Music Is Life

Friday, February 29, 2008

Basketball

The first set of videos is a parody of the Nike freestyle basketball commercial. Then the second set is the actual extended commercial as below:

Swan Lake play on an Oboe

Swan Lake by Hiphop used in the dance

Daisuke Takahashi - Four continents championship in Goyang City, South Korea.

Stomping~

COBU -- Fusion of Taiko Drumming & Funk Tap Dance

Stomp- Stomp Out Loud

Stomp Out Loud: Basketballs and Kitchen

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Guitar Tapping - Erik Mongrain

Ever wonder what is this piece of instrument is called?
It's known as a keytar, keytar is a keyboard or synthesizer worn around the neck and shoulders, similar to a guitar. The word “keytar” is a portmanteau of “keyboard” and “guitar”. Keytars allow players a greater range of movement compared to conventional keyboards, which are placed on stands.

Read on:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keytar

Super Mario played with a keytar

Justin Timberlake on Keystar

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Sungha Jung - Talented Guitarist

More than Words - Sungha Jung

California Dreaming - Sungha Jung

I Believe I Can Fly - Sungha Jung

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Human Beat box

Ukulele - 4 string guitar

The ukulele or uke is a chordophone classified as a plucked lute; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four strings or four courses of strings.

Songs by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Ukulele Orchestra of GB - The Good the Bad the Ugly

Ukulele Blues Workshop

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

KISS - Because I'm a Girl

It is a korean movie clip, very famous in asia for its realisation and its nice story

The clip, with a background music Because I'm a girl, from Kiss, recorded by J-entercom, a Korean record company.

This movie clip was so popular, that many versions of the song were produced, in many languages, as english, mandarin, cantonese, and even tagalog.
Lyrics from Because I'm a girl are far from the meaning of the clip's story.

At the end of the clip, you can hear a man's voice, which is not part of the Kiss song. It was actually some love words from par Shin Hyun Joon to Goo Hye Jin. She had a boyfriend at this time, but broke with him to go with Shin Hyun Joon.
"There is someone I love... Although I can't be with her now... I'm still in love with her..."

ACTORS: Goo Hye Jin & Shin Hyun Joon

Arirang - A soulful korean folk song

Joe Hisaishi's performance

Sang by soccer fans

From the movie D-War

In a traditional way

Verse 1
Arirang, Arirang, Arariyo...
Arirang gogaero neomeoganda.
Nareul beorigo gasineun nimeun
Simnido motgaseo balbyeongnanda

Verse 2
Cheongcheonghaneuren byeoldo manko
Urine gaseumen kkumdo manta

Verse 3
Jeogi jeo sani Baekdusaniraji
Dongji seotdaredo kkonman pinda

Meaning:
Arirang, Arirang, Arariyo...
I am crossing over Arirang Pass.
The man/woman who abandoned me
Will not walk even ten li before his/her feet hurt.

Just as there are many stars in the clear sky,
There are also many dreams in our heart.

There, over there that mountain is Baekdu Mountain,
Where, even in the middle of winter days, flowers bloom.