Some time ago I have discovered this duo from Japan that plays a nice selection of music with mandolin and ukulele. For each video a special setup has been installed for the video, showing a special toy, a plant or like in the following video a drink: Ukulele × Mandolin – MOLIENDO CAFE (コーヒールンバ) Ukulele …
LEVANTE Mandolin Orchestra 6th Concert in Morioka, JAPAN. 20th March 2011 The LEVANTE Mandolin Orchestra is located in the North-East of Japan. It has uploaded videos of the program of the last concert on March 20th 2011 in Morioka. The program of the 6th concert included the following pieces: ARSNOVA suite 1st mov. Lento espressivo, …
The LEVANTE Mandolin Orchestra – 6th Concert in Morioka, JAPAN – Great Performance Read More »
Today I want to present the russion composer Reinhold Glière with some of his compositions played by Japanese mandolin orchestras. Reinhold Glière was a Russian composer who was also the teacher of Sergej Prokofiew. His sinfonic romantic music with influences from Russian folk music is obviously also very popular in Japan. This is the Intermezzo …
I have discovered the facebook profile of Kiyoto Tanaka, a Japanese luthier who builds romantic guitars and other instruments. Kiyoto Tanaka has documented the construction of his guitars in very detailed videos. It looks like magic how he uses his Japanese woodworking tools to take some wood and make a beautiful guitar out of it. …
Kiyoto Tanaka (Kiyond) – Great Movies about the Construction of Guitars Read More »