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Handmade Steel Drums by Dmitrii Gubarev
A new type of instrument created by musician, designer and engineer Dmitrii Gubarev based in the Ukraine. Source: Handmade Steel Drums by Dmitrii Gubarev
Back to my roots – Hacienda Classical review
Take a world-class forty piece orchestra, add two revered house music DJs, and challenge them to recreate the heady Madchester clubbing days of the late 80s and early 90s. On paper, it sounds risky. In real life, against the stunning … Continue reading
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Tagged Classical, clubbing, Hacienda, HoUSe, house music, Lancaster, Manchester, music
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Day 216. Manchester
Day 216. Manchester https://ambientpostcard.wordpress.com/2016/04/02/day-216-manchester/
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Tagged Ambient, ambient postcard, composing, explorer, garageband, guitar, ipad, Manchester, music, travel, video
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It’s probably best to start with the question, “What is Klezmer”?
Historically, Klezmer is the musical tradition that arose from the wedding music of the Ashkenazi Jews in Eastern Europe. To listen to, think folk music with the mysterious sounds of Eastern European modal melodies that make you want to get up … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel Meadow, Cheetam Hill, Irish, Jewish, Klezmer, L'chaim Kapelye, live music, Manchester, Manchester Jewish Museum, Michael Kahan Kapelye, music, Red Bank, Religion, UoM
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R.I.P Bowie
Check ignition, and may God’s love be with you, -Space Oddity https://cityjackdaw.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/r-i-p-bowie/
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Tagged Britain, David Bowie, death, England, Legend, Life, Manchester, music, Musing, news, UK
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Monastery Music in Manchester
Earlier this year my friend Betty told me about her trip to The Monastery in Manchester. I had never heard of it but as soon as I read on the website : “Manchester’s magnificent Monastery is Pugin’s architectural masterpiece. It … Continue reading
“London, London”: Brazil’s Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil in exile – Part 1
In 1969 the young singer-songwriters Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil were expelled from military-ruled Brazil. They made their way to London – then the global capital of youth culture – where they spent the next two and a half years … Continue reading
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Tagged Bahia, Brazil, Caetano Veloso, England, exile, Gilberto Gil, London, music
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Manchester : the Central Library
Coup de cœur (ENORME) pour la Central Library de Manchester, en Angleterre. Ouverte pour la première fois au public en 1934, la bibliothèque centrale a connu une toute récente rénovation qui lui confère aujourd’hui un charme exceptionnel. Comparée au Panthéon, … Continue reading
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Tagged Angleterre, Architecture, bibliothèque, building, Café, central library, England, henry watson, instrument, library, Manchester, music
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Samba de Viola
Samba de Viola from Playing For Change on Vimeo.
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