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Mondo Beat 2 - Masters of Percussion [Updated]

Posted By : Jazzmen | Date : 16 May 2011 18:06:44 | Comments : 1

Mondo Beat 2 - Masters of Percussion
World | EAC | Flac+Cue+Log files - (370MB) | MP3 320 - (130 MB) | Front Cover | 2002

“In many ways, the sheer idea of a popular drumming compilation sounds at odds with itself. Next to the voice, the drum might be humankind's oldest instrument, but putting it in a context where people who aren't ethnomusicologists want to hear a whole album of it isn't easy. But while several different styles are illustrated here...”
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Phil Thornton - Flying [Updated]

Posted By : Jazzmen | Date : 15 May 2011 15:11:51 | Comments : 4

Phil Thornton - Flying
New Age | EAC | Wv+Cue+Log files - (370MB) | MP3 320 - (130 MB) | Covers | 1995

“Thornton's first "non-rhythm" New Age work was the film score for Cloud Sculpting, which was later released on the New World Music, home to most of his recordings. On this project, he met didgeridoo player Steven Cragg, with whom he recorded Initiation and Tibetan Horn. In his Sussex, England, recording studio, Expandibubble, Thornton continues to explore new limits of sequenced electronic music (Alien Encounter) and the insights of tribal and ethnic cultures (Shaman).”
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Ray Conniff - El Continental / Say It with Music [Updated]

Posted By : Jazzmen | Date : 14 May 2011 13:31:37 | Comments : 2

Ray Conniff - El Continental / Say It with Music
Easy Listening | EAC | FLAC+Cue+Log files - (480 MB) | MP3 320 - (170 MB) | Scans | 1992

“I was first attracted to the Ray Conniff sound as an aspiring teen-age bass player, nearly forty years ago. My father, a professional guitarist and bassist, had taught me the virtues of dance-able tempos and rhythms and had also introduced me to the classics. Conniff's early album, "Concert in Rhythm, Vol. 1," brought these lessons together for me in a way only a musician can understand. His treatment of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" theme was just plain breathtaking...”
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Kotolán - La Tienda De Groove [Updated]

Posted By : Jazzmen | Date : 11 May 2011 16:27:36 | Comments : 0

Kotolán - La Tienda De Groove
Latin | EAC | FLAC+Cue+Log files - (315MB) | MP3 320 - (130 MB) | Scans | 2002

“KoTolán is a multicultural based Latin/World music ensemble that embodies the essence of diversity and celebrates heritage, languages and identity. Japanese born vocalist Junko Seki is fluent in Spanish, English and Japanese and sings seamlessly in all three. Band leader Otto Granillo is a storyteller through his songwriting and creative use of orchestration and sets fourth a soul inspired wave of energetic cross-cultural grooves and lyrics...”
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Aziz Herawi - Cry Of The Mountains [Updated]

Posted By : Jazzmen | Date : 10 May 2011 13:35:40 | Comments : 2

Aziz Herawi - Cry Of The Mountains
World | EAC | FLAC+Cue+Log files - (400 MB) | MP3 320 - (160 MB) | Scans | 2002

“Aziz Herawi, or Aghasab as he is reverentially addressed, carries the melodies of his native Herat to Afghani refugee communities around the world. Being born into a family of noted clerics was not an ideal circumstance for a budding creative musician; he was forced to practice clandestinely to avoid the wrath of his elders. Since Herawi's father did not approve of playing music, as a boy Herawi taught himself to play his main instrument, the dutar (a long-necked 14-stringed lute), in secret...”
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L. Subramaniam - Le Violon de L'Inde du Sud [Updated]

Posted By : Jazzmen | Date : 10 May 2011 01:33:47 | Comments : 2

L. Subramaniam - Le Violon de L'Inde du Sud
World | EAC | FLAC+Cue+Log files - (320 MB) | MP3 320 - (155 MB) | Scans | 1988

“A gifted South Indian counterpart of Jean-Luc Ponty on the electric violin, and endlessly curious about all kinds of music, Subramaniam has been a pioneer in exploring intelligent fusions between European classical music, American jazz, rock, and South Indian music. His father, a master Indian violinist, and mother, who played the Indian vina, were his first musical influences..”
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Mercan Dede - 800 [Updated]

Posted By : Jazzmen | Date : 05 May 2011 02:55:09 | Comments : 5

Mercan Dede - 800
World | EAC | FLAC+Cue+Log files - (520 MB) | MP3 320 - (220 MB) | Scans | 2008

“Celebrating the 800th birthday of Meylana Jalaleddin-I Rumi, Mercan Dede releases his new album, 800, with themes of Religious Tolerance and Peace. The essence of Sufism, Rumi taught, is counterpoint, everything exists with its opposite. Such a notion is superbly reflected in Dede's latest album that sees Persian, Indian, Turkish and Western music come together to form an impressive sound...”
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Zakir Hussain & Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan - Golden Krithis - Colours

Posted By : Jazzmen | Date : 04 May 2011 02:11:44 | Comments : 3

Zakir Hussain & Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan - Golden Krithis - Colours
World | EAC | FLAC+Cue+Log files - (300 MB) | MP3 320 - (140 MB) | Scans | 2008

