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Yellowman Yellowman Rides Again Album : Yellowman Rides Again Artist : Yellowman Release Date : 1988 Label : Ras Number of discs : 1 Genre : Reggae Total time : 00:38:37 Total size : 51,6 MB Tracks : 1. AIDS 2. Ease Up President Botha 3. Wild Wild West 4. Boys Want to Have Fun 5. Girl You're Too Hot 6. In the Army 7. I'm Ready 8. In Memory Of 9. Pretty Girl 10. Want a Virgin @ VBR mp3 Albino reggae toaster Yellowman (Winston Foster) parlayed his unusual looks and talent into overnight success. His music is versatile and engagingly comic in a dancehall style. Like his counterparts in American rap, he's often swaggering, boasting about his toasting and his luck with the ladies. Because his strut is goodnatured and backed up by fierce turntable work (his improv and rhythm are extraordinary), he's extremely convincing, and has become quite a sex symbol. More than two dozen Yellowman albums flooded the market in the early '80s. Many are so-so live sets, collections of singles and outtakes, Jamaican-only releases, or team-ups with other DJs. The listing above contains only some of his most widely available LPs. In typically nasty fashion, Rides Again contains "Want a Virign," "AIDS" and "Girl You're Too Hot." Yet after such repellent doggerel, Yellowman can draw a card showing his politically conscious side with "Ease Up President Botha," or reveal his sensitivity with an ode to late reggae singers ("In Memory"). Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/304912901/R_Reggae_1988_YellowmanRidesAgain.rar

Yellowman – King Yellowman Album : King Yellowman Artist : Yellowman Release Date : 1984 Label : Sony Number of discs : 1 Genre : Reggae Total time : 00:29:19 Total size : 37,8 MB Tracks : 1. Jamaica Nice/Take Me Home Country Roads 2. Strong Me Strong 3. Mi Believe/Summer Holiday 4. Wha Dat 5. Moving on/Keep on Moving 6. Disco Reggae 7. Still Be a Lady/Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do 8. Reggae Calypso 9. Ooh We/Sea Cruise 10. If You Should Lose Me/You'll Lose a Good Thing @ VBR Kbit/s mp3 Born in Jamaica in 1956 as Winston Foster, the person who would come to be known as Yellowman faced a youth frought with hardship. Because of his albinism, a condition that was looked down upon by natives of his country, he endured hostility and scorn from those around him and was placed in an institution. During those difficult years, he drew inspiration from the Jamaican folk music of the sixties, which encouraged him to create his own songs in the hopes that he would one day gain acceptance in spite of the stigma placed upon him. In the course of his quest for fame and validation, Yellowman developed a bold, cocky personal style and engaged in shameless self-promotion, garnering the attention and opporunities he needed to showcase his abilities. With a major talent show victory under his belt by 1979, Yellowman went on to make scores of recordings, reaching clsoe to 40 by 1982. He thrilled audiences with his wild, raunchy dancehall performances, which transformed him into a national sex symbol. Yellowman eventually became Jamaica's top-selling reggae star, and scored a recording contract with US label CBS Records, leading to a worldwide tour and an international following. One reviewer remarks, "Listening to Yellowman sing is like watching Michael Jordan play basketball. He knows he's got it, you know he's got it, and it's a trip just experiencing him perform." In recent years, Yellowman's bouts with throat cancer and skin cancer have resulted in a mellower, more serious approach to his music, but like the struggles of his early days, he has not let these difficulties stand in the way of his aspirations. Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/301446319/R_Reggae_1984_KingYellowman.rar

The Rough Guide to the Music of Morocco Album : The Rough Guide to the Music of Morocco Artist : Various Artists Release date : 2004 Label : World Music Network Number of discs : 1 Total size : 97 MB Total time : 01:11:07 Tracks: 1. Zeye Meyel - Nass Marrakech 2. Baba Aadi - Jil Jilala 3. Bay-Bay - Najm El Farah Essafi 4. Leilaa Lill - B'Net Marrakech 5. Touria - Mohamed Amenzou 6. Mahmouna - Nass El Ghiwane 7. Yedidim Hiou Zehirim - Emil Zrihan 8. Hijra - U-Cef/Dar Gnawa 9. Taala Fine Ghadi - Fatna Bent El Houcine/Ouled Ben Aguida 10. LaLa Aisha - Hassan Hakmoun 11. Khaliou Loudid Lamimtou - Mustapha Bourgogne @ VBR mp3 *********** The North African nation of Morocco possesses a diverse music scene, where traditional and popular styles collide and collude. Sacred and secular concerns are omnipresent. Gutty strings and nasal, resonant singers wend their way through sweet-sour scales, hypnotic rhythms, and knife-sharp harmonies. A tinny taxi radio blares a new chaabi (pop) hit, a street-side bard bawls out a broadside, an all-female chorus accompanied by an all-male back-up band wanders from party to party, and a local TV station airs a concert by a classical Arab-Andalouse orchestra--all this while the minaret of every mosque in town simultaneously intones the Muslim call to prayer. It must have been a challenge to gather so many complex and constantly evolving styles onto a single CD, but as usual, the Rough Guide comes through with flying colors. The music has a fervent heat and a graceful rawness but also reveals a core of hard-won serenity. --Christina Roden Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/289388922/W_Morocco__2004_RoughGuide.rar

