New Release - George Harmonica Smith - Now You Can Talk About Me
2009-06-03 09:01:00 Now You Can Talk About MeAccording to Lars Gandil;There's more than a few California harp players who grew up under the influence of the man who was truly the king of West Coast blues harmonica. To be sure, George "Harmonica" Smith outshone even the great Little Walter when it came to blowing chromatic harp. Sadly under-recorded and under-appreciated, Smith deserves recognition as one of the greats. This release goes a long way in rectifying that situation. Of the fourteen offerings, five are extremely rare 60s reissues, including a real rocker called "Tight Dress" and a rather haughty little number titled "Blowing the Blues." The remainders were produced by harmonica virtuoso Rod Piazza. In the mix are powerhouse blues pieces like "Goin' Down Slow" and the previously unissued "Last Chance." Top these with such unexpected gems as "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" and "Peg O' My Heart" and what you have is pure harmonica heaven.Track Listing1. Blowing the Blues 2. Yes, Baby 3...
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Sonny Boy Williamson I Documentary Clips
2009-05-12 09:01:00 Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 5 (1945-1947)Here is a short documentary film on the life of Sonny Boy Williamson, a pioneer of blues harmonica playing. Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Curtis Williamson, was born on 30 March 1914 and he was murdered on 1 June, 1948. He was first popular harmonica player to use the name Sonny Boy Williamson.The film clips below give excellent bio information of Sonny Boy Williamson and shows photos of him and his wife. I think that this film is important because I have noticed that some modern blues fans don't know that difference between Sonny Boy Williamson and Rice Miller. And I believe as a harmonica player it is important to study the playing of Sonny Boy Williamson.Sonny Boy Williamson I @SqueezeMyLemonSonny Boy Williamson I @Amazon.com
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Harmonica Web Site in the Spotlight
2009-05-09 09:01:00 I recently wrote a post on some of the great YouTube tutorials for harmonica players. And I was contacted by Tony Eyers who operates the web site Harmonica Academy. I was pleased to hear from him because I think harmonica fans will want to check his site out.According the his bio;Tony was born in Australia and began playing harmonica in the 1970's, inspired by Jim Fitting while studying at Yale University. He returned to Australia in the 1980's, and became a well known blues player.I spent some time going through his web site and I really like the instruction provided there. Very easy to understand, includes harmonica tabs as well as sound files that help you understand how the riffs being taught should sound. Each lesson builds on past lessons. And even though I have been playing for years and have looked at a lot of different instruction methods I got a lot of good information from going through his instructions. And plan to go back often.For example he has some blues harmonica...
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Blues Harmonica Questions and Harmonica Tutorials
2009-04-09 09:01:00 What I really want to talk about today is harmonica playing, and where you can find answers to questions that you may have, and where you can view some great Harmonica Tutorials.I have mentioned many times, and probably will again that I play blues harmonica for my own entertainment mostly, but every now and then for friends and family too. And I have also mentioned that I answer questions over at Yahoo answers. Well many of the questions about blues harmonica come up over and over. And I thought, hey, I could do a blog post on those questions. And when people ask, I can just point them to this blog post.People want to know what harmonica to get? Where to buy harmonicas? How to hold a harmonica after you get it? How to play a single note? How to bend notes? Where the can find books, CDs, DVDs and other training material about blues harmonica? etc, etc and etc.I have answered these and many other questions about blues harmonica so many times, that I am tired of answering them. Plus ...
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National Harmonica League
2009-04-01 20:05:00 Do we British sound too posh for the Blues?
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Little Walter: His Best The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
2009-03-07 10:00:00 His Best:Little WalterIf you read SML often you probably know that I love harmonica players. And the harmonica player that I love listening to the most is Little Walter. And the Little Walter album that I like listening to the most, is His Best :(Little Walter)The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection. I am serious when I tell you that if I was placed on a desert island, and could only have one album, this might be the album. And I bet someone is wondering how could I pick a Little Walter album over say a Muddy Waters album, or maybe a Howlin' Wolf album. Well part of it may be my mood right now, if I pose this question on another day, I might come up with a different album, but right now this is how I feel.I agree with Robert Gordon's assessment of Little Walter when he said;Marion "Little Walter" Jacobs is perhaps the most influential harmonica player on contemporary blues, and his collection is a great place to start. He was trained by Muddy Waters, but brought a more swinging feel...
