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Thursday, May 31

ahhh... TUNES! (bless you)

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Shankar Mahadevan brings us In the Voice of India Today.
Shankar Mahadevan, born in Mumbai India, brings songs not sung in Hindi but rather in more obscure southern languages like Tamil, Malayalam, & Telugu. While Shankar is trained in both northern and southern styles, he also works with computers. Inside In the Voice of India Today, you’ll hear folk, classical, jazz, & pop tunes with a touch of computer influence. comments / tracks of interest
Disk 1:
#1: popular in India for good reason
#6: dramatic conversation about Lord Shiva between an atheist & a devotee.
#8: Punjabi duet
Disk 2:
#2: industrial sound in beginning, then merges with tablas

Spanish Harlem Orchestra sings, United We Swing.
Headed by Pianist, Oscar Hernandez , the 13 member band, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, presents New York City salsa. 9 tracks are originals, which use rhythms from el Barrio, Boogaloo, Latin Soul, and Salsa. Sounds to keep Salsa Dura alive, and your body dancing! It’s an aural party.
comments / tracks of interest
every track is raw salsa, and appropriate for air play. My favorites are #’s 7 & 13.

Jef Stott made an album and it's called, SoukSonik
SoukSonik is Jef’s first completed project as a solo artist, “deftly navigating the realms of the global remix” working primarily with artists from the Middle East living in diaspora. He has written for that video game called Sims, and has composed for several modern dance and theater productions. Currently residing in San Francisco, Jef dabbles in experimental and freeform sounds. On this album, instrumental form.
comments / tracks of interest
#2: oud remix w/ tables & deep overtone singing, engaging rhythm
#3: swelling sound montage

you'll find these three albums in the genre director's selection section for international.
and remember, the world is yours!

posted by a stranger @ 6:45:00 PM   1 comments

1 Comments:

At Wed Apr 02, 04:54:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Obscure Southern Languages? Dude, you sound like the frog in the well who thinks that his well is bigger than the ocean. Read some history and about languages and before writing, choose your words.

 

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