Turkey’s master percussionist Okay Temiz teams with the late South African bassist Johnny Dyani for a short, mindbending ethno-jazz excursion.
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[Music] Susheela Raman – Yoo Doo Right
I’ve never quite heard Can covered in such an interesting way. Susheela Raman steals the show.
[Music] Grazia – Soyle Beni
A wild slab of Turkish psychedelia by a 16-year-old Grazia!
[Music] Renato Carosone – Tu Vuò Fa’ L’Americano
After spending the day watching the DNC Convention implode (and it’s just getting started), I thought I’d add a soundtrack to distract from their misery. Here’s Renato Carosone for your amusement.
[Music] Kemanî Cemal – Aksaray’in Taslari
This is from the release Sulukule: Rom Music of Istanbul. Kemanî Cemal was a Turkish musician from the neighborhood of Sululuke.
[Music] Abir Nehme – Ya Mariam
One of Lebanon’s jewels, Abir Nehme is singing here in Syriac.
[Music] Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetez – Amanke Dionti
Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetez release a quiet, meditative work here.
[Music] Ahmad Al Khatib & Youssef Hbeisch – Take Me Along
Ahmad Al Khatib & Youssef Hbeisch are two fine Palestinian duo playing oud and percussion.
[Music] Hanggai – Xiger Xiger
China and Mongolia are loaded with amazing music, but Hanggai, a band out of Beijing, but with members from Inner Mongolia and from the Han population, are becoming a fast favorite of mine.
[Music] Various Artists – Nightingales & Canaries, Vol. 1: “Oriental” Women on Record, New York & Istanbul, 1928-55
https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3272306330/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/transparent=true/New York City was home to a vibrant musical scene filled with singers from Anatolia, Istanbul and the region of Roumelia. Christians and Jews joined together in making some rather bawdy music.
This treasure was released by Ian Nagoski’s Canary Records, a label filled with some absolute gems.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 