let the river | wash my soul

Cerys Matthews took as always good care of Sunday vibes and today doubled them by broadcasting live from Womad festival. Now, that's a line-up! All that reminded me that I need to update my concert plans for the upcoming weeks. For now I will let Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé, sisters from Ibeyi, haunt all my senses with this video. Let the river...



The video was directed by Ed Morris.

 
I will come to you river, wash my soul,
I will come to you river, wash my soul again.

Carry away my dead leaves (...)
Let the river take them, river drown them (...)

morning victory | morning magic

How to start unmistakably your Saturday morning: by having breakfast with Mary Anne Hobbs. That's where magic happens. For more sounds of A Winged Victory of the Sullen click here.

the air | the soul

Well, it shouldn't come as a surprise but I'm in a soul mood. Michael Kiwanuka is the air. Not only for today. True. Spirit. What is soul? Hear yourself.

Please meet the director of the video Tom Henze.

Tell me a story that I can read,
Tell me a story that I believe.

Paint me a picture that I can see,
Give me a touch that I can feel,
Turn me around so I can be,
Everything I was meant to be.

erasing

... then tuned into my new habits and now closing the day with Nils Frahm. Good. Night.

a good (night) song from London Grammar

It's always a real pleasure to discover music with Mary Anne Hobbs. Here's the tune from London Grammar she shared today in her new show on BBC 6 . Good. Song. Good. Night.