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Caribbean Folk Music, Vol. 1
Whether purely instrumental or with a chorus, each of these recordings manages to capture the spirit of the English, Spanish, and French speaking Caribbean. Many of the recordings are of dance music as music and dance are commonly linked in Caribbean cultures. Representing fifteen countries this collection spea...
Whether purely instrumental or with a chorus, each of these recordings manages to capture the spirit of the English, Spanish, and French speaking Caribbean. Many of the recordings are of dance music as music and dance are commonly linked in Caribbean cultures. Representing fifteen countries this collection speaks to the vibrant nature of the West Indies where even a song like “Nous Allons Dodo” or “We’re Going to Sleep” is anything s...
Whether purely instrumental or with a chorus, each of these recordings manages to capture the spirit of the English, Spanish, and French speaking Caribbean. Many of the recordings are of dance music as music and dance are commonly linked in Caribbean cultures. Representing fifteen countries this collection speaks to the vibrant nature of the West Indies where even a song like “Nous Allons Dodo” or “We’re Going to Sleep” is anything short of a lullaby.
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Tour the world of music, experiencing an Ituri Forest Pygmy circumcision rite, virtuosic Swiss yodeling and kanéka (a Hawaiian version of reggae). Part of a five-volume series, this nineteen-track compilation gives a summary of many diverse musical styles. (See also FW04504, FW04505, FW04506, FW04508.)
Tour the world of music, experiencing an Ituri Forest Pygmy circumcision rite, virtuosic Swiss yodeling and kanéka (a Hawaiian version of reggae). Part of a five-volume series, this nineteen-track compilation gives a summary of many diverse musical styles. (See also FW04504, FW04505, FW04506, FW04508.)
Music of the World's Peoples: Vol. 5
Singing, chanting and playing instrumentsmusic is a human activity that often draws a community together. Musicians from Haiti, Poland, Burma, Fiji and Scotland share their ways of making a joyful noise on this final volume in the Music of the World’s Peoples collection. (See also FW04504, FW04505, FW04506 and...
Singing, chanting and playing instrumentsmusic is a human activity that often draws a community together. Musicians from Haiti, Poland, Burma, Fiji and Scotland share their ways of making a joyful noise on this final volume in the Music of the World’s Peoples collection. (See also FW04504, FW04505, FW04506 and FW04507.)
Songs and Dances of Bolivia
Ronnie and Stu Lipner
"Bolivia es una tierra... "Bolivia is a land of beauty and barren grandeur. Small in population, it had two capitals and a lake that is higher than most mountains. Lake Titicaca, at an altitude of more than 12,000 feet, is the highest navigable body of water in the world. Boats built of bundles of totora reeds, called balsas, have plied these waters for thousands of years and contrast strangely with modern steamships..."
Ronnie and Stu Lipner
"Bolivia es una tierra de gran belleza y árida grandeza. Pequeña en cuanto a su población, sin embargo posee dos capitales y un lago que es más alto que muchas montañas, el cual, a una altitud de 3.810 metros sobre el nivel del mar, es el cuerpo de agua navegable más elevado del mundo. Balsas construidas con atados de caña totora han surcado esas aguas por miles de años y ahora contrastan de manera singular con los modernos barcos a vapor..."
Ronie and Stu Lipner
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Songs and Dances of the Basque (Euzkadi)
Juan Onatibia performs songs from the Basque region. Most of the songs are forms of traditional dances such as the Aurresku (courting dance) and the Ezpata (sword dance). The songs are mostly performed with no singing on the txistu (a flute) and the tun-tun (small drum) which "constitute the Basque Orchestra. Both...
Juan Onatibia performs songs from the Basque region. Most of the songs are forms of traditional dances such as the Aurresku (courting dance) and the Ezpata (sword dance). The songs are mostly performed with no singing on the txistu (a flute) and the tun-tun (small drum) which "constitute the Basque Orchestra. Both instruments are played by the same interpreter known as txistulari, forming a one-man band." The album also includes several sung song...
Juan Onatibia performs songs from the Basque region. Most of the songs are forms of traditional dances such as the Aurresku (courting dance) and the Ezpata (sword dance). The songs are mostly performed with no singing on the txistu (a flute) and the tun-tun (small drum) which "constitute the Basque Orchestra. Both instruments are played by the same interpreter known as txistulari, forming a one-man band." The album also includes several sung songs (with no accompanying instruments) about animals, work and so on. Onatibia introduces history of Basque music in the liner notes.
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