learning all the time :: 10 january 2014

last night i got a hankering for those “American boys who sing traditional Cambodian songs”…you know, Muk!  that really was what i searched for on google.  the last time my sister-in-law Phan was in town she introduced us to these guys on youtube.  all night long i was singing “ChampaBattambang.”  take a listen!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=bxLryNfHfgQ]

music can change the atmosphere at your house so quickly.  i was telling Andy that i want to create a list of music and what it does.  here’s a beginning:

• need calm?  try Edgar Meyer.
• need reflection?  try Hildegard or the monks of Keur Moussa.
• need something more upbeat, but still not too distracting (no words in English)?  try Kronos Quartet or Ad Vielle Que Pourra
• then there’s always Bruce 
• or Leonard 
• or The Waterboys
• or REM
• or Renee & Jeremy