Day 34 ~ Korea Week ~ AJAENG

For the final week of our V I R T U A L  World Tour of Music we are going to come back to where we begin, South Korea, and spend each day with a different traditional instrument!  Today is ajaeng, an 8-stringed, bowed instrument.

An ajaeng "sanjo" concert with Ilgoo Kim, accompanied by chang-gu drum.   This is the very piece I started to learn when I studied the ajaeng sanjo.  Sanjo is described by some as 'Korean jazz.'  What do you think?!

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Day 33 ~ Brazil (Queixada de burro / Donkey Jaw)

One last natural and obscure musical instrument ~ the Queixada de burro (Portuguese), or quijada de burro (Spanish), or donkey jaw, is used as a rhythm instrument.  When the first molar is secured, the other teeth will never fall out...just rattle.

Solo Jawbone Performance

Jawbone Duet

Interview from a Boston musician about her musical donkey jawbone.

While in Brazil mood, if you're up for a black and white Brazilian classic - Assault on the Pay Train - is exquisite like only old movies can be; delicate and subtle, stunning mix of great cinematography, music, and great acting....particularly the lead actress, a dear friend who 50 years later exudes the same intense grace, passion, and beauty, Luiza Maranhao.

1962 Brazilian Movie - O Assalto ao Trem Pagador

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Day 32 ~ Bolivia (Pan Pipes / Zamponas)

This instrument comes from the Andes Mountains.  Before you pick one up and try to play, consult the wiki-how page about how to play ~ there's some good advice to help you avoid getting dizzy!
AFTER reading that, enjoy this color-coded instructional video!

For a little zampona dance in the forest . . .

Native American flute + panpipes  . . .

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Day 31 ~ USA (Stalacpipe Organ)

The world's LARGEST instrument, at 3 and 1/2 acres, it took over 36 years to make ~ or 400 million & 36 years, if we count how long it took for the stalactites to form . . .

Read all about it here at the Luray Caverns website!

Enjoy the 2 minute feature on "Ripley's Believe It or Not," where you can hear the angelic tones.

Anyone else want to go?  I want to create a sarangi stalacpipe organ duet!

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Day 30 ~ Peru (Peruvian Whistles)

In general there is a fine line between musical instruments and instruments for altering consciousness.  The Peruvian Whistling Vessels clearly fall on the side of 'power to induce an expanded state of  consciousness'.

More information abounds about the whistles, the history, the experiences, the potentials, the way to purchase them . . .


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Day 29 ~ Polynesia (Nose Flute)

:)  For something a little obscure, the Tongan Nose Flute . . .

The sound of noseflute ~ Are you ready for this?!

If you want to play your very own...there's a man making them out of CELERY!


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Day 28 ~ Australia (dijeridoo)

A hollowed out piece of wood that seems to be able to permeate every cell of the body and shake the world.  No bows, no holes, nothing to push or fret - seems easy to play, right?!  Well, only if you can CIRCULAR BREATHE; which takes some serious dedication to get the hang of.  Hats off to you dijeridoo players!

The most common actually used word for dijeridoo, by native Aborigines, is YIDAKI.  
This instrument is very popular around the world, and there are players everywhere (even in Chungju sometimes), here is a video/sample played by Ryka Ali.  

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