sk music exploration

Ever since I was young, I loved listening to different types of music and experimenting with the different sounds around me. I don't think I've ever found a type of music that I hate. I can't wait to use this opportunity to share some of the interesting music around the world I have been exposed to! Starting off strong with some Ethiopian Jazz/Funk/Soul! The musician I'm specifically going to talk about is Hailu Mergia. He is a famous keyboardist, accordionist, composer, and arranger that is now located in Washington DC. At one point in his life in Ethiopia, there was a certain dictatorship that created lots of music censorship, especially towards religious and vocal music. All lyrics had to praise the government, nothing else. A way Mergia found to get by this was to create instrumental music. One great song of his that I love is "Anchin Kfu Ayinkash", which he create while in the Dahlak Band. I highly recommend listening if you need something simple and soot...

It was very hard for me to think of a single ritual or tradition that I've done with memorable music. The only weddings I've been to were when I was very young, I can't think of any funerals I've been to, and the only graduation song I remember is Celebration by Kool & The Gang.  For my blog, I decided to talk about different Christmas songs that I hear around the holiday season! Although I don't have any specific traditional parties or gatherings around that time, except eating at my grandparents house, there's a collection of different things that I'd like to share! Golden Oldies A great genre of Christmas music are the absolute classics of the 50s/60s! Because one of the only Christmas celebrations I have is with my grandparents, we just have to listen to good ol' classics!  One song is Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee! Fun fact, the electric guitarist from this song, Hank Garland, is actually from Cowpens, South Carolina! Floyd...