After spending the morning listening to Tinariwen, Last.FM suggested this band. I might like this album a bit more than Tinariwen's latest. It is a bit more "moody."
Plagiarized from Last.FM: Tamikrest are a group of young Touareg musicians from the far north of Mali, where the parched landscape forms part of the Sahara desert. Their name means the knot, junction or coalition, a reference to the fact that the members hail from different regions, and Adagh is another name for the Touareg, who are also referred to by their language, Tamashek.
Theyre being dubbed the spiritual sons of Tinariwen the original exponents of the Ishumar rock (Touareg rebel music), and right from the first notes of this debut album, its obvious who theyve modelled their music on. While Tinariwen have four lead vocalists and writers, Tamikrests Ousmane Ag Mossa is the sole featured singer and songwriter. His lyrics follow much the same themes as theirs, though, focussing most often on the Touareg struggle for self determination as an oppressed group in contemporary Malian society.
Toumast, also suggested by Last.FM and now streaming in Spotify. Much more guitar oriented, at least on the first tracks, than Tamikrest or Tinariwen. Puts me in the might of Fela Kuti or other more equatorial African music, without the mad saxophone.
From Last.FM: "Toumast was founded in the 90s around Moussa Ag Keyna. In 1993, after years of combat and resistance, Moussa is severely wounded and evacuated to France, later joined by Aminatou Goumar. His encounter with composer, arranger and producer Dan Levy in Paris will be the starting point to the recording of the album. It is a testimony about the years of combat and disillusion experienced by the Touaregs. The songs contain topics precious to the Ishumar: the nostalgia of the nomadic life, love, the bitter taste of exile and the criticism of politics."
Had to give this a listen since Wendy's a fellow "Okie." Currently listening to the entire album on her website here. I like it. Good folksy singer-songwriter stuff.
"On the occasion of her 30th birthday, we pass on a Bon Anniversaire to Beyonce Knowles, and wish her all the best of luck and happiness. Let's raise a glass to the next 30 years of soulful R & B."
Jon Gibson - Two Solo Pieces - (Felmay Records - 1977)
1. Cycles (22.49) Jon Gibson - Pipe Organ
2. Untitled (18.15) Jon Gibson - Alto Flute
3. Melody IV part 1 (12.50) SEM Ensemble conducted by Petr Kotik
4. Melody III (6.18) Jon Gibson - Yamaha Organ
5. Song III (7.35)
Jon Gibson - soprano sax
Barbara Benary - violin
Arthur Russell - cello
Martha Siegal - cello
JON GIBSON: "Composer and woodwind player is worldly known for his own works and as one of the founder of the Philip Glass Ensemble. His composer\'s activity include a very wide body of works for solo and ensemble. His compositions have been recorded by Point records, Lovely Music, Einstein Records and EarRational Records. As performer he has played and recorded with all the most important American composers including LaMonte Young, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Philip Glass, Moondog, Christian Wolff".
- More @ Felmay.
I'm suffering from genre suction. At various points in the last two days I've had the urge to spend the rest of my available emusic credit on retro analog synth music, then Touareg protest music, then experimental sound collages, then Korean gyageum music, .......
That Gyageum album I just posted.....emusic has it tagged as "Reggae". The tags also say it's by Kwonsoon Kang but the artwork says different. Hmmm. It's delightful anyway.
ETA initial research suggests Kang Kwon-Soon is a singer, which does not seem the right match for this album
Link goes to the label, which is offering this 2-disc set on mp3 for $9.98. I saw Curtis put on a great show at the Detroit Jazz Fest over the weekend.
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A free one. Nice to work to - burbles along prettily and inoffensively in the background.
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Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, just what this afternoon needed.
After spending the morning listening to Tinariwen, Last.FM suggested this band. I might like this album a bit more than Tinariwen's latest. It is a bit more "moody."
Plagiarized from Last.FM: Tamikrest are a group of young Touareg musicians from the far north of Mali, where the parched landscape forms part of the Sahara desert. Their name means the knot, junction or coalition, a reference to the fact that the members hail from different regions, and Adagh is another name for the Touareg, who are also referred to by their language, Tamashek.
Theyre being dubbed the spiritual sons of Tinariwen the original exponents of the Ishumar rock (Touareg rebel music), and right from the first notes of this debut album, its obvious who theyve modelled their music on. While Tinariwen have four lead vocalists and writers, Tamikrests Ousmane Ag Mossa is the sole featured singer and songwriter. His lyrics follow much the same themes as theirs, though, focussing most often on the Touareg struggle for self determination as an oppressed group in contemporary Malian society.
Toumast, also suggested by Last.FM and now streaming in Spotify. Much more guitar oriented, at least on the first tracks, than Tamikrest or Tinariwen. Puts me in the might of Fela Kuti or other more equatorial African music, without the mad saxophone.
From Last.FM: "Toumast was founded in the 90s around Moussa Ag Keyna. In 1993, after years of combat and resistance, Moussa is severely wounded and evacuated to France, later joined by Aminatou Goumar. His encounter with composer, arranger and producer Dan Levy in Paris will be the starting point to the recording of the album. It is a testimony about the years of combat and disillusion experienced by the Touaregs. The songs contain topics precious to the Ishumar: the nostalgia of the nomadic life, love, the bitter taste of exile and the criticism of politics."
emusic link
Had to give this a listen since Wendy's a fellow "Okie." Currently listening to the entire album on her website here. I like it. Good folksy singer-songwriter stuff.
"On the occasion of her 30th birthday, we pass on a Bon Anniversaire to Beyonce Knowles, and wish her all the best of luck and happiness. Let's raise a glass to the next 30 years of soulful R & B."
I'll try to find out more about this album - traditional English folk music, certainly one for BadThoughts
Edit - see my English Folk Music thread for more details
Jon Gibson - Two Solo Pieces - (Felmay Records - 1977)
1. Cycles (22.49) Jon Gibson - Pipe Organ
2. Untitled (18.15) Jon Gibson - Alto Flute
3. Melody IV part 1 (12.50) SEM Ensemble conducted by Petr Kotik
4. Melody III (6.18) Jon Gibson - Yamaha Organ
5. Song III (7.35)
Jon Gibson - soprano sax
Barbara Benary - violin
Arthur Russell - cello
Martha Siegal - cello
JON GIBSON:
"Composer and woodwind player is worldly known for his own works and as one of the founder of the Philip Glass Ensemble. His composer\'s activity include a very wide body of works for solo and ensemble. His compositions have been recorded by Point records, Lovely Music, Einstein Records and EarRational Records. As performer he has played and recorded with all the most important American composers including LaMonte Young, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Philip Glass, Moondog, Christian Wolff".
- More @ Felmay.
(url=>amz)
- Emusic.
I'm suffering from genre suction. At various points in the last two days I've had the urge to spend the rest of my available emusic credit on retro analog synth music, then Touareg protest music, then experimental sound collages, then Korean gyageum music, .......
I've been playing the remastered CD in my car, so now finishing it at home
ETA initial research suggests Kang Kwon-Soon is a singer, which does not seem the right match for this album
My wife's current favourite - how can you tell she is home from work?
Link goes to the label, which is offering this 2-disc set on mp3 for $9.98. I saw Curtis put on a great show at the Detroit Jazz Fest over the weekend.