12 • September 2016 • UPBEAT TIMES, INC.
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Shekeyna@AMiracleProductionAMP.com Upbeat Times Exclusive Interveiw: Ottmar Liebert
SONOMA COUNTY, CA. ~ What do Flamenco and Reggae have in common? T e two mu- sic genres are the centerpiece of fl a- menco guitar- player, Ottmar
Liebert’s most re- cent CD entitled, Wait-
ing N Swan; of
which, the majority of the tracks are Bob Marley songs. Liebert says of co-mingling the two genres, “they are sibling rhythms and to that you could also add salsa [music].” Liebert continues, “T ere is nothing
played on the One, the bass is always played on the of eat.” He explains the title, Waiting N Swan,
that “N
Swan is Creolese for the phrase, and so on.” Li- ebert discusses the creative process for the Waiting N Swan album, “I took from the sugges- tions my friends had and my own suggestions and I started to apply how I could play the reggae parts including fl amenco rhythms. T e cajón, which is the fl amenco drum
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pink, fragrant blossoms result in “rose hips” a fruit that can be used to make tea and marmalade. “Rosa Canina” is noted in traditional folk medicine as being high in vita- min C. Tourists from everywhere tend to visit the reconstructed St. Mary’s Cathedral and St. Michael’s Church at Hildesheim to photo- graph the re-emerging blossoms especially around the month of May. T e great
box, actually plays a fl amenco rhythm and the drum kit plays the reggae rhythm, which fi t to- gether perfectly.” Liebert is currently working on
his next album, which he calls, Slow. “It is my reaction to how everything has been speeding up and how we constantly get notifi cations and comments,” he continues, “to me it is a per- sonal anecdote to present life.” He remarks that no song on the Slow album is over 70 beats per minute. Regarding the album, Slow “I only use one guitar and one microphone.” He adds for example, “I might take a bossa
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take photos of it for us all to enjoy. Chris Szwedo made a fi ne documentary fi lm about Scherman. T ere is nothing artifi - cial, stiff or “posed” in it. T e charm of this docu- mentary is that you almost feel you are in the presence of the nearly 80 year old sensitive artist/photographer partaking in a good conversation with him. T ere is a wistful segment showing
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Scherman visiting the now pris- tine and very green rolling mead- ows where the Woodstock gath- ering took place.
It gives loving
tribute to Cape Cod as well where Scherman and his wife now live. Szwedo is also a resident of East- ham on Cape Cod where he makes his fi lms. T e documentary is called “Eye on the Sixties” and PBS channels show it on occasion. It is also at the Smithsonian, no doubt because Scherman’s photos reveal he had an uncanny knack for be- ing at the right place at the right time. He shares with all the great- est photographers the exceptional talent of using his
“painter’s
eye” when viewing before shooting Venerable art
institutions were slow to recog- nize photogra- phy as a genre unto itself in
the world.
art Fi-
nally, on June 23, 2016, T e
Inter- na-
tional Center of Pho- tography (ICP), founded in
1974 by photojournalist Robert Capa’s brother Cornell, opened its brand new museum at 250 Bowery in NYC. T e curator Charlotte Cotton set up the current installa- tion titled “Public, Private, Secret.” Ours is a brimming visual culture today and photography especially documents that. Both the ICP and the Aperture Foundation and gal- lery are stimulating involvement in both their school and commu- nity activities. Cotton’s book is “Photography
is Magic”—avail-
able on Amazon. If you share my passion for both
fi ne photography, painting and have a computer, you are in luck! Many links exist to the greatest. My favorites begin with Louis Da- guerre, Jacques Henri Lartigue, and Henri-Cartier Bresson. It is a grand parade of creative talent. Happy harvest days! ~ Ellie
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