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06-03-23 Koto & E-o Music

Ailanto's post of the link to the article from the Australian linguist intrigued me; not only is it well written, but it includes stuff about my favorite Esperanto musician. I first heard of Kimo (Kim J. Henriksen) when I did two all-peace music programs late at night on KFJC. I did the breaks in Esperanto, and my admittedly feeble effort was picked up by Scott Redd (of Radioarkivo.org) and Floreal Martorell (of Vinilkosmo.com). I ordered a batch of CDs from the ELNA catalog, and did one four-hour all-Esperanto music show! Whether you speak much Esperanto yet or not, please go check those sites out if you like music. Ĝis! Koto

E-o music and daydreams

That must have been a real blast for you, Koto... one daydream I sometimes have is about hosting an occasional all-Esperanto show (with both music and whatever radio content could be licensed from anywhere in the world). But imagine the credit card debt you'd end up with...

A more reasonable thought would be to start a small label devoted to new DIY E-o music (and maybe even a digital video movie or two) - provided, of course, that you're blessed enough to have friends who are either Espertantists or want to be. It would be nice to have a E-o scene in the States, if only because the CDs could be more reasonably priced. These days, I'm more likely to haunt Music-Express' E-o MP3 pages (among others) than to rush out and buy a mass-pressed CD that costs $20 or more... even though I made a big exception for Ĵomart & Nataŝa's two CDs, among others. (Valso por amikoj is spinning as I write this.)

Ĝis... Philip David

  • By Philip David Morgan at 2006-03-26 03:37
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Kimo

I wasn't particularly aware of the Esperanto music scene before I went to the 2003 Landa Kongreso and got to see Jomo kaj Kimo perform at the Thirsty Ear. It was a wonderful, intimate performance just for the esperantists. The next day, they performed outside for a much larger audience. I bought CDs from both of them and have enjoyed listening to them ever since.

The thing I actually remember better was having a conversation with another esperantist at the Thirsty Ear and forgetting I was no-longer in the "People's Republic of Amherst". This was all happening just a couple of months after the "Mission Accomplished" speech and I asked a guy, "Can you believe what George Bush is doing?" and he said, "Yeah! Isn't it great! I really like how he's standing up to the world." I nearly fell over. There really are all kinds of esperantists.

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StevenBrewer

  • By limako at 2006-03-23 14:36
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Oy vey!

Your anecdote is a little scary. A Bush-loving Esperantist...isn't
that an oxymoron? Like "Samideano Hitler."

  • By Allan Fineberg at 2006-03-23 23:14
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ili ekzistas...

ekz vidu la maltauxge titolitan resonoelusono.com, kiu diras (inter alie) "al la tuta Islama mondo: F*** VIN!!"

"Samideano Hitler"

You simply must read "En usa tenebrio", an original short story by our esteemed Director of the Central Office.

George Partlow
Yuma AZ/Douglas AK

  • By pricerbumanto at 2006-03-24 16:26
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usa

And I love that word "usa". I passed it several times way back when before I realized that it did not mean United States of America, teehee.

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William Walter PATTERSON
ttt.kafejo.com kaj ttt.komputado.com

  • By ailanto at 2006-03-25 14:13
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