Friday May 02, 2025
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #617
Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #617 is an hour of dynamic visionary acoustic improvised music made by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, singing bowl, Native flute, 4- and 8-string ukulele, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in April 2025, today’s show eases in on the wave of low, heartbeat drum, crystal bowl and soaring Native flute that is “Silver Rays In The Night”, an affectingly fundamental song with a poetic lyric from Mariam punctuated by percussive Native flute. “To The Mystery Of The Starry Night” is a languid, gently propulsive folk number with beautiful 8-string ukulele, triumphant gospel piano and a fine vocal from Mariam and “Mandavina The Moose” is a gorgeous, psychedelic forest story with the ensemble turning in a nuanced and deeply affecting performance that journeys languidly through alternately lush and alien musical landscapes. “Sail On” is a beautiful waltz from the “Release” LP and receives a relaxed, emotional rendition with a fine vocal from Mariam. “Summer Around The Bend” has a beautifully relaxed air with the interaction of Mariam’s ukulele, Craig’s steady conga work and Bob’s circular, repetitive piano motif. A signature Native flute fanfare from Mariam ushers in the emotional “Filling Each Others’ Hearts”, a lovely, rich, unhurried ballad that ranges through various moods before settling into the “Romance” theme from Prokofiev’s “Lieutenant Kije” suite to close today’s session.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com