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Music > World
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Novaera
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Concordu e Tenore de Orosei
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R310
Discovery Miles 3 100
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Zap Mama
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R368
Discovery Miles 3 680
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King of History
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Misiani D O & Shirati Jazz, Shirati Jazz
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R198
Discovery Miles 1 980
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The tongue-in-cheek Beginner's Guide clause in the title of
Nascente's three-CD, 46-track collection of world grooves should be
taken as evidence that anybody who desires music equipped with what
Harrison Birtwistle has called "a drum mechanism" can enjoy these
beats and mixes under just about any circumstances. Most
individuals, with the exception of specialized "worldly"
groove-ologists, will probably find this diverse sampler to be
pleasantly humbling, as its multi-latitudinal range (extending well
beyond those of many less ambitious "world music" compilations) may
feel like a friendly crash course in global grooves. In addition to
vintage recordings by Gil Scott-Heron and Taj Mahal, the listener
bumps into mixes that originated in such varied locales as Chile,
Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, the U.K., Italy, Austria, Switzerland,
Portugal, Cape Verde, India, Greece, and Turkey. While few African
nations are represented, the overall influence of Pan African and
Pan Caribbean cultures are detectable throughout. Stylistic
variants and underpinnings include worldbeat, acid jazz, Chilean
funk, Latin and Brazilian pop, rock en espa ol, dub reggae,
Afro-reggae, Afro-pop, techno pop, Greek pop, gypsy pop, flamenco
groove, worldbeat electronica, Balkanalia electronica, Okinawan
electronica, Balkan Madness dub, Italian house, and Cape Verdean
fado. Unfortunately (if you scratch beneath the surface), the Turks
are represented by the worrisomely named Ottoman Military Project
and their contemporary techno dance mix update of "Ceddin Deden," a
traditional Turkish military anthem that dates directly back to
just before the well-documented Armenian Genocide of 1914-1918,
during which more than one million Armenians were massacred by
Turkish nationalists. The original march was composed by Kaptanzadi
Ali Riza Bey (1881-1934), with lyrics by Ismail Hakki Bey that
contained the incendiary passage: "Thus shall these cursed ones
suffer abjection." With the Turkish Government continuing to deny
that the Armenian Genocide ("Ermeni Soykirimi" in Turkish) ever
even occurred, the disturbing historical background of "Ceddin
Deden" and the insensitivity of a group willing to align themselves
by name with the early 20th century militaristic arm of the Ottoman
Empire momentarily casts a grim shadow over this otherwise
enjoyable all-purpose collection of dance, trance, pop and techno
beats from many distant lands. ~ arwulf arwulf
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Over And Under CD (2002)
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Greg Brown; Contributions by Patrick Brickel; Produced by Greg Brown, Bo Ramsey
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R346
Discovery Miles 3 460
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Israel Vibration; Recorded by Israel Vibration
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R342
Discovery Miles 3 420
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2004 album by Serge Gainbourg's muse! Featuring vocal appearances
by Brian Molko (Placebo), Beth Gibbons (Portishead), Bryan ferry,
Paolo Conte, Caetano Veloso, & Etienne Daho. digipak .EMI.
2004.
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