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Music in the Underground
26. januar 2006 af
Rottefar (Slettet)
Music in the Underground
It’s an autumn morning in London and the beginning of a new working day for Taiken Mikolla.
Along with millions of other people the 18 year old Finn goes down into the Underground to start the today’s work. But as soon as Mikkola has arrived on the platform of the Underground, he takes out his trumpet and is already at work.
Its hard work, both for the feet and the pride but Mikkola’s mood doesn’t seem to suffer any damage. “ London is the best place”, he says watching the passengers’ faces. You can’t make money in the Underground of New York or Paris but the Londoners’ attitude towards the young ones is very friendly. On a 10 hours’ working day Mikkola can make as much as £ 30.
The idea is not just Mikkola’s. To be able to survive and buy a little bread at the baker’s and a little meat at the butcher’s every day more than 500 young musicans from all over the world play in the Underground of London. Thay play everything from the guitar to the harp. Mikkola and many of these foreigners spend the cold months of year in the warmth of the Underground.
But it’s not enough to be able to play and sing. You have to have an actor’s ability to look innocent if the constables appear.
Taken Mikkola has decided on staying in England for three years, after that he doesn’t know what to do. This is many young people’s situation today. Due the unemployment they feel restless and without a future.
It’s an autumn morning in London and the beginning of a new working day for Taiken Mikolla.
Along with millions of other people the 18 year old Finn goes down into the Underground to start the today’s work. But as soon as Mikkola has arrived on the platform of the Underground, he takes out his trumpet and is already at work.
Its hard work, both for the feet and the pride but Mikkola’s mood doesn’t seem to suffer any damage. “ London is the best place”, he says watching the passengers’ faces. You can’t make money in the Underground of New York or Paris but the Londoners’ attitude towards the young ones is very friendly. On a 10 hours’ working day Mikkola can make as much as £ 30.
The idea is not just Mikkola’s. To be able to survive and buy a little bread at the baker’s and a little meat at the butcher’s every day more than 500 young musicans from all over the world play in the Underground of London. Thay play everything from the guitar to the harp. Mikkola and many of these foreigners spend the cold months of year in the warmth of the Underground.
But it’s not enough to be able to play and sing. You have to have an actor’s ability to look innocent if the constables appear.
Taken Mikkola has decided on staying in England for three years, after that he doesn’t know what to do. This is many young people’s situation today. Due the unemployment they feel restless and without a future.
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