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What would you do? Isn't it ironic when you get married how ex's want to come back around? I always have advice for everyone else so I'm going to listen to what everyone else has to say. I have been married for a little over 2 years, things are going well but the sex truthfully just isn't good to me. I overlooked the not so good sex because he has other great qualities that i love about him and i said we can always work on the sex. I was with my ex before him and we broke up because my ex chose to leave me and yes i was devastated and i was really in love with him and never fell out of love. The thing is he left i hadn't heard from him in over a year and after a year a wonderful man came in my life and we got married. I did tell him i was still in love with me ex and it's not a good idea to marry but i let him pressure me into marriage. Things are going well as i said just not in the sex department. I was never physically attracted to him.
Now my ex shows up, yes the one that i never fell out of love with even though he chose to leave and all of those feelings for him are coming back. Ladies and you know when we have a man that can put it down sexually we go crazy anyways. He told me that he never stopped loving me and he is still in love with me. I didn't want to play into it so i said is that right and just walked away. But the truth of the matter is i never fell out of love with him. Would you divorce and go back to the good ding-a-ling and just deal with some of the other issues or would you stay with the man with the great qualities and bad sex? I'm laughing because i know i'm going to get alot of funny posts off of this one. I know one will be an ex is a ex for a reason. |
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God no....you need to grow up. You can work out the sex issues with new hubby...you can be that the first one will get a piece of action and leave you again. I believe there is more to love than just good or bad sex.. and you know that a good part of your satisfaction is in your own hands. Karen L |
Keep reality and fantasy on their appropriate shelves. Or if you're dissatisfied and see you always will be then get out now. However, don't get out to chase after the other fellow. There will always be temptations to chase after. The world is already over-populated with rudderless/goal-less vessels. |
- Posted by biwako_of_abi (My Page) on Sat, Aug 5, 06 at 14:30
There is so much more to marriage than sex. Quite apart from the fact that your present DH deserves better than you leaving him (It was awful when the ex did it to you, right? Apply the Golden Rule.) and the fact that your ex has no rights whatsoever anymore, I think Karen is right: Your ex has shown what sort of man he is, and there is no guarantee that he wouldn't do the same thing all over again. Sometimes we need to work on our own minds so as to fall out of love with people like that. I can understand where you are coming from, because in my foolish youth, I was also in love with someone who made me miserable, really a completely selfish guy. It is strange how that attraction can make one want to find a way to get around the ugly facts of a person's character, but I did it by keeping on reminding myself of what he did to hurt me and of what that showed about his character. Your ex does not deserve, or have a right to, any sympathy from you at this point. (I know you didn't say so, but I think he might appeal to you for sympathy.) So ask yourself, what do these facts tell you about the ex? And don't give the ex any more chances to plead with you, either. The time to do that would have been before you remarried. There are even some people who leave mates who love them and then the minute someone else wants them or marries them, THEN the exes find their discarded mates desirable again and want them back. Sorry if this is too long. With my history, I can't help feeling anger and disgust towards your ex, but for you, I have a lot of sympathy. I know how hard it is to control one's heart; controlling one's head makes it easier. I hope you will make the right decision about this and not break your DH's heart and quite likely have your own broken again by your ex someday. |
- Posted by biwako_of_abi (My Page) on Sat, Aug 5, 06 at 21:50
I just reread your post, Rosewood, and now I guess I won't worry about you, if you can be laughing about what funny advice people may send in. Even your final question seems to be more a way to provoke conversation than a real request for advice. If this situation is real, I *am* still worried for the sake of your husband, though. |
It does sound like you and your first husband are probably a lot better suited for each other. |
Biwako Excellent advice. I agree with you. Rosewood...you seem very flippant about your situation. Its not funny, is it ? |
DON'T believe the ex! He just wants what he can't have - as soon as he has you, he'll be gone again! Been there - done that! Thank God I didn't bite! And yes, he is your ex for a REASON! Sex is not everything in a marriage - you can have sex with a vibrator! Think seriously about what you will be leaving, the effect it will have on both you and your current hubby, and then take a long hard look at what you will be getting into. Is sex worth it, if there is nothing else? If that is what you want - get the vibrator - because it would be the same thing! |
