Posts Tagged ‘Dawoud Kringle’
Report: MFM ZOOM Webinar #9 w. Banning Eyre
MFM Presents Music Is Essential Webinar #9 with Banning Eyre – Expanding Our Conception of the Guitar in Africa Report by Dawoud Kringle On Friday, April 29, 2022, MFM presented its ninth Music is Essential webinar with Banning Eyre (VOYAGERS guitarist, author, photographer, Senior Producer for the Peabody Award-winning public radio series Afropop Worldwide, and MFM AC member.) The…
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MFM Presents: “Music Is Essential” ZOOM Webinar #8 with Royal Hartigan Speaking about “The Inner Pulse of West African Rhythms” “This music helps us to get through the insanity of this life with a heart.” – royal hartigan By Dawoud Kringle On Tuesday, January 25th, 2022, MFM presented its 8th Music Is Essential Webinar. This episode,…
Read MoreReport: MFM ZOOM Webinar #7 with Chris Reza
“Music Is Essential” ZOOM Webinar #7 with Chris Reza By Dawoud Kringle On Thursday, December 16, 2021, MFM presented its 7th “Music Is Essential” webinar. This webinar featured Chris Reza, and explored the economic realities of Broadway musicals. Chris Reza is a seasoned professional musician. He has performed in more than 50 musicals, Broadway musician…
Read More2021 Annual Membership Meeting Report
Report By Dawoud Kringle On Tuesday, December 7th, 2021, MFM held its annual membership meeting via Zoom conference. David Belmont hosted. The meeting began with the attendees introducing themselves. David Belmont presented the 2020 Financial Report. The net revenues from membership dues increased from $2864 in 2020 to $4174 in 2021, and T-shirt sales were…
Read MoreReport: MFM ZOOM Webinar #4 w. Richard Miller and Stephen Johnson
The Rhythmic and Harmonic History of Brazilian Music from Choro to Bossa Nova Report by Dawoud Kringle On Friday, March 26, 2021, MFM presented its 4th Zoom Webinar. MFM Members Richard Miller and Stephen Johnson presented a discussion on the history of Brazilian music. Guitarist Richard Miller has performed extensively throughout the United States and…
Read MoreReport: MFM and MPA ZOOM Webinar #3 w. Eleni Lomvardou and Christopher North
The Art of Hearing what you See – Composing Music for Film, Television, Theatre, and Dance Review by Dawoud Kringle On Sunday, March 7th, 2021, Musicians for Musicians, in collaboration with the Manhattan Producers Alliance presented its newest webinar; The Art of Hearing what you See – Composing Music for Film, Television, Theatre, and Dance.…
Read MoreReport: MFM ZOOM Webinar #2 with Baba Donn Eaton Babatunde
On Friday, January 29, 2021, MFM presented “’Music Is Essential’ ZOOM Webinar #2 with Baba Donn Eaton Babatunde Speaking About Caribbean Drumming in America.” Baba Donn Eaton Babatunde is a master percussionist. He performed and / or recorded with The Dance Theatre of Harlem, Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre, Maurice Hines, Gregory Hines, Andy Williams, Chuck…
Read More2020 MFM Annual Membership Meeting Report
By Dawoud Kringle On Thursday, December 3rd, 2020, Musicians For Musicians held its annual Membership Meeting to present the state of MFM in the year 2020. The meeting was held via Zoom conference (in observation of social distancing). The first order of business was the membership votes on the Board of Directors. David Belmont tallied…
Read MoreNo PUA Payments Anymore…What’s Going to Happen With Us Working Musicians?
“85% of people are more scared of financial ruin than dying of Corona.” – Keith Levenson Text by Dawoud Kringle On July 31st, 2020, the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) or the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) $600 weekly payments to individuals who are unable to work because of a COVID-19-related reason but are not eligible…
Read MoreMFM PODCAST EPISODE 9: Mark Deutsch discusses the artistic and professional processes and aspects of his pursuit of a unique musical vision
In this episode of the MFM Speaks Out, Dawoud Kringle interviews California based musician, improviser, composer, and inventor of the Bazantar Mark Deutsch about his personal evolution from contrabass and sitar virtuoso to designing an unprecedented musical instrument, his artistic and spiritual philosophies on music, and the struggles of being an innovator and iconoclast. Mark started as a…
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