The Rough Guide to Klezmer Revival Album : The Rough Guide to Klezmer Revival Performers : Various Artists Release date : 2008 Number of discs : 1 Genre : Klezmer Total size : 82,2 MB Total time : 01:07:06 Tracks : 1. GERMAN GOLDENSHTEYN - Moldavian Freylakhs 2. CHAVA ALBERSTEIN WITH THE KLEZMATICS - Ovnt Lid (Crepuscule) 3. JOEL RUBIN ENSEMBLE - Vinnitsa 4. BRAVE OLD WORLD - Makh Tsi Di Eygelekh 5. DI NAYE KAPELYE - Scwartz's Sirba/A Briv Fun Yisroel 6. GIORA FEIDMAN - Dancing With The Rabbi 7. SID BECKERMAN & HOWIE LEESS - Ot Azoy 8. THE ZMIROS PROJECT - Veshomru 9. KONSONANS RETRO - Khasitsky Tanets & Horo 10. KHARKOV KLEZMER BAND - Belkele 11. STEVEN GREENMAN - Odessa Freylekhs 12. YALE STROM WITH HOT PSTROMI & KLASSJ - Café Jew Zoo 13. VERETSKI PASS - Tatarisher Longa 14. BUDOWITZ - Tsu Der Khupe 15. KLEZMER CONSERVATORY BAND - Mayn Ershte Vals 16. ANDY STATMAN - Flatbush Waltz 17. FRANK LONDON'S KLEZMER BRASS ALL-STARS FEAT KOL ISHA - T'hay Yeshua Zoys 18. MERLIN SHEPHERD KAPELYE - Ode To Favouritism & Corruption @ VBR mp3 Klezmer is the vivacious Jewish music, played traditionally at weddings and other celebrations. In the 1980s, new klezmer groups including The Klezmatics and Brave Old World wanted more than just to revive the traditions of the past but to once again create a "living tradition". They began to incorporate various styles, such as rock and roll, jazz, and even Latin music with age-old Jewish folk traditions. The Rough Guide To Klezmer Revival is a tribute to this remarkable resurgence, and features the giants of this ever-thriving musical tradition. Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/268128191/H_Klezmer_2008_RoughGuide.rar

Eduardo Paniagua Latidos de Al-Andalus Album : Latidos de Al-Andalus Artist : Eduardo Paniagua, David Mayoral, Serguei Sapricheff Release date : 2005 Number of discs : 1 Label : Pneuma Catalog # : PN-690 Genre : Ethnic Total size : 142 MB Total time : 01:02:19 Tracks : 1. The Chess Dance 2. Andalusi Beat 3. Flustered Breathing 4. Control of Arrythmia 5.The Fort 6.The Egyptian Woman 7. The Lovers 8. Lament in Love 9. The Bride 10. The Ceremony 11. Scale of Pleyades 12. Forward Al-Maya 13. Blue Dance 320 Kbit/s mp3 Performers: Eduardo Paniagua (tambourine, naqaras, dumbek, daf, tar, req, shawm, kaval, ajabeba, fhal, tenor recorder, treble recorder, qanun), David Mayoral (derbuka, dumbek, Egyptian tabla, sombati, doholla, tambourines, daf, bendhir, atabal, earthenware drum, req, rattles, mozar, bells, caraquebs, cymbals, cane drumsticks, dancer's veil & bell), Serguei Sapricheff (derbuka, doira, tambourine, Turkish def, drum, naqaras, earthenware drum, cymbals) Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/297033912/PN_Paniagua_2005_Latidos__320.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/297036995/PN_Paniagua_2005_Latidos__320.part2.rar

Busi Mhlongo & Twasa - Babhemu Album : Babhemu Artist : Busi Mhlogo & Twasa Release Date : 1994 Number of Discs: 1 Genre : World Total time : 00:53:31 Total size : 122 MB Tracks : 1. Izinziswa 2. Ting-Tingu 3. Unomkhubulwane 4. Umenthisi 5. Shosholoza 6. Mfazonga Phesheva 7. Ujantshi 8. Ntandane 9. Babhemu @ 320 Kbit/s mp3 Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/274454582/W_Africa_1994_Busi_Twasa__320.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/274457628/W_Africa_1994_Busi_Twasa__320.part2.rar Links checked on 30/01/09 by link checker bot

Eduardo Paniagua Cantigas de Jerez (Alfonso X “El Sabio”) Album : Cantigas de Jerez (Alfonso X “El Sabio”) Artist : Musica Antigua, Eduardo Paniagua, dir. Release date : 1997 Number of discs : 1 Label : Pneuma Catalog # : PN-570 Genre : Medieval Total size : 99,3 MB Total time : 01:11:55 Individual track details : 1. CSM 352: El azor del Viso "Fremosos miragres mostra a Madre de fremosura" (instr.) 2. CSM 374: Almogávares "Muito quer Santa María" 3. CSM 381: El niño de San Marcos "Como a voz de Jesu-Cristo" 4. CSM 225: La araña "Muito bon miragr' a Virgen faz estranno e fremoso" (instr.) 5. CSM 124: Entre ambos mares "O que pola Virgen leixa" 6. CSM 345: El Alcázar de Jerez "Sempr'a Virgen groriosa" 7. CSM 371: La mujer náufraga "Tantos vay Santa María eno seu Porto fazer" 8. CSM 335: Los Idolos "Com' en si naturalmente a Virgen á piadade" (instr.) 9. CSM 391: La moza de Jerez "Como pod'a Groriosa" 10. CSM 143: Lluvia en Jerez "Quen algua cousa quiser pedir" 11. CSM 359: El hijo cautivo "As mãos de Santa Virgen" 12. CSM 398: Domingo y los trenta corderos "A madre do Pastor bõo" @192Kbit/s wma Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/267949350/PN_Alfonso_1997_CantigasDeJerez__192.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/267951818/PN_Alfonso_1997_CantigasDeJerez__192.part2.rar

The Mighty Diamonds Stand Up To Your Judgement Album : Stand Up To Your Judgement Artist : The Mighty Diamonds Release Date : 1978 Genre : Reggae Total time : 00:31:59 Total size : 29,3 MB Tracks : 1. ja will work it out 2. just another man 3. payaka 4. cho me brethren 5. stand up to your judgment 6. I want to know 7. fools rush in 8. back whey 9. stoned out of my mind 10. country living g @ 128 Kbit/s mp3 Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/281425852/R_Diamonds_1978_Judgement__128.rar

