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7adreen · 2 years
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Euthanasia
Because I am allied to all this dust. Because my heart is full of wilderness. Because I am a drinking companion to the weary sun. Because we got drunk together. Because women are clouds crossing my glass Because heaven didn’t do me any favour. Because it caused many schisms inside me. Because the Earth murdered my footsteps. Because war didn’t devastate any cities, but invaded my passion Because I am difficult, stubborn, miserable, gentle. Because I am the guest of my own love, Hulagu’s ally, the Tartars’ supporter The one who burnt Rome, and the conqueror of Troy Because I feel the Earth’s anxiety, grief, dejection, defiance, passion, I feel longing, nostalgia, thirst, joy, fright Because in my heart I preserve cities, eyes, women, stars, paths, clouds and histories of oblivion Because I am like that, each time that love breaks me down, or a woman withdraws from my long way, or a cloud flees from my sky, I close my heart for an hour or two Because I am like that. Because of all that I’d rather go to hell, or shake the details of the void off me, the spirit’s false step at Heaven’s door, Heaven, lovers’ glass, the voice of Leila crossing the old balcony of the heart, our long evening party Destiny should rather stop time, the clock’s hands, the resounding of Big Ben, churches’ bells, monotonous hallelujahs, sunrise, sunset, the sea’s ebb and flow The earth should rather put an end to its own wars So that I proclaim     mine
poem by Moroccan poet Hassan El Ouazzani (1970) 
trans. by Loubna Bilali 
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mixtapemag · 8 months
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boygenius at pryzm.
photos by christopher hall.
boygenius rolled into London with just their guitars and played two sets at Kingston's PRYZM on Thursday night. Playing an entirely acoustic set, the boys show felt like a hangout session (with a confetti cannon).
Julien Baker's crescendo on "Anti-Curse" was astounding. Hearing Julien's voice unleashed in a quiet room was ceiling splitting. The interpolation of "Me & My Dog" and "Letter To An Old Poet" sent a wave of joy through the room. Lucy's voice on "True Blue" felt like a warm blanket.
The boys continue their European tour in Paris today before heading to Edinburgh this weekend.
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Previously on Mixtape:
Photos of boygenius at the piece hall.
Photos of boygenius at way out west 2023.
Photos of boygenius at the idaho botanical garden.
Photos of boygenius at the forest hills stadium.
Photos of boygenius at the fox theater.
Photos of boygenius at the premiere of "the film".
Photos of Lucy Dacus at All Things Go.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Red Rocks.
Photos of Phoebe Bridgers at Roskilde.
Photos of Phoebe Bridgers with Special Guest Lucy Dacus at Forest Hills Stadium.
Photos of Phoebe Bridgers at Kilby Block Party 3.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at The Stone Pony.
Photos of Julien Baker at Fox Theater.
Photos of Phoebe Bridgers at Leaders Bank Pavilion.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Brooklyn Steel - Night Two.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Brooklyn Steel - Night One.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Variety Playhouse.
Photos of Julien Baker at 9:30 Club.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Forest Hills Stadium.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Webster Hall.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Moroccan Lounge.
Photos of Better Oblivion Community Center at Outside Lands.
Photos of Julien Baker at Amplify Decatur.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Newport Folk Festival.
Photos of Boygenius at Brooklyn Steel.
Photos of Phoebe Bridgers at Newport Folk Festival.
Photos of Julien Baker at Shadow of the City.
Photos of Julien Baker in Prospect Park.
Photos of Julien Baker at White Eagle Hall.
Photos of Julien Baker at Union Transfer.
Photos of Julien Baker at Outside Lands.
Photos of Julien Baker at Newport Folk Festival.
Christopher Hall posts over here. London.
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artzychic27 · 10 months
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I can't not make a Clone High au
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Marinette: Clone of a peasant turned royal tailor from ancient China who created fabulous garments for royalty and received praise for her work until her untimely demise when the jealous wife of the emperor poisoned her food
Adrien: Clone of a former beloved Parisian mayor from the 70s who won the hearts of all with his charisma, good looks, and natural charm… Then he got assassinated after he signed a bill to allow gay couples to adopt
Nino: Clone of a famous Moroccan director who gained recognition from his first short film which he shot in his home town. He made a name for himself, traveled, and won many awards, but then died in the 70s after someone drugged him… Because it was the 70s
Alya: Clone of a young runaway slave from Martinique in the late 1790s. She taught herself to read and wrote several books detailing the effects of Code Noir on her home. She was soon found and killed just five years before slavery was abolished. Her books were published decades later and shed some light on Martinique’s struggle
Nathaniel: Clone of a Jewish man from the 1930s who escaped the concentration camp when he was twenty and went into hiding, boarded a ship, and made it to America. He made his living as an artist, and was free to express his religion and tell his story when the war ended up until he turned 68, and died of a heart attack
Alix: Clone of a pro skater. Being female and Arab made her the target of a few choice words from competitors and spectators, but she rubbed her wins in their faces until her tragic “accident” at one event in 1978. Some jackass tampered with her wheels, and Alix landed in a horrible way. Fortunately, the asshole was arrested
Kim: Clone of a champion Olympic swimmer from the 50s. He took home gold twice and was ready to win his third gold medal. Right as he got in the water, shots rang out. A bullet hit his leg, and he sank to the bottom of the pool. (A jealous competitor resorted to drastic measures)
Max: Clone of a teenage genius from the early 70s. People thought he’d change the world with his brilliant mind. He even won a Nobel prize. The world probably would have been improved had it not been for the tragic lab fire
