NEWSLETTER #145
Second Time Around
Ethnic & World Music
| CAJUN |
NATHAN ABSHIRE & THE PINE GROVE BOYS |
Arhoolie 373 |
French Blues |
$12.98 |
28 tracks, 78 mins, essential
An invaluable collection of
recordings by one of the greatest of all cajun singers and accordion
players. Nathan's music was intense and full of a pathos that perhaps
reflected the hardships and tragedies of his own life. Although Nathan
first recorded briefly for Bluebird in 1936 his recording career didn't
really take off until he recorded Pine Grove Blues for O.T. records
in 1949 - a song that has become a cajun standard and was Nathan's theme
song. That song along with 27 more recorded for O.T., Khoury's and Lyric
between 1949 and '56 are featured here. Nathan was accompanied by various
musicians on these sessions including fiddlers Will Kegley and Dewey
Balfa, steel guitarist Atlas Fruge, guitarist Ernest Thibodeaux and
others. A number of the tracks feature lead vocals by other performers
including Roy Broussard, Will Kegley, Dewy Balfa and the remarkable Little
Yvonne Le Blanc who sings the mardi gras flavored Mama Rosin. Many
of the recordings were cut in very primitive studios and the digital
remastering faithfully preserves the raucous sound of those sessions.
Whether playing a blues, a waltz or two step Nathan gave them everything
he had. There is burning heartfelt intensity in this music that is too
rarely heard in the cajun revival of recent years. (FS)
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| GREECE |
AMALIA |
Arhoolie 7049 |
Old Greek Songs In The New Land, 1923-1950 |
$12.98 |
21 tracks, highly recommended
Superb collection of rembetika styled Greek music recorded in the USA by wonderful singer
Amalia (Mazaltov Matsa) who emigrated from Turkey in 1912. Amalia was a
superb singer and her varied repertoire finds her accompanied by violin,
cimbalom, oud, santouri, clarinet and other instruments. Sound quality is
excellent and set comes with 24 page booklet with extensive notes, lyric
transcripts and great rare photos. (FS)
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| CAJUN |
ALPHONSE
"BOIS SEC" ARDOIN |
Arhoolie CD 445 |
With Canray Fontenot - La Musique Creole |
$12.98 |
25 tracks, 69 minutes, highly recommended
Creole music is
the music of the primarily French speaking rural African American
population of Southwestern Louisiania. As such, it represents a point of
evolution between Cajun music and the more heavily blues based style that
became known as zydeco. Alponse Ardoin and Canray Fonterot are the best
known exponents of Creole music and played together for decades until
Fonterot's death in 1995. This disk contains their entire first album from
1966 and a series of backyard recordings made by Chris Strachwitz in 1971
and 1973. The tracks feature Ardoin on accordion and Fonterot on fiddle,
accompanied by triangle and bass, guitar and drums on some tracks.
Sqeezebox and fiddle are equally prominent on these collaborations. The
music itself is distinctive from either Cajun or zydeco. Highly rhythmic,
bluesy and trace like at times, it seems to swirl in the air like smoke.
At other times it is upbeat and energetic, quicking the pulse and setting
toes tapping! The singing is frequently improvised and highly emotional,
mirroring the joys and hardships of country life. Fans who enjoy these
wonderful recordings will also want to check out Canray Fonterot's
Louisiania Hot Sauce - Creole Style, also on Arhoolie. (DP)
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| CAJUN |
DEWEY
BALFA/MARC SAVOY/D.L.MENARD |
Arhoolie 312 |
En Bas Du Chene Vert (Beneath a Green Oak
Tree) |
$12.98 |
Three masters of Cajun music and long time friends, Dewey
Balfa, Marc Savoy, and D.L.Menard gathered at La Louisiana studios in
Lafayette, LA. on November 13, 1976 to make some wonderful music. Several
of the classic traditional Cajun songs and dances are here along with some
new ones. D.L.Menard had recently composed the beautiful waltz "Beneath A
Green Oak Tree" and it became the title song for this record which
contains all 19 selections recorded that day.
