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Breathtaking Videos of the Monolina on Expedition in Jordan

Breathtaking Videos of the Monolina on Expedition in Jordan

Alessandro Pierini Playing Monolina in the desert of Jordan

Friend of WE PLAY WELL TOGETHER and artist partner Alessandro Pierini traveled this year to the Middle East this year with our Monolina to shoot stunning cinematic desert landscape videos for the feeltone company to showcase on YouTube. You can learn more about Alessandro Pierini on his website and follow him on Instagram

To create the perfect and accompanying soundtrack for an expedition to Jordan, Ale tuned the bridges of his Monolina G to an Arabic musical scale - with the sound professionally recorded and mixed in a studio in order to showcase the intricate sounds of the monochord. 

Did you know the Monolina bridges may be tuned to any 5-note scale in key of your Monochord? 

Watch and listen and be inspired for the mystical Monolina to take you where you need to go!

"Breathe Me"

In this first video, Alessandro Pierini plays his composition "Breathe Me"  on the feeltone Monolina Monochord, amidst the breathtaking landscapes of the "Sacred Valley" in Jordan: where the ancient echoes of Arabic melodies harmonize with the serene beauty of the rocky ledges and wide vistas. 

Alessandro used climbing equipment to reach the top of this incredible rock formation (with a Monolina G strapped to his back!) and the video was shot from a drone piloted hundreds of feet in the sands below. Ale said it was an absolutely incredible and indescribable experience to be high in the air above the desert playing the Monolina. 

"Sands of Serenity"

In this second video, Ale is on a majestic sand dune, nestled at the border of Jordan and Saudi Arabia, as he weaves intricate melodies with the gorgeous tones of the Monolina. Like all the videos in this series, the camera view alternates between closeups of the instrument and wide shots capturing the richness and vivid saturation of the orange sands. There is so much depth to drink in here with the eyes and ears. 

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"Healing Vortex"

In the third and final video of this expedition series, Ale creates relaxing meditation music in "Star Wars" Valley - the iconic location of the beloved film trilogy. 

Ingo Boehme - creator of feeltone Instruments said upon seeing Ale's film:

"I can hear the lonesomeness, the connection to the earth, the silence and the trance represented in the echoing of the sounds." 

 

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Elizabeth F.
to tune it myself.

Works well. Delighted to have the ability to tune my Sansula myself.

Excellence

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Hokema kalimba b17

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My G Monolina is perfect! Beautiful to play in a group, as well as on the body.

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Life changing vibration

This set elevates one’s instruments to the next level. Having all these components really sets one up for success and allows room for growth to grow into your sound practice.
The versatility that comes with having the leg extensions allows the player to be comfortable in a variety of ways while playing. The mallets add additional ways to play.
Tuning is a breeze with the template. When not being played or on the go with this monolina, the mats keep everything safe and the backpack makes it so you can take it to the studio or out into nature to play.
I can’t say enough great things about it, it’s a must have in the sound tool kit for sure.

Sansula Basic("basic" feels like it's selling it short!)

The floor model sale price feels too good to be true for such a fabulous instrument. So easy to create varied, beautiful sounds. This is the 3rd instrument I've purchased from WPWT and they're always efficient, friendly and helpful.

Sweet Sound

My first experience with a Hokema Kalimba was at the gift shop of the Music Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ. I was blown away by the big, beautiful sound of those instruments, but I wasn’t ready to plunk down $200 for it.

Fast forward, I read about the Twin Kalimba and was encouraged by a review that suggested it was great for events. This particular person, evidently a musician like me, gave out ten of these during his shows and was thrilled by how the audience members enjoyed the experience.

So, given these two experiences, I had high hopes for the twin.

It is a sweet sounding instrument, but the sound is very quiet. The wood is solid so it doesn’t resonate like its higher priced solo cousins (that feature a resonator) or traditional kalimbas that have found holes.

So, I’m a little underwhelmed by the sound, but it’s still a great concept. Perhaps it will be fine and dandy when I share it with audiences. Let’s see!

'Secrets' of the Monochord Training

Joule is an excellent teacher! Her lessons flow from topic to exercises with so much ease and class time is so enjoyable. Joule makes sure everyone's questions are answered before going to the next lesson. Before this training, I had no idea of all the many different ways to play the monochord. After this course, I now have so much more knowledge and I'm able to tap into my creativity with a deeper love and appreciation with this beautiful instrument.

A beautiful addition to my musical instrument library

I love the "water" collection and this chime is one of my favourite instruments (so far!). The D minor tuning is said to be the "saddest" key, but I find it soothing, ethereal, and utterly charming. The gentle tones of this chime bring gentle, meditative tones. Do yourself a favour if you can and get the matching Koshi chime. They sound absolutely amazing together!

Hokema Sansula Deluxe

Thank you for sending me the Hokema Sansula Deluxe. I am enjoying the unique sound as I relate it to similarly designed instruments in parts of Africa. It creates a beautiful sound world with which you can improvise and expand infinitely. I will be using the small ones for my gatherings. It's a beautiful instrument and as I explore and improvise with it, I'm sure I will find something new that I will want to share with you. - Kevin Nathaniel

Wonderful, perfect to play on top and bring my sansula basic everywhere!

Beautiful sound

It’s my first Kalimba and I absolutely love how it sounds, such a magical instrument

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Aqua Koshi Chime (432Hz)

This is a very beautiful chime that I can play with my Aqua Zenko Element (432Hz), Aqua Tinka Tong (432Hz), & my Aqua Hokema B5 Kalimba (432Hz) with a little help from my friends. Of course, I can mix & match the chimes with other elemental instruments & be amazed by the way that the sounds blend perfectly.

Terra Koshi Chime (432Hz)

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Ignis Koshi Chime (432Hz)

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Aqua, Aria, Ignis, & Terra Koshi Chimes

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My thanks again to the WPWT team for providing yet another pleasant experience as I keep adding to my ever growing collection of musical instruments.

Divine

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