The 2010 Grammy for "best traditional world music album" went to Malian kora player Mamadou Diabaté for Douga Mansa ("The King's Vulture"), a marvel of solo virtuosity.
"The sound of the kora, the West African harp, is a thrilling one, but when the playing is as good as this and tackling jazzier scales in lightning improvisations, then one is left gawping in ... (Read More)
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The Toba, one of the few societies to use tuned drums to carry a melody, combine them with gongs and oboe-like instruments, creating dynamic melodies and rhythms. The Karo ensemble features expert ... (Read More)
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Abdullah Munir & Rosa Salolosit, vocals, & others.
Label: Smithsonian Folkways. Format: cutout CD.
Label Number: 40423. Daedalus Item Code: 17270
These rare early 1990s recordings focus on the music of forest societies of western Indonesia. They feature song and drumming for shamanic curing rituals and private singing and instrumental music ... (Read More)
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These 1993–94 recordings portray the rich, highly diverse, and virtually unknown singing traditions from the eastern regions of the island of Flores, an island east of Bali. Among the wonderful ... (Read More)
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Grup Afyas, Grup Roruki, Grup Aryasi, Grup Wambarek & others.
Label: Smithsonian Folkways. Format: cutout CD.
Label Number: 40426. Daedalus Item Code: 17264
This album presents music for celebrations and church services on Biak Island in Irian Jaya (which lies off the north coast of the main island of New Guinea). Wor ("songs"), usually sung by ... (Read More)
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Minangkabau people, Gayo people & Melinting people.
Label: Smithsonian Folkways. Format: cutout CD.
Label Number: 40428. Daedalus Item Code: 17265
Melodic gong ensembles and male singing with percussion are found throughout Sumatra. Two of each are heard here, including Salawat dulang, the competitive duet singing from West Sumatra that, ... (Read More)
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Musicians of Kalaserena, Desa Tana Toa, Desa Motabang & others.
Label: Smithsonian Folkways. Format: cutout CD.
Label Number: 40445. Daedalus Item Code: 17266
Sulawesi's rich string music tradition was addressed in Volume 15 of this landmark series, whereas this one presents a variety of other styles recorded in three of the island's four provinces. ... (Read More)
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Musicians of Desa Malapa, Kampung Waereman, Desa Sather & others.
Label: Smithsonian Folkways. Format: cutout CD.
Label Number: 40446. Daedalus Item Code: 17267
Three islands in the vast province of Maluku ("the Moluccas")—Halmahera in the north, Buru in the center, and Kei Besar in the south—form one of the least-known regions of Indonesia. From Halmahera ... (Read More)
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Along with Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, the band Os Mutantes (Sérgio Dias, Arnaldo Baptista, Ronaldo "Dinho" Leme, and Rita Lee) were key figures in Brazil's Tropicália movement of the late ... (Read More)
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In this world-premiere recording of music once banned by the British, squeeze-bulb horns join bells, drums, and voices to represent the world of union drivers and their vehicles on the 50th ... (Read More)
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One of the hippest groups around, Brooklyn party band Red Baraat mixes the sound of a double-sided North Indian drum with jazz and funk-laden brass, to exhilarating effect. Dubbed the "the best party ... (Read More)
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