miscellaneous

2000A Ethnic Series—Pan Glossary #1
An introduction (as well as condensed liner notes) to the various musics that PAN Records Ethnic Series pays attention to. For more complete liner notes, the booklets of the original CDs should be consulted. 69+ min, ADD/DDD, 8-p. booklet.

2000B The Wedding: East Europe and Central Asia—Pan Glossary #2
Wedding music and rituals; an introduction to the various musics in our Ethnic Series.
74+ min, ADD/DDD, 8-p. booklet.
...The accompanying booklet describes the customs surrounding the music of each culture. (Most budget releases give very little information). The music and packaging of this disc is excellent... (Festival Distribution, Vancouver, September 1995).

2000C Rhythm tracks: Percussion and drums worldwide—Pan Glossary #3
Percussion and rhythms; an introduction to the various musics in our Ethnic Series.
60+ min, ADD/DDD, 8-p. booklet.

2000D Strings: Plucked strings around the world—PAN Glossary #4 
Stringed instruments; an introduction to the various musics in our Ethnic Series. There are thousands of different kinds of string instruments. Some are unique for certain areas, others occur in places half a world apart. This compilation CD is not a comparison of musical traditions and string instruments of the world, but rather gives an introduction and a description of several of those traditions and instruments. 70+ min, ADD/DDD, 8-p. booklet.

1205 Polynesia. PAN Glossary #5
The long awaited choice of musicologist and sound recordist Ad Linkels, who compiled 17 CDs for PAN Records in the Anthology of Pacific Music. This is his private selection of Pacific recordings made between 1980 and 2002. 68+ min., 12-page booklet in English.

1206 Mountain Echo-Jew's harps around the world. PAN Glossary #6
Featuring Ånon Egeland, Menabepf, Ma Guoguo, Randy Raine-Reusch, and others.
With introductory notes by Tran Quang Hai.
This CD contains recordings of Jew's harps from Venezuela, Papua Niugini, Tonga, The Netherlands, Hungary, Belarus, Sicily, Sakha, (Russian Federation), Tuva (Russian Federation),, Mongolia, Sarawak (Malaysia), Flores (Indonesia), Siberut (Indonesia), Kyrgyzstan, Bashkortostan (Russian Federation), Sakhalin (Russian Federation), Yunnan (China), Norway, Canada, Nias (Indonesia), USA, Nunavik (Canada).
74+ min., 20-page booklet. UPC 713958120620.

1990 This CD accompanies the book “Folk songs of Southern Jiangsu, China”.
Field recordings 1986 - 1992 by Antoinet Schimmelpenninck and Frank Kouwenhoven, Chime Foundation, Leiden, Netherlands.
The CD is only available with the book.

1995 Viva Brazil.
Sampler CD with five bands from The Netherlands with Brazilian repertoire: Bacan, O Septeto, Alvorada, Batida, Treme Terra. 8-page booklet with bands’ information. 61+ min.

1996 Planet Flanders—Music of Allochthones in Flanders
The Intercultural Centre for Migrants and the project Open Cultural Centres have taken the iniative to produce this sampler to promote allochthonous bands and ensembles from Flanders. Amongst others he CD includes songs of Weshm, El Khouloud, Marwan Zoueini, Tezerdi, Largo and N’Faly Kouyaté. 68+ min, ADD/DDD, 20-p. booklet.

1997 Warande Express.
Theater “De Warande” in Turnhout, Belgium recorded its series of worldmusic concerts in the season 1995/96. This is a selection of those live-recordings. Bisserov sisters, Ay-Kherel, Uvaliska Grupa, Manolis Pappos, Weshm, Raul Barboza, Dhruba Ghosh, Taraf de Haidouks, Les Ghitans de Rajasthan, Kálman Balogh, Rancapino & José Herrera. 70+ min. 12-page booklet in Dutch.




9901 Hans van Koolwijk—Bambuso Sonoro
Hans van Koolwijk designs and constructs musical instruments. Van Koolwijk’s life work is the Bambuso Sonoro. It consists of a battery of bamboo flutes, aspirated by a ventilator linked with a specially developed system that provides a variegated wind supply. Valves, keys and membranes influence the tone structure, sometimes with subtlety, at other times with vehemence. Totally new timbres can be created by adjustments to the air supply, the valve system or the number of flutes over which the air is divided, and sometimes it looks as if the flutes are leading an own life, like a living organism. 71+ min, DDD.
...The most immediate comparison is with the organ of classical tradition; but the 11 tracks on Bambuso Sonoro are something more: a listening experience beyond the horizon of what you already knew, and an opening journey towards new expression languages... (Giovanni Pietro Scazzola, l‘Ovadese, 21/10/99).




 

 international series

032 This CD accompanies the book: “Irina Raspopova’s method of voice training in folk styles of Russian polyphony”. 96 practice examples. Not separately available.

033 This CD accompanies the book “Brass Unbound. Secret children of the colonial brass band”, by R. Boonzajer Flaes.
Brass bands accompanied the armies that colonised Africa, Asia and America. Local musicians quickly discovered that their instruments could also be used for more than just European music. Anthropologist Rob Boonzajer Flaes shows how brass band music was picked up and changed into African highlife, Indian and Nepalese band parties, Surinamese winti bands and Indonesian bamboo and zinc orchestras. Previously published in Dutch as “Bewogen Koper” by ‘De Balie’, the English edition now makes this fascinating phenomenon accessible to an international audience.
ISBN 90 6832 278 8. Hardcover; 165 pp.; ill.; CD included.
“Brass Unbound” is sold out, “Bewogen Koper” is still available via PAN Records.

034 Mumbai Dub Company—Dreams of India
This is a project of Dhroeh Nankoe, a Hindustani/Indian singer/musician originating from Surinam. Versatile as he is, he has broadened his already wide range of musical accomplishments even further. With his project, the Mumbai Dub Company, he has entered the realms of modern dance music. This CD-single contains two long tracks, one drum & bass track and one Goa-trance track, flavoured with typical Indian ingredients like the spiritual and spatial sounds of the bansuri (bamboo flute) and sitar. 19+ min, DDD. Wallet-packaging.

035 Brass Worldwide
Traditional and popular windmusic around the world.
Sampler CD with brass band music released on PAN Records. Wallet-packaging.

036 Off to sea once more
Kees Ouwejan & Makkers. Irish and Dutch traditional repertoire.
CD-single with 5 tracks. Wallet-packaging.

037 This CD accompanies the book “Rhythm a dance in time”, by Elizabeth den Otter (Ed.)
What is a rhythm, how is it produced, experienced and recognized, and what is its role in the community? Rhythm exists in space (dance, theatre, patterns on textile and objects) and in time (music, dance). Hearing, seeing and knowing—motifs in music, on textiles and mosaics. This book explores academic issues related to rhythm.
ISBN 90 6832 296 6. Paperback; 196 pp.; CD included; ill.; full colour.
The book is not available anymore.

038 Dodo Song / Dodolied / Ballade de Dodo
Pekel
Accompanies the book “Dodo’s en Galjoenen. De reis van het schip Gelderland naar Oost-Indië 1601-1603”, by Dr. Perry Moree. Published in 2001 by the Linschoten Vereniging, on account of its 100th publication. 3 tracks. Wallet-packaging.

039 4 Years 4 You
Afscheid groep 8 van schooljaar 2002/03 van Koorschool St. Bavo. Recordings of the Cathdral Choir St. Bavo from Haarlem. Wallet-packaging.
Limited private edition.

040 This CD accompanies the book “Plucking the Winds”.
Field recordings 1989 - 1999 made in South Gaoluo and nearby.
By Stephen Jones / Music Research Institute Beijing.
Not separately available.

041 Tribute to Jan Valkestijn
Music is made for the Glory of God and for the Pleasure of Man
Limited private edition on occasion of Mgr. Valkestijn’s 75th birthday, containing his compositions performed by various choirs. Wallet-packaging.
Not available anymore.

042 De Nazaten—On Stage
This 4th CD by Nazaten contains live recordings of concerts in clubs and at festivals between 2002 and 2006. Free, full of ardour, unexpected starts and cadences.
Nazaten has the line-up of a brassband (trumpet, saxophones, clarinet, percussion, bass), and plays a genre of music that can be described as “world brass”. Newly composed pieces and traditional “bazuin” (Surinam brassband music). Wallet-packaging with 4-page inlay in Dutch and English. UPC: 713958004227.

043 World Music from the Netherlands
To be released in June 2008. Wallet-packaging.

BAVO 093 A Babe is Born. Christmas Songs—Cathedral Choir St. Bavo
A CD with Christmas songs of the Cathedral Choir St. Bavo from the town of Haarlem, consisting of men and boys. The men's choir was founded in 1898, and the boys choir sings since the 1930 with them, although there is a tradition of boy's choral singing since the late Middle Ages in Haarlem, which was broken in the late 18th century and started again in the 1930s.
The choir sings on a professional level, all singers have been educated and trained at the Haarlem Choirschool, where they received their music schooling for 10 hours weekly from age 8 onwards.
The achievements of the Choir equal those of the best English Cathedral Choirs, which is proved by the fact that they are regularly invited as guests at concerts and CD-recordings of large orchestra's like the Amsterdam Concertgebouworkest.
12 page booklet with texts of all the songs. Songs in German, English, French, Italian, Dutch. UPC 713958009321.

094 Kigezi Ndoto—The Theatre Company
Kigezi Ndoto tells of the hopes, dreams and longings of African women. Kigezi means hook cuffs, and Ndoto: dreams. 
In her latest production Mumbi Kaigwa, with The Theatre Company (from Kenya), tells the personal stories of East-African people in her own way; using a blend of movements; the sound of laughter, chanting and singing, bells, drums, anklets, breath and footfalls, the fullness of the harvest, and the crackle of leaves; the light and the shadows, the colours and the softness. In sung and spoken dialogue, traditional and contemporary dance and music, designed masks and costumes, traditional East-African stories are spoken. 
12-page full-colour booklet in English. 38+ min. Barcode: 713958009426.


095 Humble Grumble. 
30 years Kolinda.
Composer Péter Dabasi from the legendary Hungarian ensemble Kolinda inspired jazzrock/folkrock band Humble Grumble into recording their own interpretations of 9 tracks of the original Kolinda repertoire. Humble Grumble boasts an international line-up with musicians from Hungary, Belgium, Finland, and Peru. During live concerts they are accompanied by Péter Dabasi himself.
40+ min., booklet in English, artwork by Hungarian designer Meldinda Bucsi.

096 Africa Non Stop
Boni Gnahoré & Le Choeur Attoungblan
Many African rhythms and drum patterns are united in Africa Non Stop. The songs, composed by Boni Gnahoré, with arrangements from Abou Bassa, James Bakala, Boni Gnahoré, are accompanied by a combination of traditional percussion and marimba with modern instruments such as guitars, keyboards, drums and a horn section. Artistic director, actor and percussionist Boni Gnahoré is one of the most prominent artists on the African music scene. He has lived in the cultural village of Ki-Yi in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, since the village was founded in 1985. The village of Ki-Yi is a Pan-African centre for the arts, where youths can reside and develop and practice the performing arts (dance, theatre, percussion, singing) based on traditional methods. Recorded in Studio Révélation, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, February 2004. 58+ min., 16 page full colour booklet with lyrics in the Ivory Coast language, French, and English. The CD was released in co-operation with the World Music-Theatre Festival. File under: Ivory Coast, world music.

097 Taberna Mylænsis—La chiama Sicilia
Celebration of 25 years of Taberna Mylænsis with a selection of live recordings. Under the impulse and guidance of Luciano Maio, Taberna Mylænsis initiated the recovery of the great traditional music of Sicily: chants of labour, that rhythmically enunciate one season after another, the fatigue of the vintagers and harvesters, as well as religious chants, chants of love, rage and protest. On this album one hears the soul of Sicily. 37+ min., DDD, 4-p. booklet.

098 Pekel—’De Delft‘ op koers'
A collection of traditional Dutch maritime songs and dances devoted to 18th century battleship ‘De Delft’, performed by Pekel, one of the foremost ensembles playing such repertoire. On the 16th of May 1783 the ‘Delft’ was set afloat. In fourteen years of existence, the ship escorted many convoys of the V.O.C. (Dutch East Indies Company) and the W.I.C. (Dutch West Indies Company). Instruments include bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, guitar, accordion, flute, harp, and double-bass. 51+ min, ADD, 6-p. digipack with folded reproduction of ancient map.

099 A choice gamut of traditiobal and popular music around the world.
Promotional CD for Paradox Concerts, the concert agency that was associated with PAN Records until 2003. 18 tracks, mostly previously released on PAN Records CDs. Wallet-packaging with harmonica-folder giving biographical information on the ensembles.

100 Pandemonium #1
An introduction to various musical ensembles and styles in the International Series with folk music (traditional, contemporary, experimental, and eclectic) from all over the world. Condensed liner notes are included in the text. The CD includes several titles from old PAN LPs. 68+ min, ADD/DDD, 8-p. booklet.


120 Kormorán—Live in Holland
Formerly released in 1986 as LP this Kormorán album is now available on CD. Kormorán was formed in 1976 in Budapest, Hungary and their music is described as folkrock. This is to say that their music is played with the intensity that a lively rock tune needs, while it is based on traditional folk motifs from Middle and South-East Europe. Recorded live in 1985 at Theater Kunstmin in Dordrecht, Netherlands. 41+ min, 4-p. booklet.

122 The Budapest Ragtime Band 
Elite Syncopations
Classical ragtime, some vocal pieces and instrumental music played by Hungarian 9-piece orchestra (vocals, violin, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, piano, banjo, double-bass, tuba, percussion). Recorded (live) in 1985 at Dutone studio, The Hague, Netherlands. 40+ min. DDD. 4-page booklet.

125 100˚ Celsius
Redgrass
Bluegrass and country-music played by well-known Hungarian 7-piece band (vocals, violin, 6- and 12 string guitar, electric guitar, dobro, mandolin, harp, banjo, bass, drums, percussion). Covers and original compositions (with lyrics in English language). Recorded in 1987, 1989 and 1990 at Fönix Studio, Budapest, Hungary. 59+ min. DDD. 2-page booklet.

128 Kolinda 6
Hungarian and Balkan mix of traditional and modern (classical, jazz) influences played by Hungarian acoustic 5-piece ensemble (vocals, flute, shepherd’s flute, violin, double-bass, mandoloncello, gadulka, kalimba, kaval, guitar, recorder, oboe). 52+ min, ADD, 4-p. booklet.

132 Kormorán—Hungarian Rhapsody
Folkrock in Hungarian language played by Hungarian 5-piece band (violin, vocals, guitar, flute, Turkish flute, keyboards, bagpipe, zither, bass, drums). Partly traditional; mostly contemporary. 62+ min, DDD, 4-p. booklet with Hungarian lyrics and translations into the English language.

133 Bisserov Sisters—Music from the Pirin Mountains
Three sisters with antiphonal singing characteristic of the Pirin region of Bulgaria, accompanied by instrumental trio Karadzovska (gajda, gadulka, kaval, tambura, tarabuka, dvojanka). Traditional vocal and instrumental music from mainly Pirin, Bulgaria. 70+ min, AAD, 8-p. booklet.

134 Blindman's holiday
Traditional Vocal Music
Traditional folk songs from all over the world by all female a capella quartet from Australia. A few tracks have accompaniment by small percussion instruments (berimbau, bombo). Recorded at Campbell St. Presbyterian Church, Balmain, Australia. 40+ min. DDD. 2-page booklet.

135 Roy Gullane 
Not only, but also
Solo-CD by singer of well-known Scottish traditional band Tannahill Weavers. Partly traditional, partly own compositions. Recorded in 1990. 49+ min. AAD. 8-page booklet including lyrics. Also available on cassette (135MC).

136 Dronningens Livstykke—Traditional arranged by 
Folkrock band from Copenhagen, with Danish and other Scandinavian traditional music. Instruments: mandolin, melodeon, jews harp, piano, bouzouki, dulcimer, acoustic and electric guitars, accordion, violin, banjo, bass, drums. 69+ min, AAD, 4-p. booklet.

137 Polka Dogs 
The Entertainers
Unlikely musical collision of 20th century popular music, with influences from Polka dance music, classical music and rock 'n roll. Banjo, vocals, free bass accordion, tuba, drums, trombone. Recorded live in 1990 at Earl Bales Park, North York, Ontario, Canada. 44+ min., ADD. 8-page booklet including lyrics.

138 Kolinda—Transit
Hungarian and Balkan mix of traditional and modern (classical, jazz) influences played by Hungarian acoustic 5-piece ensemble (vocals, flute, shepherd’s flute, violin, double-bass, mandoloncello, gadulka, kalimba, kaval, guitar, recorder, oboe). Live-recordings from Canada and Belgium; studio recordings from Hungary. 72+ min, DDD, 4-p. booklet. Also available on cassette (138MC).

139 Skaz—Balastroika
Balalaikas from Moscow
Russian traditional and classical instrumental music by virtuoso Moscow quartet featuring traditional Russian stringed instruments domra and balalaika. 60+ min, ADD, 6-p. booklet.

140 Ernst Langhout—Songs

141 Uzume Taiko—Chirashi
Japanese drumming based on tradition (conga’s, fan drums, percussion, taiko, o-daiko, fue, tone blocks), featuring shakuhachi and pipa. With modern influences. 54+ min, ADD, 4-p. booklet.


142 Orient Express
Alora!
New arrangements of traditional songs and dance tunes from the Balkan and Mediterranean region. Vocal pieces and traditional and modern instruments (tambourine, percussion, baglama, cura, clarinet, oboe, saxophone, girnata, guitar, cittern, violin, diatonic accordion, synthesizer). Recorded in 1991. 59+ min. ADD. 4-page booklet.

143 Orient Express
Kara Tren
New arrangements of traditional songs and dance tunes from the Balkan and Mediterranean region. Orient Express is a 6-piece ensemble, based in Groningen, Netherlands, consisting of musicians of mixed ethnic background. Recorded in April 1993. 57+ min. DDD. 4-page booklet. Also available on cassette (143MC).

144 Ano Kato 
Chtes ta kánane
New arrangements of Greek rebètika. Vocals, bouzouki, tzouras, baglama, guitar. Ano Kato is a trio, based in Groningen, Netherlands. Recorded in 1992. 66+ min. ADD. 20-page booklet with lyrics in Greek and Dutch language.

145 Vizöntö—Best
Traditional and contemporary Hungarian music by one of the most important groups in the Hungarian folk revival. This CD was produced to commerate their 20 year existance. Vocals, gardon, shansa, percussion, violin, viola, fujara, double bass, kobsa, guitar, clarinet, tambura, cimbalon. 59+ min. DDD. 4-page booklet.

146 John Skelton
One at a time
Talented flute player in the Celtic tradition. First solo acoustic cd of member of English folk group House Band. Flutes, whistles, bodhran, bombardes, guitar, keyboards. Recorded in 1992. 52+ min. DDD. 4-page booklet. Also available on cassette (146MC).

147 Chris Parkinson—Out of his tree
Traditional music, most of it from the English speaking areas on keyboards: 3 stop, 2 row D/G melodeon, bass accordion, harmonicas, proformance + piano/bass sound module, percussion. 8+ min, ADD, 4-p. booklet. Also available on cassette (147MC).

148 Windkracht 8—Op de wilde vaart
Sailor songs, shanties and forebitters (most in English language, with a few in French, Swedish, and Dutch) and instrumental tunes associated with sailor’s life. Instruments played are violin, accordion, guitar, concertina. 65+ min, DDD, 4-p. booklet with liner notes in English and Dutch language. 

149 Emotions for the Weishui River—Instrumental music from China.
Most music on this CD is ancient classical Han Chinese music; a few pieces are adapted versions of traditional music from ethnic minorities living in the south-west of China. Instruments played are pipa (pear-shaped, four-stringed lute), Chinese cello, di (transverse bamboo flute), zheng (plucked zither with movable bridges), yueqin (moon-shaped mandolin), muye (tree-leaf) and several types of erhu (two-stringed fiddle). 60+ min, ADD, 4-p. booklet.

150 Fiafia—Dances from the South Pacific for children and adults
This CD contains dances from 11 countries in the South Pacific, mainly from Polynesia. Some songs and rhythms have been recorded by the Dutch Pacific-ensembles Ka Wela ‘Ana and Faka Polinisia. Of some songs and rhythms two versions are included: the original version and the new one, or two different original versions. 59+ min, ADD/DDD, 2-p. booklet.


151 Crooks
Live in Novosibirsk
Between 1980 and 1990 the (now demise) Crooks were the best and most original stringband from The Netherlands. Their repertoire included ragtime, western swing, jazz, and calypso from the 20s, 30s, and 40s. Most of this cd comes from a live recording made in Novosibirsk, Siberia, during a concert tour through the USSR in April 1987, augmented with tracks from their old PAN lps on PAN. 71+ min. ADD. 8-page booklet.

152 Tezerdi
Tezerdi is a Turkish/Belgian/Italian trio, that was founded as a result of a multi-cultural project. The band later invited extra musicians and the current cd is recorded with a total of 7 musicians.
The repertoire can be described as post-modern non-avantgarde folk/pop/rock with Turkish and Italian texts, underlined by a Western rhythm foundation. 47+ min. ADD. 4-page booklet with lyrics in Italian and Turkish language.

153 Bulgarian Brass
Historical recordings (1972, 1973, 1975, 1985, 1988) from the archives of Balkanton, former state record-label of Bulgaria, from five military brass bands, performing compositions and arrangements based on traditional Bulgarian dance music (horo and ruchenitsa). 75+ min., ADD, 6-p. booklet.

154 Life and death in a street organ
A composition for street-organ and strings.
Dutch composer Huub de Lange created this work for string trio and traditional Dutch street-organ, not only composing the music, but also cutting the ‘books’ through which the organ reads the music. This is the first recording combining a mechanical sreet-organ with live stringed instruments. 37+ min. ADD. 4-page booklet.

155 Danca de Tranca
Traditional harmonica by Arina Stam
Instrumental dance music (mazurkas, waltzes, polkas) played with harmonica as the solo instrument and accompanying musicians on guitar, cavaquinho, tambor, and various percussion instruments. 49+ min. DDD. 8-page booklet.

156 Tom Stuip
The great banjo conspiracy
Studio and live recordings of swingmusic from the 1920s and 1930s, featuring Tom Stuip (who is considered the best banjo player in The Netherlands), accompanied by a host of jazz musicians.
73+ min. ADD. 4-page booklet.

157 Pekel—Mannen van de Maas
A collection of traditional Dutch songs and dances by Pekel, one of the foremost ensembles playing such repertoire. Instruments include bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, guitar, accordion, flute, harp, and double-bass. 50+ min, ADD, 4-p. booklet.

158 Taberna Mylænsis—Allah Muntagna
Sicilian ensemble with songs of love and labour, struggle and revolution, based on traditional texts or melodies. Instruments include mandoline, accordion, tammorra (Sicilian tambourine), guitar, and piano. 71+ minutes, DDD, 8-p. booklet.

159 Pekel—Van de Maas naar de Oost
Following the trip in 1748/49 of sailing ship ‘De Bevalligheijdt’ to the Dutch East-Indies, with a song or melody during every stop of the way. The liner notes paint a vivid description of life aboard the sailing ship. Instruments include bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, guitar, accordion, flute, harp, and double-bass. 53+ min, ADD, 6-p. digipack with folded reproduction of ancient map.

160 Zumbayllu—Wayra / The Wind
Traditional music, mainly from Bolivia, with little bits from Peru. Instruments include a multitude of traditional stringed and wind instruments from the Andes area. 68+ min, ADD, 6-p. booklet with texts in Spanish and English translations.

PAN 161 Grupo Zamanakitoki
Kaya Grandi
Bass player Eric Calmes' first own CD. Calmes, from Curaçao but now living in Amsterdam, is known for decades in the jazz and Caribbean music scenes as a fine and talented bass player, having performed in many ensembles and at many festivals. He writes arrangements for various bands and produces many studio recordings and has been commissioned to make compositions for various occasions. Nine out of eleven tracks on this CD are Calmes' compositions. 55+ min. DDD. 8-page booklet.

162 Hula, Haka, Hoko!—Polynesian dances
Contemporary and traditional dance music of several islands within the Polynesian triangle, collected by Ad and Lucia Linkels between 1982 and 1995. 71+ min, ADD/DDD, 4-p. booklet.

163 De Nazaten van Prins Hendrik—Kownu Boi E Dansi / The Prince is Dancing 
This orchestra's name echoes the music of European brass bands and the police band of Paramaribo, and of music played ‘late at night after the offial program has ended’. Built around altsax player Carlo Jones, the band plays kaseko, mazurka, and Antillean waltzes on bass saxophone, tenor and alto saxophones, trombone, guitar, snare drum, and skratji. The bonus track is a composition of Klaus Kuiper for De Nazaten with a Balinese gamelan. 70+ min, DDD, 8-p.-booklet.
...This is a fine dance record, mixing influences from the Dutch Antilles, creole music, dixieland and even a combination of Balinese gamelan and Surinam kaseko. As inventive a World Music fusion as you could hope to find... (Rough Guide to World Music, Vol. 1, 1999).

164 Kolinda—Incantations
This CD of legendary Hungarian acoustic ‘fusion’ group Kolinda was recorded in February 1997 in Budapest, with almost all compositions and arrangements by Péter Dabasi, incentive of Kolinda since its beginning in 1974. This Hungarian group has managed to create a unique and exciting style in its long career. Using folk music as a guiding background Kolinda balances between vocal and instrumental music, between classical and jazz elements and between composed and improvised parts. Real ‘world music’. 52+ min, ADD, 4-p. booklet.

