Kintar – Welcome Lebanon leads me to Ashes & Snow

Inspiring — By Ryan on January 1, 2010 6:54 am

My favorite DJ in the world right now – Dj Kenneth Thomas – mixed in a song called ‘Welcome Lebanon‘ by Kintar at the 55 minute mark of Obsessions 228 and this track impacted me so much that it’s led me down this rabit hole of discovery.   Kintar did a good enough job with the track, the more I listen to it the more I appeciate what he has done here, but the real impact comes from the monologue in the song that is read by Lawrence Fishbourne.  After much searching I discovered that it was a Haiku taken out of a remarkable film called ‘Ashes and Snow’, which forms part of an unbelievable art exhibit by Canadian artist Gregory Colbert.  Before I get too deep into that however I think it’s worth while to sit down, turn the music up and experience everything that this song is:

Here are the words read so beautiful by Laurence Fishburne :

Ever since my house burnt down, I see the moon more clearly, I gazed upon the Evens that have fallen in me, I saw Evens that I had held in my hands, but let go, I saw promises I did not keep, Pains I did not sooth,Wounds I did not heal, tears I did not shed, I saw deaths I did not mourn,Prayers I did not answer, doors I did not open, doors I did not close, Lovers I left behind, And dreams I did not live, I saw all that was offered to me, that I could not accept. I saw the letters I wished for, but never received; I saw all that could have been, but never will be.

It certainly wouldn’t be fair not to mentioned a little bit about Kintar, the man that led me on this quest of discovery before moving on to talk about Ashes & Snow:

Jonatan Tesei is the man behind KINTAR. He was born in 1983 in Buenos Aires, Argentina… His first steps were in 2001 when he was 18 years old; with a huge dream in his mind: showing the world his unique and distinctive music.

He sometimes appears with Sebastian Pazos “REX” (known together as KINTAR & REX) and many times he appears with his individual project called “KINTAR”.

With over 40 releases and 1 album (Serendipity), we can say that Jonatan has a place within the Electronic Dance Music scene worldwide.

In addition, Jonatan founded SUDAM label: as the second part of his huge dream.  He wanted to share it with friends and hundreds of artists… so, being part of that label became the dream of many more. Today SUDAM is a great team which is working hard like an artists community showing different styles of music such as Progressive, House, Tribal, Break, Downbeat, Soundtracks.

Something that stands out of KINTAR is his ethnic and mystic sound which hides behind the Progressive House… creating an incredible atmosphere and easily recognizable on the dance floor… This feature is the reason that makes him to have so many followers around the world.

Now as for Ashes and Snow, this whole project is truly something to be marveled.  I won’t tack it on to this blog post but will create a new one dedicated just to that.  So Stay tuned

Tags: ashes and snow, dj kenneth thomas, gregory colbert, house, kintar, laurence fishburne, progressive, welcome to lebanon