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Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabaté Album : Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabaté Artist : Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabaté Release date : 2009 Number of discs : 1 Genre : World Total size : 128 MB Total time : 00:55:36 Tracks : 1. Ruby 2. Sabu Yerkoy 3. Be Mankan 4. Doudou 5. Warbe 6. Samba Geladio 7. Sina Mory 8. 56 9. Fantasy 10. Machengoidi 11. Kala Djula 12. Kenouna (Extra Track) @ 320 Kbit/s mp3 Ali and Toumani is the second and final album pairing the late Malian guitar virtuoso Ali Farka Touré and kora master Toumani Diabaté . Recorded over three afternoons at London's Livingston Studios in 2005, with contributions from the late Orlando 'Cachaito' Lopez (Buena Vista Social Club) on bass, Ali and Toumani is the follow-up to the duo's Grammy Award-winning 'In the Heart of the Moon.' The new album was produced by Nick Gold and recorded by Jerry Boys, the same production team behind the collaboration's first effort. It is the also the last album recorded by Ali Farka Touré, who passed away on March 7, 2006. The duo's new release presents their usual playfulness, effervescence, and mastery in further exploration of songs reaching back into both musicians' pasts. 'It wasn't about covering old songs just because there weren't any new ones, no not at all,' said Diabaté, continuing: 'It was about revealing all the different possibilities once again... I believe this album to be stronger and wiser, better than 'In the Heart of the Moon.' Simultaneously reverent and informal, this album brings together the divergent folk and classical traditions from Northern and Southern Mali, creating a loving homage to the West African nation that is thoroughly appropriate for the late Touré's last recording. In the words of Diabaté, 'what we are doing is very important because we are both, above all, Malians. It's about love, sincerity, [and] solidarity.' Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/369848261/W_Kora_2009_Ali_Toumani__320.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/369851406/W_Kora_2009_Ali_Toumani__320.part2.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/369854553/W_Kora_2009_Ali_Toumani__320.part3.rar

Fairuz - Good Friday Album : Good Friday Artist : Fairuz Release date : 1962 Number of discs : 1 Genre : Religious Total Time : 00:29:55 Total size : 41,7 MB Tracks : 1. Ana al-Um al-Hazina 2. Turuq Urushaleem 3. Ya Sh'abi Wa Sahbi,Qamat Mariam 4. Wa Habibi 5. El Yom 'Ulliqa 'Ala Khashaba 6. Ya Yasu' El Hayat Nu'athimuka 7. Kamel El Ajyal,Estaniri 8. El Massih Qam @ 192 Kbit/s mp3 This album evokes the magical and serene setting of Good Friday as celebrated in the Eastern Church. Recorded live in Church during Easter (1962-1965). Fairuz's voice creates a meditative atmosphere. Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/371199531/W_Religious_1962_FairuzGoodFriday__192.rar

Kálmán Balogh & Romano Kokalo Gipsy Colours Album : Gipsy Colours Artist : Kálmán Balogh & Romano Kokalo Release date : 1999 Number of discs : 1 Total size : 72,4 MB Total time : 00:52:46 Tracks: 1. Gypsy Colours 2. Calusul Dance 3. Transylvania Suite 4. Hora (F#Minor) 5. Klezmer Tunes 6. Hora de la Bim-Bim 7. Suite for Trumpet 8. Csitári Hegyek Alatt 9. Macedon Tunes 10. Lark 11. Bulgar Cigany Horo @ 192 Kbit/s mp3 Kálmán Balogh is one of the foremost Hungarian cimbalom players, descending from a famous dynasty of Hungarian Gypsy musicians. His virtuosity is matched only by his understanding and respect of his heritage. A graduate of Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music of Budapest, he has completed many successful tours throughout the world with various ensembles, including five tours in North America. The cimbalom, a sort of oversized hammer dulcimer played with mallets like a vibraphone, possesses piano like percussive abilities to drive a band rhythmically or take the melodic lead. In Kálmán Balogh's expert hands, the cimbalom can do both simultaneously. His mastery of this unique and rare Hungarian folk instrument has mesmerized audiences. Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/369087529/W_Gypsy_1999_KalmanBaloghGipsyColors__192.rar

