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What are you listening to? Part III
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Is it instrumental, or mainly singing?
However, there are slightly more immediate demands on my time: My colleague made a present to me of several CDs he had prepared for himself, so I will have to set some time aside and listen to them.
Reciprocity (and possibly feedback) may well be in order.
It is singing with instrumental backing; I'd say it is worth a look at some point in the future.
Listening to 'Exit on Main Street' by the Stones.
Ah, more classics from the early 70s; what a fantastic era for music the mid 60s to early 70s was.....this burst of astounding creativity, musical development, amazing melodies, and seriously interesting lyrics.
Some of the music from that era is - quite literally - timeless.
I heard 'Beatles For Sale' this afternoon - on vinyl (my cup of joy runneth over) played on a turntable in a 16th century building which houses a superb coffee shop. Wonderful.
That album cover looks absolutely amazing; does it sound as intriguing - and interesting - as it looks?
Is the music pure traditional, or a more modern interpretation - a fusion of modernity and older forms? What countries are featured on the album?
It is traditional music. I think you'd really enjoy it. Here is a write up from the Smithsonian about the album.
At the end of the 13th Century C.E., Marco Polo set out on a legendary journey from Europe to eastern Asia. Looking at rich musical traditions present along the Silk Road (the epic trade routes of Central Asia), music scholars beg the question, "What if Marco Polo had carried a tape recorder?" From that question comes an expansive collection of central and western Asian music: The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan.
In conjunction with the 2002 Smithsonian Folklife Festival program about cultures along the historical Silk Road, producers Jean During and Ted Levin, along with renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma as Artistic Director, collected 47 tracks spanning from Xi'an (formerly Chang'an), the capital of ancient China, through central Asia to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
During and Levin concentrated on Turco-Mongol and Persiante cultures because they represent not only a coherent musical realm, but also a general mystery to most Western audiences. While the musical traditions of India and the Middle East are relatively well documented, those of the remote peoples of Central Asia and north-western China are not.
The collection is divided into two discs: the first, Masters & Traditions, concentrates on program music and classical music—music written to be enjoyed by connoisseurs or courts. This music is from sedentary peoples and is highly structured and, unlike the music of nomadic cultures, it features very technical drumming and is deeply affected by Islam and its texts.
The second disc, Minstrels & Lovers, is divided into three sections: The Nomadic Sound, Traditions of Festivity, and Spiritual Music. This is music traditionally meant for broader audiences. The music is by folk artists who do not always make a living from their art. It features lyrical bards of nomadic cultures and mystical music performed as a means of approaching transcendence.
Glad you enjoyed it; to me, Manu Chao is real sunshine music - he is the audio equivalent of an injection of vitamin C. Wonderful, effervescent, optimistic music.
And as for Manu Chao - well, I have a few of his albums on my iPod; thus, "Proxima Estacion: Esperenza" is on my iPod in addition to "Clandestino" - and both seem a good choice (again) for the return journey (by train) across a darkening countryside in the pouring rain, as well.
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Won't deny that I am intrigued, fascinated, and very tempted.
Earlier today, a piece by Philip Glass (Piano Solo, Metamorphosis) was playing on the state classical music radio station and Mother and I had fun keeping and marking time to it together.
A brief listen to 'Revolver' - an album I always loved - followed by some modern medieval style music from an excellent group by the name of Per Kelt.
This:
and that:
BUVETTE
Elasticity
https://soundcloud.com/buvette/sets/elasticity-1
Elasticity
https://soundcloud.com/buvette/sets/elasticity-1
and that:
Cat Power
Ruin
Ruin
While my taste in music can be wide, varied, and somewhat esoteric, Mother responds enthusiastically and happily - no matter how low her mood - to the 70s sounds of ABBA.
So, in the background, far away, somewhere upstairs where Mother is currently ensconced, I can hear a CD of ABBA playing.
So, in the background, far away, somewhere upstairs where Mother is currently ensconced, I can hear a CD of ABBA playing.
