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Mumi – Hallelujah (handpan cover)
Hi, I’m Mumi and handpans are my life. This isn’t just a saying: they’re part of my daily life since a decade. Started as a player, since a while my job is making handpans (Elaia handpans). I spend an average … Continue reading
Mamadou Diabate`s Percussion Mania
Mamadou Diabate´s Percussion Mania: Winner of the Austrian World Music Award 2011!!!! Mamadou Diabate, Seydou Diabate, Abdoulaye Dembele, Karim Sanou, Zakaria Kone, Juan Garcia-Herreros
Northern Soul in The Garden “INVASION”
This video has been a long time coming… and one we are so excited to share with you! This one is absolutely TALCTASTIC!!! Original cover of Spead- Soul Partners Drums – Dean Fradley Lead Guitar – John Thorrington Percussion – … Continue reading
Premiere: Knife Hanging From a Tree by JiHee Nam // Animation
LA-based filmmaker JiHee Nam joins us to discuss how Korean traditions & Japanese terms influenced her animated CalArts short ‘Knife Hanging From a Tree’. If you’re a regular at Director Notes, you’ll notice I don’t tend to write for the … Continue reading
On Being – Ars Poetica #100: I Believe
An animation for On Being as part of their new series sharing poetry with the world. Based on the poem “Ars Poetica #100: I Believe”, written and read by Elizabeth Alexander. Each frame was hand painted in gouache onto the … Continue reading
Sound Artist Zimoun Channels Frenetic Movement in Expansive Kinetic Sculptures and Installations
Swiss sound artist Zimoun (previously) harnesses the power of quick, chaotic movements in his large-scale installations and kinetic sculptures. Each artwork is composed of simple materials like cardboard boxes, wooden dowels, and cotton balls, among other common objects. Zimoun assembles multiples … Continue reading
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Afrobeat Rebellion: A Short Documentary on Fela Kuti
Through a mixture of interviews and original footage, people who had a relationship with Fela Kuti speak about the man, his music, and why both are relevant today. This film was created to support the 2010 production of FELA! at … Continue reading
Hermeto Pascoal – Beer Improv
Beer as musical ins(piration)trumet = instrument and inspiration ou Quiabo com Cerveja – Okra and Beer A Cerveja como Instrumento e inspiração ou ins(piração)trumento… Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo – Improviso da Cerveja (Beer Improv) Praça do Papa Belo Horizonte, MG, … Continue reading
That famous cello prelude, deconstructed
Bach’s G major prelude has captivated cellists and music lovers for years. Cellist Alisa Weilerstein deconstructs it. Bach’s six cello suites are considered a rite of passage for cellists. They’re masterpieces of classical music, and the prelude in G major … Continue reading
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