AbdeslamCherkaoui/Vezi Tayyeb Cherib | MOROCCAN STREET MUSIC
Recorded and Produced by Philip Schuyler
To a modern westerner, the concert hall seems the most natural place to hear live music. But the concert hall is an invention of the 18... |
Ali Ekbar Cicek | TURKISH SUFI MUSIC
Folk Lute of Anatolia
Ali Ekber Cicek, voice and baglama
THE INSTRUMENT
The folk lute called saz or baglama can be considered Turkey’s national instrument. Saz literally means,... |
Ali Jihad Racy | Ancient Egypt
Composed and Performed on Traditional
Near Eastern Instruments By Ali Jihad Racy
This musical tribute to ancient Egypt was originally composed in 1978 for the King Tutankhamun Exhibit ... |
Berber Musicians of Morocco | SONGS AND RHYTHEMS OF MOROCCO
The Peoples of Morocco
Among the countries of North Africa, Morocco offers the richest, most vibrant and diversified musical tradition and the most articulated contempo... |
Bonnie Devlin |
ACTION OF GRACE
THE SOUL OF URBAN VODOU
Bonnie Devlin
ACTION OF GRACE – ONE WOMAN’S PRAYER
“Vodou” has long been terribly misunderstood and often maligned by missionaries and Euro-centric a... |
Calypso performers of Puerto Limon | CALYPSOS
Afro-Limonese Music of Costa Rica
The music presented in this recording has been recorded in the city of Puerto Limon, chief town in the Limon province (Costa Rica) during carnival celebrati... |
G.S. Sachdev | BANSURI
The Bamboo Flute of India
G.S. Sachdev, Solo Bamboo Flute
Gay Kagy, Tanpura,
Elb Souders, Swar-Peti
TRACKS
1. COSMOS (4:36) - Raga Bhoop, Bass flute, alap movement
2. CREATION (15:54) - ... |
Gamelan Angklung/Gamelan Gong Kebjar | Gamelan Music of Bali
Gamelan ANGKLUNG AND GAMELAN GONG KEBJAR
Tracks:
1. Topeng Tua - performed by Gamelan Angklung - 3:14
2. Kebjar Teruna - performed by Gamelan Gong Kebjar - 13:49
3. Tabuhan Djog... |
Gamelan Semara Pegulingan | MUSIC OF BALI
GAMELAN SAMAR PEGULINGAN
FROM THE VILLAGE OF KETEWEL
Recorded by Wayne Vitale
THE TRACKS
(Detailed information below)
1. Bopong - 4:32
2. Lasem - 12:21
3. Subandar Rawit - 10:11
4. ... |
Gelugpa Order, Kagyupa Order, Nyingmapa Order, Sakyapi Order | TIBETAN RICHUAL MUSIC
By Lamas and Monks of the Four Great Orders
Tibet has always been a land of mystery. Separated from India by the Himalayas and from China by the Kunlun Mountains, its high situa... |
H. Aram Gulezyan | EXOTIC MUSIC FOR THE OUD
H.Aram Gulezyan
and his instrumental group
With David L. Shaul, harp
Vance K. Koenig, Guitar
H. Aram Gulezyan, Oud, Sultania, Sarod
Juma Dreeha, Master Drummer
Jack Doyle, ... |
Jerry Willard | George Gershwin
That Certain Feeling
Jerry Willard, guitar
George Gershwin was only 18 when he had his first song published in 1916, a tune called When You Want 'Em You Can't Get 'Em (When You've ... |
Jorge Alfano | INTI
MYSTICAL MUSIC OF THE ANDES
Jorge Alfano
Dedicated to: the memory of my father: Anton Ponce de Leon Paiva and the Intiq Churicncuna
The Creator; source of universal love, creativity and compassi... |
Kakraba Lobi | KAKRABA LOBI
Song of Legaa
Master Musician from Ghana
With Valerie Dee Narajo and Barry Olsen
ABOUT LOBI MUSIC
West African people have been grooving to the sound of keyboards and percussion for cent... |
Katherine Ciesinski | ANTONIN DVORÁK
Love Songs Folk Duets
Katherine Ciesinski, mezzo-soprano
John Ostendorf, bass-baritone
Grayson Hirst, tenor
Rudolph Palmer, piano
PROGRAM NOTES
Antonin Dvorák is best known for... |
Master Musicians of Ikuta-Ryu | THE SOUL OF THE KOTO
VOLUME TWO
Performed by the Master Musicians of Ikuta-Ryu
The development of koto music was one of Japan’s most valuable contributions to the history of classical music. Some ... |
Monks of the Nyingmapa Monastery | TIBETAN BUDDHIST RITES FROM THE MONASTERIES OF BHUTAN
Volume 3: Temple Rituals and Public Ceremonies
This volume is dedicated to His Majesty King Jigme Senge Wangchuk.
