David Rotundo Live at The EX
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David Rotundo Live at The EX
Here is a video HOOKEDUPB recorded of Dave Rotundo playing the Harmonica live at The EX aka CNE (Toronto) on Aug. 23, 2009:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtxi3Tv1vao
This was at Budweiser Midway Stage at The EX. Listening to his Blues
music that day was captivating; Dave is so charismatic vocally and on the Harmonica. Interacting with the crowd and his band, he also, showed his energetic personality and style. It seems to me
that Dave Rotundo has the: “It Factor” that all the critics talk about regarding musical talent standing out from the rest and being the best. Taking pictures and capturing footage was a must, in
the last 20 min of the show. The video above is from the end of his performance that day as he gives us one last taste of his amazing talent on the Harmonica.
David Rotundo Band is from Toronto and plays Blues music! Google him if you like Blues and Jazz, because he is too cool for words.
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"It's a Bandura" (Summer 2009)
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“It’s a Bandura” (Summer 2009)
Riding the TTC doesn’t have to be all that bad and the chances of meeting new and interesting people
are high, if you can be open minded. This exactly why I am writing this story…riding the Rocket was a musical learning experience for me on this day. It’s not everyday you meet a new person and
have them tell you about their personal passions.
I was dragging my feet on the TTC Subway on my way home after a long day with my family, when I had an enlightening moment. I was stopped by a kind lady asking for directions to
Dundas subway station, I told her that it is in the same direction I am going in. She mentioned that she is from Germany and back packing, and at that moment on her way to Poland. As we waited
for the slow Sunday subway train, I noticed a bag she had. At first looked it like a guitar case, so I asked her about it. Her face lit up and laughs at me saying: “this is not a guitar, it’s
a Bandura”.
She started to tell me all about the instrument of her personal choice and the mission she had to go on in order to purchase it. She said that Bandura’s are made in the Ukraine and
it has been discontinued. Making it really hard to track one down to buy, and expensive at that. She recently traveled from her home Germany to buy it in the Ukraine for $1500 CAN
(approximately).
This lady admits that she cannot play that well, but she just had to have it. She explained the Bandura to have a beautiful sound (G minor), and appearance (wood work)! Adding in
that she has been teaching her self to play and just got it tuned. Since we were talking about the instrument for so long she happily showed me the Bandura (picture above) when we walked onto the
train. Even sharing her worry of it getting broken on her travels especially with airlines, because it is an irreplaceable instrument. She says: “if it gets cracked that’s it- it cannot be
fixed”!
I had only one question for her after hearing about her story:
Out of all the instruments available why did you pick this pacific one to play?
She simply answered-
“Because I liked the way it looked”!
*Below is a link to an informal snippet I got of her leaving the train we were on
(she does say her name but, im sorry I couldn’t make it out ):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1obnHpn9pxc
This was an enlightening encounter because if I didn’t meet her, I wouldn’t know about this extinct instrument (Bandura) and some of the facts that come with it- all thanks to this
fluke meeting on the TTC. I feel privileged!
I told her I write about underground music on the Internet, and asked her if I could post our meeting, and she said yes!
*Want to lean more about the Bandura; here is a good starting
place:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandura
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