Chameaux One-Step(*)/J'ai
Passe Devant Ta Porte (I Passed In Front Of Your Door)/J'Ai Fait Un Gros
Erreur (I Made A Big Mistake)/Cajun Reel/Mes Petits Yeux Noirs (My Little
Dark Eyes)(*)/Lake Arthur Stomp/Jolie Blonde Du Bayou (Pretty Blonde Of
The Bayou)/Petite Fille De La Campagne (My Little Country Girl)/Ma Chere
Maman Creole (My Dear Creole Mama)(*)/Je Peux Pas T'oublier (I Can't
Forget You)/Liberty(*)/Mon Bon Vieux Mari (My Good Old Man)/En Bas Du
Chene Vert (Beneath A Green Oak Tree)/Mardi Gras/La Valse A Pop(*)/Port
Arthur Blues/Dans Le Coeur De La Ville (In The Heart Of Town)(*)/La Porte
Dans Arriere (The Back Door)/J'Ai Ete Au Bal (I Went To The Dance)
* previously
unreleased
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| CAJUN |
BEAUSOLEIL |
Arhoolie 308 |
Allons A Lafayette & More With Canray
Fontenot |
$12.98 |
Lively Cajun music from Beausoleil, as they explore and
expand the vibrant traditions of Cajun music, here in company with fine
creole fiddler, Canray Fontenot. This contains the best songs from
Arhoolie 5025- fiddler extraordinaire Mike Doucet's Dit Beausoleil
and Arhoolie 5036, Allons A Lafayette, with 1 unreleased
instrumental. Over 60 minutes, as are all in this series.
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| CUBA |
CUARTETO MACHIN |
Harlequin 104 |
1934-35 |
$16.98 |
20 tracks, 60 minutes, highly recommended
Fourth volume in
Harlequin's series on this seminal Cuban group that helped popularize the
son, this disk documents the later recordings of the group prior to it's
disbanding in 1935 when it's founder Antonio Machin left for France. While
the previous disk presented an orchestral version of the group, here they
are back to their classic quartet format composed of guitar, tres,
trumpet, and maracas. The songs, sones and boleros, weave
beautiful spells of nostalgia full of longing and emotion that need no
translation. This is a great place to start for those wishing to learn
more of the origins of modern Cuban music. The sound quality is fine,
especially considering the age of the recordings – highly recommended!
(DP)
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| NORTENO |
SANTIAGO JIMENEZ |
Arhoolie 414 |
His First & Last Recordings |
$12.98 |
25 tracks, 67 min, essential
Wonderful recordings of
Santiago Jimenez, the don of San Antonio accordionists, and doyen of the
Jimenez family, with sons Flaco & Santiago Jr. both carrying on his
tradition. The 1st 12 tracks were recorded in 1979, with Flaco on bajo
sexto and vocal harmonies, & Juan Viesca on bass (previously Arhoolie LP
3013). Strong in voice and marvelously expressive & soulful on the
accordion, Santiago makes these 7 vocals (including Ay Te Dejo En San
Antonio, later picked up by Los Lobos) & 5 instrumental waltzes,
rancheras & polkas both exciting and haunting. Then follows 13
instrumentals, mostly polkas, cut in 1937-8, recordings that influenced a
whole generation of Norteno accordionists, with its virtuosity and unique
blend of Mexican and European, especially German & Moravian, elements.
More fine music from a master.
JM
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| NORTENO |
SANTIAGO JIMENEZ JR. |
Arhoolie 317 |
El Mero, Mero De San Antonio |
$12.98 |
60+ minutes of traditional styled Norteno music from Flaco
Jimenez's younger brother Santiago. Although younger than Flaco, Santiago
plays more in the older style of his pioneering father Santiago Jimenez.
The 22 tracks are drawn from sessions held in 1981, '83 and '88 and were
mostly previously issued on Arhoolie 3016 and 3020 though 6 tracks have
never been issued before.
