Aye

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Angélique Kidjo's high-powered soprano and stage charisma have carried the diminutive singer far from her native country of Bénin. She recorded her first solo album in Paris, her second in Miami, and her new one, Ayé in London with Soul II Soul's Will Mowat as one producer and in Minneapolis with Prince sidekick David Z. as the other. Kidjo sings in Fon and Yoruba (West African languages), but both producers as well as her cowriter Jean Hébrail reinforce her African rhythms with programmed drums and synths. The result is neither African music nor Anglo-American pop but a strange hybrid that contains some of the most exciting dance music anywhere today.

African purists will be annoyed that Mowat and Z. have pushed Kidjo even further from her roots than before. American dance club denizens will be bothered that they can't understand what she's singing (the translations in the CD booklet for Ayé suggest they aren't missing much--mere platitudes about optimism, tolerance, the homeless, love and God). Americans may also be thrown by the skipping polyrhythms of Kidjo's music, so different from the fat, on-the-one funk they're used to. Yet it's Kidjo's ability to sing strong and hard (with a little sizzle in her timbre as the notes trail off) even as she skips effortlessly through the polyrhythms that makes her sound so fresh. Her triumph is not the breakthrough of real Sub-Saharan music but of a new international pop that marries West African beats to the technology of the Western dance record. --Geoffrey Himes

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Average customer rating: LOVE IT "AYE" IS ANGELIQUE KIDJO'S SUPREME ACHIEVEMENT Tribal Pop??? Exuberant, colourful! A sure cure for boredom and bad days...

Aye Angélique Kidjo Manufacturer: Fontana Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Africa | International | Styles | Music Benin | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Oyaya! Black Ivory Soul Djin Djin Keep on Moving-Best of Angelique Kidjo Logozo ASIN: B000003QLB Release Date: 1994-03-08

Tracks:

1. Agolo
2. Adouma
3. Azan Nan Kpe
4. Tatchedogbe
5. Djan - Djan
6. Lon Lon Vadjor
7. Houngbati
8. Idje - Idje
9. Yemandja
10. Tombo

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Angélique Kidjo's high-powered soprano and stage charisma have carried the diminutive singer far from her native country of Bénin. She recorded her first solo album in Paris, her second in Miami, and her new one, Ayé in London with Soul II Soul's Will Mowat as one producer and in Minneapolis with Prince sidekick David Z. as the other. Kidjo sings in Fon and Yoruba (West African languages), but both producers as well as her cowriter Jean Hébrail reinforce her African rhythms with programmed drums and synths. The result is neither African music nor Anglo-American pop but a strange hybrid that contains some of the most exciting dance music anywhere today.

African purists will be annoyed that Mowat and Z. have pushed Kidjo even further from her roots than before. American dance club denizens will be bothered that they can't understand what she's singing (the translations in the CD booklet for Ayé suggest they aren't missing much--mere platitudes about optimism, tolerance, the homeless, love and God). Americans may also be thrown by the skipping polyrhythms of Kidjo's music, so different from the fat, on-the-one funk they're used to. Yet it's Kidjo's ability to sing strong and hard (with a little sizzle in her timbre as the notes trail off) even as she skips effortlessly through the polyrhythms that makes her sound so fresh. Her triumph is not the breakthrough of real Sub-Saharan music but of a new international pop that marries West African beats to the technology of the Western dance record. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

LOVE IT.......2006-06-08

i love each and every one of the songs on the album. i kept playing it over and over again, almost ruin the CD. she stayed true to her African soul and that is what music is about, staying true to your roots.

"AYE" IS ANGELIQUE KIDJO'S SUPREME ACHIEVEMENT.......2005-12-02

Angelique Kidjo's CD "Aye," in my humble opinion, is her greatest work. In it, she creates a bright Afro-pop sound that dominates the entire CD. The lead song "Agolo" is an upbeat, energetic dance number that is catchy. The video for "Agolo" was nominated for a Grammy Award. The harder-edged "Adouma" and the expansive, soaring "Djan-Djan" help mix things up, making "Aye" an adventurous listening experience.