Tilman Hoppstock Memories of the Alhambra Album : Memories of the Alhambra Performer: Tilman Hoppstock Release date : 2002 Label : Signum Number of discs : 1 Genre : Classical Total size : 158 MB Total time : 01:07:37 Tracks : 1. Regino Sainz de la Maza - El Vito 1:32 2. Fernando Sor - Variationen über ein Thema von Mozart op.9 7:3 3. Francisco Tarrega - 5 Mazurken 1:28 4. Francisco Tarrega - 5 Mazurken 1:55 5. Francisco Tarrega - 5 Mazurken 1:18 6. Francisco Tarrega - 5 Mazurken 1:59 7. Francisco Tarrega - 5 Mazurken 1:25 8. Manuel de Falla - Tanz des Müllers 2:33 9. Heitor Villa-Lobos - 5 Preludes 4:34 10. Heitor Villa-Lobos - 5 Preludes 2:52 11. Heitor Villa-Lobos - 5 Preludes 2:54 12. Heitor Villa-Lobos - 5 Preludes 3:05 13. Heitor Villa-Lobos - 5 Preludes 3:35 14. Isaac Albeniz - Cataluna 3:24 15. Isaac Albeniz - Tango 2:53 16. Isaac Albeniz - Asturias 6:29 17. Francisco Tarrega - 3 Preludes 1:31 18. Francisco Tarrega - 3 Preludes 0:54 19. Francisco Tarrega - 3 Preludes 0:35 20. Francisco Tarrega - Recuerdos de la Alhambra 4:01 21. Cyril Scott - Sonatina for Guitar 6:10 22. Cyril Scott - Sonatina for Guitar 2:04 23. Cyril Scott - Sonatina for Guitar 2:36 @ 320 Kbit/s mp3 „The disc starts with an expressive performance of "El Vito" in the version of Regino Sainz de la Maza. It continous with the favorits of spanish guitar music and offers two fiery minutes of Manuel de Falla’s "Millers Dance". Habitual repertoire as well as this habitual intentness and recognized bravery, which always features the recordings of this the german guitarist. And finally – at least – the highlight: the first performance of the sonatina by Cyril Scott...“ SeiCorde 3/02 (Italy) Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/354212069/C_Guitar_2002_HoppstockAlhambra__320.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/354219144/C_Guitar_2002_HoppstockAlhambra__320.part2.rar

Mártha Sebestyén - Apocrypha Album : Apocrypha Performers : Márta Sebestyén Release date : 1992 Label : Hannibal Number of discs : 1 Total size : 108 MB Total time : 00:47:17 Tracks : 1. Tavasz, Tavasz (Spring, Spring) 2. Piac Közepém 3. Zugadoz Az Erdö (Humming Forests) 4. András 5. Bethlehem, Bethlehem 6. Ne Menji, Szivem 7. Hegyen-Völgyön 8. Apokrif (Apocrypha) 9. Szerelem, Szerelem 10. Elment Az Én Rózsám @ 320 Kbit/s mp3 Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/369254469/W_Hungary_1992_MartaSebestyenApocrypha__320.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/369263576/W_Hungary_1992_MartaSebestyenApocrypha__320.part2.rar

Gnawa Album: Gnawa Vol.3 Label: Fassiphone Genre: Gnawa Time: 00:46:57 Total size: 75,4 MB Individual Track Details: 1.Vunkri Vunkri 2.Lala Mera 3.Al-afou Ya Maulana 4.Salli Ala Nbina 5.Lbaneh @VBR mp3 Quote: The oldest ancestors of Gnawa Spirituality are the Soudani, who have travelled the Sahara in camel caravans for thousands of years as traders. As a means of surviving the harsh desert conditions during their extensive journies, they developed a method of transcedence which includes dance, incense, food and music. Gnawa are also the decendents of slaves trafficked from West Africa - specifically Guinea and Ghana (some people say the name "Gnawa" is a combination of these 2 countries names) to Muslim North Africa. These North African slaves found and fused the Soudani transcendentalism with Yoruba, Sufism, the Old Testament and Islamic spiritualities, resulting in a traditional healing spirituality, GNAUA or GNAWA, which is manifested through the healing Lila Ceremony. The primary instrument of the Gnawa is the sintir (also called guimbre and hahjouj), a 3-stringed bass lute covered by a camel-skin head, which doubles as a drum. The Ma'alem, or master musician, will always play sintir and sing lead vocals. He is joined by several Qraqb (metal castanet) players who sing the chorus, and often put down their castanets to perform polyrhythmic handclaps, and dance. In a full Lila ceremony, a priestess will lead the dance. During the ceremony, people may go into trance and - as in Haitian Vodou - their bodies will be inhabited by the saint who is being called by the music. The Lila cycles through a series of colors - red, blue, light blue, yellow, white, black. Several saints are associated with each color. Incense is used throughout the ceremony, and in many cases an animal will be sacrificed before the ceremony begins. Gnawi currently live and practice in Northern African countries, including Morocco, Tunis, and Algeria. There are different sects, each featuring their own Ma'alems and styles. Each June there is a very popular festval of Gnawa music in Essouiera, Morocco, which features Ma'alems from all over North Africa. The festival also features Gnawa fusion ensembles from other parts of the world. For a more detailed exploration of the Gnawa, please visit Rodrigo Dorfman's site: The Cyber Gnawas: http://home.mindspring.com/~cybergnawas/ Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/362913116/W_Gnawa_Vol.3.rar

Mártha Sebestyén & Muszikás Blues for Transylvania Album : Blues for Transylvania Performers : Márta Sebestyén & Muzsikás Release date : 1990 Label : Hannibal Number of discs : 1 Total size : 70,8 MB Total time : 00:50:34 Tracks : 01. Betyárnóta 02. Istenem, Istenem 03. Kalotaszegi legényes 04. Szapora 05. Bodomkuti hajnali 06. Ősz az idő 07. Kati - Kata 08. Boncidai cimbalmos 09. Régi somogyi énekek 10. Régi lakodalmas 11. Ha felmegyek Kolozsvárra @ 192 Kbit/s mp3 Amazon.com Despite the best efforts of Romania's Ceaucescu dictatorship to make Transylvanian folk culture disappear, it survived at least in part due to the very deprivations (e.g., the lack of electricity and education) that were intended to destroy it. This well-known Hungarian quintet began rooting around in the one-time Hungarian territory a decade ago, and their first collection of Transylvanian tunes is a deep and diverse treasure trove of nearly forgotten centuries-old acoustic history. A droning hurdy-gurdy introduces a song about the "damned misery of love"; a pair of fiddles rouse dancers to high-stepping wedding and Christmas dances; a sad string quartet accompanies a song describing "The Time of Autumn" when conscripted soldiers left their villages. And, as with all Muzsikas's albums, Marta Sebestyen's wise and clear and cold voice re-creates another world in your living room. --Richard Gehr Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/369264829/W_Hungary_1990_MartaSebestyenBluesForTranslylvania__192.rar

