Music can lighten your heart! La Traviata!

After the last Oh Solo Mio-​​​​blog I received this link from another good friend, Antonio. Over 30 members of the Opera Company of Philadelphia mingled themselves among market visitors and unexpectedly started to sing. You can see the surprise, confusion and happiness on the faces of the shoppers. Looking at this movie made me smile too […]

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Which instrument is this?

In a charity shop I bought this lovely instrument. It’s made of a half coconut and it’s nicely painted. Little metal strips are fixed and when you push them, it gives a clear sound. We only don’t know what it is, has it a name, is it Australian (as the painting reminds us of aboriginal art) and is it still […]

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