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15-10-2021 WORLD:MUSiC:MiX # 33 selected GLOBAL MUSiC tracks 2005-2014 # WmW: Amadou & Mariam, Cheikh Lo, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Lantos Zoltán Mirrorworld, Nils Kercher, Terrakota, Graveola, Aziza Brahim, Gulili Mankoo, Lajkó Félix, Sally Nyolo
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2005-2014
This Malian afro-pop duo combines spare Malian blues with Latin, Middle Eastern, and Western influences. A musical husband-and-wife duo who got their start in Mali, Amadou & Mariam met in 1975 at Mali's Bamako Institute for the Young Blind.
Beaux Dimanches (Amadou Bagayoko) 3:31
Coulibaly (Amadou Bagayoko) 3:18
Taxi Bamako (Manu Chao) 3:44
from Dimanche a Bamako 2005
Amadou & Mariam, the blind couple from Mali, have certainly paid their dues over the last 30 years, and it's about time they received their big break. Certainly given the excellent reviews in Europe, Dimanche a Bamako could be it, thanks to the production and participation by the elf prince of world music, Manu Chao. He brings a playful lightness to their soulful, bluesy Malian sound, letting in plenty of sunshine, and drawing in a sense of place through the ambience of traffic sounds and snippets of conversation... Even if you don't understand the words, however, the entire disc is an absolute aural joy, poppy enough to be exquisitely memorable, yet with layers of resonance underneath. Likely to be one of the world music albums of 2005, it can hopefully find the kind of wide audience it surely deserves.
Acclaimed artist from Burkina Faso who has incorporated a wide array of influences, including reggae, Latin, jazz, funk, and soul. Mbalax, the intricate dance music of Senegal, has been made more accessible to Western listeners by Cheikh Lô (born Cheikh N'Digel Lô). Softening the hard edges of mbalax and incorporating elements of salsa, Zairian/Congolese rhumba, folk, and jazz, Lô has created an infectious, hook-laden style of pop music.
Sou (Bembeya Jazz National) 3:03
Lamp Fall 4:32
Sénégal-Brésil 4:24
from Lamp Fall 2006
Lamp Fall is the first international release from the Senegalese singer/songwriter and guitarist Cheikh Lô. Issued on World Circuit, it is a collection of traditional and original songs that heavily showcase his trademark mbalax drums, reggae grooves, and funky polyrhythms, with a host of colors and textures added by widely varying instrumentation. This time out, Lô goes to Brazil for inspiration -- about half the album's tracks were recorded in Bahia... In sum, Lamp Fall is a further extension of the already heady mix of styles, rhythms, and harmonics Lô has amassed over the past decade and a half. It's an utter joy in that it's so dense that most of its secrets won't be revealed until many repeated listenings are undertaken. That said, its sunny sheen and easy, airy atmosphere are intoxicating and elegant. This is early candidate for one of the best recordings of 2006.
Lebanese-born oud player who mixes traditional Middle Eastern folk with jazz improvisation. The musical traditions of the Arabic world are fused with jazz improvisation and European classical techniques by Lebanese-born oud player and composer Rabih Abou-Khalil. The CMJ New Music Report noted that Abou-Khalil has "consistently sought to create common ground between the Arab music mileau of his roots and the more global musical world of today." Down Beat praised Abou-Khalil's music as "a unique hybrid that successfully spans the world of traditional Arabic music and jazz."
Mourir Pour Ton Décolleté 7:29
Best If You Dressed Less 7:29
Para O Teu Bumbum 6:55
Le Train Bleu 6:
from Songs For Sad Women 2007
After twenty-five years and eighteen albums, it is unlikely that Rabih Abou-Khalil is going to spring any great surprises; long ago he found a distinctive individual style and has stuck to it since – with sufficient variations to keep it fresh and interesting. One need only hear this music for a few seconds to identify its creator. Aficionados will find everything that keeps them coming back for more; the characteristic blend of jazz-inflected Arabic melody with subtle rhythms combines into a hypnotic whole, as ever with Abou-Khalil’s fluent oud playing in a central role. On this album, the variation that stops the music becoming formulaic is the inclusion of guest artist Gevorg Dabaghyan, who plays duduk, a Georgian instrument similar to an oboe. In Dabaghyan’s hands, it has a haunting, mournful sound that dominates the album. The opening track, “Mourir Pour Ton Décolleté” is a prolonged showcase for Dabaghyan, and one of the album’s highlights...
Zoltán Lantos received his degree in classical violin from the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. Being drawn towards experimental and eastern music from early on, he traveled to India on a scholarship to study classical Indian music in 1985.
Returning to Budapest in 1994 he went on developing his own unique way of improvising on the violin, rediscovering his musical roots and blending them with his knowledge of Eastern music and his experiences in the field of contemporary European jazz... Zoltán plays a 5 string violin and a custom-built 5+16 sympathetic string violin (Tarangini) created by Ricardo Margarit.
Yashodaya 6:59
Tau 9:04
Amethyst 8:31
from Tau 2008
"This music exemplifies the music of today in a very high form. I am most impressed with the ensemble work, the solos, the compositions, the marriage of music of many cultures all done naturally, nothing sounds forced, as if this is as it should be. I will be listening to this many times and enjoying new discoveries each time." (Charlie Mariano)
Coming from a background of classical music in his childhood, Nils studied the traditional music during several stays in West Africa. He was profoundly inspired by the deeply ingrained musicality amongst the ordinary people.