Juleka: Clone of a Romanian noble from the 1600s accused of kidnapping and draining young women of their blood to retain her youth. One night, the villagers stormed her manor and set fire to everything, even going so far as to lock her inside
Rose: Clone of a celebrated singer from the early 50s known for her pink rockabilly style. She died in her sleep when she was 83, and by that time, she had written over sixty songs
Ivan: Clone of a famed poet/song writer. He lived a pretty peaceful life, never got in any fights, attended protests organized by marginalized groups, and even wrote a book. He died peacefully in his sleep when he was 100
Mylène: Clone of an well known actress/activist who was protesting companies dumping lead into urban neighborhoods. Her words got their attention, but instead of being decent human beings, they poisoned her as a threat, but ended up killing her in 1978. To this day, those ass-bitches got away with it
Sabrina: Clone of a secretary from the 50s who had just about enough of her male colleagues treating her like less than the gum on the bottom of their shoes. She got up in the dead of night to paint their cars pink, filled their cars with women’s undergarments, and spiked their coffee with vodka. The cop was gonna let her off easy, but she demanded to be arrested… She shouldn’t have said that, because on their way to the prison, the cop car got t-boned bad
Chloé: Clone of a young aristocratic woman who was accused of killing her parents in cold blood in the 1800s. While she was acquitted of the charges, people still believed her to be a murderer, and she lived with that title all the way to her death
Lila: Clone of a scorned Italian woman from the late 1800s who sold out her village to a mob boss to live a life of luxury… And she did for about five weeks before one man from her village sought revenge for what the mob did to his family and shot many, including her
(Next Gen Clones)
Marc: Clone of a French writer and playwright from the 1800s whose stories mainly consisted of queer protagonists… Then he got arrested because being gay gets you in trouble in Europe during those times. He lived to be 102, and made out with so many guys in secret
Denise: Clone of a young enby from the 1960s who was part of Operation Pedro Pan to help Cuban youths escape from Castro’s regime when they were seventeen. They made it to America, faced some bigots, wrote two books detailing their life from Cuba to America, and advocated for the rights of Cuban citizens until they got sick and died in 1999
Simon: Clone of an Irish Catholic from the 1600s who hid with his family during Oliver Cromwell’s invasion and attack on the Catholics. They were going to escape together as a family, but his asshole parents left him to be killed at the hands of Cromwell himself. Prior to that, he wrote in a journal explaining the unfair treatment toward the Irish in great detail and it was soon published upon discovery
Ismael: Clone of a famed escape artist from the early 1900s. He performed all sorts of death-defying tricks until he performed one he didn’t survive- The escape from the water-filled tank trip… He forgot to hide the key on his person
Reshma: Clone of an Indian-American woman who lived a well off and made a name for herself as a fashion mogul. She used her influence to speak out against injustice against queer people and bring attention to current events in India. She died in her sleep when she was 70 in 1992
Jean: Clone of a beloved actor from the 1800s, most known for his “satirical” roles as women when really, he just likes wearing dresses, but they don’t gotta know that. However, someone found him making out with another man and killed him in his dressing room
Lacey: Clone of a famed spelunker. She has several museum wings named after her due to her discoveries, and became moderately wealthy. She continued exploring caves until her 50s when she slipped and fell into a crevice in 1978. The only thing that remained of her was a video camera with her final words
Aurore: Clone of an investigative journalist from the early 1900s reporting the abuse of conversion therapy victims. She was set to publish her story and expose the people behind the practice until she was photographed kissing a woman and dragged to a facility. Fortunately, one of her most trusted associates published her story and she was freed due to public backlash and threats against the facility. She died when she was 79
Mireille: Clone of a boxer from the 1920s who won many competitions, stole the hearts of a few women, and was on her way to greatness until a party got just a little too crazy, and she “fell” of the balcony after an encounter with an ex
Cosette: Clone of a Civil Rights activist from the 1950s who has been arrested several times for protesting. They publicly spoke out against the blatant racism in the country, and because of this, they were a person of interest for the government. She would’ve exposed the cameras and microphones she found in her home, but got into an “accident”
Zoé: Clone of a New York heiress from the early 1900s who ran off to join a rebel group that provided resources for the poor… By stealing from the rich. She hasn’t been caught once and eventually eloped with a woman five years before her death in 1997
Clone High is in Paris, secretly being run as an elaborate military experiment orchestrated by a government office called the Secret Board of Shadowy Figures
In 2003, the school is entirely populated by the clones of famous historical figures that were created and raised with the intent of having their various strengths and abilities harnessed by the military for a project called, Operation: Mighty Eagle. And one day, they will have them take over the world
One night, during a dance where everyone was in attendance, the teachers flash froze the clones to keep them out of the board’s evil hands, and the board eventually forgot about them
In secret, but they made new clones in 2007, and raised them during the twenty years that they were frozen, making the clones all roughly the same age after the Gen1 clones were unfrozen to resume Operation: Mighty Eagle
Due to being frozen for twenty years, the G1 clones are so far behind, have missed many important events, and have to learn what they can’t say that was okay in the 90s, but wrong to say now
Chloé is very put off when she realizes she’s no longer popular by today’s standards and instead, Nathaniel, Max, and Juleka are
Mme. Bustier: So, how’d the kids take it when you told them they’ve been frozen for twenty years?