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| AUSTRIA |
ANTON KARAS |
Jasmine JASCD 123 |
Plays "The Third Man" Theme & Other
Favorites |
$14.98 |
25 tracks, 61 mins, highly recommended
The 1949 movie "The
Third Man" is one of the greatest movies of all time and it featured some
of the most memorable theme music of any movie thanks to director Carol
Reed's inspired decision to use music composed and played on the Austrian
zither by Viennese tavern musician Anton Karas. The movie went on to
deserved acclaim and the theme music became a world wide hit. This
wonderful collection features all the main music from the movie along with
a number of tunes recorded by Karas in the early 50s including two
accompaniments to vocalist Kay Armen. This is a lot of zither music to
listen to at one time but the music has an undeniable charm and if you've
seen the movie the haunting sounds here will conjure up images of the
Viennese sewers and of Orson Welle as Harry Lime's first appearance in a
doorway. If you haven't seen the movie you really should - the recntly
released DVD is superb with great quality and has all kinds of extras
including a shot of Karas playing live. Booklet has lots of fascinating
information about Karas and the movie. (FS)
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| JEWISH/YIDDISH/KLEZM |
KLEZMORIM |
Arhoolie 309 |
First Recordings: 1976-78 |
$12.98 |
Groundbreaking first recordings in the then-forgotten
Klezmer style, with Lev Liberman, David Julian Gray, David Skuse, Susie
Rothfield, Miriam Dvorin, a.o., reviving this fine music in grand style.
Taken from Arhoolie 3006-East Side Wedding & 3011- Streets Of
Gold, Klezmorim play with panache and energy on clarinet, fiddles,
saxes, accordions, etc. on these rousing and joyous tunes.
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| AFRICA-GHANA |
THE KUMASI TRIO |
Heritage HTCD 22 |
1928 |
$16.98 |
20 tracks, 60 min., essential
Recorded at the Kingsway
Hall, London, these tracks represent both sides of 10 Zonophone records
(#1001-1010) and are thought to have sold exclusively in the Gold Coast.
It is not surprising then that these wonderful recordings are quite rare.
The Kumasi Trio, who took their name from the city of Kumasi, the
cultural, commercial, and spiritual center of the Ashanti, were H. E.
Biney, Kwah Kanta , and the "near-legendary" Jacob Sam--these are his
earliest know sides. Most of the time the trio is featured on guitars and
drums or guitars and castanets, but on two songs they perform a cappella,
singing apparently in Fanti. Their sound is remarkable full and hopeful,
with bright, lilting guitar work throughout. Excellent sound quality. (JC)
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| CAJUN |
JESSE
LEGE & THE SOUTHERN RAMBLERS |
Acadiana 0139 |
Jesse Lege & The Southern Ramblers |
$13.98 |
16 tracks, 63 mins, highly recommended
Superb collection
of traditional style Cajun music featuring the wonderful soulful crying
vocals and powerful accordion work of Lake Charles based Jesse Lege with a
fine band including the twin fiddles of Ed Poullard and Ray Guidry and the
fine steel guitar work of Ellis Vanicor. Their material includes a few
originals and a lot of tracks harking back to the old days of giants like
Austin Pitre and Nathan Abshire. Wonderful stuff. (FS)
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| CAJUN |
D.L. MENARD |
Swallow 6038 |
The Back Door & Other Cajun Classics |
$15.98 |
14 tracks, essential
Fantastic CD featuring one of giants
of cajun music. D. L. Menard is one of the great voices in Cajun music
with his wonderful keening nasal approach that has earned him the nickname
of "the cajun Hank Williams". He is also a great songwriter and this disc
features his original 1961 recording of The Back Door when he was a
member of Badeuax & The Louisiana Aces - an outstanding group featuring
the excellent accordion of Elias Badeaux and the soaring steel guitar of
Archange Touchet. Other great songs from the 60s include She Didn't
Know I Was Married/ Bachelor's Life and the exquisite Rebecca Ann.
There are also five tracks from the 70s with a more acoustic feel, one
with the great Marc Savoy on accordion. Songs include Miller's Cave/
It's Too Late, You're Divorced and The Vail And The Crown.