Vivaldi: 6 Cello Concertos (Christophe Coin, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood) Album : 6 Cello Concertos Composer: Antonio Vivaldi Performer(s) : Christophe Coin, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood Release date : 1998 Label : L'Oiseau-Lyre London / Decca Number of discs : 1 Genre : Classical Total size : 131 MB Total time : 00:57:25 Tracks : 01 Concerto in B minor RV 424 - I - Allegro non molto 02 Concerto in B minor RV 424 - II - Largo 03 Concerto in B minor RV 424 - III - Allegro 04 Concerto in G minor RV 416 - I - Allegro 05 Concerto in G minor RV 416 - II - Adagio 06 Concerto in G minor RV 416 - III - Allegro 07 Concerto in A minor RV 418 - I - Allegro 08 Concerto in A minor RV 418 - II - (Largo) 09 Concerto in A minor RV 418 - III - Allegro 10 Concerto in F major RV 412 - I - (Allegro) 11 Concerto in F major RV 412 - II - Larghetto 12 Concerto in F major RV 412 - III - Allegro 13 Concerto in C minor RV 401 - I - Allegro non molto 14 Concerto in C minor RV 401 - II - Adagio 15 Concerto in C minor RV 401 - III - Allegro ma non molto 16 Concerto in G major RV 413 - I - Allegro 17 Concerto in G major RV 413 - II - Largo 18 Concerto in G major RV 413 - III – Allegro @ 256 Kbit/s mp3 Vivaldi's main instrument, and the only one on which he achieved celebrity, was the violin. But he must have acquired at the very least a nodding acquaintance with cello playing as a result of his teaching at the Ospedalle della Pietà, the Venetian institution for foundlings which he served intermittently from 1703 almost right up to his death in 1741. In 1704 he was paid a supplementary salary by the Pietà in order to teach instruments belonging to the family of viole all'inglese; these "English violas", which came in various sizes including one corresponding to the cello, were six-stringed instruments with sympathetic strings behind the fingerboard rather like viole d'amore. While none of this proves conclusively that Vivaldi actually played or taught the ordinary cello , it shows at least that his competence was not limited to the violin. Links in .txt file: http://rapidshare.com/files/299934909/links_Vivaldi_6_Cello_Concertos___320_mp3.txt

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Celibidache, Munchner Philharmoniker Album : Mussorgky, Tchaikovsky Composer(s) : Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky Performers : Sergiu Celibidache (coductor), Munchner Philharmoniker (Orchestra) Release date : 1998 Recording date : 1992/1993 (Live) Label : EMI Classics Catalog # : 56516 Number of discs : 1 Genre : Classical Total size : 171 MB Total time : 01:14:42 Individual track details : 01 - (Applause) .mp3 1:05 02 - Tchaikovsky - 'Romeo and Juliet' Fantasy Overture after Shakespeare .mp3 27:51:00 03 - (Applause) .mp3 1:08 04 - (Applause) .mp3 1:07 05 - Mussorgsky (orch. Ravel) - 'Pictures at an Exhibition' - Promenade .mp3 2:34 06 - I- Gnomus .mp3 3:31 07 - Promenade .mp3 1:29 08 - II- Vecchio Castello .mp3 5:18 09 - Promenade .mp3 0:45 10 - III- Tuileries .mp3 1:18 11 - IV- Bydlo .mp3 3:43 12 - Promenade .mp3 1:09 13 - V- Ballet des petits poussins dans leurs coques .mp3 1:27 14 - VI- Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle .mp3 3:01 15 - VII- Limoges- le marché .mp3 1:37 16 - VIII- Catacombae - Sepulchrum Romanum .mp3 2:33 17 - Cum mortuis in lingua mortua .mp3 2:56 18 - IX- La Cabane de Baba-Yaga sur des pattes de poule .mp3 4:22 19 - X- La Grande Porte de Kiev .mp3 6:52 20 - (Applause) .mp3 0:56 @ 192 Kbit/s mp3 Comments: Live recordings from January 1992 (Tchaikovsky) and September 1993 (Mussorgsky). Performed at the Philharmonie am Gasteig, the Munich Philharmonic's residence which was opened on 10 November 1985. Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/260776497/C_Pictures_1998_CelibidMunchPhil__320.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/260779989/C_Pictures_1998_CelibidMunchPhil__320.part2.rar

Eduardo Paniagua & Musica Antigua Cantigas de Italia Album : Cantigas de Italia – Alfonso X El Sabio Performer : Eduardo Paniagua & Musica Antigua Release date : 1998 Label : Pneuma Catalog #: PN-510 Number of discs : 1 Genre : Medieval Total size : 85,8 MB Total time : 01:02:26 T racks : 1. CSM 327: Las piernas "Porque ben Santa María sabe os seus dões dar," (instr.) 2. CSM 293: El juglar de Lombardía "Par Deus muit' é gran dereito" 3. CSM 206: El Papa Leon de Roma "Quen souber Santa María" 4. CSM 335: Idolos de Sicilia "Com' en si naturalmente" 5. CSM 407: Ciego por el demonio "Como o demo cofonder" (instr.) 6. CSM 136: La imagen de foggia de Apulia "Poi-las figuras fazen dos santos" 7. CSM 219: El púlpito de Siena "Non conven aa omagen" 8. CSM 87: El obispo de Pavia "Muito punna d'os seus onrrar" 9. CSM 92: Clérigo ciego "Santa María poder á" (instr.) 10. CSM 73: La casulla de Turin "Ben pod' as cousas feas" 11. CSM 132: El clérigo de Pisa "Quen leixar Santa María" @ 192 Kbit/s mp3 Performers: Música Antigua [Paula Vega (soprano), Patricia Paz (soprano), Luis Vincent (counter-tenor & canno), Germán Torrellas (bajo), Felipe Sánchez (vihuela de peñola & bandurria medieval), Rafael Martín (zanfona), Javier Coble (siringa), Enrique Almendros (arpa, chirimia, gaita, flauta de tres agujeros con tambor, y gaita charra con tambor), Jaime Muiñoz (axabeba, kaval & cálamo), Luis Delgado (organo portativ, tromba marina, darbuga, bendir, tambor con tensores, pandero, tar, pandereta, cántaras & carraca), Eduardo Paniagua (salterio, flautas a bisel tenor, fahl, flauta pastoril, campanil, darbuga, agual, tar, sistro de madera, espadilla, carraca & cimbalos) - Eduardo Paniagua, dir. Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/267944498/PN_Alfonso_1998_CantigasDeItalia__192.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/267947192/PN_Alfonso_1998_CantigasDeItalia__192.part2.rar

