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Article: Ben Harper plays in praise of Jah. (African American guitarist)(Interview)
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- Guitar Player
- Article date:
- September 1, 1997
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"Music is the strongest spirit of all creation," says Ben Harper. "It keeps humanity together. It breaks all barriers--age, language, color, even time and space. It is a spirit that you must humbly pay homage to and hold in the highest regard." His voice a wizened whisper, Ben backs his songs of praise and strife with trancey slide played on a Hawaiian-style koa lap guitar built by Herman Weisgenborn more than a half-century ago. * Harper's music reflects his profound appreciation for African American roots music dating back to the birth of the blues and earlier. On his new album, The Will to Live [Virgin], "Homeless Child" sets jangly percussion and juke-dance drumming to ...
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