The Blue Flame [Explicit Lyrics]

1. Southern Style

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3. I Wish a Mutha &%*# Would

4. Show Some Love

5. Skit Anyone Can Rap

6. Top Notch

7. Escalade

8. Boy Tryin 2B a Man

9. Shame

10. Skit Sing on My Mic

11. Sex Mood

12. Shh...

13. Peepin' Me

14. Sip and Get High

15. Strain

16. Long Time and Suffering

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Average customer rating: Great!!! Simply Red simply simply red's best If you don't know them by now,you will never,never know them! Right Up There

A New Flame Simply Red Manufacturer: East/West Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Blue-Eyed Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Stars Picture Book Men and Women Life Blue ASIN: B000002IFP Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. It's Only Love
2. A New Flame
3. You've Got It
4. To Be With You
5. More
6. Turn It Up
7. Love Lays Its Tune
8. She'll Have To Go
9. If You Don't Know Me By Now
10. Enough

Product Description

Excellent condition, includes the original Cd, case, and paperwork, First Class shipped, ask me for more CD Titles/Artists or my Complete CD List! :D

Customer Reviews:

Great!!!.......2007-06-08

I have and always will LOVE Simpley Red. The cd is awesome.....My favorites is ENOUGH.....Try it, I'm sure you'll like it.

Simply Red.......2007-05-21

These guys have such a rich sound. I still love the idea of traditional bands. And they still have the heart of the old school band. It sounds like they've known each other for years. 'The New Flame,' has this soothing, vintage quality that's unmistakably cool.

simply simply red's best.......2007-04-11

i listened to 'a new flame tonight,' as i finally found the copy i lost long ago. it blew my mind, just as it did the first time i ever listened to it when it first came out. i can't say enough about this cd. it is beautifully done - mick's vocals are flawless - he can make his voice do absolutely anything! it is so rich and soulful, powerful and gentle all at once. there is honestly not one bad track on this cd. i agree, SR's version of "if you don't know me by now," is incredible, but the rest of the songs deserve just as much attention and praise. really - i can't pick one song that outshines the rest, because they are all that good. it is a perfect mix of jazz, r&b, blues, rock and a bit of pop thrown in, just to keep things interesting. along with "picture book," "a new flame" has got to be simply red's best.

If you don't know them by now,you will never,never know them!.......2006-09-06

The most memorable song from this 1989 release is the awesome soulful cover of IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW,made famous by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes in 1972. This album,like Simply Red's 1985 debut PICTURE BOOK,was released on Elektra thus their labelmates being Motley Crue,Anita Baker and The Georgia Satellites. The other songs are good and I give the credit to frontman Mick Hucknall,a vocal clone of Jefferson Airplane/Starship's Marty Balin.

Right Up There.......2005-12-31

Yes, I loved this one. The CD has two real killers - "Love Lays It's tune (which may be Mick's best song ever - absolute genius), and "You Got It". I rank it in a 4th place tie with "Russian Winter" as an overall ranking compared with the other Simply Red stuff. Mick has never had a bad offering and anyone should love this one. I am partial to his "newer" stuff so this is going back a ways for me.

Average customer rating: 5 Stars is not enough

Call of the Mystic Bahramji , and Maneesh de Moor Manufacturer: Blue Flame ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sadhana DownTemple Dub: Waves Down Temple Dub: Flames Shiva Moon (Prem Joshua Remixed by Maneesh de Moor) Dakini Lounge: Prem Joshua Remixed ASIN: B000784XK8 Release Date: 2005-02-01

Tracks:

1. Crazy Heart
2. Watch The Cat
3. La Illaha
4. Moment With You
5. Dreamcatcher
6. Harambol Connection
7. Return Of The Nightingale

Customer Reviews:

5 Stars is not enough.......2005-08-15

If you listen to the Amazon samples they don't quit do this music justice. The samples do not allow the baseline to kick in or even the melody to repeat and you can't get a feel for this album from the samples.