165 Vasallos del Sol—Canto de Sirenas
Afro-Venezuelan drum songs from Venezuela. This music is the expression of the multicultural mestizo melting-pot, the product of the cross-fertilisation of Amerindian, African and European influences. 49+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet.

166 Etropole Brass Band—Horos and wedding music
This village brass band from northern Bulgaria plays horos, ruchenitsas, medleys of folksongs, and wedding music. The major features are diversity in genres, irregular meters, complicated rhythms and intonations, a relatively restricted range of pitches, ancient moods and ornamentation. 61+ min, DDD, 6-p.-booklet.

167 Las Siete Potencias—Con tu cariño
Euro-Cuban salsa orchestra, based in Amsterdam, with new exciting repertoire. The band was formed in 1992 and this is their first CD. 46+ min. 4-page-booklet, ADD.

168 Moluccan Moods Orchestra—Sedjarah
The Moluccan Moods Orchestra has developed a new ‘melting pot’ style: pop music on the basis of music from Asia, especially the Indonesian archipelago. In this musical fusion between East and West musical styles from Asia, Europe and America form an international unity: Lagu Lagu Fusion. 58+ min, ADD, 6-p. booklet.

169 Taberna Mylænsis—L’Anima du Munnu
The music of this Sicilian ensemble mixes elements of African, Arab, and Mediterranean traditions, not unusual as Sicily is at the crossroads of these cultures. 48+ min, ADD, digipack with 12-p. booklet with Italian songtexts and translations. 

170 Tarducci—Edo
Tarducci is a trio that plays instrumental (dance) music on violin, guitar, and diatonic accordion. Partly traditional, partly their own compositions, this music recognizes a strong Mediterranean influence. Tarducci's diatonic accordion player Geert Oude Weernink is among the best of The Netherlands. 53+ min, DDD, 8-p. booklet. 

171 Troitsa
Troitsa is a trio from Minsk, Belarus, who are re-creating the ancient music of Belarus on a multitude of traditional instruments in a virtuoso style.45+ min, DDD, 4-p. booklet.

172 Gustavo Pazos Conde & Esther Steenbergen—Papas Calientes
From the extended, desolate plains in Uruguay and Argentina comes the ‘Musica Rioplatense’. Here the gauchos, the South-American cowboys, translate their emotions in guitar-music. Uruguayan composer-guitarist Gustavo Pazos Conde and guitarist Esther Steenbergen capture these feelings in milongas, tristes and cielitos. 48+ min, DDD, 4-p. booklet.
...well-played and quite pleasant... (Phil Wilson, Folk Roots, April 2000).

173 Duvacki Orkestar Mladi Braka Kadrievi
Throughout the Balkan brass bands are a specialty of gypsy musicians. The music of Orkestar Braka Kadrievi is a mixture of Turkish, Bulgarian and Macedonian traditional rhythms (including characteristic asymmetrical meters) and eastern-style solos. The repertoire ranges from traditional dance music from Bulgaria, Rumania, Serbia and Turkey via traditional Rom songs to interpretations of South-European music styles like flamenco. 72+ min, DDD, 8-p. booklet.
...The recordings of Duvacki Orkestar sound as if they are directly recorded at a party, no two takes, but directly played upon tape. In this way small faults are inevitable, which also make up for the charm of this CD... (Folker!, November/December 1999).

174 Irina Raspopova & Ensemble Zarjánka—Zhárkaja Kalína / The red-hot snowball tree
A wide range of Russian traditional genres existing in the many local Russian song dialects are presented on this CD. Most songs were transcribed by Irina Raspopova from the singing of individuals, who as members of the song’s dialect, had learned the song orally. The CD contains calender ritual songs, wedding ritual songs, laments, story telling songs, religious folk hymns, dance songs, lyrical songs, and chastyje song couplets. 75+ min, DDD, 28-p. booklet.

175 Vassourinhas de Olinda—Hot brassband dance music from Pernambuco
Frevo brass bands are closely related to the Pernambuco carnival in north-east Brazil. Frevo is music which is performed fast and with a lot of swing and is also one of the most acrobatic Brasilian dances. The music is characterised by rhythmic ensemble playing, and is distinguished by a catchy swing. 59+ min, DDD, 4-p. booklet.
...A recommendation for those who want to taste the atmosphere of the Carnival of Recife... (Alzira Alrouca, Oye Listen!, October 1999).

176 Gereben—Az árgyélus kismadár / The árgyélus birdie
Gereben from Hungary represents an organic, unmistakable style, in which the rhythmical, distinct basis, supplied by the hit-gardon, the double bass (and/or lute) and the drum, is of great importance. This is the base for the dynamic zither and violin play, interspersed with improvisations and short composed inlaid tunes, humour and playful musical inventions and a characteristic voice.The songs are selected from the Hungarian archaic folk song treasure. 57+ min, DDD, 4-p. booklet. 
...Az árgyélus kismadár is one of the best Hungarian folk albums of the last few years... (Benti Banach, New Folk Sounds, December 1999/January 2000).
...It’s a very well-blending instrumental combination, making such appealing whizz-jangle-slap-boom grooves that it’s surprising it’s not been done to any noticeable extent by others. It could be a spur to getting that neglected dulcimer down off the wall and back into action... (Andrew Cronshaw in Folk Roots, May 2000).

177 Les Miserables Brass Band
Serbia, Columbia, Italy, Cuba, Greece, Jamaica, India, Brazil, Macedonia, Peru, Bulgaria, West Africa. There are 14 selections and nearly as many musical cultures represented in this recording. 
Les Miserables don't just offer authentic versions of traditional source materials, but rather transmute them into a springboard for their improvisatory creativity, without ever losing sight of the original cultural context. 63+ min., ADD+DDD. 4-p. booklet.
Not yet released.

178 Kolinda—Forgotten Gods
Strong Hungarian and Balkan mix of traditional and modern (classical, jazz) influences played by Hungarian legendary acoustic 7-piece ensemble (vocals, flute, violin, double-bass, clarinet, percussion, mandoloncello, gadulka, guitar, recorder, oboe). New songs and arrangements of traditionals by Péter Dabasi, the band's leader. Their best in years! DDD. 53+ min., 4-p. booklet. 

179 Pekel—Oost West Thuis Best
Main subjects of this CD are the sailor’s pondering at the railing and his contemplation about home. Traditional Dutch songs laced with a special Pekel-sauce are combined with new sailor’s ‘hit’ songs. 45+ min, ADD, 4-p. booklet.

180 Éva Kanalas & Géza Fábri—Túl a vizen / Across the water
Hungarian Csángó folk songs from Moldavia
This CD is a selection of the uniquely rich traditional folk music of the Moldavian Hungarians, otherwise known as Csángós. In their folk texts and music the Csángós preserve traditions that no longer survive among the most other Hungarian regional folk traditions. 71+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet.

181 Ano Kato—Levendes apo ta xena / Fellows from abroad
Ano Kato focusses on epirotica, music from Epiros. Epirotic music is almost hypnotizing, full of suspense, and sometimes as capricious as the rugged mountains it originates from. The lyrics, often full of sorrow and longing, emphasize the somewhat pained melodies of voice and clarinet. The violin shows its compassion by humming along like a honey bee. Epirotic music can be considered the Greek mountain blues. 55+ min, ADD, 16-p. booklet in Greek and English.
...Anyone performing music from outside his/her culture is immediately subjected to scrutiny and suspicion. It is pleasing to report that Ano Kato makes a very good job of it indeed. Moreover, they add a layer of freshness and delicacy that make these valuable interpretations in their own right, not just highly competent versions of traditional pieces... (Chris Williams, Folk Roots, April 2000).

182 Maalstroom—Face in the Water
Polkas, reels, jigs and other own compositions inspired by the folk music from Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Macedonia, and the Cevennes in France. Michel Duijves (clarinet, bass clarinet), Brian Finnegan (flute, whistles), Peter van Os (piano accordion) and Paul Pallesen (banjo, guitar). 
49+ min., DDD, 4-p. booklet. 

183 Tálofa!—Music, songs and dances from the South Pacific for children and adults
The songs and dances on this CD are based on traditional music and dances from all over the South Pacific. The recordings not only include performances by local groups from different islands, but also performances by some Dutch groups, in which Ad and Lucia Linkels (the producers of the Pacific Series) participate. 72+ min, ADD/DDD, 4-p. booklet.

184 De Nazaten—Kachéché
Antillean waltzes, calypsos, jazz, kaseko, improvised music: this CD contains a beautiful and swinging selection of ‘bastard music’: music of which the origins are not clear, and that was forged from the adultery of our royal forefathers. It also contains several compositions by some big names from the Dutch jazz scene (Ronald Snijders, Eric Calmes and Misha Mengelberg) wrote compositions for Kachéché. 60+ min, DDD, 8-p. booklet.
...This tropical surprise is not only sparkling and joyfull, but also danceable... (André Spruyt, Rotterdams Dagblad, 15 March 2000).

185 Ivan Kirchuk—Heritage of the lost villages
Ivan Kirchuk is a multi-instrumentalist, specialised in ethnology and folklore of Belarus (White Russia). With his group Troitsa he received international acclaim and success. Ivan Kirchuk plays the almost disappeared traditional music from Belarus on a multitude of (rare) traditional instruments. 55+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet.

186 Lela Tataraidze—Janghi / Morning fog
Lela Tataraidze from Georgia is an excellent accordion and panduri player, and also a brilliant vocalist. Her repertoire is inspired by the sublime beauty of her home region of Tusheti in the North-east Caucasus mountains. Traditional Georgian songs, and own compositions in characteristic style. 54+ min, ADD, 4-p. booklet.

187 Son de Chuao—Sabor a cacao / The taste of cocoa
Afro-Caribbean percussion music and dance from Venezuela’s Cocoa Coast
The history of the blacks in Venezuela is closely linked to cocoa. The best cocoa is said to come from the region of Chuao. Here the offspring of the former slaves still play music which relates to their original African culture. Their drum dances, in which the cumaco drums play the central role, are energetic, frantic and fiery, and embody the collective memory of the Afro-Venezuelans. 64+ min, DDD, 8-p. booklet.

188 Ljouwerter Skotsploech—Fyftich Jier / Vijftig Jaar
The Ljouwerter Skotsploech plays traditional Frisian songs and music. The group was founded fifty years ago, hence this CD, on which old and new tracks are presented. Besides traditional (dance) music and songs this CD also contains Fryske Trou, a musical play in which ancient Frisian crafts are been represented by music, songs and dances. 76+ min, ADD/DDD, 12-p. booklet.

189 Zumbayllu—Amalaya
The duo Zumbayllu takes the listener for a musical journey through Bolivia and part of Peru. They use a multitude of instruments and styles from those areas and present various celebrations of the Andes' region. Zumbayllu is the Quechua-word for music-top. Quechua is the Indian language from the Andes area. DDD. 65+ min. 6-p. booklet.

190 The Foo Foo Band
The Foo Foo Band performs sailor's songs and dances. A Foo Foo Band used to be an impromptu band, consisting of the ship's crew on the late 19th century sailing boats, and likewise this Foo Foo Band consists of members from bands of the Dutch folkrevival. 55+ min., DDD, 4-p. booklet. 

191 Madlot—Rozen aan mijn hoed
Madlot performs 18th and 19th Dutch dance music and songs. The bagpipe plays an important part in their set of instruments. The ensemble's name is derived from an old Dutch dance. Instruments: various Dutch bagpipes, diatonic accordions, flute, vocals, fiddle, sopranino-recorder, guitar, mandolin, drum cow's horn, shawm. 48+ min., DDD, 8-p. booklet with examples of traditional papercutting.

192 Dames Dubbel met Kat yn 't Seil—Jaarringen
Annual festivities in the Low Countries
This CD takes the listener through an entire year, from New Year's Day to New Year's Eve. It is rather like the annual rings in a tree trunk: each new piece takes us further forward in time but still binds us to the past.
Traditional Dutch melodies and songs for feasts and festivals, based on extensive comparative research. To some texts the music, which had been lost, was reconstructed. The traditional melodies have also been adapted to a greater or lesser extent, but always in a way that preserves the original atmosphere.
49+ min., DDD, 16-p. booklet with songtexts.

193 Cross Current
Ross Daly: lyra, rebab, saz; Djamchid Chemirani: zarb; Irshad Khan: tabla
The three musicians with different backgrounds have in common a classical training and an interest in contemporary modal composition which allows a free interaction between traditions from the Middle East, Central Asia, and India. 
Cretan, Afghan, Azerbaijan and Turkish folk melodies are used as a basis for melodic and rhythmic improvisations by the musicians. DDD. 66+ min., 8-p. booklet. 

194 Nikos Veropoulos—The Wedding
Nikos White Feather Veropoulos, a flying Greek / Cherokee art lover and music specialist, wanderer and mystic in search of truth, humorist, scholar of shamanism, and a true ‘Rembetis’ in his lifestyle, was born in Athens in 1954. ‘The Wedding’ is performed mostly based on acoustic instruments of classical and multi-ethnic origin, and backed by light, tasteful electronics, an original blend with a particular expression. All music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Nikos Veropoulos. 62+ min., AAD, 8-p. booklet. 

195 Kaparima—Dancing hands and poetry
Polynesian dance music performed by Ka Wela ‘Ana and friends
This CD includes ‘hand dances‘ originating from various island groups in Polynesia. Most dances are sitting dances, to be performed in a seated position on a mat on the floor. The movements with arms, hands, and fingers are the most important.
The dances can all be performed by people of all ages, especially elderly people that still like to dance but are not able to do so anymore standing upright. These dances can even be performed on a chair! 39+ min. DDD. 4-p. booklet.

196 Ethno Trio Troitsa—Zhuravy
Ethno Trio Troitsa consists of three inventive musicians from Belarus, led by charismatic Ivan Kirchuk. The tracks are based on authentic ethnic material collected in various areas in Belarus. The tunes as well as the lyrics and their dialects are mostly left unchanged. In this way Troitsa is re-creating the ancient music of Belarus, on a multitude of instruments and in a virtuoso style.61+ min, DDD, 8-p. booklet.

197 Mäshräp
The musicians who form the core of the ensemble Mäshräp come from the Central Asian region of Eastern Turkestan. Folk music and classical music traditions of the Uighurs by Gulendem Abbas (vocals), Kamil Abbas (Kashgar rawap, gijak, dutar), Irfan Abbas (daf) and guest Tjitze Vogel (double bass). 70+ min., DDD, 8-page booklet. 

199 Bordón Tramao. Joropos and parrandas from Venezuela
Bordón Tramao is a music and dance group from Carabobo State in central Venezuela (musical director: Aníbal Ramírez). Joropo and parranda are two musical genres emblematic of the crossfertilizing of Iberian popular music with indigenous and African musical forms in Venezuela, festive expressions representative of the national musical identity and neo-traditional revivalism respectively. Specific national styles evolved out of the Afro-American fandango, and in Venezuela the result was joropo. The parranda can be considered as a secularized form of the typical Christmas song (aguinaldo) in that its content often only refers to Christmas. A hallmark of the parranda is that everyone is allowed to join in with the musicians, singers or dancers: the whole community is celebrating. Studiorecordings produced by Bartolomé Duysens. 64+ min., 8-page booklet. 

200 Nadejda Kuular—Khöndergey. Songs from Tuva
For many years now, Nadejda Kuular (1947) is considered the best female singer of Tuvan songs. This CD gives a survey of the songs with which she has become famous. Nadejda is accompanied by the best Tuvan musicians of the 90's playing the characteristic folk instruments. Recorded (1975-1999) in Kyzyl, Moscow, The Hague, Nijmegen, Vienna and Amsterdam. Compilation and liner notes by Bernard Kleikamp. Song translations by Rada Chakar. 65+ min., 8-page booklet. 

201 Akawologoma. Ndere Troupe
The Ndere Troupe is the number one traditional music group of Uganda. Their recruitment is always based on the cultural diversity of Uganda. Likewise the Troupe's repertoire is a reflection of the different music and dance styles of the various peoples of Uganda. The instruments played on this CD are: adungu (harp), enkwanzi (panpipes), endingidi (tube fiddle), ennanga (trough zither), omukuri (flute), various drums, shakers and rattles. Liner notes by Ndere’s leader Stephen Rwangyezi. 74+ min. , 8-page booklet. 

202 Orestes' Last Tango—Orestes' Último Tango
The Tango Opera “Orestes' Last Tango” is based on the play “El Reñidero” (1962) by the Argentinian writer Sergio de Cecco, who was inspired by the Greek tragedy ‘Electra’. The playground is the ‘malevaje’ of Buenos Aires, the mischievous subculture of the porteño outskirts; a macho world where passion, blood and tango intertwine. The cast is all Argentine and the leading female role (Elena) was sung by the famous Julia Zenko. Lyrics by Beatriz Gambartes and compositions by Diego Vila. 75+ min., DDD, 32-page booklet with complete libretto in Spanish and English translation of the most important parts.

203 Entre Amigos—Between Friends. The Venezuelan Waltz.
Although the waltz still has many followers in Europe, it does not form part of social life in the way it does in Venezuela, where popular artists still elaborate on the vals. The Venezuelan vals is a ‘creolized’ dance form in both melody and meter, and is sometimes nearly impossible to distinguish from other popular dance forms. This CD contains vocal and instrumental valses from Venezuela and is performed by various top orchestra’s like Pasacalle, Orquesta Típica Municipal de Barquisimeto, and others. 70+ min., 16-page booklet with liner notes and photography by Bartolomé Duijsens. 
Songlines May 2003: Recommends 

204 Foo Foo Band. Heren van zes weken. Het zeemansleven in de VOC-tijd. Gentlemen of six weeks. Sailors life in 17th and 18th century
400 Years ago the United East-India Company was founded. They started a network of commercial settlements in Africa, India, Japan, and Indonesia and so the small country of Holland for a considerable time became the most powerful seafaring country in the world. The Foo Foo Band, which specializes in maritime music, draws from many 17th and 18th century songbooks to picture sailor’s life. 45+ min., DDD, 12-page booklet including lyrics.

205 SlöR—Het beleg van Alkmaar (The siege of Alkmaar)
Slör mainly plays 17th century traditional music of the Low Countries. The ensemble from the North of Holland takes it as a challenge to delve into repertoires from faded sheafs of music and arrange this in a contemporary way. Modern variations originate out of respect for tradition; the special atmosphere is created by a large number of combinations of different old and new acoustic instruments (accordion, guitar, shells, double bass, rumbling pot, recorders, crumhorn, bagpipe, bowed psaltery, hammered dulcimer, stamping stick, mandoline). Historically seen the title of the CD refers to the siege in 1573 of the town of the Northern Dutch town of Alkmaar by the Spaniards. 55+ min, 8-page booklet with lyrics.

206 Taberna Mylaensis. E vinniru du mari….Federicu—They came from the sea….Federicu
Sicilian folk group Taberna Mylaensis is led by Luciano Maio, who has been a propagator of Sicilian culture all his life as a poet, artist, painter, singer, fisherman, sculptor, lyricist and philosopher. This CD is devoted to historic happenings, loosely connected to Frederick (Federicu) II of Swabia (1194-1250). Sung in Sicilian language, accompanied by mandola, guitar, fisarmonica, flute, clarinet, piano, zampogna. 45 min., 8-page booklet in English and Italian.

207 Vela Vela!—Hot Hot!
Dances from the South Pacific, for children and adults, performed by Ka Wela ‘Ana (and friends).
Descriptions of the dances of this CD, as well as melodies, song lyrics, translations and other background information can be found in the book series Faka Pasifika (published by the Mundo Étnico Foundation, 2004). This book series (three volumes), in English language, also includes much information on many other PAN CDs with dances from the South Pacific for children and adults (Fiafia, Talofa, Kaparima, Hula Haka Hoko). All dances on this CD—as well as the other dances published in the book series—can be viewed on the DVD-series Faka Pasifika, published by PAN Records, in cooperation with the Mundo Étnico Foundation.
This CD was initiated by ethnomusicologist Ad Linkels, specialized in Pacific music, and leader of Ka Wela ‘Ana. After the major part had been recorded, he died unexpectedly. 65+ min., 4-page booklet in English.

208 Madlot. Ik hoorde dees dagen.
The melodies on this CD are from “Oude en Nieuwe Hollantse Boerenlieties en Contre-dansen”, a collection of about 1000 numbered tunes that was published in Amsterdam between 1700 en 1716. Most of the instruments of ensemble Madlot were used in the 18th century. Dance music and old Dutch songs. 64+ min., 12-page booklet, in Dutch and English.

209 Baghdad Ensemble. Songs from Mesopotamia.
The 4-piece Baghdad Ensemble consists of graduates at the Baghdad Conservatory. Raed Khoshaba, the leader of the ensemble, toured for many years in Munir Bashir’s ensemble. This CD contains instrumental music, mainly classical Iraqi maqams, and a few folk melodies. Oud, djoze, santur, tabla, bendir, riqq. 58+ min., 6-page booklet in English.


210 Bert Aalbers. Paard van Marken.
Bert Aalbers has been a landmark figure in Dutch folkmusic since the mid-1960s as a composer, solo musician and multi-instrumentalist, member of folkgroups (Crackerhash, Windkracht Acht, and Foo Foo Band) and one of the founders/cooperators of Dutch folkmagazine Janviool (now called New Folksounds). His compositions of dance music (jjigs, reels, polka’s, waltzes, etc.) are scattered over many LPs and CDs, although scores of them remain unpublished und unreleased. We thought it high time for a survey of his works.
Bert plays accordion, concertina, guitar, keyboards, and washboard, and is acccompanied by a choice selection of musicians. 52+ min., digipack. Anthology of “Dances of the World”.

211 Dijkfolk—Pekel
Pekel is a 4-piece ensemble that plays traditional music from The Netherlands, often arranged and adapted to modern influences. On this disc are also several own-composed melodies and songs in which their traditional roots are clearly recognizable. This is their 5th CD and it proves that Pekel is the leading traditional band of The Netherlands. Instruments include acccordion, keyboards, cistern, guitars, bagpipes, recorder, flutes, jew’s harp, percussion, violin, saz, viola.
Digipack with notes in English and Dutch. 54+ minutes. Barcode: 713958021125.

212 Stop Look and Listen—Frenk van Meeteren
The music genres on this disc are ragtime, jive, jazz, country, calypso, blues, and ballads from the 1920 and 1930s.
Frenk van Meeteren is known for his work as singer / multi-instrumentalist with King’s Galliard and Crooks, and with both bands he made many LPs and CDs. He is regarded as one of the great names in the Dutch folkrevival and has made a name for himself in jazz circles as well.
8-page booklet in English with full lyrics of the songs. 63+ min. Barcode: 713958021224.

213 Kantráki - Contract labourer— Raj Mohan
‘Kantráki’ is the 3rd CD of the Surinam born singer, composer, and poet Raj Mohan.  He presents an album in his mother tongue Sarnámi. Raj Mohan took his vocal studies in Amsterdam and in Mumbai with Ustad Jamaluddin Bhartiya, who was a pupil of Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Amir Khan. In spite of his khayal training, Raj Mohan has mainly specialized in the geet, ghazal and bhajan vocal styles. For over twenty years now he performs both the traditional vocal styles of North India and his own cross-over music.
The first Hundustani contract labourers from British India arrived by ship on June 5th 1873 in Surinam (Dutch Guyana). The Day of Immigration is still celebrated today on that date by Hindustani in Surinam and in The Netherlands.
The period of Hindustani contract labour lasted from 1873 to 1916, and over 35,000 Hindustani arrived from British India to Surinam. About one third of them returned to their homelands after their contracts expired. The rest remained in Surinam, and their descendants now number 150,000 in Surinam and 150,000 in The Netherlands.
Digipack with 12-page booklet in Dutch/English. UPC 713958021323


214 Galgeveld — 10 Nederlandse Balladen
Peter Koene & Ariëtte Zuidhoff
Peter Koene is one of the foremost singers of the Dutch folkrevival of the late 1960s and with this CD he goes back, together with singer Ariëtte Zuidhoff, to a repertoire of ancient ballads, the core of the Dutch folksong repertoire
12-page booklet with the ballad texts in Dutch. 55+ min. UPC 713958021422.


215 Górale - Mountain Dwellers
Melodies and songs from the Polish Beskid Mountains
Ensembles Zwyrtni, Grojcowianie, Walasi
Language and music of the inhabitants of the far-away mountain villages in the Polish Beskidy Mountains are quite special. The górale (mountain dwellers) migrated from Rumania into Poland at the end of the Middle Ages and have since lived in isolation, keeping their traditions.
This CD contains music of these górale, performed by two ensembles from the Silesian Beskids and an ensemble from the Zywiec Beskids. Hardly any recordings exist of this music, which is undeserved as the language, the peculiar scales, and the powerful style of singing and playing, make the górale music very much worth listening to.
The three ensembles on this CD have stayed close to their roots. Although now and then their ensemble playing sounds archaic, the songs are melodious and accessible.
8-page booklet in English. 74+ min. UPC 713958021521.


 

 ethnic series



2001 Tam Letal Pavlin—A peacock once went flying
Russian songs and instrumental pieces from Belgorod town and Oskol River area in South Russia. 69+ min, AAD, 12-p. booklet.
...Tam Letal Pavlin and Sigrai, Vanya, released on the PAN label from Leiden, shape the beginning of a unique series of folk music from the (ex-) USSR... (De Volkskrant, 13 September 1991).

2002 Sigrai Vanya—Play Vanya
Traditional instrumental music and its vocal counterpart in the southern, western, and central Russian regions: kugykly (pan flutes) from Kursk and Briansk; violins from Smolensk; zhaleika’s from Belgorod. 58+ min, AAD, 8-p. booklet.
...Auch wenn beide CDs aus der Ethno-reihe manch hiesigem Folkohr nicht nur wohlklingend erscheinen mögen, dürften sie doch angesichts der Öffnung und des rapiden Wandels im Osten volkskundlich interessant sein... (PAN 2001 & 2002, Dieter Schnell, Folk-MICHEL, March 1992).

2003 Evalisto Muyinda—Music of the Baganda
Traditional Baganda music, as formerly played at the court of the Kabaka of Buganda (current Uganda). Music from former court musician Evalisto Muyinda (who died in 1993) and his ensemble. Instrumental pieces on ennanga (harp), endongo (lyre), endere (flute), endingidi (1-stringed violin), amadinda and akadinda (xylophones), various percussion instruments and vocal pieces. 50+ min, DDD, 8-p. booklet. Also available on cassette (2003MC).
...Beautiful inspired music!... (Luister, March 1994).
...an interesting introduction to the traditional music of Baganda... (Folk Roots 106, April 1992).
...the compact disc under discussion is the first audio release so far which is exclusively devoted to Baganda music. It therefore represents a highly welcome supplement to the constantly growing market of “ethnic” sound editions...The recordings presented here on the CD give a vivid picture of the diversity of Baganda musical traditions (...) the compact disc under review is remarkable in many respects. Joop Veuger has provided us with a comprehensive sound documentation of Evalisto Muyinda’s work ... (Ulrich Wegner, The world of music 34 (1), 1992).
...A truly great record, with excellent notes, featuring this great master of an ancient and now near-extinct tradition... (Rough Guide to World Music, Volume 1, page 701, 1999).

2004 Jouster Boerebrulloft—Farmer’s wedding in Joure
19th century dance music and wedding songs from Friesland
This CD follows the happenings of a boerebrulloft (farmer’s wedding) in Joure in Friesland (a coastal province in the north-western part of The Netherlands), and also gives a survey of 19th century Frisian dance music. In addition, some characteristic wedding songs in Frisian language and in Hindeloopen dialect are included. 
66+ min, ADD/DDD, 16-p. booklet.

2005 Tuva—Voices from the land of the eagles 
The human voice, if specially trained, is capable of producing a wide range of overtones. Several areas in Central Asia (Tuva, Altai, Mongolia, Bashkortostan, Buryatia) have a tradition of vocal and instrumental overtone music, which has PAN Records' special interest. Paradox, the mother company of Pan Records, was the first concert agency to promote the wonderful Tuvan overtone singers in Europe (1991) and in the USA and Canada (1992).

This CD contains overtone singing from the soloists of ensemble Tuva from Kyzyl, Tuva in styles khöömei, kargyraa, and sygyt, with instrumental accompaniment (igil, tyanzi, toshpulur, amyrga, khomus). The music is influenced by motifs from daily life and Buddhist religion. 46+ min, DDD, 8-p. booklet. Also available on cassette (2005MC).
...Im Bereich traditioneller Musik dieses Globus war diese CD für mich die Platte des Jahres 1991... (Bernhard Hanneken, Folk-MICHEL, March 1992).
...What makes this recording so interesting is the amazing vocal technique...The sound quality is quite good and this Netherlands-based recording company should be congratulated for their clearly written notes (with only a few minor slips into nonstandard English). This is a well-produced recording of an unusual type of singing... (SingOut! Vol. 37, No. 3, November 1992).

2006 Oh, black-eyed girl / Shavtvala Gogona
Songs from Georgia by Kolkheti Ensemble
Anthology of music from the Caucasus #1
A capella polyphonic songs, songs accompanied by characteristic instruments, and instrumental pieces. 48+ min, AAD, 8-p. booklet.

2007 Calgija—Music from the Balkans and Anatolia #2
Eclectic thematic collection of traditional music from the Balkan area (Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Albania), Armenia, and Anatolia in Turkey. Vocal and instrumental pieces with kanun, tapan, santur, kaval, g’dulka, baglama saz, divan saz, cura saz, gaida, ud, laouto, tambura, darbuka, def, tar, accordion, clarinet, recorder, synthesizer, violin. 67+ min, AAD/DDD, 16-p. booklet. 
...is very varied and appreciation of the music is greatly enhanced by the exceptionally detailed notes by Calgija’s founder, ethnomusicologist, Wouter Swets. The group performs various musical styles with great authenticity, yet manage to make it readily accessible to the non-specialist... (Keith Hudson, Taplas 60, 1993).

2008 Mother Volga / Volga Matj—Music of the Volga Ugrians 
Vocal and instrumental (gusli, bagpipes) traditions from the Chuvash and Mari peoples living on the river Volga in autonomous regions in Central Russia. 65+ min, AAD/DDD, 12-p. booklet.
...These are real people, making their own music—a rich mix of hauntingly beautiful songs and exhilarating dance tunes (...) A booklet, accompanying the album, provides detailed background information...(Keith Hudson, Taplas 60, 1993).
...Some really archaic instruments, notably the gusle zither and various bagpipes — valuable ethnographic stuff... (Rough Guide to World Music, Volume 1, page 254, 1999).

2009 The golden fleece—Songs from Abkhazia and Adzharia 
Anthology of music from the Caucasus #2
This CD is mainly devoted to polyphonic singing from Abkhazia and Adzharia on the Black Sea. Fieldrecordings from the early 1990s by Vyacjeslav Shurov and historical recordings from the archives of Radio Moscow. 75 min, AAD/DDD, 12-p. booklet.
...Flutes are also featured, and with several instrumental pieces this is an excellent and well-balanced exposé of the area’s strength in musical traditions... (Folk Roots 133, July 1994).

2010 White moon—Tsagaan sar
Traditional and popular music from Mongolia
Characteristic songs, overtone singing and instrumental music on a variety of instruments performed by an ensemble from Ulaan Baatar. 50+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet. Also available on cassette (2010MC).
...The quite varied and beautiful repertoire of mainly vocal or instrumental, mostly pentatonic songs with a wide tonal range, is brought most expressively and tastefully and is easy to listen to... (Luister, January 1993).

2011 Málie! / Beautiful!—Dance music of Tonga 
Anthology of Pacific music #1 
Recordings by Ad and Lucia Linkels during three fieldwork trips through the Polynesian kingdom of Tonga in 1982, 1986, and 1990. 67+ min, ADD, 8-p. booklet.

2012 Azerbaijan—Land of Flames
Mugam ensemble Jabbar Karyagdy
Anthology of Azerbaijan music #1 
The classical Azerbaijan music tradition: mugam and zerbi-mugam music. Vocals, def, tar, kamancha. 66+ min, DDD, 8-p. booklet. Also available on cassette (2012MC).
...Ces compacts sont donc tout à fait recommandables à tous ceux qui sont tombés sous le charme de cette musique où la finesse persane se mêle à l’impétuosité de l’art des ashiq turcs. L’Azerbaïdjan se révèle décidément riche en belles voix... (PAN2012 & 2017, Henri Lecomte, TRAD’Magazine No. 30, September 1993).
...Without doubt the highlight is the destgah Bayaty Shiraz with a length of 30 minutes (...) An informative commentary in the CD-booklet accompanies the recorded repertoire... (Luister, January 1993).

2013 Tuva—Echoes from the spirit world 
Traditional music and overtone singing from the Tuva Ensemble from Kyzyl, Tuva in styles khöömei, sygyt, kargyraa, ezengileer, and borbangnadyr. Instruments include igil, tyanzi, toshpulur, amyrga, khomus, byzaanchy, and limbi. Live recording. 61+ min, AAD/DDD, 12-p. booklet. Also available on cassette (2013MC).
...Cet album, comme le précédent, est exceptionnel tant par sa qualité, ses découvertes, que par le côté parfois dérangeant de certaines pièces. Nous vous l’aurions bien recommandé dans notre rubrique “A lire en écoutant” mais nous avons en peur que l’écoute d'un tel album ne vous empêche de déguster notre revue... (Philippe Krümm, TRAD’Magazine 27, March 1993).

2014 Nias—Epic songs and instrumental music
Mainly epic songs (Ho-ho), various ritual songs and instrumental pieces from southern Nias (off Sumatra, Indonesia). 59+ min, ADD/DDD, 12-p. booklet.

2015 An bè kelen—We are one
Griot music from Mali #1
Unique recordings of the powerful words sung by the three most renowned jeliw (griots, bards) from Kela and songs by male and female singers of the Malinke with musical accompaniment on ngoni, djembe, tjumba, acoustic and electric guitars, karinyan, and hand clapping. 72+ min, ADD/DDD, 8-p. booklet.

2016 Kikwabanga—Songs and dances from the land of Ngaali 
Ndere Troupe
Traditional songs and dance tunes with instrumental accompaniment of the most significant tribes in Uganda: Basoga, Baganda, Acholi, Bagisu, Bunyoro, Bakiga, Kigezi, Kebu, and Ondrosi. 69+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet. Also available on cassette (2016MC).

2017 Rast Destgah—Mugam ensemble Jabbar Karyagdy
Anthology of Azerbaijan music #2 
A first time release of a complete mugam from the classical Azerbaijan tradition: the destgah Rast. Vocals, def, tar, kamancha. 59+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet. 

2018 Ural—Traditional music of Bashkortostan
Instruments (kuray, kubyz, dumbyra) and vocal styles (uzlyau) from Bashkortostan, in the Ural Mountains. 65+ min, ADD/DDD, 12-p. booklet.

2019 Uzlyau—Guttural singing of the peoples of the Sayan, Altai, and Ural Mountains
Characteristic overtone singing styles from Tuva (sygyt, kargyraa, khöömei), Bashkortostan (uzlyau) and Altai (kai). 62+ min, AAD/DDD, 12-p. booklet.

2020 Frozen Brass—Asia 
Anthology of brass band music #1
Frozen Brass was a research project of Rob Boonzajer Flaes at the Center for Visual Anthropology of the University of Amsterdam. Up to now a surprisingly large number of popular brass bands were found in countries like Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Surinam, Mexico, Samoa, Fiji, Philippines, Indonesia, India, Nepal, Ghana, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Malawi, Kenya, and Tanzania. In many cases PAN Records' co-operators were the first researchers ever to document this kind of music, thus gathering a unique body of research data and visual material.
This CD contains brass bands from Nepal, India, Sumatra, Central Java, West Java, Moluccas (unique historical recordings), Minahassa, Philippines. 74+ min, AAD/DDD, 16-p. booklet.
...These volumes are not only of unusual interest but also well presented with comprehensive English language booklets... (PAN 2020 & 2026, Phil Wilson, Folk Roots 124, October 1993).

2021 Heyva gülü—Dances and ashug melodies from Nakhichevan
Anthology of Azerbaijan music #3
Traditional ethnic Azerbaijanian dances from the Nakhichevan area, and instrumental melodies for weddings and festivities. Nagara (drum), tulum-zurna (bagpipe), balaban (cylindrical oboe), zurna (shawm), and tutek (duct flute). 50+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet.

2022 Faikava—The Tongan kava circle 
Anthology of Pacific music #2
Traditional hiva-kakala songs (a capella and instrumental) by nine ensembles, recorded during informal kava parties. Kava is the slightly intoxicating herb that is prepared and drunk like tea. 63+ min, ADD, 8-p. booklet.

2023 Huanle de Miaojia—A happy Miao family
Dances, songs and lusheng melodies from the Miao 
Anthology of music in China #1
The Miao are a minority nationality in the Province of Guizhou in South-West China. Various song styles and melodies on various lushengs, as well as instrumental ensemble pieces featuring typical Miao percussion. Instruments include lusheng (reed pipe, mouth organ), yueqin (short-necked plucked lute), and cugenao (tree leaf producing a whistling sound). 62+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet. 

2024 Badakhshan
Mystical poetry and songs from the Ismá’ílís of the Pamir Mountains
Characteristic songs and instrumental pieces from the Tajik Pamir Mountains, bordering China and Afghanistan. 73+ min, DDD, 16-p. booklet. Complete transcriptions of poems with translation into English separately available.
...The detailed documentations makes this introduction with other ‘voices of Asia’ a rare experience... (Stan Rijven, Trouw, 24 March 1994).

2025 Het daghet inden Oosten / It’s dawning in the East
Bagpipe music from the low countries
A collection of bagpipe music by five of the best revival soloists and ensembles from The Netherlands, playing music from the Low Lands area on various typical bagpipes. 60+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet.

2026 Frozen Brass—Africa & Latin America
Anthology of brass band music #2
See PAN 2020.
Brass bands from Ghana, Surinam, Bolivia, Peru. 73+ min, AAD/DDD, 16-p. booklet.

2027 Bu Dunya / This world
Songs and melodies from the Uighurs
Anthology of music in China #2
Uighur ensemble Shadiyana performs pieces from ‘On Ikki Muqam’ (the twelve muqams), the great classical Uighur music collection. 70+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet. 

2028 Women’s love and life
Female folklore from Azerbaijan
Anthology of Azerbaijan music #4
Women’s songs, often recorded in circumstances that only women were allowed to be around. 70+ min, ADD, 16-p. booklet.
...One can gratulate the author on putting together a really interesting collection [..]. This CD is highly recommended as a useful and important introduction to the study of the question of gender in a Muslim culture... (Razia Sultanova, 1999 Yearbook for Traditional Music).

2029 Tipu pa Acholi / The spirit of Acholi
Songs and dances of the Acholi in Uganda
War dances and other songs accompanied by traditional percussion-, string- and wind instruments. 70+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet.

2030 Sizhu / Silk bamboo
Chamber music from South China
Anthology of music in China #3
Instrumental pieces on pipa, zheng, and xiao from Hakka , Chaozhou, and Minnan subcultures, Jiangnan region, and Guangdong Province. 74+ min, DDD, 16-p. booklet.
...Sehr schön eben... (Folk-MICHEL, No. 1, 1996)

2031 Ay Lazzat–Oh Pleasure
Songs and melodies from Dagestan
Anthology of music from the Caucasus #4
Songs from several ethnic groups (Lak, Nogay, Avar) in Dagestan, accompanied on pandur, kumuz, chagana, nagara, zurna, accordeon. Live recording. 66+ min, DDD, 8-p. booklet.

2032 Khomus
Jew’s harp music of Turkic peoples in the Urals, Siberia, and Central Asia
Field recordings and historical recordings from the archives of Radio Moscow (mainly from Yakutia and Tuva), devoted to several types of jews harps. Featuring world-renowned khomus player Spiridon Shishigin. 66+ min, ADD/DDD, 8-p. booklet.
...It is not only the performances of the celebrated Yakut virtuosi with their brilliant and innovative technique that attract attention, but also, for example, the Bashkir women, with their agreeable and charming dance tunes... (Gjermund Kolltveit, 1999 Yearbook for Traditional Music).

2033 Hana hou! / Do it again!
Hawai‘ian hula chants and songs
Anthology of Pacific music #3
Hawai‘ian dance music, and songs with instrumental accompaniment. 65+ min, ADD, 12-p. booklet.

2034 Uzundärä—Ancient wedding dance music of Azerbaijan
Mugam ensemble Jabbar Karyagdy
Anthology of Azerbaijan music #5
The melodies on this CD are mostly performed at wedding parties, because of their moderate mood and balanced rhythmical patterns. The selection represents a set of wedding dance melodies, connected with the various phases of an ethnic matrimonial ritual. 57+ min, DDD, 8-p. booklet.
...The musicianship is of a high standard, with interesting soloistic improvisations and dialogues between the two melodic instruments... (Veronica Doubleday, 1999 Yearbook for Traditional Music).

2035 Viryavakay — Oh mother, protectress of the forest
Songs and melodies of the Mordva 
This CD features the musical art of the Mordvin peasants in the Volga region of Central Russia. Many Mordva dance tunes on fiddle, balalaika, accordion and recorder (vyashkema) convey the atmosphere of the old national customs connected with the agrarian calendar. Lyric songs are an outstanding part of Mordva singing tradition. A number of songs are affiliated with popular history. 71+ min., AAD, 12-p. booklet. 

2036 Madáhkhání, Ghazalkhání, Dafsáz
Religious music from Badakhshán
In Badakhshán is a rich tradition of sung poetry, connected with the Ismá’ílí religion. This religion is a branch of Shí’íte Islam, so religious music in Badakhshán shares typical features with sufí music. On this CD the two kinds of religious poetry, madáhkhání and ghazálkhaní, are represented, as well as a third genre, dafsáz, presumably one of this area's oldest music forms. 72+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet.
...These fine recordings with extensive notes give listeners a rare glimpse into the religious practices and sounds of Central Asia... (Lorraine Sakata, 1999 Yearbook for Traditional Music).

2037 Baithak gana—Songs from Uttar Pradesh and Surinam
The traditional baithak gana music was brought to Surinam by immigrants from Uttar Pradesh, India. Baithak literally means ‘sitting’ and gana means ‘music’. Performed by Dhroeh Nankoe (vocal, harmonium), Ardjoen Autaar (dhool), Mohammed Ferooz (Dennis) Saddal (dhantaal). 55+ min. DDD, 8-page booklet.

2038 Baishibai—Songs from the minority nationalities in Yunnan
Anthology of music in China #4
Remarkable field recordings (1982 - 1994) of many ethnic groups in Yunnan Province, China. 66+ min, ADD, 12-p. booklet.

2039 Sínjie Lipjagí / Village of blue linden trees—South Russian Wedding
Rare polyphonic songs from an isolated village by religious group of Old Believers in South Russia. 72+ min, ADD, 12-p. booklet.

2040 Karenni—Music from the border areas of Thailand and Burma
Vocal styles, and melody patterns of the Kayah, Kayoh, Padaung, Sqaw, Poku, and Pa-Oh peoples. Instruments include pan flutes, wooden double skinned drums, kloh, bronze drum, gongs, ting-tung (bamboo zither), map kalui (bamboo percussion tubes), tonglit (transverse flute), and Western instruments such as violin, harp, guitar, ukelele, side drum, and cymbals. 74+ min, ADD/DDD, 12-p. booklet.
......Karenni is a fascinating volume of recent recordings from the Karen peoples of the Thailand/Burma border area... (Folk Roots 149, November 1995).

2041 Yak pushu strelu — As I let an arrow fly
Eastern Slavic musical folklore of the Russian-Ukrainian Belorussian borderlands
(Under the Cloud of Chernobyl)
Songs and melodies of villages in the Starodub, Gordeev, Novozybkov and Krasnogorsk Districts of the Bryansk Region of the Russian Federation plus two villages in the Vetki District of the Gomel' Region of Belorussia, a part of the culture-historical region known as the ‘Bryansk Poles'e’, with a distinctive local culture and dialect.
Recordings from the archives of Moscow Radio (1967, 1981, 1988) and fieldrecordings (1988) by Prof. Vyacheslav Shchurov, who also wrote the liner notes. 16-page booklet. 69+ min. UPC 713958204122.


2042 Travushka Muravushka—Silky grass. 
Songs and melodies of the Smolensk Dnepr Region
Four folklore music collectives that are fully representative of the singing tradition of Smolensk area in general (which has ancient Slavic roots) and typical of their localities in particular are recorded on this CD. The most popular folk genre today is the lyric step dance (pliaska) with satirical verses in couplet form, performed to accordion accompaniment. A special place is reserved for songs from the Smolensk songstress Agrafena Glinkina (1898-1971), a native of the Monastyrsk district. The recordings of this outstanding master of the folk vocal style, made three years before her death at age 68, survive. 12-page booklet. 71+ min. UPC 713958204221.



2043 Braguinha—Music and musical instruments of Madeira
The ‘ukulele is derived from the Madeiran braguinha, and in their quest for origins of Pacific culture, Pacific-specialists Ad & Lucia Linkels recorded ensembles and singers on Madeira. 62+ min, ADD/DDD, 12-p. booklet.

2044 Ifi Palasa—Tongan Brass
Anthology of Pacific music #4
Mainly dedicated to brass band music, and also including music on pre-contact wind instruments conch shell and nose flute. 68+ min, ADD, 12-p. booklet.
...The difference between, shall we say, raw and cooked styles of musical performance, is well demonstrated on this joyous CD, and has been nicely remarked upon by the authors. But, the disc was not considered “serious” enough to merit review in a stern ethnomusicological journal. Oh, pooh! I’m sure it will delight and amuse many PAA-people. Go for it!... (Peter Crowe, Pacific Arts Association Newsletter, 13 April 1994).

2045 Lanna Thai—Instrumental music of north-west Thailand
Nowadays twelve ethnic groups live in north-west Thailand. Each has its own language and culture. Nine of these groups are included on this CD. 72+ min, ADD, 12-p. booklet.

2046 Achelhamo / Celestial Female—Parts from Tibetan Opera
Anthology of music in China #5
Tibetan Opera music: instrumental interludes and solo vocal parts. 75+ min, ADD, 12-p. booklet.

2047 Kang / Land of Snow
Three kinds of music are distinguished in Tibet: folk music, religious music, and palace music. Folk music is further divided into the following categories: tibetan opera, dance music, instrumental music, forms of musical folk art (like epic singing and ballads) and folk songs, which is further subdivided into dozens of categories. This CD is devoted to vocal and instrumental Tibetan folk music, and has examples of all categories on characteristic instruments like dzanjan, biwang, and yang-chin. 75+ min, 16-p. booklet.
Not yet released.

2048 Jemblung and related narrative traditions of Java
The common function of the Javanese narrative genres recorded here is to proselytize and instruct through entertainment. Without the capacity to excite the emotions, to charm, amuse or to terrify, religious narratives would be dull in the telling. Although some of these genres are also widely used for other, non-religious purposes, all have played, and continue to play an important role in the development of Islam in Java. 71+ min, ADD, 24-p. booklet with complete texts and translations.

2049 Maan Mongkhon (An auspicious piece in the Burmese style)
Thai classical music, performed by ‘Thai Music Circle’.
This six-piece traditional ensemble performs at festivities at the Thai court, and is considered the best in Thailand. 69+ min., DDD, 16-p. booklet.

2050 Jargalant Altai—Xöömii and other vocal and instrumental music from Mongolia
Featuring the remarkable vocal technique of overtone singing in Mongolia. 76+ min, ADD/DDD, 16-p. booklet.
...This is one of the best CDs of xöömii (overtone singing). [...] Highly recommended... (Tran Quang Hai, 1999 Yearbook for Traditional Music).

2051 Prashanti / Highest peace
Bhajans sung by Dhroeh Nankoe
Devotional Hindustani songs, sung by master singer and multi-instrumentalist Dhroeh Nankoe, the first singer in Europe to graduate in the Indian classical singing tradition. 58+ min, ADD, 8-p. booklet.

2052 Bewaare / They are coming
Dagaare songs and dances from Nandom, Ghana
This CD is dedicated to memorize the great xylophone player Joseph Chogri Kobom Taale, who worked on this recording and provided much information. 72+ min, ADD, 16-p. booklet.
...This publication has the distinct advantage not only of filling an important gap in our knowledge of Ghanaian music, but of filling it in a meticulous and enlightened way... (Marie-Laure Manigand, British Journal of Ethnomusicology, volume 5, 1996).

2053 Gamelan Degung—Classical music of Sunda,West Java
Gamelan Degung is the Sundanese answer to the large gamelan ensembles of Central Java. Gamelan Degung was taken up by the commoners and has a firm place in society at large. Performed by ensemble Jugala with singers Euis Komariah and Ida Widawati. 52+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet.
...Overall, this is among the best degung CDs available in the West... (Henry Spiller, 1999 Yearbook for Traditional Music).


2054 Heroic songs of Manas
Performed by Saiakbai Karalaev (1894-1971)
The poetic legend of the hero Manas is a masterpiece of Kyrgyz folk poetry. Manas is considered the national epic of the Kyrgyz people, and it is said to be over 1000 years old.
Over the ages there have been notorious performers of the epic, and only the variants that have been noted down by the well-known storyteller Saiakbai Karalaev contain over half a million poetic lines.
Liner notes by Dr. Nazim Nadirov.
16-page booklet, 72+ min. UPC 713958205426.

2055 Tuvalu—A Polynesian atoll society
Anthology of Pacific music #5
Tuvalu was formerly a British colony known as the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Vocal music predominates in Tuvalu, sung poetry forms the basis of the musical repertoire. Melody, harmony, rhythm and dance primarily act as vehicles to convey the lyrics. The song texts portray the whole gamut of social life. Most songs are sung by choirs. 70+ min, ADD, 12-p. booklet.

2056 Maluku Tengah—Songs and dances from Ambon and Saparua
In the Maluku music-cultures the drum is the dominant musical instrument and drum ensembles can be found all over the archipelago. The single headed hand or stick-beaten varieties of drums found in many shapes and sizes all over Maluku is called tifa. 
Not yet released.

2057 Ennanga—Epic songs from Uganda
Uganda is a society in which most historic and important communication was orally transmitted through stories and songs. The word (en)nanga refers to the instrument as well as to the type of song and its interpretation. The lyrics often cover important socio-cultural, political or historical issues in the society. The epic songs on this CD come from tribes like the Bakiga, Okebu, Basoga, Acholi, Alur, Bahima and Banyankole. Instruments: adungu (arched harp), (en)nanga (wooden trough zither), ndere (flute), endingidi (one-stringed fiddle) and likembe (thumb piano). 71+ min, DDD, 8-p. booklet.

