The Rough Guide To Bhangra (Second Edition)
Various
(Rough Guide, RGNET1202)
A high energy Anglo-Punjabi dance groove, bhangra is the love child of a generation of British Asians. Driven by percussion, synthesizers and raw Punjabi lyrics, the genre has mutated repeatedly to fuse Indian folk origins with a boundless array of modern musical influences.
2xCD Special Edition - Featuring a bonus CD by Achanak
Tracklisting:
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DJ DIPS FEAT MS POOJA: Gerra De De
NASEEBO LAL: Meri Changi Taran
TIGERSTYLE: Bol! Bol! Bol!
DALVINDER SINGH: Yaar Da Viah
SHAZIA MANSOOR: Dil Kugoo (Bhangra Mix)
K.S. BHAMRAH: Mera Yaar Vajawe Dhol
PARTNERS IN RHYME: Bor Bor
KHIZA FEAT. SUMAN AND JOGINDER: Fight This Feeling
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ACHANAK: Teri Muhabbeta Mar Sutia (Your Love Is Killing Me)
ACHANAK: Tut Guhia (Broken Jewellery)
ACHANAK: Iskh Mitta (Love Is Sweet)
ACHANAK: Dil Nao Lag Da (Ambient)
ACHANAK: Lak Noo Bhangra Mix (Purely Percussive)
ACHANAK: Aj Bhangra Punjabia Na Pauna (Let’s Dance With A Dhol)
ACHANAK: Addhi Marke (Let’s Move Our Hips To The Pulsating Beat)
ACHANAK: Nakra D&B mix (Heavy)
ACHANAK: Ek Tera Na Rakna (Dancing Queen)
ACHANAK: Dushman Da Badla (Freedom From Oppression)
ACHANAK: Achanak Boliyaan (Sonnets Of Dance)
ACHANAK: Bhangra Pa Bass Mix (Let Me Dance Please)
ACHANAK: Kuria Ne Suniya (Beautiful Woman Listen To Me)
The Rough Guide To Hungarian Gypsy Music
Various
(Rough Guide, RGNET1198)
Hungarian Gypsy (Roma) music is vibrant, passionate and brimming with colour, yet its songs reflect the hardships of daily life. From the camps and villages of rural Hungary, its popularity has swept around the world. The Rough Guide To The Music Of Hungarian Gypsies explores the Gypsy revival with leading artists including Ando Drom, Kalyi Jag, Romano Drom, and Parno Graszt.
‘A pleasant compilation.’ The Independent on Sunday
Tracklisting:
ROMANO DROM: Rovel E Luludyi
PARNO GRASZT: Odi Phenel Cino Savo/Azt Mondja a Kisfiam
AMARO SUNO: Opre Gelem Pe Vulica
ROMANO DROM: Hulav Tu Sej
KÁLMÁN BALOGH & THE GIPSY CIMBALOM BAND: Calusul Dance
FANFARE CIOCARLIA FEAT MITSOU & FLORENTINA SANDU: Duj Duj
ETNOROM: Áven, Áven Romále
KALYI JAG: More Shej Sabina (My Daughter Sabina)
KARAVAN FAMILIA: Amari Familija
KÁLMÁN BALOGH & ROMANO KOKALO: Botolo
KHAMORO: Lingara/Csavargók
ROMANYI ROTA: T'avos Devla Barvalo
BESH O DROM: Cigansko Oro
The Rough Guide To Greek Café
Various
(Rough Guide, RGNET1197)
From the joyful vibrancy of Athens to the sublime tranquillity of the islands, Greek music is the soundtrack to an outdoor life of the streets, beach tavernas and cafes. Kick back and relax to the enchanting sounds of this Mediterranean café culture.