Includes one track not on the original LP issue. (FS)
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| NORTENO |
LYDIA MENDOZA |
Arhoolie-Folklyric 7008 |
Vida Mia, 1934-39 |
$12.98 |
25 tracks, 75 mins, essential
A second collection of early
recordings by the "Queen Of Tejano Music". Complementing
Arhoolie-Folklyric 7002 it features recordings made between 1934 and 1939,
mostly just featuring Lydia's beautiful and expressive voice acoompanied
by her own 12-string guitar accompaniment. She performs a wide selection
of songs - boleros, tangos, cancions, rumbas, huapengos and more. Half a
dozen cuts feature the added mandolin of her sister Maria to great effect
and there are five cuts featuring the Mendoza Family on which Lydia plays
violin. Superb sound and 28 page booklet has brief notes and lyric
transcripts in Spanish and England. (FS)
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| CUBA |
ORQUESTA KUBAVANA |
Caney CCD 505 |
A Toda Cuba Le Gusta |
$16.98 |
18 tracks, 51 minutes, highly recommended
The period
between the two World Wars saw the rise of the conjunto as a musical
aggregation form in Cuban music, bringing with it greater roles for
Afro-Cuban elements and brass instrumentation. Cojunto Casino is one of
the best and longest lived (since 1937) of those groups and has preserved
that style in the succeeding years. Their nickname, "Los Campeones del
Ritmo" (the Champions of Rhythm), tells all you need to know about their
music. This CD collects classic tracks recorded in Havana in the late
1950's (think Buena Vista Social Club with musicians in their twenties
rather than their seventies. (JV)
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| CAJUN |
AUSTIN PITRE |
Arhoolie CD 452 |
Opelousa Waltz |
$12.98 |
18 tracks, 54 mins, highly recommended
Authentic cajun at
its rawest and funkiest featuring legendary singer/ accordion player Pitre.
These 1971 recordings have never been issued before. 14 of the cuts were
recorded in Austins garage with Alan Ardoin/ fiddle, Preston Manuel/
guitar and James Pitre/drums, the rest were cut at a dance with Manuel &
Pitre, fiddler Will Balfa and J.W. Pelsia on steel. Sound quality is not
always exceptional but Pitre's heartfelt singing and playing comes through
loud and clear on songs and tunes like Bosco Stomp/ Widow Of The Gully/
Evageline Playboys Special/ Perrodin Two-Step/ Grand Basile and
others. (FS)
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| REGGAE |
MAX ROMEO |
Trojan 80455 |
Wet Dream - The Best Of Max Romeo |
$13.98 |
25 tracks, 71 mins, highly recommended
Max Romeo's 1968
single entendre Wet Dream burst on the scene, so to speak, and made
him famous and infamous, depending on who was asked. The song launched
many others with less than disguised sexuality by Romeo and others, and
yet Max Romeo's early career was more about politics than prurience. Sides
reissued here, recorded between 1967-75, include an early pair cut with
the Emotions (Kenneth Knight, Lloyd Shakespeare): I Don't Want To Let
You Go and Soulful Music. His recordings issued during the 1972
election in support of Michael Manley are represented by a reworking of
Rastafarian tradition Let The Power Fall On I and No Joshua No.
Included are the Lee "Scratch" Perry-produced Public Enemy Number One,
The Coming Of Jah, and Three Blind Mice. A pleasing sample
of Romeo's early work. (JC)
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| CARIBBEAN |
JOSEPH SPENCE |
Arhoolie 349 |
Good Morning Mr. Walker |
$12.98 |
Oh frabjous day! More jabberwocked guitar and borogrooved
vocals from Bahama's favorite son, Joseph Spence. Recorded in concert and
an informal "studio" apartment in Boston in 1971, part of this was issued
on Arhoolie 1061, including Joseph's version of I Bid You Goodnight,
Coming In On A Wing & A Prayer, The Glory Of Love & Sloop John B. But,
we get 10 previously unissued songs, with such charming Spencerian
workouts as Bye & Bye, Wings Of A Dove, He Walks With Me, & Will The
Serpent Be Unbroken(?). One can't help but be uplifted and mimsyfied.