Mme. Mendeleiv: Oh, I think they handled it very well.
*Earlier*
Mme. Mendeleiv: For anyone who thinks it is 2003… You are wrong!
Clone Kids: … *Freaking out*
Nino: *Holding up a cellphone* WHAT IS THIS?! *Points to a laptop* WHAT IS THAT?! *Points to Kim’s sneakers* WHAT ARE THOOOOOSE?!
Mme. Mendeleiv: It’s not 2015.
Marinette: This isn’t real! I’m dreaming!
Alya: The world is so warm!
Adrien: Guys! Guys!… Blockbuster is gone!
Rose: NOOOOO!!
Chloé: WHERE IS DESTINY’S CHILD?!
Max: There was a brother in office?!
Nathaniel: I CAN’T HANDLE THESE SUDDEN CHANGES!
*Later*
Mme. Mendeleiv: … Yeah. They’re fine.
M. Damocles: Here to help get you all acquainted with the future is the most popular clone and the the most conventionally attractive by today’s standards in the school.
Chloé: Finally!
M. Damocles: Chloé… Please move out of the way so everyone can see Marc Anciel, your class president!
Marc:
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Chloé: Who?!
Marinette: He’s what?!
Kim: He’s a guy?
Nathaniel: I don’t care what he is, but I am smitten!
Alya: *Holding up a cell phone* Okay, and this is a…
Aurore: Cell phone.
Alya: How is it different from my telephone?
Aurore: For one, it’s lighter, and you can take pictures of yourself.
Alya: … No… Way!
Adrien: You know who's gonna get canceled? Kim. You should have heard him back in the day. That guy's always saying stupid things.
Kim: I like men and woman of any shape or size!
Aurore: Wow, a bi Himbo.
Kim: *Laughs* No, I’m not a biathlete.
Jean: Refreshing honesty.
Mireille: So uninhibited.
Ivan: How can you stay so calm when the world is so warm, animals are dying, children are dying, everyone is dying, and so many wars are happening now?! You see it all on your weird telephone!
Cosette: Eh, I just channel all my anxiety into something meaningful. Like traumatizing white parents with lessons on how removing critical race theory from history books will mess their kids up.
Nino: Ismael, what gives you the confidence to be so good at skateboarding, and magic, and chilling?
Ismael: I don't know, Nino. Guess it's just hard work and practice.
Nino: Hard work and practice? Sounds like a fool's errand; You're stupid, Ismael. We tried practicing, but we failed.
Isnael: Did y'all try practicing a second time?
Nino: Oh, let me guess. "'Cause practice makes perfect."
Ismael: No. There's no such thing as perfect. Practice makes progress.
Nino: That's a dumb saying. You're dumb. This is dumb. Everything's dumb. But, okay, we'll try.
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pargolettasworld · 4 months
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVjt1o8M4zw
Agadelcha is a piyyut by Ibn Ezra.  In it, the poet wants to praise the Divine, but is very specific about wanting to do it in a public, communal worship service.  The third line specifies that this praise occurs within a community of other worshippers.  It’s a powerful line because it reinforces just how important community is in Jewish life.  It’s really, really difficult to be Jewish alone.  And, to be honest, Jewish community spaces are among the most welcoming places I go.
This melody is Moroccan, although Agadelcha itself is much more associated with Syrian Jewish practice.
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Robert Fraser and Brian Jones in Morocco, 1965
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Left to right in this photo: Ahmed (Moroccan guide), Donald Cammell (obscured), Robert Fraser, Deborah Dixon, Linda Lawrence (Brian's girlfriend at the time and mother of Brian’s son Julian), Brian Jones
The top photo is stitched together from two different sources I found online, since neither had the full picture.
(The caption I found online says "Gallery Owner Robert Fraser with his wife Deborah Dixon", which, you know, OK)
The date for these photos is said to be September 1965, at the El Minzah, Tangier, supposedly a birthday party for Fraser (whose birthday was August 13). It's likely from this trip to Morocco; they arrived in August, so the September date makes sense.
In the book Chelsea Hotel Manhattan, author Joe Ambrose features an interview by musician Spencer Kansa with poet Allen Ginsberg:
SK: I show Ginsberg a bunch of photographs including a rare photograph of Brian Jones taken in a restaurant in Morocco given to me by my guide Ahmed in Tangier who’d encountered Jones during his famous visit to Joujouka.
AG: He looks cute. I never met him … Was he making out with Robert Fraser? 
SK: I dunno, maybe. 
It's not clear who Ginsberg means "looks cute" - it could be Jones or Ahmed.
