I found this video while looking for Latin American music. It's particularly interesting because it deals with how African music has influenced Latin American music. I also really love classical guitarists! His explanation is so detailed and I love that he plays after each thing he explains. He also mentions some things about other cultures, including American pop culture.
This video is from a documentary about Bessie Smith. I also loved that there is an off Broadway show completely dedicated to the life of Bessie Smith and that is has been going on for 11 years strong! I really loved that Miche Braden says she never tires of playing Bessie Smith. I also really enjoyed hearing what everyone feels about Bessie Smith's music.
I was really intrigued in class when we talked about how didgeridoos are used with some sort of electronic music at times. This guy's commentary between each song is interesting and also made me smile. You can also buy this entire album of didgeridoo songs, which I though was exciting!
Nifty! I hadn't known about the Bessie Smith show, which is really neat. And did you notice that the didj player talks about Dreamtime right there at the beginning of the video?
ReplyDeleteI loved your first video and it was a great learning experience. I think it's really cool how they dedicated a broadway show to Bessie Smith! I'm not too sure why but the didgeridoo freaks me out a bit. When you mix in electronic music it doesn't sound too bad!!
ReplyDeleteWow I had no idea they did had an off broadway Bessie Smith show!! That's awesome! I'm definitely going to look into it when I'm back up north.
ReplyDeleteThough I honestly didn't watch the whole thing, the video with the african rhythms in latin music was really interesting! It's so cool how we can take influence from other cultures and weave them together with our own culture to create something awesome! Much like the jazz band who used the Gamelon!
The didgeridoo sounds interesting mixed in with the electronic sound, but I like the basic didgeridoo sound better - without the electronic. That's just me though!