Dvořák: Cello Concerto etc. Yo-yo Ma, Lorin Maazel, Berlin PO Album : Dvořák : Cello Concerto etc. Composer(s) : Dvorak Performers : Lorin Maazel (conductor), Yoyo Ma (soloist), Berliner Philharmoniker Recording date : 1986 Release date : 1992 Label : Sony Classical Catalog # : SK 42 206 Number of discs : 1 Genre : Classical Total size : 131 MB Total time : 00:57:23 Individual track details : Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 104 1. I. Allegro 2. II. Adagio, ma non troppo 3. III. Finale. Allegro moderato “Silent Woods” for Cello and Orchestra in D-flat major, Op. 68 No. 5 4. Lento e molto cantabile Rondo for Cello and Orchestra in G minor, Op 94 5. Allegretto grazioso - Piu mosso. Allegro vivo – Meno mosso quasi Tempo I @ 320 Kbit/s mp3 Dvořák composed his B-minor Concerto in New York between November 8, 1894, and February 9, 1895, and revised the final movement substantially after his return to Prague in June of the latter year. Leo Stern was the soloist in the first performance, which Dvořák himself conducted in London on March 19, 1986. Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/261128486/C_Dvor_1992_Yoyo.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/261131825/C_Dvor_1992_Yoyo.part2.rar

Albert Griffiths & The Gladiators Day of Harvest Album : Day of Harvest Artist : Albert Griffiths & The Gladiators Release Date : 1997 Label : Djah Music Genre : Reggae Total time : 00:58:06 Total size : 93,3 MB Tracks : 01 - Phangs Of Hell 02 - Man Of Stone 03 - Life 04 - Jah Conquering Lion 05 - Jah Is The Man 06 - Slow Down 07 - The Kingdom Of Jah 08 - Trail Bound 09 - The Cash 10 - Day Of Harvest 11 - Big Ginal 12 - Phangs Of Hell (Version) 13 - Man Of Stone (Version) 14 - Life (Version) 15 - Jah Conquering Lion (Version) 16 - Slow Down (Version) @ 224 Kbit/s mp3 Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/304015758/R_Reggae_1997_GladiatorsHarvest__224.rar

Nick Cave& The Bad Seeds Tender Pray Album : Tender Pray Artist : Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Release Date : 1992 Original Release Date : 1988 Lable : Mute Genre : Rock Total time : 01:09:15 Total size : 158 MB Tracks : 1. Mercy Seat, The 2. Up Jumped the Devil 3. DeAnna 4. Watching Alice 5. Mercy 6. City of Refuge 7. Slowly Goes the Night 8. Sunday's Slave 9. Sugar Sugar Sugar 10. New Morning 11. Mercy Seat, The - (video mix) @256 Kbit/s mp3 The dark, poetic troubadour tendencies hinted at in Cave's work as early as his first album's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Avalance" blossom on TENDER PREY. In a style recalling Cohen and Tom Waits, Cave ups the lyrical ante considerably here. On gory detail-oriented, literate tunes like "Up Jumped the Devil" and "Mercy," Cave's second life as a novelist (he would soon author a book) is obvious. Here, the distance he achieves from his inner demons allows him to focus more on crafting his personal horror stories, making him seem like the Edgar Allen Poe of the rock world. Recorded at Hansa Tonstudios and Vieklang, Berlin, Germany; Trident and The Strongroom, London, England; The Studio, Richmond, Australia between August 1987 and January 1988. Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/122196810/__1988_NiCaTender__256.rar

Hamza El Din - Eclipse Album : Eclipse Artist : Hamza El Din Release date : 1978 Label : Rykodisc Number of discs : 1 Total size : 68,7 MB Total time : 00:44:31 Tracks : 1. Helalisa (Nubian Sons) 2. The Visitors 3. Ollin Arageed 4. Your Love Is Ever Young 5. Mwashah @ VBR mp3 Hamza El Din, pioneering oud master from Sudan, performs mesmerizing music based on traditional Arabic forms. As the Moors swept across the northern stretches of the African continent, they left in their wake a rich legacy of music, myths, and legends. Performing brilliantly on the oud (the Arab precursor of the lute) and on the tar (the ancient single-skinned frame drum of the upper Nile), interwoven with his hypnotic voice, he has singlehandedly created a new music, essentially a Nubian/Arabic fusion in line with both traditions and informed by Western conservatory training. This album includes an original composition,"The Visitors," which he composed in Baghdad in 1965, in Iraqi Arabic with Egyptian melody and Sudanese pentatonic. Other tracks feature his arrangements of traditional songs celebrating a first wedding ("Ollin Arageed"); sending a river-pulley worker's greetings to his beloved via a pelican ("Helalisa"); and paying tribute to the incomparable Egyptian songstress Um Kalthoum (1902-1975). "Mwashah" is a classical piece from the time of the Moors in Spain, traditionally used to train voices. Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/275060886/W_Oud_1978_HamzaEclipse.rar