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Trina Hamlin: It's ok to love your harmonica...
2008-11-15 14:00:00 OK, this maybe a case of my reaching out past the boundaries of blues and kind of dabbling over into the folk rock genre, but I think this is cool to do from time to time. I'm trying not to be locked into the blues thing, because I think many musicians are not. Consider Trina Hamlin. Any body who can play a harmonica the way she plays it in the below video is alright with me.It's ok to love your harmonica...Trina Hamlin @WikipediaTrina Hamlin mp3s @Amazon.com
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Gratuitous Harmonica Playing: Girl With Harmonica
2008-11-01 13:00:00 This is just some gratuitous harmonica playing. And it helps that it is being done by a young lady. I came across this video while searching for something totally different. It reminds me of some of my solo jam sessions, and I like it and and hope you do to.Girl with harmonicaNotes from YouTube;Justine from UK (harmonica), Lukasz from Poland (bass), Javier from Spain (guitar) are playing blues on festival in Poland. Which was organized by association EMKA and members of workcamp in Wieliszew.
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New Release Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts ? Still Here & Gone
2008-10-18 14:00:00 Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts ? Still Here & Gone (Electro-Fi Records)This is a fine collection of Mark Hummel's live shows from the early ninities until last year. It is a two disc set and includes such noted blues harp players as Hummel, William Clarke, Carey Bell, Lee Oskar, and Magic Dick of the J. Geils Band. The back up band includes guitarists Anson Funderburgh, Rusty Zinn, and Junior Watson. (Release date: 10/21/08)Mark Hummel & The Blues Survivors
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A Great Place To Find Harmonicas
2008-08-26 14:00:00 eBay has some great collectible and vintage harmonicas as well as brand new ones. If you are looking for a great selection and a good price check out what the have to offer below.You can get racks, mikes, amps and other blues accessories as well.
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Top 10 Blues Harmonica Players
2008-06-18 12:52:00 I wrote this post a couple of years ago, my mind has not really changed over that time, but I thought I would report it with links to Amazon.com this time. Enjoy, debate and let me know what you think of my list.Here is my list of my top 10 favorite blues harmonica players. In loose order, the people listed below #6 can change depending on my mood, the first five guys are set in stone in my opinion. Feel free to leave me a comment with your top 10 favorites.01. Sonny Boy Williamson II 02. Little Walter03. Sonny Terry04. Junior Wells05. Sonny Boy Williamson I06. Jimmy Reed 07. James Cotton08. Charlie Musselwhite 09. Sugar Blue 10. Big Walter Horton file under;blues, harmonica
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Harmonica Day 7 - I Feel Like Going To Church - Amazing Grace
2008-03-24 03:17:00 One of my favorite blues hymns to play on my harmonica is Amazing Grace. I really like this version by Terry McMillan. May God rest his soul. I could only hope to one day be able to play it this good.I think this version fits for a day like to day, and I hope you enjoy it."Amazing Grace" Played On Harmonica By Terry McMillan
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Harmonica Day 6 - Junior Wells
2008-03-23 01:50:00 There is no way that I could even try to do a blues harmonica week without doing a post on Junior Wells. The man is right up there with Liltle Walter in my mind. I love his song Messing with the Kid. It is one of the songs the attracted me to the blues harmonica. I also liked the style of Junior Wells and the work that he did with Buddy Guy.Junior Wells Hoodoman BluesOther cool videos at YouTube;Junior Wells Mike Bloomfield - Messin With The KidJunior Wells - Help Me (1978)Junior Wells - What'd I Say (1966)Blogs that are hosting Junior Wells mp3s (get them while they are hot).Blues Calendar Blues - Junior Wells. This is a interesting write up on Junior Wells and has four mp3s.Reverend Frost Blog. This post has three mp3s.the leather canary. This post has three mp3s and according to the post;here are a few songs from a 1972 album buddy recorded with the late, great junior wells entitled buddy guy & junior wells play the blues...it was produced by eric clapton, tom dowd & ahm...
