Paradigms

David Barritt is a former journalist who has worked in animal welfare for 23 years. He established the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s (IFAW) South African office before becoming IFAW’s Africa Director. After a break running a successful public relations … More ...

Haji Mike is a self described Dub Poet, Radio Presenter, DJ, Writer, and Doctor of Philosophy.  Born in Marathovounbo, Cyprus and then raised in London, England, Haji Mike has traveled extensively, touring his own dub-hip hop-acid funk-dance and world music. … More ...

Dr.  Ken Friedman, Ph. D. is Associate Professor of Medicine at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ. Dr. David Maughan, Ph. D. is a Research Professor at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT. who has been … More ...

Jake Dailey has started Rake Force, “Mobile response team for biomass reclamation and carbon negative conservation services. We use regenerative and permaculture strategies to restore ecosystems and individuals.” – rakeforce.us Jake describes how Rake Force works with goats to reduce … More ...

Heather Sarona has released Head Above Water, 9 tracks of original music, her first full Album. The songs are all very personal, examining relationship as it ends, as it begins, as it endures. Heather is one of those people who … More ...

Small Island, Big Song is a multimedia project spanning continents, involving dozens of people from the region, celebrating the oceans and raising awareness as to the peril Earth’s oceans currently face from pollution, and the effects from the changing climate. … More ...

Day Schildkret is known for his creative exploration Morning Altars. Day has a new book out Hello, Goodbye – 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change. Day describes it as a “cookbook” for making rituals to return to … More ...

Simon Webster has been playing music since he was a child, first the violin, then, as a teenager, he discovered drums, and that was that. Simon has played with World Music artists and traveled the world, studying local percussion styles … More ...

The Terry Family Band – Jim, Graham and Clark, have released a record Hometown Tragedies; a dozen songs about painful personal, national and human tragedies, that are surprisingly uplifting. The Terry Family resides in Napa, California, where they have been … More ...

Bernard O’Neill returns to Paradigms to share a new collaboration, Sharka with Chaka Chouka (Haji Mike and Mouna Eddrou), a collection of Mediterranean rhythms and powerful poetry.  This project was created during lockdown, and reflects very much the events of … More ...

Gordie Tentrees has just released his eighth album Mean Old World, a collection of songs about Gordie’s real life experiences, his favorite song-writing topic. Living in the Yukon in Canada, where music is a part of the social fabric, Gordie … More ...

In 2012 Alison Perry envisioned Central Oregon Veteran’s Ranch to be “a working ranch that restores purpose and spirit to veterans of all ages.”  Nine years later the ranch exists just north of Bend in Central Oregon; 19 acres of … More ...

Si Kahn is a folk musician and writer whose music and books depict human stories that support and inspire participation in making things better for everyone. Si is a person of conscience, so for 50+ years all causes of liberation … More ...

Roddy Ellias has released a new record Not This Room. With his gentle guitar, the powerful lyrics of Sandra Nicholls, and the excellent musicianship of the players, this record is an exploration and expression of life during Covid. This music, … More ...

Lisa Ann Wright hails from northern Virginia where she grew up listening to all the music she could from punk to the singer/songwriters of the 1970’s and the country music of the time. So far she’s released a full album … More ...

Lili Haydn and Itai Disraeli of Opium Moon return to Paradigms, this time with bandmates Hamid Saeidi and MB Gordy, to talk about their new album Night + Day. Opium Moon’s self titled first album won a Grammy in 2019.  … More ...

Mary Lou Fulton has released her first record. All the songs are originals except for one cover of an old Leadbelly song. Mary Lou has been a journalist at the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times. Her new record … More ...

George Mann has been playing music for most of his life.  You might remember him from his Hail to the Thief days! He’s also been a  journalist and a union organizer. His latest records are A World Like This and … More ...

Laura Love has just made this beautiful record Uppity.  With a sweet and kind voice, and beautiful instrumentation, Love sings to us of heartbreak and the need for justice, of the pain that racism brings and the need for healing.  … More ...

Patricia Wixon has been a poet since childhood. Now in her 80’s Wixon lives in her native Oregon with husband Vince where they curate the legacy of Oregon Poet Laureate William Stafford. In her latest book The Great Hunt and … More ...

Sundar Viswanathan returns to Paradigms to share the new record Worldview, which will be released October 29, 2021.  With his band Avataar, Sundar has crafted a set of 8 songs honoring and proclaiming/calling for better care and consideration for the … More ...

Sonia Aimy has a new record out, Reconnect, as part of her creative response to Covid. Nigerian born, Sonia Aimy has lived in Europe and is currently in Canada.  She has graced stages around the world with her conscious upbeat … More ...

“Esbe is a composer, producer, and vocalist from London. Her music is an eclectic blend of many influences, from her pure classical roots, but uniquely drawing on contemporary, world music and film scoring.” – esbemusic.uk Esbe has a catalog of … More ...

John Reed and Ali Karim continue their creative friendship with a new record Breathe. This album takes the listener on an elemental journey.  In conversation, John, Ali, and Baruch get into the inspirations and methods that went into this project, … More ...

Ray Soul is a Jazz Bassist and Composer.  He’s also a person who has experienced some of the challenges life has to offer, and he addresses that through his music.  His latest project explores the issue of suicide through music, … More ...