World music
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Return Of The Super Ape - Deluxe 2008 Edition: Lee "Scratch" Perry
2 recommendations
""Return Of The Super Ape" is back with a big fat hand-rolled sound that is deadly addictive--beware! Uuh!"
Songlines - world music magazine - news, reviews & concert listings
1 recommendation
"Even though this magazine is published in Britain and many of the events posted pertain to countries outside of the US, it is full of informative articles, reviews and interviews of established world music pioneers, up and coming musicians and CDs. Published every two months, each issue comes with a CD of exciting and energizing music from artists all over the world. If you love world music, you w..."
Slumdog Millionaire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
6 recommendations
"If you've seen Danny Boyle's SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, you will love A R Rahman's accompanying soundtrack. The music is truly amazing and features some of India's top artists."
A Town Called Addis by Dub Colossus
1 recommendation
""A Town Called Addis" is an inspired collaboration between amazing singers and musicians in Addis Ababa covering Azmari and traditional styles as well as the popular singing styles of the 60s and 70s and Dub Colossus (Nick Page). The result connects the golden years of ethiopique beats (popular again thanks to the release of the critically acclaimed 'Ethiopique' compliation ) and ethiojazz with th..."
Oumou: Oumou Sangare
1 recommendation
"Lovely!!! Check out what Amazon said: This six-foot-tall goddess is indisputably one of modern Africa's greatest singers. Her magnificent, throaty alto and exotic yet accessible style have already won her an impressive international following. Oumou's lyrics are nearly as compelling as her voice and person; her open affirmation of female sensuality and diatribes against polygamy have irritated..."
Un Dia: Juana Molina
1 recommendation
"not just brilliant Juana Molina album... Here's what Other Music had to say: Argentinean singer-songwriter Juana Molina is an originator. A sound pioneer. She's the only artist we know that could somehow justifiably be compared to Animal Collective, Bebel Gilberto, Bjork, Beth Orton, and Red House Painters. On her fifth full-length, "Un Dia," Molina’s voice is carried like a buoy, and her di..."
Sigur Rós :: Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
2 recommendations
""Se há um grupo que gera sempre consenso em relação à sua genialidade são os Sigur Rós. Estes Islandeses conseguiram mesmo ser (...) hoje uma verdadeira referência." :: passados quase três anos os sigur rós têm um novo álbum de originais ::"
Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound Of The Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79
1 recommendation
"Ever since the soundtrack of"Last King of Scotland" I've been eager to get more African Funk into my music collection. "Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound Of The Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79" is my latest find."
Sympathique: Pink Martini
1 recommendation
"LOVE this album. Jazzy with a touch of world rhythm. Faves: Brazil, Amado Mio and Bolero. Don't know why Bolero isn't listed on the mp3 album since I do have it on my CD. It's a great jazz interpretation of Ravel's classic."
Thievery Corporation - The Cosmic Game
1 recommendation
"I originally got hooked on Thievery Corporation after hearing one of their tracks in the background of an "Alias" episode that took place in Morocco. But that was like trying to understand Spanish by learning to say, "Hola!" The depth and breadth of Thievery's music cuts across so many genres and cultures that it could be dubbed "world music." But the electronic undertones give it an entirely 2..."
Ozomatli
1 recommendation
"Ozo brings a whole lot of everything to their music- funk, hip-hop, salsa, cumbia, middle eastern & asian riffs and rock- all seasoned with a dose of liberal politics and a whole lot of party. Try "Como Ves" "Cumbia de Los Muertos" "Cut Chemist Suite" "La Gallina." I could go on-- Can't stop"-- but I will. Party people over here!"
Africando
1 recommendation
"Some of my favorite salsa music comes from this group that brings together Senegalese vocalists and New York salsa musicians. There's not a single album I don't like, but classics "Bétece, " "Yay Boy" and "Trovador" are guaranteed to fill the dance floor."
Gogol Bordello - Gypsy Punks Underdog World Strike
4 recommendations
""gypsy punk" is pretty damn accurate. raucous, vodka-fueled mayhem and merriment. lots of accordion (which i still maintain is maybe the single most underrated western musical instrument) and full-throated choruses. if you don't want to get up and dance, you might not be human (or you have broken/no legs, maybe). oh yes, the band also had a cameo in the movie version of 'everything is illuminat..."
Bob Marley & Friends ~ Bob Marley
1 recommendation
"Variation is good, especially when it comes from musicians who's songs are as additive as they are crucial, Bob Marley is one of the few in this category. Lucky for me he and his friends have recorded a host of songs as well as different versions of those same song, which means I'm still discovering new ways of enjoying the Marley sound. "Bob Marley & Friends" is a 29 track collection featuring..."
