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At The Gates Of The Citadel 5:32 Cairo Blues 8:47 Last Words By The Temple 7:48 Morocco Dance 6:20 Derwood Green 6:07 El Moulid 6:46 Praying For Rain 7:02 Emerald Minarets In A Sea Of Stars 5:40 Sunrise Over Giza 6:12 Immortal Egypt 6:17 Immortal Egypt
For this compilation I have focused on alternative/indie artists and tracks that may not be that well known but still worthy of a listen. The original album the tracks are from is in brackets. As per my usual "criteria" for EPIC tracks, they are between 5 to 10 minutes in length. 1 Birds - Emilíana Torrini - (Me And Armini) 6:24 2 Needs - Collective Soul - (Dosage) 5:22 3 Polyserena (With Improv.…
Roby Lakatos (born 1965) is a violinist from Hungary who combines jazz, classical and Hungarian Romani music. Lakatos was born into a family of Romani violinists descended from János Bihari, a composer who influenced Brahms and Liszt. He was introduced to music as a child. When he was nine years old, he made his public debut as first violinist in a Romani band. In 1984 he won first prize for…
Babamadu were an ethno funk and jazz trio led by percussionist and composer Biboul Darouiche . Originally from Cameroon, Biboul moved to Paris in the early 90's where he played and worked on CD productions with various artists including Roy Ayers, Klaus Doldingers Passport, Al di Meola, Paquito de Riviera, Graham Haynes, Kurtis Blow, Jazz Baltica Essemble, Pee Wee Ellis and Harald Haerter just to…
1 Drive Drive Drive - Rosie Flores - (Simple Case of the Blues) 2 Some Change - Boz Scaggs - (Some Change) 3 Tribute To Muddy - Johnny Winter - (The Progressive Blues Experiment) 4 Ain't Gone 'N' Give Up On Love - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - (Soul To Soul) 5 Boogie - Chain - (Toward The Blues) 6 Same Old Blues Again - John Lee Hooker - (Boom Boom) 7 I'm Gettin' Long Alright - Memphis…
São Paulo Ska Jazz is a Brazilian ska-jazz band formed by musicians of the pop and jazz scene in São Paulo. It was created between the years of 2007 and 2008 by Marcelo Calderazzo (bassist and producer). The band released their first album in 2009, entitled São Paulo Ska Jazz . In 2010, they were selected by the German label MadButcher to participate in the compilation V.A. Skannibal Party Volume…
For these compilations I've selected an eclectic mix of funk, soul, jazz, R'n'B, reggae, electronica and blues tracks. The one thread in common is that they are all cool and groovy! Cool Grooves Vol.1: 1 Gut Bucket - James Brown 2 I've Never Found a Man to Love - Lavelle White 3 New Music - Truby Trio 4 San Ho Zay - Freddie King 5 Sierra - Kade Brown Trio 6 The Road to Benares - Thunderball 7 Wait…
Paris By Day 12.00 P.M 1-01 Troublemakers– Hum Hum 1-02 Llorca– The End (Hepop Original) 1-03 Zimpala– Doo You Bop 1-04 Sporto Kantes– Mundo 1-05 Da Taz*– Deepur 1-06 Gotan Project– Last Tango In Paris 1-07 Emmanuel Santarromana– Chinese Bubbles 1-08 Stereo Action Unlimited– Lovelight 1-09 Jeanne Moreau– Le Tourbillon 1-10 Le Tone– Bitter Crop 1-11 Cam*– Love, God, Weed 1-12 The Mighty Bop–…
Known as "The King of Belly Dance Music," George Abdo and his Flames of Araby Orchestra combine Syrian, Lebanese, Egyptian, Armenian, Greek, and Turkish musical traditions to create a uniquely American belly dance soundscape. Abdo's music is based on the repertoire, instrumentation, and performance styles of the Middle East while also incorporating influences from American pop and jazz. A…
1-1 Sting– Fields Of Gold 1-2 The Cranberries– Linger 1-3 Norah Jones– Come Away With Me 1-4 Roxy Music– Avalon 1-5 Annie Lennox– Why 1-6 The Pretenders– Hymn To Her 1-7 Lou Reed– Perfect Day 1-8 Sarah McLachlan– Angel 1-9 Simply Red– Holding Back The Years 1-10 Lisa Loeb– Stay (I Missed You) 1-11 Kings Of Convenience– I Don't Know What I Can Save You From 1-12 Groove Armada– At The River 1-13 Bic…
This is the second of a series of compilations of random tracks from my music collection that feature various themes and genres. ("EPIC" refers to the length of the actual track, and my criteria is that the tracks be of a considerable length, at least 5 minutes and a maximum of around 15 minutes (with a few exceptions here and there). I have chosen tracks that are interesting to listen to without…
Celtic Twilight 1 1 John Doan– Farewell 3:55 2 Steve McDonald– Eastlander 4:01 3 Bill Douglas– Diamond Dance 2:40 4 Joanie Madden– Women Of Ireland 4:16 5 Mychael Danna– Deirdre Of The Sorrows 4:53 6 Bill Douglas– Windhorse 3:06 7 Bill Douglas– Sweet Rain 4:27 8 John Boswell– Skye Boat Song 5:37 9 Radhika Miller– Origins 3:34 10 Alasdair Fraser– Lassie With The Golden Hair 3:11 11 Loreena…
1:01 Adrian Sherwood– Hari Up Hari 1:02 Bobby McFerrin– Monks/The Shepherd 1:03 Lucas Razgallah– Sunrise 1:04 Tama – Snimbe 1:05 Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble– The Vanishing Breed 1:06 Susana Baca– Cardo O Ceniza (Thistle Or Ashes) 1:07 Afro Celt Sound System– Go On Through 1:08 Geoffrey Oryema– Dancing Steps (Ballad) 1:09 Yuri Mrakadi– Taali Nahjour El Arda 1:10 The Fearsome Brave*–…
Released: 2006 Genre: Electronic, Rock, Latin, Pop, Folk, World, & Country Style: Chanson, Alternative Rock, Pachanga, Fado, Bluegrass, Tango, Laïkó, Synth-pop, Folk 1 Pauline Croze– Tita 3:19 2 Vinicio Capossela– Si È Spento Il Sole 2:24 3 Amparanoia– Puerto Claridad 4:01 4 Jorge Fernando– Velho Fado 3:52 5 Alison Brown– Look Left 2:09 6 Ana Laan– Para El Dolor 2:59 7 Melingo – Sin Luna 2:37 8…
This is the first of a series of compilations of tracks from my music collection that will feature various themes and genres. For this collection "EPIC" refers to the length of the actual track, and my criteria is that the tracks be of a considerable length, at least 5 minutes and a maximum of around 12 minutes. I have chosen tracks that are interesting to listen to without be repetitive or boring…
The Muzsikás Ensemble was founded in 1973 modelling the early village peasant ensembles, the "muzskás"-es (music-makers) and they reflect the same world of sound. They have learned authentic music-making from the presently existing village orchestras and musicians. On their first LP, "Living Hungarian Folk Music 1", they performed tunes collected from several regions of Hungarian-speaking areas.…
Harem is a Turkish percussion group that specializes in high-energy drumming, incorporating instruments like the darbuka, bendir and zils. They create music with a blend of traditional Turkish percussion and world percussion instruments such as the djembe and tabla. The group is known for its dynamic performances and their music has been released on albums like Rhythm Colour, Harem II (Time Of…