Sirva este post para dar a conocer lo que en su día fueron las llamadas SPASM BAND., os ofrecemos en primer lugar la referencia a un libro dirigido al público infantil muy interesante que os habla de ello con unas ilustraciones muy descriptivas. Seguidamente podéis ver un esbozo de lo que fueron realmente las SPASM BAND .
Stalebread Charlie and the Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band Tapa dura – Álbum de fotos, 10 julio 2018
Based on a true story, a vibrant, inspirational picture book about self-reliance and the power of creativity and music, in which a group of hungry homeless kids in 19th century New Orleans build their own musical instruments from discarded items and become a successful band.
It's 1895, and ten-year-old Stalebread Charlie and his friend Warm Gravy roam the streets of New Orleans, homeless and hungry. Stalebread has heard folks say that music feeds the soul—and he wonders if it could also fill their bellies. Soon he and his friends are playing instruments made out of junk—a fiddle from a cigar box, a kazoo from a comb—until their hats are filled with coins, their bellies are filled with beignets, and their souls are filled with music. This inspiring make-lemonade-from-lemons tale includes author/illustrator notes about the real Stalebread and the research behind the book and a make-your-own-instrument activity.
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About The Author
Michael Mahin has loved music since his grandmother gave him his first piano lesson at the age of five. Like Carlos Santana, he believes that music fills the world with magic and love and feeling and healing. He is the author of Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters and enjoys writing books about people who use their creativity to make the world a better place. He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife, two kids, and several guitars he wishes he played better. Visit him at MichaelMahin.com.
Photograph of the “Newsboys Spasm Band,” better known as the “Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band,” from the January-February 1899 edition of “The Railroad Trainmen’s Journal.” This photograph was taken in 1897 in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana…
Una SPASM BAND es un grupo musical que toca una variedad de música Dixieland , trad jazz , jug band o skiffle .
Las primeras SPASM BAND se formaron en las calles de Nueva Orleans a finales del siglo XIX. El término "spam " se aplicaba a cualquier banda (a menudo formada por niños) que fabricaba instrumentos musicales con objetos encontrados que no se suelen emplear para ello.
La primera banda que tocó bajo el nombre de "SPASM BAND " en Nueva Orleans se formó en 1895, conocida informalmente como "Stale Bread's Spasm Band" y se anunció como " Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band " en compromisos semiprofesionales, como fuera de Occidente. Final de la Ópera. Tocaron, entre otras cosas, un tubo de gas, una tetera y un violín hecho con una caja de puros . El estilo de la banda de espasmos fue un ingrediente en el desarrollo del jazz instrumental de Nueva Orleans. Los contemporáneos informan que el estilo fue imitado por orquestas adultas como Right At 'Em Razz Band, que contó con el futuro clarinetista de la Original Dixieland Jass Band, Alcide Nunez .
El término "SPASM BAND " ha sido revivido por los grupos de jazz Barnstormers Spasm Band , The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band , The End Times Spasm Band y Anthony Joseph y The Spasm Band . El término también fue adoptado por el grupo de noise The Nihilist Spasm Band .
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