Zemlja Točak Nebo (Earth Wheel Sky Band) Rota Naschkar E Phuv Thaj O Del (Vinyl rip) Album : Rota Naschkar E Phuv Thaj O Del Artist : Zemlja Točak Nebo (Earth Wheel Sky Band) Release date : 1983 Number of discs : 1 Genre : World Total Time : 00:28:52 Total size : 73,5 MB Tracks : 01. A1 - Avakarlin Schnel.mp3,"04:00" 02. A2 - Baladi E Romani.mp3,"03:42" 03. A3 - Da Ko Baro Drumo.mp3,"03:32" 04. A4 - Veselin Tu Men Romalen.mp3,"02:56" 05. B1 - Kana Kave Korkori Tu.mp3,"02:40" 06. B2 - Mate Pesniko.mp3,"04:15" 07. B3 - Cigansko Srce.mp3,"03:48" 08. B4 - Nadja.mp3,"03:59" @ 320Kbit/s mp3 Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/369081598/W_Gypsy_1983_EWSB_RotaNaschkarEPhuvThajODel__320.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/369084220/W_Gypsy_1983_EWSB_RotaNaschkarEPhuvThajODel__320.part2.rar

Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition (Von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker) Album : Pictures at an Exhibition Composer(s) : Modest Mussorgsky, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy Performers : Herbert von Karajan, Berlminer Philharmoniker Label: Deutsche Grammophon Release date : 1966 Number of discs : 1 Total size : 172 MB (mp3), 348 MB (FLAC) Total time : 01:14:53 Tracks : 1. La Mer - 1. From Dawn till Noon on the Sea (De l'aube à midi sur la mer) 8:35 2. La Mer - 2. Play of the Waves (Jeux de vagues) 6:13 3. La Mer - 3. Dialogue of the Wind and the Sea (Dialogue du vent et de la mer) 7:50 4. Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade 1:50 5. Pictures at an Exhibition - Gnomus 2:44 6. Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade 1:14 7. Pictures at an Exhibition - The Old Castle 4:36 8. Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade 0:41 9. Pictures at an Exhibition - The Tuileries Gardens 1:04 10. Pictures at an Exhibition - Bydlo 2:49 11. Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade 1:01 12. Pictures at an Exhibition - Ballet of the Chickens in Their Shells 1:12 13. Pictures at an Exhibition - Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle 2:18 14. Pictures at an Exhibition - The Market-place at Limoges 1:26 15. Pictures at an Exhibition - The Catacombs (Sepulchrum romanum) 2:14 16. Pictures at an Exhibition - Cum mortuis in lingua mortua 2:22 17. Pictures at an Exhibition - The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga) 3:31 18. Pictures at an Exhibition - The Great Gate of Kiev 6:44 19. Boléro 16:09 @ 320 Kbit/s mp3 & FLAC Here are examples of 'The Karajan Effect' at its most positive, and sounding, in these new transfers, fractionally more open, focused and fresh than before, with the billowing bass moderated and the dynamic range extended. Along with Karajan's own imaginative deployment of orchestral colour (to take one example: the extra gong with barely damped striker at the end of Pictures), the Berlin Jesus-Christus Kirche acoustics of these 1964-6 recordings add their own wonderful coloration and atmosphere (dark and cavernous at appropriate moments in Pictures). The 1980s Berlin Philharmonic DG remakes (in their remastered 'Karajan Gold' format) offer something closer to concert-hall reality (a cleaner more neutral sound) but, on the whole, the imaginative daring and the excited discovery of new realms of creative and technical possibility are missing; certainly the 1980s performances are less given to spontaneous ignition. For those unfamiliar with these 1960s accounts, Bolero is slow and steady (but Karajan risks floating the early solos), and Pictures is broader and grander than Karajan's previous and subsequent recordings (and most others). But how does one do justice to this La mer in a single sentence? Well, you can either be seduced by some of the most sheerly beautiful orchestral sound ever recorded, or appreciate it for its wide-ranging imagery and its properly mobile pacing; but whichever way you look at it, it is one of the great recorded La mers and one of the classics of the gramophone. -- John Steane, Gramophone [12/1995] Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/367144088/links_Pictures_Karajan.txt

