Islanders worship

I love it when Pacific Islanders feel free to dance and worship in their own way. It often resonates more with me than Westernized music -- even though I'm Haole.

Sweet music from Chile

Adagio in G minor

Luna Lee successfully stretches herself to perform a gayageum rendition of the popular Adagio. Deep emotion.

Yes, you can read music

Panduri

My latest musical fascination has been with the panduri. This Georgian lute has some qualities similar to my uke lutes. If you combine the panduri with the polyphonic harmony of the singers it all feels very extraterrestrial -- like the divine liturgy in an Eastern Orthodox church -- except with instrumentation and rhythm. Lovely.