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For fridays cool stuff blog I decided to look up a few fun videos on youtube that relate to what we are talking about. Recently I purchased a thumb piano (I temporarily forgot the name of) and I decided to look up a few videos in native africa. Here is one...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zP2OlgA6i0
A thumb piano and african harp ensemble
After this video I stumbled upon a single man playing a thumb piano.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAaFv5t3duY&feature=related
After looking at related links I found a really cool technologically advanced one where the man actually plugged in his Kalimba (which I believe is a variation to the original thumb piano)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwi0JaJmVTI&feature=related
Out of curiosity on legality of Peyote, I found a page stating the laws written just as recently as 2000.
Legal status of Peyote
http://www.erowid.org/plants/peyote/peyote_law1.shtml
Last but not least this is the infamous dancing man. Although all of the videos look slightly fake with the background if you continue onto the website
http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/?fbid=yW4I4EzQJ4P
You can actually watch a lecture on all of the countries that he has been too, and how people have reacted to him just randomly dancing all over the world. His latest adventure is 42 countries in 42 months, and if you take the time to watch his lecture posted on the website he speaks all about the different cultures that he visits. I just love how the silly dancing will just bring random strangers together even for just the shooting of a youtube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY
I hope that everyone takes the time to watch that video because it's truly amazing how music and dance can bring people together.
Last but not least my mother used to listen to Pure Moods a lot in the late 90's. Here is an example of a modern Native American piece that incorporates a lot of new with old.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhd9z9Qhb6A&feature=PlayList&p=CABB45B12E3474F9&index=2
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I really love the video of the man who amplified his thumb piano. I always wondered what those were, but everytime I was going to buy one, the place where I always saw them was out. Next time I see one I think I'll buy it so I can make a little band in my room. You want to join? Where did you get yours by the way?
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