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Gamala Gamala Taaki Taaki (Carlos Vivanco Collab)

from Plays Well With Others - Set 04 (Album: 11​/​2020) by GrevusAnjl

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Folks, please forgive my excitement over this one; for this is my first collaboration with the exceptionally talented multi-instrumentalist and instrument inventor... Carlos Vivanco (soundcloud.com/carlosvivanco-1, carlosvivanco1.bandcamp.com). There are so many cool things about this project, I don’t even know where to begin. So let’s just start at the very beginning.

Carlos and I crossed paths in the chatroom of Eddie Shook’s bi-weekly radio show ‘Anything Goes’ about two years ago. Not having a massive amount of music theory knowledge, I knew Carlos was crafting music on a whole different level... so I just admired his works from a safe distance. Then one night in chat, something strange happened (I blame the third beer. I’m pretty sure the second one had nothing to do with it). In a moment of unabashed exuberance, I uttered the following words... “Carlos, one of these days I’m going to get up the courage to ask you to collaborate with me. And you could even challenge me with a really unusual time signature... like 10/8.” You’re currently enjoying the results of where that conversation led. :D

Before this song, I knew the less common time signatures had creative ways they could be counted out (I’ve used 12123 in my two 5/4s, for example); but 10/8 was a complete unknown. Carlos taught me that Tizita is the Hindi name for the scale we used (for all you advanced listeners out there), and he suggested I think about it from the context of the words and syllables ‘Gamala Gamala Taaki Taaki’ (Hindi for ‘Flowerpot so that’; and here it is, written out in its original and very beautiful language… गमला गमला ताकि ताकि). And it worked brilliantly. So well in fact, that I now hear those words when I play the song... so we adopted the phrase for the song’s name.

So there you have it... one of the most challenging pieces I’ve worked on, to date. And best of all, it fanned that burning desire to learn even more.

Carlos, thank you so much for having the willingness and patience to create this with me. And we’re both excited to create more music together, so we might as well thank that third beer while we’re at it (now if only I had thought to save the bottle as a collector’s item, haha). We hope you enjoy ‘Gamala Gamala Taaki Taaki’. :D

Song Credits:
Carlos Vivanco - Real Instruments, Master and Cover Image
GrevusAnjl - Not-So-Real Instruments and Mix

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from Plays Well With Others - Set 04 (Album: 11​/​2020), track released January 23, 2020
Collaboration with Carlos Vivanco (soundcloud.com/carlosvivanco-1, carlosvivanco1.bandcamp.com)

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Welcome to my sonic playground. I don't consider myself a skilled musician. I just sculpt sounds to quiet my mind... and often end up pleasantly surprised. I'm all about joy, and silliness, and staying playful as I (refuse to) grow older. My songs help me remember that. :)

Thank you for taking the time to listen and share in my journey. Best wishes and all my love.

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