Finger slide from Botswana

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Finger slide from Botswana

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I found his very moving and reminded me of just how lucky we are to cherish the instruments that Im sure many of us own and play, made me smile, hope you enjoy it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx4cRw6TIIg
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Let's get her for Dallas!!!!!!
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Howard, she's a he.
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Moved to Music from Steel Without Pedals. That's a great little video - thanks for sharing!
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Check out the rest of the videos from this user (Bokete7). The full user name is Bokete's Shebeen. I dug around and found out that "shebeen" is an Irish term used in parts of Africa to refer to a local bar or pub. So it looks like maybe someone has been taping the local musicians in some village in Botswana and posting them on YouTube. If that's right, it's a really interesting window into a bunch of ordinary people making great music. Sort of like going to your local open mic, only halfway around the world. Several of the musicians use this overhand playing style, or seem to alternate between overhand and standard playing position, and they play a fantastic array of beat-up and halfway decent-looking guitars.
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Wow that's awesome!

Can anyone figure out what kind of tuning he's in?
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Great stuff, Bet Thumbs would have enjoyed that. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Mike Neer wrote:Howard, she's a he.

No wonder I never got married......
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkKIMyky ... re=related

Not sure what to say, except he is way better than me!
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We were appreciating this one last week on the Acoustic Guitar Forum too. So cool! The guitar in all its variations is so incredibly open-ended. What other instrument can be played in so many ways with so many different tunings, textures and styles?
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We get The Africa Channel on our cable system, and I occasionally watch the show "Africa Music." There's a lot of good stuff coming from there. Often combining traditional and contemporary music.
Please visit my web site and Soundcloud page and listen to the music posted there.
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