in gaelic traditions there is a form of mouth music, which i am led to believe is known as puirt a beul. somewhere in my childhood i seem to recall hearing that way back when in ye days of olde, religious conservatives (probably calvinists) in the west of scotland banned musical instruments such as the fiddle because they would lead to dancing. factually true or no, i like it as a story of rebelliousness against religious attempts to constrain the creative celebratory spirit. necessity is the mother of all invention.
anyway, here is the hip hop equivalent. mouth music 21st century style and a fine example too...
ewan stumbled across this guy in myspace and this little video of his appearance on jools holland has been providing entertainment since.
::shlomo::
enjoy.
LB, x
Puirt a'beul is indeed a thing borne out of Scottish Calvinism, though I think that musical instruments had been banned more because they were being used for non-Christian music and yes, dancing wasn't terribly holy either. There is the old joke that Wee Frees (insert your other favourite extreme denomination if you like) don't think it's appropriate for a couple to hold hands..."in case it leads to dancing"!! But while we're on the subject of music that is traditional in roots but contemporary check out Martyn Bennett's last album "Grit". http://www.martynbennett.com/
ReplyDeleteLB - WHEN do I get to see your hair??? I'm consumed with curiosity. Give your lil bro my best when you see him - I still tell some of his jokes. :)