Barefoot in the grass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7FDQuyzSFQ
I feel that in this course we have noticed not the diversity of cultures, but the common expression of the human soul. This is the Mountain Project. They observe the music and people of the Appalachia and Himalayas. It is a beautiful blend of cultures. Instruments are similar, dance is similar, and the love for life is the same glorious passion that all humanity shares. Right at 3 minutes, children are dancing barefoot in the grass. This is what life is about.
Go DANCE!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJzCa81JJWc&feature=related
Yay life!! Yay Madala players!! The great thing about percussion is you can just do it. You just hit things and it is beautiful, and you can just play your soul for wonderful long periods of timelessness. This drum is two headed with wheat past or something in the center to provide a different pitch. There are so many different tones and rhythms that can come from a drum. It is exciting!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB0s4MTNCr8
This is a Mongolian Man playing a song about horses racing. He has such a variety of ways to make sounds come out his stringed instrument. He uses his bow in many more ways than I have seen in western string players. It is a really fun piece. You can hear the horses. Listen to the common aesthetic between eastern and western culture music here.