Experiences like this make me wonder about this "cultural cocktail" we're part of: take two American women, a handful of Cambodian village children, mix them together with an instrument from Africa, and serve "on the rocks."
Saturday, February 23, 2008
SE Africa comes to SE Asia
Mary's been traveling with an mbira, a small instrument (good for travel) from Zimbabwe, and played it for some village kids at a Hindu temple we visited yesterday in the Takeo Province. Their eyes lit up, and one serious-looking girl called it "foreign music." Another girl gave it a try, and laughed at the sounds she could make. Our guide explained that the instrument came from Africa, but I don't think these kids know what that means.
Experiences like this make me wonder about this "cultural cocktail" we're part of: take two American women, a handful of Cambodian village children, mix them together with an instrument from Africa, and serve "on the rocks."
Experiences like this make me wonder about this "cultural cocktail" we're part of: take two American women, a handful of Cambodian village children, mix them together with an instrument from Africa, and serve "on the rocks."
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