(JMC)
JOSEPH SPENCE: All Hail The Power Of Jesus' Name (*)/ Be A Friend To
Jesus/ Brown Skin Gal (*)/ Bye And Bye (*)/ Coming In On A Wing And A
Prayer/ Don't Let Nobody Burn Down The Burma Road/ Don't Take Everybody To
Be Your Friend (*)/ Good Morning Mr. Walker/ He Walks With Me (*)/ I See
Mary And Joseph/ If I Had The Wings Of A Dove (*)/ Lay Down My Brother (I
Bid You Good Night)/ Mary Ann/ Neighbor Gone Home (*)/ Oh, How I Love
Jesus/ Out On The Rolling Sea/ Sloop John B./ The Glory Of Love/ The
Lord's My Shepherd (*)/ Will The Circle Be Unbroken (*)/ Yellow Bird (*)
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| REGGAE |
TOOTS & THE MAYTALS |
Trojan 80262 |
54-46 Was My Number - Anthology, 1964-2000 |
$21.98 |
2CD set, 48 tracks, 153 mins, essential
Fantastic
collection featuring some of the greatest early recordings of one of the
architects of reggae - Frederick "Toots" Hibbert and his great vocal
companions Nathanial "Jerry" McCarthy and Henry "Raleigh" Gordon aka The
Maytals. The group drew strongly on American R&B and deep soul and
produced beautifully melodic and memorable music. In spite of the album
title most of the recordings here are from the period 1965 and 1974 when
the group was in its prime and includes some of their most popular songs
including 54-46, Struggle (based on his 12 month prison
sentence on a marijuana possession charge that was never proved), a
gorgeous version of the American civil rights anthem We Shall Overcome,
the song that gave the newly developing music its name Do The Reggay,
Pressure Drop featured in the classic reggae film "The Harder They
Come", Monkey Man (his first international hit), 54-46 Was My
Number/ Redemption Song/ Funky Kingston, a cover of the R&B classic
Louie Louie, an exquisite version of (Take Me Home) Country Roads
put in a Jamaican setting and others. A number of tracks here were only
previously available as singles in Jamaica and are making their first
appearance on CD. Sound quality is superb and fold out booklet as notes, a
selective singles discography, photos and label shots. Glorious stuff - if
you're not already a reggae fan this will convert you. (FS)
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| AFRICA-MALI |
ALI FARKA TOURE |
Nonesuch 79569 |
Radio Mali |
$18.98 |
16 tracks, 72 mins, essential
Malian singer/ guitarist Ali Farka Toure is one of our favorite African musicians. He is a lovely
singer who sings in the melismatic Islamic style and accompanies himself
with a unique free flowing acoustic guitar style which brings to mind
blues stylists from the American South. The result is music that is
utterly enchanting and hypnotic. In recent years Ali has achieved the
acclaim he so richly deserved. This collection of 16 tracks is selected
from hours of recordings made in the 70s for Mali's national radio. Ali
plays guitar and njarka violin and is occasionally accompanied by violin
or guitar. Set is beautifully packaged with a 36 page booklet with
biographical information, notes on and lyrics to all the songs and lots of
great archival photos. (FS)
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| PERU |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Arhoolie 320 |
Huayano Music Of Peru, Vol 1 |
$12.98 |
First CD ever to be released in the USA of this emotional
vocal and instrumental music of the Andean Indians. It's a
varied and
diverse program of emotional male and female singers, solos and duets
ranging from high pitched indigenous mountain voices to smooth popular
artists. Accompaniments are by a variety of skilled vernacular musicians
including fiddle, harp, mandolin, accordion, saxophone, guitar, flute, etc
in various combinations. Recorded for Discos IEMPSA in Lima between 1948
and 1988 these recordings are accompanied by a detailed annotated booklet
with lyric transcripts.
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| NORTENO |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Arhoolie 343 |
Tejano Roots: The Women |
$12.98 |
Marvelous collection of 22 heavenly female duets & trios
recorded in south Texas by Armando Marroquin for the Ideal label. Starting
with Marroquin's wife & her sister, Carmen y Laura in 1945, Ideal recorded
many duetas, realizing how popular the sound of 2 women wailing of the
joys & sorrows of love were, especially in the jukeboxes of the cantinas.
While going against the traditional role assigned Hispanic women, glorious
and gritty singers like the Hermanas Guerrero, Rosita y Laura, Hnas.