"The pair [Brian Jones and Linda Lawrence] stayed at the El Minzah in Tangier along with Robert Fraser, who had probably suggested the exotic destination. Brian’s old bête noire Deborah Dixon, the woman he’d thought was a ghoul, was there too, as was Donald Cammell. There were some idyllic trips, and at one old palace Linda and Deborah did a photo shoot; this was where Brian probably first met the artist Brion Gysin, a friend of Bob Fraser’s. The stay was marred by press intrusion and mixed messages, but Brian’s intent was clear, says Linda: ‘He had explained we weren’t going to be together, but he wanted me to meet people who might be able to help me with my career. It was mainly a positive thing. Then he went off again, and Robert Fraser invited me to London.'" - From Brian Jones: The Making of the Rolling Stones, by Paul Trynka
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mywifeleftme · 11 months
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59: Nass El Ghiwane // Nass El Ghiwane
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Nass El Ghiwane Nass El Ghiwane 1976, Plein Soleil
The job of a label press release is to pique interest in a record, and when you’re in the ~*world music*~ reissue business that usually means trying to find a parallel between your artist and a familiar touchstone, angling for the off chance an openminded shopper will take a shot and throw your record into the day’s stack. This is the ship that launched a thousand “the [western artist] of [non-western country]” blurbs (“The Hendrix of Turkey!” “The Joni Mitchell of Zambia!” “The Mort Garson of Brunei!” etc.). It worked on me when a somewhat younger, much callower version of myself snagged Nass El Ghiwane (1976) from a shop that’d taped an excerpt of the press release to the sleeve. Here it is in full:
“Formed in 1971, Nass El Ghiwane's five members first performed in the avant-garde of Morocco's underground theater scene. Following their debut performance as a band in Rabat at Tayeb Seddiki's Mohammed V Theatre, their songs became the 1970s anthems of Moroccan youth -- nationalist, rebellious, experimental, and bygone all at once. They are Morocco's most enduring musical legacy. They modernized the way music was transmitted to the disenchanted and rebellious youth of their country. Their concerts would turn into riots as their music and lyrics incited deep affection from their virulent fan base. Their music echoes medieval Moroccan oral traditions; coming from the Gnawa trance music of their ancestors, they sang tales of Sufi mystics and wrote lyrics that criticized the conservative monarchy of Mohammed V. They were the first to introduce the banjo, guembri, and colloquial Moroccan Arabic in their version of the shaabi genre. Nass El Ghiwane were a huge influence on Algeria's modern Raï movement, as Cheb Khaled started his career covering Nass El Ghiwane's songs. This is exemplary trance music and the foundation of the modern era in Moroccan music. Martin Scorsese has called them "‘The Rolling Stones of Morocco.’" It could be argued that Scorsese's claim would be more accurate if the Stones were fronted by Bob Dylan. This is the first ever vinyl reissue of their third album from 1976, one of the most desired LPs in their legendary discography. Fully remastered sound.”
It's a near platonic ideal of its kind—rife with dope-sounding references (Gnawa trance music! Sufi mystics! Concerts breaking out into riots!), and intriguing bold-type names.* I might have had no idea who Cheb Khaled was, but the wording insinuated I should and would like to, and the references to the Stones and Dylan suggested I was holding some kind of wicked fusion of Arabic folk music and heavy rock. Which anyone who knows anything about Gnawa trance music, or shaabi, or Raï, probably could’ve told me it wasn’t, but none of those people were in Sonic Boom Records at that time, so they didn’t, and I ended up with a record I really didn’t know what to make of for quite a while.
To paraphrase writer Ralph Wiley’s rejoinder to Saul Bellow’s (allegedly) dismissive question, “Who is the Tolstoy of the Zulus?”, the Rolling Stones are the Rolling Stones of Morocco, and Dylan is the Dylan of Morocco. Nass El Ghiwane are similar to these acts in the sense that they were famous and countercultural in their own society, but what that meant in a Moroccan context, and in musical terms, is very different. “Nass El Ghiwane isn’t a pop group in the classical sense, but more of a theatre group that sings,” noted Tayeb Seddiki, a theater director who helped launch their career. He continues:
“They’re sort of troubadours. In the Atlas Mountains, we have three or four poets who travel from souk to souk, from village to village, singing stories from a political, economic or sociological viewpoint that deeply interests people. […] Nass El Ghiwane were the first, and they still are. Moroccans recognize themselves in the group. They see their problems reflected in their songs, their daily lives and all their issues.”
This is something close to a working definition of the appeal of any ethnic or national folk music, music that seems to concentrate the experience of living within one’s culture into song. Like many American and British folk revival artists of the ‘50s and ‘60s, Nass El Ghiwane began by performing and reinterpreting traditional songs. In their case, this was romantic poetry that had been preserved through oral traditions going back generations. Once thoroughly steeped in the scales and structures of these familiar songs, they began to also create original material that felt to Moroccans like an organic outgrowth of their proud musical lineage.
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Though I eventually grew to appreciate the insistent rhythms and passionate group vocals of the LP I’d purchased, it wasn’t until I watched the 1981 documentary/concert film Trances (الحال) by director Ahmed El Maânouni that I got a better handle on what made Nass El Ghiwane such a profound experience to their fans. (I highly recommend this 88-minute film, which Criterion re-released in the 2000s. I was able to easily find a high quality rip on the Internet Archive, and this YouTube version is decent.) Nass El Ghiwane’s performances alternated between dramatic spoken word monologues and incantatory rave ups which left audiences in exhausted, cleansed heaps. The film makes explicit the connections between the ecstatic healing rituals of the Gnawa and the wild dancing of the band’s young fans:
Here, at last, comes the time of ecstasy, of trances
Those who refuse to their senses the gift of trances shall wither
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Trances also gives welcome insight into each member’s personality and role in the band. There is virtuosic banjo player Allal Yaâla, a quiet Black Moroccan with a mastery of Arabic, Berber, and occidental scales who taught the others much of their original repertoire. Tabla drummer and frequent lead singer Larbi Batma was their soul, a lanky, intense poet whose seriousness was offset by the sly humour of bendir (handheld frame drum) player Omar Sayed, the strongest actor of the troupe and perhaps its most gifted singer. The longest-running version of the band was rounded out by Abderrahmane "Paco" Kirouche on sintir (a sort of bass lute) and daadoua (a shoulder-held goblet drum), a robust man who’d been a woodcarver before finding musical success.
