Bahia/New Orleans rid thums

the caption: "eu,ariel,bacalhal e sequela,,dando uma lascada no campo"
Sweet drum sounds from Salvador da Bahia where I was last summer. Crazy ill rhythms. Dig!
-T
Also, Salvador's version of Bounce music:


And if you haven't heard any New Orleans Bounce music here you are:

While I'm at it, some Bahian Breakdancin!:

wayy too late...

Music of Haiti

Here's an awesome record of traditional Haitian music from the vast vinyl reserves of the UM music library. This one is from 1952  on the Ethnic Folkways label (FE 4432) and was recorded by Harold Courlander. The first side (featured here) features the traditional group Ayida Group of Port-au-Prince.
Tracks:
Cé Moin Ayida (Zépaule Dance)
Ayida Déesse Arc En Ciel (Mahi Dance)
Ayida Pas Nan Betise (Pétro Dance)
Vive Le Roi (Juba Dance)
Mambo Ayida (Congo Dance)
Legba Aguator (Nago Dance)

Enjoy!

SOUNDS IMPORTED 5/9/10: MALI

 Hey kids! This week I played some amazing music from Mali. A good deal of it came from the first anthology of Malian Music put out by the now defunct Bärenreiter-Musicaphon label. I'll see if I can get some of those up here in the next few days. Enjoy!

Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako | Tiecolomba (Kanté Manfila)
Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako | Djoula (Salif Keita)
Salif Keita | Yambo
Fanta Demba and Djeli Baba Sissoko|Da Monzon from the first anthology of Malian music: The steppes and Savannas of Mali The Mandingo on Musicaphon (BM 30L 2501)

Zani Diabate  | Super Djata
Orchestre Regional de Sikasso | Mali Sènèkèlaw
Sidiki Diabaté & Batrou Sékou Kouyaté|Sunjata
Sidiki Diabaté & Djelimadi Sissoko|Julu Kara Nayni

Orchestre National 'A' de la Republique du Mali | Janfa
Maïmou Aguissa from Mandiakoye|Hadeyza from  anthology of Malian music: The Sands of Mali: The Songhai (BM 30 L 2503)

Ali Farka Toure | Ali's Here (Album Version)
Ali Farka Toure | Soya

Agou Keïna Yattara|Tanganine(girlfriend) from The Sands of Mali
unknown artist|Taidouma(moorish)

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba | Saro (feat. Vieux Farka Toure)
Tinariwen | Toumast
Fanta Damba|Asumka From Fanta Damba: The Epical Tradition (BM 30 L 2506)
Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra | Toumani
Fanta Sacko|Tubaka from Musique du Mali: Fanta Sacko (BM 30 L 2551)
Rokia Traoré | Sara
Rokia Traoré | Déli
Mamadou Diabaté | Soutoukou
Oumou Sangaré | Djama Kaissoumou

Play it again!

SOUNDS IMPORTED 5/2/10: TANZANIA

Hey there World Music Fans, If any of you got to check out today's show it was loads of fun with strictly Tanzanian music. Many thanks to the freedomblues, globalgroovers, and worldservice music blogs for a bunch of the tunes on here:

