Photography And Half-Thoughts By Mitchell Hegman

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Friday, October 18, 2024

When a Harmonica is Everything You Ever Wanted

I have been living with a serious error in my thinking for my entire life. Until just yesterday, I thought the harmonica was merely an inconsequential instrument, used simply to spice up a song now and then. I could not have been more wrong.

Yesterday, for the first time, I heard Indiara Sfair playing a harmonica.

Indiara Sfair is a Brazilian harmonica virtuoso known for her soulful playing, blending blues, jazz, and Brazilian influences. She began playing the harmonica at a young age and gained international attention through her online performances. Her expressive phrasing and technical skill on the instrument are transformative. She gives the harmonica the range of a piano, the depth of a saxophone, and bends notes like a blues guitarist. After listening to the first of her songs, I quickly found a half dozen more.

Take the time to watch the two-minute video I’m sharing today. Maybe a harmonica will provide you, as it did for me, with everything you ever wanted in a song.

—Mitchell Hegman

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VWgT7VSl-I&list=RDEM5gvS4v3_cmaP31ld5coysg&index=2

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