- Posted by Aaron(firstname.lastname@example.com) onMon, Dec 10, 07 at 17:58
Some of these postings on here disgust me. Has anyone ever been in love???? I say if you're still in love with this man go for it. You said it yourself you told your current husband you were still in love and he still pressured you to marry. So if it's the other love that splits the marriage it's just as much his fault as yours. True, this guy broke your heart before, but sometimes it takes certain life events to find how you truly feel about a person..and if this person has finally come to that point, and realized his feelings then great. The worst that can happen in this scenario is you break up your marrieage...get this guy back..he leaves you...then you're alone again, to go out and discover more but without that question haunting you for the rest of your life. Never settle. We only live once...there's no reason to waste a lifetime with someone that makes your feel "okay" then take the jump and get the person that makes you change the world. Too many people settle for "okay" and I think that's a waste. Madonna had it right "don't go for second best baby put your love to the test" And just the fact that the best you can say about the man you're with is that he has "great qualities"...says a lot. not a lot of romance in that sentence. If the sex is bad...it means there's no passion...if there's no passion...move on. Good luck...please let me know how this goes or went. |
If she hadn't actually married husband # two, that advice wouldn't be quite so putrid. But she did. Yes, it's important to have a 'spark' in a relationship. I hope you do a lot more growing up before you get married Aaron. |
- Posted by finedreams (My Page) on Mon, Dec 10, 07 at 19:54
I don't believe this post is real. Sounds too immature. |
"Immaturity" is precisely where a huge proportion of our society lives. I have no trouble accepting likely authenticity of the the post. The world in which I live is well-populated with adults having the minds of children. I'll bet yours is, too. |
- Posted by finedreams (My Page) on Mon, Dec 10, 07 at 21:03
I just think this it is unrealistic: She told him she is still in love with someone else but he still wanted to marry her. In fact he pressured her to marry. How is that possible? And now this guy who is good in bed comes around. What a temptation..How did she put it: good ding-a-ling. lol It sounds dumb, excuse my language. |
I hope all of you read what she just wrote:... "Things are going well as i said just not in the sex department. I was never physically attracted to him. " I don't know what the deal is with you and your ex, even though to me i agree he isyour ex for a reason...but you married a man that you were never physically attracted to??? I mean..come on..i know personality is a huge part of a relationship but if you arent physically attracted to someone you shouldnt even think about being with them...let alone marriage! What is going on here?! |
Hey guys, you do know this post is way over a year old? I bet she's on to some new lover by now. |
- Posted by scarlett2001 (My Page) on Tue, Dec 11, 07 at 2:08
Well, Prince Charles had it right when he said "Whatever love is..." |
Blame it on aaron, looks like he's the one that "bumped" it to the top.. I have better things to do than look for old posts to disagree with. |
The key question is whether you would have stayed with your husband long-term and been happy if the ex had not reappeared. I already knew I was leaving my husband and could not continue living with him and be happy long-term. I was lucky because I was separated/almost done with my divorce when my ex reappeared, so I had much less conflict and no regrets. Hope that helps! Good luck! |
- Posted by Susanne(email@example.com) onFri, May 6, 11 at 12:42
Do you believe you deserve a ding a ling or a good man? Why did the ding a ling leave you? Once shame on him twice shame on you |
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The majority (80 per cent) of Württemberg's wines are red, making it the biggest producer of red wine in Germany. A large part (71 per cent) of the area under vine is situated on slopes or steep hillsides, some of which have a 20 per cent gradient, making them more difficult to cultivate. Württemberg is characterised by a particularly broad range of grape varieties and is one of the few places where lemberger and trollinger are grown. Many of the new varieties that have become important to German wine-growing such as dornfelder come from Württemberg.
Württemberg currently has 11,289 hectares under vine. Trollinger (22 per cent) and riesling (18 per cent) are the two most widely cultivated varieties. These are followed by pinot meunier (15.6 per cent), lemberger (13.4 per cent), pinot noir (7.6 per cent), kerner, müller-thurgau, samtrot, dornfelder, acolon, silvaner and pinot gris. Lemberger is the very finest of the red wines produced in Württemberg. Several years ago, growers also started planting the 'new' red wine varieties, acolon, cabernet dorio, cabernet mitos and cabernet dorsa. These varieties lend themselves particularly well to producing red wine cuvées.
The vineyards in Württemberg are predominantly situated in the valleys of the river Neckar and its tributaries. Down by the water, it does not get too hot in the summer or too cold in the winter. Württemberg also gets plenty of rainfall throughout the year, providing the ideal conditions for producing good quality wines.
