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One cannot overstate the influence Africa has had on music of the world. Jazz, blues, rock and roll, gospel, salsa, samba, funk, hip-hop, reggae, zydeco, zouk - the list of genres which have roots in African music is endless. Africa is home to a myriad of styles, and it remains one of the most creative places for music on the planet.Tradition still plays an important role in today's African music, yet influences from around the world are making themselves increasingly heard. Ironically, many of the foreign music styles that have been most influential on today's African music have African origins. They are merely long lost relatives returning home.Once you have listened to Africa we hope you are inspired to explore further the richness and variety of African music. Putumayo World Music presents A Jewish Odyssey, a compilation that explores the richness and diversity of Jewish music.
From the Mediterranean flavors of Sephardic music to energetic and emotive klezmer, A Jewish Odyssey follows the long journey of Jewish music from the Middle East to Spain, Italy, Turkey, Eastern Europe, the US and beyond.A Jewish Odyssey will surprise and delight with its accessible and entrancing blend of music that reflects the diversity of Jewish cultural expression. It features artists from Italy, Israel, the United States, Turkey, Canada and even Britain and Brazil. Every element of the exotic melodies, instruments, rhythms and lyrics on A Jewish Odyssey serve as landmarks along the long historical and cultural road traveled by the Jewish people.With its informative liner notes, including background information on Jewish music, photographs and detailed biographies of the featured artists, A Jewish Odyssey is the perfect gift for anyone interested in world music or who wants to know more about Jewish music and culture. VA - Putumayo presents - 2001 - Arabic Groove (47:48)Catalog ID#: PUT 189-2Rock the kasbah with this collection of funky, contemporary music from North Africa and the Middle East01. Moi et Toi - Abdel Ali Slimani (Algeria) 3:4302. Galbi - Abdy (Morocco) 4:2103.
Leiley - Dania (Lebanon) 4:4304. Amarain - Amr Diab (Egypt) 4:2305. Intil Waheeda - Hisham Abbas (Egypt) 4:5106. Hely Meli - Hamid el Shaeri (Libya) 4:0007. Mani - Fadela & Sahraoui (Algeria) 4:0408. Kidda - Natacha Atlas (Egypt) 4:4909. Mauvais Sang - Khaled (Algeria) 6:0810.
Ne Me Jugez Pas - Sawt el Atlas (Morocco) 3:3011. L'histoire - Cheb Tarik (Algeria) 3:17. Putumayo is pleased to present Arabic Groove, a cutting- edge collection of hip and danceable tracks from North Africa and the Middle East. Arabic Groove reveals the ways funk, hip-hop and dance have blended with Arabic music to create exciting new sounds. This forward-looking compilation features some of the most electrifying music filling fashionable nightclubs from Paris to Cairo, and includes remixes by Transglobal Underground, Volodia and Bill Laswell.As with previous Putumayo releases, Arabic Groove is an adventurous collection of contemporary world music featuring an irresistible blend that does not require the listener to understand the lyrics or comprehend the subtleties of the singing. This is clearly music for celebration and will keep people dancing for 1001 nights and more!
After listening to the songs on Arabic Groove one could not be faulted for thinking that the word 'funky' must be of Arabic derivation. Putumayo visits Jamaica, the homeland of reggae music and mythical artists such as Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, Black Uhuru and Toots & the Maytals. With roots in African tradition and influences from American Rhythm & Blues, Motown, soul and other popular music styles, reggae has taken the world by storm with its irresistible beat and powerful messages.
Jamaica celebrates the joy of reggae with this collection of classic and new tracks by some of reggae's greatest voices.One of the most popular and influential music forms of the 20th century, reggae has traveled the world spreading its message of social and spiritual awareness. Reggae's popularity comes partially from its image and the power of its lyrics; but at its heart it is good time music, with a laid-back, funky beat that keeps your feet moving and your head bobbing. Reggae has traveled the world and found proponents in Africa, Europe and beyond, and is one of the most popular music forms anywhere. Putumayo invites you to return to reggae's roots with this collection of tracks by legends and discoveries from the land where reggae began.Jamaica features informative liner notes written by reggae critic Mark Gorney, enhanced with David Corio's artist photographs and pictures of the Jamaican landscape and architecture provided by Lonely Planet.
