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The Unsettling Timbre Produced by a 7-Foot-Wide Gong

Posted on July 12, 2019 by agogo22

Paiste Gong Master  Sven Meier demonstrates how to strike and a seven-foot-wide gong for maximum impact in a Youtube video by Wind Chimes Australia. After a few light taps to the middle of the instrument it bellows out with a … Continue reading →

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A Salute to João Gilberto | Sounds and Colours

Posted on July 10, 2019 by agogo22

As you may well have already read, Brazilian icon João Gilberto died on 6th July, aged 88, in Rio de Janeiro. The word ‘legend’ often gets thrown around far too much, but in Gilberto’s case this was undeniable. His way … Continue reading →

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congada São Benedito

Posted on July 10, 2019 by agogo22

carla domingues Published on 8 May 2014 Congada Festa de São Benedito-Aparecida

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‘Father of bossa nova’ João Gilberto dies aged 88 – BBC News

Posted on July 7, 2019 by agogo22

Influential Brazilian musician João Gilberto has died aged 88. The singer and composer was known best as a pioneer of the bossa nova genre, which found international popularity in the 1960s. Reports say Gilberto died at home in Rio de … Continue reading →

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How to make a clarinet.

Posted on June 29, 2019 by agogo22

This is Schreiber’s video promotion. They can be purchased from vhttp://www.omegamusic.co.uk (yes we agree with the comments, the music is not appropriate. : ))

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yamaha’s revamped compact saxophone wins 2017 japan GOOD DESIGN grand award

Posted on June 29, 2019 by agogo22

yamaha one of the largest producers of musical instruments in the world, has recently won japan’s 2017 GOOD DESIGN grand award with its latest innovative and casual wind instrument. although the saxophone has been around for centuries and is built of many complex … Continue reading →

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Translating proteins into music, and back – ScienceBlog.com

Posted on June 27, 2019 by agogo22

Want to create a brand new type of protein that might have useful properties? No problem. Just hum a few bars. In a surprising marriage of science and art, researchers at MIT have developed a system for converting the molecular … Continue reading →

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NEW MUSIC: Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti – O Ritual — Raw Select Music

Posted on June 21, 2019 by agogo22

Another forward thinking number from one of Brazil’s finest drummers (audio) via NEW MUSIC: Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti – O Ritual — Raw Select Music

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Giangrande – Free to Roam [Official Video]

Posted on June 10, 2019 by agogo22

music: Giangrande album: Beauty at Closing Time director and animator: Gianluca Maruotti post/edit: Gabriele Maruotti producer: Mondocane made with Dragonframe © 2018 […]

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This Band of Hope Makes Music for Day Laborers

Posted on June 7, 2019 by agogo22

The band Los Jornaleros del Norte has opened for the likes of Rage Against the Machine and John Legend, but the gigs that mean the most to these musicians are the concerts they play on the street outside a federal … Continue reading →

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