-------------Big Rocks Make Big Waves--------------------

Big Rocks Make Big Waves
The outgoing wave never dies
And as all things in nature's truth
There is an incoming responsive wave

You want to accomplish something?!
Die Trying

You believe in something?!
Do you really?!
Give it all you've got!

This is Your Life!

You want the war outside to end
But you fight yourself

You want more love
But you belittle yourself

You want to be cared for
But you self-destruct

You want health and liberation
While you choke on a pack of cigarettes

You want peace and transformation
But cant be bothered to do anything about it

You want adventure and fun
But haven't got the time

Anything worth anything
is worth doing well
worth everything you've got
And if you think you haven't got much

HOW COULD YOU????

Just because you feel like you have been left
Time and time again by the side of the road
With all your bags and no way to get home
Doesn't mean there isn't a way

You want the holy grail
But you aren't willing to risk it all
To get it all

And with that 'tude
what would you do if I put these precious gems in your clammy shaky hands?
THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!!

I am standing with hands outstretched
Ready to meet you
I am standing here
Ready to show you
The light on the dark side of the moon

I am waiting here
For you to open your eyes
And ask for what you deserve
I am waiting here
For you to meet me

Here To Change the World

Today I was having lunch with a friend of mine.
We were talking about life purpose and I told her that I am here to change the world.
She wanted to know how I was going to change it.
I said - "How am I not changing it already?! Just by the food I am eating, the thoughts I think, the way I move through the world, the choices I make and the way that I live my life - I am changing everything and everyone around me. I dont need to destroy worlds and tear things down to have an impact. In the presence of this Truth that I AM - I vibrate at a different frequency and its a note that reverberates through matter, and transforms everything in its presence and beyond it"

She said - "Well I dont know about myself, I mean - I dont really know that I am here to save anyone or anything"

And I replied - "How do you KNOW!! How the Fuck do you know that the guy you just bumped into on the way to the park, and the girl you made ride her bike around you....how do you know that your presence did NOT prevent some serious disaster, or alter the course of their existence in some way. We dont have to have contact with people in the way we might think to have transformed them. And dont you wonder why some people are in your life. Thinking this way changes the perspective on everything"

Its like my favorite movie - Run Lola Run: a german film by Tom Twyker (go see it!) - everyone and every outcome of every action is interconnected - and that is not just an idea or a Buddhist philosophy. Its Truth. And every thing we experience in thought, word, and deed - makes ripples in the fabric of all existence.

You wanna save the world. SAVE YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You want to change the world and revolt - BE THE REVOLUTION. You want more love - well you know where I am going. LOVE YOURSELF!!!!

Stop looking for answers - YOU are the answer. Stop asking Questions. there is no end to questioning.

Stop talking and talking and talking - and just do, experience, be, resonate, flow.

One realization - and a lifetime to actualize.

Some Enchanted Evening...

Well, last nights show was really fantastic. The night was crisp and fresh, and the club was packed with people. A warm glow of candlelight filled the room as I shared gifts of spirit and song. I felt really capable of bringing my whole self to the stage last night, and was actually kinda sassy!!

It was my last show of 2005, and I feel like a bear - ready to do a bit of hibernating - in the studio, of course!!

Andre (my producer) and I have been chopping away at the stone, sculpting sound, giving definite shape to these creatures, these beings that are being borne through me. Music is flowing, pouring out of me, like it knows it has a home.

I have been getting rid of lots of old things I dont need anymore. Cleaning house, and making room for the new. It feels so good to just release all this stuff, and decide if I really need it at all.

As I go through drawers and closets, memories flood into my mind - of times and places I bought something, or found it, or was given a gift. My life coming into new perspective. A sense of who I was finding a place within who I am now. And that is always changing. I feel a strong need to change the outer world now - since I have transformed so much of my inner landscape. Most people begin on the outside - which is important too - however, the truest transformation happens at the root of the tree.

I am SO READY!!! I just feel so strong in a really gentle way right now.

YEAH!!!!!!!

Music For Wintry Nights......

Live Performance in NYC!!!
Monday December 19th, 2005
9pm
Kavehaz
37 w 26th st between Broadway and 7th ave
212.343.0612

This is my last show of the year, and its gonna be a spectacular one, so tell all your friends, and come show me the love

High Notes

I opened the set this Monday night with my song "Spinning Blind" -to an audience of multi-ethnic men and women. The song is about racism, politics, identity, American culture, and calls upon the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. Its a story of 2 young adults (a guy and a girl) who have a sense of hopelessness and despair about their lives - tied into the reality that their lives are fatally determined by the racism they have encountered, that paralyzes them, and the world we live in today..........