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ok I tried this last year but iit was unsucessful iam wondering if anyone can tell me some good ways of making this work.you can email me either at firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com
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- Posted by ultraeco 6 (email@example.com) on Wed, May 1, 02 at 20:43
To the best of my knowledge this has not been done yet. pumpkins come in 2 types moschata, (winter squash family ) and pepo ( summer squash family )it is hard to cross between these families (almost impossible without gene spicing) therefore my own planned crossbreed of the "big max squashkin " and the "blue hubbard squash" to get "BLUE MAX SQUASHKINS" ,the name alone should get sales in German neighborhoods, has yet to work . you can cross some squash with some gourds and some pumpkins so long as you dont go out of your family . pumpkins x watermellons has yet to be done . You could be the first. best wishes. |
I dont know about the whole watermelons and pumpkins thing but i am trying to breed a mix of cantaloupe and watermelon to see if it will work for science fair and i would really like to know if i am just goin to waste a lot of time |
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This also has not been done yet. musk melon , casabas ,honey dews, and the Armenian "guta" cuke which is really a melon can all cross breed , . there are rare instances of melons crossing with regular cukes . but it is rare. summer squash can not even cross with winter squash . but keep trying you might be the first. Just do not pin your hopes on it . |
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Because young women will want to hug and kiss you!
Scott is about my age, with two grown children, and a great wife, so imagine my surprise when I stopped by his store the other day, and saw a very attractive young woman kissing him and hugging the stuffing out of him right in the middle of his store!
I coughed loudly to gain his attention, and rather than the look of embarrassment I expected, Scott gave me the sign for "I have no idea who this is or why she is hugging me!"
So, as Scott separated himself from the clingy young lady, he brought me up to date, as far as he could. Apparently, he had sold Maria's boyfriend, now fiancee, an engagement ring last week.
"As I'm writing up the paper-work," Scott began, "I asked the young man about his proposal plan. He told me that he just plans to take her to South Beach for dinner and propose over dessert. I asked where his and her parents will be at the time. He said he hadn't given it any thought, but why do you ask?"
"I explained that I was at dinner with a couple of friends a while ago, and they got a call from their daughter who lives in New York, that she had just become engaged. So, while my friends were excited, they were also disappointed they couldn't be there with their daughter to share in the excitement. The rest of the night was very frustrating for them for all the reasons you could well imagine. So, I made my kids, both of whom live out of town, promise that I could be nearby when they become engaged, and I was there for both of them, and they were two of the most memorable days of my life!
'"Just something to think about,' I told my young customer. I wished him good luck and hoped he would call me when he was ready for the wedding bands. So, apparently this is Maria, the young man's fiancee, and that is as far as we got when the hugging started and you walked in!"
And, without missing a beat, Maria picked up the story: "Yes, my fiancee bought the ring here last week. He also secretly arranged to fly my parents in from South America. My parents don't speak English, so he also arranged to have his parents, who had never even met my parents, meet them at the airport, pick them up, and drive with them to the restaurant, and hide in the bar until he proposed. It was so perfect, everyone cried for hours! I just came in to tell you how beautiful my ring is, and how special my proposal day was, and its all thanks to your suggestion!" Maria then admired her ring for a moment, gave Scott another hug, said, "Thanks again for everything!" and headed out.
"What other business does that happen in?" Scott asked. "For all the problems we face being retail jewelers, we do get to share in the happiest times and celebrations in our customer's lives!"
Scott had just made himself a customer for life! And, it had nothing to do with his price or selection. He just wove himself into one of this couple's most memorable days, and they'll naturally think of him for their future celebrations. He simply provided a little guidance, and connected on a personal level, all in an easy-going and natural way. Just the type of thing that makes Scott an extraordinary salesperson and retail jeweler.
Scott developed this and his other great sales techniques in his thirty plus years behind the counter. Wouldn't you love to learn great sales methods, but not wait thirty years to do it? Most local community colleges and many on-line schools offer courses in salesmanship, business development, and other related fields that can turn you into an extraordinary jewelry salesperson too! If you've been doing this any length of time, you know all too well that the days of "these babies will sell themselves" are long gone. Today's successful salesperson is a professional with training that goes well beyond the four Cs.
The 24 Karat Club knows that the future of our industry is in the hands of those jewelry retailers willing to invest in their own professional development. We offer a number of scholarships so that young jewelers can further their education and take themselves beyond being just clerks behind the counter, and become extraordinary retailers like Scott. To find out how you can apply for one of our numerous scholarships, ask one of your 24 Karat Club member vendors for more information.
How will you know when you've become an extraordinary salesperson? When your customers want to hug and kiss you is a pretty good clue.
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The Washington Post today ran a piece about the cost of storage units versus the cost of buying a new place with more storage.
