VA - The Magic of Rhodopa Mountain 1999

Genre: Ethnic, Music Of The World
Format: Flac + cue + log
Released: 1999
Label: Balkanton

01. Bagpiper’s melodies (Perf. by Orchestra - 100 Kaba-Bagpipes)

02. Devoiko, muri houbava (Mladen Koinarov)

03. Sbogom, sus zdrave, Stara Planino (Dafo Trendafilov, bagpipe)

04. Bela sum, bela yunache (Radka koushleva)

05. Glyoday ma, Glyoday (Fanka koinarova)

06. Podzim sum, male, legnala (Boika Prissadova)

07. Kalino, kadum, Kalino (Kroum Yankov)

08. Stani mi, maichou, otkachi (Nadezhda Hvoineva)

09. Da znaesh, maicho, da znaesh (Koushlev sisters)

10. Roufinka bolna legnala (Georgi Chilingirov)

11. Goritse, temna, zelena (Georgiev sisters)
12. Planino, Stara planino (Hristina Lyutova)
13. Tornala mi e Dilmana (Roumen Rodopsky)
14. Izlel e Delyu haidoutin (Valya Balkanska)
15. Bela sum, Bela, yunache (Perf. by Orchestra - 100 Kaba-Bagpipes)

15 songs.Incl. The cosmic hit "Izlel e Delyu Haidoutin", still flying in deep space on VOYAGER
U.S. space station...

Orchestra Baobab - Made In Dakar (2007)

Genre: Ethnic
Format: Flac + cue + log
Released: 2007
Label: World Circuit

01. Pape Ndiaye

02. Nijaay

03. Beni Baraale

04. Ami Kita Bay

05. Cabral

06. Sibam

07. Aline

08. Ndeleng Ndeleng

09. Jirim

10. Bikowa

11. Colette

Senegal’s Orchestra Baobab, having triumphed over changing tastes and a 16-year hiatus, are back with Made in Dakar, their first studio album since 2002's Specialist In All Styles. Featuring guest vocals from their world-renowned countrymen Youssou Ndour and Africando's Medoune Diallo, the set list encompasses songs from ancient griot sources ("Pape Ndiaye"), tributes to departed colleagues ("Nijaay"), Portuguese Creole influences from Guineau Bissau ("Ami Kita Bay"), sixties-era Congolese soukous ("Aline"), and Baobab's own mbalsa, which combines Ndour’s groundbreaking mbalax groove with salsa. But in any context, Baobab's Latin-North African-Afropop fusion never fails to emerge in the forefront, crowned by bandleader Barthйlemy Attisso’s borderline psychedelic lead guitar, smoldering brass, percussion and vocal arrangements and always, a soulful way with a Cuban clavй. Hearing Ndour singing with the band he once inadvertently put out of business is an especially moving experience, as is the wonderful cover of "Beni Baraale," a Bembeya Jazz of Guinйe standard, and Medoune Diallo’s peerless solo turn, which could melt a heart of stone. But with music of this quality, it’s pointless to list highlights. These guys never, ever mess up so picking favorites is a purely subjective exercise. Not to be missed, under any circumstances. --Christina Roden

Babatunde Olatunji - Drums Of Passion The Beat (1989)

Genre: Music Of The World
Format: flac + cue + log
Released: 1989
Label: RYCODISC

01. The Beat of My Drum

02. Loyin Loyin

03. Ife L'oju L'aiye

04. Akiwowo (a capella)

05. Akiwowo

06. Se Eni A Fe L'amo - Kere Kere

Percussionist Olatunji was championing African music long before anyone devised the worldbeat marketing strategy. His 1989 recording Drums of Passion: The Beat updated his classic Drums of Passion concept, adding rock and pop energy and instrumentalists to the wall of multiple rhythms. The idea clicks, and Olatunji's African beats are contrasted by Airto Moreira's Latin percussion, Mickey Hart's bombastic presence, and such special guests as Carlos Santana and Bobby Vega. Review by Ron Wynn

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Babatunde Olatunji - Circle Of Drums 2005 (Chesky SACD)

Genre: Music Of The World
Format: flac + cue
Released: 2005
Label: Chesky

01. Stepping (Isise)

02. Incantations

03. Dawn (Idaji)

04. Embracement

05. Ascension (Igoke)

06. Cosmic Rhythm Vibrations

Circle of Drums features three great drum artists,Babatunde Olatunji, Muruga Booker, and SikiruAdepoju. Their drumming styles combine withvocal chants, ancient stringed instruments andsynth drones to create a trance-like soundscapethat brings to mind the experimental rock of the1960’s when eastern philosophies and cultureswere informing western popular music.
Originally recorded in the 1990’s but nevercommercially released, Circle of Drumsis a losttreasure -rediscovered and remastered byChesky Records using special surround soundprocessing in keeping with their commitment tohigh-resolution audio. Its release is an homagetothe group’s elder statesman, Babatunde Olatunji,who passed away on April 6, 2003.
This release features a standard CD level. It alsohas a high definition two-channel level and a highdefinition surround sound mix, which literally willturn your system into aCircle of Drums.

