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I live in the Promised Land (really, that's its name!) on the North Coast of New South Wales in Australia, surrounded by rivers (the Never Never really does flow close by!), rainforest, wildlife galore and white sand beaches stretching as far as the eye can see. This is a very special part of the Earth and I would like to recognise the traditional ownership of the Gumbayngirr people

You can meet my partner Rae in "my friends" below - check out some of her amazing glass work...my favourite is the Green Man, with the foliage sprouting from his mouth, an arresting reminder of the ultimate interconnectedness of everything...
Our kids have grown up into beautiful, witty, quirky compassionate human beings of whom I am immensely proud. above pic of hanna in never never courtesy daniel rawson photography, as is the one of us on North Beach, below.
These last twenty years or so, I have been working on a story about a Punk-Jazz group of whom I used to be the Administrator back in the mid-1980's. This E-Book is called "NOW THEN" and is an attempt to keep the genius of XERO SLINGSBY AND THE WORKS alive. Check it out HERE and enjoy the story, music, videos, interviews, weblinks and pictures. The long buried, now thankfully unearthed, videos alone are pure Gold! All for the Low, Low Price of Nowt, Nothing, Zero, De Nada...if you enjoy, then PLEASE DONATE SOME CASH TO CANCER RESEARCH, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL or some such good cause.

Please also consider leaving an inscription on the Matthew Coe Memorial Wall
One person who did leave a message was Michael Tencer from New York - he wrote:
"I hadn't heard any of Xero Slingsby's music before visiting this site. I'm blown away by how extraordinary it is, & the total conviction that the music is played with. How is it that this music is so hard to find, when it's this good? Surely any listener who cares about jazz, punk, funk, free improv, or just plain Great Music would fork over enough bucks to support a cd release. Even though I'm unfamiliar with the specific situation this music came from (I was about 2 years old when it was made, & in New York City), I can completely appreciate the intensity of expression, & its originality prevents the music from ever being stylistically dated. It really is a shame that these guys aren't more widely known. Thank goodness this site exists or I'd probably never hear this stuff."

My Interests

I'd like to meet:


The Dalai Lama

Freedom from Fear trailer
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Aung San Suu Khi

Arundhati Roy
Below you can watch the full hour long movie "WE" which features thought-provoking words from Ms Roy together with music and images to re-inforce the message. As she says
"Never again will a single story be told as though it's the only one. There can never be a single story, there are only ways of seeing."

Bill Bailey
"erm...I'm English and as such I crave disappointment"

Like to know why you might be feeling a tad tense? Check out this short movie by Alfonso Cuaron and Naomi Klein, and directed by Jonas Cuaron, to tie in with Klein's new book, "The Shock Doctrine"

My Blog

2bbbfm Local Global Show 11th May 2009

As seen in a park in Moseley, Birmingham in April.....very nice. Meanwhile back in Australia, it's time for another Local Global Show with all sorts of amazing sounds from all over the planet..........
Posted by on Sun, 10 May 2009 20:15:00 GMT

2bbb-fm Local Global Show Playlist 30th March 2009 - bbbBAMAKO SPECIAL

New York Times Article about the Music of MaliCHECK OUT THE WIKIPEDIA ENTRY ABOUT MALIAN MUSICElectro Kora 0:36 Lo'Jo Bazar Savant Welcome To Mali 3:20 Amadou & Mariam Welcome To Mali Taxi Bamako 3:...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:15:00 GMT

2BBBfm Local Global Show Playlist 2nd Feb 2009 ANI DIFRANCO SPECIAL

Red Letter Year 4:17 Ani DiFranco Ani DiFranco - Red Letter Year Angry Anymore 3:28 Ani DiFranco Up Up Up Up Up Up Not a Pretty Girl 3:20 Ani DiFranco So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter Disc 2 Paradi...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:04:00 GMT

2BBBfm Local Global Show Playlist 29th Dec 2008

Automobile Mobile 3:32 Wasis Diop Judu Bek Days Of Fire 3:14 Nitin Sawhney London Undersound Compagnon De La Vie 3:52 Amadou & Mariam Songlines Top Of The World 57 Sadagora Hot Dub 5:12 Amsterdam Klez...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:26:00 GMT

2BBBfm Local Global Show Playlist 22nd Dec 2008

Bembeya 4:27 Bembeya Jazz National Bembeya In The Forest (Elven Mix) 5:19 Warsaw Village Band Upmixing Yellow Tongue 4:50 Lee "Scratch" Perry Feat. Samia Farah Songlines Top Of The World 57 Compagnon ...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:18:00 GMT

2bbbfm Local Global Show Playlist 8th Dec 2008

A touch of ambience this week on the Local Global Show, to counteract the pre-Christmas craziness......Call across the highlands 3:29 Not Drowning, Waving / Telek Tabaran Tsirani Tsar 5:08 Djivan Gasp...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:12:00 GMT

Goodness Gracious Me......Nitin Sawhney Special on 2BBBfm's Local Global Show 27th Oct 2008

Tonight's Local Global Show is given over to a Nitin Sawhney retrospective, topped off with a first listen to Nitin's new album "London Undersound"...enjoy!Brainwaves    0:47  ...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:11:00 GMT

2BBBfm Local Global Show Playlist 13th Oct 2008

Les Visages Et Les Moments 3:33 Tete Le Sacre Des Lemmings Automobile Mobile 3:32 Wasis Diop Judu Bek Wuju 5:48 Yilila Manilamanila Ishq - Love And The Veil 6:31 Niyaz Songlines: Top Of The World 55...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:07:00 GMT

2bbbfm Local Global Show Playlist 8th Sept 2008

Automobile Mobile 3:32 Wasis Diop Judu Bek Electro Kora 0:36 Lo'Jo Bazar Savant De Timbuktu à Essakane 3:10 Lo'Jo Bazar Savant Camions Sauvages 4:09 Amadou & Mariam Dimanche a Bamako Jbal Atlas 3:...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:48:00 GMT

2BBBfm Local Global Show 1st Sept 2008 - feature on Cape Verde

Wikipedia Entry about The Music of Cape VerdeMas Amor 4:11 La-Mc Malcriado Sound Of The World (Disc 1) DJan Kre Bejabu 5:17 Tcheka Nu Monda Regasu 3:53 Mayra Andrade Navega Muna Xeia 6:28 Sara Tavar...
Posted by on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:43:00 GMT