2058 Dongjing music—Where confucian, Taoist and Buddhist culture meet 
Anthology of music in China #6
Dongjing music is a religious folk music from Yunnan Province, south-west China, performed by traditional lay religious music societies. This CD pictures five of these associations. This is the first ever CD to portray dongjing music! 68+ min, ADD, 12-p. booklet.

2059 Bonya—Respect
Griot music from Mali #2
Recordings from the village of Kela, the so-called ‘school of oral tradition’. Four experienced artists play ‘griot’ music, which is mainly played on ngoni (a 4- or 5-stringed lute) and jembe (a drum). The knowledge of texts and melodies has been orally transmitted from generation to generation, and is closely connected with the Sunjata epic. 74+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet.
...The disc, a carefully miked field recording, vividly depicts the griot tradition as it happens in life... (Allan Evans, Rhythm Music Magazine, July 1998).

2060 Dònkili / Call to dance—Festival music from Mali
Festival music from Mali consists mainly of the jembe drum ensemble together with female singers. It is normally performed at percussion and dance festivals that frequently coincide with transition rites: name-givings, circumcisions, initiations, weddings and other ceremonies. 71+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet.

2061 Altai-Hangai—Naariits Biilye / Let’s dance!!
Mongolian khuuryn tatlaga
Tatlaga music is a special horse-head fiddle genre from Western Mongolia. This CD contains several types, like bii tatlaga (dance tatlagas), duut tatlagas (song tatlagas), domogtoi tatlagas (legend tatlagas) and dan morin khuuryn tatlagas (solo horse-head fiddle tatlagas). The songs and music pieces are performed by ensemble Altai-Hangai. Instruments: tovshuur (lute), tsuur (flute), accordion, and (overtone) vocals. 59+ min, DDD, 20-p. booklet.
...At last we have a CD which gives an inkling of the diversity of Mongolia’s musics. [..] These Western Mongols produce textural mosaics of sound similar to those of the Tuvans. Listen, for instance, to ‘Khan Khökhiig Nuruu’ (‘The Ridges of Khan Khökhiig Mountain’), which equals anything produced by Huun-Huur-Tu... (Carole Pegg, Songlines, Winter 1999/Spring 2000).

2062 Kano Kaitangano — Party Mingling
Songs and dances of the Basoga in Uganda
This CD contains music from The Kugumikiloza Kasata Group, from the only region in Africa where the panpipes are played. Instruments: embaire (log xylophone); endere (notched flute); endingidi (one-stringed tube fiddle); endongo (thumb piano); endumi (small drum); engalabi (long cylindrical drum); engoma enene (big drum); enkwanzi (panpipes); ensaasi (shakers). Mzee Kamu Kasata (‘Mzee’ is a honorific) was among the best and most outstanding Busoga musicians. 62+ min., DDD, 12-p. booklet.

2063 Tierra del Cacao—Afro-Venezuelan music and dance
The African heritage is very diluted in Venezuela, but the ‘black’ drum dances are a big hit nowadays. This CD presents the little known music of six small and isolated black villages. Characteristic is the inventive use of polyrhythms and a general emphasis on rhythm as the most aesthetic organizing principle. Other characteristics are the use of call-and-response patterns and repetition of phrases. Instruments used are mainly all sorts of drums and percussion instruments, and some wind and string instruments. 73+ min, ADD/DDD, 24-p. booklet.
...If you want to party across the border, go to Venezuela [...]. Heavy, rattling drums and possessed wind players, vocalists who are echoing the melody in a frenzied variation. This is music that makes you go beside yourself, without using any means whatsoever... (René van Peer, Wereldmuziek Update, Summer 1999).
...And Pan comes with a CD, which is indispensible to approach and to comprehend a music that respires Africa and transpires Latin America. Essential... (Etienne Bours, Trad’Magazine, July/August 1999).

2065 In the time of my fourth great-grandfather...
Western Sisaala music from Lambussie, Ghana
The Lambussie men and women make music and dance separately for most of the time, even during the same occasion. This CD demonstrates this, but the tracks are also cross-referenced to show a typical sequence of music during, for example, a funeral. 71+ min, DDD, 16-p. booklet.
...Excellent disc... (Etienne Bours, Trad’Magazine, September/October 1999).
...Pan is to be congratulated on bringing out these recordings... (Roger Blench, Songlines, Spring 1999).

2066 Fa‘a Samoa / The Samoan Way...between conch shell and disco
Anthology of Pacific music #6
This CD documents how music sounded during the 1980s in Western Samoa. The title symbolizes the winds of change that were already strongly affecting the social, cultural, and political system. 70+ min, ADD, 12-p. booklet.

2067 Sawaku—Music of Sarawak
The music of Borneo is relatively unexplored and is comprised of many indigenous instruments and musical styles, as well as those that are influenced from Philippine and Indonesian, Malay and Chinese music. Sarawak is particularly rich in its diversity with a large number of cultures and sub-cultures living within close proximity of each other. This CD portrays music of the six main cultures of Sarawak. 59+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet.
...These recordings by Randy Raine-Reusch are not just interesting field recordings documenting a disappearing culture, they are beautiful music in their own right... (Simon Broughton, Songlines, Summer/Autumn 1999).
...Randy Raine-Reusch has mixed his passion and his exceptional taste in creating this excellent disc... (Etienne Bours, Trad’Magazine, July/August 1999).

2068 Masters of the Sarawakian Sape, featuring Tusau Padan
The sape is the traditional lute of many of the Orang Ulu or upriver people, who live in Central Borneo. Tusau Padan was one of the most versatile and influential artists in Sarawak. The music is quite complex, with many ornamentations and thematic variations. Often though two instruments are played together; one carries the melody, the second alternates between accompaniment, counter melody and harmony, as can be heard on the two other tracks, each played by two other musicians. Yet as complex as the music has become, it still retains a repetitive, trancelike quality that makes the instrument so attractive. 59+ min, ADD/DDD, 8-p. booklet.
...According to Randy Raine-Reusch this music style has developed out of trance music. It is a very pleasant way to get in trance this way. I’d like to recommend it to everyone... (René van Peer, Wereldmuziek Update, Summer 1999).

2069/71 Cossacks
Songs and dances of the Don and Kuban Cossacks (Triple CD)
The Cossacks are an ethnic group which is most significant in historical importance of all the Russian traditional military communities. 
The Cossacks' substantial training system caused a high fighting efficiency. Every Cossack youth who became a qualified adult was obliged to keep a warrior horse and attend specific military drill camps. Away from battles and training they occupied themselves with agriculture and cattle-breeding. The peculiar, unusual life style of the Don Cossacks naturally influenced their customs – and their traditional music as well.
In the mid-1990s Professor Vyacheslav Shurov from the Moscow Conservatory made three fieldtrips to document the traditions of three Cossack communities in South Russia. This 3-CD set documents the end of an era as the old singers and musicians have died for the most part. Today this music is not sung anymore so well as in the past. 3x 70+ min, 32-p. booklet, booksize digipack.

2072 Huaynos y Danzas
Religious and secular music of the Callejón de Huaylas, Peru
Quechua-speaking Indians and Spanish-speaking mestizos populate the Callejón de Huaylas, a valley in the North-Central Peruvian highlands. Secular music and dances like the huayno, marinera and waltz; religious music played by flute & drum ensembles and brass bands, and traditional dance groups accompanied by flutes and drums, harps and violins, or by brass band instruments such as clarinets. 70+ min, ADD, 16-p. booklet.
...superb selection of field recordings (...) Both these discs are produced by record companies with exemplary reputations for recording on location (...) This music is the real thing... (Jan Fairley, Songlines, Spring/Summer 2000).

2073 Sabâ kâr-ı nâtık, Ilâhiler and Gregorian hymns
Ensemble Al Farabi
The Sunnite Islamic ilahiler in Turkish and the Roman-Catholic Gregorian hymns in Latin have in common a folkloric and religious origin. The Dutch ethnomusicologist Wouter Swets reconstructed the hymns according to the Turkish tonal system and has given them meters according to their poetical prosody (aruz vezni), which meters can be found in the folk music of the Balkans and Anatolia as well as in the traditional Turkish art music. By listening to these hymns one will recognize their modal affinity to wellknown Turkish makams. Some ilahiler too, which were apparently corrupted, have been reconstructed by Wouter Swets. 75+ min., DDD, 20-page booklet, including 5-page music notation of reconstruction of Sabâ kâr-ı nâtık.

2074 Drummers from Heaven—Panchari Melam
The ritual percussion ensemble of Kerala
The music of Kerala (south-west India) is dominated by percussion instruments. Panchari Melam is the most famous of all the Keralan ritual percussion music. The main instruments are drums and cymbals, accompanied by kuzhal pipes and kombus (wind instruments). This CD contains the first-ever full length publication of a Panchari Melam, performed by Perumanam Kuttan Marar & party. 70+ min, DDD, 8-p. booklet.
...Drummers from Heaven is a good recording of music in the Panchar Melam style heard at temple festivals... (Phil Wilson, Folk Roots, April 2000).

2075 Chang Saw—Village music of Northern Thailand
The ensemble Si Nuan Thung Pong performs ‘saw’, a musical style that is characteristic for Northern Thailand and some neighbouring principalities. Saw is associated with the spirit world, and an ensemble consists of three free reed instruments and one stringed instrument. The lyrics are partially improvised and deal with well-known mythical and historical stories. 71+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet.
...For lovers of Thai folk music, this new set of field recordings of northern Thai (or Lanna) music from the Yong ethnic group is fascinating (...) The circular vamping and hypnotic drones also feature in this music and are just as riveting... (John Clewley, Songlines, Spring/Summer 2000).


2076 Luman Seidjalilov. Legend of Crimean Tatar music
Luman Seidjalilov (vocals, violin) is a well-known Crimean Tatar musician, singer, violinist and instrument maker. He was acknowledged in the Russian Musical Encyclopedic Dictionary (Moscow, 1990) as the most distinguished performer of Crimean Tatar music. He is accompanied by his son Remzi Seidjalilov on accordion.
The music of the Crimean Tatars can be classified into two main categories: steppe music (Iyr) and mountain music (tyurkyu), sung by ashiqs (traveling bards). Luman Seidjalilov's music represents the second type in his richly ornamented melodies and rhythmical development with 5, 7, 9 pattern invocations. 74+ min., 12-page booklet.


2077 Te Pito O Te Henua / End of the World—Easter Island songs and dances
Anthology of Pacific music #8
Easter Island’s complicated history has resulted in an interesting blend of musical styles, some of which are more authentic than others. At present there are many musical forms on the island, most are included on this CD. 72+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet.
...Te Pito O Te Henua offers a fascinating look on this culture and is at the same time an exclusiveness, as it is the only CD of this island... (Marcus Caluori, Spuren, September 1997) .

2078 Afrekete—Iyabakua
Afro-Cuban traditional music
This CD introduces the various ancient traditional and spiritual rhythms and songs of the Yoruba, Bantu, Arara and Carabali. All these tribes from the West-African coast brought along their sacred ceremonies, music, drums and dances to Cuba. Certain musical forms which were connected to sacred ceremonies remained relatively original throughout the years. Ceremonies were purely meant for the spiritual world and therefore kept strictly apart from the profane world of theatre and showbusiness. Apart from the vocals, the instruments used are congas, bata drums and other kinds of percussion. 53+ min, DDD, 8-p. booklet.

2079 La Gaita—Dance and festive music of la Rioja
This CD features dance and festive music from the four sub-regions of La Rioja in Spain. Singing of campanillas and pasacalles, ritual dances (the Gaita, Danza de los Zancos and stilt-dance called tirarse la cuesta and entradilla, stick dances called troqueaos and el quatro), local dances, such as the Morenita de Zarratón or the Jota de Logroño and traditional instruments: castanets, dulzaina (or gaita), drums (usually called tamboril), cross-sticks (banderas or guiones), church bells (campanas). 73 min., ADD, 12-p. booklet. 

2080 Bisserov Sisters—Three generations: Music from the Pirin region in Bulgaria
The Bisserov Sisters might be considered as ambassadors of the ancient musical tradition from the Pirin mountains, Bulgaria. Traditional songs and music are transmitted from generation to generation. Here the Bisserov Sisters are accompanied by the elder and younger generation of their family. The repertoire consists of traditional spring, wedding, love, summer, work, festive and religious songs. 68+ min, DDD, 16-p. booklet.
...There are nearly 30 songs on this CD, with not a dud among them (...) No mystery about it, this is great music... (Kim Burton, Songlines, Spring/Summer 2000).

