Music Banter - What Are You Listening To Right Now? II

Musician Nadi Qamar presents six original compositions played on the Mama-Likembi, an instrument he designed and named that consists of a grouping of African thumb pianos to be played with the fingers rather than the thumbs. The thumb piano originated in Africa, a continent known for percussive instruments, and is nicknamed by some as a thumb drum. Qamar, a jazz pianist, “draws from many sources to project a contemporary Black expression,” as he writes in the liner notes; they include African, Asian, and jazz musical influences. This is the last of Qamar’s four recordings for Folkways.

https://folkways.si.edu/nadi-qamar/t...um/smithsonian

Marie Monday

11-17-2020 11:53 AM

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OccultHawk

11-17-2020 01:21 PM

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Haitian Folk Songs by Frantz Casseus and Lolita Cuevas

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Puerto Rican-born, Haitian-bred vocalist Lolita Cuevas and Haitian guitarist and composer Frantz Casseus lyrically come together in rendering some of the most beautiful folk songs of Haiti. Arranged by Casseus, these songs are presented as lullabies and méringue de salon, a slow and stately dance of Haiti’s past (which evolved into the faster méringue).

https://folkways.si.edu/frantz-casse...um/smithsonian

Psy-Fi

11-17-2020 04:08 PM