Tag Archives: world music

Lalezar Ensemble’s Music of the Sultans, Sufis & Seraglio, Volume I Sultan Composers and Volume II Music of the Dancing Boys

Posted on 24th March 2001 by Gary Whitehouse

The Lalezar Ensemble is part of a revival of classical Ottoman music under way in Turkey. The group — four instrumentalists and three vocalists — have created four CDs that give a sampling of some of the best and most … Continue reading →

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Various artists’ Accordeon: Musette/Swing/Paris 1913-1941

Posted on 26th February 2001 by Gary Whitehouse

As New Orleans has its jazz and Chicago its blues, Paris has its musette, a musical form indelibly associated with the city on the Seine. This outstanding two-CD collection traces the history of the musette, a music that came out … Continue reading →

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Lalezar Ensemble’s Music of the Sultans, Sufis & Seraglio Vol. III Minority Composers and Vol. IV Ottoman Suite

Posted on 12th February 2001 by Gary Whitehouse

Turkey is strategically located at one of the world’s major crossroads. This applies to religion, culture, government and the arts as well as its physical location along trade routes. And for several hundred years ending in the early 20th century, … Continue reading →

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Various artists’ Rough Guide to Cuban Son

Posted on 17th January 2001 by Gary Whitehouse

The Rough Guide to Cuban Son is a wide-ranging look at this music’s evolution from simple folk-based acoustic music to the big-band salsa of today. It features great son bands of the past as well as groups that still play … Continue reading →

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Ignacio Piñeiro y Septeto Nacional’s Soneros de Cuba

Posted on 17th January 2001 by Gary Whitehouse

Soneros de Cuba is another nice package from the excellent Swiss label Real Rhythm. The Septeto Nacional plays solid son music, and the 11 tracks on this disc range from sultry boleros to lively guajiras and rumbas, with of course … Continue reading →

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Pancho Amat y el cabildo del son’s De San Antonio a Maisí

Posted on 17th January 2001 by Gary Whitehouse

I can’t speak highly enough of Pancho Amat’s De San Antonio a Maisí, an absolutely delightful collection of traditional and contemporary son by today’s living master of the tres. This disc fairly vibrates with the life and joy that infuses … Continue reading →

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Amanda’s Cafe Creole

Posted on 9th January 2001 by Gary Whitehouse

Amanda is a Swedish vocal ensemble founded in 1981. Over the past two decades, the group has grown to some 35 musicians and incorporated theatrical elements into its stage show. The group performs music and theater from various traditions in … Continue reading →

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The Horse Flies’ Two Traditions: Contemporary Fiddle Music with Ethnic Percussion Accompaniment and Ancient Hand’s Tranze is the Danze

Posted on 27th December 2000 by Gary Whitehouse

These two recordings could be billed as The Horse Flies with Jim Roberts and Friends, and Jim Roberts with The Horse Flies and Other Friends. The Horse Flies are a New York-based nouveau-folk outfit that has explored and exploded the … Continue reading →

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Tahuantinsuyo’s Music of the Andes

Posted on 27th November 2000 by Gary Whitehouse

Many residents of the Northern Hemisphere first heard the music of the Andes as performed by the group Urubamba, which played on two tracks of Simon and Garfunkle’s last studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Water. Both “Cecilia” and “El Condor … Continue reading →

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Various Latvian artists, Sol de Nit, Eric Montbel, and Storvan: An omnibus bagpipe review

Posted on 21st August 2000 by Jack Merry

Various artists’ Dudas Latvija (Latvian Bagpipes) Sol de Nit’s B-91 00-SN Eric Montbel’s Chabretas les cornemuse a miriors du Limousin Storvan’s Digor ‘N Abadenn and An deiziou kaer Not surprisingly, my CD collection holds much more than just Irish, Scottish, … Continue reading →

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