“The album is a fussion of mainly two instruments, tabla and violin. Ustad Zakir Hussain is on the tabla and the violin is played by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan. The album is a perfect blend of Western, Hindustani and Carnatic classical music...”
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Oum Kalsoum - Magie de l'orient

Posted By : Jazzmen | Date : 03 May 2011 09:49:55 | Comments : 3

Oum Kalsoum - Magie de l'orient
World | EAC | Wv+Cue+Log files - (280 MB) | MP3 320 - (160 MB) | Front Cover | 2002

“oum kalsoum est une diva de la musique arabe. Ses disques sont maintenant des classiques, il faut les ecouter comme les premiers qui ont fait découvrir la musique arabe en occident. Les vedettes d aujourdhui(cheib mami,samira said...) sont les "enfants" d oum kalsoum.”
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Mercan Dede & Secret Tribe - Nar

Posted By : Jazzmen | Date : 26 Apr 2011 23:45:14 | Comments : 2

Mercan Dede & Secret Tribe - Nar
World | EAC | Ape+Cue+Log files - (440 MB) | MP3 320 - (150 MB) | Scans | 2007

“Mercan Dede (translated your grandfather's mustache) a.k.a. Alan Arkin is a modern day genius of composition. He combines New Age with traditional Middle Eastern Sufi instruments, rhythms and melodies. The results are stunning other worldly creations of musical landscapes of caravans, spinning Sufi dancers and traditional belly dancers...”
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Ilaiyaraaja - Thiruvasagam

Posted By : Jazzmen | Date : 26 Apr 2011 15:51:24 | Comments : 0

Ilaiyaraaja - Thiruvasagam
World | EAC | Ape+Cue+Log files - (345 MB) | MP3 320 - (145 MB) | Scans | 2005

“This is absolute nectar. soul melting. Fantastic tool for devotion. Sung beautifully by bavatharini and illayaraja and splendidly written by manickka vasagar. Particularly Track 1 Poovaar Senni Mannan , 3 Poo Eru Konum and 6 Puttril Vazh Aravam Anjen...”
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Pancho Quinto - En el Solar la Cueva del Humo

Posted By : Jazzmen | Date : 24 Apr 2011 00:18:18 | Comments : 2

Pancho Quinto - En el Solar la Cueva del Humo
Latin | EAC | Ape+Cue+Log files - (285 MB) | MP3 320 - (145 MB) | Scans | 1997

“Pancho Quinto is a master of the bata, the Yoruba ceremonial drum, as well as of the quinto, the lead drum used in the rumba, which has its roots in the Cross River Delta among the Efik and the Efo.Interviewed on his ‘98 tour to the US, Pancho said: ” I play a polyrhythmic rumba. I never go outside the Cuban rumba, and I play that perfectly, but I add to it, as if I had a whole drum set in my hands. And I play many instruments, like cajon , bata, bells.” Recent album: “En el Solar la Cueva del Humo,” with Round World...”
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Burhan Ocal & The Trakya All Stars - Oynamaya Geldik

Posted By : Jazzmen | Date : 22 Apr 2011 03:02:39 | Comments : 1

Burhan Ocal & The Trakya All Stars - Oynamaya Geldik
World | EAC | Wv+Cue+Log files - (320 MB) | MP3 320 - (145 MB) | Scans | 2006

“Burhan Ocal's instruments are as diverse as his music. In addition to a wide variety of percussion, such as the Darbuka (a vase-shaped drum played with the fingers), he is a highly skilled player on a number of stringed instruments, including the Divan-Saz, Tanbur and Ud. His expressive voice adds to the spectrum of musical elements at his command.”
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Mercan Dede - Seyahatname [Updated]

Posted By : Jazzmen | Date : 20 Apr 2011 19:29:51 | Comments : 5

Mercan Dede - Seyahatname
World | EAC | Wv+Cue+Log files - (405 MB) | MP3 320 - (210 MB) | Scans | 2003

“Mercan Dede is a Turkish born, Montreal based world-beat musician/producer. Subtly fusing the Eastern spiritual traditions of Sufi music with contemporary ambient sounds, Mercan Dede creates a unique and highly original mix of old and new, sacred and secular, Eastern and Western.”
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Gaurav Mazumdar & Jayanthi Kumaresh - Raga Ragam [Updated]

Posted By : Jazzmen | Date : 19 Apr 2011 09:53:25 | Comments : 4

Gaurav Mazumdar & Jayanthi Kumaresh - Raga Ragam
World | EAC | FLAC+Cue+Log files - (410 MB) | MP3 320 - (220 MB) | Scans | 2009

“Gaurav Mazumdar is one of the most sought-after and versatile musicians of the present generation, Gaurav Mazumdar hails from a family of well-known musicians of Allahabad (India). His early career in music began with vocal music, then violin taught by his uncle J.D.Mazumdar , cousins Kamala Bose and Jayashree Roy , father Dulal Mazumdar and Pandit Nandkishore Vishwakarma...”
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