Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
YAGE
Pablo Amaringo was born in 1943 in Puerto Libertad, in the Peruvian Amazon region. He was ten years old when he first took ayahuasca--a visionary brew used in shamanism, made from the plants Banisteriopsis caapi(yagé) and Psychotria viridis (chacruna). A severe heart illness--and the magical treatment of this viaayahuasca--led Pablo toward the life of a shaman, and he eventually became a powerful curandero--learning theicaros, or healing songs that the ayahuasca brew taught him.
In 1977, Pablo abandoned his vocation as a shaman, and he is now a painter and art instructor at his Usko-Ayar school, where there is no charge for the students to learn painting from Pablo. The school is dependant on donations, which can be made directly to Pablo via the address below. Paints, brushes, and other art supplies, as well as money, can be sent via mail. Please clearly mark such donations as "gifts" so that no tax will have to be paid.
Pablo has painted and described numerous ayahuascavisions, some of which have appeared in his bookAyahuasca Visions: The Religious Iconography of a Peruvian Shaman. He is currently working on paintings of angels for a forthcoming book, as well as paintings that document the flora and fauna of Peru.
In 1977, Pablo abandoned his vocation as a shaman, and he is now a painter and art instructor at his Usko-Ayar school, where there is no charge for the students to learn painting from Pablo. The school is dependant on donations, which can be made directly to Pablo via the address below. Paints, brushes, and other art supplies, as well as money, can be sent via mail. Please clearly mark such donations as "gifts" so that no tax will have to be paid.
Review from labrynth city
Wiping the tears away from my face as I walk toward Stage 3 to see Swamplords, I see that they're in Polyphonic Spree-esque garments with face paint to boot. Oh my, what exactly is happening? I guess this is the obligatory "shit" section to break up the awesome. I knew I should have taken that break to get some more food. I just sit down to the side and stare at them as they start their performance. With all my preconceptions about this band being quickly swept away, and ignoring the stupid costumes, Swamplords deliver an astounding performance with a sound that borders on totally psychedelic (... man). The standout being the extraodionary guitar solos that hook me in and I can't help but be infected by their overall sound which makes me stand up and move unfro to the beat. Aside from having one too many members (the macarenas), the Swamplords win me over as I most subtly dance by myself.
Monday, September 14, 2009
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