Asian Music Culture Blog
There is one instrument that I will never forget as long as I live, in a weird way it's a memory I cherish. This instrument always intrigued me when I was a kid and went to the Mandir (temple) with my family. This instrument is called the Harmonium, a mix between a piano with its keys, and an accordion with its ‘flaps’ on the back that supply air to the instrument. In my experience the harmonium is usually associated with religious locations, such as the Mandir. At set times the harmonium player will add singing to the instrumentation, this singing is usually a prayer recital, such as the Islamic recitations. I cannot begin to describe how amazing the instrument sounds, something about its appearance being so deceiving, looking old and ancient but having a sound that is so resentment and beautiful. Anime music or anisong is a very prevalent part of Japanese culture. Each anime show has a super high quality song track for the intro and the ending of the show. This is the b