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Tribal Realities
Table of Contents

00 Intro
01 The Naked Truth
03 The Jungle Brother
15 Tele-Visions
16 Tribal Vibez
The Naked Truth on
Disaster Capitalism 18 Outro
Naomi Klein + Full-body Scanning Techs
The Jungle Brother
A Graphic Novel steppin outta Babylon
19 Creditz
Tribal Vibez
Orisha Yemaya & Yoruba Records
Tele-Visions
A Pro-Active Mantra from Mali.
underground visual magazine issue 10
 00 Intro
Welcome to Your
Tribal Year 2010!
COVER: Noupe-Niongo Mask. Nyikaryi Secret Society, Sen-
ufo people. Côte d’Ivoire. This powerful helmet mask,
presides over the occult ceremonies related to TR Is-
sue 10, granting a successful 2010 to all its readers.
CORE: This year I decided to change again and give my pre-
cious and devoted readers new visionary contents, new
features and a brand new layout. First, just to start the year
with few practical directions, a couple lines bridging our
friendly [full-body scanners] with [Naomi Klein’ Shock Doc-
trine]. Second, the first episode of my graphic novel The Jungle
Brother , to express pristine vibes from the deepest depths
of My Heart to You. We are all native. Steppin outta Baby-
lon. We all wanna go back to our MotherLand: Universal
Love. Third, the tele-vision of the month: a sweet lil’ jewel
of animation from Mali. Last but not least, my adventures
with Orisha Yemaya, via Yoruba Records deep house vibes.
Now, EnJoy Your
Tribal Realities!
thenakedtruth?
Full-body scanning tech is coming soon to an airport near you! Are you excited? Full-
body scanning is the next-gen technology in anti-terrorism: concealed packets con-
taining liquid bombs, drugs, or ceramic knives - unnoticed by metal detectors - are
shown up. It seems to be an effective answer to our contemporary world, bedeviled
by the constant menace of terrorist attacks - which, as you may know, can be any-
time, anywhere. OK, I see. Now, the flipside(s). First, this state-of-the-art technology
raises privacy concerns: full-body scanning reveals hidden weapons because it reveals
your body, in detail. Full details. Indeed, the pictures above are likely to be the merci-
less portraits of you and your partner. Second, can full-body airport scanners actu-
ally harm you? According to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA),
millimeter wave scanners, emit less radiation than a typical cell phone (and cell phones
are safe, right?) while backscatter scanners are low-level X-ray machines exposing our
bodies to as much radiation as about two minutes of flying in an airplane does. In
other words, as far as we know, it seems there are no health risks associated with full-
body scanning techs. Good. Third, full body scanning adds another checkpoint, slow-
ing you down in the set of security screenings to your destination. This means more
stress. This means our lives are changed and shaped by security screenings and ter-
rorist attacks. Every passenger is a potential threat. We lose trust in others. We live in
a constat state of emergency. We are weak and vulnerable. Because we are costantly
under fire. Thus, we accept any thecnology, any policy - even limitation of our free-
dom - in order to defeat these obscure and unknown enemies we are sleeping with
everyday. Given this situation, we all became helpless babies. Increasingly losing con-
trol over our lives. When in a state of shock, we are not able to protect our interests.
 the jungle brother
A graphic novel steppin outta Babylon - Episode 1

of disaster k
Full-body scanning seems yet another example of Naomi Klein’s shock doctrine: “using
the public’s disorientation following massive collective shocks – wars, terrorist at-
tacks, or natural disasters -- to achieve control by imposing economic shock therapy.”
Blunty put, Capitalism, Dictators and Corpocracy take advantage of shocks (natural
or planned) to do what they want. In her latest publication, The Shock Doctrine: The
Rise of Disaster Capitalism, Naomi Klein provides a rich set of examples, just to name
a few: COUPS Chile under Pinochet -->public spending cut 50%, incomes for the rich
up to 83%; WAR Britain under Thatcher (Falcklands War) -->privatisation of gas, steel,
airlines, telephone; MASSACRE China during the Tiananmen Square crisis--> China em-
braces “free-trade” becoming the sweatshop of the world; TERRORISM 9/11-->the Bush
administration out-sourced the War on Terror to private contractors such as Hallibur-
ton and Blackwater; NATURAL DISASTERS the post-Katrina New Orleans -->privatisation
of services (housing, hospital, schools). In her opinion Disaster Capitalism is the ap-
plication of Milton Friedman’s economic shock treatment and his holy trinity of market
deregulation, privatization and rolling-back governments. Hence, free-market ideol-
ogy triumphed on a planetary scale not because it was freely embraced, but because
it was imposed to people, when they were weak and vulnerable in moment of dis-
tress. Shocking people into obedience. It looks pretty much like a paranoid scenario,
uh?Judge for yourself. But, in my humble opinion, Naomi Klein is not the usual fla-
vor-of-the-month conspiracy theory. Think about it. Next time. At your local airport.