Nass El Ghiwane is an LP I appreciate more as I discover more of its context, knowing not only who these men are but how their talents fit together; some notion of where their music came from, and how audiences of their time received it. It benefits from being played as loudly as you’re comfortable with and being listened to in a meditative frame of mind. Nass El Ghiwane were “the Nass El Ghiwane of Morocco” just as they are the Nass El Ghiwane of Canada, Cambodia, and Fiji—but if a Scorsese quote comparing them to the Stones is what got me listening to them, I reckon that’s fair enough.
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* Also, bless the Plein Soleil press release writers for bolding Mohammed V’s name, in case there were any real Alawi-dynasty heads out there in record-land. Worth noting they got the wrong king though, as it was actually Mohammed V’s son Hassan II who was in power during NEG’s heyday!
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mchiti · 1 year
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so moroccans are not mad if ziyech don't sing the national anthem? I'm not hating, I'm genuinely asking. I get not speaking the language, but at least learning how to sing along could be nice, those are literally the words that represents your whole country... are they really not mad about it? I hope this is okay to ask, I'm genuinely just curious :'')
most of moroccans don't care I promise you, it's usually non moroccans who care about this. To be honest it's become some sort of a tradition at this point, I love looking at him "meditating about his homeland" as a lot of people jokingly say (it's kind of lil moroccan joke now? a good, nice one), it's a comfort sight and that's what he likes to do so what is there to complain about? Actually moroccans love to see him doing that, it looks sweet - and this still stands even if doesn't know the words. But neither you, me and anyone else can know if he does, so. I could tell you I'm pretty sure he does after 8 years (as he can actually put a few sentences together in darija btw, contrary to people's belief he's familiar with the language after all), but even if he didn't, I would not care about it in the slightest. It's time we rethink certain categories to be honest, the world is far too complex for us to think so easily about things. If I meet a white person who thaught themselves darija out of passion I would congratulate them, but that certainly doesn't make them moroccan does it? he's moroccan because he's moroccan and like a poet once said [this is for my moroccan/italian moots] that's a face m.a.d.e. in morocco
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lizzybeth1986 · 1 year
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HC: The Lee-Thorne Children
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Because TRH tried to fuck Hana over by pretending she couldn't have kids, and I was very strongly for Hanara by then, I'd decided I was going to take my revenge by giving the couple FIVE children! Three of them Hana gave birth to, and two (who are twins) came from Kiara.
In my HC, Hana basically loves the process of pregnancy (not so much childbirth - but she does feel a lot more connected and involved with the process), and Kiara not as much, therefore Hana does get the urge to have kids more than once and Kiara had a great birthing experience but wasn't really going to actively look for another chance to birth kids. All of the kids came from anonymous donors so the ethnicities are listed along with their names.
Kiara and Hana both have different origins and different places they view as home...so their kids' names are meant to honour those places.
Here's a short list of the five kids Hanara have in my P&T-verse, and a few hcs I currently have about them (still developing!):
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Chaima:
• She was named so because one of the meanings for this name in Arabic is "the one with a beauty spot", which she definitely has above her chin, towards the left. Her ethnicity is Chinese, Parsi and Jamaican.
• As the firstborn, Chaima was doted on, but Hana also worried she was falling into some of her mother's parenting patterns while caring for her. Kiara, having actually experienced a healthier family environment, provides Hana with a safe space to channel her more negative thoughts and emotions.
• Kiara also identified early on that Chaima struggled with focus, and realized visual stimuli worked best. When she pointed this out to Hana the two worked on ensuring Chaima knew how to channel her nervous, easily-distractible into something that could help her achieve goals she may be comfortable setting.
• Chaima is very quiet, and loves reading. While her mothers help curate her reading material, as time passes they try to help her figure out what she likes best. Chaima never has to hide a book from her mothers - if something she has is found with objectionable content, the two decide how to broach on the subject in alternative ways with her, rather than guilting her out of reading it. She is very active in Castel's LGBTQ scene and is involved in a lot of their organizations.
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Fleur:
• Fleur is one of the two children (twins) Kiara carried. She was named (obviously) as an affectionate little nudge to Hana, who loves flowers. Her ethnicity is Moroccan, French, Polish and Chadian among others. The age gap between Chaima and the twins are 3 years.
• As a child Fleur loved the idea of treasure hunts. Perhaps she may have taken that idea to extremes 😅 You would often find her picking random stuff off the road claiming it was for her treasure chest. This was something Kiara encouraged, having been in that phase in her childhood too - until she was confronted with the sheer amount of stickers and bottlecaps and used bills that wound up in her nice fancy velvet lined chest! 😂😂
• She's very sensitive and emotional, and when dealing with an off-mood likes to stay away from everyone else and deal with her emotions and discomfort in peace. Usually around that time her twin Guillaume is the only one she feels comfortable around.
