los dias animales

a few things
1. greenpoint brooklyn got really hip
2. love the autumn season
3. my feet are not as tough as they used to be they are delicate California flowers of feet being now.

Been working on music this week a whole lot and traveling back to NYC during the fall has been a stunning and blissful experience. The animal days are gone. Certainly and the new EP is a testament to that most of the songs are up at www.myspace.com/tasneemmusic and you can listen to them on the player.

They will be up on facebook and a personal website soon. If you feel the music support it in any way you can.

It means the world to me.

Feeling really alive.

stone cold s o b e r
brooklyn status.


ox.
tasneem


p.s. randomly saw time travellers wife which reminded me of that horrible J Lo film Angel Eyes however rachel mcadams will always be KING.

stunned.

i've been feeling overwhelmingly sad about how much the world and how American media in particular has slyly avoided broadcasting the real Truth and the harsh reality as it pertains to the flood victims in pakistan.


20 million displace thats 1 in 5 families
120,000 cases of dengue fever
3.5 million children susceptible to water borne diseases
global donor fatigue

this is how i feel



to donate any amount to a legitimate place that will use you money to help the children of Pakistan and flood victims
check out www.yourdil.com

ox.
tasneem

ground zero-ji

Ground Zero-Ji

ground zero
you are not a mosque
you are a mosque a temple
you are a museum of history
a natural artifact
a mummy
my mother
my father
you are a fact
you are a city
you are cobblestone streets and vendors
of different shades
you are russian baths
and discount shopping
NR trains
and yoga spots
i stole from you once ground zero
i watched you die.
i prayed in your arms
i smoked my life away.
we smoked your life away
away we go
in shah allah
we can remember you without
fussing and fighting
without forgetting that this
is not about you or buildings
or mosques
or synangogues
or churches
or shrines
or diners
or music
or gold street
this about the many feet that inhabit
this land
this is about compassion
and tolerance
this about loving everyone
no matter
fucking
what.





ox.

new york ci(n)t(imac)y

hello beautiful ones.

i am overwhelmed with love and support that i have received from new york and wanted to send a smoke signal of gratitude to all those who came to support the show or have shown support.
Am in the studio with my friend and producer musician dan laureano. And i am excited to share this last song ' the animal days are gone. ' i think it is our best collaboration yet. Also getting a kickstarter campaign together in conjuction with the manup.org campaign which seeks to eradicate violence against women through youth empowerment globally. Not only will you be showing support for indie music you will also be helping the delegates for the man up campaign from afghanistan.

i'm amazed.

slowly but
SURELY.

thank you thank you.

ox.
tasneem

FREE _ramadan

headed to nyc and ready for one glorious week of summer.

excited to be ushering in ramadan festivities with a FREE show on THURSDAY AUGUST 12th
@ ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL
196 Allen Street
NY NY 10002

7pm sharp.

bring friends ox_



sending love and prayers to flooded pakistan.

breathing.


love,
tasneem

capitalism a love story

documentaries somehow always tug at the heart strings.
i find myself deep in vulnerability as the truth unfolds and my heart
opens to reality more and more with each frame of honesty showing itself to me.
Oh revelation.
Oh profit
Oh prophet !


and just learned that apparently california has the highest rate of recidivism in the penal system of the US of America.
That means 71 % of inmates who are incarcerated do their time and are released RETURN to the system.

this like capitalistic greed an insatiable beast who shows no mercy.


still.
where there is war there is love.
tasneem

i wont fall apart

so i've been keepin' on with these mixes and its feeling good.
the new song ' i wont fall apart ' is really coming together nicely.
its a bit of a departure for me, a new sound and direction if you will.
more elecrto-ey less rocky folky.

which i like.

i've been digging that song by la roux called bulletproof
i listen to it while i'm running.... very run-able song.


booyah.



write soon.
ox.
_tasneem