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I am amazed by the number of people that have storage units for their stuff that they never use. My nieces rented a unit for $100 a month. They stored happy meal toys, beanie babies, christmas decorations, and other stuff that had very little monetary value. They have finally decided to unload it, and are discovering just how much money all this crap really cost them to keep. Talk about a 180, they really are purging now. Barbara |
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She's the cool girl around town, you know the one; the girl born with bone structure better than Kate Moss, dresses like she just rolled out of bed already wearing something better than you could put together in a week's effort, and she's nice to boot. Well, that girl is Jessica, or better known as Ms. Vintage Virgin, and we're crushing hard on this one. When we spotted her in our Senso Sardinia wedges, our stomaches turned with giddiness!
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NAME: Jessica Virgin
LOCATION: Houston, Texas
BLOG: Vintage Virgin
Q: What prompted you to start your blog? And how did was the name Vintage Virgin born?
A: I felt I have an over the top style and vintage you've never seen before so I decided to share my craziness with the outside world. My blog name come from my love for all things vintage and my last name Virgin, which makes VintageVirgin.
Q: If you could grow up in any decade, what would it be?
A: Oh it would be the late 60s early 70s for sure…the colors and prints are all I would need to live!
Q: Do you think Zombies are real?
A: Only when I'm watching the Walking Dead.
Q: What's the coolest thing you've gotten to do/ happened because of your blog?
A: I'm from Texas so everything's cool to me but appearing in an upcoming issue of Nylon is pretty sweet.
Q: Do you have a favorite piece of fan art?
A: I love them all but it's from French illustrator Diglee, she captured my personality so well.
Q: Have you seen Breaking Bad? If so, what are your thoughts?
A: Oh yeah, why did it have to end like that?
Q: What's up next in the world of Vintage Virgin?
A: Hopefully I can focus on fashion journalism, photography and maybe have another baby, lol!
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The purpose of this series is to showcase videos of and share information about traditional musical instruments.
In the context of this series, my definition of "traditional musical instruments" - with a few exceptions such as pan ("steel drums"), and vuvuzelas- are those instruments that were created prior to 20th century and which are largely unfamiliar to people in the general public (including me).
This series does not purport to include examples of all of "traditional musical instruments" worldwide.
My thanks to the musicians and vocalists featured on these video and to all the uploaders of these videos.
-Ms Azizi Powell
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Disclaimer: I consider myself to be a community folklorist. I love listening to music & I enjoy watching music videos. Unfortunately, I don't play any musical instrument and I've never studied ethnomusicology anywhere but informally online. I definitely am not an expert on the subject of traditional musical instruments. I'm passing on information that I've gleaned mostly from online sources.
I very much welcome information and corrections from visitors to this page. Comments about these featured videos as well as suggestions of other YouTube videos of traditional musical instruments that may be featured on this page can be sent to email@example.com. Thanks!
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Akayaure (metal ankle ornaments)
video under "calabash")
Azakalabo (calabash floating on water)
Bilma (Australian clapsticks)
Calabash (Tumbuude ; Azakalabo Fulani names for gourds played as percussion instruments)
Cow bells (agogo)
(Videos are presented in alphabetical order using the first letter of the featured instrument. The name of the featured instrument is given in capitol letters. The names of additional musical instruments in the video may be given in brackets under the name of the featured instrument. Other videos in this series of posts may also include that instrument or instruments.)
*shown & played only in the beginning of the video
Jamaican National Anthem 2009
vfxwolf | January 09, 2010
Opening with a call from the Maroon "Abeng" horn, this contemporary version of the Jamaican National Anthem showcases the beauty, people, art, athletics and cultural diversity of our island home, Jamaica. ..
From http://www.courses.vcu.edu/ENG-snh/Caribbean/Barbados/Images/abeng.htm
"Abeng is an African word meaning conch shell. The blowing of the conch called the slaves to the canefields in the West Indies. The abeng had another use: it was the instrument used by the Maroon armies to pass their messages and reach one another"
Here's a viewer comment from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Atd0rxbBU&feature=related "The Jamaican Maroon Slave" which is another video that briefly shows the abeng:
owusuwaa24- "Abeng is a Horn.. abeng is a twi word...Accompong maroons I have no doubt are directly linked to the Ashant tribe of Ghana west africa"
ACCORDIAN- See several videos in this series of posts, including those posted in the "r" section for the musical instrumeny called a "rubboard" ("frottoir") .Also, see the entry for "melodeon".
AGOGO-See several videos posted in the "c" section for "cowbell"
Also find an eample of the African cowbell in the video "Ayan Bisi Adeleke - Master talking drummer - drum talks" that is posted under "d" for "dundun".