Every song (except one) comes in at over 6 minutes, most over 7 minutes and the last song at 11 minutes. And at the end of every song I feel it "could" have gone another hour. The cover says "File Under: Ethno - Chill Ambient. The lyrics are based on Rumi's and other mystical poetry and the tracks carry an urban vibe rooted in meditation." I couldn't agree more. I often use the word fushion to describe music like this. I need to find a new word because these musicians have taken it to a whole new level.

I played most of this album to a class of over 20 Yoga students and every one loved it. It had the energy to carry a power flow yoga class or even a more mellow party. The length of the songs allows a deep, slow driving bass line to hypnotize you as the melodic guitar, santoor and other instruments which I don't recognize carry you to another place. Yet this is not meditation music. It has incredibly energy. In the hands of lesser artists songs like this can feel redundant at times. Not here. These brilliant artists have made not only a great listening experience but they have created something magical.

I listen to all the Buddha Bar, Lounge, etc. Claude Challe, Ravin, Arabica, etc. Traditional and modern stuff. I love all of it. This is one of the best.

Average customer rating: 'My Flame' flickers (2.5 stars) An undiscovered gem. Elvis Costello does jazz! Is It Elvis(Presley) or Duke Ellington Or both? This man does it all

My Flame Burns Blue Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Piano Jazz: McPartland/Costello The River in Reverse The Juliet Letters The River In Reverse [CD/DVD Combo] The Right Spectacle - The Very Best of Elvis Costello ASIN: B000E0OF0W Release Date: 2006-02-28

Tracks:

1. Hora Decubitus
2. Favourite Hour
3. That's how you got killed before
4. Upon a Veil of Midnight Blue
5. Clubland
6. Almost Blue
7. Speak Darkly My Angel
8. Almost ideal eyes
9. Can You Be True?
10. Put away forbidden playthings
11. Episode Of Blonde
12. My flame burns blue (Blood Count)
13. Watching the Detectives
14. God give me strength

Tracks:

1. Prelude
2. Overture
3. Puck One
4. The Court
5. Workers' Playtime
6. Oberon and Titania
7. The Conspiracy of Oberon and Puck
8. Puck Two
9. The Identity Parade
10. The Face of Bottom
11. The Spark of Love
12. Tormentress
13. Oberon Humbeld
14. Twisted - Entangled - Transform and Exchange
15. The Fairy and the Ass
16. Sleep
17. The Play
18. The Wedding

Amazon.com

Elvis Costello takes the occasion of his first official live release (recorded with the 52-piece Metropole Orkest at The Hague's North Sea Jazz Festival in 2004) to not only recap the various non-rock/pop genres the restless veteran singer-songwriter has explored in recent years, but recast a few of his songbook favorites in striking new musical arrangements as well. The widow of Charles Mingus commissioned Costello to pen lyrics for the rousing revamp of the jazz legend's "Hora Decubitus" that anchors the album, a task he also performs for the bluesy title track, a reworking of Billy Strayhorn's final composition "Blood Count." Elvis wends through such oblique compositional corners as "Favourit! e Hour" and "Upon A Veil of Midnight Blue," a moody song originally written for blues great Charles Brown, but ultimately thoroughly reworked as "I Wonder How She Knows." "Clubland" is charged with savory Latin rhythms, "Almost Blue" recast as autumnal orchestral lament and "Watching the Detectives" re-imagined as jazzy, Bernard Herrmann-esque `50s TV theme. Other standouts include a swinging big band cover of Dave Bartholomew's "That's How You Got Killed Before" and a gorgeous rendition of his first Burt Bacharach collaboration, "God Give Me Strength." The set's bonus disc explores yet another intriguing corner of Costello's contemporary non-pop career via the 45-minute orchestral Il Sogno Suite, music culled from his '04 score for the Aterbaletto dance troupe's Italian production of A Midsummer's Night Dream. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Elvis Costello's My Flame Burns Blue is a live album with the legendary Metropole Orkest, a 52-piece jazz orchestra from the Netherlands, recorded in concert at The Hague. A bonus disc offers a 45-minute suite from Il Sogno, Costello's first full-length orchestral work. The album alternates between imaginatively reinvented Costello favorites like "Almost Blue," "Clubland," and "Watching the Detectives" (arranged "in the style of a 1950s television theme"), Costello compositions seeing release for the first time on a Costello album, and unexpected collaborations. "This recording captures a very joyful evening at the North Sea Jazz Festival and collects together songs and arrangements that have been developed over the last decade," writes Costello in his detailed liner notes.

