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Friday, July 13

a variety of artists from Vietnam to N. Africa

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from the Oasis label comes; World Volume VII 2
On the contrary to many other world music compilations that make their way around the station, most of these tracks are quite mellow, with sometimes explicitly spiritual messages. So if you’re looking to soften the tone, search no further.
suggested tracks:

#1: traditional church chorale from S. Africa

#2: Arab-Appalachian music from Tunisian-American musician

#3: hypnotic Aramaic lyrics

#5: traditional song from Kirghizstan

#6: melodies from Scottish tunes

#7: Irish fiddle

#9: high spirited accordion

#14: acoustic guitar

#18: highly synthesized “native soundscapes”




N. African Cafe, from rough guide.
A cd full of “N. African’s most intoxicating sounds.” From 19th century coffee houses, music halls, restaurants, and brothels; to Andalusian-Cuban-Algerian fusion; to funk & dance hall; to the French-Tunisian oud. N. African café highlights regions all over northern Africa, and then some.

comments / tracks of interest:

#1: song produced my Manu Chao

#3: a montage of instruments & sounds for peace

*#4: funk-dancehall-N. African flavors

#5: electro-jazz feel to this dance music

#6: modern take on traditional song

*#7: songs formerly only sung by men

#8: sloppy lyrics

#11: flamenco guitar; Arab-Andalusian music

#14: might skip




another rough guide release: Vietnam
In this album we are roughly guided through the music of Vietnam. From “manufactured idols,” to traditional tunes, the songs centralize singers, as catchy melodies are greatly admired. Because China occupied Vietnam for a thousand years, until A.D. 938, many Vietnamese traditional instruments strongly resemble Chinese instruments. However, one purely Vietnamese instrument heard on many tracks in this album, is the monochord or dan bao.

comments / tracks of interest:

#1: traditional music w/ jazz influences, and perhaps some funk?

#2: quan ho; folk song performed during spring festivals

#3: breathy beginning, pop singer who also performs traditional music

*#4: funk/ jazz elements in Mekong Delta blues song (inst)

*#6: self taught blind musician re-arranges traditional song

#7: traditional song w/ dan bao, wooden percussion, lute, zither, & reed

#9: ritual music calling on spirits-banned until mid 1980’s

*14: rider in the sky done on dan bao

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