The Next U.S. Midterm Election (for Senate & House of Representatives - "Congress") is November 8, 2022. The Next Blood Moon (and second lunar eclipse of the year) will Occur on the Same Morning of the 8th!
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I have filmed the Total Solar Eclipse of 2017, the Total Lunar Eclipse of 2018, and the Three Supermoons of 2019. Zooming in on the footage this time was interesting, because this Blood Moon looked very different than the ones before. Whenever there is a lot of pixelation, that is "energy" of some kind, and there are "faces/entities" in that energy. It is interesting that there was less significant activity in the solar system in 2020 and 2021 during the height of the Pandemic.
I would also like to discuss in the future, this sudden fascination Hollywood has with Mars, but need to research more first.
This is some bizarre footage of just that:
Joel Chapter 2 States (NKJV):
28 And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.
29 And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
30 And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke.
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.
32 And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, as the Lord has said, among the remnant whom the Lord calls.
Election Information:
(Senators represent their entire states, but members of the House represent individual districts. The number of districts in each state is determined by a state's population. Each state has a minimum of one representative in Congress.)
I have now heard the dynamic and captivating soul vocals of Mariza in concert 3 times. At Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County, Green Music Center at Sonoma State, and at SF Jazz in San Francisco. My mother's parents were from the Portuguese Island of Graciosa in the Azores. They immigrated to the U.S. and arrived at Ellis Island in N.Y. and became citizens, later settling in California. My mom introduced me to Fado, that was made popular world wide by the legendary Amalia Rodrigues. The most significant moment at Mariza's concert for me, was the first time I heard her Live, and she closed the show by singing "Summertime" in English. I cried my eyes out!
Let me start by introducing you to Fado, which I consider the ultimate expression of the "blues" music genre.
Fado (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfaðu]; "destiny, fate") is a music genre that can be traced to the 1820s in Lisbon, Portugal, but probably has much earlier origins. Fado historian and scholar Rui Vieira Nery states that "the only reliable information on the history of fado was orally transmitted and goes back to the 1820s and 1830s at best. But even that information was frequently modified within the generational transmission process that made it reach us today."
Although the origins are difficult to trace, today fado is commonly regarded as simply a form of song which can be about anything, but must follow a certain traditional structure. In popular belief, fado is a form of music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the life of the poor, and infused with a sentiment of resignation, fate and melancholy. This is loosely captured by the Portuguese word saudade, or longing, symbolizing a feeling of loss (a permanent, irreparable loss and its consequent lifelong damage). This is similar to the character of several musical genres in Portuguese ex-colonies such as morna from Cape Verde, which may be historically linked to fado in its earlier form and have retained its rhythmic heritage. This connection to the music of a historic Portuguese urban and maritime proletariat (sailors, bohemians, dock workers, port traders, fishwives and other working-class people) can also be found in Brazilian modinha and Indonesian kroncong, although all these music genres subsequently developed their own independent traditions.
The word fado possibly comes from the Latin word fatum -"fate", "death" or "utterance". The word is linked to the music genre itself, although both meanings are approximately the same in the two languages. Nevertheless, many songs play on the double meaning, such as the Amália Rodrigues song "Com que voz", which includes the lyric "Com que voz chorarei meu triste fado" ("With what voice should I lament my sad fate/sing my sad fado?").
The English-Latin term vates, the Scandinavian fata ("to compose music") and the French name fatiste (also meaning "poet") have been associated with the term fadista.
History
Fado appeared during the early 19th century in Lisbon, and is believed to have its origins in the port districts such as Alfama, Mouraria and Bairro Alto. There are numerous theories about the origin of fado. Some trace its origins or influences to the Medieval "cantigas de amigo" (song of a friend), some ancient Moorish influence and the chants of Africans sailing at sea, but none is conclusive. It possibly evolved and formed, from a mixture of several older musical genres.
Fado performers in the middle of the 19th century were mainly from the urban working-class, namely sailors, bohemians and courtesans, who not only sang, but also danced and beat the fado. During the second half of the 19th century, the dance rhythms would eventually fade away, and the performers became merely singers (fadistas).
The 19th century's most renowned fadista was Maria Severa. More recently Amália Rodrigues, known as the "Rainha do Fado" ("Queen of Fado") was most influential in popularizing fado worldwide.Fado performances today may be accompanied by a string quartet or a full orchestra.
Musicological aspects
Fado typically employs the Dorian mode or Ionian mode (natural major), sometimes switching between the two during a melody or verse change. A particular stylistic trait of fado is the use of rubato, where the music pauses at the end of a phrase and the singer holds the note for dramatic effect. The music uses double time rhythm and triple time (waltz style).
