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Artists: Philip Glass & Foday Musa Suso Album: Music from 'The Screens' Format: FLAC (cue, scans): 317 MB Year: 1992 Label: Point Music Total time: 49:25 AMG rating
This collaboration between world composers Philip Glass and Foday Musa Suso presents a unique body of work grounded in musical virtuosity in both Western and North African musical cultures. The opening strains of "The Mad Cadi's Court" burst with an aggressive violin double-stop punctuated by an Algerian lute playing North African rhythms and tonalities. Strikingly different from what listeners have heard from Philip Glass from this era. These Algerian folk traditions permeate the entire disc, with many pieces energetic and others more esoteric and soundtracky. Composed as music for a production of Jean Genet's play The Screens, set in Algeria, the music both highlights and compliments the play's drama with sounds native to the setting of the play. Very welcome and refreshing.~ Mark W. B. Allender, All Music Guide
Artist: Chet Atkins with Tommy Emmanuel Album: The Day Finger Pickers Took Over The World Year: 1997 Format: APE Time: 36:20 Size: 229Mb AMG Rating
At 73, with hundreds of albums and countless sessions to his credit, Chet Atkins still had another great recording in him -- this splendid duo session with the young Australian guitarist/composer Tommy Emmanuel. Here, Atkins leaves all of the smooth jazz experiments from the previous decade and a half behind him, choosing superior material for their acoustic guitars, with the rhythm section laying down swinging country-pie tracks underneath. Emmanuel's fingerpicking style isn't quite as tied to the rhythm as Atkins'; it's a little sharper in attack, fleeter in technique and a bit flashier in temperament, yet remarkably well-matched to that of the east Tennessee master, almost an alter ego. Indeed Atkins' tune "Tip Toe Through the Bluegrass" plays the two styles off each other quite revealingly. Emmanuel turns out to be a top-notch tunesmith in his own right, too. His "Dixie McGuire," a disarmingly affectionate mid-tempo tune that won't let you go, inspires a performance that is one of the high points of Atkins' Columbia period -- or for that matter, equal to anything from his long RCA period, too, in sheer emotional effect. The title track, which Atkins adapted from a lyric that dealt with bass players (as opposed to fingerpickers), finds the two reciting and singing a mock-horror flick tale -- and "Ode to Mel Bay" good-naturedly mocks beginning string players everywhere. As a tribute to the visitor from Down Under, there is also a slyly countrified "Waltzing Matilda." This would be Atkins' last album of new material released during the 20th century -- leaving it, glory be, on a very high note.
Artist: Emil Decameron & His Orchestra Album: Tumbalalaika! (Yiddish Folksongs without Words) Label: Vanguard Year: Feb 26, 1959 / This Release 1991 Format: MP3 & FLAC Size: MP3: 103.77MB / FLAC: 111.1MB + 110.45MB Time: 47:09
This is one CD you definitely do not want to judge by its cover. Because if you did, you might think that this was yet another raucous romp through Klezmer music. After all, the folks on the front cover are dancing, whooping and clapping — and this image alone might lead you to believe this disc has all the makings of a festive soundtrack, beginning with the clarinet's first note.
But Emil Decameron and his orchestra bring something entirely different to the table. Yes, these are all popular Yiddish folksongs, originally intended for weddings and parties. And while the word popular may seem a bit of a stretch, consider that it is impossible to pass the holiday season without hearing Chanuke o Chanuke at least once! Here, Decameron's arrangement sounds fresh and exciting. A personal highlight was hearing Oif'n Pripetschok, which many sound familiar to anyone who saw the movie Schindler's List.
Some may already be familiar with Decameron's name and reputation from his first disc, A La Russe! For those who enjoyed his variations on Russian melodies, Tumbalalaika! will be a must-have addition to your music library. And for listeners seeking something new, this disc comes highly recommended.
