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Tinariwen's Aman Iman:Spinning under the stars in the Sahara Desert, Touaregs from North-Eastern Mali plug finely polished electric guitars into African sounds with hypnoticly-blue sentiments. After being cut off from the ‘outside’ world by an oppressive government, Tinariwen (translating to empty spaces)’s music has been the voice of anti-violence and ethnic pride for the Tamashek people. Tinariwen are like an extended family. Everyone who chooses to participate becomes a musician whether be dancing, chanting, or playing a guitar. From the trance educing nature of this music or piercing spirit of shrills, you too may feel the haunting solitude of these desert herdsmen & women.
The Klezmatics' Wonder Wheel:
Revitalizing Jewish music, the Klezmatics add a modern sound to Woody Guthrie’s lyrical experiences as a resident in Coney Island. Woody’s daughter, Nora found some 3,000 of these lyrics hand written or typed on various papers and she remembered her father’s “yiddishisims.” This album won a Grammy in 2006 and Bloomington is home to Klezmatic, Matt Darriau…so there are many reasons to celebrate and play this music for the listeners! Look inside for a more detailed story about the Guthrie-Klezmatic connection.
Putumayo Presents, Women of the World Acoustic:
Like a gentle breeze pulled into shore from the ocean’s embrace, so is the attraction to these globally gathered women musicians. From Cape Verde, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, to the Czech Republic (and other countries not beginning with the letter C), diverse cultures have representation when Putumayo presents these women with acoustic guitars.
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