Beginner's Guide to World Grooves (CD)

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

General

Label:	** What Records ***
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2008
Originally released:	February 2008
Recorded by:	Various Artists
Dimensions:	124 x 142 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:
Disks:	3
Categories:	Music > Pop / Rock Music > World Promotions
LSN:	XGQ-AA8-1KE-1
Barcode:	5014797135529

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Disk 1

1	Down Domination - La Cherga
2	Mar Afunda (Bonobo remix) - Os Novos Crioulos
3	Periscopio (Mark Mac remix) - Azymuth
4	Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Scott-Heron, Gil
5	E Isso Ai (Get Cape Wear Cape Fly) - Lima, Paula
6	Jack Sou Brasileiro - Lenine
7	Se Puede - Los Mono
8	Carretera - Funky C & Anzuelo
9	Canibal - Kinky
10	Nenhum Motivo Explica A Guerra - Afroreggae
11	Super - Zeep
12	Sunny - Montefiori Cocktail
13	Amor Amor - Nino
14	Move Around - Stato Brado
15	On The Border - Balkanizer
16	Amal Hayati - Nevenko, BJ & Khaled

Disk 2

1	Pop (Senor Buzz dub) - Taylan, Cay
2	Los Angeles Underground - Tommy Bass
3	It's Not My Style - Mysterious Traveller
4	Tribute To JB Family - Last Minister
5	Living... Am I Living - Mitchell & Dewbury
6	No One Over 21 (Sistema Local remix) - Fussible
7	Four Seasons VS Yoyo C - Matally
8	Akoba - AWA-Klash
9	Elegbra (Bob Sinclar remix) - Babalola, Lekan
10	Ze Alo - Cafe Safado & Luna A Whibbe
11	To Simadi (remix) - Alkeos, Giorgos
12	Ceddin Deden (Radio 2000 mix) - Ottoman Military Project
13	Gimme Some High Energy - Ishino, Takkyu
14	Afro Left - Leftfield

Disk 3

1	Petit Pays - Evora, Cesaria
2	Fishin' Blues - Taj Mahal
3	Tainted Love - Grandmagneto
4	Don't Give Up - Prince Fatty & Little Roy
5	El Chacal - Conde, Jose
6	Pelos Ares - Calcanhotto, Adriana
7	Recuerdo Apasionado - Baliardo, Tonino
8	El Estuche - Aterciopelados
9	Akata Sundunchi (Kid Loco mix) - Ryukyu Underground
10	Selene - Panorama
11	Something About Cuba - Slok
12	Lost Voices - DJ Krush & Sly & Robbie
13	Nadie Como Vos (Federico Aubele remix) - Acida
14	Warriors In Peace - Rahman, A.R.
15	Cancion Playera (Rosco remix) - BN Loco
16	Je Parl Pa Franse - Cybophonia

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