Here is some background on Angelique Kidjo: She was born, one of nine children, in the village of Ouidah in the little West African country of Benin. Her father is a musician, her mother a clothes merchant and director of a large dance troupe. Angelique began to sing and dance at the age of six. One of her older brothers introduced her at an early age to western rock, such as The Stones, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown and Aretha Franklin. She also was exposed to jazz, Arabic and Pakistani music in addition to church music. She began to sing in a band called Sphinx, which became popular and won several local competitions. In 1980 she moved to Paris and enrolled at music school, learning classical French songs and jazz. Thereafter she studied under the jazz singer Joy Kane for two years, something that had a strong influence on her later career and helped develop further her powerful and deep voice, as well as her rhythm and precision. In 1984 she participated in a tour with Radio France in West Africa. During this time she made several recordings in France and The Netherlands, before being discovered by Chris Blackwell of Island Records.

If you enjoy World music or are just curious about it, "Aye" is a perfect choice. It's Afro-pop sound is infectious and has just enough of an American pop flavor to win over the most fickle listener. I wholeheartedly recommend it.

Tribal Pop???.......2001-05-10

She has a beautiful crisp voice and this CD is got some great percusion which realy compliments the African lyrics. There is a remix of Agolo(the 1st track). I'm not sure who remixed it but I have it on a DJ mix tape and it's a hot dance beat worth looking for...

Exuberant, colourful!.......2000-10-23

What a collection of sounds and rhythms! I remember seeing Angelique in concert; she at one point invited all the children in the hall to come up on stage and dance. Every time I listen, it seems that we humans might just be able to live on earth together after all. One of my favourite CD's.

A sure cure for boredom and bad days..........2000-05-09

This album has the capacity to make a vast variety of people stop and listen to it; "Agolo" in particular is one of those rare pieces of contemporary music that can improve the atmosphere of many a situation and you might find yourself thinking of and trying to hum or shout the melody yourself.

Translations are included in the notes, but even without knowledge of what Kidjo is singing about, the melodies, percussion and bass have been designed to endure and stand on their own and they do so beautifully.

Average customer rating: Beware! two old CDs reissued with a new name A reworking of a prior disc - but now with 2 CDs perfect by candlelight or in the office

Spanish Music of Travel and Discovery/ The Waverly Consort Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Waverly Consort | ( W ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Music for the Spanish Kings Secular Music from Christian and Jewish Spain Armada: Music from the Courts of England and Spain Waverly Consort Christmas Sephardic Romances ASIN: B00004TQR2 Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

1. Ayo Visto Lo Mappamundi
2. Viva Gran Re Don Fernando
3. Una Sanosa Porfia
4. Imrpovisations On Tres Moricas M'enamoran/Tres Moricas M'enamoran
5. B'tayhi-M'saddar
6. Nunca Fue Pena Mayor
7. Ay Santa Maria
8. Virgen, Bendita Sin Par
9. El Cervel
10. En Memoria D'Alixandre
11. La Alta ('La Spagna')
12. Pase El Agoa, Ma Julieta
13. Oy Comamos Y Bebamos
14. El Paso Del Mar Rojo
15. Ah, El Novio No Quere Dinero!
16. Kyrie: Ayo Visto Lo Mappamundi
17. Ayo Visto Lo Mappamundi
18. Improvisations On Ayo Visto Lo Mappamundi

Tracks:

1. O Virgo Splendens
2. Stella Splendens In Monte
3. Laudemus Virginem/Splendens Ceptigera
4. Los Set Gotxs Recomptarem
5. Cuncti Simus Concanentes
6. Polorum Regina
7. Mariam Matrem Virginem
8. Imperayritz De La Ciutat Ioyosa
9. Ad Mortem Festinamus
10. Ondas Do Mar De Vigo/Mandad' Ei Comigo
11. Mia Irmana Fremosa/Ay Deus, Se Sab' Ora
12. Quantas Sabades Amar Amigo/Eno Sagrado En Vigo/Ay Ondas Que En Vin Veer
13. Santa Maria, Strela Do Dia
14. El Buesca Del Padre
15. Las Hermanas Reina Y Cautiva
16. El Sueno De La Hija

Customer Reviews:

Beware! two old CDs reissued with a new name.......2006-08-02

I bought this CD with great anticipation because I love Spanish music of this era. To my disappointment, this was not a new recording, but a reissue of two CDs I already own: "1492: Music from the Age of Discovery" and "Traveler." If you don't have these CDs already, this double set is a great bargain. But check your CD rack before buying!