Rabih Abou-Khalil – Tarab Album : Tarab Artist(s) : Rabih Abou-Khalil Release Date : 1994 Label : Enja Genre : Jazz Total time : 01:00:56 Total size : 85,5 MB Tracks : 1. Bushman in the Desert 2. After Dinner 3. Awakening 4. Haneen Wa Hanaan 5. Lost Centuries 6. In Search of the Well 7. Orange Fields 8. Tooth Lost, A 9. Arabian Waltz @VBR mp3 Tarab is an unusual album for the great Lebanese jazz composer and oud player in that it features no Western instruments or musicians, except for Glen Moore on the acoustic bass. The melody instruments are the nay (Arabic flute) played by the Syrian veteran Selim Kusur and, as always, Abou-Khalil on oud or Arabic lute (which more or less functions like the piano in a standard jazz quartet). Rounding out the group are Nabil Khaiat on frame drums and percussion, and Rameesh Shotham on South Indian drums and other percussion. Everyone but Kusur has worked at least semi-regularly with Abou-Khalil. (Kusur did play on Abou-Khalil's Roots & Sprouts, an earlier instance of an album with no Western instruments.) The lack of Western instrumentalists gives Tarab a less jazzy, more Arabic feeling than Abou-Khalil's other albums. Abou-Khalil builds his albums around his guest instrumentalists, so Tarab features the nay prominently, but even more, this is an album for the oud and for showing off the rhythm section. For example, on "In Search of the Well" there is actually a bass solo. And there are a few other pleasant surprises scattered throughout the album. On "Awakening," someone -- just who is not credited -- lets forth a string of bol singing, that rapid-fire, tongue-twisting Indian chant made famous in the West by Sheila Chandra. And on "Arabian Waltz," a jaw harp appears out of the blue , presumably played by Shotham, who plays it on Between Dusk and Dawn, accenting the fast-paced original version of what later became the more lush title track of the album Arabian Waltz. This last song is especially welcome for its strong melody, standing out on an album that certainly does not lack for atmosphere, but which would have benefited from greater tunefulness. Still, a very worthy effort, though not the best place to start one's Rabih Abou-Khalil collection, especially if one is coming from a jazz background. ~ Kurt Keefner Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/366360741/J_Rabih_1992_Tarab.rar

Muzio Clementi – Six Sonatinas op. 36 (Diane Hidy) Album : Clementi: Six Sonatinas op.36 Artist : Diane Hidy Release date : 1995 Number of discs : 1 Genre : Classical Total size : 44,6 MB Total time : 00:35:54 On this CD : 01. Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 1, I Allegro.mp3,"01:38" 02. Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 1,II. Andante.mp3,"01:24" 03. Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 1,III. Vivace.mp3,"01:06" 04. Sonatina in G, Op. 36 No. 2, I. Allegretto.mp3,"02:14" 05. Sonatina in G, Op. 36 No. 2, II. Allegretto.mp3,"01:19" 06. Sonatina in G, Op. 36 No. 2, III. Allegro.mp3,"01:39" 07. Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 3, I. Spiritoso.mp3,"04:29" 08. Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 3, II. Un poco adagio.mp3,"01:51" 09. Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 3, III. Allegro.mp3,"01:27" 10. Sonatina in F, Op. 36 No. 4, I. Con spirito.mp3,"03:59" 12. Sonatina in F, Op. 36 No. 4, III. Allegro vivace.mp3,"02:02" 13. Sonatina in G, Op. 36 No. 5, I. Presto.mp3,"04:21" 16. Sonatina in D, Op. 36 No. 6, I. Allegro con Spirito.mp3,"06:05" 17. Sonatina in D, Op. 36 No. 6, II. Allegretto spiritoso.mp3,"02:20" @ 160 mp3 + partiture (PDF) Muzio Clementi (23 January 1752 – 10 March 1832) was a classical composer, and acknowledged as the first to write specifically for the piano. He is best known for his piano sonatas and his collection of piano studies, Gradus ad Parnassum. Clementi was born in Rome on 23 January 1752, the first of seven children, to Nicolo Clementi (1720–89), a silversmith, and Madalena, née Caisar. His musical talent became clear at an early age: by age nine he had secured a post as organist at his home church of St Lorenzo in Damaso. Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/366030777/C_Clementi_1995_SixSonatinasOpus36__160.rar

Al Qantarah Abballati, Abballati Album : Abballati, Abballati (Canti e suoni della Sicilia Medievale) Performer : Al Qantarah Release date : 1999 Number of discs : 1 Genre : Medieval Total size : 172 MB (mp3), 386 MB (FLAC) Total time : 01:14:57 Tracks : 1. Surat Mariam — 1 parte 2. Trad. Canto di Carnevale - Tammuriddara - Assummata di lu corpu di la tunnara - Navaii 3. Anon., XII sec — Congaudentes jubilemus 4. Peire Cardinal, Giacomo da Lentini — Ben m'e venuto 5. Trad. Catania — Assolo di marranzanu 6. Trad. Palermo — A la viddanisca 7. Anon., XII sec — Natali regis glorie 8. Anon., XV sec — Dolce lo mio drudo 9. Trad. Trapani — Vicariota 10. Anon., XII sec — Exultantes et letantes — Trad., Maletto — Ballettu 11. Trad. Resuttano — Sugnu vinutu di luntana via 12. Anon., XII sec — In hoc anni circulo 13. Anon., XII sec — Benedicamus Domino 14. Trad. Montedoro — Montedoro 15. Trad. Partanna — Richiami 16. Anon., XII sec — Resonet intonet 17. Trad., Persia, Palermo — Parandoush — Chiovu Abballati 18. Anon., XII sec — Eia fratres 19. Surat Mariam — 2 parte @ 320 Kbit/s mp3 & FLAC Al Qantarah is the name of a river in eastern Sicily and means "bridge" in Arabic. Sicily has long been a bridge to distant civilisations and since early times its culture has been shaped by the concurrent presence of Hellenic, Arabic and lastly, Norman influences. Al Qantarah’s music evokes the sounds of that multiethnic island in sacred, lay and secular works, as they play on replicas of traditional medieval instruments of the Sicilian, Arabic and Persian traditions Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/365956551/links_Al_Qantarah_Abballati.txt

