drumFunny – percussive comedy & music humor

In this, the most involved and produced video yet, the Xylopholks take us through New York’s five boroughs, bringing ragtime hilarity at the same time. This video was submitted by Xylopholks frontman Jon Singer, who was fortunate enough to receive a Fulbright to study mrudangam (south Indian drumming) through May 2010. The Xylopholks are hoping to raise enough money to bring the entire crew over to film a documentary (which, in all likelihood, will be even more hilarious than anything we’ve seen yet).

If you’d like to contribute, head over to their website and contribute a few bucks. In the meantime, sit back and enjoy their best installment yet.

Thanks, Jon!

Any New York readers ever see these guys in person?

…….really??

From the Georgia Tech Center For Music Technology

“The stage debut of Shimon, the robotic marimba player. Also, the world first human-robot rendition of Duke Jordan’s “Jordu”, for human piano and robot marimba.

The robot listens to the human play and tries to match its beat, sync, and themes. It uses choreographic gestures to generate both motion and sound.”

On a side note, can anyone identify the Robot’s mallet series of choice? 

Thanks for everyone who sent this in!

Chelsea requested recognition for sending in this video, so here you go Chelsea…