first delivery on the practice of improvisation, how it is needed in a world dominated by machines, how it is needed for us to preserve our humanity by HA!Man | 23 April 2020 TO READ THE FULL ESSAY and subsequent parts, along with regular new releases, and many more catalogued videos, music tracks, writings, visual … Continue reading IMPROVISATION NOW Part 1 (preview)
Author: Francois le Roux (HA!Man)
Die Spook Van Donkergat (extract)
poem and keyboard playing improvised on request from an audience member: the theme given was "die spook van donkergat" (the ghost from Dark Hole) - the title of some Afrikaans radio series of long ago by HA!Man | 20 July 2018 https://soundcloud.com/francoisthehaman/die-spook-van-donkergat-extr TO LISTEN TO THE FULL TRACK - and receive regular new releases, as … Continue reading Die Spook Van Donkergat (extract)
weemoed (preview)
the plain fact of being sad by Joke Debaere | 30 Jan 2019 TO READ THE FULL POEM - and receive regular new releases, as well as many more catalogued videos, music tracks, writings, visual art, etc SUBSCRIBE here view platform
your mama, your papa, are fighting their share (preview)
while you just turned two years old, so much is happening, that one day will be a story by Joke Debaere | 31 March 2020 TO READ THE FULL POEM - and receive regular new releases, as well as many more catalogued videos, music tracks, writings, visual art, etc SUBSCRIBE here view platform
LOCKDOWN
the cello takes the lead in expressing the overhanging mood of stillness, depression and anxiety during the Coronavirus lockdown - aided by piano and strings and a domestic object with much clang by HA!Man | 24 April 2020 https://soundcloud.com/francoisthehaman/lockdown THIS IS AN OPEN RELEASE - enjoy! to receive regular new releases, as well as … Continue reading LOCKDOWN
roadside rest (extract)
driving out north towards Cathcart with Mira. Stop. Picnic site. Look. Rest. by HA!Man | 11 April 2020 https://youtu.be/wAogN7kZpdI TO WATCH FULL VIDEO - and receive regular new releases, as well as many more catalogued videos, music tracks, writings, visual art, etc SUBSCRIBE here view platform
two poems for the time we are in
By Joke Debaere the internet is bursting with heartfelt advice how to entertain your children indoors how to grow veggies how not to worry how to sing from your balcony how to be productive at home (set a routine, alarms, put neat clothes on) & though inspiring too, nowhere I read: "cry. this is … Continue reading two poems for the time we are in
flowering in times of the Coronavirus
Dear all So here we are where no one thought we would be just a short while back. I myself had to go through a whole process of coming to terms with the realities around this particular virus and the pandemic it brought about. One aspect that took me off my high horse was the … Continue reading flowering in times of the Coronavirus
dirty soils and secrets
emotional heap-ups. intense moments, coming and going. each one worthy of a book, a song, a speech, a plan of action. and yet our lives stream on. burning to say something. not knowing how and where. social media. online subscription post. newsletter. stage.. well, now the moment has arrived. just to say. say it all, say it all since the time of Brett Kavanaugh...
The Heartbreaking Unfairness of Poverty
Dear all I met Nyebho during rehearsals for a theatre play in Grahamstown (now Makhanda), in 2000. I was the live musician for the play. The director picked on Nyebho, or should I say, there was difficulty between them. What I sensed was that he possessed almost an uncontrollable urge to express. He could do … Continue reading The Heartbreaking Unfairness of Poverty
