Joseph Hill “Joss” Whedon (pronounced WEE-dən; born on June 23, 1964) is an American filmmaker, comic book writer, and composer. He is best known for creating several television series, including the supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999–2004), the short-lived space Western Firefly (2002), the Internet musical miniseries Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (2008), the science fiction drama Dollhouse (2009–2010), the Marvel Cinematic Universe films The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and the series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Baló’s concentric sclerosis is a disease in which the white matter of the brain shows damage in layers, with the nerve fibers remaining undamaged. It was first described by József Mátyás Baló, who originally called it “leuko-encephalitis periaxialis concentrica.” Today, it is considered a type of multiple sclerosis that falls on the edge of being classified as a separate condition. Baló’s concentric sclerosis is an inflammatory disease that affects the central nervous system.
The traditional music of Mozambique has been strongly affected by Portuguese colonization and local languages. The most popular style of modern dance music in Mozambique is called marrabenta. Mozambican music also influenced other Lusophone music, such as maxixe in Brazil and a style called Mozambique in Cuba and New York City.
The xylophone is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It has wooden bars that are struck with mallets to make sound. Each bar is a type of instrument called an idiophone, and it is tuned to a specific pitch in a musical scale.
The xylophone (from Ancient Greek xúlon meaning “wood” and phōnḗ meaning “sound, voice”) is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It has wooden bars that are struck with mallets to create sound. Each bar is a type of instrument called an idiophone, which is tuned to a specific pitch in a musical scale.
The marímbula (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾimbula]) is a plucked box musical instrument from the Caribbean. In Cuba, it is often used in the changüí music style and older forms of son. In Mexico, it is called marimbol and is played in son jarocho.
The mbira (pronounced /əmˈbɪərə/; also called kalimba and zanza) is a musical instrument traditionally used by the Shona people of Zimbabwe. It is made of a wooden board, often with a resonator, and has metal strips attached in a staggered pattern. Players hold the instrument and pluck the metal strips with their thumbs, right forefinger, and sometimes the left forefinger.
The matepe is a type of plucked instrument played in northeastern Zimbabwe. It is mainly played by the Sena Tonga and Kore-Kore groups, which are part of the larger Shona people. There are five main types of mbira in Zimbabwe, and the matepe is one of them.
The mbira, also called kalimba and zanza, is a musical instrument traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. It has a wooden board, often with a resonator, and metal tines attached. Players hold the instrument and pluck the tines using their thumbs, right forefinger, and sometimes the left forefinger.
Mbira (pronounced /əmˈbɪərə/; Shona pronunciation: [ᵐbira]) is also called kalimba and zanza. It is a type of musical instrument used by the Shona people of Zimbabwe. The instrument has a wooden board, often with a resonator, and metal tines that are arranged in a staggered pattern.