Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #396 is an hour of visionary acoustic improv music featuring the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, native flute, acoustic guitar and shrudi box, Bob Sherwood on piano, Craig Harris on congas and native drums and Robin Rooney on vocals and djimbe.  Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in May 2020, today’s show begins with the relaxed and very evocative “I Love You So”, a powerful and plaintive song of praise and love.  “Peaceful Harmony As You Open Your Wings” is a stately, gospel-influenced piece with fine vocals from Mariam and Robin and “Right Before Our Eyes” is a driving rock song about transformation in our time with dramatic piano from Bob and compelling vocals from Mariam.  “Go Deep” is a little swiss watch of a song with call and response vocals from Mariam and Robin and an expansive piano figure from Bob and “Andaya Nayana” closes the show with a beautiful, meditative groove built on Mariam’s beautiful vocals and shrudi box.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #395 Part Two was recorded at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, on a warm late spring day and features the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, native flute, ukulele, harmonica, piano and acoustic guitar, Bob Sherwood on piano and acoustic guitar and Craig Harris on congas and native drums.  Today’s first piece is the driving, fundamental “Let’s All Go Down Deep Within” a blooming, growing piece that begins in an austere native mode and grows into a lush ballad decorated by gorgeous native flute from Mariam.  “All Hail To The Glory” is a pretty, sprightly ballad hung upon Mariam’s chiming ukulele and Craig’s driving congas that grows into a driving Afrocuban groove with ambitious, imaginative and jazzy piano figures from Bob.  Next up, “Queen Moon” is a gorgeous, impassioned ballad featuring acoustic guitar and inspired, visionary lyrics from Mariam.  Today’s final piece is “So Many Shades Of Green” and features Mariam’s piano as Bob moves to the acoustic guitar.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com
 

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #395 was recorded in May 2020 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, and is an hour of live improvised acoustic music featuring the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, acoustic guitar, ukulele, shrudi box and native flute, Bob Sherwood on piano, Craig Harris on congas and native drums and Robin Rooney on vocals and djimbe.  Today’s show begins with the lovely mystical raga “I Am Expressing My Soul’s Deepest Passion”, an eastern piece with a deeply spiritual flow featuring fine vocals from Mariam and Robin.  “Let’s Sail Along” continues the mystical mood with more great vocals and an imaginative piano backing from Bob.  “Jophy The Monkey” is a whimsical tale set to a varied, energized musical backing and “Rialia” is a lush and mysterious take of a classic song by Mariam.  “Let’s Sing To The Coloratura” is a relaxed, meditative folk song and today’s closing number is a sprightly folk tune to a spring morning called “Ah The Morning Oh Yeah”.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #393 is an hour of visionary acoustic musical improvisation and songs by Mariam Massaro played live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington in April of 2020.  Featuring the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, native flute, ukulele and acoustic guitar, Bob Sherwood on piano, Craig Harris on congas and native drums and Robin Rooney on vocals and djimbe, today’s show begins with the mesmerizing native tone poem “When I Open My Eyes”, featuring a beautiful lyric of praise and lush native flute passages from Mariam.  Through many facets and movements, this beautiful, sprawling piece represents many aspects of our relationship to nature and divinity.  “The Snow Queen Is Visiting Us Again” is a driving, percussion-heavy song of praise to a late snow shower featuring an energized drum backline from Craig and Robin.  Mariam plays her chiming 8-string ukulele for the dancing, uplifting “I’m Grateful”, and conclude today’s show with Mariam’s classic, the fundamental and deeply powerful “I Am The Mother Earth”.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #392 was recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in April of 2020 and features visionary acoustic improvisation with Mariam Massaro on vocals, native flute, acoustic guitar, dulcimer and ukulele and Bob Sherwood on piano.  We begin today with the sprightly, ancient British Isle raga of “We Have Arrived”, a dramatic piece driven by Mariam’s dancing dulcimer and imaginative piano from Bob.  “No More Waiting” is a deeply felt minor key ballad with Mariam on acoustic guitar and “Oh The Journey” is a mystical, evocative cloud of a piece that arrives and departs softly and emotionally.  “Reawakening” is stage-set with Mariam and her gentle ukulele before a healthy dose of drama is injected via Bob’s piano.  “Brightly” is a native-influenced tone poem from Mariam to the power of nature and “Grateful We’re Shining” sets the stage for extensive, evocative flute passages from Mariam.  We finish today with Mariam’s classic Hawaiian folk song “Shamiyaya” given a beautiful, and deeply felt reading with dancing ukulele and imaginative, flowing piano.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #391 is an hour of visionary acoustic improvisation featuring the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, native flute, acoustic guitar, ukulele and dulcimer, Bob Sherwood on piano and Robin Rooney on djimbe and vocals.  Recorded on an April afternoon at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today’s show begins with the gorgeous “Oh Rose”, a simple and yet rich, romantic song in praise of the flower.  “Did You See The Moon Last Night?” elevates the mood of simple praise and gratitude to the night sky with an energetic vocal from Mariam set to a driving folk groove.  The band opens into a spacious, evocative soundscape that sets the stage for a gorgeous conversation between Mariam and her native flute.  “Tucked Inside The Glory” continues today’s theme of simple reverence and appreciation, couching an individual prayer for humanity in a mystical, spacious musical context and “Letting Go” is a mysterious raga driven by Mariam’s dulcimer and Robin’s steady djimbe and soaring background vocals.  Driving to a powerful peak, the song releases into a beautiful coda with the introduction of an unusually evocative piano figure from Bob and more of Mariam’s voice and flute dialogue.  We conclude today’s show with Mariam’s “Rialia”, a deeply beautiful and simple minor folk ballad full of suggestion and mystery.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #389 was recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts on April 6, 2020 and is an hour of visionary acoustic improvised music featuring the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, native flute, acoustic guitar, ukulele, dulcimer and celtic harp, Robin Rooney on djimbe and vocals, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and native drums.  Today’s first number is the epic-and-yet sprightly, folky “Humanity Hunkering Home”, a positive spin on the Coronavirus quarantine featuring a fine lyric and energized ukulele from Mariam.  “Spring Is Still Coming On” takes a turn for the mystical, and is an evocative and deeply felt paean to the change of seasons driven by Robin and Craig’s powerful rhythm section.  “Goddess, Goddess” is a classic from Mariam, here given a flowing and reverent treatment with beautiful vocal interplay between Robin and Mariam and imaginative piano from Bob.  “Sing Down The Walls” is a folk anthem from Mariam, and “Restore” is another Mariam song, here given a stately and evocative treatment as befits this beautiful environmental anthem.  We conclude today’s show with an exceptional take of Mariam’s “We Call In The Elements”, a deep and foundational prayer to the four elements and the four directions.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #389 was taped live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in April 2020 and features songs by Mariam Massaro and improvisations from the Gaea Star Band with Mariam on vocals, acoustic guitar, native flute and ukulele, Craig Harris on congas, drums and balaphone and Bob Sherwood on piano.  Today’s first piece is the stately, reflective “Do You Ever Wonder Where You Go?”, a showcase for Mariam’s visionary improvised melody and lyrics.  A shift in tempo brings us without pause to the minimalist, autumnal “Oh The Symphony Of Life”, a piece that culminates in a bluesy and pleasantly dissonant conversation between Bob’s Gershwinesque piano figure and Mariam’s soaring native flute.  “Farewell To Winter” brings more summer into the music with a slow, hypnotic groove from a rhythm section featuring Mariam’s acoustic guitar, steady, driving congas from Craig and Bob’s ever-searching piano.  “Stay Ahead Of The Game Of Life” is today’s final piece, an elegiac, native-inflected improv which provides a showcase for Mariam’s lyrical native flute and evocative nature imagery.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #388 is an hour of inspired, visionary acoustic improvisational music recorded by the Gaea Star Band, featuring Mariam Massaro on vocals, acoustic guitar, ukulele and native flute, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and native drums.  Tracked live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington Massachusetts in the early spring of 2020, today’s show begins with the mystical, grooving “Into The Realm Of Serenity”, a jazzy jam with imaginative grooves and an inspiring lyric from Mariam.  “Keep On Walking” is a lovely minor ballad that expresses unity and mutual support, and “Standing In The Rain” is a driving, pretty folk song carried along by Mariam’s chiming ukulele.  “Manekayo” is an upbeat Hawaiian flavored song to the night sky that builds on piano climaxes and Mariam’s sparkling eight string ukulele with a bed of steady congas from Craig.  “Just Walk Away” is a classic song from Mariam, presented here as a staid folk rock ballad, and “Everywhere The People Are Changing” frames the Covid 19 pandemic as an opportunity for unity and change set to a minor folk groove and “Thank You For The Year” rises out of a lovely, plaintive native flute solo above lush piano to grow into a majestic gospel ballad.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro

Join us for a compelling, exciting hour of dynamic, visionary acoustic improvisational music today on the Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #387 Part Two.  Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington Massachusetts in March 2020, today’s show features the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, native flute, sitar, acoustic guitar, Shrudi box and ukulele, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and native drums.  Today’s show begins with the mystical “Into The Realm Of Light” with Mariam playing her sitar and singing a hopeful and compelling lyric in the face of the pandemic.  For “Simply Be” Mariam ads native flute fanfares to the raga, this time a tale of faeries and woodland creatures.  “We’re Rising High Above It” is a sunny folk song that addresses the pandemic crisis with humor and a high vibration of unity and change and “Such A Delight” continues in a lighter vein with fine ukulele from Mariam and gospel/opera piano from Bob.  “Breathe In The Beauty” is a lush, mystical piece led again by Mariam’s ukulele and a fine, driving conga groove from Craig as we explore more eastern modalities with a spirit of energy and adventure.  Bob introduces a series of variations that enrich the fabric of this simple, driving piece.  “Ride The Waves” introduces a hypnotic drone via Mariam’s shrudi box, an interesting instrument that is the sonic cousin of the bagpipe with it’s chordal drones.  Bob adds harmonic variety beneath Mariam’s prayerful lyric.  Mariam picks up her acoustic guitar for today’s final piece, the evocative “Into The River”, a beautiful, melancholic, swirling, emotional piece that closes today’s show on a characteristically elevated vibration.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com