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Harmonica Day 5 - Friday Funny Darth Vader Blues
2008-03-22 05:13:00 On Fridays I like to take a look at the funny side of the blues and because I am also doing harmonica week the below video seemed to fit. I'm a Star Wars fan too so it fits even better. The harmonica part is Sonny Terry, but I am sure that most of you know that.I think that the blues are a joyous music, for the most part. Even though many of the lyrics seem to be about bad things, often times this is "tongue in cheek" and is played to get a laugh. Living the blues means mostly having a hard time, but it also means having a good laugh too.Darth Vader Feels Blue
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Harmonica Day 4 - Little Walter
2008-03-21 02:31:00 Well back down there in Alabama, or any where else, you could walk into a pawn shop and buy a harmonica for 5o cents, after Little Walter put out that record Juke it went up to 5 or 10 dollars.Sam Lay - Drummer for Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf and Paul Butterfield Blues BandI relate to my favorite blues harmonica players for different reasons. Little Walter is one of my favorites because he is from my home state, because of the work he did in creating the Chicago electric harmonica blues sound with Muddy Waters, and because he was a man who definitely lived the blues.Little Walter R&R Hall of Fame filmNotes from YouTube - A brief film about blues harmonica icon Little Walter Jacobs, which was shown as part of his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on March 10, 2008.Hound Dog Taylor & Little Walter - Wild About you babyLittle Walter You're So FineReferences;Little Walter's induction into the R&R Hall of Fame - Chicago blues icon Little Walter was inducted i...
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Harmonica Day 3 - Sonny Terry
2008-03-19 21:58:00 Sonny Terry is of course a member of the duo Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. They had a great career as blues and folk musicians. If you want to be a blues harmonica player studying Sonny Terry and his playing style will serve you well. The man's timing was the best in my opinion, the way he sings, shots and plays the harmonica all at the same time is a kind of magic. I love the part of the below video when Mr. Terry ask, "What you say harmonica?" You have to love a man who talks to his harmonica.Sonny Terry - These Women Is Killin' Me (1966) Sonny Terry/Callin' MamaCheck out wikipedia's list of harmonica blues players.Notable harmonica performances by other bluesmen;Good Rockin Charles - Don't Start Me To Talkin' (1977) Big Walter 'Shakey' Horton - Shakey's Blues (1965)Sonny Boy Williams I Documentary
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American Idol: Love Chikezie, Hate His Harmonica
2008-03-19 19:39:00 Previously - Male stripper and all-around cheeseball David Hernandez got bounced. Paula Abdul was fairly lucid, but I did see a little bit of drool in the corner of her mouth. Ryan Seacrest is still the worst white person ever. Seacrest lets us know that the contestants will be murdering the Beatles again this evening. Yoko Ono is over the moon about this shit. You know she hated the Beatles. They interfered with her succubus-ing of Lennon, and her art installations involving animal pelts and jelly and yodeling. The audience is insane. Like, I'm-burning-in-pits-of-hell-ins-ane. Seacrest strolls out. They're not cheering for you, bitch. The audience numbers five hundred strong. That's a lot of screaming tweens and family in from Georgia. Here's the eleven poor bitches that remain: "Skunky Downhome Chick" Amanda Overmeyer, the completely useless Kristy Lee Cook, David Archuleta looking 7 and wow, does the world love his Zac Efron sidekick chicken ass, Michael Johns from Australia...
