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Cambodia: Traditional Music, Vol. 2: Tribe Music, Folk Music and Popular Dances
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produced by Chinary Ung, 1942- (Folkways Records, 1979), 40 mins

The album opens with an entrancing tune played on a single reed bamboo flute that enthralls and draws the listener into the musical journey presented in this collection. Recorded in 1979 and compiled by revered composer Chinary Ung, Chinary focuses on capturing and documenting both the songs themselves and the ins...

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produced by Chinary Ung, 1942- (Folkways Records, 1979), 40 mins
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A Handefull of Pleasant Delites
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produced by John Hadden, fl. 1970; performed by Mhairi Lawson, Steven Player, Jacob Heringman, Nancy Hadden, Erin Headly, Vanessa Coode and Lucy Carolan, Circa 1500 (Gaudeamus), 1 hour 5 mins
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produced by John Hadden, fl. 1970; performed by Mhairi Lawson, Steven Player, Jacob Heringman, Nancy Hadden, Erin Headly, Vanessa Coode and Lucy Carolan, Circa 1500 (Gaudeamus), 1 hour 5 mins
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Music of the Maya-Quiches of Guatemala: The Rabinal Achi and Baile de las Canastas
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produced by Henrietta Yurchenco, 1916-2007 (Folkways Records, 1978), 50 mins
Produced and recorded by Henrietta Yurchenco.

Rabinal Achi is one of the few pre-Columbian literary works to survive the Conquest, a tragic story of epic proportions that, like other pre-Hispanic dramas, employed song, dance, mime, masks and declamation.
Baile de las Canastas (Dance of the Baskets) celebrates...
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produced by Henrietta Yurchenco, 1916-2007 (Folkways Records, 1978), 50 mins
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Musiques Francaises D'Orgue
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produced by Ivan Pastor, fl. 1986; performed by Félix Moreau and Françoise-Henri Houbart, 1952- (Forlane CI), 1 hour 12 mins
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Musiques Nuptiales
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produced by Ivan Pastor, fl. 1986; performed by Andre Bernard, Jean-Louis Gil, Françoise-Henri Houbart, 1952- and Bernard Soustrot (Forlane CI, 2001), 55 mins
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produced by Ivan Pastor, fl. 1986; performed by Andre Bernard, Jean-Louis Gil, Françoise-Henri Houbart, 1952- and Bernard Soustrot (Forlane CI, 2001), 55 mins
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Songs Without Words
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produced by Adam Abeshouse, fl. 1999; performed by Mela Tenenbaum, 1950- and Richard Kapp, 1920- (Essay), 1 hour 2 mins
Dudley Moore, who of course is best known as an actor, has been playing piano since his youth. This CD is not, strictly speaking, a jazz album, but a collection of ballads that Moore had written through the years. On the classical-oriented solo set (which at times borders on Muzak), Moore's acoustic piano is backe...
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produced by Adam Abeshouse, fl. 1999; performed by Mela Tenenbaum, 1950- and Richard Kapp, 1920- (Essay), 1 hour 2 mins
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To Drive the Cold Winter Away
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conducted by John Sothcott, fl. 1500; produced by Francis Grubb; performed by Rosemary Harrison, Derek Harrison, Ray Attfield, Michael Oxenham and Mary Sothcott, St. George's Canzona (CRD, 2000), 48 mins
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conducted by John Sothcott, fl. 1500; produced by Francis Grubb; performed by Rosemary Harrison, Derek Harrison, Ray Attfield, Michael Oxenham and Mary Sothcott, St. George's Canzona (CRD, 2000), 48 mins
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