VA - Putumayo presents - 2002 - Asian Groove (47:04)Catalog ID#: PUT 202-2Asian traditions meet contemporary funk, electronica and soul for a musical masala that will spice up any celebration01. Pheli War - Bally Japgal (India/UK) 5:5402.
Sabhyata - Karmix (India/Algeria) 4:2403. Remember Tomorrow - Mo' Horizons (Germany) 4:5004. Terian Gulabi Buliyan - A.S. Kang (India/UK) 4:0105. Black Night - Badar Ali Khan DJ Baba G & Dan the Automator (Pakistan/US) 4:3606. Awake - Mungal with Nitin Sahwney (Trinidad/India) 4:0507. Kunglim Guli - Yulduz Usmanova (Uzbekistan)3:4508.
A Night in Lenasia - Deepak Ram (India) 4:1009. Mamavatu - Susheela Raman (India/UK) 3:4910. Noorie - Bally Sagoo (India/UK) 4:0011. Aankh Naal - Kam Dhillon (India/UK) 3:25. Putumayo continues its exploration of new directions in world music with Asian Groove, a collection of contemporary songs that owe as much to Bollywood (Indian) film music as they do classic funk, reggae, hip-hop, and electronica.
Asian Groove features the latest flavors in bhangra, Indian pop, and cross-cultural fusions that blend East and West. This installment in Putumayo's Groove Series follows in the footsteps of the critically acclaimed, best-selling Putumayo albums Arabic Groove and African Groove.Asian Groove features many of the leading figures in the new Asian styles, as well as number of recent discoveries and future stars. It focuses on music with roots in the traditions of India and Pakistan, which has been the inspiration for much of the cutting edge sounds heard in nightclubs and radio stations from London to Lahore.The past few years have been one of the most exciting and fruitful periods in the development of popular music with Asian, especially South Asian influences.
One of the epicenters of this revolution in Asian music is not Bombay, but Birmingham, a working-class city in western England that is home to a large South Asian population. Much like rural blues served as the foundation for Rock and Roll, the percussive party music of Punjabi harvest festivals were the underpinnings of a vibrant music movement called bhangra. Asian Groove features both established bhangra singer A.S.
Kang, as well as innovative youngbloods Kam Dhillon and Bally Jagpal.Meanwhile, young innovators began mining the musical riches of Bollywood, the prolific Indian film industry, dropping hip- hop, techno, drum and bass and other contemporary beats under classic film melodies to create a new sound that connected the past with the present. In the case of artists like Bally Sagoo, whose reimaginations of Indian film songs made him a superstar, Bollywood supplied the inspiration and Birmingham provided the funk.While bhangra and Bollywood are mainstream pop genres, a number of more adventurous experimentalists also began to push the edges with cross- cultural fusions. London-based Nitin Sawhney is one of the leading figures of London's so-called Asian Underground, a creative sub- culture of DJs, producers, and musicians who borrow freely from multitudes of sources. On Asian Groove, he joins forces with Mungal, a sitarist of Indian heritage from Trinidad. Singer Susheela Raman and her creative partner Sam Mills have been exploring new approaches that blend Western and Eastern styles while maintaining the integrity of each. Flautist Deepak Ram is keeping the Indo-jazz fusion tradition alive by finding the common ground between the improvisatory nature of both Indian classical music and jazz. Singer Yulduz Usmanova has successfully blended the traditional music of the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan with modern pop flavors.
Meanwhile, non-Asian artists like Mo' Horizons and Karmix are using Asian instrumentation and melodies as spices in their own musical stews.All of these artists who appear on Asian Groove reveal that boundaries are made to be broken. The common denominator with all of the tracks on Asian Groove is their funkiness. Most have strong influences from R&B, soul, funk, hip-hop and other contemporary urban flavors. As with previous albums in our Groove Series ( Arabic Groove and Latin Groove), the tracks on Asian Groove are intended to celebrate the fun, upbeat, cross-cultural innovations of modern world music.
