traditional music

  On 2/7/2013 at 5:14 PM, igloos unlmtd said:

There is also the Nonesuch Explorer Series if you are really after that early world music thing.

 

Mike Heron of Incredible String Band said that they were well into these records back in the day.

 

For something a little more modern maybe check out Mikel Laboa & Haizea from the Basque country.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO5mXG2RX_s

 

you maybe familar with this one already as its made many appearances on folk comps

these are beautiful!

if anyone is interested in hearing more Mikel Laboa the place to start is his first album - Bat Hiru which features Txoria Txori (above) & the very strange & catchy - Baga Biga Higa. The album is from '74 and has a psych twist to it. Perfect for headphones & sitting at the beach in Donosti.

Leonin (1150 -1201)

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Thomas Tallis (1505 - 1585)

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John Dowland (1563 -1626)

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Apparently Nonesuch has a traditional music series. I found this one at a record store today:

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Festivals-Of-The-Himalayas/release/2397973

http://www.discogs.com/label/Explorer+Series

^^ oh yeah, the explorer series has some great stuff on it. forgot about those..

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http://www.awesometapes.com/

I went on a djembe-album-research kick about a year ago...

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http://www.earthcds.com/africa/west/mali/young.shtml - There's a boatload of stuff on that site

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  On 12/15/2013 at 8:28 PM, M360 said:

I went on a djembe-album-research kick about a year ago...

 

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http://www.earthcds.com/africa/west/mali/young.shtml - There's a boatload of stuff on that site

 

 

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gotta check that out!

senegal:

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nigeria:

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there is so much amazing traditional music from around the world

there are folk traditions everywhere you look, even in the blandest parts of the USA if you dig around and do a little investigative ethnography you'll dig up surprises. I love the okinawan music because I only later found out that Ryuichi Sakamoto was taking motifs from it and using it in some YMO songs as well as his own work, he also incorporated gamelan and warrior chanting like earlier posted.

Many of the case-study textbooks on ethnomusicology come with large libraries of historical field recordings of real traditional music. I recommend getting your hands on the recordings from 'music in bulgaria 1st edition' so much good stuff in there.

I love gamelan. the differences between balinese and javanese is also interesting. one is fast, the other slow, one hindu, the other muslim.

of course these pieces are not folk music, these ar the equivalent of the court music of europe, they were commissioned by nobles.

some random stuff

traditional southern gospel music:

sweet polyrhthms from ghana:

sakara drum ensemble:

bulgarian dances:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1cBlr6PM6E

Catalan traditional music is often pretty horrible, but there are a few wildly different genres so you might find something of interest.

Catalan gypsies have their own traditional music, which sounds more "Spanish" I guess. It's pretty horrible too.

I'm intrigued by the celtic music of galicia.

hermeto pascoal's music is not traditional by any means, but it is directly inspired by traditional music:

Found this wonderful YT channel filled with traditional music https://www.youtube.com/user/pupsibaerle1

one of my favs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNhAIPcoYY0

here's my favorite

Marta Sebastyen.

Zimbabwe mbira music: this is absolutely amazing. Ive been listening to this very often and its just not ''good for that kind of music'' its absolutely hypnotizing and beautiful

http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/zimbabwe-the-african-mbira-music-of-the-shona-people

this can give you a idea but really do seek for the explorer series. its a 1971 album

this is not what I recommend but gives a idea.

Richard Walley

Matthew Doyle

Tartit: just amazing

If you want more, PM me.

  On 3/26/2016 at 5:56 PM, Nidhogg said:

Toumani is great. im surprised anyone at watmm knows him

This song is very emotional

I've been obsessing over traditional tuvan music like this:

Yat-Kha is great too.

  On 3/27/2016 at 6:22 PM, Verdant Hickies said:

I've been obsessing over traditional tuvan music like this:

 

 

Yat-Kha is great too.

I got to see them live, and they were fantastic. They are actually innovative in that they are the first tuvan group to combine instruments and singing in such a fashion to form a band.

In 2006 I found first heard huun huur tu.

In 2007 I learned kargyraa. In 2008 sygyt.

as my ancestors are from hungary, i listen to a lot of traditional hungarian music. big shoutout to marta sebestyen, she captures the traditional music so well using modern techniques, also she has a terrific voice. <3

here's some more stuff with her

also, you should consider watching this movie if u are into eastern european music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUz9NgtgneM

some more different stuff:

i really like the traditional music from the peru andes region, it's called huayno and it goes liek this:

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beautiful touching stuff:
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the Ethnic Minority Music series by sublime frequencies is also a must!

http://sublimefrequencies.bandcamp.com/

oh and this one:
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full playlist:

  On 3/27/2016 at 5:17 AM, Ayya Khema said:

Toumani is great. im surprised anyone at watmm knows him

u shouldn't...