Dept. of Music Memes
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kaffy_rMusic Meme, Day 30
A song that you want to share:
Now we come to the end of this meme - I find myself a little sad that this exercise is over, but all things come to an end. I've shared 29 days' worth of music with all of you and, in the process, I've had a chance to share music that was new to me as well. It also offered me the chance to re-listen to music I'd already discovered and liked or loved. It was a true joy to do this.
Some songs were beautiful or memorable all on their own. Others, in this age of the art of the music video ... well, their beauty or impact was enhanced by the imagery that framed them. No matter which, I will undoubtedly return again and again to the music I've posted, thanks to this meme.
Over the last few days, I've wondered what song I could present that was, perhaps, one that unexpectedly affected me, in fact left me enraptured. And a couple of days ago, the choice became easy.
If you've heard of Tuvan throat singing, you may also know some modern musicians in Siberia, Mongolia and other far eastern regions of what was once the USSR. One of these is The HU, described by Wikipedia as a folk metal band from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. I find that they beautifully meld the traditions of their forebears with the music they make themselves. Here's an explanation of throat singing by folks who practice it.
The singer featured in this song is LP, whose voice provides a glorious kind of descant in this song and, in my not so humble opinion, is exactly the right person to work with The HU. Here's a link to a song LP wrote and performed, and this version of it left me breathless.
Putting all these musicians together, in a music video that features gorgeous scenes of this world entranced me when I first heard it. You may be affected by it the same way. So here is the HU singing Mother Nature, featuring LP
Thanks to all of you who followed me on this particular aural journey. I had a wonderful time, and I hope you did too (at least occasionally, if nothing else.)
Here's a link to my last music meme post, so you can travel back in time, should you desire to hear or rehear the music I posted.
A song that you want to share:
Now we come to the end of this meme - I find myself a little sad that this exercise is over, but all things come to an end. I've shared 29 days' worth of music with all of you and, in the process, I've had a chance to share music that was new to me as well. It also offered me the chance to re-listen to music I'd already discovered and liked or loved. It was a true joy to do this.
Some songs were beautiful or memorable all on their own. Others, in this age of the art of the music video ... well, their beauty or impact was enhanced by the imagery that framed them. No matter which, I will undoubtedly return again and again to the music I've posted, thanks to this meme.
Over the last few days, I've wondered what song I could present that was, perhaps, one that unexpectedly affected me, in fact left me enraptured. And a couple of days ago, the choice became easy.
If you've heard of Tuvan throat singing, you may also know some modern musicians in Siberia, Mongolia and other far eastern regions of what was once the USSR. One of these is The HU, described by Wikipedia as a folk metal band from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. I find that they beautifully meld the traditions of their forebears with the music they make themselves. Here's an explanation of throat singing by folks who practice it.
The singer featured in this song is LP, whose voice provides a glorious kind of descant in this song and, in my not so humble opinion, is exactly the right person to work with The HU. Here's a link to a song LP wrote and performed, and this version of it left me breathless.
Putting all these musicians together, in a music video that features gorgeous scenes of this world entranced me when I first heard it. You may be affected by it the same way. So here is the HU singing Mother Nature, featuring LP
Thanks to all of you who followed me on this particular aural journey. I had a wonderful time, and I hope you did too (at least occasionally, if nothing else.)
Here's a link to my last music meme post, so you can travel back in time, should you desire to hear or rehear the music I posted.
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