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"I found my first Jew's harp in the street. I picked it up and first of all had to look up on the internet what small strange object I was holding in my hand. I found out that the Jew's harp exists in
The New York Times wrote this about a concert given by the Chinese Jew's harp virtuoso Wang Li: "Wang Li educes futuristic sounds from the simplest of instruments. He plays all possible types of Jew's harps, positioned very close to the microphone, reverberating so that every movement, every resonance can be heard down to the very last detail. His pieces are fascinating, introverted with delicate movements of performed meditations. Sometimes the sharp clicks are reminiscent of electronic dance music, wrapped in ghostly harmonious melodies. Li´s music is deeply lonesome and charmingly soft."
The Dan Moi jew's harps from Vietnam are characterized by being skillfully handmade in filigree craftsmanship. The split between reed and frame which is significantly responsible for a jaw harps sound quality, is razor-thin. And so - even though we are testing each and every instrument before shipping - it happens once in a while that a Dan Moi jew's harp clatters.
The Swiss Anton Bruhin is one of the most experimental musicians and experts of the jew's harps community. A person who thinks and rethinks the instrument for over 40 years in new, surprising
As soon as Mindigafur Zainetdinov picks up one of his jew's harps, a smile flits across his face. With his back ramrod-straight and standing with his feet apart, he takes up his position in front of the microphone and puts his Bashkirian Kubyz to his lips. His smile remains when Mindigafur plays the Kubyz.
Over the years, several thousand people have taken part in workshops and presentations with overtone specialist Tran Quang Hai. Tran Quang Hai has been committed to popularising the techniques of overtone singing, Jew's harp and spoon playing throughout the world for over 45 years. The 70-year-old ethnomusicologist from Paris is best known as a teacher and musician. Tran Quang Hai was born in South Vietnam and studied at the conservatory in Ho Chi Minh City before moving to Paris in 1961 to study musicology.