• Kiara did some amount of local modelling when she was younger but was never interested in pursuing the same as a career or even continuing casually after she reached adulthood. Fleur is very different in this regard - she loves modelling and fashion and walked many international ramps and uses her career to promote causes she is passionate about.
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Guillaume:
• He is Fleur's twin, and was named after Guillaume Appollinaire, Kiara's favourite poet of all time. His ethnicity is Moroccan, French, Polish and Chadian among others.
• He is the most musically inclined of Hanara's children, and is particularly talented with the harp. Hana by this time started to secretly do film score music compositions and was very conscious esp of ensuring he didn't feel forced into anything, esp in public.
• Guillaume however loves performance as much as he loves the art and initially misunderstands his Mama Hana as not being very impressed with his talent, however Kiki does fill him in on where Hana's overcautiousness stems from (with Hana's permission) because she sees the gap it's creating between them. They become closer than ever after that and I hc Guillaume inspires Hana to eventually come public when all the kids are grown. (A portion of this hc was borrowed from one of @thecapturedafrique's hcs too, credit to her!! 💖💖💖)
• Because of his interest in music he also keeps closer ties to his cousins in Morocco than the rest of the kids, considering his great-grandfather was a musician from the Gnawa community in Fes. He also keeps in touch often with his great-aunt Xīngxià, who mentored Hana.
• Additional hc: both Fleur and Guillaume team up to produce a line of haircare products, specifically for people with 4c and 4d curly hair.
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Táo huā:
• Hana has the urge to have another child after Chaima is 7 and the twins are 4. So there is an 8- and 5-year age gap between them and Táo huā. Her name means ""peach blossom", which is a good luck symbol esp for love and romance in Chinese culture, but one definite inspiration for Hana was the same Shanghai jazz song that inspired her name (Méi huā). The song compares the plum blossom to the peach one in the lyrics in a way that extols the former's resilience and steadfastness, but Hana's takeaway is that she doesn't want her children to have to be forced to learn resilience. She also did it as a dedication to her cousin Chūntáo (whose name means "spring peach"), who has long been seen as the family's "black sheep". Táo huā's ethnicity is Chinese, Parsi, Hawaiian, and Welsh.
• Most people think Táo huā resembles her Mama Hana the most (they don't really, but it's the popular opinion) so they're usually in for a surprise when they find her to be the most chaotic of the Lee-Thorne clan. She's cheerful and impulsive and loves pranks.
• Kiara loves all her children but feels a special kind of joy seeing Táo huā in her element because she is so unlike herself and Hana, her own parents, and most of the kids. While Táo huā occasionally does get into a little bit of trouble occasionally, Kiara is firm with her but internally feels a bit of joy that they've managed to keep an environment where a spirited individual like her can feel safe and loved. Normally this wouldn't be as big a deal to Kiara - family is family and you need to feel safest with them - but seeing the effects of Hana's parenting on her self-esteem does ensure that Kiara doesn't take that kind of freedom for granted.
• Hana's relationship with Táo huā is internally a bit more complicated. There's some of herself she sees in this child, but in her she also sometimes sees what she could have become if her parents weren't as controlling. Most times she's able to process her feelings about her kids and her parenting with Kiara, but a lot of these feelings are even harder to articulate in Táo huā's case. There is an incident where Táo huā impulsively colours her hair pink as a teen, and Hana struggles to process coz she once wanted to do that as a child. Thanks to Kiara's support and role in helping Hana process - both Chaima and Táo huā have mostly very positive memories of their mother during their childhood.
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Jehangir aka Zachariah:
• The youngest and final child. Hana had him when Chaima was 9, the twins were 7 and Táo huā was 2. He's the only kid in the bunch whose names to honour both his mothers' Houses are publicly know. His official name, Jehangir ("Conqueror of the World" and also the name of a Mughal Emperor) is a nod to his grandmother Lorelai's family in Bethulia, who are of Parsi (Indian Zoroastrian) origin. His name at home, Zachariah, is part of a family tradition among the Thornes where they name at least one son after a Hebrew/Biblical/Islamic prophet. His uncle Ezekiel was also part of a similar tradition. Jehangir/Zachariah's ethnicity is Chinese, Parsi and Singaporean.
• The gourmand of the family. While the entire clan is known for their impeccable and eclectic knowledge of world cuisines, Jehangir is the only one who focuses on it specifically. He is especially inspired by a close friend of his mothers', King Liam, who trusted Mama Kiki with hosting Cordonia's first International Gastrodiplomacy Summit and whose own mother did a thesis on Gastrodiplomacy.
• Jehangir eventually hosts his own food and travel shows as an adult. His show, Culinary Trails Across Cordonia, put the country on the world map for its excellent and interesting showcase of the culinary diversity in Cordonia. It explored places that most documentaries and shows didn't explore, seeing as many of them focused more on Lythikos, Fydelia, Portavira and the Capitol.
• Kiara's friendship with Liam had a lot to do with their mothers' own bond, and just before he got married she managed to find a copy of one of the first drafts of his mother's thesis in the attic. She gave it to him as a wedding gift. When Jehangir was starting out with this interest as an adult, Liam gave it to him as a gift, and as an affectionate reminder to Kiki of how their friendship began.
(Faceclaims:
Chaima - Lauren N. Hardie
Fleur - Anais Mali
Guillaume - Cohe Paroix
Táo huā - Laura Elizabeth Woo
Jehangir/Zachariah - Nathan Hartono)
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rapha-reads · 1 year
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For the native country asks: 11, 12, 22~
(Thank you for providing me for a quick break in between essay writing! Love you)
11. favourite native writer/poet?
