Shaping Bamboo

Shaping Bamboo (1979)

January 1st, 19790h 33min

Documentary, Music
0%

Overview

For the 'Are'are people of the Solomon Islands, the most valued music is that of the four types of panpipe ensembles. With the exception of slit drums, all musical instruments are made of bamboo; therefore the general word for instruments and the music performed with them is "bamboo" ('au). This film shows the making of panpipes, from the cutting the bamboo in the forest to the making of the final bindings. The most important part of the work consists in shaping each tube to its necessary length. Most 'Are'are panpipe makers measure the length of old instruments before they shape new tubes. Master musician 'Irisipau, surprisingly, takes the measure using his body, and adjusts the final tuning by ear. For the first time we can see here how the instruments and their artificial equiheptatonic scale-seven equidistant degrees in an octave-are practically tuned.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story


Released on: 2007-12-21
Comedy, Music

Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey per...

Once

Once


Released on: 2007-03-23
Drama, Music, Romance

A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immi...

The Robber Bridegroom

The Robber Bridegroom


Released on: 1980-06-01
Comedy, Music, Romance, Crime, TV Movie

In a small Southern town, a plantation owner is duped into thinking a thief is a kind stranger. To r...

Over Mountains, Over Valleys

Over Mountains, Over Valleys


Released on: 1930-03-13
Documentary

The Matica slovenská (a mostly government-sponsored cultural, academic, and archival institution) em...

The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers


Released on: 1980-06-16
Music, Comedy, Action, Crime

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home whe...

Sons from Afar

Sons from Afar


Released on: 2011-01-01
Documentary

New Zealand hip-hop artist Che Fu and his father Tigi Ness travel to their island homeland Niue for ...

Bulgaria: Fire Dance Ritual

Bulgaria: Fire Dance Ritual


Released on: 2020-01-01
Documentary

Every year in June, the small Bulgarian village of Balgari celebrates St Constantine with a special...

Scottish Myths & Legends

Scottish Myths & Legends


Released on: 2010-01-01
Documentary

"Scottish Myths & Legends" explores the magic, mystery and sprinkling of mayhem that covers the ...

Moog

Moog


Released on: 2004-09-17
Documentary, Music, History

Best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer, Robert Moog was an American pioneer of electroni...

Collective Soul - Home

Collective Soul - Home


Released on: 2006-02-07
Music

Multi-platinum recording artists release their first-ever live DVD. Recorded in April 2005, the show...

Orchestra Rehearsal

Orchestra Rehearsal


Released on: 1979-02-22
Comedy, Drama, Music

An orchestra assembles for a rehearsal in an ancient chapel under the inquisitive eyes of a TV docum...

Ten vánoční čas

Ten vánoční čas


Released on: 1992-01-01
Music

Folk carols from Wallachia played by Beskydy music... In 1992, to make the Christmas atmosphere more...

The Two Horses of Genghis Khan

The Two Horses of Genghis Khan


Released on: 2009-10-09
Documentary

An old, broken morin khurr (horse head fiddle) compels renowned Mongolian singer Urna Chahar Tugchi ...

Gargoyles: Guardians of the Gate

Gargoyles: Guardians of the Gate


Released on: 1994-03-30
History, Documentary

This documentary takes a look at gargoyles, the stone or cement creatures that adorn the lofty tops ...

Moana

Moana


Released on: 1926-01-07
Documentary

Robert J. Flaherty's South Seas follow-up to Nanook of the North is a Gauguin idyll moved by "pride ...

Rok na dedine

Rok na dedine


Released on: 1968-05-21
Documentary, Music, TV Movie

The film presents a parade of customs, music, songs and dances of the Slovak people in four seasons,...

Christmas Wafer

Christmas Wafer


Released on: 1977-12-24
Family, TV Movie, Music

Lovely overview of traditional Slovak Christmas.

LelleBelle

LelleBelle


Released on: 2010-10-08
Music, Romance

16-year old Belle practices playing the violin diligently, but is unable to impart her music with a ...

Dub Echoes

Dub Echoes


Released on: 2008-08-03
Documentary, Music

“Dub Echoes” is a documentary that traces the origins of the Jamaican dub music and it’s influence o...

The Lion's Roar

The Lion's Roar


Released on: 1959-06-30
Music, Drama, Romance

Chan Kwai-sheung visits the brothel with So Tung-bo while his wife, Lau Yuk-ngo, is sleeping. As thi...