For the opening track, "Hora Decubitus," Costello was invited by Charles Mingus's widow, Sue, to contribute lyrics to the jazzman's compositions. This song was completed in the immediate aftermath of September 11. "I could offer nothing more than a simple affirmation of life and rejection of vengeance," writes Costello. For the title track, Costello also wrote lyrics for Billy Strayhorn's final composition, "Blood Count."

Other highlights seeing release on a Costello album for the first time include "Speak Darkly, My Angel" and "Upon a Veil of Midnight Blue," which was written for and recorded by West Coast bluesman Charles Brown as "I Wonder How She Knows."

Il Sogno was originally commissioned by the Italian Dance Company, Aterbaletto, for their adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Following its premiere in Bologna with the Orchestra del Teatro Communale, the ballet was staged throughout Italy, Germany, France and Russia. Il Sogno was subsequently recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. The recording was released in September 2004 by Deutsche Grammophon and stayed at the top of Billboard's Contemporary Classical Charts for fourteen weeks.

Il Sogno received rave reviews upon its release. Mark Swed at The Los Angeles Times declared "Costello's sound is surprisingly fresh. His melodies are memorable. The sudden swings into jazz prove pure delight... [The performance is] bursting with life." The Boston Globe's Richard Dyer proclaimed "You'd have to go back to George Gershwin to find a composer-performer undertaking a project as ambitious as Il Sogno... It is full of character and storytelling, and the orchestration is skillful, unusual, and colorful."

More Elvis

Il Sogno, with the London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas	The Juliet Letters, with the Brodsky Quartet	Painted from Memory, with Burt Bacharach
Imperial Bedroom, with the Attractions	King of America	The Very Best of Elvis Costello

Customer Reviews:

'My Flame' flickers (2.5 stars).......2007-07-31

This is one of Costello's more unique recordings. Perhaps it will grow on me with repeated listenings as has happened recently with 'All This Useless Beauty'. That said, 'My Flame Burns Blue' has proved a challenging listen early on.

Some of my problem with 'Flame' is simply song preference. There are several selections that are among my least favorite Costello songs: 'Clubland', 'Almost Blue' and '...Forbidden Playthings' among them. YECCHH!

The good stuff.....The energized version of 'That's How You Got Killed Before' is a revelation, but nothing else quite approaches that level. 'God Give Me Strength' is pretty faithful to the studio version on 'Painted From Memory' and is sturdy if not spectacular. 'Favourite Hour', 'Almost Ideal Eyes' and 'Episode of Blonde' come off solidly. The version of 'Watching the Detectives' here will likely either amuse or repulse.

Declan is nothing if not experimental. He's certainly that on 'Flame'.

An undiscovered gem........2007-05-24

I have not been able to get this cd off my player. I hum themes from it constantly.
I Want More.
Anyone who wonders about the amount of production that goes into an Elvis Costello rock record will be astounded by the writing here, the thought, the musicality, and the professionalism of a full-time orchestra that swings. I don't mean that stilted Boston Pops crap, but real honest-to-God chops!
The sound clips here don't do this record justice.
This is absolutely one of his very best recordings and I urge everyone to go out and buy it! You won't be disappointed.