Artist: Iron Horse Albums: Fade To Bluegrass: The Bluegrass Tribute To Metallica Vol. I & Vol. II Released: 2003 / 2006 Label: CMH Quality: mp3 CBR 320 Size: 123 / 112 MB Ëþáèòåëè ñòèëåé bluegrass è thrash-metal, òðåïåùèòå.  þæíîì øòàòå Àëàáàìà, íà îòðîãàõ Àïïàëà÷ñêèõ ãîð îáèòàþò ñòðàøíûå ëþäè, îáúåäèíèâøèå ýòè äâà ñòèëÿ â îäíî. Êâàðòåò “Iron Horse”, ñîñòîÿùèé èç íåìîëîäûõ, íî âåñüìà âåñåëûõ ëþäåé, ïåðåïåë è ïåðåèãðàë â ñòèëå bluegrass òàêèõ ìîíñòðîâ òÿæåëîé ìóçûêè, êàê Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, ïîïóòíî çàöåïèâ Guns & Roses, Hank Williams è íå òîëüêî. Âíèìàíèþ âàøåìó ïðåäëàãàåòñÿ äâóõòîìíèê, ïîñâÿùåííûé òâîð÷åñòâó ëîñ-àíäæåëåññêîé ÷åòâåðêè. ×òî ñàìîå ãëàâíîå, “Iron Horse” - ðåàëüíûå ìîíñòðû ñâîåãî ñòèëÿ. Èíîãäà ïðè ïðîñëóøèâàíèè ïîÿâëÿåòñÿ îùóùåíèå, ÷òî íå îíè ñäåëàëè êàâåðû íà «Ìåòàëëèêó», à íàîáîðîò, òðýøåðû ïðîíèêëèñü áëþãðàññîì è çàáàöàëè ñâîè âåðñèè àìåðèêàíñêèõ íàðîäíûõ ìåëîäèé. =))
“It’s a truism that the best covers must shed some new light on their originals, a mission at which most fail miserably. Not so here, where Alabama bluegrass band Iron Horse’s irony-free (and drum-free) versions of “Unforgiven”, “Nothing Else Matters” and “Enter Sandman” lay bare the sturdy songcraft lurking, often unheard, beneath Metallica’s amped-up sturm and drang.” “That said, “Fade to Bluegrass”…is a match made in hell – and that’s a compliment.”
Artist: Harry Belafonte Album: Belafonte Return to Carnegie Hall Label: RCA Victor Year: 1960, release: 1994 Format: FLAC + Mp3 (320) Size: 432 + 177 (inc. covers) Total time: 71:50 AMG Rating
On May 2, 1960, Harry Belafonte returned to Carnegie Hall for what was supposed to be one of the last concerts in the venerable hall's last season. Carnegie was scheduled to be torn down, although this was an edict that was thankfully short-lived. The hall was instead renovated and remains one of New York's premier showplaces. The first Carnegie Hall recording from the previous year had had such an impact on the recording industry that it opened up new vistas for live recordings. Belafonte faced the challenge of living up to his own legend. For this concert, he began what would be a concert tradition for him: sharing the spotlight with up-and-coming folk performers. Representing the new collegiate folk singing group trend was the Chad Mitchell Trio, currently appearing at New York's Blue Angel, where Belafonte had seen them perform. South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba, another Belafonte discovery, also performed, as did folk and blues singer Odetta, and the Belafonte Folk Singers. The guest stars nearly upstaged Belafonte, but this turned out to be de rigueur for his concerts. Highlights include Odetta's powerhouse medley of the work songs "I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain" and "Water Boy," the Folk Singers' exciting "Ox Drivers Song," Makeba and Belafonte's charming duet on "One More Dance," and the Mitchell Trio's exuberant Israeli song "Vaichazkem." For a finale, Belafonte turned to the Mexican folk dance "La Bamba," treating it to an eight-minute-long heels-flying festive romp.~ Cary Ginell, All Music Guide
Artist: Dobranotch Album: Äîáðàíî÷ü Label: ñòóäèÿ "äîáðîëåò" Year: 2004 Genre: East folk music Format, bitrate: mp3/192 kbps Time: 54:47 Size: 74 MB
«Äîáðàíî÷ü» îáúåäèíÿåò â ñåáå ìóçûêàíòîâ èç Ìîëäîâû, Ðîññèè è Ëèâàíà. ×åðïàÿ âäîõíîâåíèå â áàëêàíñêèõ, åâðåéñêèõ è âîñòî÷íûõ ìåëîäèÿõ, «Äîáðàíî÷ü» ñîçäà¸ò íîâóþ – ìèðîâóþ ìóçûêó, ãäå ðàçëè÷íûå âëèÿíèÿ äîïîëíÿþò è îáîãàùàþò äðóã äðóãà. Ïëà÷óùàÿ åâðåéñêàÿ ñêðèïêà, âèðòóîçíûå ïàññàæè àêêîðäåîíà è òðóáû, íåîáû÷íîå çâó÷àíèå öèìáàë, âîñòî÷íûå ðèòìû áàðàáàíîâ è ìîùíûé çâóê òóáû – ýòî óíèêàëüíîå çâó÷àíèå ãðóïïû «Äîáðàíî÷ü»!
