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Juma Sultan's Aboriginal Music Society: Whispers from the Archive

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Il poli-strumentista Juma Sultan ha accumulato negli anni della sua lunga carriera un enorme archivio sonoro, ora a disposizione delle giovani generazioni, in grado così di documentarsi su una lunga stagione reietta della musica afroamericana, a cavallo tra i '60 e i '70. Fondatore del collettivo a formazione variabile Aboriginal Music Society, sodale di Jimi Hendrix nella fase più sperimentale della ricerca interrotta del grande chitarrista, Sultan ha anche suonato a più riprese con Archie Shepp, Sonny Simmons, Maurice McIntyre. ...

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The Didjdude Harold E. Smith Carves out a Niche

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Mt. Airy resident Harold E. Smith holds a novel position as Philadelphia's premiere didjeridoo player. (Maybe the only one.) Didjeridoo? The didj is an ancient aboriginal instrument'a eucalyptus tree whose center has been hollowed out by insects. 'The initial hole is made by white ants, termites,' explains Smith. 'Nobody goes down there and digs that hole out.' The circumference of the hole inside and the length of the tube determine the pitch. Each didjeridoo has one note. Smith manipulates that ...


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