Walter Strauss – African Fingerstyle
21 Mar
I ran into this really cool guitar lesson by Walter Strauss, where he shows his playing style. He’s studied the music of West Africa, more specifically the kora, and has adapted it to the guitar. In fact he’s currently in Mali deepening his knowledge.
Check out this video of him playing his song Ishi:
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Interview with Maneli Jamal
19 Mar
Over the last few years, Maneli Jamal has been making quite a name for himself, mostly thanks to his powerfully evocative music which is a reflection of his life. For his upcoming album The Lamaj Movement, he’s focusing on the story of his family and all the struggles and experiences thy’ve lived through.
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Erik Mongrain plays a song from his new album
16 Mar
I completely missed this one: Erik Mongrain posted a song from his upcoming album Aftermath about a month ago. Wonderful use of color and texture, really looking forward to listening to it after it’s properly recorded. The new album should be coming out some time in June of this year.
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The Wandering Endorphin playing on a roof
15 Mar
Here’s a very nicely shot video of The Wandering Endorphin playing his song Firefly on a rooftop. Some very nice textures and grooves in this song.
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Jake Morley
8 Mar
Heard of Jake Morley? He’s a singer-songwriter from the UK who plays in a percussive style. This video really caught my attention. There are other videos of him playing solo, but it’s really nice hearing percussive guitar played with other instruments…something I would really like to see more of.
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Interview with Trevor Gordon Hall
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Matt Stevens on Looping, Harmony and Improv
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Interview With Jon Gomm: Part 1
If you haven’t heard of Jon Gomm yet, you will soon. After building an audience through constant touring in the UK and Europe, his video for Passionflower has recently gone viral, reaching a whole new global audience.
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Interview with Ewan Dobson
wan Dobson just released his new album Ewan Dobson III, and he agreed to answer a few questions for the site. I asked him about his influences, practice habits, his upcoming video lesson series, and a few other things. Here goes: