Drumming Performance

              On Wednesday, June 27, 2012, MDC Hialeah Campus gave us the opportunity of enjoy an interesting drumming performance. The event started at 11:00am and it took about an hour. During that time a group of musicians delight us with an unusual show. That group is called Fushu Daiko and it’s made up of women and men from diverse nationalities. We could see how involve they are into the Japanese culture, especially into its music. They played three pieces which were a combination of Japanese rhythm with others music styles from around the world. They used cymbal, flute, and different kind of drums. The instrument that I like the most was the flute, because it had a sweet sound and kept in harmony with the others instruments. After the show one of the performers, who is from Japan, said that she loved to play drum because it connected her with her culture. Other musician, who is a percussionist, told us that what had brought him in the drumming world was the sound of the drums and the cymbals. Afterwards we enjoyed a Vietnamese lunch, which consisted in fried rice, vegetables and chicken breast. I really like that food, at the beginning it tasted a litter bit weird to me, but I ended up liking it. Above I have put some pictures from this event.

Yemen Cuisine

Saltah: National Yemeni Dish

            

      Yemeni cuisine is completely distinct from the Middle Eastern cuisines. Yemen cuisine has a great Ottoman Turkish influence due to the Ottoman occupation. Chicken and lamb are eaten more often than beef, which is expensive. Fish is also eaten, especially in the coastal areas. Cheese, butter, and other dairy products are less common in the Yemeni diet. The most commonly used lipids are vegetable oil and clarified butter. Saltah is considered the national dish. The base is a brown meat soup of Turkish, a spoonful of fenugreek froth and sahowqa (a mixture of chillies, tomatoes, garlic, and herbs ground into a salsa). It is eaten traditionally with Yemeni flat bread, which is used as a utensil to scoop up the food. Milk tea, black tea, Karkadin (an infusion of dried flowers), Naqe'e Al Zabib (cold raisin drink), and diba'a (squash nectar) are examples of Yemeni drinks. Mango and guava juice are also popular. Tea is consumed with breakfast, after lunch, and with dinner. Popular flavorings include cloves with cardamom and mint.


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                                       How to do Saltah step by step

                         

Yemen Culture

            

Yemen's Flag

     

                                 Yemen is a nation with a rich and unique culture. The main language spoken in Yemen is Arabic. Even though there is a small part of the inhabitants who speak Semitic languages of Eritrea and Ethiopia. Public schools teach English, though the quality of instruction is low compared to private school which produces proficient English speakers. There are a significant number of Russian speakers because of Yemeni-Russian cross marriages occurring mainly in the 1970s and 1980s.A small Vietnamese-speaking community is found in the capital city of Sana’a, which is formed from Yemeni immigrants expatriated from Vietnam after the Vietnam War in the 1970s. Also there are South Asian Languages spoken by the small South Asian community, most notably Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam, and Marathi languages. Yemen's national anthem is a great piece of music called "United Republic". Traditional Yemeni music is usually performed in the home, at the top of the house while the performers chew a psychoactive stimulant leaf. The Yemeni film industry is starting to develop. They have only released two films: “The Losing Bet” and “A New Day in Old Sana’a” .Football is the most popular sport in Yemen. The Yemen national football team competes in the FIFA and the AFC leagues. The geographic characteristics of this country provide many opportunities for outdoor sports, such as biking, rock climbing, mountain jumping, surfing, body boarding, sailing, scuba diving and camel jumping. Yemen’s biggest sport event was hosting the 2010 Gulf Cup of Nations on November 22, 2010. Among Yemen’s natural and cultural attractions are four World Heritage Sites. The Old Walked City of Shibam, which is nickname “Manhattan of the Desert”, joined the World Heritage Committee in 1982 .The ancient Old City of Sana’a having more than 6,000 houses that survive all date from before the 11th century, was inscribed in 1986.The Historic Town of Zabid, inscribed in1993, is an archaeological and historical site. Algebra is said to have been invented there in the early 9th century. The latest addition to Yemen’s list of World Heritage Sites is the Socotra Archipelago. This site has a rich biodiversity and was mentioned by Marco Polo in the 13th century.

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