Sharmila|Nmazi Mkinda (Black Star)
Mbaraka Mwinshehe & Orchestra Super Volcano|Hayati ndugu sembuli
Mbaraka Mwinshehe & Orchestra Super Volcano|Shida pts.1 & 2
Gogo men and Women led by Yobwa Chapi|Tanganyika
Pancras Mkwawa|Ngwidika sadanga wapamagulu
both from KMA 9 Kaleidophone Music of Africa Series Tanzania 1 by Hugh Tracey 1972
Hukwe Zawose|Lukunzi
Hukwe Zawose|Kononza Mduwo-Mbijili
Hukwe Zawose|Nhongolo
Zaramo boys led by Pembe Selemani at Dar-es-Salaam|Hongahonga lele
from Tanzania 1
Kibwana|Amana (Black Star)
Atomic Jazz Band|Njoo Mpenzi Njoo
Kiko Kids Jazz|Kenekubalile
Mlimani Park Orchestra|Usitumie Pesa Kama Fimbo
Lwp Majitu|Usinichanganye Mi
Juma Nature Feat. Professor Jay|Umoja Wa Tanzania
Ngayamiso Kitunga|Two Harusi wedding tunes On the Malimba Likembe
Fadhili William|Malaika
NUTA Jazz Band|Tufunge Ndoa
Ngayamiso Kitunga|“Harusi”
from Sound of Africa Series recorded by Hugh Tracey
Bela Fleck and the Zawose Family|Zawose
Bela fleck and Warema Masiaga Cha Cha|Pakugyenda Balebauo
Bela Fleck and Anania Ngoliga|Dunia Haina Wema/Thumb Fun
Ngayamiso Kitunga|“Sauti za Malimba”
Husuni Isike, Salumu Athman, Ramadhani Khuluwa|Manyanga drum rhythms
from Sound of Africa Series recorded by Hugh Tracey

Hear most of them again here.
-T

Past playlists

Hey there folks. I meant to post these earlier, but what with final projects and exams and things I've been slow to get to it, but here they are:

SOUNDS IMPORTED 4/18/10: ROMANIA

Sunday, April 18, 2010

by WVUM DJ

Tilinca (simple flute) | Batuta
Moldavian Flute | Joc din Deleni
Caval (large Flute) | Hora
Flute| The Lark
Twin Flute | Briu
Piculina | Hora Miresei
From Anthology of Romanian Folk Musik on Electrecord records from Bucharest
Ion Petre Stoican | Hora Lui Sile
Ion Petre Stoican | Mosule Te- As Intreba
Ion Petre Stoican | Hora Lâutâreascâ
from Songs from a bygone age: Vol 1
Cintec si Sirba
Sirba Din Muscel
  from Folk Dances of Roumania on Request Records
Ion Petre Stoican | Briu Din Oltenjta
Soloists and Orchestra of the House of culture of Bucharest |Ciocarlia (The Skylark)
          ”            | Am O JIubita Mititica (I have a Tiny Sweetheart)
          ”            | Doina Dela Oravitia (Doina From Oravita)
from Muzica Romaneasca on Request Records
Fraima | Fishtank ensemble from the album Samurai over Serbia
Cintec si Sirba
Sirba Din Muscel
  from Folk Dances of Roumania on Request Records

Orchestra Populara Radio | Melodii Ardenelesti
              ”                  | Ori Nu Ti Bade Pacat (Aren’t you sorry, Darling?) When I was young you loved me, but now I am Old and you left me
from Request Records “Aceasta Este Romania”
Kadife | Besena Rovena/ Beqare Moj [From Live at the Golden Festival]
Three Dances Played by the “Taraf” of Runc | “Braul”, “Sarba Din Brau”, “Village Folk Dance”
from Ethnic Folkways Library Folk Music of Rumania recorded by Bela Bartok
Ja’afar Hassan | They Taught me [from Choubi Choubi! Folk and Pop Sounds from Iraq [Sublime Frequencies]
Arrigo Barnabé | Crotalus terrificus
Caetano Veloso | Perdeu
          ”        | incompatibilidade de Gênios
Youssou Ndour et le Super Etoile | Ndakarou
Ashanti Brothers Band | Saa na yede beye wo
Burning Spear - Man in the Hills
Wailing Souls - Down on the Rocks
The Heptones - Country Boy