Montserrat Figueras Ninna Nanna 1450 – 2002 Album : Ninna Nanna 1450-2002 Artist : Montserrat Figuerras Release date : 2003 Number of discs : 1 Genre : Classical Total size : 141 MB Total time : 01:17:43 Tracks : 01 - Anon. Portugal - Cancao de emballar - Jose embala o menino [00:05:40] 02 - Anon. England - Lullaby - My little sweet darling [00:03:59] 03 - Anon. Greece - Lullaby - Koimnesou kaidemeno mou [00:03:23 04 - Anon. Sepharad Moroco - Ladino lullaby - Nani, nani [00:06:01] 05 - Anon. - Berber - Amazigh lullaby [00:02:43] 06 - William Byrd - Lullaby - Come, pretty babe [00:02:45] 07 - Tarquinio Merula - Hor ch'e tempo di dormire [00:08:39] 08 - Anon. Alicante - Mareta, mareta no'm faces plorar [00:06:02] 09 - Johann Friedrich Reichardt - Dors mon enfant [00:03:11] 10 - Moussorgski - Children's room - With a doll [00:01:48] 11 - Anon. Israel - Hebrew lullaby - Noumi noumi yaldati [00:04:22] 12 - Arvo Part - Rojdestvenskaia Kolibelnaia [00:05:24] 13 - Max Reger - Maria Wiegenlied -Maria sitzl am Rosenhag [00:02:07] 14 - Manuel de Falla - Nana - Duermete, nino, duerme [00:04:30] 15 - Darius Milhaud - Hebrew lullaby - Dors, dors [00:01:37] 16 - Federico Garcia Lorca - Nana de Sevilla - Este galapaguito [00:04:17] 17 - Arvo Part - Estonian lullaby - Kuus, kuus kallike [00:04:13] 18 - Anon. Catalan - Canco de Bressol - La mare de Deu [00:06:56] @ VBR mp3 Who doesn't love a lullaby? As a tribute "to all mothers and children", singer Montserrat Figueras offers this unusual program of 18 such songs from diverse sources and anonymous composers--Portuguese, English, Greek, Catalan, Hebrew, Sephardic, and North African--as well as pieces written by the likes of Byrd, Mussorgsky, Reger, Falla, Milhaud, and Pärt (two lullabies composed for this recording). Accompaniments show the stylish hand and always-tasteful imaginings of Jordi Savall and the instrumentalists of Hesperion XXI--viols, guitar, flutes, psaltery, harp--and, in three tracks, the piano of Paul Badura-Skoda. Although the liner notes prime us to expect very simple, repetitive tunes, Figueras transforms these ostensibly sleep-inducing songs into high, mind-and-ear-engaging art, embellishing, shaping, and imbuing them with deeply felt expression, sometimes wistful and at others fervent, but always delivered as if in intimate, personal touch with her listener(s). And as diverse as the melodies (and languages) are, so does this repertoire give Figueras a chance to show her own considerable versatility, from the plaintive, chant-like José embala o menino (Portugal) to the extended, highly ornamented 16th century Sephardic ballad Nani, nani. Pärt's Berceuse de Noël (2002) is a gentle, sweetly rocking little song, ideally accompanied by viols, harp, psaltery, and santur; his Estonian cradle song, Kuus, kuus kallike, is as basic as it gets--an extremely simple, repetitive tune with a text of only three "words". For this last song--and for the Catalan lullaby Mareta, mareta no'm faces plorar--Figueras is joined by her daughter Arianna, an appropriate and beautiful match of voices. Mussorgsky's "With the doll" from his The Nursery and Milhaud's "Dors, dors" from his Hebrew songs--both accompanied by Badura-Skoda--are wonderful, rarely heard gems. Montserrat Figueras Ninna Nanna 1450 – 2002 Album : Ninna Nanna 1450-2002 Artist : Montserrat Figuerras Release date : 2003 Number of discs : 1 Genre : Classical Total size : 141 MB Total time : 01:17:43 Tracks : 01 - Anon. Portugal - Cancao de emballar - Jose embala o menino [00:05:40] 02 - Anon. England - Lullaby - My little sweet darling [00:03:59] 03 - Anon. Greece - Lullaby - Koimnesou kaidemeno mou [00:03:23 04 - Anon. Sepharad Moroco - Ladino lullaby - Nani, nani [00:06:01] 05 - Anon. - Berber - Amazigh lullaby [00:02:43] 06 - William Byrd - Lullaby - Come, pretty babe [00:02:45] 07 - Tarquinio Merula - Hor ch'e tempo di dormire [00:08:39] 08 - Anon. Alicante - Mareta, mareta no'm faces plorar [00:06:02] 09 - Johann Friedrich Reichardt - Dors mon enfant [00:03:11] 10 - Moussorgski - Children's room - With a doll [00:01:48] 11 - Anon. Israel - Hebrew lullaby - Noumi noumi yaldati [00:04:22] 12 - Arvo Part - Rojdestvenskaia Kolibelnaia [00:05:24] 13 - Max Reger - Maria Wiegenlied -Maria sitzl am Rosenhag [00:02:07] 14 - Manuel de Falla - Nana - Duermete, nino, duerme [00:04:30] 15 - Darius Milhaud - Hebrew lullaby - Dors, dors [00:01:37] 16 - Federico Garcia Lorca - Nana de Sevilla - Este galapaguito [00:04:17] 17 - Arvo Part - Estonian lullaby - Kuus, kuus kallike [00:04:13] 18 - Anon. Catalan - Canco de Bressol - La mare de Deu [00:06:56] @ VBR mp3 Who doesn't love a lullaby? As a tribute "to all mothers and children", singer Montserrat Figueras offers this unusual program of 18 such songs from diverse sources and anonymous composers--Portuguese, English, Greek, Catalan, Hebrew, Sephardic, and North African--as well as pieces written by the likes of Byrd, Mussorgsky, Reger, Falla, Milhaud, and Pärt (two lullabies composed for this recording). Accompaniments show the stylish hand and always-tasteful imaginings of Jordi Savall and the instrumentalists of Hesperion XXI--viols, guitar, flutes, psaltery, harp--and, in three tracks, the piano of Paul Badura-Skoda. Although the liner notes prime us to expect very simple, repetitive tunes, Figueras transforms these ostensibly sleep-inducing songs into high, mind-and-ear-engaging art, embellishing, shaping, and imbuing them with deeply felt expression, sometimes wistful and at others fervent, but always delivered as if in intimate, personal touch with her listener(s). And as diverse as the melodies (and languages) are, so does this repertoire give Figueras a chance to show her own considerable versatility, from the plaintive, chant-like José embala o menino (Portugal) to the extended, highly ornamented 16th century Sephardic ballad Nani, nani. Pärt's Berceuse de Noël (2002) is a gentle, sweetly rocking little song, ideally accompanied by viols, harp, psaltery, and santur; his Estonian cradle song, Kuus, kuus kallike, is as basic as it gets--an extremely simple, repetitive tune with a text of only three "words". For this last song--and for the Catalan lullaby Mareta, mareta no'm faces plorar--Figueras is joined by her daughter Arianna, an appropriate and beautiful match of voices. Mussorgsky's "With the doll" from his The Nursery and Milhaud's "Dors, dors" from his Hebrew songs--both accompanied by Badura-Skoda--are wonderful, rarely heard gems. Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/259888656/C_MoFig__2003_NinnaNanna.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/259891606/C_MoFig__2003_NinnaNanna.part2.rar Links checked on 21/01/09 by link checker bot

