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acoustic, alternative, Bizana, Cape Town, Climate March, COP 17, Durban, female, folk, GoPro, GoPro Hero, guitar, imagination, journey, Kenaz, Knysna, live, meri kenaz, music, Peace of Eden, Port St Johns, Rheenendal, singer, songwriter, soul, South Africa, travel, Wild Coast
I’ve found that there are very few limits for those who keep an active sense of humor and cultivate a brave heart and an open mind. The trouble, so to speak, comes when we forget our basic ‘beingness’, and imagine ourselves to be in any way superior to our environment, without respecting our intricate connection with it. The restless adventurer in me has been reveling in all the different places I’ve been visiting over the past few years as a traveling musician. Every place has its unique soul, and that is open to each person’s interpretation, just as it is created by us all. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as they say. This, I believe, holds true for joy too.
I’ve been traveling through South Africa, usually with my guitar on the backseat, off to play whatever gigs I could find. Some gigs find me, and whisk me off to strange and wonderful corners of the country to share my art there. And its through meeting people and experiencing the places along my journey, that I’ve found my deepest inspiration for writing. I’m taking the scope of my inspiration and artistic expression to the realms of multi-media. With handheld/mountable HD cameras I’m capturing moments in my journeys and adventures, and filming live shows and other meetings and events and weaving the lot together with the music that’s been inspired by journeys like the ones in the film in the first place. The result? A sight-and-sound journey that will hopefully have you dreaming of adventure and smiling bravely in your heart at the beauties and wonders of this world.
Stay in touch with the project as it develops, and follow the magic here at www.merikenaz.com.
