Dust to Digital: Living Music
June 17, 2023 5:05 AM Subscribe
Dust to Digital's Instagram account posts community submitted videos of people from all over the world, enjoying music.
Street music, traditional music, contemporary music, weddings, parties, high-school bands, funerals, protests, celebrations, anything you can imagine, and a lot you could not. This is a lovely, life affirming, hopeful collection.
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A random selection, each of these has several videos but you might only be able to see the first one listed, depending on how you are logged in:
(I particulary recommend the music teacher enjoying Paganini in June 11 number 3, and the breakdancing woman in 7 )
June 11
1. A concertina performance by @cormac_begley_ in Dunquin, West Kerry, Ireland.
2. A bass solo by @endeatheebassbae on the @colbertlateshow
3. @himariviolin.official practicing Paganini and enjoying the reaction of her music teacher.
4. Wakhi traditional dance by Shahid Din in Gulmit Gojal Hunza, Pakistan via @karimmazeez
5. Indigenous singing in Siberia via sovietlabvibes on TikTok.
6. Indian classical dance by @yaminikalluri with Bach played on violin by @guptaviolin
7. @jen_sha breakdancing in Nepal via @nepalhiphopfoundation01
8. An accordion solo by Dominican artist @rubio_acordeon via michell0895 on TikTok.
9. More than 200 South African firefighters arriving to help with Canadian wildfires via briansolis on Twitter.
10. A demonstration of waulking wool for Outlander Day at the Highland Folk Museum in Newtonmore, Scotland via @inveroutlanders
14 May
1. @gonotio38 performing in Lubango, Angola.
2. @18fluteloops and @big.dreco_ performing in a London metro station.
3. 11-year-old artist Traevon Narcisse @drummertrae_ performing in Houston, Texas via tasbanks11 on TikTok.
4. @djkidj.uk teaching a turntable scratch class in Leicester, UK via @reloopdj
5. A tap-dancing board connected to a modular synthesizer in Japan via @meandyou_tappy
6. Percussionists @hollymadgedrums and @aleksandra.suklar playing bamboo at the botanical garden in Montpellier, France.
7. Brazilian artists @guilherme.kafe and @anaculturalcarvalho performing "Pé de Fogo,” a song written by Ana that was inspired by her life as a bonfire maker.
8. Australian guitarist @tori.casha performing with an artist she met in Pushkar, India.
9. A group singing on a train in Sevilla via @jrhodespianist
10. @rimskipiano playing his bicycle piano in Stratford, UK via @sw_antique_markets
May 27
1. Young artist Yusof Behkar playing qanun in Tehran via @bahman_behkar_kanoun
2. A cajon and mridangam performance by @stevensamuelofficial
3. Young percussionists performing in Côte d'Ivoire via @blebrave
4. A recent performance by @pe_de_manaca in Brazil.
5. @danaegreenfield playing keyboard with a drum track by @tamuzdolev
6. A group chanting at Afe Babalola University in Nigeria via jkenovaa on TikTok.
7. A group singing “Ndod'emnyama” in a South African mall via @brothersandsisters.art
8. An unidentified man performing at a church facility via kingmadenuke1999 on TikTok.
9. Tocata Hortolândia performing in Brazil via Samuel Mendes on YouTube.
10. Clarinetist Ismail Demirali leading a performance of “Ille de Roman Olsun” in Trakya, Turkey via @trakyalilarburda
April 17
1. Dabke dancing in Lebanon by @manwa_afan
2. Irish dancing in Clermont, Florida by @kaitrock via @mzle_le
3. Percussionist @ninoalvesperc playing rhythms using a wire fence, a water tank float, and foot rattles in Recife, Brazil.
4. An artist known as Zé das Latas playing oil cans beneath a TV tower in Brasília, Brazil in the 1970s. This clip is from the documentary “Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra (Old Countrymen of War)” directed by Vladimir Carvalho.
5. Dancers in the Black Sea region of eastern Turkey via mkara29 and @eggs.tyrone
6. @dimbillan.reis using his voice to imitate the sound of a stringed instrument in Isparta, a city in western Turkey.
7. Portuguese artist @echoman_afonso demonstrating the different types of echo he can create using his voice.
8. Macedonian percussionist Zoran Madžirov playing glass bottles in Milan via @toscana_mon_amour
9. Mouth trumpeter @thetaylorxmichele performing "Sing, Sing, Sing” in 2021.
10. Congolese artists wearing percussive outfits made from aluminum cans via @eddy_ekete
If you don't have an instagram account, you can try using this instagram profile viewer.
A random selection, each of these has several videos but you might only be able to see the first one listed, depending on how you are logged in:
(I particulary recommend the music teacher enjoying Paganini in June 11 number 3, and the breakdancing woman in 7 )
June 11
1. A concertina performance by @cormac_begley_ in Dunquin, West Kerry, Ireland.
2. A bass solo by @endeatheebassbae on the @colbertlateshow
3. @himariviolin.official practicing Paganini and enjoying the reaction of her music teacher.
