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Prophesy
Asian artist Sawhney has always dealt in musical fusions, and Prophesy, his fifth album, is his most ambitious yet. It became a worldwide odyssey, recording the words and beats of everyone from Nelson Mandela to a Chicago cab driver. He went to ...
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£2.87
Devotional Songs
Recorded in the wake of the late Khan's triumphant performance at the 1985 WOMAD festival, this 10-track collection features the lighter, folkier side of the Pakistani classical music singer's repertoire. Accompanied by his nine-member "party" on ...
£5.27
Lullaby for the Moon: Japanese Music for Koto & Shakuhachi
Two of the most redolent sounds of Japanese art music are the shakuhachi (end-blown bamboo flute) and the koto (long zither). This praiseworthy mid-price anthology, based on recordings previously issued by Toshiba EMI, brings together various ...
£4.21
India - the Raga Guide: a Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas
These four CDs tucked into a meaty, comprehensive book portray and explain the different histories, tonalities, and rhythms of 74 of Hindu's most common ragas. The raga, a musical form of ancient Hindustani prayer and poetry, has been the cornerstone ...
£31.66
Star Rise
This 1997 CD of remixes, intended as a celebration by various young UK Asian musicians of the work of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, became a poignant tribute when news of Nusrat's premature death was announced as the record was being completed. Drawing on ...
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Mustt Mustt
The late, great Pakistani Qawwali singer's first collaboration with producer/guitarist Michael Brook took the passionate, gymnastic tenor out of tradition and into trip-hop nation. Recorded at Peter Gabriel's expansive Real World Studios, the album ...
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Night Song
Canadian experimental guitarist Brook and the late, "shining star of Qawwal" come together for a second time to bring the music of Pakistan into a creative new realm. If you are a traditionalist who wants nothing but Pakistani music, stay away. ...
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£3.75
Arabia: The Women's Voice
It can't be said too often that music is one of the best bridges between the West and the Arab world: the 11 singers featured in Arabia: The Women's Voice are ambassadors for peace. And in the case of Oum Kalthoum, even across Arab-Israeli battle ...
£4.24
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