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I stumbled on Jill last year but I never really took the time to sit down and listen through her album (Serendipity) with musical ears. Since then I have discovered an incredible richness of both music and words that is atypical of her genre (Christian music). She is an honest, questioning, doubting, believer who articulates her struggle honestly. I think this album has the kind of depth to it that the original Jars of Clay cd had. Get this CD, or at least her opening track “Come to Me”.

In a musical culture traditionally rife with virtuosic expectations of discipline (such as tying one’s hair to the ceiling and surrounding oneself with scorpions to remain focused, or at least awake), it is great to hear someone who has completely let loose. Over the past ten years philanthropist and Bollywood singer Daler Mehndi has become increasingly popular in India and throughout the world. Why? He’s fun, and he’s got the spirit. See for yourself…

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Greetings. This blog is dedicated to the illumination of music, but not just any music…

With spirit?

Music is a gateway to the soul, with an ability to wordlessly bypass a rough exterior,  to touch a broken heart. So I invite you to post your discoveries of music, music that has magic, that soars, that brightens, that darkens.

Throughout my own journey, I will use this space to post my own discoveries in this wide, colourful world. I hope they will inspire you, as they will me…