Listen to The New Sound of Music
Didgeridoo
Artist: James Asher Album: Feet in the Soil (CD) Get it For: 1,231
The album opens with the hypnotic drone of a didgeridoo (didge in short) — an ancient wind instrument developed by indigenous Australians of northern Australia. Well-known keyboardist and a veteran of the New Age music, Asher doesn’t restrict the sound to the didge only. From djembe, darabuk, flute, cello, guitars to shaman drums, he gives it all. “Pemulwuy” and “Red Rhythm Dragon” puts the didge to the best use but the rest of the album is a sort of journey into new sounds you won’t regret making.
Koto
Artist: Hiroshima Album: Another Place
Koto is a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument with 13 strings and 13 movable bridges. June Kuramoto of the 1974 American jazz fusion band Hiroshima used it extensively in all their works. The band is known for its fusion sound of mixing Japanese music, thanks to koto and taiko (Japanese drums), with other forms of world music. The 1985 album Another Place makes for an easy listening with smooth-flowing sounds, notably the title track and “One Wish”. Shamisen
Artist: Yoshida Brothers Album: Move (CD) Get it For: 1,231
Shamisen, meaning “three strings”, is a Japanese musical instrument played with a plectrum (bachi). Its sound is a little high pitched. The Japanese duo Yoshida Brothers — Ryoichiro and Kenichi — have managed to make it sound contemporary. Movehas many traditional compositions, but the selfcompositions stand out, especially “Wakimizu” and “Ibuki”, where percussions add a modern note to the shamisen sound. Kazoo Artist/Group: Kazoophony Album: Kazoophony
Set up by kazoo promoter and player, late Barbara Dean Stewart, Kazoophony is a quartet that has only one album to its name, which is already a sort of collectible by now. But you can enjoy Kazoophony’s work on YouTube. Kazoo is a wind instrument which adds a “buzzing” sound to a player’s voice when the player vocalises into it. Musicians like Frank Zappa (“Hungry Freaks, Daddy”), Jimi Hendrix (“Crosstown Traffic”) to The Beatles (“Lovely Rita”) have used this sound to produce an ‘interesting’ effect to their songs.
Artist: James Asher Album: Feet in the Soil (CD) Get it For: 1,231
The album opens with the hypnotic drone of a didgeridoo (didge in short) — an ancient wind instrument developed by indigenous Australians of northern Australia. Well-known keyboardist and a veteran of the New Age music, Asher doesn’t restrict the sound to the didge only. From djembe, darabuk, flute, cello, guitars to shaman drums, he gives it all. “Pemulwuy” and “Red Rhythm Dragon” puts the didge to the best use but the rest of the album is a sort of journey into new sounds you won’t regret making.
Koto
Artist: Hiroshima Album: Another Place
Koto is a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument with 13 strings and 13 movable bridges. June Kuramoto of the 1974 American jazz fusion band Hiroshima used it extensively in all their works. The band is known for its fusion sound of mixing Japanese music, thanks to koto and taiko (Japanese drums), with other forms of world music. The 1985 album Another Place makes for an easy listening with smooth-flowing sounds, notably the title track and “One Wish”. Shamisen
Artist: Yoshida Brothers Album: Move (CD) Get it For: 1,231
Shamisen, meaning “three strings”, is a Japanese musical instrument played with a plectrum (bachi). Its sound is a little high pitched. The Japanese duo Yoshida Brothers — Ryoichiro and Kenichi — have managed to make it sound contemporary. Movehas many traditional compositions, but the selfcompositions stand out, especially “Wakimizu” and “Ibuki”, where percussions add a modern note to the shamisen sound. Kazoo Artist/Group: Kazoophony Album: Kazoophony
Set up by kazoo promoter and player, late Barbara Dean Stewart, Kazoophony is a quartet that has only one album to its name, which is already a sort of collectible by now. But you can enjoy Kazoophony’s work on YouTube. Kazoo is a wind instrument which adds a “buzzing” sound to a player’s voice when the player vocalises into it. Musicians like Frank Zappa (“Hungry Freaks, Daddy”), Jimi Hendrix (“Crosstown Traffic”) to The Beatles (“Lovely Rita”) have used this sound to produce an ‘interesting’ effect to their songs.
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