Tonight Show #047 April 21,2013! Voices for Humanity's Children. Thanks to the producers, artists and humans in attendance at two Wesleyan University Campus Events 1. Humanity Festival on Foss Hill and 2. a public conversation with South African trumpeter, composer, producer, and activist Hugh Mescal  at Crowell Concert Hall.

Opening music by Viso "Classik Az' First a little something from Robert Fripp's Exposure LP Urban Landscape & some words by Joanna Walton "I May Not Have Enough Of Me But I've Had Enough Of You". Coming next  in the back ground is some music from Eno Moebius Roedelius Plank' / begegnungen 1984

First voice is a film student Tristan Basscrouger (Spelling?), followed by Don Minot, Brown Eyes, and Sister Jamaica; founder of "Grow Youth Universal" (Carol Grant Williams) who shares some human thoughts and then reads her poem "RUN" about the Maroons (Jamaican Freedom Fighters), drumming by her sister Cofi. 

Next, i share my thoughts about some hope for Journalism rising out of the wake of the Boston Bombing. Followed by Spoken Mind Poetry tracks from 'The ID (Inkless Dialogue) Poems / Volume 1.1': "Pure Wrongness" and later in the show "Happy Is More Powerful Than Reality". 

Back to the Humanity Festival: The student musicians and their PR man (Event preformers) (with the working band title) J Hogar all share their creative collaborative views on "Are we human?" Mel, Sam, Jess, Jeff, and Derrick.

Then, recorded early this same day from outside Crowell Concert Hall after listening to the fine-grounded living-soul voice of Hugh Masekela, comes more voices for Humanity's Children, starting with WESU producer and host of Dandy-Shandy with Chazie (Chazell Roden). followed by internet historian Craig Kelly, musician Rich McGhee, Hartford poet / playwright  Margaux Modimo Hayes and then Kate Rushin's poetic peace of mind and a live excerpted reading from her original poem titled "Giant Steps ...'. Note the use of the word 'Hewer'

Here comes the previously mentioned second Spoken Mind Poem.with the music of John Voigt; from 'Outsider Bass; 1993' then another unreleased track from the The ID (inkless Dialogue) Poem collection of Spoken Mind Poetry: 'By the mind opening unto itself'  an lastly a personal favorite from the unreleased collection 'Peace'.

The Show closes with "Come Healing' by Leonard Cohen. Thank you Listeners!

My full and deep gratitude to you all from your producer, host, and Spoken Mind Poet,
CC Arshagra