Segovia, Las Abajenas, Chelo Silva, and, of course, Lydia Mendoza & her
sisters, overcame this with heartfelt emotions & angelic harmonies. Backed
not only by conjunto accordion greats like Narciso Martinez, Paulino
Bernal, & Tony De La Rosa, but by mariachis, the excellent Beto Villa
orchestra, and innovative combinations of all these styles, Ideal
maximized its appeal to all classes of Tejano society. With a 28 page
booklet chock full of photos, artist profiles & lyrics in Spanish &
English, this a welcome survey of this lovely music. (JM)
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| CUBA |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Arhoolie-Folklyric 7032 |
The Cuban Danzon - Before There Was Jazz |
$12.98 |
23 tracks, 73 mins, highly recommended
Delightful,
intriguing and important recordings of the first African American music
style to be recorded in depth. The recordings here, mostly recorded in
Havana, cover the period 1906 (a rare 2 minute cylinder) to 1929. The
danzon is a series of dance strains and evolved in the 1870s from the
contradanza, becoming a distinctive creole blen of African rhythms with
melodic elements drawn from the European contredanse. The groups bear some
parallels to the then evolving (but not recorded) New Orleans jass bands
with front lines of cornet, trombone, clarinet and one or more violins.
Rhythm sections could include kettle drums, timbales, guiro, claves or
woodblock. The sound quality on these ancient recordings is astonishing
and the 12 page booklet includes notes on the music, the performers and a
discussion of each tune. (FS)
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| JAMAICA |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Heritage 45 |
Boogu Yagga Gal |
$16.98 |
22 tracks, 68 mins, highly recommended
Wonderful reissue
of recordings from the 50s featuring Jamaican mento music. Mento is a
dance style that like much Caribbean music draws on both African and
European influences. It has some similarities to Trinidadian calypso but
is a distinctly Jamaican musical form. The songs, like calypso, deal with
topical events, philosophical observations and, of course, the joys and
tribulations of love. Instrumental accompaniments are by small groups
featuring instrumentation which includes fife, banjo, guitar, maracas,
rumba box (a form of bass thumb piano), violin, bamboo clarinet and more.
There are some wonderful singers here including Count Lasher, Lord Lebby,
the particularly fine E. Bedasse and Lord Power. At times one can hear
hints of the forthcoming ska music which was become popular in the early
60s. Sound quality is generally excellent though some of the original
recordings have distortion which cannot be eliminated. 28 page booklet has
informative notes by Richard Noblett and transcripts of the lyrics. (FS)
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| GREECE |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
JSP 7776 |
Rembetika |
$28.98 |
Four CDs, 89 tracks, approx five hours, essential
This is
one of the reissues of the year. Rembetika is often thought of as the
Greek equivalent of the blues - a creation of the underclass and dealing
with the realities of their life - smoking hash, thieving, jail,
addiction, desire and betrayal sung with incredible soul and feeling. The
music is thought to have originated with Greeks who had to leave Asia
Minor at the beginning of the 20th Century. The earliest form is the Smyrnaic style (after Smyrna in Turkey) where the musicians first played
the style and had a strong Turkish flavor to it. The usual accompaniment
included violin, santouri/ cimbalom (hammered dulcimer), guitar and oud.
The first volume is mostly devoted to recordings in this style and
includes such legendary performers as Marika Papagika (who recorded in the
USA), Achilleas Poulus (who sang in Turkish), the prolific and popular
Andonios Dhiamandidhis (aka "Dalgas"), the sublime female singers Roza
Eskenazi and Rita Abadzi. In the early 30s a new style of rembetica began
to appear in the port city of Piraeus with a less ornamented style of
singing and the extensive use of the bouzouki and its smaller cousin the
baglama. The second disc is devoted to this style featuring sides by the
gruff voiced Markos Vamvakaris - another extremely popular performer who
recorded hundreds of songs as well as Stratos Payioumidzis, Yiorgis Batis
and others.