A reworking of a prior disc - but now with 2 CDs.......2006-01-27

I was pleased to see that one of my favorite CDs had not really gone out of print, but was reworked into this title and now with a bonus CD. Even though I own the original "Music from the Age of Discovery 1492", I'll probably buy this disc just for the extras. Very nice mood music, lots of variety, exotic instruments and lovely voices.

perfect by candlelight or in the office.......2000-10-20

i've owned this CD for several years, and never tire of it. weather i'm curled up with a book, or just in the office with headphones on, it's appropriate for any occasion (outside a raucus party). i highly suggest it if you're interested in exotic, mystical, and festive tunes.

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Aye Kassav Manufacturer: Georges DEBS ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music Zouk | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Oupa Ka Sav An-Ba-Chen'n La Les Annees Sono Disques Goree Best of Kassav ASIN: B00022UOK2 Release Date: 2004-05-19

Tracks:

1. Aye
2. Medley
3. Moment Ta La
4. Kontak
5. Tire Mwin La
6. Mystik
7. Kassav' Vii (Gade En Haut)
8. An Moment Pou Songe

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Songs for Alexander: Music for Autism Manufacturer: White Line ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Spectrum Connections - Connecting Emotions Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Practical Resource of Play Ideas for Parents and Carers Spectrum Connections - Connecting Body Movement Incredible 5-Point Scale ¿ Assisting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Understanding Social Interactions and Controlling Their Emotional Responses ASIN: B0000666BT Release Date: 2002-06-25

Tracks:

1. Durisdeer - Sir James Galway
2. O This Is No' My Ain Lassie - Stephen Kovacevish
3. The Sun Rises Bright In France - Dame Felicity Lott
4. O Willy's Rare And Willy's Fair - Steven Isserlis
5. The Wee Cooper O'Fife - Sir James Galway/Gareth McLearnon/Marisa
6. Lady Anne Bothwell's Lament - Sir James Galway/Gareth
7. The Winter It Is Past - Evelyn Glennie
8. The Brisk Young Lad - Evelyn Glennie
9. My Love's In Germany - John Harle
10. John Anderson My Jo - John Harle
11. Willie Wastle dwalls on Tweed - John Lill
12. O Gin My Love Were Yon Red Rose - John Lill
13. The Flowers O' The Forest - Dame Felicity Lott
14. The Deil's Awa Wi Th'Exciseman - Tasmin Little
15. Flow Gently, Sweet Afton - Sir Simon Rattle
16. By Yon Castle Wa - Sir Simon Rattle
17. Jocky Said To Jenny - Sir Simon Rattle
18. Ca The Yowes - Sir Simon Rattle
19. He's Aye A-kissin' Me - Tasmin Little

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Orisha Aye Lazaro Ros Manufacturer: Unicornio ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Argayu Sola Obatala ASIN: B0002N97PY Release Date: 2006-06-19

Tracks:

1. Moyugbacion A Yemaya
2. Oro Seco De Tambor A Yemaya
3. Rezos A Yemaya
4. Olokun Wuakamashe
5. Yemaya Aboyo Siwuao
6. Iwuao Asesu
7. Iya Mabinu
8. Omayoe
9. Omosito Mosito
10. Mai Mai Maile
11. Yemaya Oggun
12. Owuo Owuolo
13. Oraye Bambi Oraye
14. Soku Soku Oni Yemaya
15. Iya Oria Kuele
16. Bambi Oddara
17. Ashe Imowuo
18. Yemeya Tolukun
19. Iwuorere Iwuo
20. Yemaya Agolona
21. Aque Kama
22. Aque Bale Aque
23. Aqua Semi
24. Sise Orisa Kama
25. Amayo Ee Amayo
26. Sei Seisima
27. Yemeya Asesu
28. Yemaya Inle
29. Ewuo Ni Yemaya
30. Yemaya Yemaya
31. Aque Kama Dele
32. Abelatorio E
33. Kue Kuele Adofa
34. Omolodde Omo
35. Loba Shikini
36. Emi Odde Omo Odde

Average customer rating: Breathtaking

The Service of Venus And Mars: Music for the Knights of the Garter, 1340-1440 - Gothic Voices Philippe de Vitry , Pierre des Molins , Pycard , Christmas Traditional , Leonel Power , Franchois Lebertoul , John Pyamour , John Dunstable , Soursby , Richard Loqueville , and Andrew Lawrence-King Manufacturer: Hyperion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Rondos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000002ZJN Release Date: 1993-11-12