SOUNDS IMPORTED 4/25/10: CHINA

by WVUM DJ

Bana | Cabinda A Cunene
Hermeto Pascoal | Ursula
        ”            | Renan
Professor Wei Chung Loh | Dance Prelude (played on pipa)
        ”    |  Flying Flowers Falling upon Emerald Green Grass (pipa)          both from Lyrichord records “Chinese Classical Music”
Dynamic Africana | Igbehin Lalayo Nta
Wu Man | Xiyang Xiaogu (Flute and Drum at Sunset)
Dayan Ancient Music Association | Wannian Hua (Eternal Flowers)
Chan Hon-kwong | Wild Geese Descend On Level Sand
Wu Man | Dengjue jiaohui (Lanterns and Moon Competing in Brilliance)
National Folk Ensemble of China | Shawl dance
                ”    | Tao-Ching
” | Folk Melody of the Peking Region
The Spirit of Nature | Horse Racing (played on Erhu (bowed fiddle) and Yangqin (Hammered Dulcimer)
” | Flowing Water (Played on Guqin 7-string Zither)
              ” | Great Waves Washing the Sand (pipa and Yangqin)
Stephen C. Cheng | “Picking Tea Leaves and Chasing Butterflies”, “Purple Bamboo”
Wu Chao-han | Thunderstorm
Li I | Great Wave Washes The Sand
Yü Liang-mo | Song at the Frontier
Li Yung-nien | Some Western Tunes
The Spirit of Nature | Birds Amid Tree Shadows
Coupé Coupé | Leogane
Manu Dibango | Oriental Sunset
Safi Abdullah | Africa is Burning

Hermeto Pascoal!

Yo! if you haven't ever checked out Hermeto Pascoal's ridiculously amazing Brazilian samba/folk/jazz/avant-garde/rock fusion you should check this video:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfvHfPxkUbk&feature=related
 

"O bruxo" has perfect pitch beyond what I can comprehend, and writes truly beautiful, complex, sometimes scary, always grooving music and plays it on whatever is around him (including water):





This one's pretty heart wrenching(in large part due to the beautifully sad music) for us tree-climbers:

Cave percussion!?!?:

There's a really sick one of him playing percussion on plates and silverware, but I can't seem to find it. If you do let me know!

4/4/10: FINLAND

Many thanks to Trevor for all the music and pronunciation help he provided for this show:
Urho Myllmãki - Mylläri-Juuseen
” - Kolmen ruplan valssi
Arja Kastinen - Tarakkamies
Scandinavian Music Group - Vieläkö Soitan Banjoa?
Scandinavian Music Group - Näin minä vihellän matkallani
Scandinavian Music Group - Mustana, Maidolla, Kylmänä, Kuumana
Föflö spelmanslag - Målarins Polka
Maria Söderberg - Vad Äger Sjöman Ett Hjärta
Finntroll - Trollhammaren--->

Ensiferum - LAI LAI HEI
Järvelän Pelimannit - Purppurin Alotus
    ‘’    - Talapakan Valssi
PMMP Lautturi
Eleanoora Rosenholm Tai-Panin paholainen
John Stark & Aino Karelia - Tuomi on Virran Reunalla(Beside the Stream)
    ‘’            - Finnish Polka (By a Cuckoo Clock)
    ‘’            - Vienan rannalla (At the Viena River)
      ‘’          - Kreivin Sylissa Istunut
      ‘’          - Finnish Waltz
Last 5 from Folkways Tunes and Songs of Finland (FW 856)
Värttinä - Riena / Anathema
Värttinä - Valhe / The Lie
Blatentsaine - Liipolan sottiisi / Liipola Schottise
Värttinä - Sepän Poika
Värttinä - Synti / The Sin
Värttinä - Tauti
Värtina - Aijo
Värttinä - Nahkaruoska
Värttinä - Lumotar / The Enchantress
Eino Tulikari - Voi jos ilta joutuisi
Gjallarhorn - Eldgjald
check 'em out here and part 2.
Let me know what you think.