AKAYAURE (metal anklets);
AZAKALABO Azakalabo (calabash floating on water)
Niger - Etran Finatawa
[Musical instruments- [instrument names from the Fulani language] Tumbuude (regular calabash), ,guitars, drum; handclapping]
idamawatu | November 21, 2008
This video is also reposted on http://www.jambalayah.com/node/794
Via http://www.etranfinatawa.com/ I learned that Etran Finatawa is a group that is composed of musicians who are Tuareg and Wodaabe-Fulani from the West African nation of Niger Their group name means "'the stars of tradition'.
Here is some information about this video, song, and instruments from a YouTube commenter:
VraiDiouf -"The song is in a mixture of Fulani language (Fulfulde) and Tamasheq (Touareg language). Surbajo in Fulani language means "girlfriend" or "petite amie" if you speak French. The song is is talking about the virtues of a good woman, that even a man would do anything to impress or keep a good woman."
Here is additional information about Fulani instruments from that same poster, He is responding to questions I asked about this video: Mamou Sidibé - Foulbé - Music of Mali : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7DXT4wubX4 That video & selected viewer comments can be found at http://www.jambalayah.com/node/745
VraiDiouf -..."That is actually not a drum but a calabash which is common in Fulani music. There are two main types of Calabash used in Fula music. The Tumbuude (regular calabash) and then the Azakalabo (calabash floating on water). I am glad you like the music."
VraiDiouf- "@Azizip17 I also see a Djembe drum being used (we don't have a name for that in Fulani language since it is originally a Mandé instrument) and the Sekere I believe is originally a Yoruba instrument. Most Traditional Fulani music do not involve these instrument. Fulani music usually uses Fulani flute (Sembeendu or Odiirou), One string Violin (Nyanyeeru), Calabash (Tumbuude or Azakalabo), Hand Claps, and..."
VraiDiouf- "if you are Mbororo from Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, etc. Akayaure a bell like thing worn on the feet/legs to produce a jingling sound. like you saw in that Etran Finatawa video"
For another video featuring the gourd drum see the entries for "Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba" on this page under calabash and also under "ngoni"
Akonting playing by Joe Diatta. Dakar. 07-2006
UlfJagfors | September 29, 2006
Joe Diatta (Jatta in english) plays an old Jola tune on the three string gourd lute Ekonting (Akonting). The name of the tune is Ampa Youtou, Child of Yuotou, a village in southern Senegal.The Akonting is one possible West African forerunner to the New World banjo.
See other plucked string African instruments such as the donso ngoni, kamale ngoni, kora, and xalam on this page.
Yesterday (The Beatles) - Angklung
sebastian3o | August 25, 2007
Orchestra of Angklung of basic secondary school nº 171 "Argentina - Indonesia Damai" Integrated by young people of 12 to 15 years. Director: Sebastián Núñez.
constructor of instruments: Saung Angklung Udjo (Terima Kasih)
Here's an excerpt from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angklung
"Angklung is a musical instrument made out of two bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame. The tubes are carved so that they have a resonant pitch when struck. The two tubes are tuned to octaves. The base of the frame is held with one hand while the other hand shakes the instrument rapidly from side to side. This causes a rapidly repeating note to sound. Thus each of three or more angklung performers in an ensemble will play just one note and together complete melodies are produced. Angklung is popular throughout Southeast Asia...",
Rihanna "Umbrella" - Angklung/Bamboo Version
KageFurqaan90 | September 21, 2007
Toy Angklung.
Live at Anugerah Era 2007 [ASTRO RIA].
Autoharp - Wayfaring Stranger
gfharper | April 11, 2007
Noodling around with my Ron Wall Mountain Harp
AZAKALABO (calabash instruments) (Niger)
Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba in Timbuktu- "Jonkoloni""
bbcafrica | January 21, 2010 | 52 likes, 0 dislikes
Bassekou Kouyate and his band Ngoni Ba made one of the best received African albums of 2009. "I Speak Fula", released in September followed the hugely successful 2007 Segu Blue album.
From a posted comment from one of this YouTube video's viewers- TheKopEnd011-..." there singing juru nani which means play your four strings, the song is in praise of segu's most renowned warrior bakari jan kone."
Another video of clip of Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba is posted Part 2 of this series under "ngoni".
Scottish Bagpipe Band
HenryRoot | November 12, 2006
A Scottish Bagpipe band playing in Beauly near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.