Tracks:

1. Gratissima Virginis-Vos qui admiramini-Gaude Gloriosa-Contratenor
2. Singularis Laudis Digna
3. De ce que fol pense
4. De ce que fol pense (After Pierre des Moulins)
5. Lullay, Lullay
6. Gloria
7. Ther Is No Rose Of Swych Virtu
8. Sanctus
9. Las, que me demanderoye
10. Le gay playsir
11. Le grant pleyser
12. Quam pulchra es
13. Speciosa facta es
14. Sanctus
15. Je vous pri que j'aye un baysier
16. The Agincourt Carol

Customer Reviews:

Breathtaking.......2000-06-06

This is one of my favorite Gothic Voices CDs; the Gloria by Pycard is possibly the most beautiful bits of musical harmony I've ever heard. The Agincourt carol is also stunning.

Average customer rating: Let's Celebrate Ravi! Good Overview Ravi Shankar's Career captivating good mix of stuff, but NOT AT ALL for Hindustani purists This record shows that Ravi Shankar is a genius!

In Celebration Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000002SM5 Release Date: 1996-02-20

Tracks:

1. Charu Keshi
2. Bhatiyer
3. Adarini
4. Marwa
5. Dhun Kafi

Tracks:

1. V 71/2
2. Jait
3. Sandhya Raga
4. Ghanashym
5. Tilak Shyam

Tracks:

1. Sitar And Violin Duet
2. 2nd Movement Sitar Concerto No.1
3. 3rd Movement Sitar Concerto No. 1
4. Morning Love
5. Indo - Japan Finale
6. Enchanted Dawn
7. 4th Movement Raga Mala (Sitar Concerto No. 2)

Tracks:

1. Vandana
2. Hey Nath
3. Pather Panchali
4. Supaney Mein Aye
5. West Eats Meat
6. Oh Bhagawan
7. Friar Park
8. Tana Mana
9. I Am Missing You
10. Ta Na Tom
11. Fire Night
12. Sanwarey, Sanwarey
13. Dispute And Violence
14. Shanti Mantra

Customer Reviews:

Let's Celebrate Ravi!.......2007-06-14

In the history of recorded music, few "artists"- if any- have brought the world such a wide variety of material over such a long period of time as Ravi Shankar. He has been with us now, as it were, for over eighty years, and during his 75th year on earth, around 1995/96, this item, a set entitled "Ravi: In Celebration", was released to the public. The purpose was to "show the different aspects of Ravi's music" in the words of the late George Harrison, ex-Beatle, Ravi friend and fan, and among the compilers of the set. I aquired the set sometime later (I came to this man's music a bit later than 1996) and am now here to review it. So... In a word: WOW! Firstly, I don't know of many western artists who have even been honored with a boxed set like this, IF they make it to 75, which seems to be a big if these days. Secondly, what a wide array of wonderful material this set presents us with. The catagories are split for ways (in accordance with the number of discs) as follows: Disc 1- Classical Sitar, Disc 2- Orchestral and Ensembles, Disc 3- East-West collaborations, and Disc 4- Vocal and Experimental. Currently discs 1 and 4 are my favorites, but I will give an overview of each, as briefly as possible. Disc 1: This is probably the CD that will sound most like the Ravi Shankar you've heard before, especially if you've bought any other Shankar CDs. It consists of 5, ragas (that is, traditional India pieces; I don't really know any technical info here), each of lengthy duration, for the westerner anyhow. Each is enjoyable in its own uinque way: the first two have an exhilerating, playful atmosphere about them (especially the first, Charu Keshi), while the third is an interesting, if simple, piece composed by Ravi by his daughter, who plays sitar on it, the remainder is fairly enjoyable, great ragas really, although for those unprepared, track four is an evening raga, and is VERY slow for the most part, it is still enjoyable if, and only if, you really take the time to sit down and listen. 5/5 for disc 1. Disc 2: I know I've already said that disc 1 will be most like the Ravi you've heard, but if, on the other hand Arpan is all you've heard before coming to this compilation, these tracks will sound more familiar. All the orchestral tracks, the first two for me especially, are enjoyable and fiarly vibrant and varient, sonically. Overall highlights here include: V 7 1/2, and a track played entirley by an ensemble of Ravi and his sitar students. A solid 4.5/5 for this disc, not the strongest around. Disc Three: Here we beging the spectacular East-West collaborations. Starting off with a violin/sitar duet, and carrying through several movements of Ravi's various Sitar Concertos, an even stopping for an incredible live track, Indo-Japan Finale, this disc never seems to let up. These are just awe-enspiring collaborations. Highlights include: Sitar and Violin Duet, the second and third movements from Ravi's Sitar Concerto number one, as well as the afformentioned Indo-Japan Finale. Also of note is a beatiful track called Morning Love, in which Ravi duets with a classical flutist. 5/5
Disc 4: OK. First off, I've read some reviews here, claiming that this disc often sounds "dated and contrived". Well, I'm here to tell you that its neither. This disc is a favorite of mine, and unless you fall into the catagory of "Hindustani Purist", or easly see things as dated or the like, there is no reason not to open your mind to this disc. For starters, Friar Park is an absolutley GORGEOUS track recorded at George Harrison's mansion; behold how autoharp, sitar, and marimba mix, soncially. Then I suggest a huge favorite of mine, the funky West East Meat (what a title!) In it Ravi, and a few other Indian musicians basically jam with jazz bassist and the result is fun, and oftne weird (lookout for Ravi's utterances of random fraises in Bengali.) Fire Night is brilliant piece sure to win over jazz lovers, and Dispute and Violence, another hug favorite, starts off with unaccompanied vocals but quickly evolves into catch piece with with a brilliant hook. Tracks like Tana Mana are relaxing, in an almost hypnotic way, while the vocal offering, I am Missing You, sung in English by Ravi's sister-in-law, Lakshmi, is gorgeous in different sort of way than the other tracks: lyrically it emulates emotion and innocence and, despite arguable over-prodcution, still comes across as something fresh and different. In short, the open-minded will appreciate it most.Other material on this disc, such as the vocal offerings many of which have beautiful lyrical interpretations, will grow on you. 5/5 for disc 4, easily.
Finally, the sound qaulity is very good (except for a track or two where Gramaphone Company of India, Ltd, seems to have preserved material poorly), the mixes, and instruments crystal clear (you can really hear those tablas), and there is a booklet sewn into the package, so you won't be loosing it easily. The booklet offers a biography of Ravi, photos, and info on all the tracks, including Ravi's own notes, from which I draw much of the information for this review, and more. Also, lookout for George Harrison's brief introduction, which I quoted during this review. Overall, a wonderful music, wonderful sound, wonderful booklet= wonderful package. 5/5- A+. Let's celebrate Ravi!

Good Overview Ravi Shankar's Career.......2001-08-10

This box set is a good overview of Ravi Shankar's career. The classical Cd is especially good. Perhaps the set should have been at least 6 cd's with the additional discs being pure classical since R.S does constantly insists he is a purely classical musician.

I find parts of the East-West and Vocal and Experimentation disc to be dated and contrived ,not too interesting after a few listenings and as a result I rarely play these discs.

Listening to this set will enhance your appreciation for Indian classical music and for Pandit Ravi Shankar.

The accompanying booklet is quite nice , although I would suggest R. Shankars book Raga-Mala. I also think that the current remastered Angel CD 's are a good value. For those looking for good overview of Hindustani music check out the Raga Guide: Survey 74 Hindustani Ragas .

captivating.......1999-08-05

It's true, the quality of the music varies greatly from disc to disc and sometimes from track to track, but that's a concomitant of the fun, part of the exploring. My favorite piece is the Yehudi Menuhin collaboration. (Mr. Menuhin reveals in his autobiography he never learned to improvise, but you couldn't tell it by this: he plays with conviction and spontaneity.) The "classical" disc is consistently good; the movements for sitar and orchestra are fascinating; the pop song "I Am Missing You" is amusing. The set is attractively packaged and includes a lengthy biography of Ravi Shankar with historically significant photographs.