“only a crisis – actual or perceived – produces real change. ” a HOPELESS and dirty shantytown in the suburbs of the babylon empire. Akon
Milton Friedman is finally taking a nap after 14 hours of ceaseless work at a local sweat-
Capitalism and Freedom (1962) shop, when all of a sudden a sparkling light flashed on his day-dreaming vision...
 remember who
you are. you are a warrior.
go back to your roots.
Go!

I am a warrior!
Back to my roots, out of this
shantytown! yes, I am going to
meet the shaman...

I am your ancestor. don’t be

scared, my dear son. no fear! tell me, why are you trying
so hard to fit in this world? this world is not designed for your living. following the ancestor’s
chANGE this world, one life at a time, starting with yours. it is time you enter direction, akon decides
the secret society. you have to go in the jungle to meet the shaman. to leave his old ‘civilized’
he knows. life of exploitation...
you crazy, Babylon told
son!? i don’t like you.
us our culture is primitive
i wanna be myself.
and out-of-time. they told us we
have to embrace (their) technology.
but they just sell us obsolete techs,
second-hand clothes, trinkets, trade
beads, guns & ammunitions so
we kill each other...

i am confused.
everyday, i am losing my own
culture of millenary knowledge while
i am de-linked from the global world and
wealth. everyday, they are taking advan-
tage of me, through their predatory
corpocracy...

They brainwashed
you all. You going insane! i cannot
understand you! i wanna go back to my an-
cestors’ religion and culture and lifestyle.
i wanna go back to mother earth.
i wanna go home. now!

his family couldn’t understand his choice. they were mesmerized by the tv man- so, the sweatshop worker got rid of his western outfit and, completely naked,
tras of channel zero. his mother’s mind programmed by a 24-inch remote control. he entered the jungle,searching for the naked truth. he was looking for his an-
swers. he was looking for his questions. he was looking for his true self.
 NO, I AM NOT
CRAZY. YES, I AM GOING INTO
are you crazy, son?
THE JUNGLE. the so-called ‘SAV-
where are you going? wanna live
AGES’ ARE BETTER THAN you civilized
with those ‘savages’? in the forest?
fools!AT LEAST THEY KNOW WHO
bro?you are go- THEY ARE!
ing insane!ya crazy!?i cannot
understand you brother!why are you
s
leaving the modern world?what’s
wrong with you?

Tamed & unconscious: his father and brother could not understand his radical deci- he was carrying a big antelope. silent and pensive, the sweatshop worker-turned-
sion, his calling into the jungle.they were million lives away from the ancestor’s will. warrior, started to follow the red road leading into the mysterious jungle...
 DELICIOUS HONEY. I am definitely
i am sure he will appreciate out from my comfort zone. i am
this! I HOPE tHE shaman WILL HELP ME scared.it seems like this impenetrable
TO FIND MY WAY IN THiS WORLD AND jungle is watching my steps. i have a
IN THE OTHER, TOO. strange feeling, like someone is
watching me...

