birthdays

Jada Fitzgerald

This is the sound of a metal fork tapping the rim of a wine glass. At the end you notice the sound lingering as it fades out. This was recorded using the voice memo feature on an iPhone 7 plus.

Kate Branch, Gustavo Andrade

This is a recording of the traditional Mexican birthday song “Las mañanitas” played on an acoustic guitar. This song is often played to wake up the person on his or her birthday. The lyrics not sang here have biblical references and speaks of “waking up”. This version of the song is played by Gustavo Andrade on a wooden acoustic guitar unaccompanied by the lyrics so you can hear the beauty of the music. Es una grabación de sonido de la canción mexicana tradicional para cumpleaños realizado en la guitara acústica. Esta canción es a menudo desempeñado para despertar la persona en su cumpleaños. Las letras no cantó aquí tienen referencias bíblicas y habla sobre “despertando”. Esta versión de esta canción es tocada por Gustavo Andrade en una guitarra de madera no acompañado por los letras pues puede oír la belleza de la música