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Strunz & Farah - Wild Muse (1998)

Genre: Flamenco, Latin / World music
Format: Flac + cue + log
Released: 1998
Label: Selva

01. Camino Real

02. La Sirena

03. China Moon

04. Alisio

05. Manzanillo

06. Nuevo Sol

07. Zagros

08. El Faraon

09. Natural Flow

10. Joya Perdida

11. Manos Del Tiempo

World guitar superduo Strunz & Farah released their ninth CD, entitled Wild Muse, on October 20, 1998. This studio release is graced by a long list of extraordinary musicians from Cuba, Greece, Iran, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Africa, and the U.S. The eleven tracks on this colorful and high-energy recording span the breadth of the international virtuosos’ inspirations, with influences ranging from flamenco, Afro-Latin, and jazz to Latin folk and Middle Eastern music. Included are a variety of Afro-Latin based compositions (including a salsa song) which utilize some of the finest Cuban, Puerto Rican and other Latin American talent, two Middle Eastern pieces featuring instruments such as bouzouki, darbuka, and zarb, a lush jazz-influenced piece, an intimate, romantic ballad, and more. Total Guitar Magazine calls Strunz & Farah “The planet’s most staggering guitar duo”. ~ Guitar Nine Records


Strunz and Farah have been on my radar screen since I heard a cut from Primal Magic on Austin radio station KGSR so many years ago. I liked what I heard so much, I pulled off the freeway to call the station in order to find out who was playing that music! Though I was on my way out of state, I made a quick detour over to a favorite locally-owned music emporium and picked it up on cassette. Since then, Strunz and Farah have remained high on my list of favorites.

I have had Wild Muse for a few years now and decided to throw it on today since I hadn’t listened to it or the band in a while. What an excellent recording! I played it in my office all day to the delight of everyone who heard it.

I like the entire CD. No song stands out as the “best” as on some previous albums. To the untrained ear, some of the music seems superficially repetitive, but it is never boring. Any “sameness” is unfailingly on a high plane that copy-cat groups fail to match.

Strunz and Farah seemingly have a lock on the world music genre with their formulaic blend of Latin, Gypsy, and Middle Eastern sounds with a dash of African inspired percussion for spice. Wild Muse steps away from the group’s usual heavy bias toward the Latin sound to include a few tunes that might just have easily come from Athens or Istanbul. Danny Papakalos’ bouzouki wizardry on Zagros and Faraon had me reaching for a glass of retsina. The CD closes with a pleasant vocal selection, the inclusion of which has become part of the Strunz and Farah recording tradition since the success of Americas.

If you like acoustic guitar duos, you are sure to like this CD. There are a lot of copycat “world music” duos around, some of them quite good and there are also some excellent jazz guitar duos. But few of any genre come close to the virtuosity, compatibility and musical vigor that Strunz and Farah have shown over the years. Kurt Harding

Ondekoza - Roulade 1994

Genre: Taiko- Drummers of Japan
Format: Ape + cue + test
Released: 1994
Label: Victor VICG 43

01. Sogaku

02. A-Un-Shamisen

03. Inori-Uta

04. Ondeko-Bayashi

Hometown of ZA ONDEKOZA is the city of Mt.fuji in Shizuoka.
They subjects themselves to the discipline which spontaneously generated from their group living and perform all over the world as “Fuji no yama ONDEKOZA.”
ZA ONDEKOZA was conceived by director Tagayasu Den, and organized on Sado Island in 1969.

In 1975 youngsters shocked their audience when they jumped on stage for its debut performance just after running the Boston Marathon.
Their Taiko drum stage, including collaboration with Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mr. Seiji Ozawa in 1976, have overwhelmed their audience and been acclaimed.

Performance of ZA ONDEKOZA is based on the logic “Sogakuron”, “Running” and “ Music” are one, and it is a reflection of the drama and energy of life. ONDEKOZA’s unprecedented running tour, beginning in 1990 at Carnegie Hall in N.Y., was a compilation of its thought. Until the returning memorial concert at Carnegie hall in Nov. 12, 1993, 355 performances through running 1,071days and 14,910 km were done.

After performing at opening ceremony of the Paralympics Nagano in 1998, a new running tour “long Journey” (12,500km) in China began in April, looking for completion before the 2010 Shanghai EXPO.

