Alon Sariel – telemandolin – New CD with Works by Teleman and C. Ph. E. Bach

Alon Sariel is mandolin player, conductor and lutenist with a busy schedule. His recent newsletter informed among others about his new CD telemandolin, dedicated to Georg Philip Telemann and his music. Alon has recently played concerts in Southafrica, and he gave an interview which is available as youtube video: Interview Die Groot Ontbyt Southafrica Playlist […]

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – Art of Time Ensemble, Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Toronto

Some years ago I have discovered the Art of Time Ensemble, a Toronto based ensemble, which had given a performance of the complete Beatles album Abbey Road in 2010 which was then just 40 years old. The concert had been available on the website of the CBC. This year another iconic album by the Beatles

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Kerim and Selim Altinok – Blind Brothers Duo with Mandolin and Guitar – Mandolin Music from Turkey

The mandolin is not a popular instrument in Turkey today. The baglama is the plucked strings instrument that is mostly played in Turkey. But there are a few videos by Turkish musicians with mandolin. Some time ago I was told about the videos by Kerim & Selim Altinok. After I had watched several videos I

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Jazz Improvisation for Beginners – A Set of Great Exercises and Playalong Tracks – Take the A Train

I have recently discovered a great new resource for learning to improvise on jazz tunes. Leo Ravera has compiled a set of exercises based on the chord progression of Take the A Train. Those exercise are very well suited for the mandolin. This is the chord progression of the song. You can play the exercises

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Songbook Choro 3 – Aguenta seu Fulgêncio (Lourenço Lamartine /Jacob do Bandolim)

Aguenta seu Fulgêncio is the 3rd Choro in the Songbook Choro. It is a fast choro, and it has a complicated, syncopated rhythm in it’s first part. I have compiled some great videos of this choro in my playlist: Playlist Aguenta seu Fulgêncio More posts about choros from Songbook Choro: Songbook Choro – 97 Choros

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Peter Pussarnig – Jazz and World Music with Guitar, Mandolin, Baglama, Sitar, Balalaika and more

I have recently discovered some great music by Peter Pussarnig. The sound of the mandolin in the track Anahata from Peter Pussarnigs CD “Autumn Song” inspired me to listen to more music by this artist. In this great video some people were filmed as they heard the track for the very first time – a

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