who would've thought Kyrgz music would be so cool? pause. wait a second. let's define cool here.

in music terms, i'm afraid that my "cool" usually translates into "folksy" for everyone else. folksy music is awesome because to me it is music in its truest form. i suppose all music is expression, and perhaps on a scale of depth folk music is pretty shallow and apparent - especially when compared to the more mystical electronica (should that be spelled with a "k"?). but isn't part of the goal of making music to connect with people? i'm not sure. i'm no musician. but i do know that fiddle and banjo type sounds just feel like life!

so as i was listening to a sampling of central asian music today, and enjoying most of it (save some of the really high-pitched tracks), i very quickly fell in love with the upbeat folksy style of kyrgz music. very cool.