This international band consist of musicians from Russia, Moldova and Lebanon and plays music inspired by traditions of these countries, using acoustic instruments, such as violin, accordion, cimbalom, tuba and percussion.
Dobranotch, an odd local folk band that blends Balkan folk, Klezmer music and Arab rhythms, is a far cry from the Irish-folk trio that it was when started out in the late 1990s. On its third album, "Gagarin Chochek", released on ORANGE WORLD Records, the band documents its new style and lineup. >>>
Artists: VA Album: Crazy Heart - Original Motion Picture OST Label: New West Records Year: 2010 Format, bitrate: mp3; VBR Time: 45:23 Size: 57,9 MB.
Crazy Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a 2010 film soundtrack album to accompany the film Crazy Heart directed by Scott Cooper starring Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
The album was released January 19, 2010 to accompany the film. The 16-track album contains several songs written by T-Bone Burnett, Stephen Bruton and Ryan Bingham, with some by John Goodwin, Bob Neuwirth, Sam Hopkins, Gary Nicholson, Townes Van Zandt, Sam Philips, Greg Brown, Billy Joe Shaver, and Eddy Shaver.
The songs are performed by various artists including actors Jeff Bridges, Colin Farrell and Robert Duvall, as well as singers Ryan Bingham (who also sings the theme song "The Weary Kind"), Buck Owens, The Louvin Brothers, Lightnin' Hopkins, Waylon Jennings, Townes Van Zandt, and Sam Philips.~ Wikipedia
Artist: Willie Nelson Album: American Classic Label: Blue Note Year: 2009; release: August 25, 2009 Format, MP3 bitrate VBR: 192 ~ 320 Kbps Size: 57.28 MB
The album was nominated at the 52nd Grammy Awards for Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
When Willie Nelson took the unexpected step of releasing Stardust in 1978, many predicted that the album of popular standards would severely derail the outlaw country singer's career. Confounding the critics, the disc became Nelson's best-selling effort, and spawned a whole subgenre of modern singers covering the classics. Nelson revisited the format with 1994's orchestral Healing Hands of Time and to varying degrees on several other records, but it wasn't until 2009's American Classic that the red-headed stranger delivered an album billed as the true follow-up to Stardust. Released on the venerable Blue Note label, the disc features guest appearances by superstar jazz singers Norah Jones and Diana Krall, but the focus is always placed squarely on Nelson's famously idiosyncratic vocals. American Classic does not feature Nelson's veteran band, but rather a core group of first-call studio jazz cats including Christian McBride on bass, Joe Sample on piano, and Lewis Nash on drums. The resultant sound is smooth, classy, and subtle -- a sonic horse of a different color from the exquisitely ramshackle earthiness that made Stardust so appealing and unusual. On tunes such as the jaunty, gently swinging "On the Street Where You Live" and "Since I Fell for You," which features longtime Nelson cohort Mickey Raphael on bluesy harmonica, Nelson sounds comfortable and in command, gliding effortlessly and soulfully over a great set of tunes played by top-notch pros.~ Pemberton Roach, All Music Guide
Artist: Xhange Album: Uma Frase Qualquer Label: Anjo Pro-Edit Year: 1996 Quality: mp3; vbr Size: 46.37 MB
Xhange is Joao Ferreira. Portuguese. Born in Central-African Republic. Joao began playing piano in Coimbra (Portugal) at the age of five. He stopped his classical education ten years later and started playing in local rock bands, forming a jazz-rock band, Mazary-Shariff. At the same time Joao started playing flute. At the age of twenty Joao moved to Montpellier, France where he opened a macrobiotic restaurant and also performed as piano-bar musician. Seven years later Joao moved to his native country Central-African, where he played with a rock, jazz and Latin band, Climats. At the same time he started a very deep collaboration with the National Ballet, studying and performing pygmees and bantous rhythms and melodies, with which he did a tour in France in the summer of 1993. In November 1993 Joao moved to Angola where he teaches music in both Portuguese and French. In February 1995 he started recording the first album Xhange - "Vamos Vivendo".
