, we met in Regensburg, a
suggestive Bavarian town.
We had a walk, a coffee, a chat and a few jokes.. Then once again, we said good bye...
Who knows when will the
next meeting be!
Lukily any of us can keep track of his adventures by
listening his ...
The Republic of Kalmykia is the only
country in Europe whose main religion is Buddhism in its Tibetan way, due to
ancient migration of peoples from the East. It is part of the Russian Federation and it is located on the western shore of the Caspian Sea. Its
culture and traditions are still in vigour today and they conserve typical
aspects of central Asia folklore. Among those, there is a particular method of
singing through which it is possible to express multiple sounds simultaneously. Okna
Tsahan Zam is an interpreter of this Art.
I thank my friend Andrea for letting me know the
following video belonging to Tim Cope Journeys Channel.
Certe volte mi viene da pensare che il modo in cui viviamo con il nostro corpo sia, come dire, fuorviante. Ho la strana sensazione per esempio, che i miei occhi non siano completamente atti al vedere. Non e’ colpa loro del resto, dato che hanno svolto un ottimo lavoro per 28 anni. Sono loro grato per come siano riusciti a superare con successo ore e ore trascorse al computer. Ma io? Posso dire di essere capace a sfruttare il loro potenziale?
La nostra vista può vedere un bersaglio a miglia di distanza, ma quante volte al giorno possiamo realmente alzare lo sguardo sopra l’orizzonte? Nella maggior parte dei casi, questa facoltà ci è addirittura del tutto inutile. Eppure l’antropologo C.L. Strauss scrisse di una tribù con un grande senso dell’orientamento perché era in grado di individuare nel cielo in pieno giorno il pianeta Venere. Lo stesso C.L. Strauss andò a vedersi vecchi trattati di navigazione e scoprì che la stessa cosa era possibile anche per antichi marinai della nostra civiltà. Non si può dire se il resto degli umani abbia perso questa abilità o si sia di dimenticato come usarla. (Claude Lévi-Strauss, Mito e Significato, 1978)
In parallelo, se il primo Homo Sapiens potesse fare una passeggiata nella nostra epoca, potrebbe compiere giusto qualche passo prima di soffocare. Egli non potrebbe vivere in un mondo con milioni di auto così come facciamo noi, anche se probabilmente poteva fare maggior affidamento sull'olfatto nel corso della sua normale vita quotidiana.
Così, dubbi sono avanzati in me riguardo le altre parti del corpo. Non sono più tanto sicuro che la bocca sia per mangiare e la lingua per assaporare il cibo. Non sono nemmeno sicuro che le mie mani afferrino correttamente le cose che sposto da una parte all’altra.
Al contrario, quando vedo degli scimpanzé alla televisione maneggiare delle pietre o dei bastoni, percepisco come essi veramente intendano le loro azioni mentre le compiono. Le loro mani sembrano avere un coscienza propria quando toccano ciò che presto sarà un attrezzo per pescare le formiche attraverso un buco nel terreno. Ho cominciato a credere che in questi momenti, le loro mani pelose, siano più mani delle mie.
One
fine day Galeb (Goran Erjavec) decided that his goal in life was not
mastering the art of classical guitar; on that very day he set aside
his ten-years-long classical bildung and chose the lure of
rock and roll, the rusticity of blues, the euphoria of funky.
Good
friends and fair musicians accompanied him in his first steps,
contributing to the realisation of his a first, genuinely felt EP.
This
was but the beginning of a long (and ever longer) series of journeys.
His
city had become too narrow for his creative flights, Galeb needed "an
open space". Next stop: New Zealand! Six fruitful months, that
brought him back with a lot of new ideas and the determination to
dedicate himself to music.
From
that moment on, the northern hemisphere of his art would be the
faithful voice of his "room-neighbour" and life companion:
Galeb's younger sister, the Seagull (Gaia Erjavec).
Galeb
and the Seagull make a powerful duo, performing captivating “100%
organic beach-music”... and warming up for the next departure
together. A year in Australia full of adventures and meaningful
experiences, that would see the fearless Galebs coming back
home with new energy and creativity.
Even
though separated for some time, following diverging paths, brother
and sister would shortly meet again at home, Trieste, just in
time to record "Sweet and Sour, Please!", their ticket for
the next destination: the crazy streets of Berlin.
Here
Galeb has the chance to share his experiences, emotions and passions
directly with the people and get the best of the city's vibrations to
cultivate with care the seeds of what will become "Picking
Flowers". A sincere solo album, the result of the first six
months busking in Berlin, with the Seagull and alone...
…
and the flowers are continuing to bloom! Soon, very soon, Galeb will
share with us the impressions of the last months of experiences,
meetings, travelling, and hard work!
Here's
“The Letter”, a taste of “The Sailor, The Bird ans the
Butterfly”, the new album.
Enjoy
and share the music!
Where to next?
On
Soundcloud, listen to Galeb and the Seagull's music and download it
for free;
Sometimes, the thought comes to my mind that the way we are living with our body is misleading. I get the strange feeling, for example, that my eyes are not entirely to see any more. It's not up to them, though. They have been doing an extraordinary job for 28 years and I am grateful to them for how they managed to overwhelm successfully hours spent in front of the laptop. But what about my part? Am I able to use my eyes up to their potential?
Our sight can spot target miles and miles away, but how many times during the day can we raise our eyes above the horizon? In most of the cases, this faculty is not of any use any more, even though the anthropologist C.L. Strauss wrote of a tribe with an extraordinary sense of orientation because they could spot Venus in the sky during day time. Then, he went to see old treaties of navigation and he found out that it was possible for old sailors of our civilisation as well, but we can not say if the rest of the humans lost this skill or simply forgot how to do it. (Claude Lévi-Strauss, Myth and Meaning, 1978)
In parallel, if the first Homo Sapiens could have a walk in our time, he would take just a few steps before suffocating. He could not live in a world with million of cars as we do, but probably he could rely much more on his nose for his every day life.
So, doubts raised on me about other parts of the body. I am not sure the mouth is for eating and the tongue to taste food. I am not even sure if my hands are grabbing correctly things I move from a place to another.
On the contrary, when I see Chimps on TV handling rocks or stick, I perceive they really mean those actions. Their hands seem to have a conscience on their own when they touch what soon will be a tool for fishing ants trough a hole in the ground. I started to believe that in these moments, their hairy hands are more hands than mines.
Today I post the pics of a
restoring morning with my musician friend Galeb. Few days ago, due to
several and complicated reasons, we met in Regensburg, a
suggestive Bavarian town. 
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