Contributors
Al. Keith
Al. Keith found his inner peace thru music
at a young age while growing up on the
streets of Cleveland, Ohio. He did not put
his hands on it yet but his heart was in it.
Music touched him before he touched it.
Eventually Al. was playing percussion,
singing and recording with Southern
California based bands and musicians such
as, I.R.A., New York Jazz Connection,
Wozani, Native Sun, Liberation, Colorblind
and US & International tours with Dave
Wakeling of General Public, Michael Rose of
Black Uhuru, the Bonedaddys & Victor Essiett
in Nigeria. He took the knowledge bestowed
on him and developed his own band, Al.’s
Peace, aptly named after his continuing
quest of being as close to the type of Peace
that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
embraced. These days Al. can be seen filling
in on the percussions for Sugar Ray and
Rian Basilio & The Roosters when he is not
with Al.’s Peace. The artist in Al. has always
been his saving grace. His life is artistic. He
sees everything artistic, be it his music, his
photography, his visual art, his stories… and
it was his stories that landed him as one of
the top music reviewers for the Beverly Hills
Outlook. To Al. it is all art that he wants to
share with everyone.
Mark Gaberman
Mark Gaberman has won 5 Emmys, a
After six years of work for
Peabody Award and a WGA Award
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When not riding the rails in search of
the true America, cliff diving in
Acapulco, or saving whales off the
coast of Australia, he enjoys the
tranquil setting of small-town Los
Angeles with his wife and son.
“I listen with my heart so that my soul can
hear the goodness in everyone & everything.
Peace, we are ALL in it.” – Al. Keith
[email protected]
Google: Al.’s Peace
Elise Gaiardo
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