The music of this CD was composed by Joao Ferreira to the Companhia de Danca Contemporanca de Luanda, for the choreography created by Ana Clara Guerra Marques "Uma Frase Qualquer". This is probably the first creation in Africa for this kind of purpose - To compose original urban African music corresponding to the evolution of African people. This CD is a mix of traditional rhythms, songs, instruments and modern themes composed by modern instruments. ~ musicdiscoveries.com
Artists: VA Album: Flatpicking 2003 Release: 2003 Label: FGM records Genre: Gypsy jazz, Country, Folk Format: MP3, Âitrate: 192 Kbs/s Time:56:00 Size: 75.4 MB
16 killer tracks culled from the very best of this flagship guitar label's CD catalogue! including Tim Stafford, Jim Hurst, Bryan Sutton, Brad Davis, John Carlini, David Grier, Wyatt Rice, Bruce & Nunally, John Jorgenson and many others.
Flatpicking Guitar Magazine and FGM Records is proud to bring you this sampler of sixteen flatpicking guitar tunes from some of the greatest players in the business. You're probably already familiar with Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, a bi-monthly print and audio CD instructional publication dedicated to presenting all aspects of the art and practice of flatpicking the acoustic guitar (www.flatpick.com). Over the past few years we've been working with a number of artists to produce CDs and performance videos, and the opportunity to expand that role emerged as FGM Records (see www.fgmrecords.com).
Artist: Bob Dylan Album: Christmas In The Heart Label: Columbia Genre: Rock|Pop Year: 2009 Quality: VBR / 44100Hz / Joint Stereo Size: 50.5 mb
Bob Dylan will release a brand new album of holiday songs, Christmas In The Heart, on Monday, October 12th, it was announced today by Columbia Records. All of the artist’s U.S. royalties from sales of these recordings will be donated to link]">Feeding America , guaranteeing that more than four million meals will be provided to more than 1.4 million people in need in this country during this year’s holiday season. Bob Dylan is also donating all of his future U.S. royalties from this album to Feeding America in perpetuity. Additionally, the artist is partnering with two international charities to provide meals during the holidays for millions in need in the United Kingdom and the developing world, and will be donating all of his future international royalties from Christmas In The Heart to those organizations in perpetuity. Details regarding the international partnerships will be announced next week.
Artist: Various Album: From Boppin’ Hillbilly To Red Hot Rockabilly [4 CD] Released: 2006 Label: Proper Box Quality: mp3 CBR 320 Size: 121+119+117+120 MB
This delightful and valuable set collects 120 tracks of vintage amped-up honky tonk and country boogie, beginning with releases from 1951 and stretching through to Elvis Presley's Sun years and the rockabilly explosion of 1955, effectively sketching out how what Carl Perkins called "country music with a beat" evolved and shifted into the monster known as rock & roll. Most of these sides are quite rare and many have never been anthologized before, so this box is sure to delight collectors, but the four discs also have a natural flow to them that keeps things from being too academic and makes this release a natural for a long road trip.
What is Skiffle you may ask? Early incarnations of the Beatles were influenced by the skiffle craze. Skiffle is a type of Folk music with a Jazz and Blues influence, usually using homemade or improvised instruments such as the washboard, tea chest bass, kazoo, cigar-box fiddle, musical saw, comb and paper, and so forth, as well as more conventional instruments such as acoustic guitar and banjo. Skiffle and jug band music are closely related. Skiffle was particularly popular in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s.
Artist: Sam Collins Album: Jailhouse Blues Label:Yazoo Records Year: 1990 Format, bitrate: mp3, 320kbps Size: 91,9 mb
Known as "Crying" Sam Collins, after the eerie, falsetto quality of his voice, the artist in fact had many nicknames. A rather prolific recording artist, less than half of the 50 sides he cut saw release. Often the same tune would crop up on different labels necessitating a variety of pseudonyms (including "Bunny Carter," "Big Boy Woods," and "Salty Dog Sam"). Jailhouse Blues collects the bulk of the guitarist's commercially released output. Perhaps not as expressive or emotionally exhilarating as the "hard" Mississippi Delta singers, Collins' voice has an accessible, undeniable beauty.
Artist: Grateful Dead Album: Workingman's Dead (bonus tracks) Label: Warner Bros Year: 1970 Release: 2003 Style: Folk - Rock Format, bitrate: mp3 256 kb/s Time: 1:18:09 Size: 145 Mb (covers) AMG Rating:
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The Grateful Dead were already established as paragons of the free-form, improvisational San Francisco psychedelic sound when they abruptly shifted gears for the acoustic Workingman's Dead, a lovely exploration of American roots music illuminating the group's country, blues, and folk influences...
