Okay, the title of my new album is "pappachappa." Do I just tell you what it means or do I leave you to wonder? Aaaaaah, I am too type A to be that cryptic.
If you get your hands on the album and listen quietly for the very first few seconds of the very first track, you will hear where the name comes from. "Pa-pa-cha-pa, pa-pa-cha-pa, pa-pa-cha-pa" is the opening sound that will hit your ears. It is chant, rhythmic speak (or what I call white girl beat boxing (but I can't really say that 'cause I've seen some MEAN beat boxing by white girls (check out this girl in the back of her car, DANG....
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ANYWAY, now that I've TOTALLY lost you to something else (sigh, the risk of putting cool videos in your blog)...
This little meaningless collection of sounds just spoke to me where I happen to be at these days - low budget, starting over, rusty .... yeah, all those wonderfuls. But also a little more down to earth, a little simplified in a good way, and maybe, I hope, a little more fun. I had GREAT fun putting this project together and, believe it or not, I was thinking of YOU the whole time and how I wanted you to be rocked by it. I had even MORE fun working with Sean Q at Hafgans Studios. He's a fun time ;) www.myspace.com/afghanjazzproject.
...I hope you can find a smile in it somewhere, too. It's just a little demo, but it's for you. I still blush every time I hear certain parts, but I think it's the best job I've done so far in trying to represent a complete, complex person behind a little set of songs. I hope it speaks to you in it's little, friendly voice, and I hope it gives us the opportunity to meet.
Love 'til then,
Angela