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Niyaz

Nine Heavens

Niyaz is: elegant vocalist Azam Ali who co-founded Vas in 1996, Loga Ramin Torkian, a multi-instrumentalist “whose group Axiom of Choice brought the ancient sounds of Persian classical music to Western listeners in the 1990’s,” (6 ) and producer Carmen Rizzo. CD 1 integrates electronic programming and trance rhythms while CD 2 is the acoustic version of those same songs, which are beautiful resonations of Persian and Turkish instrumentation.

comments / tracks of interest:

Disc 1:

#1: 18^th cent. Turkish Sufi poem w/ traditional Turkish folk song

#3: Persian 5 beat rhythm blended with beats persuading you to dance

#6: lullaby written by Azam and Loga for their infant son

#’s 7 & 8: traditional rhythms allure

Disc 2:

1, 2, 5, 6 (instrumental), 7

African Party

To celebrate Putumayo’s 15^th anniversary, African Party features inspirational African musicians who have released albums on the Putumayo label. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this album will go to HOPEHIV to strengthen the ability to support African children who have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS.

comments / tracks of interest:

#1: string and brass band incorporated in Guinean music remixed

#2: singer and dancer who is part of the band Fatala

#3: respected rumba soukous guitarist

#4: cool and pleasant

#5: fronted by 3 young women vocalists

#6: praises his parents for raising 9 children in a difficult environment

#7: Afro-pop

#8: marimba and mbira, teacher of ethnomusicology in WA

#9: one of S. Africa’s best guitarists accompanied

*#10: a legend in Angola, influences by Brazilian music

Julie Fowlis

Culidh (KOOL-ee)