Awesome Talent with Bagpipes
nicedudetim2000 | May 31, 2006
Taken in Scotland March 2003
Adama Diabaté - balafon [Mali?]
Posted by fababobo | February 08, 2008 | 3:41
"Adama diabaté au Balafon 20 pentatonique pour BaraGnouma."
Orodara Sidiki [Mali?]
benlefab | March 25, 2009 | 6:56
orodara sidiki joué pour un mariage à bobo dioulasso par seydou dembélé et une des team de bolomakoté
Video Description: A roadside musical performance in Mali. [?]
Note that "djun djuns" (sometimes given as dunduns) are different than the Yoruba talking drum that is also called "dun dun". See the information about "djun djun" in the "d" section beneath the video "west african drums - senegal".
Banjo Music "12th Street Rag"
wyatturban | November 12, 2007
Jim Robinson (88) plays "12th Street Rag" on tenor banjo at Banjos International Rally in Eureka Springs, ARK, September 2001.
Carolina Chocolate Drops performing "Cornbread and Butterbeans"
knoxnews | May 12, 2008
Visit http://www.jambalayah.com/node/791 to find another reposting of this video & to read selected comments about this video from YouTube viewers.
Yoruba Bata: A Living Drum and Dance Tradition from Nigeria
debraklein | August 29, 2007
Introduction to Yoruba Bata Performance as practiced in Erin-Osun, Nigeria. Featuring Lamidi Ayankunle, master Bata drummer from Erin-Osun.
La Fuerza del Tambor (The Power of the Drum) (Cuba)
La Fuerza del Tambor
Posted by tinamatanzas /June 06, 2007
"The Power of the Drum" offers 8 examples of live drumming ceremonies in the home of Alfredo Calvo (Matanzas, Cuba) featuring bata, güiro, and the Bembe Macagua drums. The DVD also includes interviews and drumming demonstrations. 90 minutes, all regions.
Zerfu Demissie (Ethiopia)
terprecords | July 23, 2007
www.terprecords.nl Begena Music + singing from Ethiopia
Traditional 10-string harp, the harp of King David
Very old religious music played during Lent.
Here are several viewers' comments about this instrument:
janster200-"This sounds the same as the Sumerian lyre. There are some videos here on YouTube where the reconstructed Sumerian lyre is being played. The two instruments look different but they sound the same. In Ethiopia, they just never stopped playing it."
Klezfiddle1- I am increasingly fascinated by the similarilty between the Begena, and the replica ancient Jewish Kinnor Lyre which I play!Does anyone out there know if is there also a TENOR version of the begena, which would be more similar in pitch to the ancient Jewish Kinnor; the orginal "Harp of David"?
manofchange83- But Kirar and Begena are complitily diffrent when you play kirar you get exiteing music but when you play begen the sound is very depressing .that is why it is used mainly on the fasting season of HUDADE which lasts for two months and ends on Easter day ,the music they play with begena is always about the suffering of Christ.
Música de capoeira
canguru50 | April 06, 2007
Berimbau Solo Instrutor Bae 2
baeoficina | September 13, 2007
Instrutor Bae breaking on the berimbau at Grupo Internacional Oficina da Capoeira's 2nd "Festival Axe e Felicidade" in Bogota Columbia
Bodhran Demonstration
exit8babe | February 21, 2007
The bodhran is the traditional Celtic frame drum. The cross braces and laminated rosewood strengthen the shell of this goatskin-covered drum. With a rich deep sound, these drums are great fun even if you have not mastered the traditional playing.
The Corrs- Toss The Feathers [Ireland]
piperh066 | May 23, 2007
Bomba in Loiza, Puerto Rico #1
gyenyamesankofa | August 09, 2008
This is one of several videos that I will be posting from my trip to Puerto Rico in July 2008.
This clip features Bomba drummers and dancers at Raul Ayala's house in Loiza, during La Fiesta de Santiago Apostol.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomba
"Bomba is one of the folk musical styles of Puerto Rico. it is a largely African-derived music. The rhythm and beat are played by a set of hand drums and a maraca. Dance is an integral part of the music...Bomba is described to be a challenge between the drummer and the dancer. The dancer produces a series of gestures to which the primo drummer provides a synchronized beat. Thus, it is the drummer who attempts to follow the dancer and not the other way around...
The traditional drums used in bomba are called barriles, since they have long been built from the wood of barrels. The high pitch drum is called "subidor" or "primo", and the low pitch drums are called "buleador" and "segundo"."
How to Play Bones with Dom Flemons
Uploaded by musicmakerfoundation on Sep 5, 2010
Dom Flemons of the Carolina Chocolate Drops shows us how to play the bones!