MARIZA's Background
Marisa dos Reis NunesComIH (born 16 December 1973), known professionally as Mariza (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈɾizɐ]), is a Portuguese fado singer.
Mariza was born in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique, to a Portuguese father, José Brandão Nunes, and a Mozambican mother, Isabel Nunes. When she was three years old, her family moved to Metropolitan Portugal, and she was raised in Lisbon's historic quarters of Mouraria and Alfama. While very young she began singing in a wide variety of musical styles, including gospel, soul and jazz. Her father strongly encouraged her to adopt fado; he felt that participating in the traditional music would grant her greater acceptance in the Portuguese community. Mariza has sold over 1 million records worldwide.
In 1999, fado's most famous and beloved interpreter, Amália Rodrigues died. In the public remembrance and mourning that followed, fado regained much of its previous popularity, and Mariza was asked to perform a broadcast tribute to Rodrigues' memory, which caused her friends to begin urging her to record an album of fado music. She did so, and in 2001 Fado em Mim was released. It sold an astounding 100,000 copies (4,000 copies of a fado disc would have been considered successful). After this the record company made the disc available worldwide, and sales eventually topped 140,000 copies.
One of Mariza's hit songs, Transparente is a tribute to her African grandmother.
By the time Mariza's second album, Fado Curvo, was released in 2003, she was considered a member of the New Fado movement, with a voice reminiscent of traditional divas of the musical form such as Rodrigues. Her interpretations of fado standards brought her rapid international recognition, leading to her being the recipient, in March 2003, of BBC Radio 3's award for Best European Artist in World Music. Her British television debut was on Later with Jools Holland. For the Olympic Games of Athens 2004 she sang "A Thousand Years," as a duet with Sting. It was released on the official pop album of the Athens Olympics, Unity, on which fado is sung in English and Portuguese.
Mariza performing in Cambridge, England in 2004
In 2004 Mariza won an EBBA Award. Every year the European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA) recognize the success of ten emerging artists or groups who reached audiences outside their own countries with their first internationally released album in the past year.
Mariza's third album, Transparente, was recorded in Brazil and released in 2005. She performed at Live 8; she sang at the Eden Project in Cornwall, after which she has been invited to concerts and events worldwide to promote Portuguese culture, from Australia to Finland, the United States and Argentina. That album eventually reached Top Ten in countries which include The Netherlands, Spain and Finland. Mariza, who lives in the upmarket Alcântara dockside area of Lisbon, has received many awards from countries such as Denmark, Australia, Canada, Germany, UK, Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea.
Her album released in 2007 Concerto em Lisboa received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album. The following year, she again released an album, Terra which also was nominated for Best Folk Album at the Latin Grammy Awards. This album continued to mix a variety of genres, containing basic fado influenced by jazz, flamenco, Latin and African sounds.
In 2010, Mariza was featured in the pilot episode of the PBS music series, Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders, singing the "global hit" -- "Minh' Alma." In 2010, Mariza released the album Fado Tradicional, returning to the roots of Fado, but also interpreting the music in Mariza's unique style.
Beginning on 28 February 2011 the airline TAP Portugal began airing its "TAP With Arms Wide Open" (TAP de Braços Abertos) campaign, featuring its new slogan. Three singers, Mariza, the Brazilian singer Roberta de Sá, and the Angolan singer Paulo Flores starred in a music video with the song "Arms Wide Open."
Mariza performed alongside Ana Moura as the opening act of the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 held in Lisbon, Portugal, singing Barco Negro.
"Barco Negro"
"Meu Fado Meu"
"Oiça Lá ó Senhor Vinho"
Maria Severa, the original Fadista:
Festa in Thorton, CA
Ramana Vieira ~ "Fado Acoriano"
Interesting article on the First Settlers of the Azores? The Vikings in 700 A.D.
Those were some of the happiest times of my life, camping out at the annual three-day music and art festival in Sonoma County, CA. I don't know why it ended, but it ended with a bang, with The Flaming Lips interactive performance. We heard inspiring headliners like Matisyahu, Lauryn Hill,
India Arie, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Cake, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Steel Pulse, and discovered new bands like G. Love & Special Sauce and Dehli 2 Dublin. Sunday morning performances by The Blind Boys of Alabama and legend Mavis Staples of The Staple Singers.
