Jay Maclean, a freelance writer, information specialist, and musician, was struck by the cover photo in the April-June 2007 issue of Rice Today magazine -- http://www.scribd.com/doc/34620863/Ri...
It depicts the Mekong River as it winds through northwestern Yunnan Province in China. The photographer is Ken Driese - http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdriese
Maclean writes: "I was sitting at my piano, looking at the cover, seeing the rugged landscape rolling down onto a narrow river, a temple, shoals and mud, nevertheless the same river that later calms down on its voyage through Cambodia and beyond. So, I began to play an impression of the scene. It came together quite quickly and after an hour I had a piece that runs for nearly 4-1/2 minutes. I added a bass line and some percussion to enhance the mood."
He calls it, naturally, River of Rice.
Audio visual staff at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) - http://irri.org - put together this music video using video clips from IRRI's archives. The music and video scenes go together quite nicely.
Rice Today magazine is published by IRRI. The magazine's archives are online at http://www.scribd.com/Rice%20Today
Quoted and shared from <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA6EtUFdz3Y&feature=related>
It depicts the Mekong River as it winds through northwestern Yunnan Province in China. The photographer is Ken Driese - http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdriese
Maclean writes: "I was sitting at my piano, looking at the cover, seeing the rugged landscape rolling down onto a narrow river, a temple, shoals and mud, nevertheless the same river that later calms down on its voyage through Cambodia and beyond. So, I began to play an impression of the scene. It came together quite quickly and after an hour I had a piece that runs for nearly 4-1/2 minutes. I added a bass line and some percussion to enhance the mood."
He calls it, naturally, River of Rice.
Audio visual staff at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) - http://irri.org - put together this music video using video clips from IRRI's archives. The music and video scenes go together quite nicely.
Rice Today magazine is published by IRRI. The magazine's archives are online at http://www.scribd.com/Rice%20Today
Quoted and shared from <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA6EtUFdz3Y&feature=related>
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