Elvis Costello does jazz!.......2007-05-13

My love & admiration for the work of Vince Mendoza, and my search for projects he's been involved with have led me in many different directions. Apart from some obvious places like Mendoza's own albums (some of which have been very hard to come by) and albums by the likes of John Abercrombie and Peter Erskine, they've also led me to people I would never have thought of on my own; people like Jane Monheit, Joni Mitchell, Stefano di Battista and Yuri Honing.

But although I'd heard of him, I never in a million years thought this search would lead me to Elvis Costello. I consider my musical tastes to be very eclectic but still, I would never have thought that I'd enjoy listening to an Elvis Costello CD, much less that I would actually own one.

But here we are. This CD of 14 very interesting songs sang in the jazz tradition, was recorded live at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 2004. Costello is backed by the Metropole Orkest (also known as the Metropole Orchestra), conducted by Vince Mendoza. Mendoza also arranges "That's How You Got Killed Before", "Episode of Blonde" and the title track, which is only 3 of the 14 songs but it's good enough for me. Interestingly, certainly for me, Bill Frisell & Willem Friede also arrange a song here - "Upon A Veil of Midnight Blue".

Costello is no Tony Bennett but he handles the songs with great charm and feeling. This is a singer who believes what he sings and as the listener, I in turn believe him. As I fully expected, the orchestration is sublime and there are some great trumpet, sax, guitar and cello solos. I enjoy the performance just as much as the applauding audience seems to and the more I listen to this CD, the more I find that surprising. Elvis Costello. Who would've thought? Definitely not me. So does this mean I might go on to buy more Elvis Costello CDs? It's difficult to say but it's certainly more likely now than it was before.

The very generous Bonus CD has another 18 songs, excerpts from Costello's Ballet after Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". I'm not a Shakespeare fan, a fan of the ballet or a classical music fan per se, but I do enjoy listening to this. Maybe it's because it features people whose work I've become very familiar with over the years. People like Peter Erskine on the drums, John Harle on saxophone, Chris Laurence on double bass, all backed by the London Symphony Orchestra.

All said and done, this is a wonderful CD full of rich and very rewarding music. I'm so glad I bought it.

Long live Elvis Costello! Long live Vince Mendoza!

Is It Elvis(Presley) or Duke Ellington Or both?.......2007-03-28

Never an artist that can be labelled,EC's life as an expression of the music he makes is royally showcased here in the myriad of styles presented on this very interesting CD presenting so many shades of great music eras GONE BY BUT NOT FORGOTTEN that makes Elvis not only a very interesting musician but a historical personality that leaves the imprint of a man living life to its max.
I have been fortunate to listen to the man from "My Aim Is True" saw the original Attractions more than once, and like him can identify with his changes of tastes recognizing great music for what it is despite the chronology.
For starters, reworking his songs to fit at times Latin tinged,jazzy,classical,Sinatra Bacharach, countryish arrangements and balladry remains bold considering his penchant for his songwriters style as showcased on the rocking sophistry of "Trust" albums like 'Almost Blue"(country),homage to great songwriters (Painted From Memory) even his own development as a mature songwriter (Imperial Bedroom)avant garde classical(Juliet Letters)with his later work & experiments fusing that manic angry young rock and roller of the past nodding to his old Motown love(Get Happy),with the likes of Allen Toussaint in the homage to New Orleans(The River In Reverse)what came before New Orleans was this fine sounding CD paying it's due to great music in all it's manifold stripes with passion and excitement Ala Charles Mingus to the regal elegance of Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn.
Even the CD cover harkens back to Duke's Anatomy Of Murder(Ellington's foray into movie soundtrack), and the presented music with this jazz classical orchestra is something only a Charles Mingus was capable off so highly reminiscent of Mingus is Costello at times that it is refreshing.
An additional nod to Duke in his Shakespearean jaunts through his "Such Sweet Thunder" and major works such as "Black,Brown @ Beige" is apparent in EC as is his general appreciation of these great American jazz and big band artists in his unmistakable UK sublteties.
Such is the case of the bonus CD "Il Sogno" Suite, resembling again Duke's "Such Sweet Thunder" in theme but is pretty classical.
If any comparison can be made ,what comes to my mind stylistically and thematically are Joe Jackson albums notably(The album duplicating that early Sonny Rollins album cover) 'Body&Soul' pretty sophisticated stuff for the time,and Jackson's reworking of swing and big band for a young unsophisticated punk rock audience of the day with "Jumpin Jive".
New Orleans Dr.John the night tripper, whose involvment with great cover albums and homages to Ellington and Toussaint comes to mind as well.
EC made the grade with this one and is in good company.
I would love to hear EC do a Count Basie album with some Satchmo and King Oliver thrown in for good measure.

