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mziemba
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response 75 of 206:
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Apr 9 10:09 UTC 1997 |
I nearly had the opportunity to visit the Smithsonian/Folkways offices, last
summer. Sadly, plans never got coordinated. I'm still looking forward to
a visit, sometime in the near future. What a place!
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mziemba
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response 76 of 206:
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May 27 07:31 UTC 1997 |
Two new items I've run across in the past week: a Lyrichord disc of Aborigine
music and an Axiom disc of the Egyptian music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab, as
performed by Simon Shaheen and assorted players.
I've been looking at the Lyrichord one for some time, now. There doesn't seem
to be a whole lot in the way of recorded Aborigine music in traditional form,
and this one seemed to be a good choice. I've had good luck with another
Lyrichord disc regarding (interestingly enough) traditional Egyptian music.
Like my previous Lyrichord purchase, it did seem to faithfully represent a
cultural art, yet lack substantial liner notes. Worth listening to, but
perhaps not textually educational.
The Axiom disc of Abdel Wahab's material as performed by Shaheen, however,
is well documented, and a fantastic album, to boot. Abdel Wahab was
apparently a fairly worldy composer, having studied both Western and
Middle Eastern music. Shaheen, a virtuoso of violin and oud, seems
well-placed as a vehicle for the music. For those of you, by the way, who
have heard Anne Dudley and Jaz Coleman's _Songs From the Victorious City_,
put together from sessions in Cairo, you will be impressed by how easily
you will slide into the apparently faithful Shaheen rendering of Abdel
Wahab's more traditional material. Very nice!
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mcnally
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response 77 of 206:
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May 27 20:15 UTC 1997 |
Shaheen's violin and oud playing really add to Material's "Seven Souls"
album, which I believe we've mentioned in another item..
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mziemba
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response 78 of 206:
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May 29 14:47 UTC 1997 |
And, if that wasn't enough, Shaheen will be performing a free recital at
Schoolkid's, this Saturday, May 31st, at 5:30p. I highly recommend checking
it out. Unfortunately, I gotta work...
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mziemba
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response 79 of 206:
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May 29 14:50 UTC 1997 |
And, he appears on a new Waterlilly Acoustics release with V.M. Bhatt.
_Sultanna_ is the name, if I recall. I've heard it's pretty good, too. As
I've heard previous Waterlilly albums and enjoy Shaheen, I might try this one
out, too.
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mcnally
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response 80 of 206:
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May 29 22:42 UTC 1997 |
Hmm.. Didn't know he was going to be in-store at Schoolkids'
That's cool! Shaheen will also be playing a free concert in
Chene (sp?) Park -- that's all the info I've got but you can
call 313-496-2029.
Why do these things always happen on the weekends when I've
got plans? Oh well, at least I'll get to see Yo La Tengo
this weekend..
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raven
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response 81 of 206:
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May 30 04:15 UTC 1997 |
Where and when is the park concert? I will most likely working Saturday
afternoo, and early evening but I'll be free before and after and would love to
see him play.
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mcnally
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response 82 of 206:
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May 30 07:09 UTC 1997 |
Sorry, I think the park concert is on Sunday.. That, and the phone
number I mentioned are the only pieces of information I have about
the concert..
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mziemba
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response 83 of 206:
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Jun 4 13:26 UTC 1997 |
For those interested in checking out Simon Shaheen, I came across _The
Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab_ at the Ann Arbor Public Library, in the
Middle Eastern section. Schoolkids' music also got ahold of the same
album, recently.
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krj
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response 84 of 206:
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Jun 5 04:45 UTC 1997 |
Scandinavia dept: There are new American releases for Hedningarna
and Hoven Droven, two of the Swedish bands I keep raving about.
The Hedningarna album is HIPPJOKK, a straight issue of their current
Swedish release. Hoven Droven's disc is GROOVE, a compilation from
their two albums; I agree with the selection the compiler made.
These are on the new Northside label, an imprint of ESD.
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mziemba
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response 85 of 206:
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Jun 6 09:38 UTC 1997 |
I'm kinda interested in hearing some Hedningarna. I liked Vartina, from what
I've heard, so far...
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mziemba
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response 86 of 206:
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Jun 8 05:53 UTC 1997 |
Listening to Mari Boine's new one, _Radiant Warmth_ (1996) as I type. Boine
is a Sami storyteller of great power and spirit. I'm enjoying it a great
deal, only three songs into the album. The Sami, who reside mostly in Norway,
were traditionally reindeer herders, and musically bear some resemblance to
Native Americans. This particular album features a good deal of interesting
drumming, well balanced with other intruments, traditional and modern. Seems
both faithful to the past and comfortable with the present. Worth checking
out! I ran across mine at the library.
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senna
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response 87 of 206:
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Jun 8 06:48 UTC 1997 |
AEnima, Tool
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kewy
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response 88 of 206:
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Jun 8 14:05 UTC 1997 |
steve, this is the world music item, not what yer listening to;) heh, carry
on.
