Music Lesson No H1 follows in the lineage of its musical essay predecessors, funeral of a nation & interrupt the programming. Equal parts audio & visual, Music Lesson No H1 is an aesthetic journey in the Quranic word.
Music Lesson No H1 is the result of a spiritual walk that first traversed Christianity before journeying into Islam. While the written word was previously unfamiliar, the concepts of the Quran struck a familiar cord in thankugoodsir revealing themselves melodically. The music that followed took its cues from rhythms associated with the church; however, the hymns substituted Biblical scripture for Quranic verse.
The visual component of Music Lesson No H1 is intended to accompany the essay in a way that explores religion as it relates to Black culture in America. The images navigate past, present, & future in an effort to contextualize these unique & highly specific spaces. This is an anthropological study in a culture that has defined Blackness within the confines of the American landscape. Track Listing: 1. pardon me
2. the name of this feeling is
3. PERMISSION TO FIGHT
4. my father's name
5. HOPE FOR A GAIN
6. the bible was in my sippy cup
7. INCLINING TO BLACKNESS
8. approaching the peak
9. THE CLOT
10. hey... I love to read
11. ALL AWARE ONE
12. the transatlantic slave trade
13. THE ORIGINATOR
14. the surroundings and grounds of the Confederacy
15. THERE IS A LESSON IN THIS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EYES
16. harold you can read
17. THIS IS NOT HARD
18. beginning of the country
19. THY DUTY IS ONLY TO DELIVER THE MESSAGE
20. "...very, VERY special..."
21. BOUNTIES OF YOUR LORD
22. TAHA
