Sunday Celebration: Michael London, PhD

Michael London sharing on: “The Joy of Rumi.”

Description:
There’s magic in the powerful 13th century poetry of Rumi. In our program we will experience the poetry in song, celebrate the life of Rumi and experience the uplifting presence that flows within the work.

Bio:
Michael London is a Philadelphia area musician with a soulful voice and a great touch on acoustic and electric guitars. His latest recordings feature interpretations of classic folk, jazz and soul songs in his own unique, exciting and expansive style.

London is also a passionate interpreter of Rumi’s poetry, the great 13th century Sufi poet. He offers us a musical window into the ecstatic poems, which reveal and make tangible our connection with the self, humanity, nature and beyond. His CD’s and original songs, inspired by this mystical poet speak directly to us, and get to the central themes and issues of living with passion and true joy.

His musical journey began with singing folk songs and show tunes with his family and he found it brought warmth, connectedness and bonding like nothing else. He was especially inspired singing songs by James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Richie Havens and Marvin Gaye and began to write songs and to develop his own musical voice.

In college, he found a whole new world of incredible players and shifted his focus to instrumental work, learning to improvise and accompany dancers with atmospheric and lyrical guitar. An accomplished songwriter, Michael is adept at many guitar styles, has his own recording studio and is a soulful and moving singer. He is also a college professor by day, and has a PhD in organizational behavior and serves on the faculty at Muhlenberg college. Michael has a great ability to get audiences involved and takes the stage with comfort and poise. Today, his many influences come together in his heartfelt explorations of “Rumi in Song”.

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