This man does it all.......2007-01-29

Elvis as a crooner? Oh yes. He pulls it off. I saw the tour for this release at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta. It only supported my faith in this album. I am up for anything different and when I heard of this I couldn't resist. It holds up.
"HORA DECUBITIS" & "GOD GIVE ME STRENGTH" are the openers and closers for this disc. They are the 2 standouts on the disc and let me tell you, all else in between makes the perfect sandwich. You chew, disolve and are left with a pleasant taste in your mouth.
When I saw Costello perform in Atlanta, I was blown away by his voice. He came out for an encore and didn't even use a mic. He gave an incredible performance, and he did the same for this CD performance at NORTH SEA JAZZ FESTIVAL.
All in all, if you are a fan, or a newcomer, this man does not dissapoint on this. Costello is all over the place in the musical circles, but he remains stedfast on this release. He delivers!

Average customer rating: Pure Bliss !!! EASTERN & WESTERN CLASSICS & JAZZ A strong performance! A unique blend of East & West - a feast for the ears!!! Jazzalicious

Blue Flame Simon Shaheen Manufacturer: Ark 21 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Egypt | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Middle East | International | Styles | Music Arabic | Middle East | International | Styles | Music Fusion & World Fusion | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Turath: Masterworks of the Middle East Two Tenors & Qantara: Historic Live Recording of Arabic Masters Saltanah Art of the Ud Barzakh ASIN: B00005K9QU Release Date: 2001-06-12

Tracks:

1. Blue Flame
2. Waving Sands
3. Tea In The Sahara
4. Dance Mediterranea
5. Bosphorus Scenes Under The Moonlight
6. Silk Tears
7. Fantasie For Duo & String Quartet
8. Saraab
9. Olive Harvest
10. Al-Qantara
11. Breeze In Bisaan

Customer Reviews:

Pure Bliss !!! .......2007-03-22

Aaah, what could I say about simone? I started listening to simone's Blue flame a few years back, this album grows in you, especially alqantara and mediterenea , I ve seen this band play live last month in berkeley, CA, and they played with such grace and excellence. A new song called Iraq was also played, anticipating us for another magical journey in shaheen's music. A pure soulful and graceful set of talents, melodies, and truly delightful music. Bravo !!! 10 stars !!!

EASTERN & WESTERN CLASSICS & JAZZ.......2004-03-22

If you like instrumental Music, Arabic, Western Classicas and Jazz ,then this is one of the best mixture of Middle Eastern ( Mediterranean ) and Western Classics & Jazz Music I have ever heard, it is like a fresh breath of air. I highly recommend it. I hope Mr.Simon Shaheen produces more such a wonderfull Music in near future.

A strong performance!.......2002-10-08

Simon Shaheen is a true master of the oud and a brilliant composer. His treatment of the oriental and western musical heritage is respectful while in the same time managing to be genuinly innovative. A feat that needs a true master of improvisation to be accomplished. His virtuosity in the art of taqasim and his sensitivity towards western music reminds me of the skill and power of Udi Georgo Bacanos, the legendary turkish oud master that set the standard for generations to come. Whether you like traditional oriental music, multi-cultural jaming or time honoured jazz this album should satisfy you completely.