For the memorial of Mr. Tagayasu Den who past away on the 11th of April, 2001.
ZA ONDEKOZA held the first Marathon Live Tour in Japan, running about 600km from Sado Island to Fuji and had three memorial concerts during the tour in Spring, 2002.
Collaborating performance with would-famous female percussionist Evelyn Glennie in 2003 winter is included in the documentary film “Touch the sound – The Rhythms of Evelyn Glennie ” produced by German movie director Thomas Riedelsheimer and came out in 2004.

In 2004 ZA ONDEKOZA went back to Boston Marathon where they debuted in 1975 and ran 1,200km spending about 1 and a half months from April to June, 2005 by "Taiwanese marathon live tour" in Taiwan, and performed in various places and performed from January to February, 2006 to the EU tour (14 time performance) in the Croatia, Italy, Switzerland, and Germany.
Running, Beating, and Dancing on the earth.
Their challenge still continues for the 21st century.


Ondekoza - Sogaku

All That Music: My Favourite Flamenco Passion Vol 1 2 CD 2008 [FLAC]

All That Music:

My Favourite Flamenco Passion

Vol. 1

2CD

[FLAC]



CD 1

CLASSIC FLAMENCO





01 - Bola Sete - Flamenco (live) 08:07
from At the Monterey Jazz Festival (1966)

02 - Tomatito - Caminillo Viejo 04:19
from Barrio Negro (1991)

03 - Paco Pena - Zambra 03:16
from Flamenco Master (2003)

04 - Paco De Lucia - Danza Del Molinero 03:07
from Paco de Lucia plays Manuel de Falla (1978 )

05 - Moraito - Buleriando 04:32
from Morao Y Oro (1995)

06 - Enrique Morente - Crisol 04:45
from Negra, Si Tu Siempes (1997)

07 - Bola Sete - Maria Moita 03:53
from Ocean Memories (1972)

08 - John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola & Paco de Lucia - La Estiba 05:48
from The Guitar Trio (1996)

09 - Strunz & Farah - Mandala 06:50
from Mosaico (1984)

10 - Paco De Lucia - Camaron (Rondena) 06:08
from Luzia (1998 )

11 - Enrique Morente - Tangos de la plaza 03:20
from Negra, Si Tu Siempes (1997)

12 - Strunz & Farah - Tangle of Dreams 01:48
from Mosaico (1984)

13 - Rafael Riqueni - Aguita Clara 02:51
from VA - Flamenco: Fire & Grace (1996)

14 - Miguel de la Bastide - Viajero 05:29
from VA - Flamenco: Fire & Grace (1996)

15 - Al Di Meola & Paco de Lucia - Mediterranean Sundance / Rio Ancho (live) 11:34
from Friday Night in San Francisco (1981) [Philips 800 047-2]


Total time : 74:39 min.



CD 2

New Passion





01 - Jesse Cook - Rattle and Burn (live) 03:41
from Montreal (2004)

02 - Armik - Cordoba 04:44
from Isla Del Sol (1999)

03 - Gino D'Auri - Los Moros 09:40
from Flamenco Passion [FIM XRCD2]

04 - Oliver Shanti & Friends - El Flamenco del Rum 05:03
from Alhambra (2002)

05 - Hossam Ramzy & Jose Luis Monton - Trompetta 06:14
from Flamenco Arabe 2 (2006)

06 - Eric Fernandez - Adios Andalucia 03:17
from Magic Gipsy (1999)

07 - B-Tribe - Desesperada 03:48
from Sensual Sensual (1998 )

08 - Slash - Obsession Confession 05:40
from VA - Gypsy Soul: New Flamenco (1998 )

09 - Chuscales - Gloria Bendita 04:28
from VA - Gypsy Soul: New Flamenco (1998 )

10 - Govi - Magellan's Beat 05:40
from Your Lingering Touch (2001)

11 - Rodrigo y Gabriela - Paris 03:51
from Re-Foc (2003)

12 - Jesse Cook - Mario Takes a Walk 03:48
from Gravity (1996)

13 - Ottmar Liebert - Barcelona Nights 04:04
from Nouveau Flamenco (1990 )

14 - Strunz & Farah - Confluence 05:44
from Mosaico (1984)

15 - Ottmar Liebert - Heart Still Beating / 2 the Night (live) 04:57
from Viva! (1995)


Total time : 74:34 min.



