Tag: music

  • Former Timber Merchant Revives Ancient Art

    Former Timber Merchant Revives Ancient Art

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    In Jianghan district of Wuhan, Hubei province, Wu Youquan, an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of traditional guqin making, has spent over two decades transforming himself from a timber merchant into a master luthier, a maker of stringed instruments. Born in 1972 in Tuanfeng, Hubei, the craftsman has adhered to the philosophy of “approaching…

  • Xo Dang Artisan Crafts Traditional Instruments From the Forest

    Xo Dang Artisan Crafts Traditional Instruments From the Forest

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    Vietnamnet global features A Huyen, who from a young age was immersed in the sounds of traditional instruments and learned, not only, to play them, but craft them. Although he graduated from university, A Huyen, an ethnic Xo Dang man from Village 3 in Dak To commune, Quang Ngai province, chose a different path: to…

  • Empowering Youth Through Music

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    Believing in the power of music to engage youth in personal growth and development, BlackCat Music Cooperative (BCMC), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization,  was formed in January of 2017 to provide educational and cultural experiences for young people of all ages. BCMC seeks active collaboration with local schools, community groups and interested individuals in the Eastern…

  • For Your Entertainment

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    Tinariwen has a pretty unique sound, making use of traditional West African instruments in addition to rock instrumentation. This has resulted in a unique sound that has recently brought them much attention in the Western world. Artists from the U.S. such as Nels Cline of Wilco and Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio. Lovers…

  • The Sickle and The Sword

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    The newly released video for the first single, “Constant” off the rapper’s upcoming album,The Sickle and the Sword, is a gorgeous piece of chilled out Northwestern mysticism. The song is an exciting new direction for RA Scion, formerly of Seattle hip hop group Common Market. The Sickle and The Sword, appropriately enough, is due out on Halloween. Witch’s…

  • Photo of the Day

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    Shiota takes objects-wooden chairs, hospital beds, musical instruments, a woman’s dress-and shrouds them in a thick, dark web of thread. Her art, which she’s been producing for more than a decade, and which is currently on display at the Museum of Art, Kochi, in Japan, emphasizes how the accretion of cobwebs marks time. It makes you…

  • For Your Enjoyment

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    A R Rahman::Ruth Aa Gayi Re

  • Sunday Prayer

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    Performed by Isabel Beyrakdarian and the Tatev Choir in 2004, from “A LONG JOURNEY HOME”, a documentary film produced by Stormy Nights Productions.  The film follows Isabel Bayrakdarian on an emotional pilgrimage and her first visit to her spiritual homeland. With the participation of pianist Serouj Kradjian, Komitas String Quartet, and Yerevan Chamber Choir among…

  • Mongolian Domog wins First Prize of World Championship of Folklore

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    “World Folk 2013” featured more than 100 performers from 24 countries. “Domog” (Legend) folk music group from Mongolia won the First Prize of the World Championship of Folklore. “Domog” (Legend) folk music ensemble consists of “Domog” folk music group, dancers, Mongolian throat singers and contortionists.  

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    Billie Holiday, 1938 The “Lady Sings the Blues” myth was strictly for people who don’t get the music and don’t care to, part of a pervasive worship of tragic artists who die young, for the sake of the bad habits, not the art. Billie Holiday’s force of personality comes through on the records regardless, and…