Artist: Grateful Dead Album: American Beauty Label: Warner Bros / Rhino / WEA Release: 1970 Style: Folk - Rock Format, bitrate: mp3 320 kb/s Time: 42:21 Size: 101 Mb (coves) WOODSTOCK - 40 YEARS ANNIVERSARY DAY TWO A companion piece to the luminous Workingman's Dead, American Beauty is an even stronger document of the Grateful Dead's return to their musical roots. Sporting a more full-bodied and intricate sound than its predecessor thanks to the addition of subtle electric textures, the record is also more representative of the group as a collective unit, allowing for stunning contributions from Phil Lesh (the poignant opener, "Box of Rain") and Bob Weir ("Sugar Magnolia"); at the top of his game as well is Jerry Garcia, who delivers the superb "Friend of the Devil," "Candyman," and "Ripple." Climaxing with the perennial "Truckin'," American Beauty remains the Dead's studio masterpiece — never again would they be so musically focused or so emotionally direct. - Jason Ankeny at AMG
Artist: Grateful Dead Album: Live Dead (Bonus Tracks) Label: Rhino / Wea Release: 1969 Style: Folk-Rock Format, bitrate: MP3, 320 kb/s Time: 76:43 Size: 182 Mb (full covers) AMG Rating:
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The Grateful Dead's fourth title was likewise their first extended concert recording. Spread over two LPs, Live/Dead (1969) finally was able to relay the intrinsic sonic magnificence of a Dead show in real time. Additionally, it unleashed several key entries into their repertoire, including the sidelong epic and Deadhead anthem"Dark Star" as well as wailing and otherwise electrified acidic covers of the Rev. Gary Davis blues standard "Death Don't Have No Mercy" and the R&B rave-up "(Turn on Your) Lovelight." . . .
Artists: Neil Young Album: After The Gold Rush Label: SomeWax Recordings Year: 2001 Original Release: 1970 Format, bitrate: MP3, 320 kbs/s Size: 110 Mb Total time: 48:06 AMG Rating:
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In the 15 months between the release of Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere and After the Gold Rush, Neil Young issued a series of recordings in different styles that could have prepared his listeners for the differences between the two LPs. His two compositions on the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album Déjà Vu, "Helpless" and "Country Girl," returned him to the folk and country styles he had pursued before delving into the hard rock of Everybody Knows; two other singles, "Sugar Mountain" and "Oh, Lonesome Me," also emphasized those roots. But "Ohio," a CSNY single, rocked as hard as anything on the second album. After the Gold Rush was recorded with the aid of Nils Lofgren, a 17-year-old unknown whose piano was a major instrument, turning one of the few real rockers, "Southern Man" (which had unsparing protest lyrics typical of Phil Ochs), into a more stately effort than anything on the previous album and giving a classic tone to the title track, a mystical ballad that featured some of Young's most imaginative lyrics and became one of his most memorable songs. But much of After the Gold Rush consisted of country-folk love songs, which consolidated the audience Young had earned through his tours and recordings with CSNY; its dark yet hopeful tone matched the tenor of the times in 1970, making it one of the definitive singer/songwriter albums, and it has remained among Young's major achievements.
Artist: John Sebastian Album: Faithful Virtue The Reprise Recordings (3 CD) Label: Rhino Handmade Year: 1969-1976 Release: 2001 Format, bitrate: mp3, 256 kb/s Time: 1:18:03 + 1:18:16 + 1:16:39 Size: 433 Mb (covers) AMG Rating:
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This set is the final word on the '70s solo recordings of singer/songwriter John Sebastian. Compiled over three discs are all five of his LPs for the Reprise label: John B. Sebastian, Cheapo-Cheapo Productions Presents Real Live John Sebastian, The Four of Us, Tarzana Kid, and Welcome Back. Additionally, there is an extra half-hour of live material, most of which is issued here for the first time. . .
Artist: Joan Baez Album: Joan Baez 5 Label: Vanguard Release: 1964 Format, bitrate: mp3, 256 kb/s Time: 47:09 Size: 81,02 Mb Bubu's Rating:
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Joan Baez 5 was where the singer's music experienced its first major blossoming. Having exhausted most of the best traditional songs in her repertory on her four prior LPs, Baez had to broaden the range of her music, and she opened up some promising new territory in the process. Baez and Vanguard Records must also have recognized by 1964 that the folk audience was changing and, in fact, was no longer just the "folk" audience — they were expecting current compositions in a folk vein, especially topical material, and also a certain degree of eclecticism, and Joan Baez 5 runs the gamut from classical to country.. . .
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