VA - Putumayo Presents - 2002 - Rumba Flamenco (47:04)Catalog ID#: PUT 203-2The passion of flamenco and Latin rhythms unite to create a sensual and soulful musical fusion01. Rankankin - Maita Vende Ca (Spain) 3:2402. Isla Mujeres - Javier Ruibal (Spain) 4:4403.
Vacileo - Ojos de Brujo (Spain) 3:1504. Lei - Wafir (Sudan) 3:2205. Una Chica Muy Guapa - Peret (Spain) 4:1106. Que Pena - Ziroq (USA) 3:3107. Shalom Israel - Eric Fernandez (France) 2:3508.
Tengo Tengo - Chico and the Gypsies (France) 2:3509. Canaveral - De Madera (USA) 5:1310. Tesoro - Ojos de Brujo (Spain) 3:3011. Hommage Aux Marquises - Gitano Family (France) 4:4012. Malacutum - Ricao (France) 2:4913.
Joselito - Energipsy (France) 3:11. Putumayo presents Rumba Flamenco, a collection of upbeat music with influences from Spanish flamenco, salsa, and pop. Popularized worldwide by the Gipsy Kings, rumba flamenco (also known as gypsy rumba) is a blend of flamenco with Afro-Cuban rhythms.Rumba Flamenco brings attention to some of the many artists who share the same musical traditions as the Gipsy Kings. Gypsy rumba originated in the Catalan regions of northeastern Spain and southern France. This accessible and upbeat style of flamenco has attracted fans across the globe.
Rumba Flamenco features music that reflects the soul of the gypsies, the passion of flamenco, and the irresistible beats of Cuba. Putumayo World Music continues its exploration of new directions in world music with African Groove, a collection of cutting-edge African music that highlights the ways modern styles have fused with African traditions. African Groove features musicians from Africa who experiment with hip-hop, remixing and electronic programming as well as international electronica artists who have used the rhythms and styles of Africa as inspiration for trend- setting club music.Part of the successful Putumayo Grooves series, African Groove, follows in the footsteps of the critically acclaimed, best-selling Putumayo albums Arabic Groove, Latin Groove and Asian Groove. As its evocative title suggests, Sahara Lounge is a crossroads of cultural communication and sonic exploration. Its geographical range spans from Morocco and Iran to the U.K. And America, but its guiding principal is to interweave traditional instrumentation and grooves with the tools of modern electronica.Just as electronic music draws freely on disparate sources, the artists on Sahara Lounge often find inspiration on a global level. Lebanese duo Soap Kills layer elements of trip-hop, scratchy dub reggae, and their country's own melodies for their track, 'Dub4me,' while Ilhan Ersahin's breezy, sultry 'Fly' incorporates Turkish lyrics, jazz guitar soloing, and a backdrop of chillout beats.
Soap Kills vocalist Yasmine Hamdan returns for a collaboration with Absolut Orchestra's Toufic Farroukh - 'Lili S'en Fout' features hushed French vocals over a wash of Arabic melody, synthetic percussion, and Farroukh's warm and mischievous sax.Putumayo understands its demographic, and to that end it keeps Sahara Lounge tethered to the signpost where experimental longitude intersects accessible latitude. Despite their exploration of varying cultural rhythms, the album's 12 tracks flow effortlessly into one another, united by a pleasant mid-tempo beat similar to so many of the downtempo comps on the market. At the same time, Putumayo has never positioned itself as a sonic pioneer - it doesn't so much discover the music as it encourages it. And Sahara Lounge does that as well as any of the label's collections, including informative biographies for each of its artists, helpful pronunciation keys, and insightful descriptions of the instrumentation used.The album might not be adventurous enough for some sonic thrill seekers. But for the casually and culturally curious, Sahara Lounge is a great place to hang.
