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The Silkroad Ensemble: "Ascending Bird"​

The Silkroad Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma performed this piece in Sanders Theatre at Harvard University.

Santur player Siamak Aghaei and violinist Colin Jacobsen arranged a traditional folk melody that was inspired by mythology. "Ascending Bird" tells the popular legend of a bird attempting to fly to the sun. After two failed attempts, the bird finally makes contact with the sun, losing its physical body in fire, and in this way achieving a metaphorical spiritual transcendence.
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I'm having a Zep night, so I share this one too. A long travelogue featuring long solos. Taken from one of their lesser known records, very underrated in my opinion.

 

Rural Africans love American country music… Say what…​

If you’ve spent time in rural sub Saharan Africa one thing that might shock you is the popularity of American country music to the point where you can’t go to a bar, party, or wedding without avoiding it
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And to the converse Africans have added in their own styles and instruments to covers of American country music. So if you ever find yourself in rural Africa don’t be surprised by how popular Johnny Cash and Hank Williams are !
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Rural Africans love American country music… Say what…

Impressive dance moves in this first clip. Johnny Cash and Hank Williams… Joleene in the bottom clip… …
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I love the Putumayo series of records.

Just discovered this one. Very nice to listen to when eating a meal, entertaining...

... lovely, romantic, soothing... timeless...


Happy holiday weekend, those of you in the states...
 
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