A unique blend of East & West - a feast for the ears!!!.......2002-09-08

Shaheen's amazing talent fuses middle eastern melodies with rythmic, soulful jazz - creating an album that is a joy to listen to and that has a soothing effect on the soul.
Buy this album - let the music take you to different shores ~ truly, a brilliant compilation of art at its best!

Jazzalicious.......2002-04-15

A great surprise.
This CD bends genres without straying into electrofusion or any style that would not compliment the acoustic style of music being presented.

Average customer rating:

Clear Blue Flame Delta Moon Manufacturer: Jumping Jack Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Next Adventure Late in the Night ASIN: B000TAN8YG Release Date: 2007-07-31

Tracks:

1. Clear Blue Flame
2. Blind Spot
3. Money Changes Everything
4. Trouble in the Home
5. Jessie Mae
6. Cool Your Jeys
7. Life's a Song
8. Stranger in My Hometown
9. Lap Dog
10. I'm a Witness
11. You Done Told Eveybody

Average customer rating: Powerful yet gentle and soulful Mesmerizing Tabla and Vocals, Hypnotic Rhythms 100% pure unadulterated rajasthani music Super cool mix of styles fantastic

Gypsies of Rajasthan Musafir Manufacturer: Blue Flame ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dhola Maru Latcho Drom: Bande Originale Du Film Barsaat Latcho Drom Rough Guide: Music of the Gypsies ASIN: B0000046IK Release Date: 1999-04-15

Tracks:

1. Ninderli
2. Run Jun Yale
3. Hanji Mara Lalou Sa
4. Khanjari
5. Kaylo
6. Baba Ramdev
7. Birda
8. Anghuti
9. Barnawa
10. Rythms Madir
11. Badila
12. Musafir

Amazon.com

The title comes from the supposition, since borne out by linguistic and DNA evidence, that the Roma, or Gypsies, originally migrated from northern India. Just why they left their homeland over a millennium ago to wander the face of the earth is not known. Musafir, who are often described as "proto-Gypsies," consist of singers, dancers, instrumentalists, fakirs, and Sapera snake charmers. They are led by Hammed Khan, a non-Roma tabla virtuoso. The music is Indian folk, with sinuous vocals, harmoniums, and flutes built over a framework of Khan's virile drumming. While it is possible to glimpse assorted Roma traditions in embryo, a lot has happened since the tribes embarked on their endless walkabout. It is probably best to avoid speculation and simply enjoy Musafir based on their own merits, which are considerable indeed. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

Powerful yet gentle and soulful.......2006-02-20

The music of this album is everything the reviewers say it is and more...I can never fail to be awed by how something so powerful and propulsive can be so gentle and soulful at the same time...everytime I listen to the litling voices of the Banjaras (gypsies) my eyes well over...it reminds me of the times gone by...bringing back memories I never had...This music rises from the earth and burrows right into your heart...
A must buy!

Mesmerizing Tabla and Vocals, Hypnotic Rhythms.......2005-02-02

This is an essential CD for anyone who loves Gypsy music ... Ethnically the origins of the gypsies throughout Europe have been traced to Rajasthan. This CD attests to the enormous debt we owe them. In 1999, I saw and heard this group in a live performance, I was hooked! The tabla beat immediately strikes a primordial response ... it gets the body swaying and soon the beat reaches the feet, I get up and find myself improvising dance steps. I fall under its magical spell ...

The unusual instruments which create this spell-binding sound are the tabla, a double headed drum played by both the right and left hands. The dhapari made of multiple strands of skin creating percussion. Khartal which are wooden clappers. Manjira tiny cymbals and gungura which are globe-like bells. Murali which is an ancient flute and the satara and alogoza which are double flutes where one is a drone and the other plays the melody ... these instruments create music similar to bag pipes at times. There are the sounds of a harmonium (half-way between an organ and accordeon) and the murchang, which is the jew's harp. The musicians express a passionate energy for life. They exert exert a joyful exuberance, their feelings are infectious and highly contagious. Words are inadequate to convey how the passionate vibrant music, the earthy raw sounds of traditonal instruments and the natural vocals intimately connect with the heart and soul of the listener. Thank you BEK for this gift. Erika Borsos (erikab93)

