Uniting nations divided by space and time
Once upon a time our music was created naturally. Natural instruments were played by skilled artisans that studied their craft until they understood not only theory, but purpose and responsibility. For years in many African traditions, the drums have been used to evoke spirits. The different drums were made to produce a wide variety of sounds and serve a vast array of purposes. They were not different just for the sake of being so. If you did not have a complete grasp of your instrument and the power it possessed, then you could evoke unwanted spirits. Whatever spirit you gave life to became your responsibility.
With the emergence of the digital age, we as a society have begun to tap into energy frequencies we didn't even know existed 50 years ago. Now any cat with a computer and software can produce "music," with no formal training. And ain't nothing wrong with that.
The problem is that as we produce musical compositions with that bangin' kick drum as the heartbeat, we give life to words that conjure spirits that travel our realm unchecked. Unchecked because producers want to make platinum hits without accepting the responsibility of the spirits they evoke and the actions that are set in motion by the energies released through their music.
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