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I recommended Archipelago in the acid jazz thread. It's a trio of bassoon, accordion, and drums. They play jazz and tangos, including arrangements of Bartok, Stairway to Heaven, and Walk on the Wild Side. It's very unusual and very enjoyable.
A favorite of mine is jazz guitarist turned world musician, Steve Tibbetts. I own 2 of his world music CDs, both of which are AMG Album Picks.
He as 2 CDs in colaboration with Tibetan Buddhist nun and monastic abbot Chöying Drolma. I have one of them Selwa.
It's actually hard to describe, Drolma sings Tibetan prayers and folk songs, with Tibbetts playing guitar. To get a better idea, please listen to the samples on allmusic.com or amazon.
The other CD I own is Å. Again, this is a hard to describe, so I'll just take the description from allmusic.com
It is rare that one finds a recording like no other: music with such a unique texture and sensibility that it offers a new landscape for the mind. This collaboration between American guitarist Tibbets and Swedish violinist Hamre forges folk tunes into abstract soundscapes where melody is just out of reach, but still haunts your perception. Producers Tibbets and Marc Anderson layer the music with additional strings and subtle percussion to create something that is not new age, but not traditional: a music that seems deeply rooted in a place, even if that place is ephemeral. Remarkable.
i doubt she needs an introduction, but here goes anyways and another one to look out for:
Anoushka Shankar (b. June 9, 1981) is a sitar player and composer in the United Kingdom. She is the daughter of Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player, and Sukanya Rajan. Through her father, she is the half-sister of Grammy winner Norah Jones.
Shankar was born in London. When she was nine years old, her father began training her in the sitar. She gave a public performance at the age of thirteen; since then she has become a world famous sitar artist.
After her mother reunited with Mr Shankar, from age seven on she lived in Encinitas, CA, USA where she gave several charity performances as a teenager and graduated from the local public high school.
In an hour-long special on the US public TV network PBS she once explained that this is how she picked up her American accent, which according to her, her Indian fans find "cute".
In 1998, Shankar played at a gala dinnner for guests including British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, in recognition of which she was presented with a House of Commons Shield. In February 2000, Shankar became the first woman to perform at The Ramakrishna Centre in Calcutta. The Indian Television Academy, Asmi, and India Times chose her as one of four Women of the Year in India in 2003. In 2004 she was chosen as one of twenty Asian Heroes by the Asia edition of Time magazine.
Her album Rise was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Contemporary World Music category. This was Shankar's second Grammy nomination. She also became the first Indian woman to perform at the Grammy Awards when she performed during the pre-telecast ceremony of the 48th awards.
She played sitar at the Concert for George, a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death. The concert was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on November 29, 2002.
as usual, be back at some point with more...i think i've had enough for today
This is by far one of my favorite albums, though sitar purists claim that her skills are elementary at best. Personally, I love it and listen to this album at least once a week while working.
Updating my previous post, I would highly recommend these:
- EDU LOBO => Brazilian music at the best (especially his wonderful album "Corrupiao")
- DUOFEL => Great instrumental Brazilian music
- LOS JAIVAS => Great andean folk/rock group (from Chile)
- LUAR NA LUBRE => Celtic/Gaelic music ("Cabo do Mundo" and "Plenilunio" are brilliant)
- MILLADOIRO => Another Celtic/Gaelic group (also from Spain)
- AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM => Awesome combination of Irish melodies with African drumlines
- RAVI SHANKAR => Indian ("Passages", in collaboration with Philip Glass, is absolutely great)
- U.SRINIVAS => Indian (his album "Dream", featuring canadian guitarrist Michael Brook, is simply brilliant)
- NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN => Pakistan ("Night Song", in collaboration with Michael Brook, is also great)
- HECTOR ZAZOU => a mix of music from everywhere; BRILLIANT!!! (especially the albums "Lights in the Dark", "Sahara Blue" & "Songs from the Cold Seas")
- DADAVA => Chinese/Tibetan music (her album "Sister Drum" is awesome)
Hey all, cool thread. I have been listening to a Turkish artist named Mercan Dede non stop lately. He is described as sufi acoustic techno. Very hypnotic with lots of wood flute and driving beats. I listen to a double disc album called "Sufi Traveler" and "Su" is equally impressive. You can find his stuff on amazon and youtube.
What opened my doors to world music was Peter Gabriel's album "Passion: Soundtrack to the Last Temptation of Christ." I'd have to say it is my favorite album of all time. I have bought it 8 times over the last 14 years from wearing it out.
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yeah mercan dede is great, i believe i have all his albums...sufi traveler is nice, so is nefes...guys great ...i've been meaning to post more stuff, hopefully i can get to it sometime today or this weekend
Kanza was born in Zaire, but went to Paris for conservatory training. On this album, Kanza does not intend to feed the sterotypical "African music" preconception: there is no wild shouts, little call-and-response vocals, and hardly any drumming. Kanza's sensitive musical arrangement (drawn largely from classical instruments such as piano, flute, strings and harp) puts at the center spot his delicate voice and delicate guitars.
Wapi Po is multilingual; Kanza sings in his native tongue, in French, in English (he got a language coach, but his English is still off), even collaborated with a Japanese lady for a Japanese song. Yet the African elements of his music still seep through: the rhythmic ripples of his guitar, the placid song breaking briefly into a frenzied plea. From the beautiful, innocent female chorus that opens the album, to the wacky sound collage (featuring prominently a banjo!) at its conclusion, Wapi Po is a dream-like river of songs.
Personally, I love it and listen to this album at least once a week while working.
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