Armando Peraza solos on congas and bongos
martincongahead | January 29, 2007
Legendary Cuban percussionist, Armando Peraza performs solos on congas and bongos.
Ithikon Akmeotaton- Pente Ellines ston Adi (live)
ithikonakmeotaton | October 22, 2006
Acoustic Session. Recorded 16.10.2006 live at at Octalogic Studio (GER)
Here's a viewer's comment from that video's thread:
Zeuxis5511 ...."This is Greek tradition and heritage to the entire world. You must be Greek to understand the depth of this song.
This is a Bacchic Zeus dance for life. Zeimpekikos.
Bravo an excellent performance of Giannis Papaioannou's original song."
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouzouki
"The bouzouki (gr. το μπουζούκι; pl. τα μπουζούκια) (plural sometimes transliterated as bouzoukia) is the mainstay of modern Greek music. It is a stringed instrument with a pear-shaped body and a very long neck. The bouzouki is a member of the 'long neck lute' family and is similar to a mandolin. The front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound."...
Cajon Solo David Kuckhermann
kurt | June 12, 2006
David Kuckhermann - Ballhaus, Berlin, 29.04.2006
Samuel Torres performs on cajon and Colombian maracas
martincongahead | October 11, 2006
Award winning, Samuel Torres performs a solo piece on Cajon and Colombian maracas as part of the Profiles in Greatness series
Here's some information about the "cajon" from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caj%C3%B3n :
" cajón (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈxon], "crate," "drawer," or "box") is a kind of box drum played by slapping the front face (generally thin plywood) with the hands...The cajón is the most widely used Afro-Peruvian musical instrument in the 20th century.
Slaves of West and Central African origin in the Americas, specifically Peru, are considered to be the source of the cajón drum; though the instrument is common in musical performance throughout the Americas. In Cuba, the cajón is associated with the Afro-Cuban drum/song/dance style known as rumba, while in Peru it is associated with several Afro-Peruvian genres."
Live beiaard concert / Carillon Concert Live in Mechelen
quasimodo2 | July 26, 2006
Jo Haazen is playing Prelude II of Matthias Vanden Gheyn on the Carillon of the Sint-Rombouts Tower in Mechelen (Belgium/Flanders). His cabin is about 80 meter high and he is surrounded by 49 Tuned Bronze Carillon Bells.
Guajira Castanets and Guitar
FlamencoForSchools | November 28, 2007
María José García plays Guajira a flamenco piece for Castanets and Guitar.
Rumba in Havana Vieja 3
rqshquesada | September 21, 2006
This is another song from the same day Rumba in Havana Vieja. Here you will see them start and then stop. It began to rain a few minutes later and that's when I made it into the owner's house. ..
From http://www.percussionclinic.com/infolat.htm#clave
"Claves are a pair of solid, wood sticks, each about seven inches long and an inch in diameter, and usually made of rosewood. One clave is cupped loosely in the hand and is struck with the other. The clave are used widely in Latin America, and most popular in Cuba. The rhythm usually played on the clave is called 'clave'."
This video also includes the following "traditional" instruments that begin with the letter "c": conga drums, cajon, and cowbell.
Rumberos De Cuba Cuban Music
CubaCheChe | October 26, 2007
the Rumberos de Cuba 2008
This video includes clips of rumba dances and Santaria dances (orisha Egun & Osun)
Pedro "Pedrito" Martinez sings song, accompanies on conga
martincongahead | October 22, 2006
Award winning percussionist, Pedro "Pedrito" Martinez sings song and accompanies himself on conga
Click http://www.jambalayah.com/node/784 for more information & comments about this musician and this video.
Also see the entry "Tito Puente y Charlie Palmieri - Jam En El Barrio" that is posted under "t" for "timbales".
This completes Part 1 of this three part series on traditional musical instruments worldwide. Thanks for visiting this page.
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For nearly a year, SoaP obsessives have been chatting and blogging about the movie, not to mention producing their own T-shirts, posters, trailers, novelty songs, and parodies. As the movie has morphed from a semiprecious nugget of intellectual property into a virtual plaything for the ethertainment masses, Snakes and its cult are teasingly threatening to revolutionize the rules of marketing for the do-it-yourself digital era. ''Usually, we see this kind of energy being generated by a Star Wars, something with an established bond with the public,'' says David Waldon, author of Snakes on a Plane: The Guide to the Internet Ssssssensation. ''People knew nothing about this movie when they latched onto it, and we don't know much more even today.''
