The Country, Folk & World Recommendation Thread

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Music has always been an important part of my life. I was born in Lima, Peru, and grew up in the rain forests of northeastern Peru. At an early age I began learning the traditional and popular music of the region as well as of the neighboring countries Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil.

Ciro Hurtado - Pobre Palomita (Peru)

A mystical, consciousness-expanding journey into Afro-Ecuadorian folklore, Juyungo (Afro-Indigenous Music From The North-Western Andes) is a collection of field recordings and live takes of various artists and bands nested in the Esmeraldas province, most of them marimba players and master percussionists.

bandcamp: Rosa Huila - Andarele (Ecuador)

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We are the crumbs (Las Migas) of the bread that is flamenco. Las Migas are inspired by traditional flamenco, but go beyond its language. The Barcelona-based musicians from Andalusia and Catalonia bring two guitars, a violin, a cajón, extraordinary voices and their accumulated experience to the music. “The music of Las Migas blends flamenco with Latin American elements, pop and folk sounds and a jazzy note in an inimitable way to create a melodious whole.”

Las Migas - BULERÍAS DE LA ZARZAMORA (Spain)

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The daughter of flamenco maestro Enrique Morente and dancer Aurora Carbonell grew up among flamenco artists and has internalized its soul since early childhood.
It is therefore not so much the big name that makes Estrella Morente so successful, but rather her deep emotional connection to the music, which allows her to combine traditional influences with modern trends and create a unique musical experience that goes beyond flamenco, a magical moment.

Estrella Morente - En lo alto del cerro (Tangos) (Spain)

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Manuel Pareja-Obregón García (Seville, May 4, 1933-ibidem, July 24, 1995) was a Spanish musician and composer. His compositions include sevillanas and fandangos de Huelva, having participated in the introduction of Andalusian popular music into mass culture, introducing orchestral arrangements where previously only guitar and palillos (drumsticks) were played. In addition to being a musician, he was also a sculptor.

Manuel Pareja-Obregón García (Composer) - Sevillanas de Triana (Spain)


The first beats of "Spells" could be fast Flamenco rhythm, couldn`t it?

"Spells" provides the 12-minute climax to Nils’ main set, its percussive pitter patter, sparkling synths and disembodied choral voices ultimately congregating like a luminous cloud of butterflies.

Nils Frahm - Spells [Paris] (Germany)