Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu [1994]

Talking Timbuktu is a groundbreaking record that vividly illustrates the Africa-Blues connection in real time. Ali Farka Toure, one of Mali's leading singer-guitarists, has a trance-like, bluesy style that, although deeply rooted in Malian tradition, bears astonishing similarity to that of John Lee Hooker or even Canned Heat. It's a mono-chordal vamp, with repetitive song lines cut with shards of blistering solo runs that shimmer like a desert mirage. Toure may be conversant with some blues artists, but it is unlikely that artists like Hooker or Robert Pete Williams ever heard these Malian roots, which makes the connection so uncanny. Ry Cooder, well versed in domestic and world guitar styles, is the perfect counterpoint in these extended songs/jams, his sinewy slide guitar intertwining with his partner's in a super world summit without barriers or borders.Derek Rath

Track List of Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu :

1. Bonde
2. Soukora
3. Gomni
4. Sega
5. Amandrai
6. Lasidan
7. Keito
8. Banga
9. Ai Du
10. Diaraby

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Andrea Bocelli - Sentimento

The international crossover success of tenor Andrea Bocelli has spawned any number of imitators on both sides of the Atlantic. But this collection of romantic arias and duets with violinist-conductor Lorin Maazel (who also arranges and helms the London Symphony Orchestra here) proves once again that the classical canon still offers ample room for compelling reinvention without nettlesome pop affectations. In reviving a genre (violin and vocal) largely dormant since the days of Caruso, Bocelli has taken some rewarding liberties with Rodrigo's "En Aranjuez can ta amor" and forged Liszt's familiar Liebestraume No. 3 into "Sogno D'Amore" with new, self-penned lyrics. Maazel's warm, evocative violin obligatos and sensitive, sympathetic arrangements infuse this tenor's showcase not only with unabashed romance, but as their lively romp through Tosti's "Malia" demonstrates, a sense of joyous fun. An album for romantics of all ages and persuasions--and one that gratifyingly demonstrates that crossing over is hardly the same as selling out. Enhanced CD includes a mini-documentary with comments by Bocelli and Maazel, as well as links to a more comprehensive interview with the tenor. --Jerry McCulley

Track List of Andrea Bocelli - Sentimento

1. En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor - Rodrigo
2. Mattinata - Leoncavallo
3. Barcarolle - Offenbach
4. Lalba Separa Dalla Luce L'ombra - Tosti
5. Soyno D' Amore - Liszt
6. La Serenata - Tosti
7. Lultima Canzone - Tosti
8. Malia - Tosti
9. La danza - Rossini
10. Deale - Tosti
11. Soyno - Tosti
12. Plaisir D' Amour - Martini
13. Musica Proibita - Gastaldon
14. Occhi Ditata - Denza
15. Avuchella - Tosti
16. Vorrei Mozize! - Tosti
17. Non T' Amo Piu! - Tosti

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Manitas de Plata - Flamenco on Fire [2000]

Manitas de Plata (Little Hands of Silver), or Ricardo Baliardo by his real name, was in the 1960s one of the most renowned flamenco guitarists in the world, and continues to be highly esteemed by aficionados of flamenco. ...

Track List of Manitas de Plata - Flamenco on Fire

1. Soleares
2. El No No
3. Por Alegrias
4. Danse De Manitas
5. Una Torentas
6. Guitarra De Camarque
7. Rumbas Gitanas
8. Boulerias
9. Ay Que Te Quiero
10. Castagna
11. Rumba De Espana

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Galactica Phantom - From The New Galaxy (2007)

GENRE: Power Metal (Japan)

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