The cajón has become a popular instrument in many different genres of music, including jazz, rock, and Latin American music. It is typically made from wood, and has a front panel that is struck with the hands. The cajón is a box-shaped percussion instrument that originated in Peru. Let’s learn more about this fascinating instrument. The cajón has a rich and complex history, and has been used in a variety of musical genres. It is played by sitting on the instrument and striking it with the hands, or with various percussion mallets. The cajón is a crate-like percussion instrument that originates from Peru. He is also a Hatha yoga teacher and practitioner.From the maracas of Venezuela to the cajóns of Peru, get to know the must-have Latin American music instruments! He has developed a distinctive rhythmical and melodic approach, in which he borrows and blends the different colors and nuances of the instruments he plays. He is a professionally trained multi-instrumentalist (double bass, cello, oud, charango, frame drums, electronics) and composer, graduated at Sibelius Academy in Global Music (MA) Helsinki, Finland. Alexandra Kreis Guest BIO Antonio Alemanno, from Italy, has been traveling here and there wherever his calling is bringing him. People can say what they want, but you'll know what is true and you're going to make it true for you. But the beauty of will power, combined with intuition gets you good results. Antonio Alemanno Will power can be so easily abused and misperceived. It's not easy, but if you have a strong feeling about something, try it. At the end of the day, you will have to find a compromise. It's about relating to your inner voice and intuition. When faced with a challenge, my will power gets shaken too. Antonio Alemanno Antonio’s Superpower Wish: Getting the green on the traffic light. Observe where truth resonates more and follow those vibrations. But how do you know? Truth can be so relative and individual at times. Alexandra Kreis The inner voice may not always be right. Instead of trying to control something, let the music and the instrument teach you. What I learned from Yoga and now reaffirming with you is the art of surrendering. If you blend with it, music becomes your language. An instrument is on its own, but how you relate to it makes you one with it. In one of my classes, my teacher said, I am not letting go- like I am putting too much where it needs very little. Links mention in the podcast Antonio's website Watch video of the podcast Support me on Patreon and receive great gifts! Start today – Road to Self Care – Ayurvedic Self Massage Techniques Podcast Highlights The instrument has a life in itself and it can teach you. To him, it was the realization of 'bringing something in a different context with full respect to the tradition'. Playing and composing came out naturally from him because he was learning from the instrument in much the same way that the instrument is learning and feeling what his soul speaks of. With the help of one of his teachers, Antonio has opened the gate to learning by surrendering to the instrument. The Oud was a delicate instrument to learn, but he just went on, tried, and took the challenge. While learning the Oud, an Arabic lute, Antonio finally unraveled the secret to learning and speaking with music. He explains that putting music in a different context does not necessarily remove its sacredness it depends on what you do with it. To him, art, like a human soul, has an inner journey and an outer story expressed in it. He and Alex delved into a productive discussion of contentious narratives around this. So Antonio's journey discovered the respective translation of an instrument's and music's tradition into new contexts and its practical use as a language of the soul. Stories could drift away from the instrument, like how he didn't connect with the charango stories. The stories and emotions behind it may be very emotional and intense but one could not necessarily hear that from the songs. It was at this moment that Antonio became acquainted with the nuances of music. Antonio learned the charango and transcribed more than ten songs from a composer from Buenos Aires, whom he met and heard the stories behind the songs from. It's a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family that produced the Motorcycle Diaries movie's popular music. His journey started exploring the distinctive, bright, and powerful sound of charango. He is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who has traveled here and there discovering the language that speaks his soul- MUSIC. This episode of Outer Travel, Inner Journey, is a love story- of a dedicated and soulful musician's love affair with his instruments.
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