Boccherini: Quintetti op. 56 & 57 (Patrick Cohen , Quatour Mosaïques) Album : Boccherini: Quintetti op. 56 & 57 Performers: Patrick Cohen & Quatour Mosaïques Release date : 2002 Label : Astree Number of discs : 2 Genre : Classical Total size mp3: CD1: 140 MB, CD2: 160 MB Total size FLAC: CD1: 279 MB, CD2: 305 MB Total time : CD1: 01:01:27, CD2: 01:09:58 Tracks : Disc: 1 (60:07) Quintetto secondo B flat major, G 414 (24:31) 1. Allegretto moderato (8:42) 2. Minuetto - tempo giusto (4:31) 3. Adagio (4:39) 4. Finale. Allegro un poco vivace (6:39) Quintetto terzo E minor, G 415 (14:55) 5. Andante lento assai (4:25) 6. Minuetto non presto, con grazia (1:50) 7. Provensal : allegro vivo (3:16) 8. Andante lento (2:51) 9. Provensal : allegro vivo e pp come prima (2:33) Quintetto sesto C major, G 418 (20:41) 10. Allegretto lento (3:30) 11. Presto (5:03) 12. Variazioni sulla rittirata notturna di madrid (7:59) 13. Polonese : allegretto sostenuto (4:09) Disc: 2 (69:10) Quintetto for piano No 1 in E minor, G 407 (28:04) 1. Allegro comodo (9:54) 2. Adagio (6:17) 3. Minuetto con moto (3:50) 4. Allegretto final (8:03) Quintetto for piano No 2 in F major, G 408 (19:00) 5. Allegretto (7:00) 6. Minuetto amoroso (4:29) 7. Poco adagio (3:59) 8. Allegretto (3:32) Quintetto for piano No 5 in D major, G 411 (22:06 ) 9. Andante sostenuto (4:06) 10. Minuetto allegro (3:29) 11. Andante con prima (5:02) 12. Variazioni (9:29) @ 320 Kbit/s mp3 & FLAC Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/363349302/links_Boccherini_Quintetti.txt

Japanese Music for Voice, Koto and Shamizen Album : Japanese Music for Voice, Koto and Shamizen (Biennale Neue Musik Hannover) Artist : Various Artists Recording date : 1999 Release date : 2001 Number of discs : 1 Total time : 01:12:48 Total size : 166 MB Tracks : 1. Yoshizawa Kengyo II - Chidori no kyoku 11:43 2. Yatsuhashi Kengyo - Hachidan no shirabe 10:45 3. Yamada Kengyo - Nasuno 17:52 4. Toshio Hosokawa - Nocturne 12:36 5. Toshio Hosokawa - Banka 9:26 6. Toshio Hosokawa - Koto-uta 10:23 @ 320 Kbit/s mp3 Japanese music for Voice, Koto, and Shamisen, by Yoshizawa Kengyô II (1808-1872), Yatsuhashi Kengyô (1614-1685), Yamada Kengyô (1757-1817), and Toshio Hosokawa (b.1955). Sumi Tani - vocals, koto Makiko Gotô - koto, jûshichigen Hideko Yamagishi - koto Michiyo Kusama - shamisen Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/117127721/Wj_2001_TraditionAndAvantgardeInJapan.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/117132198/Wj_2001_TraditionAndAvantgardeInJapan.part2.rar

The Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians of Morocco & Randy Weston Album : The Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians of Morocco Artist : Master Gnawa Musicians & Randy Weston Release date : 1994 Number of discs : 1 Genre : Ethnic Total size : 162 MB Total time : 01:11:01 Tracks : 1. Voix Errrante: Sorie/Folinho Rejale/Ahayana Wayi/Bokarli Ana 2. Sound Playing: Bermaryo/Fanyro/Merkadi/Yobady/Ya la la/Concoba/Tembara 3. Chalabati @ 320 Kbit/s mp3 Recorded September 17, 1992 in the ballroom of the La Mamounia Hotel, Marrakech, Morocco. Released on Verve-Antilles in 1994 (catalogue # 314 521 587-2). Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/362905277/W_GnawaMusicians_RandyWeston_1992___320.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/362909568/W_GnawaMusicians_RandyWeston_1992___320.part2.rar