he chosed the most precious gift for the shaman: honey. the jungle is a temple with 30 carrying his precious gift, he was penetrating into the deep heart of the jungle. he was as-
meters arboreal columns. thus, he climbed up on those giant trees to get the honey, sailed by doubts and seized with fear. he was embracing the unknown. in search of him self.
stunning bees with the smoke. then, he gift-wrapped A big BASKET OF liquid gold...
indeed, a powerful entity was watching him... the jungle is one single and unique organism with mil-
lion arms, ears, mouths and piercing eyes, staring back at you...
 i am the guardian. tele-Visions
who are you, intruder? how
do you dare to enter the sacred Tu peux aller, le chemin est libre, You’re free to go, the way is clear.
land of the ancestors without The short animation I wanna
talk you about is a fresh blend
permission? beware! of 2D, Flash and 3D graph-
ics, illustrating sweet vibes
from Mali. Indeed it is the
video of the song Massi té-
ladi, from the Bamako-based
musical duo Amadou and
Mariam. In their latest album
Welcome to Mali, produced
in 2008 by Damon Albarn
(yeah, the guy from Blur, Go-
rillaz...), they blend Western
pop tones, simple and irre-
sistible rhythm with Malian
blues guitar riffs. The music
video has been directed and
animated by Aurélia Vernhes,
Clément Bolla and Laurent
Gillot. Additional Animation:
Sophia Chevrier. Additional
3D graphics: Jean Constan-
tial. Ok, done with the credits
and the tech stuff, now the
message. What is the mean-
ing of Massi téladi? Massi té-
ladi, massi téladi...La vie est
une école. It’s no use crying
over spilled milk. Amadou et
Mariam are inviting us to live
our lives to the full potential.
Everyday. No regrets. Just ac-
tions. Tu peux aller, le chemin
est libre.Tu peux bouger, la vie
est si belle.Tu peux aller, le che-
min est libre. You’re free to
all of a sudden, a frightening vision paralized the young warrior. the guardian appeared
in all his terrific powers. what is it going to happen, now? stay tuned for the next episode!
go, the way is clear.You can
move, life is so beautiful.
You’re free to go, the way is
clear... You know, it is fairly
peculiar that rich countries
need to learn such a pro-
active stream of positive
thinking from the desper-
ate underdeveloped Africa.
This is a big lesson to learn,
uh? We, the people from
US, Japan, Europe - scared
by unemployment rates,
worried by GNP figures and
stressed out by uncertain
futures - need to sing the
Massi téladi vibes everyday!
Consider it a magic mantra,
straight up from Bamako!
Still not sure of it? Ok, let’s
go ahead with the song’s
lyrics. Tu as perdu ton boulot
dans cette vie la,Massi téladi.
Ta femme t’as quitté à cause
de ça-la,Massi téladi. Tu as
perdu ta famille dans cette
vie la,Massi téladi.Eh! Tes
amis t’on quitté à cause de ça
la,Massi téladi, massi téladi
…La vie est est une école.Tu
ne peux pas rester, tu ne peux
pas rester,Dans cette vie là, il
faut te racheter. You’ve lost
your job in this life.Your
wife has gone because of
it.You’ve lost your family
in this life.Eh! Your friends
left you because of it.Life
is a lesson.You can’t stay,
you have to move on.In this
life, you have to redeem
yourself. All right, now you
understood the lyrics, but
I still can’t hear your voice,
singing Masiteladi. Let’s try
again. From the top of your
lungs. All together, now!
Now, I can hear you : ) Good
Job! Massi téladi! Massi té-
ladi !! Tu peux aller, le che-
min est libre,Tu peux bouger,
la vie est si belle,Tu peux aller,
le chemin est libre,Tu peux
bouger, la vie est si belle.
You’re free to go, the way
is clear.You can move, life
is so beautiful.You’re free
to go, the way is clear.
You can move, life is so
beautiful. Go! Go! Go!
www.amadou-mariam.com/
 ,-

