Some people say I may live in a bit of a farytale, with all my books & design work, but the incredible Human Planet prom last night took me on a magical journey closer to home.
The royal Albert hall was filed with the sounds of cultures for far and wide. We began with the haunting echoing voice of Rasmus Lyberth from Greenland a little man, in a little hat, with a huge evocative resenting sound which immediately set the standard for the night.
Then was Zambian Enock Mbongwe, who entered the stage in a traditional shirt, with a giant hole cut from the middle so he could play his gaud like instrument, using his bare chest to resonate the sound.
Followed by Khusugtun, who describe themselves as an ‘ethnic ballad group’, with a hypnotic mixture of vocals of deep and high, it was hard to believe that a human could make such a sound.
Other performers came from Siberia, playing their incredible throat organs, forming the sounds of horses. The performers from Papa New Guinea had never left their country before! The danced with cockatoo style feathery yellow headpieces singing their a shark song.
Intertwined, conductor Charles Hazlewood conducted Nitin Sawhney’s soundtrack to the landmark BBC One Human Planet Series, which was simply epic. Taking the audience, with the use of giant projections of the programme, through a roller coster of emotions. For those who saw the show, you can visualise the extraordinary images from shark bating, to boys catching fish on a cliff face, to African children dancing in celebration of the rainfall.
It was a truly eye opening and magical event.
Photos Copyright: BBC/Chris Christodoulou
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The royal Albert hall was filed with the sounds of cultures for far and wide. We began with the haunting echoing voice of Rasmus Lyberth from Greenland a little man, in a little hat, with a huge evocative resenting sound which immediately set the standard for the night.
Then was Zambian Enock Mbongwe, who entered the stage in a traditional shirt, with a giant hole cut from the middle so he could play his gaud like instrument, using his bare chest to resonate the sound.
Followed by Khusugtun, who describe themselves as an ‘ethnic ballad group’, with a hypnotic mixture of vocals of deep and high, it was hard to believe that a human could make such a sound.
Other performers came from Siberia, playing their incredible throat organs, forming the sounds of horses. The performers from Papa New Guinea had never left their country before! The danced with cockatoo style feathery yellow headpieces singing their a shark song.
Intertwined, conductor Charles Hazlewood conducted Nitin Sawhney’s soundtrack to the landmark BBC One Human Planet Series, which was simply epic. Taking the audience, with the use of giant projections of the programme, through a roller coster of emotions. For those who saw the show, you can visualise the extraordinary images from shark bating, to boys catching fish on a cliff face, to African children dancing in celebration of the rainfall.
It was a truly eye opening and magical event.
Photos Copyright: BBC/Chris Christodoulou
We loved it too! Such a musical education, will be watching tonight on TV.
ReplyDeleteAs you might imagine from my blog I was totally fascinated by the recycled orchestra, a bonus i didn't expect!
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