4. Wakhi traditional dance by Shahid Din in Gulmit Gojal Hunza, Pakistan via @karimmazeez
5. Indigenous singing in Siberia via sovietlabvibes on TikTok.
6. Indian classical dance by @yaminikalluri with Bach played on violin by @guptaviolin
7. @jen_sha breakdancing in Nepal via @nepalhiphopfoundation01
8. An accordion solo by Dominican artist @rubio_acordeon via michell0895 on TikTok.
9. More than 200 South African firefighters arriving to help with Canadian wildfires via briansolis on Twitter.
10. A demonstration of waulking wool for Outlander Day at the Highland Folk Museum in Newtonmore, Scotland via @inveroutlanders
14 May
1. @gonotio38 performing in Lubango, Angola.
2. @18fluteloops and @big.dreco_ performing in a London metro station.
3. 11-year-old artist Traevon Narcisse @drummertrae_ performing in Houston, Texas via tasbanks11 on TikTok.
4. @djkidj.uk teaching a turntable scratch class in Leicester, UK via @reloopdj
5. A tap-dancing board connected to a modular synthesizer in Japan via @meandyou_tappy
6. Percussionists @hollymadgedrums and @aleksandra.suklar playing bamboo at the botanical garden in Montpellier, France.
7. Brazilian artists @guilherme.kafe and @anaculturalcarvalho performing "Pé de Fogo,” a song written by Ana that was inspired by her life as a bonfire maker.
8. Australian guitarist @tori.casha performing with an artist she met in Pushkar, India.
9. A group singing on a train in Sevilla via @jrhodespianist
10. @rimskipiano playing his bicycle piano in Stratford, UK via @sw_antique_markets
May 27
1. Young artist Yusof Behkar playing qanun in Tehran via @bahman_behkar_kanoun
2. A cajon and mridangam performance by @stevensamuelofficial
3. Young percussionists performing in Côte d'Ivoire via @blebrave
4. A recent performance by @pe_de_manaca in Brazil.
5. @danaegreenfield playing keyboard with a drum track by @tamuzdolev
6. A group chanting at Afe Babalola University in Nigeria via jkenovaa on TikTok.
7. A group singing “Ndod'emnyama” in a South African mall via @brothersandsisters.art
8. An unidentified man performing at a church facility via kingmadenuke1999 on TikTok.
9. Tocata Hortolândia performing in Brazil via Samuel Mendes on YouTube.
10. Clarinetist Ismail Demirali leading a performance of “Ille de Roman Olsun” in Trakya, Turkey via @trakyalilarburda
April 17
1. Dabke dancing in Lebanon by @manwa_afan
2. Irish dancing in Clermont, Florida by @kaitrock via @mzle_le
3. Percussionist @ninoalvesperc playing rhythms using a wire fence, a water tank float, and foot rattles in Recife, Brazil.
4. An artist known as Zé das Latas playing oil cans beneath a TV tower in Brasília, Brazil in the 1970s. This clip is from the documentary “Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra (Old Countrymen of War)” directed by Vladimir Carvalho.
5. Dancers in the Black Sea region of eastern Turkey via mkara29 and @eggs.tyrone
6. @dimbillan.reis using his voice to imitate the sound of a stringed instrument in Isparta, a city in western Turkey.
7. Portuguese artist @echoman_afonso demonstrating the different types of echo he can create using his voice.
8. Macedonian percussionist Zoran Madžirov playing glass bottles in Milan via @toscana_mon_amour
9. Mouth trumpeter @thetaylorxmichele performing "Sing, Sing, Sing” in 2021.
10. Congolese artists wearing percussive outfits made from aluminum cans via @eddy_ekete
I love this account so much! Such a joy to follow.
posted by ellieBOA at 5:54 AM on June 17, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by ellieBOA at 5:54 AM on June 17, 2023 [2 favorites]
Yay, It’s the best thing on Instagram. Truly wondrous. At a time when there’s so much more reason than usual to be skeptical of our species the user submitted videos give me hope, for something…
Whoever it is that ends up crouching in a bunker somewhere in the far arctic 100 years from now I hope somehow they get to see this account and that they are the ones who repopulate the planet.
posted by Conrad-Casserole at 6:40 AM on June 17, 2023 [2 favorites]
Whoever it is that ends up crouching in a bunker somewhere in the far arctic 100 years from now I hope somehow they get to see this account and that they are the ones who repopulate the planet.
posted by Conrad-Casserole at 6:40 AM on June 17, 2023 [2 favorites]
Oh wow. I found Dust to Digital on Bandcamp and picked up a few very interesting albums from them. I had no idea they had an incredible Instagram, too.
posted by EvaDestruction at 8:48 AM on June 17, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by EvaDestruction at 8:48 AM on June 17, 2023 [1 favorite]
Agreed, best thing on Instagram. Music might be the most human thing in existence.
posted by q*ben at 9:26 AM on June 17, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by q*ben at 9:26 AM on June 17, 2023 [2 favorites]
Just scrolling down is overwhelming.
posted by y2karl at 9:33 AM on June 17, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by y2karl at 9:33 AM on June 17, 2023 [2 favorites]
following!
posted by supermedusa at 12:32 PM on June 17, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by supermedusa at 12:32 PM on June 17, 2023 [1 favorite]
My favorite instagram account. Such a thrill when my friend appeared on it once.
posted by umbú at 9:35 AM on June 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by umbú at 9:35 AM on June 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
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