Chamber Music is a collaboration between Ballake Sissoko, who plays the traditional kora, a lute-harp from Mali, and Vincent Segal, the French cellist who plays for the trip-hop band Bumcello. It is also, quite simply, one of the most elegant and beautiful recordings of world music in recent years. At a time when cross-cultural …
f(x) Mini Album Vol. 1 – Nu Abo
* Language: Korean (Imported)
* Release Date: 2010-05-06
* Genre:K-Pop
* Number of Disc: CD1
* Label: SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment’s new girl group f(x) blows a kiss to fans with
their anticipated first single Chu~♡. After lighting up
online charts with their digital debut single Lachata and
CM song Chocolate Love, the girls make their …
It’s hard to go wrong with Fela Kuti’s work from the 1970s, and LIVE!, which features the Afrobeat innovator backed by his powerhouse band Africa ’70 and ex-Cream drummer Ginger Baker, is no exception. Like all of Fela’s recordings from the era, LIVE! consists of just a few tracks, each of which approximates or exceeds the ten minute …
Scottish fiddle master Alasdair Fraser links bows with vibrant young cellist Natalie Haas in an exciting weave of rocking, reeling rhythms, poignant melodies and exquisite musicianship. The duo has created a buzz among Celtic music lovers at festivals & concerts across the United States and Europe. “Fraser, one of the most respected of all exponents of the Scots …
Best Of The Black President signifies the rebirth of Knitting Factory Records. Earlier in 2009, KFR licensed the 45 album Fela Kuti catalog. Over the next 18 months, remasters of all the Fela CD’s will be re-released in unique digi-paks with the original artwork. KFR will also re-release all the titles on vinyl for the first time in …
SEVEN LIVES MANY FACES is Enigma’s seventh album. This album expands the sound catalogue of previous releases and it is expected to lead to a new Omni-Cultural wave. The lead single “Seven Lives” is a powerful fusion of modern and classical elements. Enigma is an Electronic musical project founded by Michael Cretu, David Fairstein and Frank Peterson in …
Double CD condensed compilation of highlights chosen by Brendan Perry from the out of print limited edition box set released by 4AD in 2001. It spans the band’s entire career (eight critically acclaimed and highly individual albums over 17 years with 4AD). Since the band’s split in 1998, both Lisa Gerrard and Brendan have continued making music. “…a …
On their eponymous debut, released in 1982, they successfully harnessed a bewitching barrage of sounds, layering grinding guitars and even a dulcimer-like yang chin over a taut wash of percussion. Their range is staggering, as is their disciplined economy, with no song lasting more than four minutes or degenerating into formless cacophony. This version contains the four track …
Vas vocalist Azam Ali, Axiom of Choice’s multi-instrumentalist Loga Ramin Torkian, and producer/remixer Carmen Rizzo have joined forces to create a globe-spanning sound that the trio calls ‘folk music for the 21st century’. Known collectively as Niyaz, the trio’s first eponymous release is a hypnotic, ecstatic, and eminently danceable album that represents the best of both traditional world …
2014 two CD collection, the first in-depth exploration of the vibrant and varied colors of Haiti’s music from the early ’60s to the late ’70s. Haiti Direct celebrates the overlooked musical legacy of Haiti, going beyond Ra-ra and voodoo stereotypes to trace the development of a unique sound that echoed across the Caribbean. Featuring in-depth liner notes and …