Johnny Loftus. AMG Review by Jason BirchmeierAnother in a long series of specifically themed world music albums well assembled and packaged by Putumayo, Women of Latin America is no exception to the exceptional standard of quality associated with the feel-good New York-based label.The album features women from a few Latin American countries in particular: Columbia, Chile, Brazil, Peru, and Mexico. So in that sense it's not a totally representative sampling of Latin American music. It would have been nice if the compilers would have rounded up a song or two representing, say, Argentina or Guatemala. Then again, because there are only 11 songs here - just short of 40 minutes of music total - Putumayo doesn't give itself enough space for such a broad representation anyhow.The label could have doubled the amount of music here, technically speaking at least.
The music that is here, however, is quite diverse and quite good. Every song is a highlight, and favorites will likely depend on what style of music you favor: there's the beat-driven MPB pulse of Adriana Calcanhotto's 'Justo Agora,' the much more traditional acoustic ranchera style of Lhasa's 'La Frontera,' and the other songs, which all fall somewhere between those two musical extremes.The disc comes with a 31-page booklet that's not all that informative given its size but sure looks nice - printed in full color and featuring photos as well as English-, Spanish-, and French-language blurbs about all the featured artists. Rock around the bunker rarlab. Overall, Women of Latin America is a really nice compilation - so nice, in fact, you can't help but wish it was more substantial. Putumayo has put together a collection of polished North African pop music here that will appeal to fans of worldbeat with an ear for exotic African and Middle Eastern fusions and an eye on the dancefloor.Algeria has one of the most active and accessible music scenes in the region and it's no surprise that the small nation is well represented here.
Jomed is an Alegrian/Cuban duo that blends elements of both traditions on 'Montuno Noreno,' which is musically closer to a Cuban son but is sung in Arabic. Another Latin-North African fusion can be heard on 'Un Mot de Toi' from Tunisia's Rhany, who traveled to Cuba to create his own brand of Arabic salsa music.
Faudel is a French-Algerian whose take on rai is far removed from its simple drums and vocals beginnings with apparent European pop influences. Cheb Mami is one of the best-known rai artists and he too has incorporated a some Western touches on 'Viens Habibi,' although his delivery still retains the classic rai swagger, as does Libyan Cheb Jilani on the more traditional but funky 'Bahebbak,' proving that rai is much more than a strictly Algerian phenomenon and has become now part of the greater fabric of Middle Eastern pop. From Morocco comes Samira Saeid (also spelled Said) with a slick club-friendly Middle Eastern groove that, if in English, wouldn't be out of place among the ruling pop divas of the airwaves.With an approach that favors polished dance beats and blurred cultural boundaries, North African Groove is a good disc for anyone looking to make the world at large a little more approachable. Wade Kergan. From Jamaica to Australia, Rio to Timbuktu, reggae has become one of the most popular musical genres of our time.
Reggae Around the World proves music has no borders. Featuring many rare and unreleased tracks, Reggae Around the World will have you jammin' the night away.Reggae music burst forth from the Caribbean island of Jamaica, fully formed and ready to conquer the world. Through the simultaneous release of Bob Marley & The Wailers' Catch A Fire and the classic film 'The Harder They Come,' starring Jimmy Cliff, reggae found an enthusiastic international audience for the first time. Throughout the 70s, Jamaica's distinctive backbeat music, laced with its message of peace, love and the homegrown spirituality of Rastafarianism, continued to spread around the globe.The classic Marley sound continues to influence musicians around the world; its musical stylings affect the music of Native Americans and Australian aboriginals; pop, country and jazz bands freely incorporate its 'riddims.'
Some completely embrace the music and its culture while others use it as spice to their own mix of sounds. It is of little wonder that reggae has joined rock 'n roll as one of the most pervasive, popular musics of our time. Whatever the case, Reggae Around The World proves that music has no borders. Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009EAC extraction logfile from 2. Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009EAC extraction logfile from 5.
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