Talilele – Mixed Ukulele and Mandolin-Orchestra from Kobe / Japan

When I looked for other videos of the Kansai Mandolin Ensemble I found the following video of a group named Talilele of 27 players with mandolins, ukuleles and other plucked instruments. Something Unexpected: Talilele This group is composed of 27 players of ukuleles, cigar box ukues, mandolins, mandolas, banjo and some Japanese instruments and reminds [...]

Fraunhofer Saitenmusik – Magic Strings – Hackbrett / Hammered Dulcimer

The time around christmas is a time to listen to music like the music by this German group – the Fraunhofer Saitenmusik. The group is named after a location, an old guesthouse in Munich and was founded in 1978 by Heidi Zink and Richard Kurländer Das »Fraunhofer« – eines der ältesten und schönsten Wirtshäuser Münchens [...]

Ensemble La Volta – Plucked Instruments of the World

The La Volta ensemble has been around for more than 25 years. A concert for the 25st anniversary was given in 2009, and the videos of this concerts are now available on youtube. On the homepage of the ensemble you can find the following text: LA VOLTA, ein Ensemble der Musikschule Reinach/Basel-Land (CH), besteht aus [...]