Explore the joy of
American Tribal Style (
1,
2,
3),
tribal fusion (
1,
2,
3),
industrial,
gothic (
1,
2,
3),
fantasy,
heavy metal,
punk raqs,
‘80s fusion,
hip hop,
new age,
feminist,
Star Trek, or
tough love belly dance.
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posted by velvet winter
on Jun 19, 2009 -
20 comments
Behind them on the stage, a giant watermelon. In their hands, little tiny guitars, which they play like mosquitoes on speed. They scat, they dance, they get halfway through the alphabet. Their percussionist has the coolest little drum kit ever, but that doesn't stop him from playing the stage floor and the walls. Who are they? Why,
The Five Racketeers, of course! And who's that lady who storms the stage for a little shimmy at the end of the clip? Well, that's Eunice Wilson, and she stuck around to do
another number with the fellows. You want more, right? OK! Then let's head down to the
All-Colored Vaudeville Show, for some serious oooold-school entertainment.
posted by flapjax at midnite
on Jun 16, 2009 -
21 comments
Canadian DJ bloke Tiga has a new album called Ciao.
He's made a spoof documentary to promote it.
It's really funny, even if you don't know about dance music - A bit like
Nathan Barley by the ever wonderful Chris Morris.
Part 1
Part 2
posted by debord
on Jun 4, 2009 -
20 comments
Ball Passing is grounded in the basic act of passing a ball from one person to the next. Teams of participants, organized in groups divisible by three, stand in rows on bleachers and
pass brightly-colored 4” nerf balls, creating complex visual and temporal patterns. The action of passing a ball is extremely simple, yet the organization of the work—the rhythmic patterns and physical configurations—i
s exceedingly complex.
posted by starkeffect
on May 9, 2009 -
64 comments
The Clown Walk (also known as the C-Walk) refers to a modern dance style, usually done to hip hop music. It is a variation of the
Crip walk, a gang related dance. Clown Walking, however, was created to distance the relationship between the dance style and the Crips gang.
PimpMyWalk.com is a site where you can learn how to C-Walk.
(language and lyrics NSFW). Step-by-step video instructions teach you how to do
the V, the
shuffle, and when you're really gangsta, the
wiggle walk. More than a dozen tutorial videos plus expert samples.
posted by netbros
on Jul 27, 2008 -
43 comments
The Mehterhane or
Mehter, as they are often known, are thought to be the oldest military marching band in the world. Starting around the 13th century, the
band accompanied the Ottoman empire troops (
Janissaries, or
yeniçeri, roughly meaning "new troops" and were comprised mostly of young men from the Balkans) into battle, spreading their music along the way and influencing western classical composers like
Mozart and
Beethoven.
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posted by sleepy pete
on Jul 19, 2008 -
14 comments
The
25 Greatest
Electronic Albums of the 20th Century. From the
instrument that was created by
Leon Theremin, to the
Moog Guitar that's been named after the legendary
Bob Moog (the inventor of the
Moog Synthesizer),
Electronic music has come a
long way since
its early days. YouTube [
a,
b,
(extreme caution advised: graphic images of death, destruction and 9/11 c),
d,
e,
f,
g,
h,
i,
j,
k,
l,
m,
n,
o,
p,
q,
r,
s,
t,
u,
v,
w,
x,
y]
(Previously mentioned here, here, here, here, here and here)
posted by hadjiboy
on Jun 29, 2008 -
84 comments