The third disc is strongly dominated by the guitar though
the bouzouki and other instruments are also featured. It includes five
gorgeous instrumental sides - two of them featuring bouzouki master Jack Halikias, one a rare example of a lute instrumental in rembetika and a
dazzling guitar instrumental from the mysterious K. Kostis. This disc also
features a track by the amazing George Katsoras whose modal singing and
guitarist almost has the feel of a Mississippi hill country blues. In
April, 1936 a right-wing government took power in Greece and censorship
was introduced resulting in the banning of lyrics with an "undesirable"
content as well as "Eastern style" music. The fourth disc features
recordings from this period of censorship and while the lyrics are more
concerned with romance than with dope or crime the performances are still
powerful and moving featuring artists like Rirta Abadzi, Stellakis,
Vassilis TsitsanisYiorgos Kavouras and others. The sound quality is superb
and the only drawback to this set is that only 12 pages were allocated to
the notes and compiler and annotator Charles Howard has done his best to
give an overview of the music, brief biographies of the performers, a
glossary and very brief excerpts or descriptions of the songs. (FS)
RITA ABADZI Markopouliotissa/ I Margarita/ O Vlamis Tou Psyri/ Pane Yia To
Prasso/ To Flidzani Tou Yianni/ YIORGOS BATIS: I Fylakes Tou Oropou/ Taxim
Athineiko Ke Zeimbekiko/ Varka Mou Boyiatismeni/ Thermastis/ AND. DALGAS:
Sousta Politiki/ Zeimbekiko Melemenio/ ANDONIOS DALGAS: Echo Meraki Echo
Dalga/ ANESTIS DHELIAS: Soura Ke Mastoura/ A. DHIAMADIDHIS ‘DALGAS’:
Huseini Manes/ GUS DUSSAS: I Efmorfi Attaleia/ O Paraponiaris/ ROZA
ESKENAZI: Dzerkeza/ Gazeli Sabach, Sti Mavri Yi Chrosto Kormi/ Ime
Prezakias/ Mas Kynigoun Ton Argile/ Mes’ To Vathi Skotadhi/ LEOPOLD GAD:
Piran Ta Frygana Fotia/ D. GONGOS ‘BAYIANDERAS’: Htan Anixi/ Panta Me
Glyko Hasisi/ JACK GRIGORIOU & S.MICHELIDHIS: To Minore Tou Deke/
HADZICHRISTOS & I.STAMOULIS: Nea Vaggelitsa/ A. HADZICHRISTOS: Paliopedho/
Tha Se Klepso Tha Se Paro/ JACK HALIKIAS: Trikouverto/ JOHN (JACK)
HALIKIAS: Raste Tou Deke/ YIANNIS IOANNIDHIS & MANOLIS KARAPIPERIS: Tout’
I Batsoi Pou’Rthan Tora/ AND. KALYVOPOULOS: O Prezakis/ Paraponiounde I
Manges Mas/ Pende Manges/ Yiovan Tsaous/ KOSTAS KARIPIS: Minore Manes,
S’Afino Tin Kali Nychtia/ YIORGOS KARRAS: Strive Logia/ GEORGE KATSAROS:
Stis Syras To Aniforo/ YIORGOS KAVOURAS: Dhen Tha’rtho Peia Stin Kokkinia/
O Tsiggounis O Babas Sou/ STELLIOS KEROMYTIS: I Moni Mou Parigoria/
Mes’Tou Vavoula Ti Gouva/ A. KOSTIS: Me Pianoune Zaladhes/ K. KOSTIS:
Troumba/ PETROS KYRIAKOS: O Skylomangas/ EL. MELEMENLIS: Tsifte Telli/
MARIKA PAPAGIKA: Aidhinikos Xoros/ Mandalena/ YIANNIS PAPAIOANNOU: Pali
Mou Kanoun Proxenia/ Vadhizo Me Parapono/ MIKE PATRINOS & YIANNIS DEYAITAS:
Hadzimilousiko/ PAYIOUMIDZIS & TSITSANIS: I Meraklidhes/ EF. PAYIOUMIDZIS:
Manges Piaste Ta Vouna/ Vaggelitsa/ EFSTRATIOS PAYIOUMIDZIS: Ouzak-To
Tragoudhi Tis Xentias/ San Eyriz’ Ap’ Tin Pylo/ STRATOS PAYIOUMIDZIS:
Opios Orfanepse Mikros/ Zeimbekano Spaniolo/ STELLAKIS PERPINIADHIS & ANNA
PAGANA: Dhervisis Ke Anna/ STELLAKIS PERPINIADHIS: Ego Thelo Prigipessa/
D. PHILLIPOPOULOS & D. EFSTRATIOU: To Yellekaki/ MARIKA POLITISSA:
