Thursday 2 August 2007

music

I was sitting on the bed in a caravan of sorts: it had one side that was completely open to the outside – a three walled caravan. There were three women standing between the end of the bed and the opening. They began to sing to me and I lay back on the bed and closed my eyes, listening to their song intently. It was sung to a laid back loop – very contemporary. Their voices were full, mature voices as they were all in their late thirties or early forties. The first woman had a deep voice with a wonderful gravelly edge; she was the narrator of the song and sang the entire first half before the other women began to sing. The second woman had a slightly higher (although by no means high) voice and somewhat brighter, like a brass instrument. The third woman had a smooth deep voice like a cello. Together, they were the instruments creating a beautiful and unique sound.

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