Today I'm listening to Dimash Kudaibergen sing "Samaltau".
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I was realizing it's been a while since
I've done a Dimash Kudaibergen reaction
I had one go up and then it was blocked.
But as I was looking around I realized
this is a new song that I didn't even
know about. And what caught my eye about
it was:
Tokyo Jazz Festival 2020. So, you had me
at Dimash,
and you had me at Tokyo Jazz Festival. I
am really excited to listen to this one
today!
Let's dig in.
Is that a didgeridoo?
...a rain stick?
Oh my gosh!
Okay, gotta stop there. Whoa, I love this
already!
Oh my goodness! I love 'world music' and
indigenous music and these instruments
that as an American I've never heard of
or seen.
...obviously the other guy has that...I
thought it was a didgeridoo at first, but
it's a
giant rain stick which is actually i
think made out of a cactus?
...dried and then
stuff is inside of it...anyway this is so
cool!
I literally have chills right now.
Anticipating what's getting ready to
come.
Okay, I've got to stop just to stay
compliant. This is so compelling!
This is eliciting an emotional response
in me already!
I love the dissonance of the chords that
they're
choosing and now we've got time
clicking in... maybe some sort of a
recorded stem...now let's get back in
So excited to hear what Dimash has to
bring. Here we go!
 
 
I'm so blown away by Dimash
how he continues to push himself
artistically. I hope he feels fulfilled
in what he's doing because
as a listener it is just thrilling to me
to see this young man
and his abilities just continue to
blossom and grow. His voice is so beautiful.
 
Okay stopping right there. What a gift!
What a gift this singer is!
Are you kidding me? Wow! Seriously
I just feel like I need to be quiet now.
Oh my goodness.
This is really moving. Very moving!
Okay, let's keep going here we go.
 
Did you hear kind of go into a major (key)? It went from that minor key
into the major key. So obviously we've got a change coming. Let's go back and listen
to that again so you can hear.
And this is a musical technique. You go
from a minor chord
structure which is sad sounding...
I mean (sad) is one way to talk about
minor chords. But then it goes into
a major key. Here's the minor key.
okay so it's all of that is minor. Then he sings....
and it goes into the major right there.
So now we're going into a major key. What are we doing?
 
He's amazing to me too that he's able to
just sit there
cross-legged on that stool or bench...
piano bench maybe?
...and just pop these notes out like it's
nobody's business!
I feel like I would need to have my legs
underneath me and be able to just
move a little bit more. He doesn't need
that! Here we go. I
feel like I have talked through this
song so much and I am sorry.
I am sorry that this is the rules that i
have to stop
I'm trying to do it in a musical way
so that I'm not
stepping all over this gorgeous
composition. Please promise me that
you're gonna do what I'm gonna do
after I'm done with this: You're gonna go
back and listen to the original
video without me yammering away. Okay
let's keep going
 
 
Well, that was incredible! oh my gosh okay
let's deconstruct this one just a little
bit more.
That was awe-inspiring! I don't know what
he is saying
in the song but it is so incredibly
dramatic and beautiful.
The orchestration on this track is
incredible.
Please let me know what you know about
this composition
because I am so intrigued by it. I'm also
really fascinated by the instruments
that are used in this video. I know the
rain stick, but that's the only one I know. So if you
can tell me what the stringed instrument is. What the
wind instrument is that he's playing? Because even the way
it's coming up to his mouth
is really interesting! It's not like
he's fully blowing into it but it gets a
really cool
panpipe kind of sound. And the way they
have these instruments mic-ed as well!
The effects they have on them? Really
gripping!
I love the range of dynamics that
Dimash is able to sing in just in
this first little section of the song. He starts out
with a really strong forte, even a fortissimo dynamic marking.
And then winds his way all the way down
to something that would be more like a
mezzo-piano dynamic marking.
There's so much drama in this song,
and so much feeling and emotion.
It's interesting going back and
listening this time through because I'm
recognizing that there's repetition to the
song.
You can hear the verses and choruses
coming back around to be
sung again. I didn't notice that the first time through. And I think a big
part of that is because of the way
Dimash
communicates the lyrics. What he's doing
with his dynamics.
What he's doing with his voice. It just
made the whole thing sound
"through-composed" or just fresh the whole way through.
I love the "Whoa" part of the song where
he's just
singing in this really relaxed way, but
yet getting this incredibly gorgeous
tone and intensity.
And then it just builds and grows into
the second section of it.
And i just want to point out here how
relaxed he is.
He is so relaxed! It's like I said
earlier, I can't imagine
sitting cross-legged and singing the
song.
Yet, he does it because he has such
a great grasp of his breathing
which is fueling his sound. And his voice
is so balanced and so
cohesive and integrated. It's one unit. So
he doesn't have to
fiddle or worry about any of that. It's
all just going to be so connected and so
free because he's worked on it so long
and so hard.
I love everything about this song the
way Dimash sings, the beautiful
instrumentation,
and just the experience you get as the
listener.
 
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so blown away by this performance today! What a treat
to get to listen to Dimash any day of
the week! I hope that you are continuing
to find YOUR voice and make YOUR sound in the
world today. Because the world is waiting...
literally praying...for what YOU bring.
And remember: YOU ARE LOVED.
bye guys
