Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour with Mariam Massaro: #627

Gaea Star Crystal Radio Hour #627 is an hour of inspired, visionary acoustic improvised music played by The Gaea Star Band with Mariam Massaro on vocals, Native flute, shruti box, 4- and 8-string ukulele, acoustic guitar and dulcimer, Bob Sherwood on piano and Craig Harris in Native drum and congas. Recorded live at the end of June 2025 at Singing Brook Studio in Worthington, Massachusetts, today’s summery session begins with the reverent, impressionistic “Orange Rays”, an affecting, powerful raga featuring a dynamic chord setup and fine vocals and Native flute passages. “Summer Nights” is a dancing gospel-folk reel driven by Mariam’s chiming 8-string ukulele “Oscar”, dynamic congas from Craig and Bob’s minimalist, assertive piano. “We Are Spirits United” is a sprawling, trance-like minor folk song with a gorgeous, languid vocal from Mariam and “Crystalline Temples” is a fantastical journey through the many crystals of the Earth, a powerful lecture from Mariam in the form of a beautiful, solemn song with heartbeat Native drum and driving piano and ukulele rhythm. “We Know” is today’s dulcimer summer song, a steadily building run through the forest that turns into a joyful, abandoned sprint liberally decorated with kinetic, powerful Native flute work from Mariam. “Shamiyaya” from the “Release” LP is presented in a driving, virtuoso pop performance with a fine vocal and tight ukulele chords and we close today’s show with the earthy blues of “Transform”, a rock-R&B workout with rocking vocals and barrelhouse piano.

Learn more about Mariam here: http://www.mariammassaro.com