2xCD Special Edition - Featuring a bonus CD by Dimitris Mistakidis
Tracklisting:
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KRISTI STASSINOPOULOU: Sto Patithraki
PAPA-ANASTASIS: Ilie Mou Iliaki Mou
EN CHORDAIS: Thalassa Lypisou
PSARANTWNIS: Andras Pou Den Ekatehe
THANASIS PAPAKONSTANTINOU: Pehlivanis
NENA VENETSANOU: Kelome Se Gongila
SOKRATIS MALAMAS & MELINA KANA: Hilia Prosopa
DILEK KOÇ: Kanarini Mou Glyko
NIKOS PAPAZOGLOU: Maisa Selini
SOPHIA PAPAZOGLOU: Rixte Sto Yiali Farmaki
LESVOS AIOLIS: Kontrabatzidhes
APSILIES (THEODORA ATHANASIOU, APOSTOLIS TSARDAKAS, EVGENIOS VOULGARIS & MISTAKIDIS DIMITRIS): Dos Mou Piso Ta Louloudhia
MODE PLAGAL & VOSPOROS: Tatvla
HIMERINOI KOLIMVITES: Ston Eptalofo
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DIMITRIS MISTAKIDIS: Stin Ipoga
DIMITRIS MISTAKIDIS: 0 Seretis
DIMITRIS MISTAKIDIS: Vouno Me Vouno
DIMITRIS MISTAKIDIS: Mes' Ton Teke Tis Marigos
DIMITRIS MISTAKIDIS: Dertilidiko
DIMITRIS MISTAKIDIS: Erinaki
DIMITRIS MISTAKIDIS: Gkiouzel
DIMITRIS MISTAKIDIS: O Bekris
DIMITRIS MISTAKIDIS: Efoumername Ena Vradi
DIMITRIS MISTAKIDIS: Trouba
DIMITRIS MISTAKIDIS: Kontrabatzides
DIMITRIS MISTAKIDIS: To Koukli Tis Kokkinias
DIMITRIS MISTAKIDIS: To Servikaki
DIMITRIS MISTAKIDIS: Teketzis
DIMITRIS MISTAKIDIS: To Pedi Tou Dromou
DIMITRIS MISTAKIDIS: Partides
The Rough Guide To Flamenco
Various
(Rough Guide, RGNET1189)
Flamenco is undoubtedly the most important musical-cultural phenomenon in Spain, and its huge resurgence in popularity has seen its profile reaching out far beyond its Andalucían homeland. Flamenco artists are creating work at the cutting edge while keeping firmly attached to ‘deep song’ roots. Powered by poetry and wit, evoking every emotion from despair to joy, melancholy to happiness, anger to serenity, doubt to pleasure, The Rough Guide To Flamenco (Second Edition) showcases this dramatic and passionate musical genre.
'Anybody wanting a quick immersion in all varieties of flamenco should get this.' The Independent On Sunday
Tracklisting:
LA MACANITA: Adiós Tristeza (Bulerías)
DIEGO CARRASCO: José Monge Cruz
TOMATITO WITH CAMARÓN: La Voz Del Tiempo (Tangos)
SERGIO MONROY WITH RAÚL GÁLVEZ & JAVIER RUÍBAL: Mozamo (Alegrías)
MIGUEL POVEDA: Tierra De Calma
POTITO WITH ESTRELLA MORENTE: De Puntillas (Tangos)
MIGUEL POVEDA WITH DIEGO CARRASCO: Alfileres De Color
MARTIRIO: Romance De La Rosa
OJOS DE BRUJO: Sultanas De Merkaíllo
BENJAMíN ESCORIZA: Talisman
LAS MONTOYA Y LAS PELIGRO: Casamiento Gitano (Tangos)
PEPE HABICHUELA WITH ENRIQUE MORENTE: Se La Llevó Díos (Seguiriya)
SON DE LA FRONTERA: Tangos De Mi Novia (Tangos)
LAS CORRALERAS DE LEBRIJA: La Estan Bailando
The Rough Guide To Flamenco Nuevo
Various
(Rough Guide, RGNET1170)
Flamenco is the emotionally charged and expressive Gypsy soul music of Andalucía, where each hand-clap is a scream from the heart and every heel-smack an act of defiance. Featuring stunning vocals and mesmerizing guitar-picking, this album seduces the listener with innovative developments on a genre that draws on the traditions of Moorish and Iberian music.
'A good summer soundtrack.’
Songlines
Tracklisting:
ELENA AND?öJAR: Perdí La Voz
SON DE LA FRONTERA: Bulería Negra Del Gastor
OJOS DE BRUJO: Ventilaor R-80
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA: Foc (Live Version)
DIGITANO FEAT. EVA DURAN & NANO GARCCA: Donde Quiera Que Estes
DIEGO AMADOR: El Llanto De La Lluvia
JERINIMO: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
JAVIER RUIBAL: Perla De La Medina
SOLAR SIDES: El Duende Orgánico
MYSTIC DIVERSIONS: Beneath Another Sky
YASMIN LEVY: La Alegria (Happiness)
The Rough Guide To The Music Of Balkan Gypsies
Various
(Rough Guide, RGNET1159)
The Gypsy Road stretches from Rajasthan, India to Andalucia, Spain and beyond, but it is the Balkan countries of Eastern Europe that are home to the largest Rom populations. Often scape-goated and caught in the middle of the twentieth century's worst injustices, from Belgrade to Bucharest to Skopje the Rom have had a profound impact on Balkan culture and music. Throughout the region, Gypsy music is Balkan music, transcending borders and ethnicities: energetic brass bands, violin and cimbolom virtuosos and captivating voices, The Rough Guide To The Music Of Balkan Gypsies has it all.
