The Country, Folk & World Recommendation Thread

[Audiophendron]

Up until March 15, 2020, I was a concert stagehand on the Texas Red Dirt Music circuit. Not only have I heard the best of this genre, but I have also talked with a bunch of the stars.
You all did state the obvious ones, but I feel like Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real should always follow Willie Nelson on the list. Then there's the Marcus King Band, Particle Kid (the other Nelson son), Bones Malone, Charley Crockett, the Avett Brothers, Turnpike Troubadors, Ryan Bingham, Shakey Graves, and the list goes on.

I was 3 and was with my parents at the Townes Van Zandt show that became the double "Live at the Old Quarter in Houston, Texas." I bought the record at Wax Trax (no exclamation) in Denver. Kind of a personal full circle.

[Safar]

Frank Zappa: "Ivo's album of wedding music, played first thing in the morning, provides thorough and long-lasting attitude adjustment for the busy executive."

Ivo Papasov - Dance of the Falcon (Kaba Zurna)




Pitch Black Process feat. Hayko Cepkin - Zahid Bizi Tan Eyleme




Gaye Su Akyol - Gamzedeyim Deva Bulmam

[Safar]

From Bulgaria and Turkey to Greece

Giorgos Krasanakis - My Sun





Michalis Stavroulakis/Voula Strataki - For you I was born





Giorgis Fasoulas Costas Kallergis - The Plane Trees

[Safar]

Eastern Thai Instrumental Music

No Chanon Chinnarach - Mo lam




Northern Thai Instrumental Music

Khamla Thanyaporn คําหล้า ธัญยพร - Album: คีตาล้านนา Rhythm of Lanna

[adidasss]

Originally Posted by Safar

Eastern Thai Instrumental Music

No Chanon Chinnarach - Mo lam

This was pretty cool, thanks.

[Safar]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junun_(album)

"Junun is a 2015 album by the Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur, the English composer and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, and the Indian ensemble the Rajasthan Express.
It was produced by Greenwood and engineered and mixed by Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich. The recording of the album, in Mehrangarh Fort in Rajasthan, India,
is the subject of a documentary by Paul Thomas Anderson, released in October 2015."

Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood, and the Rajasthan Express - Allah Elohim




Cashmere singer - songwriter Vibha Saraf and Dapu Khan from Rajasthan , who died March 2021. The singer playing his mellifluous Kamaicha.

Dapu Khan, Vibha Saraf | Santosh J, Mukta Bhatt - Mumal

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U._Srinivas

"He was the first musician to use the electric mandolin in Carnatic music: he modified the electric western instrument,
using five single strings instead of the traditional four doubled strings to suit the Carnatic pitch, raga system,
and especially gamakas, or nuanced oscillations."

U. Shrinivas - Hidden Trails




The rediscovering of Beverly Glenn-Copeland recordings by a Japanes music collector a few years ago,
triggered a new interest in his music around the world. Good thing.

Beverly Glenn-Copeland - La Vita

[Safar]

From Burkina Faso.

Victor Démé -Djôn'Maya




From Ethiopia.

Tigist Fantahun - Tizita (Longing)




From South Africa.

Kabza De Small - Ilog Drum (feat. Daliwonga)

[Safar]

From Algeria.

Hasna el Becharia - Hakmet lakdar




Humorous folk - rock from Russia.

Otava Yo - (Cossack's lezginka)




One of the most popular songs in Russia.

Pelagea - Oy, da ne vecher

[Lisnaholic]

As has happened before, my exploration in music is just playing catch-up to Psy-Fi:

Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

YĪN YĪN - The Rabbit That Hunts Tigers (2019)

Debut album from YĪN YĪN out of Maastricht, Netherlands. Instrumental music with a Southeast Asian vibe mixed with a bit of retro 70's disco. Sounds like it could be the soundtrack to a martial arts action movie.

A quality blend of styles, although I could've done without a nod to the BeeGees which is mercifully short and only turns up right at the end:



Nerd notes for searchers: the MB search function is a strange beast.
When I searched for Yin Yin, the response was "Sorry, no matches found. The following words were too short to be included in the search: yin, yin" I found Psy-Fi's post by putting in "yinyin" instead, which turned out to be more productive than "yin effin yin is what I'm looking for you idiot!".