--T

SOUNDS IMPORTED 3/28/10: VIETNAM

Hey guys, I know this is about a week late, but hey better than never:

Bai Trong Lay and Thet
Buddhist Chants and Prayers
Bai Ha -
all 3 from UNESCO collection A Musical Anthology Of the Orient: Vietnam II
Various Artists|Jeux de gongs plats, cing (2)
From Musique Mnong Gar du Vietnam On French Ocora Label(1972 OCR 80)
Respectrul Invitation to the Goddess of the West
Xang Xê
Both from UNESCO: Vietnam II

Tran Van Khe/Hai/Ngoc|Improvisation Dans Le Style Du Chau Van Et Du Hau Van
Khe/Hai/Ngoc|Improvisation Dans Le Mode Quang
Khe/Hai/Ngoc|Improvisation Dans Le Mode Triste-Solo De Dan Tranh
Khe/Hai/Ngoc|Improvisation Dans La Nuance Modale Xuan
Khe/Hai/Ngoc|Improvisation Dans Le Mode Da-Mac
all 5 from “Vietnam: Improvisations, New Traditional Music” from French Ocora Label performers: Tran Van Khe (lute, zither, ceremonial drum); Tran Quang Hai (spoons, sapeke clappers); Tran Thi Thuy Ngoc (wood block). Recorded at Radio France on July 12th, 1973

Mong Trung |“The Wind Blows and Bends the Weeping Willow” - from UNESCO: Vietnam II
Various Artists|Tambour et gongs plats
Various Artists|Jeux de gongs plats, cing (mnong buu nor)
Various Artists|Jeux de gongs plats, cing
Various Artists|Jeux de gongs plats, cing (maa’ bolöö)
Various Artists|Lamentations funebres
From Musique Mnong Gar du Vietnam

Calebass-Zither :Ting Ning
Concert of Gongs
Calebass-Khene: Knboat
Folk Dance of Thai Pople :Dance Xoe
all 4 from Music of Vietnam Ethnic Folkways Library FE 4352

Various Artists|Cithare tubulaire idiocorde
Various Artists|Le Lithophone de Ndut Lieng Krak
Khai Trang, Nhip mot and Nhip Ba
From Vietnam Court Theatre Music: Hat-Boi
Tune for Vong Co
Later elaboration on Vong Co
old Vong Co
New Vong Co
Scene from Modern Cai Luong
from Music from North and South Vietnam The sung poetry of The north, Theatre music of the south Recorded and annotated by Stephen Addiss on Asch Mankind Series AHM 4219
Than Chu (incantation)
Hat Nam
both from Vietnam Court Theatre Music

Dang Dan Cung Dang Dan
Luu Thuy (Flowing Water)
Both from Ceremonial Music in Hue Imperial Palace and Court, The Music of Vietnam Vol. 2 - Imperial Court Music-Hue

You can check out most of these tunes here.
I got the old Ocora label Vietnamese stuff from the awesome blog different waters.
Let me know if you dig!
-T

SOUNDS IMPORTED 3/21/10: MEXICO

Mucha Musica Mexicana! Olé!

Los Cancioneros del Sur|Al Morir la Tarde
Los Cancioneros del Sur|Botoncito de Azahar
Los Cancioneros del Sur|Me Ire Soñando
Los Cancioneros del Sur|Primavera
Banda de Tlayacapan|La Torcaza
Los Cancioneros del Sur|Queja
Los Cancioneros del Sur|Tierra de mis Amores
Los Cancioneros del Sur|Verdad de Dios
Fiesta of San Bartolo, Venustiano Carranza 1972 String Quartet 2 gtrs, vln, large harp
Chamula guitar music for the fiesta de Todos Santos-
Also from Fiesta de San Bartolo – Trumpet choir w small drum
Fiesta de San Sebestian, Zinnacantan, 1973 – String trio and 3 pt harmony “little Maria”
all 4 from Folkways:Modern Mayan, the Indian Music of Chiapas, Mexico
antonio aguilar – cartas que vienen
dueto frontera – amor norteño
Los Caminantes|Beso Asesino
Petalcingo, 1972 – two guitars and violin “Majestic” from Folkways Modern Mayan
Trio Culiacan|Eso
Danza del Veneado | from Magdalena, Sonora
Dueto Columbia|morenita mia
Los Pascolas: violin and harp | Magdalena, Sonora
Los Panchos|Por Si Acaso Me Recuerdas
Trio Culiacan|El Cuartito
Trio Uxmal|El Rosal Enfermo
Pulitzon (Danza Grande)| Francisco Guzmán
Los Matlachines|Trio Los Cantores de Valles from Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosi Both tracks from “Música Huasteca” from INAH de mexico
Trio Huracán|Mil Veces Mentirosa
Trio Janítzio|Pesar
La Petenera | Trio “Alma de las tres Huastecas”
Trio Cantarrecio|sentencia
Trio Arrabal|Sin Tu Presencia
Los Caminantes|Arroyito
Los Tiradores|T Chavez
Male Rosa|S. Carrion Vocal Trio las Hermanas Pulido
toronjil Moradia “
nada de paso
El Son Del Viento | Traditional| T. Naranjo, Harp

