{"id":755,"date":"2010-09-06T21:39:23","date_gmt":"2010-09-06T21:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/?p=755"},"modified":"2013-01-30T20:47:10","modified_gmt":"2013-01-30T20:47:10","slug":"house-in-the-park-6-05-09-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/house-in-the-park-6-05-09-10\/","title":{"rendered":"HOUSE IN THE PARK 6 05.09.10"},"content":{"rendered":"

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House In The Park<\/a> had become a musical destination for those around the globe to partake. People traveled near and far to attend; some as far away as California, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, The Carolinas and Florida. Seattle, Chicago, DC, and Detroit were all in the house. One infamous social networking site even posted a couple flew all the way from Paris, France.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The weather for the day was perfect. Temperatures for the Labor Day weekend were forecast in the mid to upper 80\u2019s. After a torrid summer the milder temperatures were highly welcomed like cold brews after mowing grass. A gentle breeze blew in the air that signaled the transition from summer to autumn. Soon to be brown leaves perched high in trees swayed from side to side in musical rhythm.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Generally the park\u2019s lush greenery was barren but by 12:30 pm the site was populated with tents and tables as far as the eye could see. \u201cWOW, these people are serious.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The scene resembled something straight from the pages of magazines of popular music festivals that occur in Austin TX, Manchester TN, or Chicago IL. Nothing like this had ever existed in the city for a HOUSE MUSIC event. Folks this was for HOUSE MUSIC, not hip-hop, rock, folk or a pooh-pooh platter of all the above but for HOUSE MUSIC. To say this was unprecedented would be an understatement. Not to mention it was only twelve thirty in the afternoon and the event began at noon. These campers had to have been in the park since eight or nine that morning. Not to mention the people that slept in the park overnight. How amazing.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Past the several vendor tables selling every item imaginable from organic handmade soap to HITP paraphernalia was the park\u2019s lone pavilion with dance floor. DJ Kemit already on deck warmed up the small smiling crowd of twenty dancing feet. After ten minutes of making rounds to speak with everyone camped in tents and grilling meats the dance floor was made way to as DJ Kemit dropped a soul fueled mix of<\/span> <\/strong>\u201cHard Time for Lovers,\u201d<\/a> from a singer who channeled the late great Luther Vandross as though Luther was alive at the park. By that point the dance floor was so warmed with love it felt as though someone blessed the space prior to the event\u2019s start. The pavilion radiated with a natural joy that cast out any naysayer\u2019s negativity.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shortly thereafter, DJ Kemit\u2019s time expired on the 1\u2019s and 2\u2019s, HITP\u2019s second DJ of the day stepped aboard to wreck havoc. Salah Ananse the singer\/producer\/DJ\/ and all around entertainer, entertained the ever growing crowd with some hard core jams. Without notice the music stopped. Then the acappella voice of Tony Momrelle singing the anthem,<\/span> <\/strong>\u201cStar\u201d<\/a> arose from the ashes as a phoenix. It was as if the man was right there singing live from the DJ set-up. Moments later, drums and warm synth pads exploded behind the acappella which signaled it was time to get down. There were granddads stepping in the name of love with grandmothers all over the floor. There were the fancy footwork house dancers stomping all over the floor. And then there was a little boy no more than the age of two creating a masterpiece of artwork using various colors of chalk on the pavilion\u2019s floor. It was only one o\u2019 clock in the afternoon and already HITP was off to a collage of activity.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

As if that were not enough, Salah played a hand crafted organic remix from one of the city\u2019s most spirited visionaries who was a self-proclaimed android from the future. The singer, signed to one of the world\u2019s leading hip-hop mogul\u2019s record label walked the<\/span> <\/strong>\u201ctightrope\u201d<\/a> between both worlds of the underground and the mainstream. The remix so cleverly orchestrated bridged the gap between the female\u2019s futuristic rap vocal laid over a present-day broken beat drum loop that culminated to deliver a vocal melancholy of funk.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

