The Practice--Musical Treasure Hunt
Finnish Kalevala, Wikipedia Excerpt from Whole Music (Soul Food for the Mind Body Soul) Musical Treasure Hunt I started out as a folk-rock musician, but over the years, I have reviewed just about every kind of music on the planet. For me my introduction to world music began when a music librarian in Seattle introduced me to nuevo (new) tango by the Argentine bandoneon (small accordion), player Astor Piazzolla and an owner of an independent music store introduced me to the Portuguese vocal tradition, fado. Both tango and fado expanded my music consciousness, and eventually sent me on a quest exploring the world’s music traditions. Similar to treasure hunts from our childhood, I’m going to send you on a music treasure hunt in which the pleasures are many. Pretend that you are a song catcher visiting other cultures where you collect new sounds. While I mentioned sound healers earlier, another important player with music preservation are ethnom