Slow MoverDec 1, 2025

Make America Grateful Again (Global Circle Chant Mix)

The Song:

What became the Global Circle Chant Mix started when each musician grabbed an instrument from their homeland and gathered in a circle. One rhythm led to another, voices layered themselves naturally, and a global chant emerged. No leader, no script—just a shared pulse across continents.

This mix embodies a kind of Pentecost energy: many languages, one spirit. Gratitude becomes a dialect the whole world can speak.

“No one led this song, and no one followed. That’s why it works.” — Kwabena (Ghanaian percussionist)

The Album:

In fall 2025, musicians from around the world met in a small American town to make music shaped by gratitude, unity, and hope. Calling themselves Artists of the Pantheon, their debut EP, Make America Grateful Again, was released by Tongue Screw Records this Thanksgiving.

A global sound for a healing moment.

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Hidden GemsMay 18, 2023

Discover Vajrapani, an awe-inspiring Tibetan protector, at #ClevelandMuseumofArt! With ferocious details like a third eye & golden clouds, this painting showcases his power to eradicate obstacles to enlightenment. How do you feel about the fusion of Indian, Tibetan & Chinese influences?

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https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.11.c

Vajrapani Embroidered Mount with Garuda | Cleveland Museum of Art

Kneeling and holding his left hand in a gesture of reverential greeting, this Buddhist protector holds a stylized thunderbolt called a <em>vajra</em>, for which he is named. His black body is set off by the gold cloud and flames that stand out from the indigo sky through which birds of prey fly with serpents. His hair stands on end, and his eyes—including his third eye of wisdom—bulge with ferocity. These attributes, plus the powerful bulk of his body, convey his ability to eradicate obstacles to enlightenment. Though unsigned, the painting appears to have been made by a high-ranking Tibetan patriarch. Rare examples of textiles from the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), the upper and lower borders feature the Indian man-eagle Garuda, who in Tibetan Buddhism is associated with Vajrapani. Garuda hovers over the three Islands of the Immortals that rise from the stylized waters of the Eastern Sea, a motif associated with the Chinese religion of Daoism. Cross-cultural visual references to Indian, Tibetan, and Chinese images come together in this remarkable devotional ensemble.