12-21-23 Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #556 is an hour of improvised visionary acoustic music played by the Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, shruti box, ukulele, Celtic harp, acoustic guitar and dulcimer, Bob Sherwood on piano and tablas and Craig Harris on congas and Native drum. Recorded live at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts in December of 2023, today’s show begins with the whispering intensity of “Life In Balance”, a hushed but driving gypsy blues song with a powerful basis of Native drum and tabla from Craig and Bob supporting Mariam’s midnight reverie. “Opening In Ways Of Love” is a breathless, jazzy exploration with fine vocals from Mariam and innovative, modern piano work from Bob and “We’re All The Same” is a breathy, spacious anthem that slowly settles into gospel minimalism with ethereal touches from Mariam’s harp. “Savasana Sailing Star” is a beautiful, anthemic Eastern-inflected drone in praise of yoga underpinned by Mariam’s droning shruti box and exotic piano runs that manages to hold the structure of a classic American blues. We finish today’s show with the droning forest anthem “Smile”, an ancient-sounding reel driven along by Mariam’s groovy, pagan dulcimer, Craig’s steady, ping-ponging congas and Bob’s ever-shifting piano.
Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com
