But only 1 song and then they were gone quick.
Posted on 05/15/2016 1:15:34 PM PDT by Trumpinator
Ancient Irish musical history found in modern India
Press Trust of India | Melbourne
May 15, 2016 Last Updated at 11:57 IST
Ancient Irish musical traditions, thought to be long dead, are alive and well in south India, according to a new study of musical horns from iron-age Ireland.
The realisation that modern Indian horns are almost identical to many iron-age European artifacts shows a rich cultural link between the two regions 2,000 years ago, said PhD student Billy O Foghlu, from The Australian National University (ANU).
"I was astonished to find what I thought to be dead soundscapes alive and living in Kerala today," said O Foghlu.
"The musical traditions of south India, with horns such as the kompu, are a great insight into musical cultures in Europe's prehistory," he said.
"And, because Indian instruments are usually recycled and not laid down as offerings, the artifacts in Europe are also an important insight into the soundscapes of India's past," he said.
The findings help show that Europe and India had a lively cultural exchange with musicians from the different cultures sharing independently developed technology and musical styles.
One example of this musical mixing is depicted in a carving of a celebration in Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh dating from 300 BC that shows a group of musicians taking part, playing two European carnyces, a horn with an animal's head.
The musical style of Kerala explains some of the mysteries surrounding the horns that have been unearthed in European iron-age excavations and suggest a very different musical soundscape to current western music, said O Foghlu.
"Some almost identical instruments have been unearthed together, but they are slightly out of tune with each other to western ears," O Foghlu said.
"This was previously assumed to be evidence of shoddy workmanship. But in Indian music this kind of dissonance is deliberate and beautiful," he said.
"Horns are used more as a rhythm instrument, not for melody or harmony in a western sense," he said.
The research was published in the Journal of Indian Ocean Archaeology.
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But only 1 song and then they were gone quick.
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Romans traded with China and India by sea—they even had a canal from the Nile River to the Red Sea. All sorts of things were traded back and forth. New evidence from Pompeii shows the Roman enjoyed Oranges originally from Southern China—grown in Pompeii. Silk was a hot property in the Roman Empire. Nubia traded with India as did Greeks. An aposle (Thomas?) when to India to preach the Gospel of Jesus.
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One of my favorite historical stories is that the Byzantine empire (aka the eastern Roman empire) finally stole the secrets of silk when they sent an espionage mission to China and smuggled out silk worms hidden in bamboo stalks or some such.
This allowed the Byzantine empire to produce its own silk and probably helped it survive for a thousand years by having that silk trade.
I guess that makes Nikki Haley a corrupt Irish pol.
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