100% pure unadulterated rajasthani music.......2004-12-07

Well to everyone who seems to be interested in this album, this music is purely what you going to find in Rajasthani roots, I am basically from Rajasthan and listening to such a soulful, unadulterated, pure music certainly gives me that feeling of nostalgia which you can only get by actually being to that place.
My father actually had wet eyes when he heard this music.
This music reminds me of what Rajasthan was. The wars, the kingdoms of Marwar, the Palace of Udaipur, great kings like Maharana Pratap, the smell of dust in Haldighati which saw the most gallant warriors dying for the country......
Even if you don't belong to Rajasthan you would not be untouched by the music. I bet if the music does not gives you goosebumps with the stories attached to the music from the gypsies who sing it.

Super cool mix of styles.......2002-09-20

A gorgeous, compelling exploration of North Indian (Rajasthani) classical and folk traditions, ranging from Muslim prayer calls and the playful bounce of Punjabi traditional music to qawaali chants and more modern ambient modes. A trancey latticework, featuring dozens of performers recruited by Musafir's idea man, percussionist Hameed Khan. I picked this up _after_ hearing the group's subsequent album, "Dhola Maru," and with repeated listens found this disc to be much more rooted in traditional themes. (Although the group claims allegiance or lineage to gypsy or Romani traditions, I guess my musical palatte is too unsophisticated to catch it -- sounds mostly like Indian-Pakistani music to me... At any rate, it sounds great.) Highly recommended.

fantastic.......2000-11-12

This album is a must for Gypsy music fans...It is fantastic......

Average customer rating: Easy listening music, mostly Indian percussion

Hot Madras Mynta Manufacturer: Blue Flame ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Sweden | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000G5PJ Release Date: 1999-04-15

Tracks:

1. Hymn Of India
2. Sabir Khan Song
3. M'Bira-Intro
4. M'Bira
5. Hot Madras
6. Song For Jens
7. Benam
8. Bombay Kebab
9. The Last Forest
10. Felicita
11. Banfora-Intro
12. Banfora
13. Morning Romance

Customer Reviews:

Easy listening music, mostly Indian percussion.......2003-12-31

I love this CD. The Indo/Swede group, Mynta, calls itself a fusion of Nordic Ice and Indian Spice.

This albums contains a mesmerizing mix of various rhythms around the world such as African, Indian, Swedish, Arabic and Latin American - one minute you are listening to the traditional Indian tanpura, and in the next you hear a Cuban violin. The music is harmonious and easy on the ears - I give it a top-notch rating!

Average customer rating: OOOO sumu rie Just Perfect A near-perfect album Positive surprise for springwaiting... Excellent !

Lazy Sunday Afternoon Jazzamor Manufacturer: Blue Flame ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: A Piece of My Heart Travel Travel The Dawnseeker Remixed & Reimagined ASIN: B00007KFSC Release Date: 2003-01-07

Tracks:

1. Way Back
2. Childhood Dreams
3. Berimbou
4. Story Of Elaine
5. Things We Do For Love
6. Save The Night
7. Around 'N' Around
8. Summertime
9. Mar De Paixao
10. Callin' Venus
11. Sometimes
12. Caminho
13. Fly Me To The Moon
14. Rastos Na Areja

Customer Reviews:

OOOO sumu rie.......2005-08-19

kai we du du boo boo soo nu uooo nooo! me trety? uoigk dhhs... :-) kdlorklk!!! WAY BACK djdsyu fllh ouiykh fhgymk..(mjfklo ouip)

Just Perfect.......2003-10-06

Lovely, soft voices, great tunes. A superb boss nova electronica album. Definitely one of the best albums of 2003. Listen the sample songs, I am sure you will fall in love with this album.

