Duško Gojković made his name in the former Yugoslavia. He collaborates here with the Sarajevo Big Band out of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Music Videos
[Music] War – Slippin’ Into Darkness
My friend Owen made the pick of the night. War’s classic is a meaty, visceral tune which, if memory serves me right, would influence Bob Marley in making Get Up, Stand Up.
[Music] Pelageya – Ptashechka (Live)
I’m quite new to the work of Russian pop singer Pelageya. From Novosibirsk, Siberia, this songbird comes from a classical music background, having once been invited by legendary Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich to perform in France along with other luminaries, including Ravi Shankar and B. B. King.
Though I find the live version wonderfully sparse, I’m including the studio version for the sake of comparison below:
[Music] Carla Bley & Charlie Haden – The Ballad of The Fallen
Pianist Carla Bley continues to make gorgeous music. We lost Charlie Haden not too long ago. The album, bearing the same name, was named the Best Album in Down Beat Magazine’s Critic’s Poll.
[Music] İlhan Erşahin – Aşk
A wonderful fusion of world music and jazz from a young Turkish-Swedish composer, İlhan Erşahin.
[Music] Anouar Brahem – The Lover Of Beirut
A gorgeous fusion of North African folk, jazz and traditional music by Tunisian oudist Anouar Brahem, recoding here for ECM Records.
[Music] Fairouz – Biktud Ismak Ya Habibi
Fairouz is the nightingale of the Arab pop world. Here’s an album’s worth of hits for you to hear.
[Music] Philip Glass – The Kiss
A simple, rhythmic, filmic, beautiful melody. A great one by Philip Glass.
[Music] Tindersticks – Here
Oh, my. Stuart A. Staples and the lads to a damn-near wrist-slittingly depressing (yet perfect) cover of Pavement’s rather sublime tune.
[Music] Catherine Ribeiro – Paix
Catherine Ribeiro is France’s psychedelic chanteuse. From what I understand, she is still making music. This is from her peak period, and it still sounds stunning.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 