a little photo shoot with some of my instruments today – especially to acknowledge the addition of my new bamboo instruments from Billal Al Shabill(received yesterday)– karinding, clamping,* and toleat (flute) from West Java to California! – pictured here with my hurdygurdy (made in England) and my khomus, custom made for me by Николай Бурцев of Yakutsk in Siberia. The batik in the lower half of the above photo was also in my package from West Java. – thank you Billal! * celempung is the large bamboo at the bottom of the above photo - a percussion instrument. see the #KhomusWeekly youtube playlist "other"for video samples.
This is the ethnographic, documentary film by Vladimir Markov about the Setesdal tradition of playing Munnharpa (a Norwegian name of jew's harp). Setesdal is a traditional district in Aust-Agder County in southern Norway. Place where the musical history was and is being made by Asbjørn T. Brokke, Knut Jonson Heddi, Mikkjel Kåvenes, Aany Rysstad, Gunnar Andresson Helle, Andres Rysstad, Hallvard T. Bjorgum, Knut Eivindson Brokke, Torleiv H. Bjørgum, Sigurd Brokke, Bjørgulv O. Rysstad, Knut Gjermundson Hovet, Knut Nikolson Berg, Knut Tveit, Folke Nesland, Bjørgulv Straume, Bjørgulv Rysstad and many other persons.
Malming Berkarinding Sekar Alit bersama Kang SandyMizon/Sandy - Kasalur @ tepas_kasalur Karinding Sadulur "In addition we show you work on stage and in the form of tapes. It also includes part of the routine process of our activities on the side: Karinding Sadulur (kasalur). Regenerating the artists music Karinding. Besides, we intend to continue to maintain the sustainability of Karinding and others. Mr. Robert Cherwink and Harm Linsen"
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Robert Cherwinkthank you! - these are wonderful photos of children being passed the tradition - i love it!, and will put this in #KhomusWeekly:)
Karinding Saduluryes, they are educated to play a Karinding. But not only that. In our curriculum (Karinding Sadulur) for all those who learn together educated in order to better understand the philosophical meaning of Karinding tu contained himself. And to learn to be more loving and growing self-awareness that this is included inheritance of culture and artistic tradition shingga can be motivated to continue to preserve it.
Karinding SadulurThank you very much sir Harm Linsen and Robert Cherwink, your motivation will be invaluable to us and the children who are the spirit of learning.
a quick update on my medical situation: i met with my surgeon last week, and he wants to try a course of epidural injections for my neck rather that perform surgery at this point. hopefully this will help to relieve the muscle spasms in my neck and shoulders which have literally pulled my shoulder out of place. i have been having some serious difficulty with my right arm, and have not been able or had the energy to spend nearly as much online as i used to :)
Video has English subtitles.
"Aces" is a series of shot films about people being in love with their work.
"Forging the sound" is a story about Dmitrii Babaev, jaw harp maker from Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Dmitrii talks about minimalism in music and life, self-improvement and jaw harps, of course.
Music: Svein Westad, Rammstein
Проект "Мастера" - фильмы о людях, живущих своим делом.
"Тихая песня металла" - фильм о Дмитрие Бабаеве, варганном мастере из Санкт-Петербурга. Дмитрий рассказывает о минимализме в музыке и жизни, самосовершенствовании и, конечно же, варанах.
via Olga Prass on Facebook – Уже совсем скоро! В среду, 5 октября в 21:00 в клубе Матэ. Лестева 19, к.2 (метро Шаболовская) будем играть для вас =) Приходите послушать варганы и попить, заваренный самым лучшим и правильным образом аргентинский матэ!
Already very soon! On Wednesday, October 5 at 21:00 in the club mate. Lesteva 19, k. 2 (Metro Shabolovskaya) we'll play for you =) Come hear it vargany zavarennyy and something to drink, the best and most correct way argentinian maté!
Making of Morchang, Mohan Lal Lohar, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.
Good and genuine man, maker of excellent Alghoza and best Morchang (mouth-harp) in this part of world. Contact info: Mohan_lohar@yahoo.co.in
And On The Seventh Day Petals Fell In Petaluma (Harry Partch)
Gate 5 Ensemble; Danlee Mitchell, Harry Partch, Michael Ranta, Emil Richards, Wallace Snow, Stephen Tosh
* thanks to Vassilis Onesecbeforetheend Galanos in the Facebook group Khomus & Khomus
note: the town of Petaluma is just over the hill from me!
Harry Partch(June 24, 1901 – September 3, 1974) was an American composer, music theorist, and creator of musical instruments. He composed using scales of unequal intervals injust intonation, and was one of the first 20th-century composers in the West to work systematically withmicrotonalscales. He builtcustom-made instrumentsin these tunings on which to play his compositions, and described his theory and practice in his bookGenesis of a Music(1947)... – Wikipedia MORE
Фильм о тенгрианском обряде алгыс во время кумысного праздника ысыах. (Использованы материалы ысыаха в с. Техтюр, Орто Дойду Хангаласского улуса и др., Респу...
