explaining the nine parts of a HA! performance on the basis of the "3D analysis" to Joke by HA!Man | 30 July 2017 TO READ THE FULL ESSAY -and receive regular new releases, as well as many morecatalogued videos, music tracks, writings, visual art, etc go here for more info &SUBSCRIBE
Author: Francois le Roux (HA!Man)
Come play with me (extract)
A typical item during a school performance (Bloemfontein): A willing child plays the piano with the HA!Man on cello. Then a second child has a more extroverted attempt at the piano. No mature music making. But the beginnings of it. by HA!Man | 17 May 2003 HA!Man (Francois le Roux) · Come Play With Me … Continue reading Come play with me (extract)
laat die riviere vloei (fragment)
omtrent die belang van die wat broos en klein is, vir almal deur HA!Man | 29 Feb 2002 LEES DIE VOLLEDIGE GEDIG - en ontvang gereelde nuwe vrystellings, sowel as gekatalogiseerdevideo's, klankopnames, skrywes, visuele kuns en meer klik hier vir verdere inligting enWORD 'N INTEKENAAR
language (detail)
a playful layering out of black lines - free, geometric, thick and thin - over white, with gray sprays drifting in between - perhaps this is what thinking "looks" like? by HA!Man | 15 Dec 2015 TO VIEW THE FULL DRAWING -and receive regular new releases, as well as many morecatalogued videos, music tracks, writings, visual … Continue reading language (detail)
those army days (1) “brown” (extract)
in the first delivery of reminiscences of the two years i was conscripted in the South African army, i recount how i romanticized war-making, was ready for war-making and how, within the first days of being a military rookie, my world was turned upside down. by HA!Man | 15 August 2020 TO READ THE … Continue reading those army days (1) “brown” (extract)
the false split between The Left and The Right
there is a retreat of religion world-wide, but also a rise of rightwing extremism. how to square these, and how to find common ground between Conservatives and Liberals who treat each other like aliens. and yes, why this is a necessary thing to do. by HA!Man / 31 August 2020 the world is split. especially … Continue reading the false split between The Left and The Right
plasticcimo (extracts-medley)
symphonic ensemble moves through a varied landscape of gentleness, rhythmic exuberance and celebration, playing with impure harmonies to depict the sad beauty of abandoned plastics left to play and decorate nature in the wind by HA!Man / 26 July 2020 HA!Man (Francois le Roux) · Plasticcimo Extracts-Medley TO LISTEN TO THE FULL TRACK -and receive … Continue reading plasticcimo (extracts-medley)
Yearning to Breathe Free (DVD preview)
a moving visual collection of poems and stories written and told by Chicago immigrants from around the world with soundtrack and live improvisations Brought together and filmed by Cathleen Schandelmeier. Oroginal Soundtrack, Statue of Liberty visuals and DVD editing/production: HA!Man. Live instrument improvisations: Peter Bartels (trumpet), HA!Man (cello) October 2006 More "Yearning to Breathe Free" info … Continue reading Yearning to Breathe Free (DVD preview)
on educating a toddler at the piano (extract)
thoughts around music education on occasion of Mira's first musical expression on the piano (barely) by HA!Man | 27 June 2020 TO READ THE FULL ESSAY -and receive regular new releases, as well as many morecatalogued videos, music tracks, writings, visual art, etc go here for more info &SUBSCRIBE
kcheewck (extract)
sustained african drum beat drives all sorts of whirling and cheeky sound bits, thickening, relaxing, thickening again as the female voice starts playing along by HA!Man, Joke Debaere and guitarist Joe van der Linden | 1 August 2012 HA!Man (Francois le Roux) · kcheewck (extract) TO LISTEN TO THE FULL TRACK -and receive regular new … Continue reading kcheewck (extract)
