The most characteristic harmonica sound we hear today is the blues-harp style, developed by the Afro-Americans. It uses soulful note bending to give that bluesy wailing sound we all associate with the harp. You often hear it in contemporary American styles like Blues, Jazz, Country and Rock. However the free-reed that makes the sound in harmonicas is thousands of years old, first documented in ancient Chinese literature. It has long been used in traditional Chinese folk instruments like the Hulusi, Bawu, Sheng etc.
A Global Icon. The Hollywood Sign: It's more than just nine white letters spelling out a city's name; it's one of the world's most evocative symbols â a universal metaphor for ambition, success, glamour...for this dazzling place, industry and dream we call H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D.
Sign of the times: The Hollywood sign has been changed using white and black tarp to read 'Hollyweed', 41 years after it was first altered by an art student in recognition of California's marijuana laws, which were changing at the time.