Also recommended (for sitar players too): PENTATONIC SCALES FOR THE JAZZ-ROCK KEYBOARDIST by Jeff Burns.

good mix of stuff, but NOT AT ALL for Hindustani purists.......1999-05-28

Initially this set was the jewel of my Hindustani collection, but overtime, some of the experimental music gets tiresome (especially disc 4) The classical sitar CD is excellent and shows Pandit Shankar in his prime with the masterful accompaniment of tabla player, Ustad Alla Rakha. The ensemble disc is really nice too, getting to experiment with the likes of south Indian players like violinist Dr. L. Subramaniam. The east/west disc is exhilarating at first, but the more familiar one becomes with the music, the sillier some of these collaborations seem. OFten what happens with the east meets west things is that one of the musicians leads with the other following/immitating (often blindly and lost). I do want to emphasize though, that the easterner is not always the leader or the one with superior understanding of how to collaborate. Anyway, this set serves well to introduce people to north Indian classical music, but some of it is too fabricated to stand the test of time. For pure sitar playing, I would suggest Nikhil Banerjee's "raga S.KHamaj/Manomanjari" double disc on the Raga label.

This record shows that Ravi Shankar is a genius!.......1999-02-25

All the records that I heard of Ravi Shankar's performances are masterpieces. Thanks to Ravi Shankar, I learned that good music does not mean only Western music.

Average customer rating: Pay a buck more and get an incredible "Speedway at Nazareth" AWESOME! Knopfler's new single

Why Aye Man Mark Knopfler Manufacturer: Universal/Mercury ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Cannibals One Take Radio Sessions Neck and Neck All the Roadrunning ASIN: B00006JY8Q Release Date: 2002-09-16

Tracks:

1. Why Aye Man [Full Version]
2. Small Potatoes
3. So Far Away [Live]
4. Speedway at Nazareth [Live]

Album Details

Taken from the Former Lead of Dire Straits' Third Solo Album "The Ragpicker's Dream", which Continues his Lifelong Musical Connection to the Delta and the Tyne.

Customer Reviews:

Pay a buck more and get an incredible "Speedway at Nazareth".......2002-12-30

What's here is fine: the superb "Why Aye Man," the neat, biting "Small Potatoes," and a pleasant version of "So Far Away." But another version of this single, Amazon #B00006JY8O, gives you the same three songs PLUS a truly astonishing live version of "Speedway at Nazareth"--for only a dollar more. That version of "Speedway" is transcendent stuff, Knopfler and band in another realm, total intensity and commitment. The performance there is an example of what sets Mark Knopfler apart from virtually all other rock performers. So my advice is to pay the extra dollar for the extra song--it's well worth it, IMHO.

AWESOME!.......2002-11-10

This is really cool! I loved it from the very first moment i listened to it! Why aye man is a classic song! Small Potatoes is by far the very best b-side track Mark has written and one of the greatest songs of him! Really good stuff here. So does the whole album. It is highly recommended!

Knopfler's new single.......2002-09-18

This is the new single from Mark Knopfler's new album ragpicker's dream. The main track of interest Why aye man is also the main theme for the new series of Auf wiedersehen, pet. After I heard the closing credits to each episode the song grew on me and I had to have the song. Hopefully I'll have it in my hands soon as I ordered it on 9/6. I'm not a massive fan of Mark Knopfler but this and his work with Dire Straits are TOP.

Average customer rating: The music, spirit, and essence of Rahsaan And then there was.... ONE LIVE in every sense! Really great jazz music.

I, Eye, Aye: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 1972 Rahsaan Roland Kirk Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rip, Rig & Panic/Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith Dog Years In The Fourth Ring Compliments of the Mysterious Phantom Copenhagen Concert Brotherman in the Fatherland ASIN: B0000033T7 Release Date: 1996-06-18

Tracks:

1. Rahsaantalk 1
2. Seasons
3. Rahsaantalk 2
4. Balm In Gilead
5. Volunteered Slavery
6. Rahsaantalk 3
7. Blue Rol No. 2
8. Solo Piece A. Satin Doll B. Improvisation
9. Serenade To A Cuckoo
10. Pedal Up

Customer Reviews:

The music, spirit, and essence of Rahsaan.......2005-04-04

One of the most memorable and magical nights I ever experienced was spent seeing and hearing Rahsaan Roland Kirk at the old Colony Club on Alvarado Street in Monterey, California around 1967-69. At one point he handed out little wooden flutes to the audience and we all played along to "Here Comes the Whistle Man." Although I wish I could re-visit that particular wonderful night, this performance at the 1972 Montreux Jazz Festival comes as close to capturing the music, spirit, and essence of Rahsaan as one can get without having been there.

If you were fortunate enough to have seen Roland Kirk live, perhaps you may feel, as I do, that all the instruments he played were merely accoutrements. Rahsaan himself was the instrument.

