For musicians and music lovers who like discovering non-mainstream youtubes here are some of mine:
1. Spookies
From the Blue Mountains - The Spooky Men's Chorale led by a delightfully eccentric character - Stephen Taberner. He is a brilliant musician - well respected in the music community for his compositions and ability to get the very best intonation from amateur singers. Their concerts are a hoot.
Their signature song: We Are The Spooky Men:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvCFIposH_g&feature=related
This is his other group called Men In Suits (different men from the Spookies) which pop up around Melbourne:
Metro regrets - a song about the failings of the train system
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh-sI9qajwA
A beer commercial where the Spookies provided the background:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA-2DvAwc-w
2. Brilliant Bongo Player with Yo Yo Ma and Bobby McFerrin in The Bongo Project playing The Flight of the Bumble Bee.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajyQQJChn1E
3. Gumboot Dancing
This is a style of dance developed in the mines of Africa where the workers were only allowed the minimum of clothing and gumboots. They developed a style of communication using these gumboots and from there evolved a style of urban dance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSgFAG0mtac
If you have any eclectic treasures to post please do.
1. Spookies
From the Blue Mountains - The Spooky Men's Chorale led by a delightfully eccentric character - Stephen Taberner. He is a brilliant musician - well respected in the music community for his compositions and ability to get the very best intonation from amateur singers. Their concerts are a hoot.
Their signature song: We Are The Spooky Men:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvCFIposH_g&feature=related
This is his other group called Men In Suits (different men from the Spookies) which pop up around Melbourne:
Metro regrets - a song about the failings of the train system
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh-sI9qajwA
A beer commercial where the Spookies provided the background:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA-2DvAwc-w
2. Brilliant Bongo Player with Yo Yo Ma and Bobby McFerrin in The Bongo Project playing The Flight of the Bumble Bee.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajyQQJChn1E
3. Gumboot Dancing
This is a style of dance developed in the mines of Africa where the workers were only allowed the minimum of clothing and gumboots. They developed a style of communication using these gumboots and from there evolved a style of urban dance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSgFAG0mtac
If you have any eclectic treasures to post please do.
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