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Hang and Harp 12 Apr 2011 | 05:55 pm
Click here to view the embedded video. The hang is known for tearing off incredible percussion solos, but in this video you can see how versatile it is, playing here alongside the Celtic harp. In thi...
Shamisen in America 1 Apr 2011 | 07:00 pm
Click here to view the embedded video. Well, it’s about time the shamisen goes global. After centuries of play in Japan, the shamisen is simply too brilliant of an instrument to keep locked up much l...
Hang Solo by Rafael Sotomayor 24 Mar 2011 | 05:46 am
Click here to view the embedded video. Getting your hands on a hang is tough enough, but when you have 3 to choose from why not just play them all together at the same time? That’s what Rafael Sotoma...
Finnish Kantele 22 Mar 2011 | 12:23 pm
Click here to view the embedded video. National instrument of Finland, the kantele is part of a family of zithers known as the Baltic psalteries. This string instrument has been around for thousands...
Mecca Bodega Subway Jam 17 Mar 2011 | 06:17 pm
Click here to view the embedded video. Great music needs not a stage. In fact most of the greatest music ever played has been lost to the empty rooms where it was made. Fortunately Mecca Bodega is ou...
Hang and Native American Drone Flute 13 Mar 2011 | 03:03 pm
Click here to view the embedded video. Blurring the lines between new and ancient music, Samjjana (‘sum-ya-na’) brings together the Native American flute with the hang – percussion instrument of Swit...
Beats Antique 5 Mar 2011 | 09:05 pm
Click here to view the embedded video. Fusing the sounds of many cultures with modern technology, Beats Antique is one of several bands currently paving the way for an emerging new style of music. Or...
Scott August Plays Anasazi Flute 2 Mar 2011 | 09:02 pm
Click here to view the embedded video. Unlike other Native American flutes which are played by blowing directly into the end to produce the sound, the Anasazi flute is played by forming an embouchure...
Nadishana Plays the Hulusi 28 Feb 2011 | 04:04 pm
Click here to view the embedded video. Like many ethnic instruments of eastern Asia, the hulusi is a free reed wind instrument which is played throughout China. Made of 3 bamboo pipes and a gourd win...
Japanese Shamisen and Taiko 23 Feb 2011 | 06:09 pm
Click here to view the embedded video. Usually played in a group with many drummers, the taiko does not often find itself alongside a string instrument. But if this video is any indication, perhaps ...