I got a lot of these tunes from the blog musicapopularmexicana.blogspot.com which has a whole bunch more cool music. 

SOUNDS IMPORTED 3/7/10: LIBYA

Hey there kids. Played a bunch of Libyan music (thanks Jamila!) today plus some more arabic gems. Here's the playlist:

Alnajaa | khantny kabdy

Alnaja3 | Molah

Songs Morning | Basmet wed

Salam Qadri | Mashytek Ghizlani

Libyan old songs | (unknown song in arabic)

Songs Morning | Gzal Arim

Jamal Khleif | Chant Bedouin (Bedouin Song) Hjeyni Jenbi

Alnaja3 | Niran Algala

Abdu El-Hanid | Fil Sahra (In the Sahara)

Abdu El-Hanid | Karyat Dance (Country Dance)

Arabic Compilation | Track 02

Banat El Awael | Zamzamat

Debashish Bhattacharya | Gypsy Anandi

Songs Morning | Arsm Albasma

Songs Morning | 13

Mohamed Hassan | ghawali ainy

Popular Songs | Sabrna

Abdu El-Hanid | Keyf Ansak (I Can’t Forget You)

Abdu El-Hanid | Rak el Seyoff (Sword Dance)

Hear it all again in one convenient location here.

I found a lot of this music on two websites:
libyana.org and libyaonline.com

DIG!
_T

SOUNDS IMPORTED 2/21/10: KOREA

Here's the playlist from today's Sounds Imported show:

 Jae Won Ihm |Frozen Winter
 Red Sun & SamulNori|Kil-Kun-Ak
 Chang Poo Ta Ryong(The Courtesan's Lament)
Shin Tan Ga-Chok Byuk Poo (New Short song--A ballad of chok byuk) Both From folkways Folk and Classical Music of Korea
 Young Jae Kim|Mong Kum Po Ta Ryong
 Young Jae Kim|Nilniriya
 500 Years: Variation for 25 String Kayakum
Cha Jin Nong Poo Ga(Farmer's Song) - From folkways Folk and Classical Music of Korea
Seoul Saeul Kayagum Trio|Doraji Taryong
Seoul Saeul Kayagum Trio|Song for rice planting in Sang Ju:Three variations for Kayagum Trio
Kei Myon, Chung Ahk, Woo Cho (Boundary and surface, right music, In the key of woo) -from Folkways Folk and Classical Music of Korea
National Center for Korean Traditional Performing arts|Su Je Cheon Chapter 1
National Center for Korean Traditional Performing arts|Su Je Cheon Chapter 4
Han Pyung Sook, Jea Kyung Whang, Korean Folk Choir | Ariang
" | Nong-boo-gah
So Ihn Yoon|Gol Pae Ta Ryong
Manpa Jungshi ji Kok "The Calmness of Ten Thousand Waves"
Yun Sok Yoon|Komungo Mitdodri
Byung Ki Hwang | Kayakeum Sanjo
Byung Ki Hwang|Legend 2: Story
Byung Ki Hwang|1: Mystic
Byung Ki Hwang|2: Delightful
Byung Ki Hwang|3: Passionate
Byung Ki Hwang|4: Pathetic
Orchestra of the National Music Institute, Seoul, Kim Ki-su, Director|Korean Court Music (on lyrichord Discs Label)

 You can hear the non-vinyl Korean ones again here.
More vinyl posts coming soon!

