24Oct/14

Nylon String Harp Guitar

October 24, 2014Instruments, New Music, Sonic Safari Music, Soundscapeschuck jonkey, classical harp guitar, harp guitar, nylon string harp guitarChuck Jonkey

I really love to make musical instruments.  Here is one of my latest projects… the Nylon String Harp guitar.  It has  14 strings.  6 normal strings and 8 harp strings.  I simplyRead More…

26Nov/13

Eastman El Rey – A Very Sexy Guitar

November 26, 2013Instruments, New Music, Sonic Safari Music, SoundscapesGuitars, mp3Chuck Jonkey

I recently acquired a stunningly beautiful and wonderfully sounding guitar – the Eastman El Rey.   I saw my first El Rey in a music store and was really impressed with it’s “ArtRead More…

17Oct/13

Javanese Gamelan – Exotic music of Java

October 17, 2013Adventure, Instruments, Sonic Safari Music, Soundscapes, Travelgongs, javanese gamelan, sonic safari musicChuck Jonkey

Java is an amazing place filled with a wide variety of traditional music, dance, art and culture.  I’ve been there several times to record, film and learn from these amazing people. JavaneseRead More…

08Aug/13

Balloon Music – The world’s first all balloon musical instrument Cd

August 8, 2013New Music, Sonic Safari Music, SoundscapesBaloon Music, SoundscapeChuck Jonkey

Welcome to Balloon Music, the world’s first all balloon musical instrument recording.  All of the music was created with hand-made musical instruments crafted by Chuck Jonkey using balloons. No samplers or synthesizersRead More…

10Oct/11

Amazon Sounds and Music

October 10, 2011Sonic Safari Music, Soundscapes, TravelAmazon, mp3, Rain Forest, Rio Amazonas, SoundscapeChuck Jonkey

The Amazon basic is one of the richest biospheres in the world. I have been fortunate to visit the rain forest on several occasions to record the alluring sounds of the jungle.Read More…

13Dec/10

Harley Hog

December 13, 2010Sonic Safari Music, SoundscapesHarley Hog, Hog, SoundscapeChuck Jonkey

Every year in Glendale, California there’s a charity event known as the “Love Ride”. Up to 30,000 motorcycle riders (mostly on Harley Hogs) assemble for a ralley. The streets are blocked offRead More…

03Nov/09

World Trains

November 3, 2009Sonic Safari Music, SoundscapesChina, Mexico, Russia, Soundscape, World TrainsChuck Jonkey

In my travels around the world I’ve been able to take some fascinating and fun train rides. I just recently returned from Peru having taken a great train through the Sacred ValleyRead More…

25Sep/09

Sounds of the Jungle

September 25, 2009Sonic Safari Music, SoundscapesAmazon, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Costa Rican Rainforest, Guatemala, Indonesia, Jungle, Mexico, Peru, Rain Forest, ThailandChuck Jonkey

I have been lucky enough to have visited a number of rainforests around the world. I have been to parts of the Amazon in Peru, Colombia and Brazil and to many forestsRead More…