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Elvis Costello

•→http://genius.com/search?q=elvis+costello⇐ φ Elvis Costello ⇓ Oliver’s Army ⇐

Don’t start me talking – I could talk all night My mind goes sleepwalking While I’m putting the world to right Called careers information – Have you got yourself an occupation? Oliver’s army is here to stay – Oliver’s army are on their way […]

Robert Wyatt + Kevin Ayers

•→http://www.strongcomet.com/wyatt/

◊ → ‘SHIPBUILDING’ ↓ [Elvis Costello & Clive Langer]

[released back in 1982 as a protest against the war which broke out between Britain and Argentina]

Is it worth it? A new winter coat and shoes for the wife And a bicycle on the boy’s birthday It’s just a rumour that was spread […]

Sting + David Bowie

¤   S T I N G

«Desert Rose»  is noted for Sting‘s duet performance with Algerian raï singer Cheb Mami, creating a distinct world music feel to the song. It also has a popular music video featuring Sting taking a trip through the Mojave Desert in a Jaguar S-Type and then going to a nightclub in Las Vegas, Nevada to perform the song with Cheb Mami.

P. Hammill + P. Gabriel

¤ Peter Hammill ⇓

Δ The birds ↑

Spring came far too early this year: May flowers blooming in February. Should I be sad for the month, or glad for the sky? The birds don’t know which way to sing and, my friend, neither do I. Two days ago, a […]

Marianne Faithfull + Sandy Denny

∞ Ismael Lo & Marianne Faithfull ↓ ‘Without Blame’

Toutes les femmes sont des reines … But some are more eager than others.Some shatter a man’s dream By breaking away from their lover. Cette chanson pour cette reine Qui dit à son roi, «Maintenant … I am gone, gone with […]

The Who

•→http://genius.com/search?q=the+who⇐

People try to put us d-down (Talkin’ ‘bout my generation) Just because we get around (Talkin’ ‘bout my generation) Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin’ ‘bout my generation) I hope I die before I get old (Talkin’ ‘bout my generation) This is my generation – This is my […]

The Rolling Stones

♦→ The Rolling Stones «Charlie is my Darling» – Ireland 1965

What was once rumor is now fact as ABKCO Films presents a brand new cut, meticulously restored and fully-realized version of this first-ever, legendary but never released film. Shot by Peter Whitehead on a quick […]

Peter Blegvad & Andy Partridge

♦ ♦ Two clips from the album ‘Gonwards’ released in October 2012 . Film by Stu Rowe & Andy Partridge . Body drawings by Peter Blegvad

♦ ‘SACRED OBJECTS’ ↓ by Peter Blegvad & Andy Partridge

First thing in the morning, last thing at night, sacred objects come to light.

Sacred objects once were […]

Krautrock

¤ «Krautrock – The Rebirth of Germany»: This BBC Four documentary looks at how a radical generation of musicians created a new German musical identity out of the cultural ruins of war.

Between 1968 and 1977 bands like Neu!, Can, Faust and Kraftwerk would look beyond western rock and roll […]

Linton Kwesi Johnson

LKJ (born in Jamaica, 24 August 1952) is a UK-based dub poet. In 2002 he became the second living poet, and the only black poet, to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series. His performance poetry involves the recitation of his own verse in Jamaican Patois over dub-reggae, usually written in collaboration […]

Talvin Singh + Nitin Sawhney …

Creator of an innovative fusion of Indian bhangra music and drum’n’bass electronica, Talvin Singh was classically trainedon the tabla but rejected most of his learning when he founded the Anokha club night at East London’s Blue Note. Singh grew up in Leytonstone, and though he began playing tabla at the age of five, […]

Türkiye تركيا

Baba Zula, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Burhan Öcal, Erkan Ogur, Mercan Dede, Kudsi Erguner . . .

¤ Baba Zula is a Turkish group that draws on traditional Turkish music, electronica, and rock to create a sound they call «Oriental Dub.» The music captures a unique vision of their hometown of Istanbul.

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Djivan Gasparyan + Lévon Minassian

→http://www.jivanduduk.com/ ⇒

•→ songlines.co.uk//a-beginners-guide/djivan-gasparyan ⇐

♦ Djivan Gasparyan ↓ ‘Eshkhemed’ ←

♦ ‘I Will Not Be Sad In This World’ ⇓

∞ Father & son ⇒

¤ Erkan Oğur & Djivan Gasparyan ↓ [‘Fuad’ – 2001]

∇ ‘Yemen’ ⇓

Havada bulut yok, bu […]

Azam Ali اعظم علی + Sussan Deyhim

♦ Azam Ali ↓ ‘NAMI NAMI’ [Montreal]

نامي نامي يا صغيري تانغفى عا لحاصيري نامي عالعتيمي تا تنزاح الغيمي ويصير عنا ضو كبير يضوي عا كل الجيري

بكرة بيك جاي حامل غلت الليمون بيجبلك تنورة وشال تاتدفي في كانون يا زغطورة الحندقة شعرك أسود ومنقى واللي حبك بيبوسك […]

Senegal

♣  Youssou N’Dour . . .  Cheikh Lô . . . Baaba Maal

¤  Born in 1959 in Dakar, Senegal, Youssou N’Dour is a a singer, percussionist, songwriter, composer, occasional actor, businessman and a politician. In 2004, Rolling Stone described him as, perhaps the most famous singer alive in Senegal and much of Africa. […]

Geoffrey Oryema_Rokia Traoré_Salif Keita

From Uganda, the source of his musical roots. His work, however, has been inspired by a myriad of styles – a fully realised absorption of Western pop, African traditions and the creative need to define a very personal musical identity.

Oryema was born in Soroti, to the east […]

Fela Kuti + Ali Farka Touré

♦ Finding Fela! ⇓ Official Trailer (2014) – Documentary

Φ Music Is The Weapon ⇒

♦ Filmed in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1982, this 53-minute documentary mixes footage of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti (1938-1997) performing at his Shrine nightclub, interviews with the controversial musician, […]

Sand Sea بحر رمال ‘BaHr Remaal’

◊ → Yair Dalal – ‘Al Ol’ ↓ Live in the desert

♦ → Yair Dalal with Jaffa Road ↓ ‘Perfume Road Love Song’ [2010]

∇ ‘Imidiwan’ ⇓

∇ ‘Sastanàqqàm’ ⇓

•→ Live performance at 2004 Womad […]

عمرو دياب Amr Diab شاب مامي Cheb Mami

Δ ‘Moush Hade’af’ ⇑ Ana mosh hadaaf tanny osadik – Ana mosh hargaa bos waria . . . Orbik andy zay baadik, Yany khalas mosh faraa ma-aya Tiftikrini, aou tinsini, Maba-ash feekee shek yegreenee . . . El ayam elana eshtaha, Wayaki enset-ha. Ayam adid, laa krihtaha, Walaa habit-ha . . . Ess-hy we […]

Indian Vibes . . .

◊ ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ ↓ Monsoon [1982] • Sheila Chandra: Vocals; • Steve Coe: Piano, Percussion & Backing Vocals • Martin Smith: Guitars, Indian Percussion & Backing Vocals; • Bill Nelson: Guitars & Bass; • David Balfe: Keyboards; • Merrick: Drums & Keyboards; • Dinesh: Tabla; • Preston Hayman: Gamalan

Turn off your […]