Recently I posted a video of a woman doing some Mongolian throat singing, otherwise known as polyphonic overtone singing. It was quite amazing. If you’ve not heard of throat singing before, it’s a Mongolian...
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Despite both Greek and Roman societies being more well-known, the Minoans easily predate them both. The Minoans are, in fact, the most ancient civilisation in Europe. Nowadays, it’s all about the Greeks and the Romans,...
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Arvo Pärt is a minimalist composer from Estonia who invented a composition style called Tintinnabuli. The style consists of two voices, or notes playing two separate melodies in time and in key with each other....
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In the 1930s, a group of workers on the Georgia Writers Project spent time interviewing elderly Negroes, living in the rural and archaic townships scattered around the outskirts of Savannah, Georgia. Most interviewees...
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Sun Ra was a Jazz band composer/bandleader from Alabama who claimed to be of the ‘Angel Race’ from Saturn. I’ve been hooked on this album of his for a few months: ...
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The following video features Anna-Maria Hefele, a self-proclaimed polyphonic overtone singer. She’s an incredibly talented lady, as you will see. Polyphonic overtone singing, also known as throat singing, originated in Mongolia and is now...
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The ocean sunfish is the heaviest known bony fish, weighing an average of between 247 and 1,000 kg (545–2,205 lb). They are rather monstrous to look at – all flattened and disheveled. Even their Latin name...
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The hoopoe has charmed everyone from ancient Egyptians to the viewers of CBeebies. It’s an amazing species with some impressive quirks… the Estonians aren’t so keen on him though. The hoopoe is a wonderful...
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This abandoned bread factory in Vyborg, Finland was originally constructed in the 1930’s. At the height of its efforts it was producing 55 tonnes of bread a day. Nowadays it makes 0 tonnes...
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I don’t make much of a habit of writing about saints (pun very much intended, thanks for asking) but Paraskevi is worth a mention. I came across Saint Paraskevi of Rome after staying...
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