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Song of Fire
http://obergh.net/songoffire
- Author: Jon O
- Listed in: Music Personal
- Tags: travel Culture music Spirituality stories
- Added on: Nov 14th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
Music and musings - a journey exploring how music is fundamental to our universe. Using photos and mp3s, the writing blends travel, cultural observations, personal stories, spirituality and dialog with readers about the role of music in our lives.
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A trip back to the 70s with the Gemini Soul Train
he band is setting up for a rehearsal when Ajamu is shocked plugging in an amp. He awakes to find he has been transported back to the funky 1970s with bell bottoms, platforms, afros, and Soul Train lines. This second music video by jazz/funk fusion g...
Do animals sing?
Birdsong is familiar to everyone and has been a source of inspiration for centuries, of course, but most of us are surprised to learn that other animals also sing -- and not just humpback whales. Various species of mammals, amphibians, insects and ev...
Babies and music
If you're a parent, you might be wondering what music is best to play for your baby. Will Mozart make her smarter? Will the simplistic Barney theme song stultify his brain? Can I nurture a preference for Tori Amos over Britney Spears? ...
The end of piano lessons
Pianos used to be common in American households. Many of us had uncles or grandmothers who could sit down at a party and accompany group sing-alongs. Music programs in schools were common when I was growing up, as were private piano lessons in the ho...
A journey into the mystery of bird song
I mentioned this book by David Rothenberg -- Why Birds Sing: A Journey into the Mystery of Bird Song -- in an earlier post (Why Do Birds Sing, April 2008). Rothenberg is a jazz musician who not only writes eloquently, explaining what we know about th...
