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Muscial Travelogue (Part 4)

Posted on Apr 23rd, 2007 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

During my last year abroad, I made a home for myself in Varanasi, India, where I volunteered as a teacher at a Krishnamurti school and studied music privately with a professor from Benares Hindu University.  My... More »

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Musical Travelogue (Part 3)

Posted on Apr 22nd, 2007 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

That's a younger, skinnier me, resting after a samulnori performance at a community center in Pusan, South Korea.  My journey to Asia began in Korea, where I spent two years working as an English teacher. ... More »

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Musical Travelogue (Part 2)

Posted on Apr 22nd, 2007 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

For this entry, I will stay within Indonesia, which has a very rich musical heritage.  I enjoyed the liveliness of Balinese music, and loved living with the Balinese people, but I was also enchanted by... More »

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Musical Travelogue (Part 1)

Posted on Apr 21st, 2007 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

Exploring Youtube today, I came across a video which featured a gamelan group I used to play with a number of years ago.  This inspired me to do a short series of blogs on my... More »

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