Eduardo Paniagua & Musica Antigua Cantigas de Castilla-La Mancha Album : Cantigas de Castilla-La Mancha – Alfonso X El Sabio Performer : Eduardo Paniagua & Musica Antigua Release date : 2000 Label : Pneuma Catalog #: PN-210 Number of discs : 1 Genre : Medieval Total size : 147 MB (mp3), 361 MB (FLAC) Total time : 01:04:25 T racks : 01. CSM 142: La Garza del rio Henares "Ena gran coita sempr' acorrer ven" 02. CSM 246: La Mujer de Alcazar de San Juan "A que as portas do ceo abriu" 03. CSM 179: La Mujer de Molina "Ben sab' a que pod' e val" 04. CSM 397/192: El Moro de Consuegra "Muitas vegas o dem' enganados" 05. CSM 256: La Reiña dona Beatriz "Quen na Virgen groriosa esperança mui grand' a" 06. CSM 205: Ucles y calatrava - La mora y su niño "Oraçon con piadade" 07. CSM 162: La magen de Santa María de Cañete "A sas figuras muit' onrrar" 08. CSM 383: Las peregrinas de sigüenza a Jerusalem "O ffondo do mar tan chão faz come a terra dura" 09. CSM 178: La mula del Niño de Alcaraz "A que faz o ome morto resurgir sen nulla falla" 10. CSM 97: La Calumnia de Mateo, privado del Rey "A Virgen sempr' acorrer, acorrer" @ 320 Kbit/s mp3 & FLAC Performers: [Paula Vega (soprano), Luis Vincent (counter-tenor), César Carazo (tenor & viola), Wafir Sheik (lute & darbuga), Enrique Almendros (3-hole flute, tabor & square tambourine), Jaime Muñoz (gayda, calamus, ajabeba & chalumeau), Luis Delgado (organetto, symphonia, citole, santur, square tambourine & small tambourine), Eduardo Paniagua (dir., psaltery, flute, dulcimer, little bells, atabal, nakers, small tambourine)] Links in .txt file: http://rapidshare.com/files/332707520/links_Cantigas_Castilla_La_Mancha.txt Links checked on 21/01/09 by link checker bot

Tiken Jah Fakoly Le Caméléon Album : Le Caméléon Artist : Tiken Jah Fakoly Release Date : 2000 Number of discs : 1 Genre : Reggae Total time : 00:53 :10 Total size : 73,2 MB Individual track details : 01 Le Pays Va Mal 02 Danga 03 Promesse De Caméléon 04 Justice 05 Baba 06 Allah Tando 07 Y'en A Marre 08 Alpha Conde 09 Politiciens 10 Les Audits 11 Tête De Mule 12 Kafri @ 192 Kbit/s mp3 Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/303632873/R_Reggae_2000_FakolyCameleon.rar

Ana Alcaide Viola de Teclas Album : Viola de Teclas Artist : Ana Alcaide Release Date : 2006 Number of Discs: 1 Genre : Traditional Total time : 00:40:43 Total size : 70,7 MB Tracks : 01 - Hixa Mia 02 - Seguidillas castellanas 03 - Danza del Pirineo 04 - Debajo de los tilos 05 - Alza la niña los ojos 06 – Recercada 07 - Suite de rabeladas 08 – Outi 09 - El romeral 10 - Dime robadora 11 - Ojos garzos 12 – Manau 13 - Danza del Corpus 14 - Porque lloras @ VBR mp3 Viola de Teclas (Nyckelharpa) Outside of Sweden, (it’s country of origin) the nyckelharpa or ‘Violas de teclas’ is an instrument hardly known. Attracted by its sophistication and profound sound, Ana dedicated three years to teaching herself this instrument in Toledo city. This album is a reflection of the hard work involved in this musical quest and was encouraged by Carlos Beceiro, producer and collaborator. The originality of the music consists in the use of this peculiar instrument, the Swedish nyckelharpa, combining it with Spanish music. Rebecs, violas and violins are also used alongside the Viola de teclas in this original presentation of Sephardic melodies, Castilian and flamenco rhythms and Renaissance pieces that make up the album. Ana Alcaide first became known in May 2006, when she presented her first album in Toledo, which was greatly received by the public and critics. With this piece of work, Ana began her musical career by touring all over Spain and abroad, accompanied by Carlos Bereiro. In the city of Toledo, the music of 'Viola de Teclas' has had a special repercussion, being listened to on different occasions and being used in promotional videos and many festive occasions thus becoming for many people the `soundtrack´ of the city. Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/368871262/W_Spain_2006_ViolaDeTeclas.rar Links checked on 21/01/09 by link checker bot

Toumani Diabaté – Kaira Album : Kaira Artist : Toumani Diabaté Release date : 1988 Number of discs : 1 Genre : World Total size : 92,7 MB (mp3), 191 MB (FLAC) Total time : 00:40:29 Tracks : 1. Alla l'Aa Ke 2. Jarabi 3. Kaira 4. Konkoba 5. Tubaka @ 320 Kbit/s mp3 & FLAC Amazon.com This is a groundbreaking work establishing the 21-string kora as a solo instrument of great subtlety and range. Toumani Diabate is a virtuoso player and he delves into the classical West African kora repertoire with his masterful technique. The result is music that is both absolutely contemporary and totally timeless. The songs include the title track "Kaira," which means peace, and "Jarabi," which translates as passion. Peace and passion are key words pointing to why this album is so successful. Quietly, with dignity and grace, Toumani Diabate brings great beauty into the world, producing wellsprings of flowing music that transport the listener to a place of intense calmness and tranquillity. Kaira is a classic African recording that transcends genre to stand humbly among the best music ever produced. --Jeff Grubb Download: mp3: http://rapidshare.com/files/268167252/W_Kora_1988_ToumaniKaira__320.rar FLAC http://rapidshare.com/files/317676236/links_Toumani_Kaira_FLAC.txt