Harmonica Day 2 - James Cotton
2008-03-19 02:37:00 I love the blues music of James Cotton. Probably because he is an award winning harmonica player and because he makes it look so easy. He always seems to be having fun when he is playing.You can read his bio at the James Cotton offical web site. James Cotton - Rocket 88James Cotton live at a radio show in 1993Here is a James Cotton interview in Spanish. The notes at YouTube say, "James Cotton in Buenos Aires, Argentina, few interviews during press conference." Over at the "I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIEND" Blog, there is an impressive group of mp3s for the song "Bring it on home" by many great musicians. You should check this out, it is a great post. One of them is James Cotton doing Bring it on Home. Not sure who is doing the vocals but Mr. Cotton is doing the harmonica.More James Cotton @ SqueezeMyLemon.
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A Little Sonnny Boy Williamson Christmas Music Video
2008-03-18 03:39:00 I love the blues harmonica. I play harmonica for my own entertainment mostly and consider it my favorite of all the instruments. It is so cool how this simple instrument became such a powerful part of the blues. I intend to post various videos and maybe even some mp3s of some of my favorite harmonica players all this next week.This video includes a couple of songs that have every thing that a good blues song should have, IMHO. Great lyrics, with many double entendres, references to the devil, great harmonica playing, all done by a master bluesman. I play these songs during the holiday period but they are good anytime I hear them.
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DIY HACK - How to make an NES Game Cartridge Harmonica or ?HarmoNESica?!
2008-03-16 18:05:00 This one deserves our attention due to the fact that the creator is ‘masked’ to protect his online identity. Just kidding, this DIY is about how to make an NES Game Cartridge, (that’s right, I bet you got one of those in your garage somewhere) into a HarmoNESica. Basically, it’s a Harmonica, but you can ...
Campfire Companion Harmonica Set
2008-03-07 09:34:00 YEAH! I always wanted to be a hobo, a vagabond, a man ON THE ROAD, like Jack Kerouac finding adventure and loose women in every town, using my mouth harp and beatnik poetry to seduce them. Are you crazy? I got kids and a wife who would send out her assassin chick posse to hunt ...
Big Mama Thornton - Female Harmonica Player
2008-02-20 06:03:00 Now I do get excited by female blues guitar players (like Memphis Minnie in my last couple of post), but let me tell you, if you are a female that knows how to play a harmonica, I'll make Mrs. F. sleep on the floor.You probably don't understand, but that is OK. Consider if you will Big Mama Thornton. Son when I tell you that she could rip it up, you better believe that.And if you don't, then see for yourself.Ball and ChainBig Mama Thornton - Down Home ShakedownIncludes John Lee Hooker Big Mama Thornton - Rock me (Oregon 1971)
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Need a Harmonica player for your band?
2007-12-27 05:57:00 I found this interesting article from the Arizona Republic about a program at the John C. Lincoln hospital in Phoenix Arizona.Basically it is a class put on by Mike Clark, a registered respiratory therapist at the hospital where patients with mainly COPD are learning to play the Harmonica. By using the harmonica these patients can hear exactly how they are breathing along with learning a instrument and getting some PEP therapy along with it I'm sure. They used to use therapies for strengthening their lungs by blowing out candles, walking treadmills or blowing up small balloons but it sounds like this one is a bit more fun.I have to say therapy must be easier to do and stay with it is interesting and fun. Can't help but be a little impressed with this "alternative therapy". I have noticed over the years that the people who do get this highest amount on their Incentive Spirometry seem to have played some type on instrument in the past, mostly it seemed to be a trumpet like instrumen...
Need a Harmonica player for your band?
2007-12-27 05:57:00 I found this interesting article from the Arizona Republic about a program at the John C. Lincoln hospital in Phoenix Arizona.Basically it is a class put on by Mike Clark, a registered respiratory therapist at the hospital where patients with mainly COPD are learning to play the Harmonica. By using the harmonica these patients can hear exactly how they are breathing along with learning a instrument and getting some PEP therapy along with it I'm sure. They used to use therapies for strengthening their lungs by blowing out candles, walking treadmills or blowing up small balloons but it sounds like this one is a bit more fun.I have to say therapy must be easier to do and stay with it is interesting and fun. Can't help but be a little impressed with this "alternative therapy". I have noticed over the years that the people who do get this highest amount on their Incentive Spirometry seem to have played some type on instrument in the past, mostly it seemed to be a trumpet like instrumen...
