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Songs of the Soviet Underground
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An Historic Smithsonian CD from their archives. Not easy to find elsewhere!
Artist: Nougzar Sharia
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Record Company: Collector Records
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Steady as She Goes: Songs and Chanties from the Days of Commercial Sail
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An Historic Smithsonian CD from their archives. Not easy to find elsewhere!
Artist: Louis Killen, Jeff Warner, Gerret Warner & Fud Benson
Released: 1977
Record Company: Collector Records
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Jawbone of an Ass
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This Conga is all alcohol, percussion and one Chinese Trumpet. So says Ariel Fiallo Arias, a citizen of Santiago, in describing a music almost singularly identified with his homeland. With melodic roots in Spain and rhythmic roots in several African nations, the music is infectious, whether performed by a "roving carnival band" or for nightclub audiences. Liner notes tell us that the title of the album comes from a "real jawbone from a real ass" that is played like a percussion instrument and makes a rattling sound like a ratchet.
Artist: Various Artists
Released: 1955
Record Company: Cook Records
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Ecuador
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“High in the Andes, in Quito, Ecuador’s most popular singers Gonzalo Benítez and Alberto Valencia combine voices with guitar to sing sultry romance of the Andes, direct from Quito”
Perry H. Culley
“Arriba en los Andes, en Quito, los populares cantantes ecuatorianos Gonzalo Benítez y Alberto Valencia combinan sus voces con la guitarra para interpretar dulce romance de los Andes...”
Perry H. Culley
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Artist: Benitez-Valencia Trio
Released: 1958
Record Company: Cook Records
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The Japanese Koto
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Koto virtuoso Shinichi Yuize performs imperial court music dating as far back as the early 16th Century in addition to his own contemporary compositions. Koto is a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument little changed from the 7th century, when its forerunner was imported from China.
Artist: Shinichi Yuize
Released: 1955
Record Company: Cook Records
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A Night at the Tropicoro
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“…the music in the Tropicoro is the best in Puerto Rico—swung by Lito Peña’s Orquesta Panamericana. Young señor Peña comes from one of the island’s oldest musical families, and three of his four musician brothers play in the band on this record…”
“…la música en el Tropicoro es la mejor de Puerto Rico, interpretada por la Orquesta Panamericana de Lito Peña. El joven señor Peña proviene de una de las más tradicionales familias de músicos, y tres de sus hermanos músicos son integrantes de la banda…”
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Artist: Lito Peña
Released: 1959
Record Company: Cook Records
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East Indian Drums of Tunapuna, Trinidad
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The East Indian presence has not completely dissolved into the Trinidadian soil; remarkably, though one might think first of the African elements imported to the West Indies, East Indian traditions have remained strong from the time European colonizers first brought a work force from Asia to the Caribbean after the abolition of slavery in the mid 19th century. This explains why these Islamic drumming practices have been recorded in Tunapuna. The six-man ensemble plays three tassas (small drums about the size of snare drums), two ghang (cymbals) and the dhole (a small but deep bass drum slung around the neck of the player).
Artist: Various Artists
Released: 1956
Record Company: Cook Records
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Epilogue to the String Band Tradition
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The Grand Curucaye String Orchestra performs lively old-time Spanish dance music, now a nearly forgotten genre. What is notable about this music is that string instruments are plucked rather than bowed in order to focus more on the element of rhythm. Banjo leads the ensemble, which also includes cuatro (a strummed stringed instrument similar in shape to a ukulele or guitar) and cello (played by slapping the strings).
Artist: Grand Curucaye String Orchestra of Trinidad
Released: 1956
Record Company: Cook Records
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Kilts on Parade
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An Historic Smithsonian CD from their archives. Not easy to find elsewhere!
Artist: Sean McGonigal and the St. Columcille United Gaelic Pipeband
Released: 1950
Record Company: Cook Records
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Montoya
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Carlos Montoya has a legendary name in flamenco: his uncle Ramon was regarded as the foremost flamenco guitarist of his generation. Yet this namesake was a handicap early in the younger Montoya's career, one which he adroitly overcame. Performing "real" Andalusian flamenco on solo guitar, some of these gypsy tunes originated in the regions of Aragon and Linares while others reflect Moorish or even Cuban influence; some take on dance forms like the rumba or tango. Montoya performs passionately and persuasively.
Artist: Carlos Montoya
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Record Company: Cook Records
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