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krj
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response 25 of 206:
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Mar 29 07:20 UTC 1996 |
Yes, in one of the world music sections -- I forget exactly
which country/concept they filed it under.
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raven
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response 26 of 206:
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Apr 3 04:34 UTC 1996 |
I found and bought the Hedningarna CD. I like it quite well so
far. It reminds me a little of "Dead Can Dance" but with more authentic
pagan roots. The muscianship seems quite outstanding.
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krj
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response 27 of 206:
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Apr 6 19:41 UTC 1996 |
Ah, it always warms my heart when I can get someone else interested
in Hedningarna.
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krj
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response 28 of 206:
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Jul 31 17:15 UTC 1996 |
Right now I'm hoping to stumble across two African fusion albums.
The first is by Afro-Celt Sound System; on the one track I've
heard the pick-up band goes in for long extended jams with an
underpinning of African drumming. The other is Radio Tarifa/
RHUMBA ARGELINA, a promising-sounding Spanish/North African hybrid.
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raven
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response 29 of 206:
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Nov 23 01:47 UTC 1996 |
I'm hoping to breathe some life back into this item by linking
it to the restarted music conf. So come on and talk about your favorite
music that isn't from the USA or British Isles.
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jor
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response 30 of 206:
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Nov 23 19:15 UTC 1996 |
Are Dead Can Dance "world music"? I would guess yes.
raven way back in r6 you mentioned Ravi Shankar being
influenced by jazz. That really throws me for a loop.
Could you elaborate?
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raven
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response 31 of 206:
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Nov 24 17:45 UTC 1996 |
Well I just ment that Ravi Shankar has played with some jazz musicians
(at least I think he has) I know he has done some pop albums which I think
had jazz musicans on them, perhaps I'm miss remembering?
I would say Dead Can Dead is world music infuenced with the middle
eastern percussion and singing, but not world music per sae because the
members are all from England I believe.
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krj
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response 32 of 206:
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Nov 24 18:18 UTC 1996 |
I don't believe that anything is inherently "world music," except
by virtue of being filed in the world music bin at the CD store.
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raven
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response 33 of 206:
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Nov 24 23:08 UTC 1996 |
re # 32 True it is an artficial category to a large extent, however,
I think it's useful to have an item to discuss non American, non British
Isles music.
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krj
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response 34 of 206:
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Nov 25 23:32 UTC 1996 |
(Don't mind me, I just get cranky about attempts to define the
stylistic limits of such an artificial marketing category...
of course, it has been a tremendously useful category. When I first
got interested in African pop, back around 1980, you just could not
find any recordings in Lansing, and you could only find a few in
Schoolkids. I dragged most of mine back from Washington DC's
Tower Records, after it opened.
(Is Sheila Chandra's work world music?? She was born and raised in
England. :) )
I will try to get to the reviews I promised long ago in response #28,
now that I have both CDs.
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bruin
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response 35 of 206:
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Nov 26 00:45 UTC 1996 |
BTW, would Rolf Harris' "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport" be considered world
music, as it does reflect on life in Australia.
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razor
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response 36 of 206:
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Nov 26 09:40 UTC 1996 |
I haven't personally heard it, but I've heard an ever evolving musical
thinktank called Ancient Future is very good. They're cut records with the
masters of the non-traditional-western instruments, such as the tabla.
They've also got a website, which I don't have handy.
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jor
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response 37 of 206:
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Nov 27 15:12 UTC 1996 |
razor I think bruin is teasing. that was a silly thing that became a pop
hit 30 years ago . .
tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred,
tan me hide hide when I'm dead.
don't leave it hangin' on the shed, Fred,
tan me hide when I'm dead.
somethin' like that.
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bruin
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response 38 of 206:
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Nov 27 16:47 UTC 1996 |
RE #37 Jor, I believe the last two lines were:
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde,
And that's it hanging on the shed.
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bmoran
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response 39 of 206:
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Nov 28 05:44 UTC 1996 |
Didn't they also mention playing a didge?
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bruin
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response 40 of 206:
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Nov 28 14:14 UTC 1996 |
RE #39 That's "Play your didgerydoo <sp>, Lou."
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jor
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response 41 of 206:
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Dec 1 22:29 UTC 1996 |
That's pretty hysterical. The "world music" item resolves itself
with Tie Me Kangeroo Down
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razor
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response 42 of 206:
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Dec 3 14:04 UTC 1996 |
re 37: thanks, jor, but that's not what i was making reference to- i was
meaning i hadn't heard the band i was about to mention.
I have heard that Tie me Kangaroo Down song... as well as "My Boomerang Won't
Come Back" (more world music made right here in the USA by half-baked comedy
troopers)
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jiffer
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response 43 of 206:
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Jan 18 11:09 UTC 1997 |
Its good to see a good apprecation of World Music on Grex.. If anyone knows
of any Good Japanese Operas that are on CD i would really apprecatie it! then
again... Living in a horrid Town that i live in, I more than likely won't find
it! I have a freind that really got me into it, though, unluckily, due to
his mother getting sick, he returned back to Japan, and has deiced to stay.
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krj
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response 44 of 206:
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Jan 19 00:22 UTC 1997 |
np: "Uhinez uhin" by Maixa Ta Ixiar. Pop-folk, accordion dominated,
by a quartet of Basque women from Spain. I love accordions, which is
why I got this, but it might seem corny to some of you.
Trying to decipher the booklet is almost as much fun as listening
to the album; the disc is a package for the local market, so the
booklet is written in Basque only. Maixa & Ixiar are the singers
-- "ahotsa" must be vocals, and "trikitia" is probably accordion.
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mziemba
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response 45 of 206:
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Feb 26 21:26 UTC 1997 |
Wow. I think I'll like this place! I've been interested in world culture
for a while, and found that music was a useful avenue of discovery. I've
recently begun to intensify my musical explorations after organizing a
world music section at a large record store. World music is a rather
vague term, but I tend to focus on the more traditional ethnic aspects.
I am, however, not averse to discussion of other issues...
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mziemba
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response 46 of 206:
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Feb 26 21:33 UTC 1997 |
Matthew, I think Ofra Haza is Israeli.
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raven
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response 47 of 206:
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Feb 27 17:57 UTC 1997 |
re # 46 You are correct, sorry for the misinfo. BTW her album 50 gates
of Wisdom is a wonderful blend of club music (not overdone) and tradational
Yeminite Jewish music.
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mziemba
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response 48 of 206:
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Feb 28 19:46 UTC 1997 |
I've got Haza's _Kirya_, Matthew, which is pretty good. Don Was was even
in on it!
It's easy to misplace world music judging by the sound, as certain regions
have a similar sound. The predominant characteristic of Haza's is Middle
Eastern, of course.
Another band you mentioned, Dead Can Dance, actually started out in
Australia. Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard met in Melbourne and then moved
to the U.K. Later, Gerrard moved back to Australia. Gerrard apparently
grew up in a Greek and Turkish quarter, which would explain the Middle
Eastern/Mediterranean feel to their music. There's also a strong Celtic
feel (and it's interesting to note some similarities between Middle
Eastern and Celtic music), which gives it a more European flavor.
As another aside, the European lute was apparently developed from the
Arabic oud.
There are many interesting characteristics that identify and/or connect
various styles of music around the world.
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jiffer
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response 49 of 206:
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Mar 2 04:59 UTC 1997 |
fanks for the info!
i am too tired to think...
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