***** (five stars) 'The most popular world-music sounds of the late ‘90s are gathered here in one glorious melange.'
The Independent on Sunday
Tracklisting:
MAHALA RAÉ BANDA: Mahalageasca
TARAF DE HAIDOUKS: Cintec De Dragoste _i Joc
BOBAN MARKOVI_ ORKESTAR: Mundo Cocek
IVO PAPASOV & YURI YUNAKOV: Lenorije Chaje
NIKOLAE SIMION: Di, Murgule, Di
_ABAN BAJRAMOVI_ FEAT. MOSTAR SEVDAH REUNION: Opa Cupa
FANFARE CIOCARLIA: Lume, Lume
VANGELIS VASILIOU: Pranvera
ESMA REDZEPOVA & USNIJA JASAROVA: Romano Oro
ELENI VITALI: To Tsantiraki
TARAF DE METROPULITANA: Espresso
FALIX LAJKI WITH BOBAN MARKOVI_ ORKESTAR: Félix Kolo
RICHARD HAGOPIAN & OMAR FARUK TEKBILEK: Kadife
IBRO LOLOV: Sofyisky Kjuchek
KOSTAS PAVLIDIS & DORA MASKLAVANOU WITH NIKOS KYPOURGOS: Rom
VERA PETROVIC: Tsiganka Sam Mala
The Rough Guide To Bhangra Dance
Various
(Rough Guide, RGNET1154)
From its humble beginnings as a folk dance in northwest India, the British-Asian phenomenon of bhangra has incorporated Western instruments, such as the electric guitar, bass and keyboards, and evolved into the energetic and highly popular club and dance music that it is today. This album features some of the hottest bhangra beats and the funkiest names on the British-Asian scene.
**** (four stars) 'A quality bhangra collection with a host of very listenable tunes.'
Songlines
Tracklisting:
FOUR OF A KIND: Rail Gaddi
DALJIT MATTU & RAVI BAL: Captain Bhangre Da
AMAN HAYER: Dil Nai Lagda
PARTNERS IN RHYME: Gal Sun
MALKIT SINGH: Chal Hun (Get Up Fix)
MADAN BATA SINDHU: Mehndi/Madhorama Pencha
INDY SAGU & MANAK-E: Lakh Hilda
PANJABI BY NATURE: Nain Preeto De
The Rough Guide To Irish Music
Various
(Rough Guide, RGNET1148)
Music has always been an essential part of Irish culture, and the musical traditions of Ireland – focused around pub sessions – remain amongst Europe’s most enduring and vibrant. Songs (sung in Irish and English) hold a special place in Irish life and exemplify the vivacity of the Irish singing tradition and its wide range of subjects. This all-new second edition of The Rough Guide To Irish Music provides an extensive introduction to Ireland’s musical landscape, from the driving music of Donegal and the foot-stomping polkas and slides of Kerry and Cork to the work of those exploring the borders between traditional music and other genres.
**** (four stars) 'Excellent... illustrates the quality of Irish music today.' Songlines
Tracklisting:
FLOOK: G.D.‚ÄOS: G.D.’s: Hooper’s Loop/Pressed For Time
FRANKIE GAVIN: The Night Cap/The Frost Is All Over
MAIGHREAD & TRCONA NC DHOMHNAILL WITH DINAL LUNNY: Liostáil Mé Le Sáirsint
THE PRODIGALS: The Morning After
SAAMUS QUINN & GARY HASTINGS: Paddy Killoran’s Highland/Hannah Mhicí Mhicheáil’s
PADDY KEENAN & TOMMY O‚ÄOSULLIVAN: Antara/The Twirly Haired Girl/The Mountain Road
LASAIRFHCONA NC CHONAOLA: Bean Pháidín/Páidín’s Wife
CIARAN I MAONAIGH & DERMOT MCLAUGHLIN: Loughisle Castle
MARY MCPARTLAN: Slieve Gallion Braes
SAAMUS CREAGH & AIDAN COFFEY: Hughie Travers/The Cat In The Corner
PAUL BRADY: Mary And The Soldier
MATT MOLLOY: A Stór Mo Chroí/The Primrose Lass/Miss McGovern’s Favourite
SAAMUS BEGLEY & JIM MURRAY: An Seanduine
NORTH CREGG: Polkas (Callaghan’s/The Glen Cottage/Is Trua Gan Peata An Mhaoir Agam
PAUL MORAN & FERGAL SCAHILL: The Cúil Aodha Slide/Dan Patsy’s Slide/The Toormore Slide
HELEN ROCHE: As I Roved Out
PAUL MCGRATTAN: The Lark On The Strand/The Geese In The Bog/The Eavesdropper
ALTAN: The Humours Of Castlefin/Nia’s Dance/An Dúidín
GERRY O‚ÄOCONNOR: Cam A’ Lochaigh (The Curve Of The Lake)
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