Sharon Isbin & Carlos Barbosa-Lima Brazil, with Love Album : Brazil, with Love Performer : Sharon Isbin & Carlos Barbosa-Lima Release date : 1992 Label : Concord Records Number of discs : 1 Total size : 58,3 MB Total time : 00:43:48 Tracks : 01 - Luiza 02 - Felicidade 03 - Chovendo Na Roseira 04 - Garoto 05 - Estrada Do Sol 06 - Gabriella 07 - Passatempo 08 - Vou Vivendo 09 - Pretencioso 10 - Carinhoso 11 - Brejeiro 12 - Apanhei-te, Cavaquinho 13 - Bambino 14 – Odeon @ VBR mp3 Up until 1986, Carlos Barbosa-Lima recorded for the Concord Concerto subsidiary of Concord, however this release was put out by Concord Picante. The set of guitar duets teams Barbosa-Lima with the equally talented Sharon Isbin on six lesser-known Antonio Carlos Jobim songs, four by Alfredo Vianna (including "Carinhoso") and four from Ernesto Nazareth. The Brazilian music is difficult to dislike and the enthusiastic (and technically skilled) guitar work is a constant joy. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/362498122/C_Guitar_1992_SharonIsbin_CarlosBarbosa-Lima.rar

Rabih Abou-Khalil Blue Camel Album : Blue Camel Artist(s) : Rabih Abou-Khalil Release Date : 1992 Label : Enja Genre : Jazz Total time : 01:01:00 Total size : 83,4 MB Tracks : 1. Sahara 2. Tsarka 3. Ziriab 4. Blue Camel 5. On Time 6. A Night In The Mountains 7. Rabou-Abou-Kabou 8. Beirut @VBR mp3 Blue Camel is the pinnacle to date of Lebanese oud-player Rabih Abou-Khalil's achievement as a jazzman. In both mood and scope, it can almost be characterized as a new Kind of Blue. Both tense and reflective, it is perfect for listening after midnight. Abou-Khalil brings back Charlie Mariano on alto sax and Kenny Wheeleron flugelhorn and trumpet, and they generally alternate solos with Abou-Khalil himself. Rounding out the roster is Steve Swallow on bass, Milton Cardona on congos, Nabil Khaiat on frame drums and Ramesh Shotham on South Indian drums and percussion. They form a tight ensemble but project that they are comfortable with each other. The album opens with "Sahara," which contains both one of Abou-Khalil's tunes, a mesmerizing melody that could be either Arabic or jazz, and one of Abou-Khalil's best solos, a well-defined interlude that delightfully features the unique timbre of the oud. "Tsarka" begins with a fast break on the oud that turns out to be one of the two motifs on which everything is built. After it is elaborated for a few bars, the oud comes back with another building block. Then we get some stunning improvisations, especially from Abou-Khalil. "Ziriab" opens with a trumpet solo in which Kenny Wheeler tests the compass of his instrument, backed up with some atmospheric sounds from the udu drum; then Abou-Khalil enters with another great tune for everyone to build on. The title track is nothing but fun. Seductive percussion ushers in Wheeler and Mariano playing in unison a tune that is somewhere between Duke Ellington and the court of Baghdad. As the percussion bubbles along, Milton Cardona's congos adding a Latin flavor to the proceedings, AbouKhalil steps up with a very fast and rhythmic, if not very tuneful, solo. Midway through the track, Mariano blisters the paint with a screeching sax workout that bridges the Arabic and the Latin, while remaining all the while pure jazz. Even Steve Swallow gets a chance to feature his bass after which the ensemble brings it together and takes it home. Some of the other tracks are not as good as the ones mentioned above, but they are all listenable and very atmospheric. The aptly named "A Night in the Mountains" is a slow, thoughful walk, perfect for silent contemplation. The album ends with "Beirut," named for the Lebanese city torn by civil war from which Abou-Khalil had to flee many years ago. The track begins with a quite oud solo and then builds to something more chaotic and strifeful. Blue Camel may not be a perfect album, but it demonstrates better than any other that a fusion between jazz and a musical form from another culture is possible and can work to the advantage of both. Plus, it's just great listening. ~ Kurt Keefner Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/340335985/J_Rabih_1992_BlueCamel.rar

Kapelye Chicken Artist: Kapelye CD title: Chicken Release date: 1989 Number of Discs: 1 Genre: Ethnic Sub-Genre: Klezmer Type: MP3 format sound Quality: 192 Kbit Time: 00:41:25 Total size: 56,8 MB Info: booklet-scan included Tracks: 01. Ot Azoy [00:04:06] 02. Chicken [00:02:50] 03. Albukerke [00:03:20] 04. Es Iz Amerike [00:03:53] 05. Banjo Doina [00:06:45] 06. Der Yid In Yerusholayim [00:02:56] 07. Ziganoff Medley [00:03:13] 08. Der Badkhn [00:14:18] The performers: Eric Berman (tuba,string bass) has performed with the San Antonio Symphony, the American Symphony, the American Concert Band and a variety of jazz and chamber groups. He holds the degrees of Juris Doctor and Doctor of Philosophy (Music), and is a specialist in entertainment law. Ken Maltz (clarinet) first became involved with Yiddish music as a young boy when he was often called upon to provide music for family occasions. A founding member of Kapelye since the band's inception in 1979, Ken has performed in hundreds of appearances on stage, television, radio and film throughout North America and Europe. As one of the early pioneers of the klezmer revival, he has received critical acclaim from both the domestic and international press. Such diverse sources as The New York Times and The Berlin Morning Post have spoken of his performances in the most glowing terms. Ever conscious of the importance of both promoting Yiddish culture and passing it on to future generations, Ken can often be found at festivals, conferences, master classes and workshops; instructing students both young and old in the art of the klezmer. Indeed, his love for klezmer music and his ability as a teacher have learned him a following of students on three continents. Peter Sokolow (keyboard and vocals) has appeared with klezmer musicians Dave Tarras, the Epstein brothers, Sid Beckerman, Ray Musiker and others of equal renown. Among his orchestrations are eight albums of Chabad (Lubavitch) nigunim, two albums for Shlomo Carlebach, the off-Broadway musical "The Golden Land", the Yiddish musical "Heintige Kinder" and the score for the documentary film "Partisans of Vilna." In addition to Mr. Sokolow's work in the field of Jewish music, he is a highly regarded performer in society , Irish and" pop" orchestras and enjoys a fine reputation as a stride pianist a la Fats Waller. Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/275273320/W_Klezmer_1989_KapelyeChicken.rar

