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Welcome to the RainInEden Myspace Page
We have been away from our MySpace home for a very long time. Hello to our friends around the world.
We have a new home on the web. Please visit our home page at
http://www.rainineden.com
The site is available in both Japanese and English.
Also is you are a member of Mixi, please visit our Mixi site at:
http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=2305262
RainInEden Concept
The Silk Road once linked cultures from Turkey, across land to China, by sea to Japan and on to South East Asia. Along the many routes people traded goods, ideas, culture and art. It is the source of our inspiration and a model of our belief that there is much more that links us to each other than what separates us. And through music, art and culture we can share our common humanity.
RainInEden is a project based in Tokyo, Japan. We are, ourselves, a fusion of cultures and backgrounds. Together we share a passion for the instruments and sounds of the Silk Road. Blending the tones and passion of hand made traditional instruments from across the Silk Road routes with the sounds of contemporary electronic music that defines our fast paced and modern home in Japan, our music is a fusion of old and new.
Information
If you wish to contact us, please feel free to email our Myspace account or contact us through Mixi or our home page.
Instruments
A list of the instruments we use to create our sound.
Japan:
Shamisen: Three string Japanese traditional Lute
Festival Flute
Persian
Setar: Four string Iranian classical instrument.
Santoor: Iranian hammer dulcimer
Tanboor: Three string traditional lute used for Sufi music.
Daf: Large Iranian frame drum with ring jingles.
Uzbekistan:
Tanbur: Four string long neck Uzbek lute.
Dutar: Two string long neck Uzbek lute.
Uyghur: Northwestern China
Tembor: Very long neck five string Uyghur traditional lute.
Dutar: Similar to the Uzbek instrument but larger and longer two string lute.
Azerbaijan:
Ghaval: Small jingled frame drum
Western Instruments
Clarinet: Traditional type.
Synthesizers: A variety of hard and software synths.
China:
Zhong Ruan: Middle sized round body classical lute from China
Xiao Ruan: Alto sized round body classical lute from China
Yang Qin: Large hammer dulcimer from China.
Chinese Flute: Long Chinese classical bamboo flute.
Doira: Chinese jingled frame drum.
Liu Qin: Four string small soprano lute from the Pipa family of classical instruments.
Middle East:
Bendir: Large frame drum with snare.
Darabuka: Middle Eastern traditional goblet drum.
Doumbek: Turkish traditional goblet drum.
Riq: Egyptian small jingled frame drum.
India:
Indian Flute: Simple country flute.
Nepal:
Madal: Small wooden drum.
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