nightingales warble full of sakura perfume clouds on the mountain Kim M. Russell, 8th August 2018 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 (Ryūkyū […]
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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.
Tarantella
dance of the spider weaving a web of legend a tambourine shakes Kim M. Russell, 1st August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1487 Dance of the Spider (Tarantella) This is the first episode of a new month of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, when we will be going on a journey around the world on […]
Dream Catching
the dream catcher spins on a breezy moonlit night full of dreams and stars Kim M. Russell. 30th July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1486 Dreams … will become true For the final episode of Imagination Without Limits episode we have an image found on Tumblr for inspiration.
Memories
pixel and paper magic in image and word life’s recollections Kim M. Russell, 30th July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1485 creating memories In the penultimate episode of Imagination Without Limits, our inspirational photograph is one of the area where Chèvrefeuille grew up a teenager.
Pouring Rain
grateful arms reach out sweet rain quenches thirsty tongues forget umbrellas Kim M. Russell, 26th July 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1484 pouring rain Chèvrefeuille says that they are having tropical weather in The Netherlands, with temperatures rising to almost 40 degrees Celsius. We have similar temperatures here in the UK and we need […]
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