I also just found this awesome site that has a World Instrument Gallery explaining the construction and function of all different kinds of musical instruments from around the world. It has them all categorized by instrument type and has everything from a kora, to a koto, to a kyi zi all with pictures and explanation of how each instrument is played. Go scope it out!


-T

Finders Keepers Records

Hey all you world music fans,

 I just found this awesome UK-based record label called Finders Keepers that specializes in rare world music vinyl reissues and that you "should expect the Japanese choreography records, space-age Turkish protest songs, Czechoslovakian vampire soundtracks, Welsh rare-beats, bubblegum folk, drugsploitation operatics, banned British crime thrillers and celebrity Gallic Martini adverts... presented on CD, 7" and traditional black plastic discs in authentic packaging " So if this sounds intriguing check out their mp3 section or if you're really into it and down to pay some international shipping (that is if you don't live in europe) definitely check out their vinyl selection. Down below is just a small sampling of some of their album covers.

That's all for now! Be sure to check out Sounds Imported Today (Feb 

14th 2010 on wvum.org and on 90.5FM in Miami.

Peace!

Marching band Music from Chile

La Tirana!

Awesome Chilean festival music from 1977. The album includes dances, marches, and one lament all with lots of traditional Andean music influences put into the context of a big horn band. Highly recommended!

Tracks:
Lado 1:
Alegre Amanecer (salto)
Campos Naturales (Salto)
Tunary (Marcha)
Buenos Dias (Salto)
Peñitas (Marcha)
Arabia (Salto)

Lado 2:
Pampita (salto)
Retirada del Templo (salto)
Despedida del Año (Lamento)
Cacharpaya (Trote)


Wanna hear it?

Check out Sounds Imported! Tomorrow (Sunday the 14th of Feb) at 6-8PM on WVUM.org!
-T

SOUNDS IMPORTED 1/31/10: HONDURAS

Hey there kids, I played some great music from Honduras plus some various other countries. Gave a little shout out for solidarity with the people resisting the oppressive military-coup-empowered government of Pepe Lobo and the elite class (figures he has a business degree from UM!). If you want to read more about what's happening in Honduras check out HondurasResists!
Now enough politics, here's the music:

Punta Cartel|Afagabu

Songs and Dances of Honduras (folkways label)|Los inditos (from Choluteca)

Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Co|Weyu Lárigi Weyu (Day by Day)

Songs and Dances of Honduras (folkways) | Fandango (from Valle)

Creole And Yoruba Voices|Irene Mcqueen, Claude George & Chorus / Carnival Song

Jorge Ben|Bicho do mato

The Black Caribs of Honduras|Abaimahani Song

Artistes divers, Various artists|Parranda

Santur-Alekos Garavelis, Guitar-Athanasios Platanias|Mekapses Yitonisa

The Black Caribs of  Honduras (Ethnic  Folkways Library)| Parrandatinu

Punta Cartel|Mete y Saca

Desmond Dekker|Sing A Little Song

Olodum|Madagascar Olodum

Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba|Andra’s Song

Zuhura Swaleh|Ya Zamani

Tarika|Cocorico

Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra|Indictment

Brass band and chorus of La Tirana, Chile|Retirada del Templo

Almunir, Kandar, Laizardi Malin Malano, Marjunin Malin Malano, Nurman|Sidi [Indonesia]

Los Corraleros de Majagual|La manzana

Brahim Fribgane|Sidi Rabi

Dub Colossus|Sima Edy

Check it!

I'll be posting some more vinyl tracks soon so check back soon for those. Hope you guys dig it. Any comments send 'em to : soundsimported@wvum.org

More music next sunday from 6:30-8 on WVUM.org

-TS

Ridiculous Cuíca solo!

Check out this guy playing cuíca (Brazilian drum with a stick connected to the head and rubbed with a moistened cloth to produce that "woo-woo-wee" sound)

This guy also looks pretty serious!

Dig!

