JIM KROFT

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2015/10/25

Africa Journal Part 2: Go With The Heart First

Here is the second in my series of guest article for NBHAP article concerns my experience in Zanzibar.

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2015/10/06

AND JOURNEYS CONTINUES TO TEACH ME

Some notes jotted down while traveling by ferry from Sardinia to Rome…

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2015/09/27

RECORDINGS PROGRESS

The recordings for the Journey’s 3 EP continued this week. It is rolling along at its own pace, and somehow asking not to be rushed. I was very lucky to have Yasmin Hadisubrata come in and put down some parts. This is a little clip from the outro to “Where the Lovers Go”. Yass was improvising the outro and this was just a random take as she warmed into the song. More below!

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2015/09/25

JOURNAL CONTINUES....

My online journal for NBHAP continues: CLICK HERE. Some memories from my East Africa journey, the significance of little moments, and the bridges between humans…

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2015/09/20

KEEPING MOTIVATED

Journeys #2 is officially released on the 9th of October. It got off to a good start with this lovely feature in Rolling Stone: CLICK HERE. Thank you for getting behind the project! A few thoughts below ☞

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2015/02/27

DIRECTING IN UGANDA

Some thoughts and screen shots from directing my first music video in Africa – for the ex-child soldier and musical genius Charles Obina….

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2015/02/25

TRUSTING SPONTANEITY IN KAMPALA

A life lesson in spontaneity, returning to Kampala after 13 years and unexpected connections with some genius characters and talents….

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2015/02/15

Alchemy in Nairobi

Some thoughts on the capacity of music to break down barriers, accepting what reality gives you, and 5 shows in a new city…

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2015/02/09

SAYING YES TO LIFE

We deconstruct to reform. We break down to rebuild. We fragment to become more whole than we had previously been. Thoughts while hiking to the summit of Mt Suswa, Kenya …

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2015/02/03

KENYAN WANDERINGS

Crossing unslept through the Kenyan border, shows in places of unforgettable beauty and time spent on a ship built by hand over 3 years in the old ancient tradition before it heads out forever across the Indian Ocean…..

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2015/01/30

20 Thoughts on Creativity

Some thoughts on the nature of creativity, the joy of writers block and tips on how to improve….

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2015/01/27

Bagamoyo & the Importance of the Unknown

We step into the unknown because it has the power to transform us, because we know we are not complete until the world has tested our reaction to adversity or the challenges it throws up….some thoughts on traveling to Bagamoyo to meet the great Gogo musician Msafiri Zawose…..

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2015/01/24

Dar Es Salaam & Managing Your Mind

Some notes on the extremities of human experience, the different characteristics of aloneness and the challenge of following a disco band with a solo acoustic set….

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2015/01/23

10 Approaches to Depression

Some notes on dealing with deep lows, lessons learnt from adventures in Hades, and accepting that a universe is comprised of black holes as well as suns….