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mziemba
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response 89 of 206:
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Jun 8 18:30 UTC 1997 |
Wow...Mari Boine is good. She reminds me a lot of Native American Buffy
Sainte-Marie, in style, energy, and subject matter. _Radiant Warmth_
is a fantastic album. I'll have to check out _Gula Gula_(1989).
There was some mention of yoiking, earlier, and this album apparently
features it. Yoiking is seemingly a powerful repetition of phrases with a
spiritual and magical emphasis. It has some connection with an adult
right of passage in Sami culture, as well.
Upon further research, it seems that Boine has been active in pointing out
repression, both of indigenous people and women. This might make her a
little difficult, but it seems that she approaches the subjects with some
measure of understanding.
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senna
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response 90 of 206:
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Jun 9 01:16 UTC 1997 |
It is? sometimes I can't tell.
Besides, my head is playing tricks on me, or it was then. The Wings had just
pulled it out.
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krj
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response 91 of 206:
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Jun 10 04:58 UTC 1997 |
I cracked open another long-sealed disc today, Mari Boine's new live
album EALLIN. (Don't you hate when releases in the USA and the rest
of the world get out of sync? RADIANT WARMTH is a compilation from
two European albums, one of which I don't have, the other of which
is LEAHKASTIN/UNFOLDING; to make matters even more confusing
RADIANT WARMTH shares the cover art of EALLIN. But enough about
marketing...) I don't know Mari Boine's catalog well enough to
compare the live versus studio versions, but I really enjoyed the
7-10 minute grooves the band gets into at several points; I think
there was a good energy flowing between the band and the audience.
I think I've enjoyed this more than the other Mari Boine discs I have.
As I mentioned somewhere up above, Mari Boine reminds *me* of a
Smithsonian/Folkways collection I have heard, WOMEN OF FIRST NATIONS.
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mziemba
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response 92 of 206:
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Jun 10 06:37 UTC 1997 |
"Good groove" is exactly what I would use to describe what I heard on
_Radiant Warmth_, actually. There's some really good percussion and bass
grooves going on, and everyone seems to really be in sync with each other.
Very impressive...
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mziemba
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response 93 of 206:
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Jun 28 19:10 UTC 1997 |
Ken- Just listened to Hedningarna's _Tra_. Very cool...
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mziemba
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response 94 of 206:
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Jul 19 09:47 UTC 1997 |
Go to the fair! Witness operatives of the Covert Andean Musical People's
Front! They'll be following you...
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krj
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response 95 of 206:
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Jul 23 19:34 UTC 1997 |
Were we overrun by Andean bands again? Heh.
Mark in #89: there is an interview with Mari Boine in the August/September
issue of FOLK ROOTS magazine. I can't remember if you still get that
regularly.
Mark in #76: I have a vague memory of the short promotional campaign
for SONGS FROM THE VICTORIOUS CITY when it came out: Tower was pushing it.
A year or so ago I heard a cut from it on a CBC broadcast; the announcer
said that it was unlikely that one could still find copies of it.
I kind of liked it, too. Sigh. Will have to warm up the hunting energy.
Mark, from a party chat some time back: write something about Madredeus?
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mziemba
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response 96 of 206:
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Jul 25 08:26 UTC 1997 |
Ken- I'm having trouble finding _Folk Roots_, actually. It seems to appear
intermittantly at Tower, or other people are getting to it before I am. I
suppose a subscription is in order, one of these days. I love that
magazine...
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mziemba
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response 97 of 206:
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Jul 25 08:35 UTC 1997 |
Ken- I've seen _Songs From the Victorious City_, around. Let me know if you
want me to chase it down for you. I suspect you'd really enjoy Shaheen's
album, _The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab_, even more, if you liked that one.
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mcnally
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response 98 of 206:
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Jul 25 18:34 UTC 1997 |
At Borders yesterday I discovered that the long hard-to-find
Material album "Seven Souls" has been re-released with a different
track order. I happen to have liked the old track order but any
re-release of this album is better than it perishing in obscurity.
I very strongly recommend this album if you want to hear some pretty
cool stuff mixing William S. Burroughs & egyptian influenced music..
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krj
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response 99 of 206:
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Jul 25 19:25 UTC 1997 |
Mark, you won't be finding FOLK ROOTS at Tower any time soon.
The editor reported that they got into a billing dispute, with Tower claiming
they never received one issue and refusing to pay for it.
I started to subscribe once the magazine began offering two free
sampler CDs per year; I figured that the free CDs would accelerate the
flight of issues out of the store.
The only reliable place I know to get FOLK ROOTS on a per-issue basis
in the USA is House of Musical Traditions in Takoma Park, which does
mail order.
Thanks for the offer on SONGS FROM THE VICTORIOUS CITY; with your
report that copies were in town, I went to Encore this morning and snagged
one.
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