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Tag Archives: il Troubadore

Wookiee-Bellydance

Wookiee Bellydance + Klingon Band

October 4, 2012by Jon Silpayamanant 6 Comments

UPDATES: (Oct. 8, 2012) Word of the Nerd Podcast interview with me about the Wookiee Bellydance video! (Oct. 22, 2012) Just signed a release for the usage of the video […]

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belly dance, Bellydance, Composing
Jen Usellis Mackay as a Klingon

Yo-Yo Ma’s Romulan Music Project

November 17, 2011by Jon Silpayamanant 1 Comment

Nerd Lunch has a podcast about the upcoming Commedia Beauregard’s production, “A Klingon Christmas Carol,” with a brief mention of my group’s (the il Troubadore Klingon Music Project) involvement with […]

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klingon, klingon music
A scene from Commedia Beauregard's production of "A Klingon Christmas Carol"

DaHjaj QeylIS qa’jIH.

October 3, 2011by Jon Silpayamanant Leave a comment

“I am the Spirit of Kahless Present.” Sometimes I have to be in the business of creating culture, not just re-creating culture (or ‘re-presenting culture’ as I sometimes refer to […]

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klingon, klingon music, Local Culture, Music Theory

the perils of having too many bands…

September 1, 2011by Jon Silpayamanant Leave a comment

Last night I was meeting and rehearsing with my Central Asian music and dance project, Raks Makam, and tonight I get to meet and rehearse with my String Quartet.  The […]

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Jon Silpayamanant as a Klingon performing before a production of The Pirates of Penzance (in Outer Space)

on Klingon weddings and playing the Sci-Fi/Fantasy circuit

August 17, 2011by Jon Silpayamanant 7 Comments

So, as I mentioned in the previous post, there is an embarrassment of riches as far as performing options are concerned, if you’re willing to think outside the box.  The […]

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klingon, klingon music, pedagogy, Performance Ethics, Reflections, tlhIngan QoQ, World Music, xenomusic, Xenomusicology

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