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Origine du Groupe : Orichas

Style : World Music

Sortie : 1998

Tracklist :

01 - Papa Legba ouve baye
02 - St. Jak pa la
03 - An nou mache
04 - Ketu songs for Osain
05 - Bori songs
06 - Agolona
07 - Opanije (rhythms for Omolu)
08 - Ketu- Roda de Dada (song cycle)
09 - Ketu songs for Oxala
10 - Song for Elegua
11 - Song for Nana Buruku
12 - Song for Ogun
13 - Song for Dada
14 - Song for Yemaya
15 - Ochun Talade
16 - Song for Yemaya
17 - Song for Yemaya
18 - Song for Chango
19 - Itutu song (funerary rites)
20 - Itutu song
21 - Yariba-Oshun
22 - Shango ceremonial music
23 - Shango ceremonial music.
24 - Invocation

As winter progresses, long after its foliage has been shed, the tree loses most of the moisture in its trunk and must rely more than ever on the sap stored in its roots. In this spirit, Soundological would like to share with you a healthy helping of the musical equivalent of sap from said roots and the wellspring from which the branches of most musical traditions featured on this blog -- Blues, Jazz, Soul, Gospel, R&B, Funk, Rock & Roll, Hip Hop, etc. -- have extended themselves.

Long OOP, this CD fetches a high price (a new copy can go for upwards of ) and is valuable not only for its pristine presentation of remastered material from the Library of Congress (that's why these recordings fall under the public domain) but for the reverent and revelatory booklet that provides enlightening reading regardless of the degree of familiarity one may have with the religious and cultural diaspora from Mother Africa. One might say this collection is essential for both its text and context, so if you were not fortunate enough to find it a decade ago it's highly recommended you take advantage now.


AMG Review
by John Vallier

    The 24 tracks featured on this compilation are aural snapshots of Haitian Vodoun, Cuban Santeria, Trinidadian Shango, and Brazilian Candomble religious ceremonies. They were originally recorded between the late '30s and the mid-'50s by such notable ethnologists as Laura Boulton, Melville Herskovits, and Lydia Cabrera. Culturally speaking, these recordings highlight African diasporic religions that originated with the Yoruba and Dahomean peoples and were brought to the New World with enslaved Africans. Retrieved from deep storage at the Library of Congress and digitally remastered by a team of audio experts, The Yoruba/Dahomean Collection: Orishas Across the Ocean is a powerful audio record that documents both the proud cultural legacy and sophisticated musical practices associated with Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Brazilian cultures.

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Origine du Groupe : China

Style : World

Sortie : 1992 (1930's - 1940's)

Tracklist :
1 夜上海 Night in Shanghai, Zhou Xuan
2 I have a situation, Wu Ying-yin
3 Dream, Zhou Xuan
4 郎是春日風 Lang Is the Spring Wind,白虹
5 Unspeakably Happy, 葛蘭
6 Give me a kiss, Zhang Lu
7 Without You, 白光
8 I want you to love, 葛蘭 (sung in English and Chinese)
9 小癩痲, Zhang Lu
10 Meet Maiden Henbu 恨不相逢未嫁時, Xianglan
11 Soul Ying Dreams 魂縈舊夢, 白光
12 Heartbroken Red 斷腸紅, Wu Ying-yin
13 My Dolls, Zhang Lu

Original Pathe label recordings 1930s-1940s?
apparently remastered from vinyl
(translations from Google Translate; omitted where translation seemed off)

In the early 1990s EMI Hong Kong transferred dozens and dozens of records from the cosmopolitan film and club scene of 1930s-1940s Shanghai to an extended series of CDs. The recordings were from the legendary Pathe label; and as near as I can tell fell out of print, and were unknown outside Chinese record shops, which, fortunately, I had the odd habit of trolling in the 1990s. New York City has a huge Chinese community and I've found lots of interesting music in Chinatown shops, though it can be completely hit or miss. As has been pointed out, sentimental pop love songs are HUGE in China even today, PRC, Hong Kong and Taiwan all included. Fortunately, this CD turned out to be a hit.

Before the second world war, Shanghai had become, by all accounts, the cultural doorway through which European and American influence arrived. The questionable relationship of Western powers and Western capitalism to corrupt, doomed Republican China is the topic for another blog than this one; let it be said that this collection of old-fashioned pop tunes shows that Shanghai had become a veritable sponge of diverse cultural influences.

Some of the songs here attempt to bring a more traditional Chinese sound to pop ballads, and these (esp. the tunes by Wu Ying-yin) are not the reason I'm posting this here. The songs that show a huge American influence are amazingly bouyant slices of nightclub jazz pop, albeit the kind your grandparents dug. The highlight here, don't miss it, is the super-swinging "I Want You To Love" (track 8), sung partly in heavily accented breakneck English: "Listen to your mama and you never will regret it..." Track 5 is also tops, and it sure sounds like this tropical Afro-Cuban number begins "Ja Jambo": Unspeakably Happy is about right. Track 6, "Give Me a Kiss" is another swinger, with a drum solo, and a swinging solo violin. The opening track is great as well, with an old-fashioned movie sound to it. Track 10 is similarly cinematic, with sweeping strings.

