http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/12/22/happy-winter-solstice-everybody/ Thoughts and photos from an American living in Spain. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:04:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/12/22/happy-winter-solstice-everybody/#comment-1600 Erik R. Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:08:03 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/12/22/happy-winter-solstice-everybody/#comment-1600 It really is a horribly vulgar instrument to play. But somehow there's never even the slightest snicker, even by the teenage cousins. It really is a horribly vulgar instrument to play. But somehow there’s never even the slightest snicker, even by the teenage cousins.

]]> http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/12/22/happy-winter-solstice-everybody/#comment-1599 simon Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:05:29 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/12/22/happy-winter-solstice-everybody/#comment-1599 "You wet your hands and slide them up and down the stick"... No, sorry, I can't think of anything to say about that. “You wet your hands and slide them up and down the stick”…
No, sorry, I can’t think of anything to say about that.

]]> http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/12/22/happy-winter-solstice-everybody/#comment-1583 Erik R. Wed, 26 Dec 2007 07:07:29 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/12/22/happy-winter-solstice-everybody/#comment-1583 Good question, Simon! Those are called <a href="http://images.google.com/images?q=zambomba" rel="nofollow"><i>zambombas</i></a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friction_drum" rel="nofollow">friction drums</a>. You wet your hands in a bowl of water and slide them up and down the stick of bamboo to generate a vibration, which is magnified by the drum below. It's quite tiring to play. Good question, Simon! Those are called zambombas or friction drums. You wet your hands in a bowl of water and slide them up and down the stick of bamboo to generate a vibration, which is magnified by the drum below. It’s quite tiring to play.

]]> http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/12/22/happy-winter-solstice-everybody/#comment-1576 simon Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:11:35 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/12/22/happy-winter-solstice-everybody/#comment-1576 Can you tell me any more about those weird "stick in a bucket" instruments they're playing? Can you tell me any more about those weird “stick in a bucket” instruments they’re playing?

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