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The album cover for Promenade by John Wright features two photographs of the artist playing the jew's harp (also called guimbarde). The top left corner displays his name and instrument in elegant serif font, while the title Promenade appears prominently in bold white lettering at the bottom, all set against a solid light blue background.

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John Wright and the Art of the Jaw Harp

Angel Romero July 6, 2025 No Comments guimbarda guimbarde jaw harp jew’s harp John Wright world music

John Wright – Promenade (Guimbarde-Jews Harp) (Buda Musique, 2025) John Wright (1939–2013) was a pioneering English musician who elevated the jaw harp (also known as…

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Algair Jaw Harp, gold colored

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An Overview of the Twangy Jaw Harp

Angel Romero June 28, 2025 No Comments arpa de boca birimbao brummeisen đàn môi genggong guimbarda guimbarde jaw harp jew’s harp jigatch ooz komuz khomus kouxian marranzanu maultrommel morchang morsing mundharmonika munnharpe murchunga scacciapensieri spassapensieri temir komuz tromp trompa trompa de boca trompa de París trompa gallega trompe de Bearn trompe de laquais trump world music

(headline image: Algair Jaw Harp) Few musical instruments are as small and unassuming yet as globally far-reaching as the jaw harp. Also known as the…

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Sigurd Brokke's muunnharpes - Photo by Lena Knutli. A wooden storage box with 8 munnharpes

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Munnharpe, the Ancient Norwegian Jaw Harp

Angel Romero September 3, 2024 No Comments Anders Røine Ånon Egeland Arnt Magne Haugen Bent Åserud Bernhard Folkestad Etnisk Musikklubb jaw harp Jim Erik Hoem Johansen John Melhus Kenneth Lien munnharpe Norsk munnharpe Norwegian music Sigurd Brokke Svein Westad Thov Wetterhus Tom Willy Rustad Veronika Søum world music

(headline image: Sigurd Brokke’s muunnharpes – Photo by Lena Knutli) The munnharpe, a Norwegian jaw harp, is a metal instrument believed to have originated in…

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Artist Profiles: Olena Podluzhnaya UUTAi

Angel Romero July 30, 2019 9 Comments jaw harp khomus Olena Podluzhnaya Russia Shamanic music Uutai Yakutian music

Olena Podluzhnaya, with the stage name UUTAi, is a singer and khomus player from Yakutia, Russia. Ms. Podluzhnaya says: “My native Republic is the world…

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