From Global Groove

Sierra Leone is a country of many languages, part from Creole, wich is spoken in the capital Freetown and is based on 'Pidgin English', there are also 'Mende' and 'Timini'. On this album by the Black Diamonds we hear all those languages. Bandleader Sami Kamara claims that he invented the band's name when he thought he tripped over a rock that appeared to be a Diamond. Great coverpicture, the ladies are singers and drummers in the group. And how about Sami with his kazoo.

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http://shinichi_kinoshita.mondomix.com/en/artiste.htm

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Shinichi Kinoshita, the leading tsugaru shamisen player among the younger generation, started learning shamisen at the age of 10 from his father who also was an artist. While tsugaru shamisen is a traditional instrument, Shinichi combined shamisen with rock and jazz and made a completely original music. In 1993, he started "Kinoshita Shinichi Group" composed of tsugaru shamisen, percussion, keyboard, electric guitar, and wadaiko (Japanese drum) and made "Tsugaru Shamisen Rock". In November 2001, Shinichi released two successful tsugaru shamisen albums, "Den" and "Kai" from avex io. "Den" features traditional repertoire while "Kai" features what Shinichi calls "tsugaru fusion". In June 2002, released "SOGU", an album made with a collaboration with Hungarian violinist Roby Lakatos and following year, he released another album, "Show" which features traditional tsugaru shamisen. While releasing albums, Shinichi also made nationwide tour as well as performed in different countries which all won high acclaim. In 2002, Shinichi joined Eitetsu Hayashi's (a renowned Japanese wadaiko player) US tour as well as made Central/South America tour in six countries. In 2003, performed at International Istanbul Music Festival and also gave several concerts at England.

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Roby Lakatos, the 'devil’s fiddler', is a gypsy violinist from Hungary. He is renowned for his mix of classical music with Hungarian-gypsy music and jazz themes. Lakatos was born in 1965 into the legendary family of gypsy violinists descended from Janos Bihari, 'King of Gypsy Violinists'. He was introduced to music as a child and at age nine he made his public debut as first violin in a gypsy band. His musicianship was learnt not only with his own family, but also at the Béla Bartók Conservatory of Budapest, where he won the first prize for classical violin in 1984. Between 1986 and 1996, he and his ensemble played at 'Les Ateliers de La Grande Ile' in Brussels. He has collaborated with Vadim Repin and Stéphane Grappelli. It is claimed Lakatos' playing was greatly admired by Sir Yehudi Menuhin, who always made a point of visiting the club in Brussels to hear him. In March 2004, Lakatos appeared to great acclaim with the London Symphony Orchestra in the orchestra’s 'Genius of the Violin' festival alongside Maxim Vengerov."
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01. Susana Baca - Golpe E' Tierra (Hablan Los Negros)
02. Peru Negro - Ruperta
03. Chabuca Granda - Herida Obscura
04. Eva Ayllon - Yo Te Canto
05. Lucila Campos - Saca Camote Con El Pie
06. Manuel Donayre - Negro Carbon
07. Cecelia Barraza - El Picador
08. Susana Baca - Negra Presuntuosa
09. Eva Ayllon - Cardo O Ceniza
10. Robert Rivas - Arroz Con Concolon
11. Lucila Campos - Negrito Chinchivi
12. Peru Negro - Machete En Su Cuna
13. Olga Milla - Coplas De Amor Y Tondero
14. Arturo 'Zambo' Cavero - El Alcatraz
15. Cecelia Barraza - El Sueno De Pochi
16. Julie Freundt - Morropon De San Miguel
17. Arturo 'Zambo' Cavero - Comadre Coloiche
18. Nicomedes Santa Cruz - Inga


Up until 1950, Afro-Peruvian music was one of South America's best kept secrets. The music has its roots in the communities of black slaves brought to Peru's Pacific coast by the Spanish, and has become a combination of Spanish, Andean and African influences. This "Rough Guide" CD presents a collection of tracks that use a combination of percussion, scrapers, acoustic guitar, bass, vocals and the traditional cajon. The CD has been compiled by Dan Rosenberg who produces radio programmes such as Cafe International and Afropop Worldwide, and is a regular contributor to "fRoots", "Outpost", "Down Beat" and the "Rough Guides".
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Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia est le plus grand joueur de flûte bansuri vivant. Sa remarquable technique de respiration et sa maîtrise de la subtilité de son instrument de bambou sont inégalées à ce jour.

Né à Allahabad en 1938, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia ne vient pas d’une famille de musiciens, contrairement à de nombreuses lignées de virtuoses indiens. Son père, fameux lutteur, l’aurait bien vu suivre ses pas, mais le jeune Hariprasad, malgré un bref passage sur le ring, est bien plus attiré par la musique. À 15 ans, il décide d’étudier le chant classique, sous la bienveillance de Pandit Raja Ram, à Bénarès (aujourd’hui Varanasi). Peu après, le délicat son de la flûte de bambou (bansuri) de Pandit Bholanath parvient jusqu’à ses oreilles et le fait sans hésitation changer d’orientation. Quatre ans plus tard, il joue pour All India Radio à Orissa et acquiert rapidement une notoriété qui le catapulte à Bombay, où il continue de perfectionner sa technique sous l’influence de grands musiciens, notamment Shrimati Annapurna Devi, fille du légendaire Ustad Allaudin Khan.

C’est sa remarquable technique de respiration, sa maîtrise inégalée de toutes les subtilités de son instrument de bambou et son style à la fois innovant et respectueux des traditions, qui ont décoré Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia de nombreux prix et honneurs en Inde mais aussi dans le monde entier. Reconnu pour sa contribution exceptionnelle au monde de la musique, il a notamment reçu le prix Padma Vibhushan, deuxième plus grand honneur civil indien. Aux côtés de Shivkumar Sharma (santur) et Brijbushan Kabra (guitare), il signe Call of the Valley en 1968, disque qui s’impose comme un incontournable de la musique hindoustanie.

Avec la volonté de laisser planer dans les esprits le son de sa flûte au même titre que le dieu Krishna (représenté avec un bansuri) est partout en Inde, le maître diffuse son art dans le monde entier et rencontre d’autres musiques avec John McLaughlin, Yehudi Menuhin, Jan Garbarek ou Jean-Pierre Rampal. Il donne actuellement des cours particuliers pour des musiciens passionnés et dirige le département musiques du monde au conservatoire de Rotterdam.

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