At best there was no stopping or at least slowing down Salah who was on fire by blessing the crowd with additional unleavened self-produced productions fresh from the studio. There was the \u201cI Need You\u201d dub to the soulful drenched testament of love\u2019s healing power. It took no time for the crowd to strengthen in numbers as they partook in the oratory delight.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

What happened next was nonetheless miraculous. Salah esteemed the crowd with an Atjazz production titled,<\/span><\/strong> \u201cMercyless\u201d<\/a> from San Fran\u2019s Fred Everything. The song\u2019s hook \u201cmerciless\u201d sung over razor slashing synths and a beat so choppy the song practically needed its own pair of chopsticks pronounced it was time to dance. A slew of shouts surged through the air to greet the arrival of people rushing or dancing to the dance floor. Soon, everyone and their momma was on the dance floor digging deep to find dance moves to accommodate the choppy beat. There were video cameras filming the choreography and cameras flashing at individuals losing their minds. Everyone was ranting and yelling as if recently tasting music for the first time. The only disappointment was the talking MC announcing the news of a lost little boy at the front information desk over the soulful \u201cwoohoo hoo hoo\u201d of Wayne Tennant\u2019s vocals.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Damn, what a great way to disrupt the positive flow and the musical energy with negative news. Unfortunately, no one seemed to bat an eye at the missing child announcement because five minutes later the MC was back with microphone in hand making a second announcement, then a third, followed by a fourth and so on. Where were the child\u2019s guardians or parents at? Sadly, HITP was a perfect place to drop off an unwanted crying one year old infant by older teenage siblings, an irresponsible babysitter or just plain wayward parents. Unfortunately, by the sixth announcement no one had claimed the little toddler. In what was no surprise the city\u2019s police threatened to call DFAX. The crowd applauded and yelled with approval. It was high time someone stepped up and claimed responsibility. Actually the legitimate threat worked because within five minutes someone claimed the child but not without another announcement; this one for a lost little girl in a pink top and blue skirt.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

PLEASE, EVERYONE WITH CHILDREN; MONITOR YOUR CHILDREN BECAUSE MUSIC INTERRUPTIONS ARE BEGINNING TO UPSET THE CROWD. Thankfully the little girl was quickly found and no additional \u201cmissing children\u201d reports were noted for the reminder of the event. Sigh.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Notable music stand outs included Culoe De Song\u2019s<\/span><\/strong>, \u201cGwebindlala\u201d<\/a> dropped by Ramon Rawsoul. Thandiswe Mazai\u2019s feminine afro chants over a minimal driven afro-beat drove HITP to Africa\u2019s deep jungles. DJ Mick’s Culoe De Song Interpretation of Gladys Knight’s and the Pips retitled,<\/span><\/strong> “The First To Say Goodbye”<\/a> secured itself as the deep house anthem of the year. What a surprise when Kai Alce, the city\u2019s local legend dropped St. Germain\u2019s,<\/span><\/strong> \u201cRose Rouge\u201d<\/a> a jazzy house classic from the year 2000. It was said the crowd in the pavilion went crazy; absolutely bananas. It was nothing like seen or heard previously that day. Everyone fell into a trance possessed by some hypnotic force which caused them to bend over with arms outstretched while hoots and hollers vomited from their mouths.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

By 8 pm, beating drums besieged the park to announce another HITP journey had reached its destination. There was a drum circle of several individuals dressed in African attire dancing around drummers banging talking drums that beckoned individuals to sweet somber. There were the faces of little girls and adults fixated with smiles speaking the same language of dance and love. What sheer delight. Long after the digital music stopped and the electronic CD players and mixer were neatly packed away in tight coffins the organic drums continued to play. Their message spoke, \u201cGood night to all. Peace, blessings and prosperity. God bless.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photography by Carlos J. Bell<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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