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Saba

music was the lamb that made a lion of me

About Me

Positively live through positivity (that doesn't equate to ignorance or apathy), absolutely live for music/rhythm , balance is everything....oohh and im a curious cat, sometimes too curious.

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My Interests

any form of creative communication, verbal/audio/tactile/visual... whatever gets your hands dirty... keys, strings, buttons, noise makers, mpc's, midi everythings, digital & analog............. film, animation, illustration...... Capoeira, Speed Swimming....photography....., Visual Mediums- acrylic, prismacolor/tria/pantone/chartpak markers, ink. Pleasing taste buds with my culinary skills, street art/stencils/aerosol, eastern philosophy (zen, taoism, buddhism, sufi etc.), rhymes 'n poetry, social consciousness & non reactionary activism, music-playing/writing/experimenting, alternative healing

I'd like to meet:

anything and anyone. so long as you respect my opinions i will respect yours, though i might not agree...... if you're down with using your brain and heart, i'm pretty sure i'll like you :)ps: Any Omies ,Capoeristas or WFYS delegates, get at me

Music:

I tried to keep this short, but i love'em all.................................... Classic Blue Note Recordings, SAUL WILLIAMS, AESOP-ROCK,A TRIBE CALLED QUEST,BONDE DO ROLE, BROTHER ALI, PETE ROCK, Diplo, SLUG/ATMOSPHERE, DJ SHADOW,BROTHER ALI, LA MALA RODRIGUEZ, STEVIE WONDER, IMMORTAL TECH., ESTHERO, MIKE PATTON, M.I.A., Bachata/Reggeaton/Cumbia, Favela Funk, Spank Rock, MF DOOM, Madlib, Buena Vista Social Club, Lovage, Four Tet, the G funk era, Feist, Air, Tortoise, sonic youth, Jeff Buckley,Ahmed Jamal, Kezia Jones, Blonde Redhead, dose one, Thievery Corporation, Boards of Canada, Akasha, Bright eyes, Bic Runga,John Coltrane, Bikini Kill, The GITS, Cinematic Orchestra, asian dub foundation, death from above, antibalas afro-beat orchestra, the Gilberto family, Stan Getz, RJD2, Aphex Twin, The Cure, Jill Scott, goldfrapp, Massive Attack, India Arie, Morcheeba, the Cure , The Appleseed Cast, Billy Idol, portishead, d.b.s., Peaches, The Smiths, The pixies, , Tom Waits, Tricky, Mutabaruka, The WEAKERTHANS, Joe Cocker, COCOROSIE, Jeru the damaja, Neneh Cherry, The Mars Volta, The Postal Service, Poe, The Strokes, Jason Mraz, Jack Johnson, The Art of Noise, etc etc etc....

Movies:

THE MIRRORMASK (Dave McKean & Neil Gaiman).............. WAKING LIFE (Any Richard Linklater film) ............................. City of God............ The Station Agent ..... Pretty in Pink ...... .Amelie........................... Hero............................... Kung-Fu Hustle..... ...Pi.............................I heart huckabees .......................................................... ......................................................... A Clockwork Orange .......................... Benny & Joon...................... Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.... Punch-drunk-love............ ... The Virgin Suicides ... Donnie Darko... the red violin... run lola run... Contact ... ... Kill Bill I & II ... Requiem for a dream ... Hackers ... Sleepers ... Dazed and Confused... Ghostworld ... Fried Green Tomatoes...What's Eating Gilbert Grape... Donnie Brasco...................................................... .... ............................................................ .................... ............................................................ ....................... Dave McKean , Michel Ghondry, Chris Cunningham, Floria Sigismondi, John Waters, Tim Burton, Wes Anderson, Richard Linklater, Darren Aronofsky, Quentin Tarantino, Kubrik, , Sofia Coppola

Television:

The daily show, CSI, Entourage, S&C

Books:

The Ethical Slut - Dossie Easton, The Man in the High Castle -Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut (Cat's Cradle, Breakfast of Champions etc.), A perfect day for bananafish-JD Salinger, Momo-Michael Ende, Persepolis & Embroideries, The Tao of Pooh - Benjamin Hoff, All Families are Psychotic-Douglas Coupland

Heroes:

Gandhi when i was 9

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