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Beyond the
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A Collaboration of Cultures
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This is one of my favorite
programs. It is probably what I would do if someone just asked me to
perform whatever I felt like performing. It
starts and ends with the haunting sounds of Overtone Singing from Central Asia
and making stops around the world, this program celebrates how cultures come
together and influence each other. |
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A World of Vocals: |
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A combination of several different
vocalization styles from Tuvan/Mongolian Overtone Singing, to Tibetan
Undertone Singing all mixed in with Throat Whistling and a kind of
African Yodeling, accompanied by Siberian Shaman Drum
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Curiosity: |
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An old African story that I've turned into
an "Olde" Irish song. Accompanied by Irish Bodhran and
plenty of audience participation
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The Silkie: |
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This is an old Irish Story that has a
lot in common with many Eskimo (Inuit) tales. Primarily seals that
turn into human being and vice versa. I play the wooden whistle at
the beginning and the end accompanying the chorus with Bodhran. I
usually ask for a volunteer from the audience to play the ocean drum
as accompaniment.
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Depending upon the situation,
the theme, the age mix of the audience and my intuition, I move at this
point into a spoken (rather than sung) story: Picking one of several
possible choices: |
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Monkey & Leopard: |
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A very funny African story which I tell
in a very modern way. It works for all age groups but especially well
for younger audiences who may need to lighten things up at this
point in the program. (It is also lighter on the sound effects so
there is no time spent handing stuff out etc).
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Skeleton Woman: |
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An Inuit tale about personal
transformation. It is fairly serious but has a few funny parts that
make for perfect comic relief. It has a lot of Sound effects possibilities.
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Coyote & Cicada: |
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A Native American tale explaining why
Coyotes howl and shy Cicada's shed their skin. quite funny with a
modest amount of sound effects. Most audiences enjoy the opportunity
at the end of the story to get in a good "Howl".
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Overtone Singing to
finish... |
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Instruments Used: Djembe,
Djun-Djun, Bodhran, Shaman Drum, Guitar, Wooden Whistle/Flute |
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Sound Effects: Wind Tubes, Thunder
Tubes, Thunder Drum (the Djun-Djun), shakers, Ocean Drum, Space Phones,
Zing Thing, Wind Wands & more... |
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Study Guide: A hard
copy study guide is available. It should be on-line soon. |
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