Melachrinoula/ Rast Zergile/ THE POPULAR ORCHESTRA: Bournovalio/ ACHILLEAS
POULOS: Chakiji Zeibek/ E. SOPHRONIOU ‘VAGGELAKIS’: Ballos Smyrneikos Me
Mane/ STELLAKIS: I Mikri Ap'To Passalimani/ Mikroula Pireotissa/ Ola Ta
‘Cho Varethi/ STELLLAKIS: I Magdhalo/ STRATOS & ST.KEROMYTIS: I
Baglamadhes/ STRATOS & STELLAKIS: O Serianis/ Se Fino Akroyiali/ Thelo Na
Se Andamoso, Xaveriotissa/ STRATOS & ST. KEROMYTIS: Tis Mastouras O Skopos/
STRATOS & V.TSITSANIS: To Proi Me Tin Dhrossoula/ Varka Yialo/ VASSILIS
TSITSANIS: Tatavliano/ MARKOS VAMVAKARIS: I Klostirou/ Kapote Imouna
Ki’Ego/ Manavissa Me Gaidhouraki/ O Synachis/ Olli I Rembetes Tou Dounia/
Prepi Na Xeris Michani/ San Ise Mangas Ke Dais/ Taxim-Zeimbekiko/ To
Portofoli/ NIKOS VRACHNAS: Ithela Na’ Moun Iraklis/ MICHAILIS YENITSARIS:
Ego Mangas Fenomouna
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Kein Und Aber 23284 |
Hot Women - Women Singers From the Torrid
Regions |
$22.98 |
24 tracks, 69 mins, highly recommended
Fabulous collection
of vintage recordings of women singers mostly from the 20s and 30s
compiled by R. Crumb from his own collection. The 24 tracks includes
Louisiana Cajun, Mexican, French Carribean, Chilean, Sicilian, Greek,
Algerian, Turkish, East African, Madagascar (an amazing and eerie
performance that is hard to describe), Burmese, Hawaiian and more.
Superbly remastered by Tony Baldwin and packaged in a digipack including
booklet with notes by Crumb along with color illustrations by him of many
of the performers. (FS)
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| CUBA |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Rhino 74312 |
!Saoco! Masters Of Afro-Cuban Jazz |
$17.98 |
18 tracks, 69 minutes, highly recommended
The title says
it all! This CD collects eighteen excellent examples of the latin jazz
form, mainly recorded on the 1960's, played by creators of the musical
form like Frank "Machito" Grillo and Israel Lopez "Cachao" as well as
later stars in the form, such as Tito Puente and Mongo Santamaria. The
sides from lesser-known performers are equally fine-not a clunker in the
lot. (JV)
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| CUBA |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Rhino 75209 |
!Sabroso! |
$18.98 |
18 tracks, 75 minutes, essential The Rhino people sure
know how to put together compilations! This is an excellent introduction
to Afro-Latin music (a combination of traditional Latin, jazz and soul
music) and features classic sides, mainly recorded in the 1960's, by
giants of the genre, such as Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria,˙ Cal Tjader,
and Willie Bobo). If you have an interest in this music, but don't know
where to start, this is the place. (JV)
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| CUBA |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Smithsonian Folkways 40490 |
Matanzas, Cuba 1957 |
$15.98 |
26 tracks, 70 minutes, essential
The subtitle of this CD
says it all-"Afro Cuban sacred music from the countryside." On this CD
Lydia Cabrera and Josefina Tarafa do for bembe lukumi Santeria drumming
what the Lomaxes did for American folk music, producing an invaluable and
historic record of the African roots of modern Afro-Cuban music. (JV)
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