SolorazafSolo Razafindrakoto known as Solorazaf is a Malagasy guitarist born in France. His roots are both situated in Madagascar. His musical style is very much influenced by these two…View analysis →
Pull-offA pull-off is a stringed instrument playing and articulation technique performed by plucking or "pulling" the finger that is grasping the sounding part of a string off the…View analysis →
AnacrusisIn poetic and musical meter, and by analogy in publishing, an anacrusis (from Ancient Greek: ἀνάκρουσις, anákrousis, literally: 'pushing up', plural anacruses) is a brief…View analysis →
Small swordThe small sword or smallsword (also court sword, Gaelic: claidheamh beag or claybeg, French: épée de cour, lit. “Sword of the court”) is a light one-handed sword designed for…View analysis →
INAPLThe National Institute of Anthropology and Latin American Thought (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano, abbrevriated INAPL) is an Argentine…View analysis →
LocroLocro or lojro (from the Quechua ruqru) is a hearty thick squash or potato stew, associated with Native Andean civilizations, and popular along the Andes mountain range. It is…View analysis →
Sheng (instrument)The sheng (Chinese: 笙) is a Chinese mouth-blown polyphonic free reed instrument consisting of vertical pipes.View analysis →
Theme BuildingThe Theme Building is a structure at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), considered an architectural example of the Space Age design style. Influenced by "Populuxe"…View analysis →
Vanilla sliceVanilla slice is an Australian pastry comprising a thick layer of vanilla custard sandwiched between puff pastry and topped with icing sugar or a thin layer of icing. Similar…View analysis →
STM8The STM8 is an 8-bit microcontroller family by STMicroelectronics. The STM8 microcontrollers use an extended variant of the ST7 microcontroller architecture. STM8…View analysis →
ClavesClaves (/ˈklɑːveɪz, kleɪvz/; Spanish: ) are a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of short, wooden sticks about 20–25 centimeters (8–10 inches) long and about 2.5…View analysis →
Double trackingDouble tracking or doubling is an audio recording technique in which a performer sings or plays along with their own prerecorded performance, usually to produce a stronger or…View analysis →
Meisner techniqueThe Meisner technique is an approach to acting developed by American theatre practitioner Sanford Meisner.View analysis →
OmbréOmbré /ˈɒmbreɪ/ (literally "shaded" in French) is the blending of one color hue to another, usually moving tints and shades from light to dark. It has become a popular feature…View analysis →
VijenacVijenac (English: The Wreath) is a biweekly magazine for literature, art and science, established in December 1993 and published by Matica hrvatska, the central national cultural…View analysis →
Ahanta peopleThe Ahanta/Ayinda are an Akan people who live to the north and east of the Nzema. The Ahanta land has been historically known as one of the richest areas on the coast of what is…View analysis →
Active designActive design is a set of building and planning principles that promote physical activity. Active design in a building, landscape or city design integrates physical activity into…View analysis →
AnmaAnma (Japanese: 按摩) is a practice of traditional Japanese massage; the word also refers to practitioners of that art. Modern shiatsu is largely derived from anma.View analysis →
Gonbad-e Qabus (tower)Gonbad-e Qabus or Gonbad-e Qabus Tower (Persian: برج گنبد قابوس) is a monument in Gonbad-e Qabus, Iran, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012. It marks the grave of Ziyarid…View analysis →
@sohoplace@sohoplace is a West End theatre owned by Nica Burns and operated by Nimax Theatres. It is adjacent to the site of the previous London Astoria, as part of development around the…View analysis →
RoboCoasterRoboCoaster Ltd. is an amusement ride design firm based in Warwickshire, England. Through partnerships with KUKA and Dynamic Attractions, RoboCoaster has installed its namesake…View analysis →
DN73ADN73A (Romanian: Drumul Național 73A) is a national road in Romania that starts from Predeal, reaching Șercaia.View analysis →
GuiseGuise (/ɡwiːz/ GWEEZ, French: ; Dutch: Wieze) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The city was the birthplace of the noble family of…View analysis →
TunxisThe Tunxis were an Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands from Connecticut. They were a tribe of Wappinger people who spoke an Eastern Algonquian language and are…View analysis →
Bones (instrument)The bones, also known as rhythm bones, are a folk instrument that, in their original form, consists of a pair of animal bones, but may also be played on pieces of wood or similar…View analysis →
GlinskiThe House of Glinski (Polish: Gliński) was an ancient Russian princely family, part of the Russian nobility, originated in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, whose ancestors were…View analysis →
IcyballIcyball is a name given to two early refrigerators, one made by Australian Sir Edward Hallstrom in 1923, and the other design patented by David Forbes Keith of Toronto (filed…View analysis →
Arno (typeface)Arno, or Arno Pro, is a serif type family created by Robert Slimbach at Adobe intended for professional use. The name refers to the river that runs through Florence, a centre of…View analysis →
BuisineThe buisine and the añafil were variations of a type of straight medieval trumpet usually made of metal, also called a herald's trumpet. While arguably the same instrument, the…View analysis →
GüiraThe güira (Spanish pronunciation: ) is a percussion instrument from the Dominican Republic used in merengue, bachata, and to a lesser extent, other genres such as cumbia. It is…View analysis →
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and ArtsThe Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (Slovene: Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti (SAZU)) is the national academy of Slovenia, which encompasses science and the arts…View analysis →
Tithe Barn, SturryThe Tithe Barn, Sturry, Kent, England is a barn dating from the early 16th century. The barn was built as the tithe barn for the grange of St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury. At…View analysis →
BallataThe ballata (plural: ballate) is an Italian poetic and musical form in use from the late 13th to the 15th century. The term comes from the verb ballare, to dance, and the form…View analysis →
FuturepopFuturepop is an electronic music genre that has been characterized as a blend of synth-pop, EBM and dance beats, based on trance and techno.View analysis →
OchayaIn Japan, an ochaya (お茶屋, literally "tea house") is an establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha.View analysis →
Ray GrenaldRaymond Grenald (February 10, 1928 – March 6, 2024) was an American architectural lighting designer during the second half of the 20th and early 21st centuries.View analysis →