If you can find a copy of the video version of this performance entitled "The One Man Twins," grab it. You will be totally amazed by what you see and hear.

And then there was.... ONE.......2001-01-23

Rahsaan Roland Kirk might be the single most unique sounding musician ever put to recorded sound. I was brought to Roland Kirk by listening to Morphine and wanted to trace the music back to it's taproot, assuming that if Dana Colley played two saxes and Roland had played more there must be something there.

And it was there.... it was all there every bit of music that anyone could ever want. Seasons rolls summer thunderclounds around the mind as Roland plays blues like no one else. I would own the album for that track alone. The listener is granted a wonderful glimpse of the man's great humor and wit in the recordings of Mr. Kirk's spoken interludes. For someone who's primary love in blues and jazz are the deeper sax and guitar sounds, this was altogether a revelation, that there could be great lightness of joy and sorrow in the blues. He carries great range in his perfomances with many voices and many instruments all played with a unique flair that is only his.

Rahsaan Roland Kirk makes remarkable music and this live recording is a perfect example of the emotional and musical range of the man and his music. If you like majestic performers of soulful and lifting music, I think you will enjoy the performances on this album greatly.

LIVE in every sense!.......1999-08-08

Rahsaan was the Mohammed Ali of Jazz. He had amazing technique, great compositions, and a hip sense of humor, which jazz players sadly sometimes lack. This is a great set from the Montreux Jazz festival. It's just NOT LONG ENOUGH. "Pedal Up" fades out just when I would love to hear him go on! But don't let that stop you from buying this. This is like an explosion of power, color and sound. A great antidote for the antiseptic, flat "smooth jazz" of today and a great way to introduce yourself to REAL jazz, especially if you're not inclined to be a mellow, boring, laid-back modern "swinger." Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee...A REAL BIG BEE! You're gonna be flat on the mat like Joe Frazier when it's over.

Really great jazz music........1999-07-16

We are so lucky to have had all of the performances at the Montreaux Jazz Festival recorded on both video and audio. Kirk shines here on a great set of jazz numbers composed by himself, and others. Seasons is a great track with some outstanding flute work and Volunteered Slavery is fantastic. A must for any fan of Kirk who wants a solid peice of live music to add to their collection.

Average customer rating: Marvellous Medieval CD Medieval music fan from Nashville tn.

The Romance Of The Rose - Feminine Voices From Medieval France / Heliotrope Joyce Todd , Shira Kammen , Natalie Cox , Kit Robberson , Kim Swatsler , and David Tayler Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Music Of The Crusades Le Manuscrit Du Puy - Les Premieres Polyphonies Francaises ASIN: B000001SEO Release Date: 1995-08-22

Tracks:

1. Estampie Roine Blance
2. A Chantar M'er De So Qui'ieu Non Volria
3. Siet Soit Bele Aye: Three Songs From Guillaume De Dole
4. Estampie Guiraut Riquier
5. Per Joi Que D'amour M'avegna
6. Bele Yolanz En Ses Chambres Seoit
7. Bele Doette As Fenestre Se Siet
8. Estampie Marcabru
9. Estat Ai En Greu Cossirier
10. Estampie Bele Li Gossi
11. Jherusalem, Grant Damage Me Fais

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The relatively recent enkindling of interest in women's roles in early music has led to a phenomenal increase in scholarship and an expanding catalog of recordings. Most of these recordings focus on composers--heard of Hildegard?--but others are concerned with performers and those who in some way influenced poetry and music. This recording features the unique songs of the women troubadours from southern France (trobairitz) and women's songs (chansons de femme) sung by trouvères in the north. The music covers the period from the 11th to the 13th century. The songs are concerned with traditional subjects, namely, courtly love in all its aspects. Because very few melodies exist from this period, modern performers have to work with a combination of skimpy sources, musicological research, and intuition, which this fine ensemble of (mostly) women does with impressive results. The liner notes are well-written and very informative on this rarely discussed topic. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

Marvellous Medieval CD.......2000-03-19

This CD is marvellous. The Todd s voice is very beautiful. Using music, she and the musicians give a spectacular view of feminine medieval world of France. I would highlight the music A chantar m'er de que so qieu non volria, unique feminine medieval melody that survived until our age.

Medieval music fan from Nashville tn........1999-04-09

I wished joyce todd would never stop singing when I listend to the music. Absolutly wonderful.

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