The Joys Of Learning To Play The Harmonica
2007-12-07 00:00:00 A marvelous gift from God - music influences our deepest emotions and allows us to demonstrate how we feel. It gives us a lift when our spirits are down and puts us at peace during times of unrest and anxiety. The benefits of music are even more intense when we are not just the listener, ...
Hohner 532/20 Blues Harp Harmonica, Key of C (Unknown Binding)
2007-12-01 04:12:00 Hohner 532/20 Blues Harp Harmonica, attorney of C (Unknown Binding)By Hohner Buy new: $17.98 Customer Rating: First tagged “harp” by Kevin D. Mcmahan Customer tags: harmonica(2), key of c, wind instrument, blues ...
Little Walter - Boss Blues Harmonica
2007-11-13 03:50:00 Track List01 Tell Me Mama02 You're So Fine03 Last Night04 My Babe05 Juke06 Can't Hold Out Much Longer07 Mean Old World08 Sad Hours09 Too Late10 Thunderbird11 I Got To Go12 Boom, Boom Out Goes The Light13 Teenage Beat14 Just A Feeling15 Shake Dancer16 Ah'w Baby17 It's Too Late Brother18 Just Your FoolDOWNLOADhttp://rapidshare.c-om/file/5283015/BC20_LW_BBHrepa-ir.rar
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Beste fake commercial van de week: Harmonica Hero
2007-11-07 22:42:00 Vergeet Guitar Hero en Rock Band, want nu is er eindelijk Harmonica Hero! Share This
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Harmonica Hero
2007-11-07 13:10:00 We all know that Frumper really wants this title … Harmonica HeroAdd to My Profile | More Videos
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Harmonica Hero | This Guy Is Just Sick
2007-11-07 12:37:00 The harmonica hero is named Yuri Lane, and I hate to use such a lame name for him, but he really is a harmonica hero! I've never seen a guy beat box while playing harmonica before and the harmonica hero is amazing at it. This post is a video of5 Zoom(s)
Unusual concertos [4a]: Harmonica revisited
2007-10-16 21:56:00 Earlier this week I asked for more comments, and got a few reactions. One of them asked for Villa-Lobos' 1955 neoclassical concerto for harmonica and orchestra. Well, here it is, as usual in 128 kbps, as the CD can still be purchased (e.g. directly from the excellent record company, Chandos). This version is by Tommy Reilly and the Rundfunkorchester des Suedwestfunks under Emmerich Smola (CHAN 9248).The movements:1. Allegro moderato [6:56]2. Andante [5:22]3. Allegro [5:17]MP3 (Sharebee): Villa-Lobos' harmonica concerto.
Harmonica Healing
2007-10-08 09:01:00 With the last month being so extraordinarily stressful, once again I have turned to music as a source of relaxation. Everywhere I go, I carry my Lee Oskar "C" harmonica. Quite honestly, I'm still not sure why I've learned no songs whatsoever; I've been teaching myself to play for a few years now.But blowing in and out on the harmonica is one of my best ways of reducing stress. There is a Zen quality about it. I stop focusing on the stressful events--whatever they may be, I calm down, and I only focus on the sounds I am producing.When my mother, her caregiver, and I spent 10 hours together--much of it in the ER--and the caregiver finally left, and my mother was sedated because of her broken knee, my stress level was only exceeded by my level of exhaustion.So, I asked the nurse if we could turn off the light so that my mother could rest, I put two chairs together so I could elevate my feet, and I began playing my harmonica. For the first time all evening, I could feel the tension ...
