When I think of where I live or where I come from, my thoughts automatically go towards family. Family is everything, but the roots behind it all are just now starting to intrigue me. The roots of what has brought us to where we are now. "Know your roots, know where you came from." - Trevor Hall I then begin to think of all that inspires me: exploration, journaling, photography, yoga, music. There is too much to list when I think of what inspires me and what motivates me every day to learn from the past by building up my future. When we think of who we are, I think it's easy to go to terms such as gender, sexuality, economic status, educational backgrounds, or occupation. But there is so much more. Through one of my most favorite inspirations right now, the new Trevor Hall album - KALA, I want to dig into the depths of the ideology and hegemony terms that I am currently learning about in my Multiculturalism and the Media class, and correlate the value of both with a twist to inspire. I posted one of my favorite songs from the album in a post below here, so feel free to give that a good listen - it has an incredible message, as do every single one of his other songs. I see such inspiration in his new album. I see his heart and soul and everything he has gone through lately being represented in such a beautiful way. Kala, meaning 'time' in Sanskrit embodies the theme of his musical and spiritual journey, which I think is such an incredibly powerful thing. "Mama well she told me, time is such a wonderful gift." - Trevor Hall Too often I find our society wrapping ourselves up in the concept of time. Rushing from place to place, trying to make deadlines, having a timeline of where we are "supposed" to be right now or in the years to come in order to be considered a part of the social norm. We tend to understand that the people dominating our society are those in high power, those who contribute to the idealisms of a successful life. I believe that how we live and come to understand and relate with one another is slightly skewed in todays culture of being so wrapped up in time. Not making time for those we love and sending a text here and there rather than finding time to make an old fashioned letter or phone call. Giving into the stresses and social media alienations. Most importantly, not often making time for ourselves in the way we truly need.
Through this album, I hear such passion, wisdom, compassion and love through his beautiful voice. I think he wants to inspire others and create a more harmonious society. He connects with others through his music, but more importantly - I think, through his messages. He wants to impact others to be better and see the beauty in the simplicity of all that is life. He doesn't focus on the typical cultural norms that America centers on, which is what I love so much about him. It is just pure peace. He uses ideology and the power of hegemony in his own way to explain the world around us - rather, he explores the little meanings that are received to us every day, knowingly or not, and gives that out so freely and openly. Trevor Hall gives us a world of possibilities, just as Stuart Hall proposes in his dicourse concept. He focuses his energy on the good, and he gears that energy to uncover wisdom and spiritual attainment. I believe that these concepts correlate well to ideology and hegemony through his powerful usage of cultures all around him and what he has gained through all of his teachings.
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