for Ethiopian weddings in MN.
Just got a call for another one and a new instrument:
The krar is a five- or six-stringed bowl-shaped lyre from Eritrea and Ethiopia. The instrument is tuned to a pentatonic scale. A modern krar may be amplified, much in the same way as an electric guitar or violin.
The krar, a chordophone, is usually decorated with wood, cloth, and beads. Its five or six strings determine the available pitches. The instrument's tone depends on the musician's playing technique: bowing, strumming or plucking. If plucked, the instrument will produce a soft tone. Strumming, on the other hand, will yield a harmonious pulsation. The krar is often played by musician-singers called azmari and accompanies love songs and secular songs, which makes it an enjoyable accompaniment to a cozy meal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIufHJQnUxA&feature=related
A lav clipped to the players shirt and a contact mic on the frame ought to do it.
My mouth is already watering for the wedding buffet. Two days of great food, music and celebration. Something to look forward to in the middle of the deep freeze that is this winter.
Lululululululululuu!!!!!!!!!
Edit:
A link to the singer with whom I worked on the last one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4Mb7UO29UE
Just got a call for another one and a new instrument:
The krar is a five- or six-stringed bowl-shaped lyre from Eritrea and Ethiopia. The instrument is tuned to a pentatonic scale. A modern krar may be amplified, much in the same way as an electric guitar or violin.
The krar, a chordophone, is usually decorated with wood, cloth, and beads. Its five or six strings determine the available pitches. The instrument's tone depends on the musician's playing technique: bowing, strumming or plucking. If plucked, the instrument will produce a soft tone. Strumming, on the other hand, will yield a harmonious pulsation. The krar is often played by musician-singers called azmari and accompanies love songs and secular songs, which makes it an enjoyable accompaniment to a cozy meal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIufHJQnUxA&feature=related
A lav clipped to the players shirt and a contact mic on the frame ought to do it.
My mouth is already watering for the wedding buffet. Two days of great food, music and celebration. Something to look forward to in the middle of the deep freeze that is this winter.
Lululululululululuu!!!!!!!!!
Edit:
A link to the singer with whom I worked on the last one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4Mb7UO29UE