It's the promise of enlightenment that has drawn thousands of SoaP fans to Comic-Con for a peek at 10 minutes of the film's fang-baring snake-rageousness. But what thrills these SoaP fans the most on this ain't-it-cool Friday is confirmation that their jocular voices have been heard, which comes once they've seen the footage, when Jackson himself shows up to bellow his already-famous line, a line inspired by the fans themselves:
''I've had it with THESE MOTHERF---ING SNAKES ON THIS MOTHERF---ING PLANE!''
The crowd goes wild.
Now let's see if they actually go to the movie.


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The revolution is not everywhere yet—and that's a challenge for global development
Posted on January 15, 2014 by Alicia Phillips Mandaville, Managing Director, Development Policy
The start of a new year seems to prompt an awful lot of writing about how the data revolution will change everything—especially in the developing world. It will be bigger than the industrial revolution. It is already disruptive. And the applications and devices that humans can design to use this data are projected to reduce poverty, liberate people, halt the spread of disease, and alter the state-centric nature of the international system. The more disruptive the better! Vive la Révolution!
It's easy to get caught up in this, as (full disclosure) I am. The availability of machine-readable, comparable information is already changing people's lives in very practical ways. Data has even become less nerdy and more exciting to talk about: We can refer to "a disruptive future," and plenty of people think that future kind of looks like an iPhone. Using technical terms in everyday professional conversations is becoming the norm. But underneath the comfortable arm waving about this bright new future, there are some quiet places that have not seen this change.
At a time where people are waxing eloquent about the power of big data to make consumer goods and services ever more tailored and ever more rapid, the world still lacks reliable, comparable country statistics on basic economic, governance and human development outcomes across much of the developing world. UNICEF estimates that one in three children have not been registered and therefore simply do not exist in statistical terms. Education outcomes are often estimated by models based on five-to-10-year-old data. As a proxy for accountable governance, budget transparency data covers only about half of the more than 190 countries in the world.
And the closer you look, the more you find that even the data we have considered reliable has internal flaws that can make it hard to trust (see Mortan Jensen's controversial book Poor Numbers). Unlike "big data"—where the law of large numbers more or less evens out the errors of any individual data point—cross-country data comparisons are typically small enough that even a handful of inaccurate data points can alter the outcome.
The first challenge here is obvious. If we want to realize the potential of the data revolution in the world's poorest countries, we need more and better data. Period. And people are already both demanding it and trying to create it.
But there is a second, less-visible challenge: ensuring that data is used responsibly. Foreign aid and foreign assistance are fields where much of the data we want to use is just beginning to be collected or fraught with challenges. But while development professionals grapple with how to work appropriately with some serious data gaps, we are surrounded by popular examples from other fields of how reliable big data can be: Nate Silver's 2012 election predictions, Target's marketing algorithms that can tell you are pregnant before you tell your friends and even a Brad Pitt movie about data—seriously! It can be tempting to think our world is the same—but it isn't yet.
So if we are using development data, how do we know we are using it responsibly for policy making and aid allocation? That's not an often-asked question, but I think it should be. Are there cross checking metrics? What would that even look like?! Is transparency the answer? When someone corrects a data error, how should decision makers react (à la the Reinhart and Rogoff data controversy)?
Over this year, focusing on the responsible use of data is a theme I'll come back to again and again: things worth watching and learning from, characteristics of the responsible (and irresponsible!) use of development data and efforts to fill data gaps to enhance aid effectiveness. I hope others will too.
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Looks so nice, I wouldn't want to eat it.
In recent years Disney has created some wonderful cupcakes, good use of that snack credit. True works of Culinary excellence but it has been a while since a new one has been created. Well there is a new one!
"You Won't Believe This!" Snack: Cottontop Tamarin Cupcake | the disney food blog
Some people are like Slinkies.
They aren't really good for anything,
but they still bring a smile to my face when I push them down a flight of stairs.
Friends are Gods way of apologizing to us for our families.
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As long as it is dessert, I will eat it.
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Marikina river. 3pm. It breaches its banks. Look at the tumana bridge. The access is underwater. The pillar supports (which are really tall) are under water. Building in the background (1st floor) is underwater. And that is much higher than the normal river height. Kawawa the people on the opposite bank. Water is At least 2 stories higher than street level.
Tumana bridge now underwater. COuldnt take a shot because of the low-light. Grabe. I will post a before and after shot whenever this storm abates to show how HIGH that bridge was.
Masasayang ba o masasalba pa ang mga brand new cars?


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