Musinique

bearpqp

Musinique makes AI tools to promote Indie artists and Indie voices. This podcast is to share any art from those voices that can be put in audio form, poems, spoken words, news casts, etc. More info can be found at Musinique https://www.musinique.com Musinique also has a record label and publishing company to create and support independent thought and art. In particular, charging artists to get on playlists rather than adding them based on an honest reaction to their music is a major pain point for struggling artists. Our playlists search tool (coming soon) will easily allow indie artists to find playlists with integrity and avoid the exploitative "A&R" people. Musinique writes lots of protest songs in our belief that the power of music and compassion is a better path for change than hate. Our resident poet, Nik Bear Brown, also creates spoken word compositions and reads public domain poems (typically pre-1929). Musinique also produces language learning, music learning and reading enhancement songs for the 501 (c3) non-profit Humanitarians AI.https://www.humanitarians.ai/ Produced by Musinique, LLC https://www.musinique.com If you like alternative music, please support Musinique artists by following them on Spotify https://nikbear.musinique.com https://parvati.musinique.com https://mayfield.musinique.com https://liam.musinique.com https://newton.musinique.com https://tuzi.musinique.com https://humanitarians.musinique.com

  1. 11/24/2025

    Good King Wenceslas (Nik Bear Brown)

    Good King Wenceslas (Nik Bear Brown) Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even. Brightly shone the moon that night, though the frost was cruel, When a poor man came in sight, gath’ring winter fuel. “Hither, page, and stand by me, if you know it, telling, Yonder peasant, who is he? Where and what his dwelling?” “Sire, he lives a good league hence, underneath the mountain, Right against the forest fence, by Saint Agnes’ fountain.” “Bring me food and bring me wine, bring me pine logs hither, You and I will see him dine, when we bear them thither.” Page and monarch, forth they went, forth they went together, Through the cold wind’s wild lament and the bitter weather. “Sire, the night is darker now, and the wind blows stronger, Fails my heart, I know not how; I can go no longer.” “Mark my footsteps, my good page, tread now in them boldly, You shall find the winter’s rage freeze your blood less coldly.” In his master’s steps he trod, where the snow lay dinted; Heat was in the very sod which the saint had printed. Therefore, Christian men, be sure, while God’s gifts possessing, You who now will bless the poor shall yourselves find blessing. Timeless Truths Through the forest dark they came, where the wind was howling, Faintly glowed the page's flame, fear and doubt embowling. "Fear not, lad, for light will show, trust the Lord's great leading, In the act of love, we grow, faith itself is feeding." At the cottage door they stood, where the frost was biting, Wenceslas brought forth the wood, warmth and hope uniting. "Take this food and take this cheer, God has not forsaken, In the chill of winter drear, His love is unshaken." Homeward went the page and king, hearts aglow with glory, Every step a song to sing, spreading Christmas' story. Thus we learn that giving light, melts the cold and sorrow, Love's own flame can guide the night, brightening the morrow

    4 min
  2. 11/18/2025

    Lift Every Voice (Musinique Sessions | Mayfield)

    Musinique sessions are works in progress. https://www.musinique.com/   Lift Every Voice  I lift every voice like a lantern in the dawn I hold every syllable like a seed of freedom rising Lift every voice and sing as the heavens ring Let the harmonies of liberty breathe through our bones Let rejoicing rise high as listening skies Let it roll like a sea of hope we built stone by stone Sing a song full of the faith the dark past taught Sing a song full of the hope this new day brought Facing the rising sun of a morning just begun We march on till victory is won Stony is the road we trod Bitter was the rod that tried to bend our light Yet with a steady beat our weary feet Came to the place our elders dreamed in night We have come over a way watered with tears We have come through a path soaked by the slaughtered years Out from the gloomy past To stand where a gleam breaks through at last God of our weary years God of our silent tears You carried us thus far on the way You led us by might into the light Keep our steps in the path we pray Lest our feet stray from the ground where we met you Keep us true keep us true Lest our hearts drunk with the wine of the world forget you Keep us near keep us near Shadowed beneath your hand we stand True to our God True to our native land Rising like a dawn that refuses to dim Till victory calls our name   This Musinique studio session presents a contemporary meditation on the iconic hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing." The piece weaves together the original hymn's themes of perseverance, faith, and collective liberation with new poetic imagery—opening with "I lift every voice like a lantern in the dawn" and introducing metaphors of seeds, stones, and steady beats. While honoring the traditional verses about the "stony road" and prayers to the "God of our weary years," this work-in-progress adds fresh interpretive layers that emphasize individual voice ("I lift," "I hold") within the communal chorus, creating a bridge between historical struggle and present-day resilience. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson in 1900 and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson. Created for a celebration of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, it became an anthem of the African American civil rights movement and is often called the "Black National Anthem." The original work is in the public domain. #LiftEveryVoice #MusiniqueStudios #BlackNationalAnthem #SpiritualMusic #JamesWeldonJohnson #FreedomSongs #GospelReimagined #WorkInProgress #ProtestMusic #SocialJusticeMusic #HymnsReborn #LiberationMusic #StudioSessions #ContemporarySpirituals #MayflieldKing

    3 min

About

Musinique makes AI tools to promote Indie artists and Indie voices. This podcast is to share any art from those voices that can be put in audio form, poems, spoken words, news casts, etc. More info can be found at Musinique https://www.musinique.com Musinique also has a record label and publishing company to create and support independent thought and art. In particular, charging artists to get on playlists rather than adding them based on an honest reaction to their music is a major pain point for struggling artists. Our playlists search tool (coming soon) will easily allow indie artists to find playlists with integrity and avoid the exploitative "A&R" people. Musinique writes lots of protest songs in our belief that the power of music and compassion is a better path for change than hate. Our resident poet, Nik Bear Brown, also creates spoken word compositions and reads public domain poems (typically pre-1929). Musinique also produces language learning, music learning and reading enhancement songs for the 501 (c3) non-profit Humanitarians AI.https://www.humanitarians.ai/ Produced by Musinique, LLC https://www.musinique.com If you like alternative music, please support Musinique artists by following them on Spotify https://nikbear.musinique.com https://parvati.musinique.com https://mayfield.musinique.com https://liam.musinique.com https://newton.musinique.com https://tuzi.musinique.com https://humanitarians.musinique.com