Oh boy. Do you have 4 hours? My favourite poem is "Il pleure dans mon cœur/ Comme il pleut sur la ville", but I appreciate more Paul Eluard's poems ("Sur mes refuges détruits / Sur mes phares écroulés / Sur les murs de mon ennui / J’écris ton nom / [...] Liberté").
In terms of narrative/prose writers... Oof. I have a BA in French Literature, AND I've been living mostly in libraries and bookshops since I was 5. So, um. I love French literature. The master writer of French kids of the 2000s is the regretted Pierre Bottero with his series "Ewilan" (a must read). Lately, as I am deep in essay writing about culture and stuff, I've been reading some Malraux, especially his 1966 speech that you can find here and that is absolutely amazing. Big fan of Alexandre Dumas and Théophile Gautier in the 19th century, Fred Vargas and Nancy Huston in the 21st, Eric Orsenna and Eric-Emmanuel Schmidt in the 20th... Don't have time to go in-depth too much right now, but anyone, do feel free to send me asks about French literature!
12. what do you think about English translations of your favourite native prose/poem?
Ooooh, bad, bad. I generally prefer original versions of what I'm reading, and if I don't know the language, I'm very careful to look up what bilingual people say about the translation. Some time ago, in one of my literature class, we were talking about a French text, I don't remember which one, and the prof showed us the original text and then a translation (in Spanish), and oooow, the translation completely lost the point of the text, none of the lyricality of it had been transposed. (I am a snob when it comes to languages and literatures, I am well aware of that) Other than that, I don't read translated French writings in English, so I don't have anything else to say.
22. what makes you proud about your country? what makes you ashamed?
*snorts in French* Let's start with ashamed because oh boy have you been following French news lately? Macron is an asshole, the gouvernement is full of idiots, thieves, criminals and racist pieces of shits, society still has a problem with its colonial past (hello racism, hello xenophobia), and it's paradoxically very proud of its culture while being almost illiterate, the pretentiousness of French people, the hypocrisy...
But it's also a beautiful country that has made and still makes amazing creations, has a long history of humanism and intellectualism, a history of hospitality and fiery defence of its people and its values (without any irony and knowing well how horrible it was, I would have loved to live through the Révolution in 1789). Good food, good bread, good pâtisserie. Excellent literature and music. Beautiful landscapes. I hate France as much as I love it, but I would not go back to live there even if you pay me.
Send me another not-US ask and I'll do the Moroccan version!
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elimaryholmes · 1 year
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Getting to know you meme
.Thank you for tagging me @jamlavender! :) If the sloe gin recipe is not a secret of state, please tell me what amount of sugar you put in yours, I’ve meant to do some on my own in ages to the point of picking the sloes but not making the actual sloe gin in the end. Thanks by advance! E. x
Favourite time of the year: It depends but I quite love May and June, when it is getting warmer but not enough to end up half-baked like it was the case last Summer. However I’m quite partial to stargazing on Summer nights so Summer it will be.
Comfort foods: Homemade scones, roasted veggies lasagna, mashed sweet potatoes, butternut soup, gratin dauphinois, mostly food you can make with heavy cream and nutmeg. But when I don’t have time for that, I will go for a cup of strong black tea with milk and some milk chocolate digestives. 
Do you collect anything:  I collect stamps but I am yet to make albums of these, fossils and stones found during my walks and travels and yes, books, way too many books, old, new and everything in between, bought, offered, found, shared, I love books. Ultimately, I love sending and receiving postcards to enlarge my collection of these, so if anyone reading this message feels like they could use a little card for the end of year, I will be glad to send one, just message me. (EDIT: Thank you Lena for reminding me of my piles of washi tapes)
Favourite drinks: Earl Grey tea with milk, chai tea, but without sugar, but truth to be told I’m quite partial to a good gin & tonic, a shame it is difficult to get some decent tonic in the French countryside while I have a pretty decent bottle of Hendrick’s I got presented a few birthdays ago. However in winter you will see me nursing a cup of herbal tea (mostly thyme, Moroccan mint or verbena) in the evenings.
Favorite music artists: I don’t have an absolute favourite but I do quite like Poets of the Fall.
Current favourite songs:  Nights in white satin, by the Moody Blues, Ma solitude, Georges Moustaki, King, Florence + the Machine and I Lost Something in the Hills by Sibylle Baier.
Favourite fics: I adore the twisted beauty of @jamlavender ‘s fics, but admamu’s are my doudou, the fics I will read and read again, I cherish them. Both writers have a way with words that is beyond reason and the characters have a life of their own. You must read these two. I have a real fondness for Shorts84′s Far from the Tree and I might actually read it again.
Favourite video games: I’m sorry, friends, but I’m not a gamer. However, say board games, and we shall play Scrabble.
I tag: @lena221bee , @insertmeaningfulusername, @sherlock-is-no-sociopath (and whoever feels like replying but as usual, no pressure on those tagged)
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aitallou7 · 2 years
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A brief biography of the writer Mohammed Ait Allou.
