I'd throw a euro or two in his bucket. For some reason, street musicians are far more charming in Europe than they are in my own city (Seattle).

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dupe http://videosift.com/video/Street-Musician-inspires-Dancer-encouraged-by-Arab-father

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from what I can find, pretty close to this...
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It's a slightly different instrument and sound, but they're really close

The Space Lady (aka Suzy Soundz) is San Francisco’s most enchanting street musician. Whether on keyboard or accordion, her music stops sidewalk traffic even in this multi-task town. She usually performs wearing a whimsical steel helmet with angel wings, which makes her easy to recognize but belies the credibility of her haunting vocal interpretations of well known songs. The Space Lady, whose real name is Susan Dietrich, made only a full length CD of San Francisco sessions for sale. The disc features Susan performing live on Casio with effects.
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Space+Lady

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got to love ithaca. spent 4 years of school there and this is the perfect cross section... peaceniks, stoners, hippies, idealists, professors, young mothers with darling children, young lovers, rastafarian street musicians...

Second that.>> ^oohlalasassoon:

This is the kind of thing that makes life bearable.

Maybe it is because I'm in Boston and we have a LOT of street musicians far better than this guy, but I don't get what is so popular about this video. He's okay, but definitely not that great.