One of Lebanon’s jewels, Abir Nehme is singing here in Syriac.
Folk
[Music] Masayuki Takayanagi – Sun In The East
Here’s some beautiful racket, courtesy of Masayuki ‘Jojo’ Takayanagi, one of the finest skronk guitarists Japan ever produced.
[Music] Sound Of The Day : Regn — Wyrd Words & Effigies
I’ve been following blogger and dark style queen Mai Magi for well over a year now, so when she announced she was launching a music project I was excited to say the least. Regn is an ambient sort of project. Mai herself says that she ‘makes weird sounds with limited tools.’ Witching Hour is my […]
[Music] Ahmad Al Khatib & Youssef Hbeisch – Take Me Along
Ahmad Al Khatib & Youssef Hbeisch are two fine Palestinian duo playing oud and percussion.
[Music] Johnny Cash – Ragged Old Flag
There was no way I’d miss an opportunity to share a timely piece by The Man In Black.
[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.
[Music] Folque – Fanteguten
Folque were a Norwegian folk-prog band who were active in the early 1970s. According to some comments I’ve read recently, though they didn’t make much of a dent in the American market, they were quite popular in Brazil, of all places.
[Music] Piirpauke – Fyssouni & Imala Maika
Finland’s legendary Piirpauke were among the first bands which could be termed as World Music.
[Music] Dave Swarbrick, British Folk Fiddler, Dies at 75
I never wanted to turn my blog into an obituary list, but it seems that 2016 is the year to do that. The legendary violinist of Fairport Convention has passed on. The New York Times’ Jon Pareles writes about Dave’s passing here.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 