Ensemble Alegria Chants Séfardes Album : Chants Séfardes Performer : Ensemble Alegria Release date : 1998 Label : Le Chant Du Monde Number of discs : 1 Genre : Judeo-Hispanic Total size : 137 MB (mp3), 256 MB (APE) Total time : 00:59:43 Tracks : 1. La vida es un pasaje 2. Una matica de ruda 3. Los dos amantes 4. Morenica a mi me llaman 5. El raptor pordiosero 6. Ventanas altas tienes tu 7. De edad de quinze anos 8. Ven veras y ven veremos 9. Nani, nani 10. El sueno de la hija del rey 11. Alta, alta es la luna @ 320 Kbit/s mp3 & APE Excerpt from booklet: Alegria presents a dream which it hopes to share with the listener. It’s aim is to bring back to life the world of the musicians of medieval Spain, at the caliphate of Córdoba or, later, at the court of Alfonso X, “El Sabio”, in Castille and León , when musicians from the three cultures worked so closely together. Etc. Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/359909995/links_Alegria_Chants_Sefardes.txt

Jordi Savall & Hesperion XX Morales ; Officium Defunctorum Album : Cristóbal de Morales; Officium Defunctorum Performer(s) : Hesperion XX, Jordi Savall dir Release date : 1992 Label : Astrée Number of discs : 1 Genre : Medieval Total size : 152 MB (mp3), 297 MB (FLAC) Total time : 01:12:24 Tracks : 1. Officium Defunctorum: Ad Matutinum: Circumdederunt Me Gemitus Mortis 2. Officium Defunctorum: Invitatorium: Regem Cui Omnia Vivunt/Psalmus 94: Venite, Exultemus Domino 3. Officium Defunctorum: In Primo Nocturno: Versiculum: A Porta Infieri/Lectio I (Job 7 16-21): Parce M 4. Officium Defunctorum: In Primo Nocturno: Lectio II (Job 10, 1-7): Taedet Animam Meam Vitae 5. Officium Defunctorum: In Primo Nocturno: Lectio III (Job 10, 8-12): Manus Tuas 6. Officium Defunctorum: In Secundo Nocturno: Versiculum: Collocet Eos Cum Principibus/Responsorium… 7. Missa Pro Defunctis: Introitus 8. Missa Pro Defunctis: Kyrie 9. Missa Pro Defunctis: Graduale 10. Missa Pro Defunctis: Sequentia 11. Missa Pro Defunctis: Offertorium: Domine Jesu Christe V. Hostias Et Preces 12. Missa Pro Defunctis: Sanctus 13. Missa Pro Defunctis: Benedictus 14. Missa Pro Defunctis: Agnus Dei 15. Missa Pro Defunctis: Communio: Lux Aeterna V. Requiem Aeternam @ 320 Kbit/s mp3 & FLAC *********** Jordi Savall and his musicians recreate the starkly beautiful funeral music sung in Mexico City in 1559 at memorial ceremonies for Emperor Charles V. They perform Morales's score with a complement of cornet, sacbuts, and viols doubling the voices. (This was regularly done in 16th-century Spanish cathedrals; whether it was done at funerals is less clear.) Savall and his musicians are sensitive; and fascinating in the plainchant sequence Dies iræ, which is done with parallel fifths and similar embellishments. Ultimately, however, Savall is overly swayed by the music's simplicity: He makes Morales's music sound like the sort of austere workmanship one must admire but can rarely enjoy (like Shaker furniture or macrobiotic cuisine). --Matthew Westphal Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/357559359/links_Savall_Officium_Defunctorum.txt