Mohammed AitAllou is Maroccan antor; poet and researcher. He was born in 1967 in Marocco. He spent his early children in cities like Tetouane Safi Essaouira and Martil. Nowaday he lives in Agadir city. Ait allou holds a bachelor s degree in literature-modern methods and a master s degree in Arts and Human Sciences. He graduated from theTeachers School Training Arabic news papers and magazines as well as on the Internet . He worked as a correspondent and journalist in different Arabic  newspapers such as Kuwaiti newspapers, and Moroccan ones, for example the cultural sections and educational solutions, Al Itihad Al Ichtiraki, Assabah, hespress, Al omq,Al maghribi, Morocco Info, Al Adabia,the Intellectual s Newspuper; and Tetouani changes; that is published in both Spanish and Arabic; he was in charge of cultural and artistic section; Ait allou is also a member of Mideterranean Cinema, Arabic Innovation Forum, Patrimony Academy; Encyclopedia of Authors and Innovators; Moroccan Authors, Arab Authors League, Envirommental Research Group in Nante; Superintendent  of Arab Innovation House; Arrafidayn Forum of Arabic Innovation and Ourid Kn owledge platform which Which awended him a researcher medal during Ourid s Awards in2020. Ait allou has started writing poetry and Short stories 1ince1986.He also worked as high school teacher in vorriety of cities. Nowadays he teaches in Abdellah Chechaouni High School around Agadir City-Ait allou travelled a lot during his childhood. Hhus, he gained enough creative experience added to the Knowledge of the places he visited. This is shown through his endless pieces of writing.
Some of his contributionse :
*Mass media in the field of education: Tetouane radio station;as example,research.
*Comparison in Literature, Chaqandi s letter, as example,research.
*A Door for wind s Heart, random texto, and Distances, first edition, August2000.
*I solation and Snow is Black, 2003,poems collection.
*Eyes on Travel,2007, poetry.
*A Door for Wind s Heart,random textes, second edition, February2011.
*Cold grants for strayed souls,2017, short stories.
*Winter Mud; poems collection, first edition 2019.
As if Nobody,literary texts,first edition, the beginning of 2020.
*Breath Under Mask,poems collection, first edition 2021.
*Souls as birds, and Sea, novel, first edition 2021, Tayeb saleh Awards.
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catherinevaughan · 15 days
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Brooklyn Poets Yawp reading
Brooklyn Poets Yawp reading
Listen to the first ever reading of my poem Moroccan Sun for the Brooklyn Poets Yawp in May 2023.  
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mixtapemag · 9 months
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boygenius at idaho botanical garden.
photos by christopher hall.
boygenius brought their tour to Idaho last night - their increasingly spectacular live show echoing deep into the orange boise sunset. boygenius is the best band in the universe at this moment. They are one body moving together - eyes, lungs and heart. An astounding combination of friendship and art. Their microphones voltroning together to form a hurricane gust of love for 100 minutes.
Last night was the band's first show in Idaho which made the crescendo of Ketchum, ID hit harder than usual. Phoebe sat on the lip of the stage during "Letter To An Old Poet" to speak about returning to Idaho for the first time since the death of her father. Lucy and Julien wrapped her in a hug as the crowd swelled with warmth. This show continues to be an astounding embrace of friendship, of art, of sadness and happiness. Julien, Lucy and Phoebe are my three favorite artists and I feel lucky to be able to watch them make art.
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Previously on Mixtape:
Photos of boygenius at the forest hills stadium.
Photos of boygenius at the fox theater.
Photos of boygenius at the premiere of "the film".
Photos of Lucy Dacus at All Things Go.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Red Rocks.
Photos of Phoebe Bridgers at Roskilde.
Photos of Phoebe Bridgers with Special Guest Lucy Dacus at Forest Hills Stadium.
Photos of Phoebe Bridgers at Kilby Block Party 3.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at The Stone Pony.
Photos of Julien Baker at Fox Theater.
Photos of Phoebe Bridgers at Leaders Bank Pavilion.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Brooklyn Steel - Night Two.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Brooklyn Steel - Night One.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Variety Playhouse.
Photos of Julien Baker at 9:30 Club.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Forest Hills Stadium.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Webster Hall.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Moroccan Lounge.
Photos of Better Oblivion Community Center at Outside Lands.
Photos of Julien Baker at Amplify Decatur.
Photos of Lucy Dacus at Newport Folk Festival.
Photos of Boygenius at Brooklyn Steel.
Photos of Phoebe Bridgers at Newport Folk Festival.
Photos of Julien Baker at Shadow of the City.
Photos of Julien Baker in Prospect Park.
Photos of Julien Baker at White Eagle Hall.
Photos of Julien Baker at Union Transfer.
Photos of Julien Baker at Outside Lands.
Photos of Julien Baker at Newport Folk Festival.
Christopher Hall posts over here. Ketchum.
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sitatoursandtravels1 · 3 months
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When we think of piyyutim, we tend to think of magical, mystical texts extolling the Divine or the Torah in flowery, beautiful metaphors written by medieval poets.  A lot of them are.  But some piyyutim are magical, mystical texts extolling the Divine or the Torah in flowery, beautiful metaphors written by more recent poets, and even some living poets.  “Yafa Vetama,” for example, was composed by the Moroccan rabbi Shlomo Abitbul in the 19th century.  Here, it is sung by his great-great-granddaughter, Laura Elkeslassy.  Just five generations between the composition and the performance.  In the Grand Scheme of Things, that’s really not that long at all!
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On this day in Wikipedia: Thursday, 1st February
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