-TS

SOUNDS IMPORTED 1/24/10: Madagascar et mais

Hey there world music fans. Here's the playlist from today's Sounds Imported show:

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba | Falani (feat. Toumani Diabate)

Tarika|Samy Mandeha Samy Mitady

Tarika|Malagasy Anie Ianao

Tarika|Tatan’i Bina

Rajery|Tonga

Rajery, Ballake Sissoko, Driss El Maloumi| – Awal

Rajery|Hanatra

Miguel Merino|Goodbye Bab Zuela

Rokia Traoré|Sara

Princes Of Dahomey|Warrior

Syran Mbenza & Ensemble Rumba Kingo|Tour A Tour (canta Wuta Mayi y Elba ‘Top A’ Kuluma)

Hariláos Piperákis (Kritikás) & Ep. Asimakópoulos|The Toust

Aly Keita|Ziglibithy

Oliver de Coque and his Expo ‘76|I salute Africa

Hukwe Zawose|Lukunzi

Pacho Galán|Ay cosita linda

Los Corraleros de Majagual|El tamarindo

Max Nijman – Iene miene mutte

Twinkel Stars – Oema koto
Check 'em out.

Here's a video of the string masters' group 3MA consisting of  Rajrery: valiha player from Madagascar, Driss El-Maloumi: oud player from Morocco, and Ballake Sissoko: kora player from Mali, which I featured on the show.

Hope you dig!
-T

Here's the playlist from today's show. A bunch of music from Belize plus a bunch more awesome tunes (Especially the Finnish one!)
(first 7 tracks from Belize)
Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Co|Weyu Lárigi Weyu (Day by Day)
Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Co|Lidan Aban (Together)
Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Co|Águyuha Nidúheñu (My People)
Umalali|Barübana Yagien (Take Me Away)
Umalali|Nibari (My Grandchild)
Aurelio Martinez|Niraü Hagabu
Aurelio Martinez|Lumalali Limaniga
Puerto Plata|Casita De Campo (Dominican Rep)
Sakad|Rebati Kay-La (Rebuild The House) (Haiti)
Värttinä|Riena/Anathema (Finland)
BALI Music for the Shadow Play|Sekar Sungsang (Indonesia)
Manu Dibango|Black Beauty (Cameroon)
Miriam Makeba|Maria Fulo (South Africa)
Rajery, Ballake Sissoko, Driss El Maloumi|Kadiatou (Madagascar, Mali, Morocco)
Rajery, Ballake Sissoko, Driss El Maloumi|Toufoula
Rokia Traoré|Kanou (Mali)
Rokia Traoré|Niènafing
Big Blood|Frost Farm (Maine)
Nass El Ghiwane|Ah Ya Ouine (Où sommes-nous ?) (Morocco)
Nass El Ghiwane|Allah Ya Moulana
Check it out here

There's a film about the last Band Nass El Ghiwane that you can watch for free online at this site called TheAuteurs.com. I watched it recently and it's a really beautiful film with lots of great performances by the band. That's all for now. Enjoy!

SOUNDS IMPORTED RADIO TODAY! 6:30 on WVUM.org plus awesome video: Driss El Maloumi

Today I'm going to be sharing with you guys just a small portion of all the amazing world music I discovered over the past four weeks on my winter break from school. Check it out at wvum.org from 6:30 til 8PM. Send any questions you have to soundsimported@wvum.org. Also check out any of the awesome blogs I've been following like Analog Africa and Global Groove.
Here's a truly unbelievable video of Moroccan Oud master Driss El maloumi playing some amazing music with mostly just his left hand!


That's all for now. Be sure to check out SOUNDS IMPORTED on wvum.org today at 6:30!
Peace,
T.

Awesome World Music Links

Hey there world music fans! Sorry I haven't updated much in a while, I've been home in Massachusetts for the holidays. In case you're also at home and looking for something to entertain yourself with I suggest checking out World Village Records' huge list of World music links right here. I haven't gotten through more than 3 of the links and I'm already overwhelmed. Hope you've all been having a great holiday and Sounds Imported will be back on the radio starting January 17th! Hope you're all ready.
-TS