Tag: Music
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Review of MOSES THE SINGER
Author Colleen Chesebro posted a great review of my latest novel. Here’s her first paragraph: “I’ve been a fan of Mark Sasse’s books for around six years, now. What makes his writing most memorable is how his characters often require lessons to learn and various problems to overcome before they reach redemption. Many of his…
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Moses the Singer EXCERPT 2: Second Beginning
As I stated in my previous post: Moses The Singer EXCERPT 1: First Beginning, my new novel releasing July 1 is at first told from two perspectives. First by a group of talented teen musicians (Excerpt 1) and second by Musa “Moses” Marbun. When the two stories converge, everything changes. In this excerpt, we get to…
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Anyone else sick of cover versions of classic tunes?
I was in the mall the other day and I saw an add for a new album by a well-known jazz artist. The only songs from the new album which were being advertised on a large cardboard cut-out were two covers of “Hotel California” and “Desperado.” I’m sure the marketing geniuses who came up with…
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Missed Albums: Hidden Gems That Popped Up
Did you ever buy an album and quickly pass it to the back of your playlist because it didn’t ‘grab you’? I’m sure we all have. And then did you ever revisit that album and say – ‘whoa, this is a good album, why haven’t I been listening to it’? I’ve run across a couple…
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Music, Brazil, & Culture
Let’s mix things up a little bit today. Here’s an excerpt from an essay I wrote about how music in Brazil has mirrored the historical and cultural changes which it has experienced in the modern era. In this excerpt, I highlight the influence of the talented vocalist and musician Milton Nascimento. Milton Nascimento is universally…
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A Word about Haiti
Recently, I did some research on Haitian ethnomusicology. (Don’t ask!) If you are interested in Haiti, you might like to read the following short excerpt from an essay I wrote about music’s impact on Haitian culture and history. This portion is about Haiti’s newest president who came to power in 2011. (Full documentation available on…