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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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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