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Dear Bamboo Brothers, As I was building an instrument out of Korean Bamboo, out came from the bamboo leaves a beautiful bamboo baby. It turns out that she's an amazing musician, dancer, and vocalist. Understanding that this was a gift from the gods, I immediately invited her to join us for Bamboo Alley; which she most graciously agreed. So brothers, please let me introduce our new sister -Dohee Lee. http://www.doheeleearts.blogspot.com/ http://www.flux-i-ching.blogspot.com/… Continue

bamboo is the perfect plant. Thomas Edison used carbonized bamboo filament in his first light bulb; Alexander Graham Bell created his first phonograph needle from a bamboo sliver. With tensile strength up to 52,000 pounds per square inch, bamboo is stronger than most steel, yet its fibers can be spun into a silky cloth blessed by natural antimicrobials. Since antiquity, bamboo has been cooked as food and crafted into chopsticks, houses, boats, furniture, scaffolding, farm tools, medical instrum… Continue

Wind-dharma II.mp3 Wind, Dharma, Bamboo, and Alleys...

1. Without a shakuhatchi, how can we imitate wind blowing through a bamboo alley? 2. Do we have a choice? Do human-eating tigers have a choice? 3. What sound would you like whispered in your ear?