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.
[Art] Mstislav Dobuzhinsky – The Kiss
Lithuanian-Russian French painter Mstislav Dobuzhinsky was an Impressionist active from the late 1880s to his death in 1957.
This work is from 1916, his peak period.
[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.
[Music] Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra – Live In Buenos Aires 2005
Most American film buffs know Emir Kusturica as one of the best directors to come out of the Balkans. What they may not know is that he’s a hell of a band leader. Check out this concert from 2005.
[Music] Fanfara Tirana meets Transglobal Underground – No Guns To The Wedding
Albanian gypsy music meeting electronica, perfectly balanced? Kudos who Fanfare Tirana and Transglobal Underground for this massive hit!
[Music] ECM on Vinyl
ECM Records announced that a number of incredible titles will be available for purchase on vinyl. The heavens rejoice!
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 