Eek-A-Mouse The Mouse & The Man Album : The Mouse & The Man Artist : Eek-A-Mouse Release Date : 1983 Label : Shanachie Genre : Reggae Total time : 00:34:45 Total size : 31,9 MB Tracks : 1. Hitler 2. Stadium Hot 3. Struggle 4. The Mouse and The Man 5. Modelling King 6. Terrorists in the City 7. School Boy 8. Sexy Girl 9. Pretty City 10. Maybe Lady @ 128 Kbit/s mp3 Amazon.com The NBA-statured rodent hit the reggae scene in 1981, busting poses like a Vogue model and singjaying (a combination of singing and rapping) an irresistible slice of Jamaican humor entitled "She Too Short (Me Too Tall)." Mouse stayed current throughout the decade via a steady flow of more inspired vinyl zaniness. This 1990 effort captures him just before the vocal acrobatics--the falsetto wah-wah's, leisurely basso, and bing-b-bing-boing scats--began to wilt. Despite the rushed tempos of early '90s-style reggae, Mouse opts here for 10 slo-mo retro instrumental tracks over which he delivers typically quirky but nonetheless astute social observations, with two gal hommage tunes thrown in to keep them happy. --Elena Oumano Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/355736600/R_Reggae_1983_Mouse_TheMan__128.rar

Sharon Isbin Latin Romances for Guitar Album : Latin Romances for Guitar Performer : Sharon Isbin Release date : 2005 Original Release date : 1990 Label : EMI Records/Virgin Classics Number of discs : 1 Total size : 110 MB (mp3), 227 MB (FLAC) Total time : 00:59:56 Tracks : 1. Zapateado 2. Invocacion Y Dansa 3. La Catedral : Andante Religioso 4. La Catedral : Allegro Solemne 5. Quejas 6. Estrada Do Sol 7. Capricho Arabe 8. El Decameron Negro : La Arpa De Guerrero 9. El Decameron Negro : La Huida De Los Amantes Por El Valle De Los Ecos 10. El Decameron Negro : Balada De La Doncella Enamorada 11. Sentimental Melody 12. Etude N°8 13. Mallorca 14. Asturias @ 256 Kbit/s mp3 & FLAC Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/354721922/links_Isbin_Romances_Latines.txt

David Bowie Space Oddity Album: Space Oddity Artist : David Bowie Release Date : 1990 Original Release Date : 1969 Genre : PopRock Total time : 00:56:50 Total size : 78,2 MB Tracklist: 01. Space Oddity 02. Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly 03. Don't Sit Down 04. Letter To Hermione 05. Cygnet Committee 06. Janine 07. An Occasional Dream 08. WIld Eyed Boy From Freecloud 09. God Knows I'm Good 10. Memory Of A Free Festival 11. Conversation Piece 12. Memory Of A Free Festival Part 13. Memory Of A Free Festival Part @ 192 Kbit/s mp3 Technically, Space Oddity is Bowie’s second album, but since nobody paid attention to his first, this is really where the story of his popular persona begins. The title track is still one of those that sounds like nothing else, with enough mystery to keep it fascinating after all these years, and a sound that most would mistake for the Spiders three albums later. (And it wasn’t even the title track until after the album was reissued to capitalize on his Ziggy success, complete with new cover art.) Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/353934504/R_Bowie_1972_SpaceOddity__192.rar

Dire Straits Brothers in Arms Album : Brothers in Arms Artist : Dire Straits Release Date : 1985 Genre : Pop/Rock Total time : 00:55:16 Total size : 304 MB (FLAC), 126 MB (mp3) Tracks 01 So Far Away 02 Money For Nothing 03 Walk Of Life 04 Your Latest Trick 05 Why Worry 06 Ride Across The River 07 The Man's Too Strong 08 One World 09 Brothers In Arms @FLAC & 320 Kbit/s mp3 Download links: http://rapidshare.com/files/353900861/links_Brothers_in_Arms.txt

Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole Alone in “IZ” World Album : Alone in “IZ” World Artist : Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole Release date : 2001 Number of discs : 1 Genre : World Total Time : 00:52:30 Total size : 120 MB Tracks : 1. Mona Lisa - (new song) 2. Kaleohano - (new arrangement) 3. 'Ulili E - (unplugged performance) 4. Hanohano Wale No Na Cowboy and Ka Huila Wai - (new song) 5. Hi'ilawe - (new arrangement) 6. Henehene Kou 'Aka - (unplugged performance) 7. Ahi Wela / Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - (new arrangement, new arrangement) 8. 'Opae E - (unplugged performance) 9. Starting All Over Again - (new arrangement) 10. Over the Rainbow - (unplugged performance) 11. Panini Puakea - (unplugged performance) 12. La 'Elima - (unplugged performance) 13. In This Life - (new arrangement) 14. (Untitled) - (hidden track) @ 320Kbit/s mp3 Amazon.com The artist behind Facing Future, the top-selling Hawaiian album of all time, the late Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole was possessed of a voice so sweet, so tender, and so lovely that it continues to deeply stir those who hear it long after he died. Lovingly assembled and notated by producer Jon de Mello, Alone in IZ World is comprised of both alternate versions of Kamakawio'ole's best-loved songs as well as tracks never before heard by the public. The latter category includes versions of "Hanohano No Na Cowboy," the playfully incomplete opening on "Mona Lisa," and "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," on which IZ takes a rare turn at harmonizing with himself. In light of his premature passing, devastatingly beautiful alternate cuts of "Starting All Over Again" and "In This Life" are especially poignant. And "Over the Rainbow"--IZ's renditions were heard in Meet Joe Black and Finding Forrester--may never again sound so pure. --Paige La Grone Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/340758536/W_Hawaii_2001_AloneInIzWorld__320.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/340761816/W_Hawaii_2001_AloneInIzWorld__320.part2.rar