Ohana at Frankfurt 2011

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Channel: Ken Middleton · 2011 · Music

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I got back from the Musikmesse in Frankfurt at the weekend. It was a great show. Most of the filming was done before the doors were open to the public. This video only represent a tiny percentage of the instruments on show in the one hall. There were quite a few other halls.

The music I have used is a single 6 minute improvised track. I recorded it without thinking too much. It is used as a 3 part canon, with each part entering at 8 bar intervals. The chord sequence is:

||: Dm | Dm | Dm | Bbm6 | Dm | C | F | F :||

I included shots of all the major uke companies represented there, with the exception of Rigk's company: ukulele.de. He had some Kalas, Kiwayas and a few Kamakas and Big Island ukes on display. Unfortunately I omitted to film his booth.

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