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Today’s Doodle, illustrated by Trinidad & Tobago-based artist Nicholas Huggins, celebrates the steelpan, a percussion instrument made of metal, created and influenced by Trinbagonians. It’s the only acoustic instrument invented in the twentieth century, but has origins dating back to the 1700’s. It was a 1staple during Carnival and Canboulay, the annual harvest festivals celebrated in Trinidad, and is still used in 2contemporary music. On this day in 1951, the Trinidad All-Steel Pan Percussion Orchestra (TASPO) performed at the Festival of Britain, introducing the steelpan and a new music genre to the world.
When 3enslaved Africans were brought to Trinidad by colonialists in the 1700’s, they brought over their African heritage and traditions of rhythmic drumming with them. When slavery was abolished between 1834 and 1838, Trinidadians joined in on Carnival festivities with their drums. However in 1877, government officials banned their drumming because they feared that the drumming would be used to send messages that would inspire rebellion. In protest of this ban, musicians started to pound tuned bamboo tubes on the ground as alternatives to 4mimic the sound of their drums. These ensembles were called Tamboo Bamboo bands.Another ban came in 1930, when rival Tamboo Bamboo bands would cause disturbances during Carnival and other street festivals. These bands then looked to a new alternative to carry their rhythm: metal objects such as car parts, paint pots, dustbins, biscuit tins and thus the idea of the pan was born.
During World War II, Carnival was forbidden due to security reasons, and musicians began experimenting with the unique instrument to improve the sound quality. Overtime, dents were hammered into the surface of these objects, which played different notes depending on the size, position and shape. In 1948, after the war ended, the musicians switched to using the 55 gallon oil drums 5discarded by the oil refineries. In addition to changing the shape of the drum surface, they found that changing the length of the drum allowed complete scales from bass to soprano. This formed the basis for the modern version of the pan. The steelpan grew and developed into a legitimate instrument through the likes of pioneers and innovators such as Winston “Spree” Simon, Ellie Mannette, Anthony Williams and Bertie Marshall. Many of their innovations and techniques are still used today.
The steelpan is now the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago, and is a source of great pride and true resilience for its citizens. Steelpans are now enjoyed in concert calls like Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and more. Whether in the UK or Japan, Senegal or the States, the steelpan is an internationally recognized instrument that reminds listeners of its island origins.
 | 【送料無料・営業日15時までのご注文で当日出荷】（新品DVD）三銃士 名作洋画 主演：ジーン・ケリー ラナ・ターナー 監督：ジョージ・シドニー FRT-079 価格:500円 |
D'Artagnan, an inexperienced Gascon youth, travels to Paris to join the elite King's Musketeers. On his way, he encounters a mysterious lady at a roadside inn. When he picks a fight with one of her escorts, she becomes suspicious and has him knocked unconscious. His letter of introduction from his father to de Treville, the commander of the Musketeers, is burned. When he awakens, he continues on to the city.
In Paris, he nevertheless presents himself to de Treville, who recognizes d'Artagnan's description of one of his assailants and makes him a cadet. The young Gascon spots the very man and in his haste to confront him, annoys three of the most skillful Musketeers: Athos, Porthos and Aramis. ・・・・・・・・・・・
| 【送料無料・営業日15時までのご注文で当日出荷】（新品DVD）三銃士 名作洋画 主演：ジーン・ケリー ラナ・ターナー 監督：ジョージ・シドニー FRT-079 価格:500円 |
舞台は元禄7年春、江戸・八丁堀。長屋の住人・中山安兵衛（阪東妻三郎）は、いつでも飲んだくれ、喧嘩に明け暮れる毎日である。腕がめっぽう強く、長屋では「先生」と呼ばれて人気者である。
安兵衛の苦手とするものは、牛込の住人・菅野六郎左衛門（香川良介）という叔父である。村上庄左衛門（尾上華丈）との剣道におけるトラブルから、江戸郊外・戸塚村の高田の馬場で、叔父は果し合いをすることになってしまう。
叔父はそのことを告げに、天涯二人きりの肉親である安兵衛の長屋の部屋で待つ。安兵衛は仲間と飲んだくれ、喧嘩をしては飲み、他人の喧嘩に割り込んでは飲み、夜が明けてしまう。果し合いの刻限が迫り、叔父は安兵衛に書き置きを残し、長屋を去る。そのただならぬ様子に驚く長屋の者たち。
しばらくして帰ってきた安兵衛は、長屋の者たちに書き置きを読むように言われるが、乗り気がしない。それでもなお長屋の者たちが家に入り込んでまで、読めと勧めるので嫌々読み始める。読み進めるに連れて、様子ただならなかったという叔父の事情をすべて知るに至り、二日酔いで疲れ果てた身体を奮い立たせ、高田の馬場めがけて全速力で走り出す。・・・・・・
 | 吉本新喜劇ワールドツアー～60周年それがどうした!～(川畑泰史・すっちー座長編) [ 吉本新喜劇 ] 価格:3,344円 |
花月旅館で誰よりも真面目に働く池乃には、生き別れになった息子がいた。一縷の望みを持ち、毎日氏神様のところへお参りをしていたある日、偶然息子と再会をする！だが30年ぶりの再会だった為、池乃と息子の仲はそう簡単にはいかなかった。父が思う息子への想い、そして息子が思う父への想いとはいったい。