Audio quallity : Lossless/FLAC
Covers @ 600dpi included
Total size : 913 Mb





Това е моя собствена компилация с първата част от любимите ми FLAMENCO изпълнения.
В първия диск от компилацията можете да чуете класическият фламенко стил, а във втория диск ви представям и така наречения New (Neu) Flamenco стил.
За съставянето й съм използвал lossless-и дърпани от мрежата и мои собствени рипове от оригинални CD. Всичките песни са 100% CDDA, няма преконвертирани мр3-ки. Единственото вмешателство, което съм направил в оригиналните файлове e конвертирането им към FLAC и нормализация на нивото.
Обложките са мое дело с висока резолюция от 600 dpi, за да може който иска да си ги отпечата.
Надявам се, че ще ви допадне.
Приятно слушане!

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This is my own compilation with the first part of my favourite FLAMENCO tracks.
In the first CD of this compilation you can hear 15 classic flamenco stile performances. In the second CD I'm include 15 New(Neu) flamenco stile performances.
The source I've used are lossless files that I've downloaded from the Internet or from my own original CDs. All songs are 100% CDDA. There are no lossy to lossless conversions! The only thing I've done to the files is converting to FLAC and normalizing the sound level
The covers are done by me and are with resolution of 600 dpi so that everyone can print them.
I hope that you'll like it.
Have fun listening!


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All That Music: My Favourite AFRICA vol. 1 2CD [FLAC]

CD 1

01 - Toubab Krewe - Djarabi 04:44 (USA)
Toubab Krewe (2006)
02 - Salif Keita - Madan 06:00 (Mali)
Moffou (2002)
03 - Alpha Yaya Diallo - Mi Djedjima 05:02 (Guinea)
The Journey (2001)
04 - Amadou & Mariam - Politic Amagni 04:56 (Mali)
Dimanche A Bamako (2004)
05 - Kasse Mady - Fode 04:40 (Mali)
Fode (1989)
06 - Oliver 'Tuku' Mtukudzi - Ndakuvara 04:58 (Zimbabwe)
Vhunze Moto (2002)
07 - Mory Kante - Ye Ke Ye Ke 04:00 (Guinea)
Akwaba Beach (1987)
08 - Afia Mala - Segne 04:25 (Togo)
Angelina (1997)
09 - Tama feat. Susheela Raman - Snimbe 05:20 (Mali/Guinea-Bissau)
Espace (2002)
10 - Manu Dibango - Wakafrika 04:48 (Cameroon)
Wakafrika (1994)
11 - Johnny Clegg & Juluka - Love Is Just A Dream 03:48 (South Africa)
Putumayo Presents: Africa (1999)
12 - Khadja Nin - Sina Mali, Sina Deni (Free) 04:09 (Burundi)
Sambolera (1996)
13 - Daby Toure - Iris 03:41 (Mauritania)
Diam (2004)
14 - Youssou N' Dour - Silence (Tango) 04:38 (Senegal)
Guide (Wommat) (1994)
15 - Angelique Kidjo - Lonlon (Ravel's Bolero) 04:55 (Benin)
Djin Djin (2007)


Total time : 69:56 min.
Audio quallity : Lossless/FLAC


CD 2

01 - Toumani Diabate & Ali Farka Toure - Kaira 06:25 (Mali)
In the Heart of the Moon (2005)
02 - Cheikh Lo - Sou 03:05 (Senegal / Burkina Faso)
Lamp Fall (2005)
03 - Baaba Maal - African Woman (06:05) (Senegal)
Firin' in Fouta (1994)
04 - Vusi Mahlasela feat. Xavier Rudd - Chamber Of Justice (04:41) (South Africa)
Naledi Ya Tsela (Guiding Star) (2007)
05 - Khadja Nin - Sambolera Mayi Son (04:30) (Burundi)
Sambolera (1996)
06 - Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited - Marudzi Nemarudzi (Different Races) (07:10) (Zimbabwe)
Rise Up (2006)
07 - Manu Dibango feat. Salif Keita - Emma (06:00) (Cameroon / Mali)
Wakafrika (1994)
08 - Dobet Gnahore - Palea (03:37) (Cote d’Ivoire)
Na Afriki (2007)
09 - Mory Kante - Bankiero (03:40) (Guinea)
Touma (1990)
10 - Alpha Yaya Diallo - Yeke Yeke (04:48) (Guinea)
Nene (1993)
11 - Daby Toure - Bary (04:21) (Mauritania)
Diam (2004)
12 - Habib Koite & Bamada - Wassiye (05:34) (Senegal)
Ma Ya (1999)
13 - Angelique Kidjo - Summertime (03:33) (Benin)
Keep On Moving: The Best Of Angelique Kidjo (2001)
14 - Salif Keita feat. Cesaria Evora - Yamore 07:24 (Mali / Capo Verde)
Moffou (2002)


Total time : 69:55 min.
Audio quallity : Lossless/FLAC
Artwork 600 dpi

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