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14 tracks | 53 minutes
Released Dec 2006
on Clear Vision
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:08 Nomaad BUY MP3 05:08 Nomaad "GIFT MP3" 05:08 Nomaad
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:13 Skatalogical Politricks BUY MP3 03:13 Skatalogical Politricks "GIFT MP3" 03:13 Skatalogical Politricks
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:17 Life & Love BUY MP3 04:17 Life & Love "GIFT MP3" 04:17 Life & Love
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:11 Spirit Out the Dark BUY MP3 05:11 Spirit Out the Dark "GIFT MP3" 05:11 Spirit Out the Dark
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:47 Rhythm of the Slave BUY MP3 01:47 Rhythm of the Slave "GIFT MP3" 01:47 Rhythm of the Slave
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:28 Mind Time BUY MP3 04:28 Mind Time "GIFT MP3" 04:28 Mind Time
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 06:22 It's A New BUY MP3 06:22 It's A New "GIFT MP3" 06:22 It's A New
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:32 Finale BUY MP3 03:32 Finale "GIFT MP3" 03:32 Finale
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:29 Cachet BUY MP3 01:29 Cachet "GIFT MP3" 01:29 Cachet
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:33 Strut BUY MP3 00:33 Strut "GIFT MP3" 00:33 Strut
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:38 HipHo BUY MP3 04:38 HipHo "GIFT MP3" 04:38 HipHo
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:31 Sahara Nights BUY MP3 03:31 Sahara Nights "GIFT MP3" 03:31 Sahara Nights
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:51 Dance BUY MP3 05:51 Dance "GIFT MP3" 05:51 Dance
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:23 Triumph of the Spirit BUY MP3 03:23 Triumph of the Spirit "GIFT MP3" 03:23 Triumph of the Spirit
Joined by a cast of internationally acclaimed musicians, Jones blends his own style of spoken word, song, poetry and spin exposes the strings on the puppets, the mixer behind the spin, and the gears in the machine.
Bio / Background
EQUANIMITY CD released! If the world is funked up, you can't keep it under your hat. Diem Jones, master of language, rhythm and deep diving for the truth, has converged with master guru composer D. Baloti Lawrence and slammin' musicians from many traditions to bring you the word, the deep-down heart and soul of it, in spoken song. Joined by a cast of internationally acclaimed musicians, Jones blends his own style of spoken word, song, poetry and spin exposing the strings on the puppets, the mixer behind the spin, and the gears in the machine.
Holding history in one hand, and poetry in the other, he stirs up thought-provoking lyrics that make you look at the world through Jones-colored lenses.
From his epic Rhythm of the Slaves to the tender Life and Love, Jones words bounce against predictability and land in originality. The music provided by the celebrity line up of musicians and composers compounds the groove in his words.
↓ more ↓Jones is joined by musicians; Chuck Cuyjet, Frank Colon, Daniel Figueiredo, Eddie Gale, Tony Khalife, Zuri Moore, Luci Murphy, JD Parran, Gabriel Powers, David Lee Spradley, Len Wood, and Poets: Elmaz Abinader, Suheir Hammad, Quincy Troupe, Al Young and Fladimir MS Woo,
The collaboration between Diem Jones and D. Baloti Lawrence is a combination of alchemy and creativity. Author and musician Baloti and Artist and writer Jones create new forms and sounds with ideas that crystallize, analyze and hypnotize.
Composers who contributed to tracks on the Equanimity project are: Kathryn Bostic, Frank Colon, Baloti Lawrence, Tony Khalife and David Lee Spradley. Jones’ long time association with George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic influenced his already Out-of-the-box ideologies. His performances rock the room, slam the vibe and free the mind.
Jones, whose previous c.d. Black Fish Jazz and book of poetry Sufi Warrior developed the Spoken Song style that he is known for. According to Cheo Tyehimba, of whatchusay.com, “… Equanimity unites themes of joy, peace, anti-violence, and self-knowledge across a spectrum of spoken word poetry and music, people's minds can be piqued, just a little bit. Making the dance of life all that more enjoyable.”
Equamnity is a Clear Vision Production and is available through CD Baby, Small Press Distribution. For more information, to listen to samplings of tracks please visit www.myspace.com/diemjones or www.culturalconsciousness.org. For touring information please contact Fladimir MS Woo 650/515.5663.
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