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Do we need music?
Hello dear reader. Today I have a few thoughts on a very large question – do we need music? “I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me – like food or water” – Ray Charles I am with Ray Charles; music is necessary in my life. I don’t need to hear it all hours of the day but when I need it, I really need it. I sound like an addict and maybe I…
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Music that moves you
Hello dear reader We have been enjoying some rare sun this weekend in the UK and I have been spending time in London’s parks, as part of my campaign to enjoy the best of the city before I leave in September. I attended a super Birthday party for a good friend’s son in the flower garden of Greenwich park where there was plentiful food, games and laughter. And today I have wandering around some of the fine markets in the south of the city, surrounded by fantastic reggae music. As I was making my way through the market stalls I found myself bobbing my head and tapping my hands to…