Here are the lyrics to "Spinning Blind" by Ko-Shin
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She thinks her life is not important from nine to five
She never smiles or says "thanks" to passersby
And all the sadness that she feels
Keeps her spinning blind
She's lost herself, and why?
She reads the magazines and wonders why her life
Can't be magical like movie stars and trophy wives
She finds a cure inside a bottle
To deal, with necessary evils

Oh Martin Luther King, Jr - we haven't come a long way
Since you left this world- its still the politics of hate
And all the horses and all the King's men could not find a way
Imagine all the people, Imagine all the people

He thinks his life is unimportant
His parents died
When he was 17, and now he questions love and tries
To be like water, lying low
Under a rock, you'd find him stoned
He has ideas and education
Is seeking truth and spiritual liberation
But prefers living as a ghost
He has no solace and no hope

Oh Martin Luther King, Jr- we haven't come a long way
Since you left this world - its still the politics of hate
And all the horses and all the King's men could not find a way
Imagine all the people, Imagine all the people

I still have a dream, I still have a dream.............
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So when I was singing, and I started singing about MLK and the "we haven't come a long way part... the audience started clapping and cheering!!!!!! As I was noticing this, I still had to keep playing the keys and singing in perfect time and pitch, but it hit me in my "one world spiritual heart."

As an artist, I write songs sometimes as a response or a question, or because a voice wants to speak through me. The one thing I can never account for is the response I might receive. I felt really grateful that I could speak to the hearts of people who may feel like a part of them is still aching, and somehow silenced, or defeated, or enraged. I am at a place right now of being grateful for my ability to express in words and songs, what many of us feel. And there's power in our honest voices.

When it comes down to it, we are all just human beings here for a HUMAN experience. I don't care what color someone's skin is, and no one else should either! We are all the children of the Earth, and we are all one race. Why is it called a race, anyway. What are we trying to win? I'm so tired of all the fighting that goes on in this world. I am tired of fighting, and you should be too. GET OFF THE BATTLEFIELD!!!!!!!! And the fight begins inside of you. The argument you can't win within. The need to be right. To WIN! At all costs!!

I don't care how many people I piss off with my beliefs anymore!!!
I believe in a world where we love ourselves, and we are truly capable of loving eachother. Of stepping aside to let people off the train before we push our way to get on. C'mon man!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am talking about the REAL revolution here. Its not the one where we fight and blow eachother up. Its about lighting ourselves up from the inside. We are our own Xmas trees. And when we get all lit up, everyone wants to gather around us, and enjoy. And we have gifts to share...I know I do.............
:)
Ko-Shin

SEDUCTION!!!!!!!!!! Monday November 21st, 2005

Live from New York..... Daysleeper, Sacha Harford, and Ko-Shin Performing at The Lucky Cat in Williamsburg - From Deep Spirited Mysteria House Wonder to Neo-Soul Island Funk Sensuality to Serpentine Labyrinths of Mystical Illumination, we bring you fabulous people three female fronted bands, legends in the making, a night you WONT want to miss!

8pm Sharp - cause we are startin' the night early
See the flyer for directions!!

love hugs musica

Recording Music

Today I went into the studio to start recording my music, for my 1st EP! Wahooooo! I am gonna be playing on the same piano that Alicia Keys recorded her last album on. Billy Joel and Elton John have also recorded with this piano. Its freakin' fantastic! Did anyone say that I was a little bit excited?

Ko-Shin Performing Live in NYC!!!!!!

Hello my friends! Love, hugs, and beautiful music for you......
I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the change of season. I am really feeling it today in New York! The summer was filled with adventure, and now it's time for the winds of change. In times like these, with all the tradgedy going on in the world, it is so important to share our truth, our heart, our magic, and come together to build a community based on generosity, awareness, and love. I have been writing, and rehearsing, and recording, and preparing to share some amazing music with all of you, so I look forward to seeing you at the shows!

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#2 - Great News: 2 fantastic upcoming shows in NYC..........

Thursday October 20th - I will be performing at The Alphabet Lounge (104 Avenue C at the corner of 7th Street) as part of a Benefit For Victims of Hurricane Katrina

The contributions from the benefit will be going to these 2 charities:
Preservation Hall Hurricane Relief Fund - 100% of money raised through this fund will go directly to New Orleans musicians.
American Humane's Animal Emergency Services - Helping to rescue and care for misplaces animals and unite them with their ‘parents’

The show is $10, starts at 8pm, and the other wonderful musicians playing are: Geoffrey Armes, Robyn Harris, Willie Davis and Rebecca, Peace Prophet , Val Kinzler, and Second Movement


And the second October show is.......

Tuesday October 25th at The Lucky Cat
Showtime 8:30
245 Grand Street (in Williamsburg), Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 782-0437
Free
This place is a secret magikal bar/performance venue that makes the best drinks ever!!
***This show will be a rare intimate one hour solo performance***

I am so happy to have the opportunity to play for you. See you soon!!!
Warm smiles on a breezy fall day,
Ko-Shin

RestLESS

Creation
Brimming with desire
Leaves that turn for the wanting of time, that bringer of change
Coming
Whether or not you BELIEVE

And She WILL
With a fury
Nestle her brow
Face to face
Among those she calls Family

Shedding the Summer
Off her back
Like peeling skin that knows its time


And I want, And I need
For this to come

And even without needing, or wanting
It does.