ready for some more international?
Federico Aubele presents Panamericana.“Federico Aubele is an Argentinean singer-songwriter whose music blends a variety of genres and styles: Jamaican dub and reggae, American ambient and hip-hop, Mexican bolero, and Argentine tango. He describes his music as a synthesis of styles from throughout the Americas.” (Wikipedia) Many tracks feature female vocals and the general feel of this album is akin to the coolness of Caribbean rhythms.
comments / tracks of interest:
#1: flamenco guitar, soft vocals, accordion w/ rhythm making beats
*#2: trumpets & groovy bass line w/ female vocals
#3: m & f vocals, guitar and more electronic beat add ins
#4: med. Tempo, strong female vocals
#6: hand drum rhythms kick into subtle dance party
#7: begging sounds like old record, slow tempo, male vocals
#8: trumpets @ chorus
**#9: flamenco guitar strumming w/ angelic vocals
#11: female vocals asking for rain#12: dub beat w/ accordion
Zbigniew Preisner gives us a taste of Silence, Night, and Dreams (a promotional cd)
“Born in Poland in 1955, Zbigniew Preisner studied philosophy and history in the university of Cracow. In his twenties he started to study music in an auto didactical way: buying records and learning to write by taking the music in parts. He started to write his own compositions. His style has always been very romantic, influenced by romantic polish composers from the XIX century and others like Paganini or Sibelius. He has always emphasized the importance of melody in music. He doesn't like experimental modern music.” (IMDb) All tracks are very calming.
comments / tracks of interest: #1 interests me the most. It’s quite soft with piano, strings, and vocals.
Colombiafrica (The Mystic Orchestra) released Voodoo Love Inna Champeta-Land
“Unusual grooves from the Colombia scene -- a contemporary pan-Atlantic style that brings together older African modes with some of the Latin influences from Colombia! Elements of soukous, highlife, and Afro-Beat come into play with romping Latin percussion and some slight contemporary production techniques -- in a blend that links together the cultures beautifully, and which often comes off with a sunny, warm-spirited appeal!” (biography) The music you’ll hear is jovial, supported by a full band sound. Interesting interludes make for a saucy mix. The last track is OFF THE HOOK!
comments / tracks of interest:
#2: environmental interlude
#4: salsa
#5: quite lively
#6: this one sticks around for a while
#8: twinkling guitar beginning->car crash interlude
#11: talking drums, zill calls, call-n-response
#13: “attention Colombia” interlude****#14: harmonic dissonance in vocals w/ a conglomerate of instrumentation…great great great!
Karunesh offers us a taste of spirituali-tea with, Global Spirit
“Karunesh was born in 1956 in Cologne, Germany, as Bruno Reuter. After a serious motor accident in which he was nearly killed, he decided to quit his job. This "near death" experience proved to be a spiritual turning point in his life. Karunesh traveled to India where he met Osho in his ashram in Poona. He became initiated and took on a new spiritual name, Karunesh, a Sanskrit name meaning "compassion". With Global Spirit Karunesh wants to create a universal connection between all people and cultures. He blends vocals from India, Australia, Africa, Native America and the Middle-East into an instrumental bed that features didgeridoo, violin, sitar, various word percussion instruments, Chinese temple flutes, bamboo flutes and many more.” I am instructed that these songs are to be listened to by the heart…not the ears.
comments / tracks of interest:
#1: bells & wind chimes
#2: didgeridoo
#3: Indian sound
#4: rhythmical w/ chants
#5: African vocals, retro rhythm#8: twinkling from India
posted by a stranger @ 2:07:00 PM
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I came across this collection after buying the CD, "10 Easy Pieces for Piano". I found the first review of Preisner's work at Van den Budenmayer's blog on iggli.com and realized it never occurred to me to research him. But this is a nice collection of other artists! Thanks!
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