SCIENTIFIC/ GLASS RELATED
http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/summer/scor/articles/scor231.htm
The Science Corner.
http://arttech.about.com/library/weekly/aa013000a.htm?once=true&iam=mt&terms=+origins++of++glass
A good site all about glass and glassmaking.
http://www.cmog.org/
Corning Museum of Glass.
http://www.finkenbeiner.com
Maker of glass armonicas.
GLASS MUSICIANS
http://www.glasharfe.de/
Clemens Hofinger's extensive glass music site.
http://www.glassharper.com/index.html
Peter Bennett the glass man!
http://www.glasharfe.ch/index.htm
Ingeborg Emge.
http://www.glassarmonica.com/index.html
William Wilde Zeitler, Seattle-based glass armonicist.
http://www.vex.net/~rixax/GlassO/index.html
Toronto's Glass Orchestra.
http://www.glassvirtuoso.us/
Lynn Drye, Arizona-based glass armonicist.
http://www.chez.com/thomasbloch/
Rare instrument soloist Thomas Bloch.
MBIRA LINKS
http://www.mbira.org
Erica Azim's extensive mbira site. 'Mbira' is the name of her not-for-profit organization devoted to Shona music.
http://www.dandemutande.org/
A tremendous resource for mbira and Shona music enthusiasts with an email forum, extensive catalog of recordings, and more.
http://hem2.passagen.se/viktro/zw/
Containing many links to musicians and Shona music info.
http://www.humansongs.com/garikai.htm
Garikai is amazing! Listen to this guy! Human Songs site also features many other fine musicians.
NHIMBE FOR PROGRESS
http://www.ancient-ways.org/development.htm
Nhimbe means 'working party' in Shona. Nhimbe For Progress is a small and potent force presently providing asistance in 7 villages in rural Zimbabwe in areas of food, basic sanitation, health care, housing, and pre-school.
OTHER MUSICAL STUFF
http://www.mulatta.org/Thaielephantorch.html
Thai Elephant Orchestra.
http://www.wildsanctuary.com/frameset.html
For bioacoustics enthusiasts. Nature recordist Bernie Krause's site.
http://www.a-cappella.com/
Mainly A Cappella!
http://www.museumspeelklok.nl/E02.htm
Netherlands museum devoted to musical boxes and other musical automata.
http://www.theremin-saw.com/
Musical saws and Theremin.
http://www.kitka.org/
Amazing women ensemble specializing in eastern European folk music.
http://www.windworld.com/emi/
Experimental Musical Instruments web site.
http://www.sseyo.com/sseyoindex.html
The makers of KOAN generative music software.
http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/
Roots World site.
http://www.larkinam.com
TIP: order their paper catalog to enjoy page after page devoted to bagpipes, birdwhistles, harmoniums, and quite a bit of ETC.
http://www.earthshakingmusic.com/
If you live in the Atlanta area, visit Earthshaking for all your eclectic musical needs.
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