About this project
Sean Blackman's "In Transit: Travel the World Through Music" concert will debut at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Sept. 24, 2010 - and then nationwide. This is our dream. 19 Armenian, Senegalese, Brazilian & Detroit Jazz musicians & dancers will bring out the gyspy in you, taking you on a journey to their homelands. This breath-taking show will bring world-renowned musicians to the Motor City, turning Detroit into the world music hub it's destined to be.
Close your eyes and the music will take you on a journey to a café in the Middle East, a village in Senegal, a beach in Brazil then brings you back to Detroit where you will hear the unmistakable husky vocals of soulful singer James Wailin and the jazz skills of legendary clarinetist Wendell Harrison...all on one stage.
To create this true culturally significant event, we need your help as we fly in (and fund) the world-celebrated musicians (kora, kanun players, etc.) and dancers (samba, capoeira, African stilt walkers) from multiple continents. Once we bring all the artists to the Motor City, we will spend a week together in one Detroit house, rehearsing. Then we'll unveil the show at the prestigious Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and then worldwide. A show never seen or heard anywhere. Detroit, in our hardships, needs this cultural spectacle of love and music - ancient beats from various countries blending beautifully with Detroit jazz is one we want to share with the world. Please join us.
Feel free to visit www.seanblackman.com
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Donors giving $15 receive one traditional recipe - favorites of the musicians - from each of the countries featured on the CD and the musicians and dancers sincerest appreciation. $20 receive a CD sample of this music and loving gratitude from all of the musicians and dancers. $40 or more receive a CD, plus advance notice of ticket sale for the big show and blessings to your from the us, the artists. $100 or more receive a CD, advance notice of ticket sales plus a special thanks on our myspace site, including your photo, for all our community to see.... and our loving vibrations of gratitude. $500 receives all of the above plus 2 tickets to the show and our sincerest love and appreciation, forever. $1,000 or more receives all of the above, our most humble and loving thoughts of thanks. And, during our morning rehearsal the day of the show will chant your name during one of our songs . $2,000 all of the above and sinage at the show....
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He creates the world music scene in Detroit and work endlessly to bring musicians out from the tiny ethnic clubs where they perform and give them a seat on stage in big theaters - for the appreciation they deserve. To let the world hear world music.
Sean Blackman is a composer & nylon string acoustic guitarist who was raised on 8 Mile Road in Detroit.
His music blends ancient sounds of Armenia, Brazil and Senegal with Detroit style jazz. He has recorded five CDs plus scored music for the documentary, "The Accidental Mummies of Guanajuato," which aired on PBS.
His work has truly helped make Detroit a more viable hub for world music.