Steven Tyler Joins Hohner Inc. To Create His Signature Series Harmonica
2007-09-23 05:05:00 GLEN ALLEN, VA ? Hohner Inc announces the release of a truly unique instrument, the Steven Tyler Signature Series Harmonica. Steven Tyler has worked with Hohner Inc. to design a Harmonica to his exact specifications featuring a custom combination of a premium reed plate, custom tuning, a special wood comb, and black & silver styling. The Signature Series Harmonica is shipped in a specially stylized gift box featuring the harmonica in the key of ?A?, a carrying case, and a signed photo of Steven Tyler.?It was a great pleasure to work with an artist of Steven Tyler?s caliber on this project. His enthusiasm and creativity helped us bring this unique instrument to market? said Scott Emmerman, Hohner?s Director of Marketing and Sales. ?We expect strong demand for this product from serious players as well as from Steven?s loyal fans? Scott added.Clay Edwards, Hohner Inc?s President commented, ?In the year of our 150th Anniversary, this product uniquely celebrates our he...
Harmonica + Beatbox
2007-09-06 00:42:00 Talvez no sea el mejor beatboxer del mundo, pero es un hombre combinando sus dos talentos.Mis respetosBlogalaxia Tags: The+Vagosvagancia
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Carl's Chromatic Harmonica Course
2007-08-27 10:24:00 Introduces potential customers to my chromatic harmonica course
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JOHN AND MARY (harmonica version)
... the harmon...
2007-08-14 20:24:00 JOHN AND MARY (harmonica version)... the harmonica version of their storyJOHN AND MARY(just click to take a listen)
By: RICELLI'S MUSIC
Bring The Harmonica - Libby’s Bail Denied *Updated*
2007-07-02 21:45:00 The Associated Press is reporting that Lewis Libby, federal inmate no. 28301-016, must begin his prison sentence pending his appeal. Former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby cannot delay his 2 1/2-year prison term in the CIA leak case, a federal appeals court unanimously ruled Monday. The decision is a dramatic setback for Libby, who likely ...
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... it seems to me that a harmonica can t...
2007-07-02 16:08:00 MISSING... it seems to me that a harmonica can translate this feeling well... if it can be translated...MISSING
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The King of the Harmonica
2007-06-23 15:19:00 Sonny Boy Williamson II, nicknamed "King of the Harmonica" by his peers, was one of the most inspiring harp players in blues history. He was born in southwest Madison County at Jackson Tennessee, March 30, 1914, to Ray Williamson and Nancy Utley. His father died when he was just a baby, so he was reared by his mother. At age eleven, he received his first harmonica as a Christmas gift from his mother. According to his half-brother, T. W. Utley, when he was not chopping cotton, milking cows, or doing other farm chores, he was teaching himself to play the harmonica by listening to and playing along with records on an old wind-up record player. By the time he was sixteen, Williamson was jamming around Tennessee and Arkansas with guitarist "Sleepy John" Estes and mandolin demon James "Yank" Rachell. John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson helped propel the country blues of his native Southland toward a more urban-blues sound with his blend of originality, country intensity, and the electrifica...
Harmonica Beatbox
2007-05-30 00:00:00 I was always interested in the harmonica as an instrument, but I have never heard it like this before. Great harmonica beatbox!
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Harmonicas and Musical Elephants
2007-03-06 20:48:02 I thought this four year old elephant playing the harmonica was just the cutest: (if you can’t see the video, click here) This video, via Arbroath, was taken in a little village on Phuket Island, Thailand. After doing a little research, I learned that Thai elephants are naturally interested in music, and have been trained to play harmonicas, drums, pipes, and oversized electronic keyboards. There’s even an elephant orchestra that has released 2 CDs, with a third on the way. Dave Soldier and Richard Lair collaborated with the Thai Elephant Conservatory to train a group of 6 elephants (later expanded to 12) to play various elephant instruments: . (if you can’t see the video, click here) The elephants sound far better on the CD than the video. Listen to more tracks from the Thai Elephant Orchestra at Amazon. Some are surprisingly good, particularly for a herd of elephants. This one was my favorite.
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