Recordings, notes and photograp... |
New York Tango Trio: Jaurena, Aslan, Iverson | CABARUTE
An Episode in Sensuality
New York Tango Trio
Raul Jaurena, bandoneon, musical director
Pablo Aslan, Contabass
Ethan Iverson, Piano
ABOUT TANGO
The Argentine tango has gone through a period... |
North Thailand Musicians | Track
1. Salaw-Saw-Sueng: Sao Mai (5:33)
Sao mai translates as “Silk Maiden.”
2. Salaw-Saw-Sueng: Pama (4:55)
Pama translates as “Burma.”
Both examples recorded at the Kh... |
Nsuase Kete Group | LYRCD - 7454
Lyrichord presents,
Asante Kete Drumming
Music of Ghana
Recorded and produced by Joe Kaminski
Figure 1
The kwadwom master drum of the Nsuase Kete Group, struck with hooked sticks ... |
Orchestra of the Sultan of Zinder and musicians of Ghana, Mali, Niger, Upper Volta, Seneg | AFRICAN RHYTHMS AND INSTRUMENTS VOLUME1
Mali•Niger•Ghana•Nigeria•Upper Volta•Senegal•Liberia
The primary scope of these records is to document highlights of one of the most important cult... |
Perfume River Ensemble | MUSIC FROM THE LOST KINGDOM: HUE
The Perfume River Traditional Ensemble
(LYRCD 7440)
MEMBERS OF THE ENSEMBLE
Vo Que, Artistic Director
Manh Cam, trong drum
Thai Hung, dan nguyet lute
Le Hoa, dan tra... |
Piano Stars of the 1920s | A PIANO CHRISTMAS
IN THE 1920s
Holiday Music Performed by the top pianists of the 1920s
With performances by Adam Carroll, Elsie Holt, John T. Howard,
Andrei Kmita ,L. Leslie Loth, Fritz Kreisler, Cl... |
Professor Liang Tsai-Ping and His Group |
Professor Liang Tsai-Ping and his group
CHINA'S INSTRUMENTAL HERITAGE
THE INSTRUMENTS
The Cheng, of the silk group, is similar to a zither. It has sixteen strings stretched over sixteen frets o... |
Pukaj Wayra | PUKAJ WAYRA
MUISC FROM BOLIVIA
Don’t You Steal! Don’t Be Lazy! Don’t Tell Lies!
(Ama Sua Amaqhella Ama Llulla)
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Words to the songs in English, followed by the words in Spanish:
DON’T YO... |
The Queen's Chamber Trio | Mozart THE 1788 TRIOS
THE QUEEN’S CHAMBER TRIO
Robert Zubrycki, violin
Peter Seidenberg, cello
Elaine Comparone, harpsichord
Trio in E Major (KV 542)
Allegro / Andante grazioso / Allegro
Trio in C M... |
The Queen\'s Chamber Band | HANDEL in Rome
Program notes by John Ostendorf, Elaine Comparone
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) may have been born on German soil (Halle), but his musical heart, as expressed in his vocal wo... |
R.A. Fish/Various artists | RHYTHMIC ESSENCE
FISH ON THE DESSERT
Maqamat (or maqam, sing) in Arab music are primarily a system for mixing tetrachords of different scales and characteristics, which combine to form melodic modes.... |
Rodrigo | FLAMENCO CARAVAN
RODRIGO AND REMEDIOS FLORES
THE ART OF FLAMENCO:
Flamenco is the music of Andalucia, the region of Southern Spain encompassing Cadiz, Sevilla, Malaga, Granada, Huelva, Cordoba, Murci... |
Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin | MAKOTO – SHINJITSU
(With a heart of true sincerity…)
Zen Meditation Music for Solo Shakuhachi
Played by Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin on Shakuhachi
The shakuhachi is an end-blown bamboo flute with five... |
Sandra Reid/Randy Crafton | HAL-AN-TOW
SONGS OF THE SIX CELTIC NATIONS
Sandra Reid, Voice,
Randy Crafton, Frame Drums
Each of the six Celtic song traditions, while certainly related, is unique in both sound and style. Universa... |
Ullian Pipers of Ireland, Breton Pipers, Galician Pipers, Highland Pipers of Scotland, Th | THE BAGPIPE
IRELAND – SCOTLAND – BRITTANY – GALICIA – CANADA
The bagpipe (or cornemuse) is a reed instrument with several pipes (from 2 to 4) whose distinctive feature is a bag, which serves... |
Uttar Pradesh Musicians | FOLK MUSIC FROM UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA
With its tapestry of varying customs, the state of Uttar Pradesh has a rich treasury of folk musical traditions. In its simplest forms, this music penetrates the... |
Verna Gillis | PERU: MUSIC FROM THE LAND OF MACHU PICCHU
Recorded by Verna Gillis with David Moises Perez Martinez
Peru, the third largest country in Latin America, is where the indigenous population build one of t... |
Will Seachnasaigh |
THE DIDJERIDU
DHARPA: SONGS OF THE DREAMTIME
BY SEACHNASAIGH
INSTRUMENTATION
Yidaki, Bilma Voice: Seachnasaigh
Yidaki (Didjeridu)
Bilma (Clapsticks)
Yadaki on the recording was made by Djalu “Wi... |
