(Video link HERE.) We know nothing of how Turkish musician, Görkem Şen came to create the Yaybahar, his rather magical acoustic instrument made of fretted strings, coiled springs and frame drums. He plays it with a bow or a wrapped mallet or just his fingers, switching between them like a dancer to create hypnotic, crazy-beautiful and unexpected sounds. It’s…
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(Video link here.) This was a “Christmas email”sent by a friend. Perfect. It brought a big dose of JOY right into our day. So we hope it will do the same for you. And if you feel the need for ANOTHER, even wilder, and possibly more joyous Ode to Joy, click here.
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We recently watched a strangely strident video called “Every Day of Our Lives Should Advance the Plot”, about taking control and making sure you move toward your dream everyday, as though your life were a movie and you were in charge of every detail “to advance the plot”. We wondered how “advancing the plot” works…
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