Medievo. Obras Maestras de la Música Medieval Española Album : Medievo. Obras Maestras de la Música Medieval Española seleccionadas por Eduardo Paniagua Artist : Various Artists Release date : 2001 Number of discs : 1 Genre : Medieval Total size : 88,2 MB Total time : 01 :03:53 Tracks : 1. Música Antigua - CSM 145 Alexandría 2. Eduardo Paniagua - CSM 257 Las Reliquias 3. Eduardo Paniagua - Ben vólgra. Danza virelai 4. Maladança - Cantiga 10 Rosa das rosas 5. El Arabi Serghini Mohamed y Eduardo Paniagua - Oh la mansión del trono real. Puerta del Mexuar 6. Música Antigua - CSM 173 Tantas en Santa María 7. Cálamus - Murakkaz "Ah ya muddasin" 8. Alia Música - Abinu Malkenu 9. Sefarad - Ki eshmera shabat 10. Schola Antigua - De manu inferni, Responsorio 11. Omar Metioui y Saad Temsamani - Muwwal "Muéstrales altivo y coqueto" 12. Grupo de música de Alfonso X el sabio - Gradual Sederunt principes 13. Cofradía Al-Shushtarí - Basit, In kunta Tunsifuhu "Si a su amistad llegaras" 14. Coro de monjas benedictinas del real monasterio de San Pelayo - Hymnus Ave Maris Stella. Modo I 15. Música Antigua - ¡Consoladme niñas al alba! ( Uaddaáuni ) 16. Voces Huelgas - Prosa, Flavit auster 17. Ibn Báya - Mizan Btáyhi, San'a Gaybatuk 18. In canto Ensemble - Va t'en mon cuer 19. Artefactum - Tempus est iucundum 20. Speculurn - Ecco la primavera 21. Grupo Cinco Siglos - Cantiga 1 de Alfonso X 22. Begoña Olavide - La Rotta 23. Capella de música de Santa María del Mar - Principium effectivum 24. EIs Trobadors - Ara lausat, lausat, lausat @ 320 Kbit/s mp3 Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/269194752/C_EduPani_2001__Medievo__320.part1.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/269201840/C_EduPani_2001__Medievo__320.part2.rar

Eduardo Paniagua Group Danzas medievales españolas Album : Danzas medievales españolas Artist : Eduardo Paniagua Group Release date : 1995 Number of discs : 1 Genre : medieval Total size : 81,3 MB Total time : 01:11:58 Individual track details : Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, Paris, BN, Ms R-62: 1. Stampie "Calenda maia" Anon., Spain, 13th c., Paris BN Ms W-186 Manuscrit du Roi: 2. Virelay dance: Ben vòlgra, s'èsser poguès Alfonso el Sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa María 3. CSM 167: La Mora de Borja "Quen quer que ha Virgen Fia"(instr.) Trad., Tunisia 4. Nawâ: Shanbar Magister Ato, Episcopus Trecensis, Codex Calixtinus fol. 188 v.: 5. Prose "Portum in ultimo" Alfonso el Sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa María 6. CSM 406: Las mayas "Ben vennas, Mayo, e con alegria" Anon., Spain: 7. Rasd al-dhîl Bashraf Sammâi Teobaldo I, King of Navarra: 8. Chançon d'amour "Li Rosignox" Alfonso el Sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa María 9. CSM 281: Caballero de Françia "U ulguen a Jhesu Cristo" (instr.) Teobaldo I, King of Navarra: 10. Jeu-parti: Phelipe, je vous demand Teobaldo I, King of Navarra, Paris, Chansonnier de l'Arsenal: 11. Chançon: Dame Magister Goslenus, Episcopus Suessionis, Codex Calixtinus fol. 185 v.: 12. Trope: Gratulantes celebremus festum Anon., Turkey (Istambul) 13. Maqam Hedjaz "Llamada a la Oración" (Call to Prayer) Alfonso el Sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa María 14. CSM 168: La mujer de Lérida "En todo logar á podera Virgen" (instr.) Anon., Spain: 15. Asbasayn Mosaddar Martim Codax: Cantiga de Amigo # 5 16. Quantas sabedes amar Anon., Spain, 14th c.: Llibre Vermell, Montserrat Ms. 17. Polorum regina @ VBR mp3 Performers: Cesar Carazo (voice, viola de brazo), Wafir Sheik (oud, darbuga, drum, rattles), Jaime Muñoz (axabeba, kaval, chalumeau, dulcimer, rattle), Enrique Almendros (three-holed flute, bagpipe, salamenca flute & tabor, tar, hand cymbals, handbells), Luis Delgado (hurdy-gurdy, lute, vihuela da pinola, santur, fujara, clay pitcher, darbuga, zarb, bendir, tambourine, drum, tar), Eduardo Paniagua (recorders, nay, fujara, psaltery, tromba marina, darbuga, tar, hand cymbals, caraqueb, rattles) Recording site and date: Monasterio de la Santa Espina, Valladolid, Spain [05/1995]; Rel.: 1995 Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/258985315/C_EduPan_1995_DanzasMedievales.rar

Dvořak: Cello Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations / Karajan, Rostropovich,Berliner Philharmoniker Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog #: 413 819-2 Composer: Antonin Dvořak, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Conductor: Herbert von Karajan Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker Number of Discs: 1 Date of release: 1969 Duration: 01:00:17 Size: 79,1 MB On this CD: 1.Cello Concerto in B minor, B. 191 (Op. 104) Composed by: Antonin Dvorak Performed by: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich Conducted by: Herbert von Karajan 2.Variations on a Rococo Theme, for cello & orchestra in A major, Op. 33 Composed by: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky Performed by: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra with Mstislav Rostropovich Conducted by: Herbert von Karajan Individual Track Details: 1. Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In B Minor, Op. 104: 1. Allegro 2. Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In B Minor, Op. 104: 2. Adagio ma non troppo 3. Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In B Minor, Op. 104: 3. Finale: Allegro moderato 4. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Moderato quasi Andante 5. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Tema. Moderato semplice 6. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Variazione I. Tempo del Tema 7. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Variazione II. Tempo del Tema 8. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Variazione III. Andante sostenuto 9. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Variazione IV. Andante grazioso 10. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Variazione V. Allegro moderato 11. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Variazione VI. Andante 12. Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33: Variazione VII. Allegro vivo @192 Kbit/s mp3 Recording Dvorak in West Berlin in 1968 with a Russian cellist was a political as well as a cultural act. Barely a month after the crushing of the Prague Spring by Warsaw Pact tanks, here was Rostropovich playing one of the supreme achievements of Czech music with the Berlin Philharmonic. Whether politics had any influence on the performance is a moot point, but the occasion certainly resulted in what must be the most inspiring and uplifting account of the cello concerto on disc. Rostropovich was then in his prime as a cellist, with his full-bodied, singing tone weighed down by a characteristically raw-edged emotion. No note seems wasted, and he conveys the hopes and fears of Dvorák's imagination with unremitting involvement and intensity. In von Karajan he has the ideal accompanist, ever supportive yet allowing the orchestra its head in the climaxes - and what an orchestra it sounds on this rich-toned remastering. As perhaps the best-loved work in the cellists' repertoire, every player wants to record it, but no one has quite equalled Rostropovich's 1968 account, not even his earlier and later selves caught on rival recordings, both studio and live, on Warner, BBC Legends and Testament among other labels. One undisputed classic is Gregor Piatigorsky's 1960 recording with Charles Munch and the Boston Symphony (RCA 82876663752), full of fire but marred by a fierce recorded sound out of keeping with the work's lyrical warmth. Another strong contender is Jacqueline du Pré in a live Prom recording from 1969 with Charles Groves and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic on BBC Legends (BBCL41562) - typically heartfelt and full of her sense of emotional commitment. But for a performance that combines historical importance with artistic greatness, Rostropovich wins the palm. Matthew Rye, Telegraph Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/116357353/C_1969_RostrDvorakCelloConcerto.rar Links checked on 21/01/09 by link checker bot

