in high altitudes song and dance keeps out the chill lu notes resonate Kim M. Russell, 15th August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1497 Music of the Himalayan Mountains, Tibet. In this episode we are off to Tibet. Chèvrefeuille tells us that Tibet has a rich history in music. He says that the Lama […]
Tag: A journey around the world
The Music of Bengal
lilting Tagore songs sparkle with a strange beauty hot Bengali nights Kim M. Russell, 14th August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1496 Rabindra Sangeet, the music of Bengal Another episode in India brings us to Bengal and a kind of music that has only words written by Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), music known as Rabindra […]
The Music of Kashmir
musical poems saffron notes reverberate a sitar’s curved frets Kim M. Russell, 13th August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1495 Kashmiri music, the music of Kashmir India Today we will are still in Asia and we are visiting and exploring the folk music of Kashmir in India. Chèvrefeuille tells us that the music composed […]
Gagaku
Imperial Court bowing to wind, string and drum butterflies take flight Kim M. Russell, 9th August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1494 Gagaku, the traditional music of the Japanese Court We are still in Japan and exploring the oldest known traditional Japanese music, Gagaku, which is s court music, and includes songs, dances, and […]
Okinawa
nightingales warble full of sakura perfume clouds on the mountain Kim M. Russell, 8th August 2018 https://youtu.be/sPBKwHZ5-pw My response to Carpe Diem #1493 Okinawa … the music of Southern Japan Today we are still in Japan, visiting the southern region – Okinawa. Chèvrefeuille tells us that Okinawan music (Okinawa ongaku), also known as Ryukyuan music […]
Ainu
the music of souls echoing in daily life whispers of jaw harps Kim M. Russell, 8th August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1492 Ainu, the Japanese from the North Today we are visiting the ancient Ainu, a Japanese people from northern Japan. The oral Ainu culture includes various genres, including upopo, lighthearted ballads on […]
Kabyle
in the village square voices and bagpipes unite taste of harissa Kim M. Russell, 7th August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1491 Kabyle, the music of Algerian Berbers Today, on our quest for folk music, we are will visiting a region in Algeria known as Kabyle, the land of the Berbers. Kabyle is not […]
Mystical song of the Sami
reindeer and snowflakes dancing in the Northern Lights language of the stars Kim M. Russell, 6th August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1490 Joik, the mystical song of the Sami On our August journey around the world to discover all kinds of folk music, we have already visited Italy, Portugal and Turkey; today we […]
Dance Like an Eagle
measured and balanced circling and soaring eagle the beat of a drum Kim M. Russell, 3rd August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1489 Dance Like An Eagle (Zeybek) We have already visited Italy and Portugal on our exploration of folk music; today we are visiting Turkey, especially the region known as Anatolia, where we […]
The Soul of Portugal
sitting by the docks in the dregs of saudade soulful melodies Kim M. Russell, 2nd August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1488 The Soul of Portugal (Fado) Today we are travelling to Portugal to discover Fado (‘destiny, fate’), a music genre that can be traced to 1820s Lisbon but probably has much earlier origins.
writing in north norfolk 