Re: OT: other cool world music?

[Owen Davidson <owend...>]

Citizen Kafka is right!  The Secret Museum of Mankind is an awesome place!  Of 
particular note is the entire volume Pat Conte dedicated to recordings made in 
Soviet central Asia between 1925 and 1948 (Yazoo 7007).  And Mr. Conte's 
oblique liner notes are a delight to read.

I haven't heard the radio show, to my great frustration.

Another compilation worth checking out, Yakov, is a three CD set on Ellipsis 
Arts titled "Planet Squeezebox" (CD3470).  Don't let the fact that it's all 
accordions dissuade you: this is a remarkable glimpse of musics you might 
otherwise never hear of.  The very last cut, of a Sumatran form called lagu 
ronggeng, is positively hair-raising.  There's even a cut from the KCB (the
liner notes fail to mention that it's Evan Harlan wielding the accordion on "A 
yor nokh mayn khasene").

And just as a random grab out of the world-music hat, if you want something 
closer to modern, check out "Vodou Adjae" by the Haitian band Boukman 
Eksperyans.  It's a slightly different corner of Afro-Caribbean music than what 
we usually hear.

Owen

Citizen Kafka wrote:

> Hi, Yakov,
>
> without doubt, get the Secret Museum of Mankind series from Yazoo. 78s
> from the golden age (mostly 20's/30's) from the farthest flung corners
> of the planet. hand-picked.
>
> i am the producer of the secret museum radio show, and have no direct
> connection to the cd series. Pat Conte is the man in charge.
>
> Here is a list of contents of Volume One:
>
> 1. Jubilee Anthem - Eleja Choir (Nigeria)
> 2. Fiorassio - Effisio Melis (Sardinia)
> 3. Techudo Techudiessa - Savelli Walevitch (Russia)
> 4. Kapirigna - Fonseka & Party (Ceylon)
> 5. Jat Song - Bhoora Singh & Party (Rajahstan)
> 6. Oye Mi Coro - Septeto Matamoros (Cuba)
> 7. Dance Song - Anonymous (Rumania)
> 8. Lo'i Song Nui - Hoang-Vuy (Vietnam)
> 9. Selska Ratschentitza - Sephanya Penchevya (Macedonia)
> 10. Upa-Upa - Les Tamaru (Society Islands)
> 11. Ma Thama Zinek - Raoul Journo (Morocco)
> 12. Angihambe - Zwabesho Sibisi (South Africa)
> 13. Ise-No-Umi - Imperial Houshold Orchestra (Japan)
> 14. Gungru Tarang - Master Manahar Barve (India)
> 15. Te Quiero Bilbaina - Triki-Triki (The Basque)
> 16. Byggnan - Eric Sahlstrom (Sweden)
> 17. A Europaische Kolomyka - Raderman-Beckerman Orchestra (Yiddish)
> 18. Nie Smuccie Sie Tatry - Goralska Orkiestra (Poland)
> 19. Hill And Gully Ride/Mandeville Road - Lord Composer (Jamaica)
> 20. Medina - Haile, Ighigou et.al. (Abyssinia)
> 21. Alegrias - La Nina De Los Peines (Andalucia)
> 22. Naidasay Toy Pusoc - Duetto Pamolinao (Visayan Islands)
> 23. Isa Lei - Andi Thakambau (Fiji)
>
> the other volumes are equally eclectic and wonderful.
>
> take care,
>
> citizen kafka
>
> -----------------------
>
> "Yakov (Koby)" wrote:
> >
> > Friends, neighbors and cousins:
> > I've kind of come up against a wall with my music. I have a bunch of jazz 
> > (mostly swing or ska -- i'm not really into anything after the 70's unless 
> > it's in an older style), klezmer, rock, and a category that can be called 
> > "weird-a**" (David Byrne, Beck, Oingo Boingo [Danny Elfman]). And I could 
> > go on buying stuff from those genres, except I feel like I need something 
> > new.
> >
> > So, I know most people here are world music mavens -- what would you 
> > suggest? Something cool from someplace I wouldn't think to ask about? Let's 
> > not even stick to Europe -- who's playing traditional African music? What 
> > kind of stuff were the Australian natives into? Anything!
> >
> > Any kind of suggestions would be highly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Yakov
> > http://www.kobyland.com
> > KOBYLAND -- We care.
> >

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Owen Davidson
Amherst  Mass
Repair, Construction and Design of Musical Instruments

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