Raoui ~ Souad Massi
1 recommendation
"Souad Massi's "Raoui" came out at a time when I wanted to return to non-American music, but I was looking for something that sounded complete, something with soul, something that was going to take me deeper into contemporary music without gimmicks. I listened to a stack of albums in the "World Music" section at the Virgin Mega Store and after nearly abandoning my search I came across the inspired ..."
Talking Timbuktu ~ Ry Cooder, Ali Farka Toure
2 recommendations
"An inspiring collaboration. I was introduced to "Talking Timbuktu" before spending much time with American Blues music, I can honestly say that it was this recording of virtuosos Ry Cooder and Ali Farka Toure that opened my ears to the power, sensuality, and magic of the Blues and it's many forms."
Aman Iman: Water is Life ~ Tinariwen
1 recommendation
"Comprised of ex-militant fighters who formed the band while serving time in Ghaddafi's rebel camps, Tinariwen are purveyors of a music called ishoumar, a trance-inducing style that's a blend of Western-influenced desert blues and traditional Tuareg song. African percussion and lots of handclaps provide an earthy rhythm that seems to sway and roll. Their eerie sound is nothing less than mesmerizing..."
Morelenbaum Sakamoto Casa
1 recommendation
""Casa" is a wonderful take on the music of Jobim. Unncumbered and colorful "Casa" is created from the talent, and musical vision of Morelenbaum (2) and Ryuichi Sakamoto. "Casa" flows into floating melodies and breezy song, I'm taken away into that world every time."
Eco de Sombras: Echo of Shadows ~ Susana Baca
1 recommendation
"It's been a while since I've listened to "Eco de Sombras", not because of indifference, but rather because I played it so often that I needed to forget it's beauty, and to fall in love with it a new."
Music For Hairy Scary Monsters
1 recommendation
"Morr Music just released this compilation of unreleased and rare material in celebration of two nights of shows in Iceland. The CD features two songs each from Benni Hemm Hemm, Go Find, ISAN, Seabear, and Tarwater, and makes for a great collection of shimmering electronic pop music. Highlights include Benni Hemm Hemm's collaboration with Swedish crooner Jens Lekman and a surprisingly rocking ..."
Tropicalia -- A Revolutionary Movement Of Sound
1 recommendation
"A compilation of some of the benchmark tunes of the Tropicalia musical revolution of late 60s Brazil -- 12 indisputably thrilling tunes -- even if the package is a bit bare bones given the reverential treatment the material has deservedly received in other quarters! This set from Universal US features the amazing anthems and adventurous tunes from Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Os Mutantes, Gilberto G..."
When the Road Bends... tales of a GYPSY CARAVAN
2 recommendations
"As many will say--it's the Gypsy music version of "Bona Vista Social Club". Brilliant, and heartwarming."
Brigitte Bardot - Divine - DVD
1 recommendation
"I live for unexpected fun, I got that and so much more when a good friend played a rare VHS version of Brigitte Bardot's 1968 New Year's Special for me. At first I was dumfounded that I didn't know about this cool TV special from 1960's France, and then shocked to discover that Serge Gainsbourg (Charlotte Gainsbourg's father) composed and appeared in three music video performances featured in the..."
Melodious Bhajans: Tripti Mukherjee
1 recommendation
"Tripti Mukherjee presents beautiful Bhajans (Hindu devotional songs) on this Biswas recording. The dreamy sound of the bansuri (wooden flute) works in contrast to Ringo "like" back-beat rhythm of the tabla, the result is an intoxicating sound which makes me want to dance in my sleep."
Lean on Me-Best of Bill Withers
3 recommendations
"I like the cover design on this one, Bill deserves to get a great look for his hart warming voice."
From the Sitar to the Guitar
1 recommendation
""Presented by world music pioneers Yehudi Menuhin and Ravi Shankar, From the Sitar to the Guitar tells a story which started nearly a thousand years ago in Rajasthan, India, and culminates in the Spanish flamenco. ""
Madvillain (Madvillainy)
5 recommendations
"With Madlib's incredible mix of jazzy, head bumpin' beats and MF Doom's lyrical winds this is one you'll have in your weekly rotation. This is the un-Hip Hop, Hip-Hop CD. If you appreciate lyricism layed over some beats you've never heard; I introduce you to Madvillain. This is a must for any music lover with good taste and an I.Q. over 100. Quasimoto also comes in on "Americas Most Blunted""
Loose: Nelly Furtado
6 recommendations
"Seriously groovy and clever interplay of music, Nelly Furtado is the new pop queen. This album has tracks which infused latin to pop, and also electronica, producing catchy and unique tunes. I can listen to it everyday."
