Every two weeks the
Folk
And
International
Roots Album Club votes for an album that they will listen to and discuss in the coming weeks.
Anyone can vote in this poll, but if you vote, please follow through and be ready to discuss whichever album wins the poll.
Happy to say that we have seven exotic albums to choose between this week. Rather sadly, though, I feel we should be putting this first album from stp, with its beautiful cover photo, on LAST CHANCE status :-
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Originally Posted by fazstp
On the international side this is a rather peaceful diversion from Armenia featuring the duduk (a traditional reed woodwind). Not particularly ground breaking but a kind of melancholy beauty.
Songs From a World Apart - Lévon Minassian and Armand Amar.
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^ So it`s LAST CHANCE for Lèvon Minassian and Armand Amar. Vote for them now if you don`t want them to disappear back into the obscurity from which stp rescued them !
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Originally Posted by Jack Pat
Oh, I'll go ahead and nominate Dark Country Magic by Big Blood. It's an incredibly catchy, well-written psychedelic folk album with experimental tendencies.
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Zion Roots by Abyssinia Infinite (2003)
From the oozing sax of the opener, Bati Bati, to the gentle pulsing loop of the closer, Ethiopia, Gigi`s seductive voice leads us through some beautifully produced traditional East African music.
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Greenhouse by Leo Kottke (1972)
OK, it`s been around a long time - in fact it`s been around since before Americana was a commonly used term - but this is still my favourite LK album. He covers a couple of Fahey compositions, but with this album it`s tempting to say that the student has outstripped the master; seven tracks of sparkling, unadorned acoustic guitar and four vocal tracks
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Originally Posted by Frownland
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.
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Originally Posted by stp
Toumani Diabaté - The Mandé Variations (2008)
Featuring Toumani Diabaté playing solo kora. This video has some background on the musician and on the kora.
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Originally Posted by Frownland
I'll nominate Mayo Thompson's "Corky's Debt to His Father". It's a fantastic album by one of the Red Krayola's founding members and is essentially folk rock that blends together several different genres and is a fantastic listen, even for those who aren't fans of his later post punk work.
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Thanks as always to everyone who makes the effort to share their enthusiasm for FAIR music here.
Now let`s get voting ....