A near-perfect album.......2003-05-11

A near-perfect blend of electronica, jazz, bossa and lounge. Musically, it's a seamless album and singer's voice is haunting, but in a sunny positive way; perhaps memorable is a more accurate word. The instrumentation is beautifully arranged and executed, and very indicative of high talent. The only problem that keeps this album from being a true five-star CD (I would have given it a 4 1/2, if possible) is that most (if not all) of the songs on the disc are covers. It would have been interesting to see what they would have done with more original material, but this is a minor nitpick.

If you're into this kind of music, this is definitely an album to get, and a band to watch for in the future.

Positive surprise for springwaiting..........2003-03-19

Album is bjuutifull! Really! 100% positive feelings. It's like briliant voice of Portishead, but singing about warm summer night, not about cold evening in the old and dark house. :) In the world of "too much" lounge music, this CD is one to want one.

Excellent !.......2003-03-09

A mix between jazz lounge and bossa nova. This album is fantastic, relaxing... an album to buy.

Average customer rating: not bad compilation

N.Y. Lounge De-Phazz , and LTJ Bukem Manufacturer: Blue Flame ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Logical Progression, Level 1 Journey Inwards ASIN: B00005B6G0 Release Date: 2002-06-04

Tracks:

1. Time Slips - De-Phazz
2. Cosmic Interlude - LTJ Bukem
3. Pink Solidism/Riders On The Storm - Yonderboi
4. Love Is Like That - Men With Style
5. Montininja (Fauna Flash Remix) - Fon-Kin
6. Summertime - Deep Dive Corp.
7. Schizophrenic Hunger - Vibemares
8. Sunny - Lisa Shaw
9. Jungle 2 Vibes - Black Hill
10. Where The Wild Things Were - Sounds From The Ground
11. So Beautiful - Millenia Nova
12. All These Niggaz Crazy - DJ DMD
13. Absolute H. - H. H. & L. Mac D.

Customer Reviews:

not bad compilation.......2004-07-16

Why four stars..? It`s quite good compilation. Some tracks are really annoying and at the otherhand two or three(depends on listener taste of music) excelent tracks. I`d liked the second most.
Anyway if you prefer hip-hop beats 4 house. I suggest u to buy the volume 2... much better than this but the end of volume two was quite a dissapointment...
Vol 1 is a good introduction to the second.

Average customer rating: Smooth! Very smooth! I know they are brilliant simply amazing

A Piece of My Heart Jazzamor Manufacturer: Blue Flame ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lazy Sunday Afternoon Travel Travel Natural Fake Beneath the Surface ASIN: B00063MCZW Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

1. Tonight
2. Fly
3. Sai das Trevas
4. No Evil in Mind
5. Piece of My Heart
6. Je T'Aime [Bandoneon Mix]
7. Sunday
8. Ain't No Sunshine
9. Cherish (The Night, The Life, The Moon)
10. Lovin' You
11. Space Cowboy
12. Back to the Moon
13. 5 Times
14. Einfach Leben

Customer Reviews:

Smooth! Very smooth!.......2005-05-07

Absolutely beautiful smooth vocals over jazzy chill out sounds. I'm a big fan of Alpha and Mandalay thus this is a great find. Highly recommended for lovers of chill out sounds.... for those sleepy days!

I know they are brilliant.......2005-03-30

Jazzamor are german, if you like that album, you should look for Lazy Sunday Afternoon!
Their first one! Less electronic but with piano sounds!

simply amazing.......2004-12-21

funny, i've never heard of this group until a few weeks back when i was just doing my random cd buying and if it wasn't for the fact that they had this cd in the bargain bin, i wouldn't have looked twice! but the minute i listened to this album, i was hooked. one of the best to come out with nu bossa, horizontally reclining sounds which is getting hyped up lately. there're no bad tracks in this album but you might want to check out lovin' you, piece of my heart, no evil mind and my favorite, einfach leben. the singer's voice reminds me a little bit of smoke city vocalist though but all the same, it's a great album and a winner all around.

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