If you enjoyed this video on this text-based platform, I recommend Francesco Turrisi's writing—he plays with Rhiannon Giddens & Wu Man in the Silk Road Ensemble & talks often about this kind of cross-cultural musical exchanges (and about food) francescoturrisi.substack.com
francescoturrisi.substack.comCooking by Ear | Francesco Turrisi | SubstackWhere we come to together to explore food and music and find out what they have in common. Click to read Cooking by Ear, by Francesco Turrisi, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.
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