Allahlake 2:59
Doun Doun Ba 4:59
Ah-Ye 8:15
from Ancient Intimations 2009
In Guinea he had the opportunuity to study with several internationally renowned masters of traditional instruments and vocals such as Fodé Kalissa (kora / National Ballet Guinea), Ba Cissoko (kora / vocals) Alseny Camara (djembe solist Ballet Djoliba), Famoudou Konate and family (National Ballet Guinea) and Koungbana Konde (Percussion de Guinee).
He was always particularly interested in gaining deeper understanding of African mentality and the spiritual essence of African music. This shines through to his life performances where his interactive compositions with the audience create an atmosphere of one “village”.
The foundations were laid for Lisbon-based Afro pop/world music ensemble Terrakota on a three-month pilgrimage to West Africa. Three of the founding members of the group spent time in Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, and the Marble Coast learning how to build and play the raw, traditional instruments that make up the rhythmic foundation of West African music. Upon their return to Lisbon, the musicians continued their work to honor and popularize the intricate, folkloric music they'd fallen in love with during their travels. Combining those musical elements with more familiar styles like flamenco, reggae, and popular Western music, Terrakota created their own African/pan-Caribbean dance party, which they soon shared with audiences throughout their native Portugal.
World Massala 4:09
Slow Food 7:59
Pé na Tchon 6:54
from World Massala 2010
...In 2010, came the fourth studio album, “WORLD MASSALA” released in October 2010, where Terrakota keeps on mashing up frontiers to bring together music and people from around the world, expanding their musical horizons to Rajasthan, Angola, classical India, urban Cuba, and beyond. Terrakota’s Afro/world mestizo explosion now also has a proper term: world massala! World standing for world music and massala for the fusion. The recipe? Bringing new innovative musical fusions without any fear of experiment, just jamming until you find a formula where ancient musical traditions embrace the 21st century...
Graveola is a band formed by one or two good players, two or three of good chat, a dedicated one, but impractical, some others who prefer slogans and an incredible team of makeup.
Blues Via Satélite (Luiz Gabriel Lopes / Marcelo De Podestá) 5:27
Desdenha (José Luis Braga / Luiz Gabriel Lopes) 5:28
Babulina's Trip (Luiz Gabriel Lopes) 4:43
from Eu Preciso de um Liquidificador (I Need A Food Processor) 2011
...The first members joined in 2004, which have joined since then, other well-disposed friends to form a collective that brings together music, video, light, design, production, dancers, etc.. The style of music is uncertain and difficult to describe, but its members move between the little-punk, half-hippie, cult-intellectual-of-pocket and dropped-sexy. Heavily influenced by the profanity of the FM radio and the records of classical music purchased at newsstands, the group creates their songs in a mix of genres that appear, simultaneously, something you've heard, but that is incredibly unique and pleasurable...
Aziza is a Saharawi from Western Sahara, born in a refugee camp in Algeria. At the age of 11 Aziza received a schoolarship to study in Cube where she spent seven years, before abandoning her studies in order to dedicate herself to music.
Aziza Brahim, Gulili Mankoo
Marhabna (Ljadra Mint Mabroum - Aziza Brahim) 3:21
Wilaya Blues (Aziza Brahim) 5:38
Invasores (Ljadra Mint Mabroum - Aziza Brahim) 4:56
from Mabruk 2012
...Now she's working with her new group, Gulili Mankoo (a mix of Western Sahara music, rythms from Senegal and Blues music) in her new forthcoming record.
Often referred to as the Devil’s Violinist, the Paganini of Voivodina, or a child prodigy, once he is on stage with an instrument – be it the violin or the zither – Lajkó is capable of doing anything, of guarding his audience to a world that opens up only to those born with a special talent. Félix Lajkó handles music rather impulsively. There is no need to define the style or genre of his music, since it is exactly about the opposite: transgressing styles, accepting the inexplicable.
Csárdás / Csárdás
Mező / Field 3:02
Forgalom / Traffic 6:36
Nyár / Summer 3:59
from Mező / Field 2013
”There are natural talents of music: in their hands everything turns into music - the choice of instrument does not make any difference.”
”Félix Lajkó (in Hungarian name-order Lajkó Félix) is not only an elusive master of traditional fiddle improvisation, but he is a brilliant player of the Hungarian fretted zither as well. ” fROOTS, November 1, 2013
The WMCE (World Music Charts Europe) has published its top 150 album of 2013 list. Out of 913 nominated records the new zither album of Félix Lajkó – was the leader both in August and September – called ’Field’ has ended up at the prominent 5th place!
Félix Lajkó - zither, Antal Brasnyó - viola, Michael Kurina - hammered dulcimer, Ferenc Kurina - double bass
Sally Nyolo is a Cameroonian artist who lives in Paris. Her music is inspired by the traditions of her home country. She plays bikutsi music among other genres and sometimes sings in endangered languages. She used to be a member of the group Zap Mama. She won the Radio France International World Music award in 1997, and since then her popularity has grown. She is one of the most famous singers from Cameroon.
Bidjegui 3:20
Tiger Run 4:20
Medjok 5_31
from Tiger Run 2014
Sally Nyolo's second Riverboat Records album is inspired by the moment before a tiger attacks - hushed in the long grass, senses alert, eyes wide, ears pricked, quiet purr, humming low. The title track 'Tiger Run' simmers with a musical mood akin to this idea: listen out for gently warping guitars, feather-light percussion and Sally's demure husky vocal. The tiger cat acts as a totem throughout Tiger Run, flexing its claws as the main source of inspiration. In conversation Sally Nyolo credits the animal for guiding her to compose music that strives toward a sense of power infused with lightness and agility...
Sally Nyolo's Tiger Run is poised to pounce and sink its slinking rhythms deep into your skin. Listen as the tiger's daughter dances close, marking her musical territory, and singing out at her creative zenith.
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