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Dreams Are Dub Reality / Iwa Pele

from IR64 Sonic Resistance & Indigenous Resistance by indigenous resistance

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It was 4 am with a cool Ugandan night wind in our open air recording space i was watching kabaka recording a verse. he stood directly between the microphone stand and a big Free West Papua poster designed by Dubdem. he kept repeating this line: " a sonic intervention almost like a blur". Each time he did a take he put extra emphasis on that last word: “Blur” At first, i was very puzzled. Some months later, i was having a conversation with a Masaai sistren nkina, and she said to me, “You told me of your Haitian filmmaker friend Michelangelo Quay who attended a gathering of ancient spiritual practitioners in the forest of Gabon. He learnt that when someone in the gathering had a dream or vision, they wouldnt use the words “Dream” or “vision.” they would simply say , " I see this..." Because such experiences were just a part of the natural flow of life. The sistren said, “I know you and I have been joking about how you learnt about Masaai traditional values. Did I tell you this before through a dream ? because I dont remember telling you in a day to day conversation. are we in a dream now?” At that very instant, my mind returned to the recording session and the word that Kabaka repeated like a chant. “Blur” and suddenly i realized, why that word was so important to a recording session that produced so many lyrics that touched on the future in a prophetic way. Because in that moment, the line between past, present and future had dissolved, and time became one. When Visions Fall From Sky

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from IR64 Sonic Resistance & Indigenous Resistance, released December 12, 2022
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