tribal vibez She was talking to me. She

was smoothly entering into
my life. As I understood lat-
domblé, Lukumi and Vodun are inherently connected
to Ifa and the ancient Yoruba culture. In 1999, Osunalde
founded Yoruba Records, a dance music label devoted
er, the shop-owner had fol- to elevate human souls. In the year 2001, his debut
O s u n l a d e + Y o r u b a R e c o r d s
lowed my actions and was album “Paradigm” was truly a paradigm shift for the
impressed by my out-of-the- house music scene. That’s the point. Change your mind-
ordinary behaviour. I told him set. Elevate your soul. Enjoy the spiritual vibes, ances-
Back in 2005, in feeling was pervading “these are good vibes, man.” tral beats and conscious content provided by Osunlade
another life, I was me. Inside. I knew I had And he (kinda frightned) and his artists. A unique sound. Speaks to Your Heart.
working in Roma. found what I was looking answered me with a puz-
In the weekends I for. The title of my trea- zled “O-oh Y-yes.” I smiled.
was drifting in the sure was: “Osunlade pres- www.yorubarecords.com
Out of the shop. Then , Pi-
Eternal City looking ents YORUBA RECORDS www.souljazzrecords.co.uk
azzale Flaminio: the metro
for new vibes, rare Cinco Anos Despue (Five
& train station. 45 minutes
grooves and hot vi- Years On ) A retrospective
after - following Vodoun
nyls. During one of of classical and rare tracks.”
rhythms, deep house pat-
my several journeys, SOUL JAZZ RECORDS. A
terns and mellow chords à la
I found myself in one double cd set. 20 tracks,
Stevie Wonder - I was singing
of the best dj-shops baby! I quickly scanned
from the top of my lungs the
in town. Skimming & the tracklist on the back
name of Goddess Yemaya.
scanning all that wax of the cd: Ochun’s Arrival,
From that day, Yemaya is a
-(jungle drumz, ga- El Musica, Cantos a Ochun
steady presence in my life.
rage flavas, hip-hop et Oya, Yemeya...Yemeya?
phatbeatz, break- Yemaya! I shivered. I That one was my first meet-
beats, remixes & stopped in the middle ing with Osunlade. Not bad, TR10 VIDEO PLAYLIST
breaks)- but couldn’t of the shop, holding the uh? LOL. Reading his bio, I http://tribalrealities.blogspot.com/
find what I was look- cd in my hands. A magic discovered he is a dj, poli-
ing for. No mean- enchantment was going strumentist, composer and
cream-of-the-crop music 1. SIN PALABRAS - Yemaya (Yoruba Soul Rmx)
ingful discovery. on. I knew it. Yemeya was
No treasure. A deep calling me. I was sure of it. producer. That’s cool, but 2. OSUNLADE - 2thousandcowries
sense of dissatisfac- Word. But who is Yemaya? check this out...You know
3. OSUNLADE - UR
tion pervaded my In the Cuban Santeria, what? One day he chosed
feelings. I was almost Yemeya is the Goddess of to quit producing corporate 4. GRUPO BATUQUE - Na Batida Do Agogo (Osunlade remix)
out of the door, with the Sea, the Great Moth- beatz, and find his true Self. 5. OSUNLADE - Soninsikart
my unwilling “Ciao” er of all the Orishas - aka A paradigm shift. It sounds
to the clerk, when a the Divinities of Santeria’s familiar to me. How about 6. OSUNLADE - Oxossi da Focha Branca
little fancy cd started Pantheon. Without saying you? Following that path, he 7. OSUNLADE - Rader Du
blinking at me. On a word, I automatically became an ordained priest in
its dark gold card- took the cd from the shelf the African religion of Ifa - an 8. OSUNLADE - My Reflection
board sleeve, na- and bought it without ancestral
derstoodWay towards
later, the Divin-
shop-
ked black men and even listening to one sin- ities,
ownerdeeply rooted into
had followed my the
ac-
women were freely gle track. It was like a blind Yoruba
tions culture
and was andimpressed
practiced
dancing to the beats date, but I had a strong bybythemyAfrican slaves Dunno
behaviour. during
of a big drum. Black and positive feeling. the Diaspora
why. Maybe to America. As a
the strange
and Gold. A strange Yemeya was calling me. matter of fact, Santeria, Can-
,-
<artist’s statement>
I am a Shaman,
painting Visions. Le-
veraging the Pow-
ers of word_music_
video_art, I guide
rare souls to their
own destinations.
Beyond the reduc-
t i o n i s t- c a r te s i a n
paradigm, I create
Spaces of Trascen-
dence giving voice
to human being’s
pristine desire: go-
ing beyod the phys-
ical body to higher
level of conscious-
ness. I explore trans-
personal dynamics,
depict enlightning experi-
ences, taking part into the
Vibrant Dance of the Uni-
verse: the Simultaneous
and Multiple Unity. My Art is
Magic, because it mediates
the Natural and the Super-
Natural. That’s my modus
operandi.
<bio>
Initiated to Shamanism
during the magic night of
Urabon ( The Hungry Ghost
Festival) in a little cem-
etery in the countryside of
Niigata-ken (Japan, 1993).
Marco Spada
Editor
I started my journey of dis-
covery through an ancient
discipline of meditation: The
Way of Japanese Calligraphy.
Following this Way, I’ve been
travelling/living/studying/
working in Japan, Turkey,
USA, Egypt. I completed my
esoteric education, thanks
to several sojourns in India,
where, under the stable and
severe guide of Sri Sathya Sai
Baba, I’ve been learning an-
cestral knowledge, through
the strict practice of ancient
Vedic disciplines. Since 2001,
I’ve been studying percus-
sions with professional in-
structors in India , Egypt and
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<Special Thanks To: Paul Bigirwa>
TRIBAL REALITES, born in January 2008, is an underground visual magazine, creatively blend-
Italy. Then I added ing Ancestral Knowledge with 21st Century Culture. As the editor, I am inna perpetual Beta
to my menu, piano, state, always open to original, pristine and visionary contributions. So, contact me! ^_^
synth and didjeri-
http://tribalrealities.blogspot.com/
doo. I am a life coach
(2002), and certified tribalrealities@gmail.com
Reiki Master (2003).
My BA in Political
Sciences (Univer-
sity of Salerno), and
MA in Philanthropic
Studies (University
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Since 2005, I’ve been working
in U.S. big pharma, manag-
ing Corporate Social Respon-
Everything designed/produced/delivered by Marco Spada
sibility (CSR) projects and
programs. In 2007, I quit my unless otherwise indicated.
corporate life and I was born
again in an ancient XVI cen-
Image Credits:
tury casale located in the mys-
http://www.tsa.gov/approach/tech/imaging_technology.shtm
tical Umbria, The Green Heart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yemaya-NewOrleans.jpg
of Italy. Here I guide individual
and group sessions and I teach
Thank You!
Shamanism, Reiki, Meditation,
Channelling, Veda-chanting,
Sound-healing, Art, Music and
Video production. Come and
visit me!