Hive Open Mic ( #openmic ) is a global community celebrating live music on Hive. Each week is a new event, encouraging musicians to share songs with an international audience.
Weekly Update
Hive Open Mic Week 61: June 6-12, 2021
I feel so happy seeing our community flourishing. There are real friendships forming here, across oceans. Musicians are finding their voices, refining their talents, and sharing their creative gifts. Listeners are listening generously, and creating meaningful connections through their encouraging comments. The feeling of kinship is bringing us closer together.
However, I'm hoping we can work together to improve one specific area: audience participation. It sounds like some of the musicians are feeling invisible, or under-appreciated, and this is understandable when comparisons happen between artists. So that's why I want to recognize those of us who are making an admirable effort to engage with others, showing support. Many of these people are mentioned in this post.
If you've ever attended an open mic event held in a pub or coffee shop, you know it is common for participating musicians to first sit in the audience, offering applause, listening respectfully to other musicians. This practice is rewarding to all sides, witnessing and being witnessed, expressing and connecting. Creator gave us just one mouth, and two ears, so let's listen twice... Aho.
This week, we explored what "Retry" means to us. This theme was selected by our recent Spotlight Artist: 
La Fuerza del Destino / The Force of Destiny (Cover) by
La Fuerza del Destino es el ejemplo perfecto de reintentar y tu versión es de las mejores que he escuchado de la misma. Es exquisito disfrutar de tu forma tan sublime de tocar la guitarra. Felicitaciones.
The Force of Destiny is the perfect example of retrying and your version is one of the best I've heard of it. It is exquisite to enjoy your sublime way of playing the guitar. Congratulations.
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Spotlight Artist
If the world was ending / Si el mundo se acaba (Cover) by 
She is one of the rare few who is ready, willing, and able to sing a bilingual song. Why is is this significant? Singing a song in two languages embraces diversity, shows respect, overcomes language barriers, and treats others as sisters and brothers. These are steady steps on the path toward global harmony.
To me, this song stirs up something tender inside. The lyrics are sung so sweetly, in English and Spanish, transmitting peace. It sends the message: Live for love. What a joy. I am thankful to hear this music here, through this woman's voice, who carries the song in a way that lifts me, and holds me, feeling light.
I am pleased to acknowledge this musician as this week's Spotlight Artist. As a token of appreciation, I'm happy to invite her to choose our community's Hive Open Mic theme for our upcoming week 62.
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A Warm Welcome to Newcomers
La partida (Cover) 
Saludos
Greetings
Take on me (Cover) by 
Retroceder (Cover) by 
Luz de Día (Cover) by 
Es Diferente (Cover) by 
Todo Va A Estar Bien (Cover) 
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¡Que cálido y bonito canta esta nueva integrante del Hive Open mic week! Disfrute de tu canto. Espero escucharte la próxima semana
How warm and beautiful this new member of the Hive Open mic week sings! Enjoy your singing. Hope to hear from you next week
Un Siglo Sin Ti / A Century Without You (Cover) by 
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Honorable Mentions
Cuando llega la Marea / When the tide comes (Original) by 
El Reintento / The Retry (Original) by 
Una excelente interpretación en la que realzas nuestro valor como Venezolanos, hay muchos ritmos que por desconocimiento no se disfrutan. Gracias a Dios y a las nuevas formas de llegar a la gente se puede difundir y Hive es una muestra de ello. Mis más sinceras felicitaciones por tu participación y sin duda la creación de este espacio donde semanalmente podemos mostrar nuestra música, se ha convertido en una herramienta inspiradora para seguir adelante, un motivo entre tantos para no dejar de hacer buena música.
An excellent performance in which you enhance our value as Venezuelans, there are many rhythms that are not enjoyed due to ignorance. Thanks to God and the new ways of reaching people it can be spread and Hive is an example of this. My most sincere congratulations for your participation and without a doubt the creation of this space where we can show our music on a weekly basis, has become an inspiring tool to move forward, one reason among so many not to stop making good music.
Para qué sufrir (Cover) by 
Qué linda Mae! Tú voz suena super dulce, te quedó perfecto el estilo de la canción y ese acompañamiento de guitarra 👏🎶
How cute Mae! Your voice sounds super sweet, the style of the song and that guitar accompaniment were perfect 👏🎶
Retry (Original) 
El Abismo / The Abyss (Cover) by 
Morning Mood
Es tan relajante y va totalmente acorde con el tema para mi, me hace imaginarme en un amanecer a punto de reintentar vivir y aprovechar todas las oportunidades que me ofrece un nuevo día. Un trabajo maravilloso, me alegra volver a verte tocar el piano.
It is so relaxing and totally in keeping with the theme for me, it makes me imagine myself in a sunrise about to retry living and taking advantage of all the opportunities that a new day offers me. A wonderful job, I'm glad to see you play the piano again.
Amanece (Hay Un Sentir) (Cover) by 
Regreso A Ti (Cover) by 
Vida / Life (Cover) by 
Volveré / I Will Be Back (Cover) by
Fue rico como siempre escuchar a
It was rich as always to listen to
If I Could Try It Again (Original) by 
Melancolía Tropical (Original) by 
Omg cuanta eleganciaaa ✨ Simplemente una interpretación impecable 🤗💚 Fiel admiradora de tu trabajo 💚
Omg how much eleganceaa ✨ Simply an impeccable interpretation 🤗💚 Faithful admirer of your work 💚
No Me Voy A Dar Por Vencido (Original) by 
Siempre impresionas con tu gran talento de improvisación, voz, guitarra y sobre todo el exaltar el nombre de Dios, sigue así mi hermano, un gran abrazo!
You always impress with your great talent of improvisation, voice, guitar and above all exalting the name of God, continue like this my brother, a big hug!
Get In The Boat (Original) by 
My entry this week is a song that recalls the story of Noah's Ark. To me, this epic tale talks about the end of the world, and the beginning of a new one, as an invitation to reassess, realign, and rejuvenate. I am so grateful to 
Que hermosa esta musica. Y saber que es tu propia composición me enorgullece. Hay fe en el futuro musical y aqui se demuestra.
How beautiful this music. And knowing that it is your own composition makes me proud. There is faith in the musical future and here it is demonstrated.
Acknowledgements
I give a loud and rowdy "THANK YOU!!!" to those who are working to build this community through their generous upvoting and commenting. It feels so good when we are acknowledged for our art, sharing our hearts. I appreciate every single listener, without whom there would be no audience and ultimately silence.
Whether or not your music is highlighted here, I hold high respect for each of the 120 Hive musicians who expressed themselves this week in the Hive Open Mic community. I am thankful for the bridges we cross through the songs we carry and share. I believe the entire world benefits through the global harmony that music makes possible.
"Try" is a pop rock song, popularized by Pink (2012), covered here by some extremely talented folk singers, who go by the band name Jayesslee. To me, this is an impressive live performance from an ordinary home environment. I am inspired by the simplicity.
Appreciation
I am grateful for the various ways this event stretches me as a music maker, generous listener, and patron of the arts. I enjoy the surprises, discovering songs that inspire me. I get the impression we're all making progress, sharing our art with the world, making steady steps toward global harmony. And our unique way of honoring artists is centered around live music. Fun!
Hive Open Mic - Week 62 is underway now.
This week's invitation is: “Healing Song.”