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Pandemos Meaning "common (pan) to all the people (demos)," occurs as a surname of Aphrodite, and in a twofold sense...  First describing her as the goddess of low sensual pleasures as Venus vulgivaga or popularis, in opposition to Aphrodite Urania, or the heavenly Aphrodite. She was represented at Elis by Scopas riding on a ram. The second sense is that of Aphrodite uniting all the inhabitants of a country into one social or political body. In this respect she was worshipped at Athens along with Peitho (persuasion), and her worship was said to have been instituted by Theseus at the time when he united the scattered townships into one great body of citizens. According to some authorities, it was Solon who erected the sanctuary of Aphrodite Pandemos, either because her image stood in the agora, or because the hetaerae had to pay the costs of its erection. The worship of Aphrodite Pandemos also occurs at Megalopolis in Arcadia, and at Thebes. A festival in honor of her is mentio...

Whadeva at Starlight Lounge, June 27 : Whadeva at Starlight Lounge, June 27. Musicians: Billie Davies, Maude Caillat, Benjamin Matlack, - order tickets, find location and other info. Never miss another jazz concert in New Orleans again!

Billie Davies: Whadeva (Live at Dangerous Art Studios February 13, 2020) album review @ All About Jazz : Billie Davies: Whadeva (Live at Dangerous Art Studios February 13, 2020) album review by Geno Thackara, published on August 15, 2020. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz! "When you think of the music of New Orleans , chances are you're not imagining anything like Whadeva—semi-avant-garde improvisation with light electronics is hardly the first association that comes to anyone's mind. Nonetheless the Big Easy's personality is still clear through this freewheeling EP, which was knocked out in a Ninth Ward studio in one free-spirited day. The trio of players are all based in the city, if not lifelong natives, and they like to channel its spirit of celebration and spontaneity alongside any other parts of their respective backgrounds. This session got a little extra dash of seize-the-day spirit from being made at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, just when e...

Happy to announce the official release today, 07/24/2020, of "Whadeva" by Damani Butler, Maude Caillat and Billie Davies. Available on BandCamp:  https://billiedavies.bandcamp.com/album/whadeva Available at Billie Davies Music:  https://billie42.wixsite.com/billiedavies View and listen on YouTube!

JazzWorldQuest - Jazz News With A Global Perspective: USA: Maude Caillat, Damani Butler, Billie Davis(US... : "Whadeva" It had not reached New Orleans yet, or so they thought. They had been prepping these recordings since late December, ear...

"Whadeva" It had not reached New Orleans yet, or so they thought. They had been prepping these recordings since late December, early January. Damani Butler contacted Billie Davies and Maude Caillat asking them whether they would be interested in doing a project with him. He also mentioned he had contacted female artists for this project. Both Billie Davies, an american drummer from California, and Maude Caillat, a sax player from Switzerland, were currently working and residing in New Orleans. Damani had rented a house in the Lower Ninth Ward, which became Dangerous Art Studios, and was busy transforming it into the whole house and whatever sounds in it, showed in it and whomever entered it, being part of a work of art he was creating. The project would be experimental, completely improvisational audio art. Intuitive, instinctive in nature Damani would be doing his electronic loops, beats and waves while Caillat and Davies played whatever they played. Billie decided to use he...

WHADEVA ... coming very soon. Recorded Feb 13 2020. New Orleans. Ai Corona! A Dangerous Art Studios - Damani Butler - Cobra Basement project. Damani Butler - electronics/loops/waves/beats  Maude Caillat - woodwinds  Billie Davies - electronic drums  Mike Davies - audio  All the music you will hear under "Whadeva" was recorded during the Coronavirus outbreak with a final recording date of February 13. It had not reached New Orleans yet, or so we thought, with mardi-gras slowly but surely going into full swing.  All we knew was what we heard and read and saw, which then made me think... and we all got sick with some type of flu.  Aye - Ai - Oy vey - Oei !!!*☆Corona☆*!!! A month later we were all on lockdown and now it is time to let go, to let this music go. #dangerousartstudios #cobrabasement #billiedavies #damanibutler #maudecaillat #mikedavies #neworleans #corona #newmusic #newmusicalert