Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #233

10-06-16  Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #233 is an hour of duets, improvisations and songs by Mariam Massaro taped at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts and featuring Mariam on vocals, native flute, acoustic guitar and sitar as well as Bob Sherwood from the Gaea Star Band on piano and percussion.  Today’s first piece is Mariam’s “Great Changes” a hypnotic prayer in minor driven by Mariam’s poetry and acoustic guitar.  “Sailing Wings” floats in on Mariam’s mournful flute and Bob’s circular piano and evolves into a lush, cinematic, celestial 25-minute excursion with “There You Are” and “Open Wide My Heart” woven into the mix.  The next song, “Funny How Life Changes” is an expansive folk piece with a prayerful, gospel vibe and an assertive, rocking acoustic guitar and piano rhythm section.  Mariam moves to the sitar for the first of today’s two ragas, the mystical “Feathers Of Life”.  Joined by Bob first on tablas and then piano, Mariam delivers a mysterious lyric, alternating vocals and flowing native flute.  “Spirit Of Rising” flows from the coda, a compelling, wide-screen raga featuring more fine native flute and vocals from Mariam.