India ……. Here are some of my traditional Indian instruments and some we picked up on our travels to Andra Pradesh. We had a wonderful encounter jamming with the locals in a music shop, Hyderabad, India.
August 2008
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Various artists from America including Rita Springer, John Mark McMillan, Leonard Jones, Jonathan Hesler, etc. have collaborated to bring this project together.
“At any given time, half of the world’s hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from a water related disease.” 2006 United Nations human development report.
When you purchase this CD $7.50 goes to the Zao water project and their work of developing clean water sources.
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Khmer instruments, Cambodia
In Phnom Penh, we went to an amazing shadow theatre. Here they used a Samphor drum and two Skor Thom drums ….. a type of bass drum.
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Korean drums ….. Samulnori is a traditional percussion music which originates in Korea. Nori means ‘to play’ sa means ‘four’ and mul meaning ‘objects’. I believe it was a music that celebrated a good harvest amongst farmers in rural villages. [click to continue...]
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The making of Mandinka drums (The Gambia) ♥ During my visit with the Mandinka people of The Gambia, I was very fortunate to see the complete process of making a drum, from the choosing of the wood to the finished article.
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