"Time Of Your Song" Matisyahu LIVE at Harmony 2009
"There's Hope" India Arie LIVE at Harmony 2009
"That Thing" Lauryn Hill LIVE at Harmony 2010
"Greyhound Bus" Michael Franti LIVE at Harmony 2011
"Do You Realize??" The Flaming Lips, Closing Night 2011
"Tommy" ~ Dehli 2 Dublin
"Harmonizin" ~ Dehli 2 Dublin
"S.O.S." ~ Dehli 2 Dublin
"The Happy Track" ~ Dehli 2 Dublin "I-76" ~ G. Love & Special Sauce
"Peace, Love and Happiness" ~ G. Love & Special Sauce
My best friend's daughter founded Open Arms Intl. almost 20 years ago. Here is the incredible story:
Open Arms International was founded in November 2003 to meet the immediate needs of orphaned and abandoned children in Eldoret, Kenya who were suffering from a wide variety of life-threatening diseases. Open Arms International formed with one main goal... To enable orphaned and abandoned children to reach their full potential, so that they might become future leaders and ultimately change their country for the better.
As the needs of the local area have become more apparent, the growth and diversity of the work has exceeded our expectations and many more lives have been impacted by the work.
This is the highlights of our journey so far….
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2003Open Arms sends the first short term team to Eldoret, Kenya to provide medical care, evangelism, and training in the community.
2004Short term teams visit Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Mozambique to treat and pray for thousands of people in East Africa and beyond.
2005More teams visit East Africa, including an exploratory team to propose the building of Open Arms Village. The exploratory team unanimously agrees that a site near Eldoret, Kenya will become the future home of Open Arms Village.
200652 acres near Eldoret, was identified, purchased, and dedicated as the site for the Open Arms Village.
2007 Open Arms begins clearing and preparing the site for Open Arms Village while sending more short term teams to Uganda, Rwanda, and Mozambique.
2008Received Kenyan government approval to found an orphanage. Welcome our first 18 children & housed them in existing buildings on the site. The feeding program was established in the Kambi Teso slum of Eldoret, Kenya.
2009Eleven children, two babies welcomed into the Open Arms family. Launched Open Arms Academy. The first sustainability project began in poultry with the donation of a rooster.
2010Open Arms Academy opened for pre-school through fifth grade. 18 more vulnerable children are welcomed at Open Arms Village. Children moved into the newly constructed family homes and constructions began on two more children's homes. Guesthouses built for western volunteers and visitors.
2011Opened new Baby Home for infants and added 17 more children, including 10 infants, completely filling the new Baby Home. Completed construction of a 5th children's home and a playground and began building a 6th children's home.
2012 Welcomed 130 students to Open Arms Academy, both from our Village and the surrounding community. 81 children living in the Open Arms Village. Open Arms’ feeding and mentoring program in the Kambi Teso slum expanded to 180 children.
2013 Completed a new pre-school in the Kambi Teso Slum. The number of children at the Village increased to 106.
2014 Welcomed over 160 team members to Kenya. Treated over 5,600 people in our medical clinics. Fed between 300-500 children in our Kambi Teso feeding program. Expanded our Open Arms Family to 110 rescued children.
2015 Built three new children's homes. Began construction on our Medical Resource Building. Over 80 team members visited Open Arms Village and provided prayer and medical care to over 3,000 people in Kenya.
2016 Self-Sustainability programs continue to be developed. A new bakery and fish farm are built, livestock, chicken, fruit and vegetable farms are expanded. The children are taught an increasing variety of skills – from sewing and knitting to silo construction and farming.
2017 Open Arms moves their offices into the new Medical Resource Building and converts their former offices into a new children's home. A grain silo project to help provide a safe place for hundreds of families in the community to store food safely.
2018 The busiest season of short term teams, with nearly 200 people, visit Open Arms Village. Over 10,000 people are treated in medical camps. Irrigation is added to our fields, more than doubling the crop yield, providing sustainability for the future.
2019 Open Arms expands to provide a home for over 150 children while simultaneously graduating dozens of young adults who become university students, civil engineers, plumbers, farmers, and more. The church at Open Arms Village expands their outreach and grows to regularly reach young people, young families, and senior citizens from the community.
2020 Navigate through the COVID-19 Pandemic without a single case of COVID-19 at Open Arms Village. The farm is able to provide thousands of meals for hundreds of families in our region during the economic shutdown caused by the pandemic.
2021 Open Arms Academy successfully reopens, passing all PPE COVID-19 safety requirements, providing an education for hundreds of students at the Village and in the community once again. The grain silo project continues to expand in our region and provides safe food storage for thousands of families in Kenya.
Exciting News! Message From Founder Rachel Gallagher:
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