Chavela Vargas Somos Album: Somos Artist: Chavela Vargas Label: Warner Original Release Date: 1996 Genre: Ranchera Time: 00:45:02 Total size: 53,6 MB Tracks : 1. Somos - Chavela Vargas, Clavel, Mario 2. Fallaste Corazón - Chavela Vargas, Sánchez, Cuco 3. Con Mis Propias Manos - Chavela Vargas, Jimenez, Jose [1] A 4. El Preso Número Nueve - Chavela Vargas, Cantoral, Hermanos 5. Aquel Amor - Chavela Vargas, Lara, Agustin 6. Tu Me Acostumbraste - Chavela Vargas, Dominguez, Frank 7. Amarga Navidad - Chavela Vargas, Jiménez, José Alfre 8. La Noche de Mi Amor - Chavela Vargas, Durán, D. 9. La Enorme Distancia - Chavela Vargas, Jiménez, José Alfre 10. Pobre Corazón - Chavela Vargas, Monge, Chucho 11. Paloma Negra - Chavela Vargas, Méndez, Tomás 12. Amar y Vivir - Chavela Vargas, Velázquez, Consuelo @ VBR mp3 Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/273365288/W_Chavela_1996_Somos.rar

Hesperion XXI – Diáspora Sefardí Album : Diáspora Sefardí Performer : Hesperion XXI Release date : 2000 Label : Alia Vox Catalog # : AV 9809 A+B Number of discs : 2 Genre : Judeo-Hispanic Total size : 147 + 150 MB Total time : 01:04:23 + 01:05:29 T racks : Disc1: 1. Por Que Llorax Blanca Niña - Romances Vocales: El Moro De Antequera (Rhodes) 7:04 2. Por Que Llorax Blanca Niña - Romances Vocales: Levantose El Conde Niño (Salónica) 7:45 3. Por Que Llorax Blanca Niña - Romances Vocales: El Rey De Francia (Esmirna) 5:40 4. Por Que Llorax Blanca Niña - Romances Vocales: Por Allí Pasó Un Cavallero (Turquía) 5:21 5. Por Que Llorax Blanca Niña - Romances Vocales: Por Que Llorax Blanca Niña (Sarajevo) 15:20 6. Por Que Llorax Blanca Niña - Romances Vocales: La Guirnalda De Rosas (Rhodes) 4:18 7. Por Que Llorax Blanca Niña - Romances Vocales: Nani, Nani (Marruecos) 13:36 8. Por Que Llorax Blanca Niña - Romances Vocales: El Rey Que Tanto Madruga (Sofía) 5:19 Disc2: 1. Las Estrellas De Los Cielos - Musica Instrumental: Las Estrellas De Los Cielos (Alejandría?) 11:23 2. Las Estrellas De Los Cielos - Musica Instrumental: En La Santa Helena (Sofía) 6:32 3. Las Estrellas De Los Cielos - Musica Instrumental: A La Una Yo Nací (Sarajevo) 3:30 4. Las Estrellas De Los Cielos - Musica Instrumental: Improvisación (Oud & Percusión) 3:55 5. Las Estrellas De Los Cielos - Musica Instrumental: Paxarico Tu Te Llamas (Sarajevo) 5:11 6. Las Estrellas De Los Cielos - Musica Instrumental: Yo Era Niña De Casa Alta (Esmirna) 1:52 7. Las Estrellas De Los Cielos - Musica Instrumental: Longe De Mit Tu Estarás (Sofía) 8:21 $0.89 8. Las Estrellas De Los Cielos - Musica Instrumental: Hermoza Muchachica (Jerusalén) 5:12 9. Las Estrellas De Los Cielos - Musica Instrumental: Axerico De Quinze Años (Salónica?) 10:26 10. Las Estrellas De Los Cielos - Musica Instrumental: Improvisación Sobre "Axerico" (Sarod & Percusión) 9:06 @ 320 Kbit/s mp3 Amazon.com essential recording The Sephardic Jews, scattered through the world after their expulsion from Spain in 1492, kept alive for centuries not only their language, Ladino, but an extraordinary repertory of "folk" songs, many of them quite sophisticated. As Ladino culture began to slowly fade away over the course of the 20th century, musicologists collected and transcribed these melodies from Ladino-speaking communities in Sarajevo, Sofia, Salonika, Smyrna, Jerusalem, and other cities. Beginning in the 1970s, these extraordinary songs were revived (to considerable excitement) for concert audiences--a revival sparked in large part by a 1976 recording by Hesperion XX. This now-legendary early music ensemble, renamed Hesperion XXI for the new century, has returned to the music of the Sephardic Diaspora with this beautifully produced and packaged release. Disc 1 contains eight songs performed lovingly by the magnetic Montserrat Figueras (who sings with an appropriately unstudied tone). The second disc includes eight more melodies performed instrumentally; the choice of instruments reflects the influence of the Muslim-ruled areas where the Sephardim settled with the oud, rebab, and qanun (Middle Eastern equivalents of the lute, fiddle, and dulcimer) performing alongside harps, lutes, flutes, and frame drums. (Inexplicably, however, the final track of this second CD--an improvisation for the sarod and tabla--sounds nice but feels completely foreign to the theme of this release.) It may have been more effective programming to mingle the vocal and instrumental tracks across the two CDs rather than segregating them. --Matthew Westphal Links in .txt file: http://rapidshare.com/files/265596538/links_Diaspora_Sefardi__320_mp3.txt