If you enjoy old-fashioned female vocalists and pre-bebop jazz, don't be put off by the fact that you won't understand most of these songs. This is really an entertaining listen.

The original CD came with the most elaborately folded booklet I've ever seen; a single sheet folded up origami-like with layers of flaps that give it a unique three-dimensional feel. I've included scans of most of it; it's 97% in Chinese. (I can't recommend Google Translate enough!)这是一个非常有趣的记录。喜欢它！

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Origine du groupe : Brazil

Style : World Music , Groove, Soul, Funk , Bossa Nova

Sortie : 1975

Tracklist :

1. Kilariô
2. a vida em seus métodos diz calma
3. aceito tudo
4. conformópolis
5. má-lida
6. sementes
7. penalonga
8. minha estrela
9. se o mundo acabasse em mel
10. alma gêmea
11. joão
12. indecisão

One of the classics of the Odeon era in Brazil, a samba-funk nugget that's brimful of sunny, funky tracks. Arrangements are by Hermeto Pascoal, another musical genius from Brazil, and the mix of funky horns and electric keyboards doesn't get too much in the way of the acoustic guitar and viola on the tracks which are definitely half-way between brazilian funk-soul and MPB.
The heavy groove is present all the way through, without getting too formulaic or being a mere imitation of the American sound —so don't pass this unique record, right on time for the warmer days!
Enjoy it!
by Greg
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Origine du Groupe : Madagascar

Style : World Music

Sortie : 2001

Tracklist :

1- Misahotaka Ny Akama
2- Realy
3- Sarotra Ny Miaina
4-Mandry Ve?
5- Ny Fitiavako
7- Vonjeo
8- Mainte
9- Vavaka
10- Gasikara
11- Hanatra
12- Mamy Kha

Musiciens / Band
Rajery (Germain Randrianarisoa) : valiha, chant
Jean Charles Razanakoto : guitare, chant
Raymond Rakotoarisoa : percussions, chant
Tôty (Olivier Andriamampianina) : guitare basse, chant, arrangement, guitare, persussions

En septembre 2001 sort son second opus "Fanamby" (le défi), dans lequel Rajery et son quartet nous offrent un album d'une rare authenticité. Un disque acoustique avec lequel ils réussissent le fanamby d'une fusion entre l'héritage musical malgache et leur propre culture musicale. Les polyphonies 'a cappella' que le groupe Senge nous avaient fait découvrir côtoient les rythmes chaloupés du Salegy de Jaojoby, le blues mélodique des Hauts-Plateaux est évoqué comme les rythmes entêtants des danses Antandroy ou le groove du rija Betsileo.

par Sourakhata

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Origine du Groupe : Brazil , United Kingdom

Style : World Music Electro , Remix

Sortie : 2009

Tracklist :

01. Intro - Azymuth - Manha (Demo)
02. Friends From Rio 2 feat. Celia Vaz - Os Escravos Do Jo
03. Jose Mauro - Obnoxious
04. Krishnanda - Esta Tudo Ai
05. The Ipanemas - Canto Pra Oxum (Song For Oxum)
06. Clara Moreno - Deixa Nega Gingar
07. Sidney Miller - E Isso Ai
08. The Ipanemas - Malandro Quando Vaza
09. Grupo Batuque - Berimbal (Capoeira)
10. Aleuda - Galope
11. Krishnanda - Quem Sou Eu
12. Democustico - Vagalume
13. Azymuth - Melo Dos Dois Bicudos
14. Binario - Balinha
15. Joyce, Nana Vasconcelos, Mauricio Maestro - Chegada
16. Friends From Rio 1 feat. Celia Vaz - Fransisco Cat (Pressure Drop Remix)
17. Arthur Verocai - Tudo Do Bom (Domu Mash Reedit) (*)
18. Grupo Batuque - Na Batida Do Agogo (Osunlade Remix)
19. Azymuth - Depois Do Carnival (Spiritual South Remix) (*)
20. Jose Carretas feat. Zeep - Memories (*)
21. Joyce - Fejao Com Arroz (Bass Line Mix) (*)
22. Jose Roberto Bertrami & His Modern Sound - Joana
23. Alex Malheiros And Banda Utopia feat. Sabrina Malheiros - Uno Esta (*)

World renowned BBC Radio 1 DJ Gilles Peterson compiles a spectacular collage mix tape from the vaults of Far Out Recordings for this fifteenth anniversary celebration. A close friend to Joe Davis for 25 years, Gilles Peterson has been a constant supporter of the original and best UK based Brazilian record label. The pair released the original "Brazilika" compilation on Gilles' Talking Loud label 15 years ago and now go full circle with the fourth installment in Far Out's series, following block party mixes from Kenny Dope, 4 Hero  and Andy Votel. Brazilian music aficionados Peterson and Davis introduced a new generation to the cream of Brazil's bossa and post-bossa artists and here expertly blend the cream of the timeless with the new breed from Far Out's vast catalogue. Gilles Peterson's "Brazilika" includes five exclusive unreleased tracks and is the definitive collection of Far Out's work, taking us on a breathless ride through a beautiful, barmy Brazil.

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