
{"id":282,"date":"2007-01-19T09:25:09","date_gmt":"2007-01-19T17:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montaraventures.com\/blog\/?p=282"},"modified":"2007-12-04T09:12:52","modified_gmt":"2007-12-04T17:12:52","slug":"discover-world-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montaraventures.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/19\/discover-world-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover World Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nOne of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montaraventures.com\/blog\/?p=261\">surprises uncovered when analyzing the logs from last year<\/a> is that my readers liked the few music entries put up and I promised more. So here&#8217;s a peak at some &#8220;world&#8221; music. One of the great things the Internet has done is allowed people to get glimpses (listens?) into places that the otherwise wouldn&#8217;t be able to access.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThroughout the past 20 years, I&#8217;ve traveled extensively for business &#8211; even so, I still wouldn&#8217;t have gotten the exposure to music I&#8217;ve been able to get (legally I might add) through the &#8216;net. This should be prefaced by noting I&#8217;m not a musical expert by any means, these are simply tunes I like with some personal commentary. So, here are some of my favorite finds, I hope you enjoy them: (note: the song titles are linked to the iTunes music store, when you click the song title link, it will attempt to open iTunes and play you a 30 second snippet of the selection.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewAlbum?playlistId=79565843&#038;s=143441&#038;i=79565774\">Iga Bani<\/a> performed by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ali_Farka_Tour\u00c3\u00a9\">Ali Farka Toure &#038; Toumani Diabate<\/a> &#8211; While this is Malian music, it has some Latin overtones that I find myself drawn to over and over again. Diabate&#8217;s mastery of the kora is evident in this piece.\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewAlbum?playlistId=203892980&#038;s=143441&#038;i=203893965\">Desert<\/a> performed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emiliesimon.net\/\">Emilie Simon<\/a> &#8211; This young French singer brings together techno and jazz to create a haunting and beautiful song.\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewAlbum?playlistId=7430673&#038;s=143441&#038;i=7430649\">Koke&#8217;e<\/a> performed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kahumoku.com\/index.htm\">George Kahumoku Jr. &#038; Daniel Ho<\/a> &#8211; OK, so technically Hawaii is part of the US, but I always feel like I&#8217;m somewhere outside the US when I&#8217;m there. Koke&#8217;e evokes the feeling of being there for me, in the warm breeze watching whales off Poipu beach in Kauai.\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewAlbum?playlistId=129702822&#038;s=143441&#038;i=129702825\">Everything<\/a> performed by <a href=\"https:\/\/jehro.free.fr\/htmlen\/bio.htm\">Jehro<\/a> &#8211; Jehro is a truly multi-national artist, he&#8217;s been all over. I like this part reggae, part jazz tune quite well.\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewAlbum?playlistId=83626956&#038;s=143441&#038;i=83629918\">Old Moldavian Klezmer Suite in E<\/a> performed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctmd.org\/pages\/khev.html\">Khevrisa<\/a> &#8211; This is traditional Moldavian folk music played with a klezmer, what&#8217;s not to like here? An unique and pleasing sound to be sure.\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewAlbum?playlistId=63409367&#038;s=143441&#038;i=63408964\">Fakrenha<\/a> performed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natachaatlas.net\/\">Natacha Atlas<\/a> &#8211; A great mix of Arabic and North African music. A very interesting and compelling sound performed quite well.\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewAlbum?playlistId=179121093&#038;s=143441&#038;i=179122500\">Machete<\/a> performed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novalima.net\/afro\/\">Novalima<\/a> &#8211; An Afro-Latin genre mixed with some electronica. Nice beat, just try not to dance when listening to this. Good luck.\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewAlbum?playlistId=163386121&#038;s=143441&#038;i=163386167\">Soy Campesino<\/a> performed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skacubano.com\/newsmarco.html\">Ska Cubano<\/a> &#8211; A well executed fusion of SKA and Cuban music with the Latin influence winning out in the end. Catchy tune, also dance ready.\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewAlbum?playlistId=4526209&#038;s=143441&#038;i=4526159\">La Noche y el Dia<\/a> performed by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Susana_Baca\">Susana Baca<\/a> &#8211; Baca combines traditional Peruvian instruments and sounds with an Afro beat and jazz overlay. This is a mellow song that works well for a quiet evening.\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewAlbum?playlistId=82079929&#038;s=143441&#038;i=82079370\">Xiao Yue Er Gao (High Little Moon)<\/a> performed by Various Artists &#8211; This is a traditional Chinese folk song which I find very relaxing with interesting and unfamiliar structure and execution.\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewAlbum?playlistId=24156129&#038;s=143441&#038;i=24155914\">President<\/a> performed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyclef.com\/\">Wyclef Jean<\/a> &#8211; OK, so former Fugees star Wyclef Jean has been in the US for awhile, I still find the reggae\/hip-hop\/rap mix he creates to be unique, interesting, and entertaining.\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewAlbum?playlistId=82652000&#038;s=143441&#038;i=82651861\">Fuego<\/a> performed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexcubaband.com\/\">Alex Cuba Band<\/a> &#8211; Simply great Cuban music. The complex beat is combined with vocals, and horns in just the right way.\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewAlbum?playlistId=104673436&#038;s=143441&#038;i=104672648\">Siempre Me Quedara<\/a> performed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rock.com.mx\/bebe.html\">Bebe<\/a> &#8211; Spanish musician Bebe crafts a mellow and heartfelt song in Siempre Me Quedara. Not to be missed.\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewAlbum?playlistId=3693934&#038;s=143441&#038;i=3693889\">Samba Da Bencao<\/a> performed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bebelgilberto.com\/\">Bebel Gilberto<\/a> &#8211; Daughter of famous Brazilian musician Joao Gilberto, Bebel delivers with a a jazz infused Brazilian samba in this piece.\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewAlbum?playlistId=80648908&#038;s=143441&#038;i=80648939\">Mariposa en Havana<\/a> performed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sisenyc.com\/\">Si*Se<\/a> &#8211; A modern Cuban influenced pop song &#8211; &#8220;butterfly in Havana.&#8221; It&#8217;s got a great beat and the vocals are outstanding.\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewAlbum?playlistId=131220143&#038;s=143441&#038;i=131220599\">Agua de Rosas<\/a> performed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liladowns.com\/\">Lila Downs<\/a> &#8211; Oaxaca muscian Downs delivers with this piece, great Latin music.\n<\/ul>\n<p>Well, that&#8217;s a taste of what I like; perhaps as you listened with an open mind and ear, you found something new you liked too. There are many genres not represented here, it&#8217;s simply a snapshot of some of my favorites.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<small><br \/>\nIf you liked this entry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digg.com\/submit?url=https:\/\/www.montaraventures.com\/blog\/?p=282&#038;phase=2\">Digg It!<\/a><br \/>\nTechnorati Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/music\" rel=\"tag\">Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/sampler\" rel=\"tag\">Sampler<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/world\" rel=\"tag\">World<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/mike+harding+blog\">Mike Harding Blog<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n(Running an experiment on the blog below&#8230;)<br \/>\nKeywords: <b>free music downloads<\/b> <b>music download<\/b> <b>music video<\/b><br \/>\n<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the surprises uncovered when analyzing the logs from last year is that my readers liked the few music entries put up and I promised more. 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