I've been fascinated by "world music" for a long time. Some of the instruments and styles that you can find "out there" are truly amazing, but will only very rarely get any sort of mainstream pickup or success. Some of the combinations are truly magical. This video is one of those. Enjoy If you know of any other weird and wonderful musical combinations let me know in … [Read more...] about Australian Didgeridoo with Mongolian and Tibetan Musicians
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Nothing Else Matters
A lovely cover version of Metallica's Nothing Else Matters played on handpan drums by Italian singer and instrument maker Mumi I have no idea how I ended up falling down a handpan music shaped hole on YouTube the other evening, but somehow I did and there's some really cool stuff out there. … [Read more...] about Nothing Else Matters
La Saeta
Joan Manuel Serrat set several of Antonio Machado's poems to music for his 1969 album "Dedicado a Antonio Machado, poeta" (dedicated to the poet Antonio Machado). The video below is a lovely dance performance set to the music of Serrat and the words of Machado by the dance group Ballet Inma Cortés. Stunning! The film was shot at night without any audience … [Read more...] about La Saeta
Queen – Medieval Style
Not as insane as some of the stuff you'll find online, but still a tad quirky: … [Read more...] about Queen – Medieval Style
Revisiting an old Hobby
Many many moons ago my mother bought me a classical Spanish guitar and sent me for lessons once a week. I can't remember how long I lasted at it, but I know I wasn't overly enthused with the idea of playing classical guitar. I did, however, want to learn to play the guitar. Just not that type of guitar. (Of course looking back at this more than 30 years later I actually … [Read more...] about Revisiting an old Hobby