Sasha Batrakov - perc, Dina Bashkirova - vocal Nadishana double overtone flute Armin Metz ??? bass

Jamming @ Sayan Ring fest 2010

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Sansula, new product in our shop

Sansula is modern development of the African kalimba (likembe, mbira). The "thumb piano" is mounted on a hide which lends the sound additional volume and resonance. Tipping the instrument on a flat surface achieves a wah-wah effect. If you mount a strap to put sansula on your belly, it can be modulated like berimbau using your belly (see demo video)! Smart positioning of the keys let you play sansula with just one hand if you want!

Pyrography & Henna Art by Julia Surba is to see till the 2-nd of September 2010 at Artful Henna exhibition in gallery "ART NOT TERMINAL"  2045 Westlake Avenue Seattle, WA 98121, USA    

exhibition pictures are taken by Jeanie Lewis

Many people asking me how i managed to learn jaw harp so good. Well, i have some tricks. One of them is practicing in the water. If you can manage to get good control practicing double strocks (for instance) in the water, which is not easy at all - then outside water it will be very fluent:). Here i'm playing Altaian Khomus. Video filmed in Simeiz (Crimea) in the Black Sea by julia Surba

  <p>&#160;</p>        <p>Just came back from Siberia, that was awesome! Besides festival we spent 3 enjoyable days in wild siberian village. Photos coming soon!</p>

at the 7-th of August 2010 in the gallery "ART NOT TERMINAL" (USA) takes the start the exhibition Artful Henna. In the exhibition take part artists, whose art is influenced by henna painting.  Artwork of Julia Surba will be also presented there, including the last one, which was specially created for the exhibition ??? Shoul Khymat Dancers  

Most relevant translation of Shuol Khymat term is Photosynthesis Dance (capturing-solar-energy dance)

Shuol Khymat were usually celebrated in Ancient Kuzhebar twice a year  at spring (Ashuol Khymat) and at autumn (Yshuol Khymat). Ancient Kuzhebar people considered the sun as a source of the great power, which can be used in various ways. Their method of solar energy utilization is very similar to the description of photosynthesis process. We think it s connected with their belief that human and plant worlds are not separated, more than humans are partly plants. It might be said that kuzhebar people had a peculiar knowledge about what we call now photosynthesis and vitamin D fixation.