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A part of my old harmonium/organ.
Yes; as the music changes,
Like a prismatic glass,
It takes the light and ranges
Through all the moods that pass;
Dissects the common carnival
Of passions and regrets,
And gives the world a glimpse of all
The colours it forgets.
From The barrel organ by Alfred Noyes.
May 3rd 2006
Mitrata Nepal Music Program
Kathmandu, Nepal
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Karadeniz Müzik ve Sanat Festivali / International Black Sea Music and Arts Festival
Konuşmacılar / Panelists:Mitat Çelikpala, S. Refika Kadıoğlu, Kutay Derin Kuğay, Bajsa Arifovska, Birol Topaloğlu, Besiki Chitanava, Michail Kaliontzidis, Hasmik Harutyunyan, Mariana Sadovska, Vartkes Keşiş
Foto: Taner Kılınç
An old reed organ, found in the basement of a junk store in central PA, under a pile of stuffed animals. It had eight different stops, plus treble and bass couplers (not pictured). Also, it had a 6 octave range.
But it's unplayable, definitely a restoration project. The pedal pumps and bellows are busted, so it's silent. Still, the stops and keys felt pretty good, so maybe it's not that far gone.
I want it, but have no place for it now, nor any time soon. Boo!
A harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air, supplied by foot-operated or hand-operated bellows, being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion.
At Kolkata, India, October 2007
This is a picture of a poor & old blind man on the busy streets of Kolkata during Durja Pujas (one of the biggest festivals in the country). He sang and played the harmonium for money because he thought it was a better option than begging. But, in vain no one stopped and bothered to listen to his songs. Instead everyone passed by him and his day ended with no earnings. I just wanted to share one of the miseries that people around the world are facing. Please spend wisely and help the people who are in need. A little bit of charity goes a long way.
Peace
“We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.” - Mother Teresa of Calcutta
“Remember the poor - it costs nothing” - Mark Twain
Amsterdam, Openluchttheater, Amsterdamse Bos Sept10, 1966.
From the same 4x4cm negative as (3b) but with guitarist and only 1 saxophone-player..
Image now is correct - not mirrored
4th September 2011 at Gunnersbury Park (Classical Stage), London W3.
London Mela (free event), www.londonmela.org/.
Country: Pakistan (British resident). Style: Sufi Music- Qawwali.
Lineup: Singers, Harmoniums, Keyboards, Dholak and Tabla.
Adeel Saeed Chishti was born in Faisalabad in the Pungab (and now lives in the UK). He is the son of the late Qawwali singer Qari Mohammed Saeed Chishti. Like his brothers Qari Waheed Chisthi and Quari Naveed Chishti he is carrying on his father’s tradition.
More information: www.adeelchishti.com/.
A harmonium, originally installed in St James's Anglican Church, South Greenough, is now housed in the Pioneer Museum, Greenough, WA. The legend on the harmonium reads "Estey Organ Co., Brattleborough, Vermont, USA".
Hindustani classical vocalist in performance with accompanists Nissar Ahmed (Tabla) and Ajit Mishra (Harmonium), New Delhi, May 2009.
Photo © Mukul Dube, New Delhi, India, 2009 posted with permission.