{"id":150,"date":"2009-01-06T09:19:27","date_gmt":"2009-01-06T14:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/wp\/2009\/01\/hope_we_still_hope_we_can_beli\/"},"modified":"2011-04-28T16:34:21","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T20:34:21","slug":"hope_we_still_hope_we_can_beli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2009\/01\/hope_we_still_hope_we_can_beli.html","title":{"rendered":"Hope we still hope we can believe in"},"content":{"rendered":"

We — I — need a deep-winter burst of positivity. The Presidential election was two months<\/span> ago, and nothing has changed! Except the pres-elect is getting heat for all he hasn’t done (bring peace to Israel-Gaza, fix the economy, justify appointments) while the sitting lame duck gets a virtual pass for what he’s ignoring (Israel-Gaza), what he’s flubbed (US economy, world affairs, environment — need more examples?) and what he’s doing now (opening wilderness to development, putting appointees in protected jobs, spinning his legacy).<\/p>\n

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So here’s<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0an Obama praise song by Fula Flute, an internationally-constituted band featuring a felicitous West African sound: two unusual flutes in not-quite-unison, kora and balafon, upright bass, congas. Vocalist Adoulaye Diabate sings, “If you’re looking for a great leader, you have to find a good person . . . Good evening, Barack Obama.” Fula Flute dedicates its new, second album Mansa America<\/a><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0to Big O, with the note “May he help lead the World into a new enlightened era.” Amen to that.\u00c2\u00a0<\/div>\n
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