Displaying Music with the Tag: Ancient Forward
Kufungira Matemai
-Joel Laviolette , June 22, 2023
I have been thinking about my teacher, mentor, and good friend Matemai who I have studied mbira with since 1998. He passed away in 2021 and this is a song based on the last mbira song I learned from him.
Tags: African, Ancient Forward, Drums, Full Band, Guitar, Mbira, Shona, Vocals, Zimbabwean
Come What May
-Joel Laviolette , March 9, 2019
An Mbira and Reggae groove sprinkled with Garage Bass
Tags: Ambient, Ancient Forward, Contemplative, Distorted, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Guitar, Lo-Fi, Mbira, Modular Synth, Sound Design
My Time and My Mind
-Joel Laviolette , March 3, 2019
Does our belief create our reality or vise versa?
Tags: Ambient, Ancient Forward, Contemplative, Distorted, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Guitar, Lo-Fi, Mbira, Modular Synth, Sound Design
Prerelease: In The Flow
-Rattletree , February 25, 2018
Coming soon on Ecstatic Wave Records! A half-step Indie Rock song about giving ourselves a break.
Tags: African, Aggressive, Ancient Forward, Contemplative, Dance, Distorted, Drums, Dubstep, Electronic, Full Band, Guitar, Sound Design, Story, Synth Heavy
Love Ourselves
-Ancient Forward , December 1, 2016
A dark afro-glitch dance song.
Tags: Ancient Forward, Distorted, Drums, Full Band, Guitar, High Energy, Jump, Sweat, Synth Heavy, Trance, Vocals
Seems Like It’s Been So Long
-Joel Laviolette , April 11, 2011
A story of a man trying to find his way through the spirituality and ancient traditions of a music that he was drawn to.
Tags: Acoustic, African, Ancient Forward, Contemplative, Demo, Downtempo, Drums, Guitar, Lo-Fi, Odd Time Signature, Singer Songwriter, Story, Vocals, World Music
Standing Tall
-Joel Laviolette , January 11, 2009
Matepe music meets Zim-style Afrobeat. Recorded and originally released independently in 2009. Now available worldwide on Ecstatic Wave Records
Tags: African, Aggressive, Ancient Forward, Dance, Distorted, Drums, Full Band, Glitch, Guitar, Mbira, Shona, Vocals, Zimbabwean
Demos: Annie St. Blues
-Joel Laviolette , January 1, 2009
An old tune from my 2009 "Song a day" series.
Tags: African, Ancient Forward, Contemplative, Guitar, Joel Laviolette, Lo-Fi, Mbira, Singer Songwriter, Story, World Music
In Her Smile
-Joel Laviolette , January 1, 2006
A song I wrote back in 2005. All brought about from a lunch with a stranger
Tags: Acoustic, Ancient Forward, Contemplative, Demo, Guitar, Lo-Fi, Singer Songwriter, Vocals