The Folk And International Roots album club

Lisnaholic · 06-13-2012, 09:14 AM

"Blissfully obsessed" !! That`s a great expression ! I`m glad you are enjoying it so much - for me too it is something truely exceptional.
Anyway, it looks set to win the current poll, so lets hope that it generates at least some debate or comment.

Stephen · 06-18-2012, 10:36 PM

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Ry Cooder & Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (1992)

Either this album or a later collaboration with Jerry Douglas. This one seems easier to find.

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I actually preferred the sound of the Jerry Douglas collaboration Bourbon & Rosewater but it seems hard to come by.

I guess the difference between these two albums is that on A Meeting by the River Ry Cooder more or less simply accompanies Vishwa Mohan Bhatt but on Bourbon & Rosewater they kind of meet in the middle for a more interesting (at least to me) fusion of styles.

**Frownland** · 07-08-2012, 09:18 PM

I'll nominate "Neshamah" by Tim Sparks. It's a nice solo acoustic guitar album that explores several different types of traditional Jewish music with some jazzy themes.

Lisnaholic · 07-08-2012, 10:32 PM

Thanks, Frownland : we haven`t had a solo piano album before, so this makes for a very interesting nomination. I think Janszoon is going to change the poll for us, so that Tim Sparks features in the latest poll.
I`m going to post your album in the poll thread now.

EDIT : Thanks for fixing the poll, Janszoon !

**Frownland** · 07-08-2012, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Thanks, Frownland : we haven`t had a solo piano album before, so this makes for a very interesting nomination. I think Janszoon is going to change the poll for us, so that Tim Sparks features in the latest poll.

(It's a guitar piece

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Lisnaholic · 07-08-2012, 10:47 PM

Yeah, I just noticed that too. I saw the album cover and I read what I expected to read !

Stephen · 07-11-2012, 09:47 PM

Toumani Diabaté - The Mandé Variations (2008)

Featuring Toumani Diabaté playing solo kora. This video has some background on the musician and on the kora.

Stephen · 07-12-2012, 08:56 PM

Another Toumani Diabaté but this time in a nice bit of Brazilian fusion.

Arnaldo Antunes, Edgard Scandurra & Toumani Diabaté - A Curva Da Cintura (2012)

If you can only use one of my nominations this round I'll leave it to you to pick your favourite. I like the solo Toumani Diabaté but this one is maybe a little more varied.

Lisnaholic · 07-15-2012, 06:37 PM

Thanks, stp ! They both look like interesting albums, so I`m not sure which one to pick. If no-one else chips in with an opinion, maybe we should go with the one that`s easiest to get hold of. What do you think ?

Stephen · 07-15-2012, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Thanks, stp ! They both look like interesting albums, so I`m not sure which one to pick. If no-one else chips in with an opinion, maybe we should go with the one that`s easiest to get hold of. What do you think ?

Maybe just stick with my first nomination of The Mande Variations. It's probably the stronger of the two.

06-13-2012, 09:14 AM	#51 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	"Blissfully obsessed" !! That`s a great expression ! I`m glad you are enjoying it so much - for me too it is something truely exceptional. Anyway, it looks set to win the current poll, so lets hope that it generates at least some debate or comment. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

07-08-2012, 09:18 PM	#53 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I'll nominate "Neshamah" by Tim Sparks. It's a nice solo acoustic guitar album that explores several different types of traditional Jewish music with some jazzy themes. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

07-08-2012, 10:32 PM	#54 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Thanks, Frownland : we haven`t had a solo piano album before, so this makes for a very interesting nomination. I think Janszoon is going to change the poll for us, so that Tim Sparks features in the latest poll. I`m going to post your album in the poll thread now. EDIT : Thanks for fixing the poll, Janszoon ! __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953 Last edited by Lisnaholic; 07-09-2012 at 11:45 AM.

07-08-2012, 10:47 PM	#56 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Yeah, I just noticed that too. I saw the album cover and I read what I expected to read ! __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

07-15-2012, 06:37 PM	#59 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Thanks, stp ! They both look like interesting albums, so I`m not sure which one to pick. If no-one else chips in with an opinion, maybe we should go with the one that`s easiest to get hold of. What do you think ? __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

07-11-2012, 09:47 PM	#57 (permalink)
Stephen I sleep in your hat Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Melbourne, Vic. Aus. Posts: 1,847	Toumani Diabaté - The Mandé Variations (2008) Featuring Toumani Diabaté playing solo kora. This video has some background on the musician and on the kora.

07-12-2012, 08:56 PM	#58 (permalink)
Stephen I sleep in your hat Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Melbourne, Vic. Aus. Posts: 1,847	Another Toumani Diabaté but this time in a nice bit of Brazilian fusion. Arnaldo Antunes, Edgard Scandurra & Toumani Diabaté - A Curva Da Cintura (2012) If you can only use one of my nominations this round I'll leave it to you to pick your favourite. I like the solo Toumani Diabaté but this one is maybe a little more varied.