2081 Joropo—Venezuelan dance music on harp
Joropo is often said to be the national music and dance of Venezuela. The harp plays the central role, and together with the cuatro, percussion and vocals it produces a very catchy swing. Five of the best Venezuelan harp players and their ensembles are presented on this CD. 73+ min, DDD, 20-p. booklet.

2082 Meenyirigi (High Repute)
Music of the Senufo and Minianka in Mali
To document Mali's traditional Senufo and Minianka music, eleven villages in the region south of Sikasso were visited and nineteen different types of music recorded. Vocals and traditional instruments such as jegele, cepinnè, napinnè, logange, javirijaangi, wiili, sicahali (or ficaana) and tubele. 62+ min., ADD, 12 page booklet.

2083 Green tea leaf salad—Flavors of Burmese music 
There are many instruments unique to Burma, such as the various tuned-drum sets (pat waing, and chauk lon bat), the regal Burmese harp (saung gauk), the donmin and the tuned-gong sets (kyi waing and maung zaing). Also, Burma has most ingeniously incorporated Western instruments into its own music. These instruments, such as piano, slide guitar, mandolin, and violin draw from the same musical and poetic repertoire as traditional instruments. Some instrument presented here—such as the crocodile zither and the tuned claypots—are recorded for the first time to the outside world. 76+ min., DDD, 12-p. booklet.

2084 Zubigainekoa
Festive music of the Basques in Navarra and France
During Basque festivals such as where these recordings took place, the dance and processional music is usually accompanied by shawms, flutes and drums. 70+ min., DDD, 16-page booklet. 

2085 Qambel Maran 
Syriac (Aramaic) chants from South India
This CD contains chants of the Syrian Christians of Kerala, South India. They are also known as St. Thomas Christians, because they trace the origin of their faith to the preaching of St. Thomas the Apostle. The tradition of Syriac lithurgy in South India goes back at least to the early part of the fifth century. That this lithurgy and chants have survived is a matter of historical and ethnomusicological interest. 66+ min., DDD, 16-page booklet.

2086 Divine Rhythms on Tabla
Talas: Adha Chautal, Teental
Tabla virtuoso Irshad Hussain Khan belongs to the Jaipur gharana (school) of tabla playing, and comes from a traditional family of court musicians from Rajasthan. The first piece is an old and rarely played tala (rhythmic cycle) of 14 beats called Adha Chautal. The second is in Teental (16 beats), the most important rhythm of North Indian classical music. In these two recitals Irshad incorporates many traditional pieces from various gharanas and also some of his own. Irshad's grandfather Ustad Munir Khan accompanies on the sarangi. 60+ min, DDD, 8-p. booklet.

2087 Maigisa—Rejoice.
Songs of the Maasai, performed by Ereto Maasai Women Group
The overriding spirit of this entire project has been to produce an authentic document of Maasai music culture, by Maasai people and for Maasai people. The Maasai people have a rich oral tradition of storytelling and singing. Warriors sing about bravery, victory, lion hunts and girls. Women typically sing about fertility, cattle, men and forgiveness. The lyrics also contain many subtle tacit meanings, often hard to capture in a foreign language. 70+ min., DDD, digipack with 20-page booklet with all songtexts in Maasai and English.

2088 Afo ‘o e ‘ofa / Strings of love
Tongan stringband music
Anthology of Pacific music #9 
This CD consists of acoustic stringband music, often referred to as ‘island music’, which is extremely popular all over the South Pacific. On this CD the Tongan style can be heard, and the instruments include guitar, banjo, ukelele, tea-chest bass and violin. 71+ min, DDD, 12-p. booklet. 

2089 Shirin Dahani - Sweet lips
Music of North Afghanistan
The ensemble of Rahim Takhari
This CD presents a great variety of traditional music of North Afghanistan. Most typical for northern Afghanistan (and especially Badakhshan province) is the folk music genre falak (literally ‘heaven’). Among the traditional instruments in northern Afghanistan the plucked lutes dambura and tanbûr, the bowed stringed instrument ghijak, the frame drum daireh and the finger cymbals tâl are the most widespread. 71+ min., DDD, 12-p. booklet. 

2090 Alys churtum Övür charyy / My homeland Övür.
Overtone singing from Tuva, performed by Gennadi Tumat
Gennadi Tumat was a gifted overtone singer and mastered various styles; he even created a style all his own. He influenced many other overtone singers and was the leader of the first Tuvan group to travel abroad in 1991 and 1992, which created an overtone hype all around the world. This CD contains solo pieces as well as ensemble pieces accompanied by traditional instruments. 69+ min, DDD, 16-p. booklet.
Tumat en donne ici un catalogue époustouflant, passant en revue les différentes techniques possibles, tout en chantant mélodies et textes. Il a quitté ce monde à 32 ans et ce disque lui rend hommage. Ecoutez ce chant à nul autre comparable, c'est une expérience rare. (Etienne Bours, Imagine, December 2000) 

2091 The Devil's Horn
Brassband traditions from the highlands of Bolivia
A selection of brass music played on feast-days of patron saints—the fiestas. Besides accompanying groups of dancers, the orchestras are involved in all the ritual and social activities of the fiestas. 61+ min, ADD, 16-p. booklet. 

2092 The State of Amazonas
Indigenous and criollo music from Venezuela
This CD contains recordings of the indigenous Hiwi and Piaroa tribes from the inland Venezuelan province The State of Amazonas and of criollo music as well.
“Shaman's salsa that induces a pilgrimage of the soul through the Amazonian musical landscape; a virtual trip, a neo-shamanic experience.” DDD. 68+ min., 16-p. booklet. 

2093 Prem Dhara—Flow of love
Light classical music from North India 
The songs presented on this CD belong to the light classical music genres from North India: git, tarana, chatrang and ghazal. Dhroeh Nankoe (vocals, harmonium); Santosh Kumar Mishra (sarangi); Nandkishor Muley (santur); Annada Prasanna Pattanaik (bansuri); Rafiuddin Sabri (tabla). 70+ min, DDD, 8-p. booklet.

2094 Aotearoa—Land of hope
Anthology of Pacific Music #16
This CD portrays the North Island of New Zealand as a multicultural society. It includes Maori music; natural sounds of the North Island; Scottish bagpipe music; Samoan dance music; Dutch folksong; Tuvaluan church singing and dance music; music of Pukapuka, Tokelau, Rotuma and Niue; percussion music of Rarotonga (Cook Islands) and Korea, and contemporary cross-cultural music. 77+ min., DDD, 16-p. booklet. 

2095 Rabi—The new home of the exiled Banabans from Ocean Island
Anthology of Pacific Music #15
Rabi is a small island situated east of Vanua Levu in Fiji. On it live Banabans, who were exiled by the British after World War II. Although some Fijian influences have been adapted, the Banabans still have their own roots and traditions, of which the karanga (stick dance) is the most characteristic. Other dances are also included on this CD. 74+ min, DDD, 16-p. booklet.

2096 Viti Levu—The multi-cultural heart of Fiji 
Anthology of Pacific Music #14
Viti Levu is the main island of the Republic of Fiji. An important part of the population on this island originates from India. This CD gives an impression of some styles of native Fijian music in the coastal areas of Viti Levu and gives glimpses of Indian music on the island. 73+ min, ADD, 12-p. booklet.

2097 Tautoga and other songs and dances of Rotuma
Anthology of Pacific Music #12
The Rotuman music and dance repertoire is a hybrid of forms that can be traced to many parts of Polynesia, Micronesia and Fiji. The tautoga is a standing dance (or rather a dance suite), reserved for official celebrations. Men and women dance to a text which they also sing, and are supported by a group of singers and musicians who drum on a pile of folded mats (‘eap ta). Besides the tautoga other dances are covered on this CD, as well as old chants, some church music and string band music. 72+ min, DDD, 16-p. booklet.

2098 Tonga—Sounds of change
Anthology of Pacific Music #11
The music presented on this CD is by no means a relic. It includes various current musical styles which are alive in Tonga and which are strongly connected to the socio-political and economic system. Five other CDs of Tongan music have previously been released and presented particular themes or specific musical styles within the entire repertoire. This final CD offers a general musical portrait of the Tongan islands and includes some musical styles that have not been covered on the other discs. 70+ min, ADD, 12-p. booklet.

2099 Te Kúki ‘Airani / The Cook Islands—Songs, rhythms and dances
Anthology of Pacific Music #10
Each island within the Cook group has its own specific character and repertoire, though there are also some general characteristics. The categories of music and dance covered are: legends (peu tupuna) and historical (biblical) pageants (nuku); chants (pe‘e); ‘amene tapu; action songs (kaparima); percussion music and drum dances (‘ura pa‘u), stringband and brassband music. 69+ min, ADD, 12-p. booklet.
...If the percussionists provide some of the highlights, they by no means entirely dominate the album, and it remains a typically well-balanced overview of music traditions... (Phil Wilson, Songlines, Summer/Autumn 1999).


2101 Adeus & Aloha—The Portuguese heritage of Hawai'i. Anthology of Pacific music #17
This is the story of the Portuguese in Hawai'i: their origins, what is left of their culture in their new homeland and the impact they have had on the culture of Hawai'i and neighbouring island groups in the South Pacific. One imported instrument changed forever the music of Hawai'i and the Hawaiians: the braguinha from Madeira, which evolved into the 'ukulele. Recordings by Ad and Lucia Linkels between 1989 and 2002. Liner notes by Ad Linkels. 76+ min., DDD, 20-page booklet.

2102 Baile-Dance. Dance and festive music of Galicia and Asturias
Galicia and Asturias (in northern Spain) are treasure houses of folk arts, particularly music and dances. In the summer season, especially in August, there is a festivity almost every day somewhere in the region. Ad and Lucia Linkels recorded these traditions in 1988 and 1989. 62+ min., 12-page booklet.

2104 Siramori Diabaté. Griot music from Mali #3
Siramori Diabaté (c. 1930 - 1989) was Mali's most celebrated female griot (bard). Born in the famous griots' village of Kela, she became the forerunner of a new generation of female artists that has been featured in Mali's music scene since the 1970s. Siramori's voice is characterized by its hoarseness which made it so famous and recognizable. This CD contains traditional praise songs (‘fasaw’) and ‘evergreens’ of more recent origin. Recorded by Jan Jansen in January and February 1989 and by John W. Johnson in August 1974. Liner notes by Jan Jansen. 66+ min., 20-page booklet.

2105 Mehri Maftun. Music from Afghan Badakhshan
Az sharare chasm-e tu sokhtam (I am burning from the sparks of your eyes)
Prince Claus Award winner Mehri Maftun (vocals, dambura) is a well-known singer and dambura player from Bazgir, a village near Eshkashim in the Eshkashim district. A rich tradition and a great variety of religious songs, folk songs and folk genres exist in Badakhshan, of which this CD gives a selection. Accompanied on ghijak and tablak. 66+ min., 16-page booklet.

2106/07 Death is the Reaper over the world - Kaszás e földön a halál
Hungarian funeral music
This double-CD presents Hungarian funeral music from living oral tradition from many geographical parts of historical (meaning: before 1918) Hungary. Melodies from rituals (for example a burial ceremony in the cemetery) and „retrospective” memories form the contents of these CDs, with many, until now, unpublished materials and with a possible complete overview of vocal and instrumental music. This is a valid contribution to European ethnomusicological and musical anthropological research history.
Recordings 1916 - 2002 from the archives of the Institute for Musicology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (ZTI, www.zti.hu) and from the private collection of Lujza Tari. Liner notes by Dr. Lujza Tari. 20-page booklet. 74+ min. and 73+ min. UPC 713958210628.

2108 The Siaka Sidibé Ensemble and Sidikiba Keita
Hunter's harp music from Mali 
The West African hunter's harp is one of the few string instruments that may be played by all men, regardless of their class. Hunter bards sing praise songs for great master hunters and perform long epic stories during the rituals and festivities of hunter's associations. They are similar to the jeli (griots), the hereditary bards of people that trace their origins back to the medieval empire of Mali. In Mali at present two traditions of hunter's harp music coexist. The Wasulu style is played on the donso ngoni. It is found in the Wasulu, a southern region bordering the Ivory Coast. In neighbouring Manden the sinbi is played by the Mandinka hunter bards. Manden is the former centre of the empire of Mali which covers south-western Mali and northern Guinea. 61+ min., 12-p. booklet.

2109 Walking Shrill
The Hua Family Shawm Band
Anthology of music in China #7
This CD presents the wild bluesy syncopations of a north Chinese village shawm band. Led by master-musicians Hua Yinshan (shawn) and his older brother Hua Jinshan (drum), the Hua family band is locally much admired, and is busy performing for funerals and calendrical ceremonies throughout Datong municipality in the north of Shanxi province. 78+ min., 20-page booklet.

2110 For centuries they waited, for years they celebrated
Skopje Rifai Dervishes. Ilahi's and zikr ceremony.
The Skopje Rifai Dervishes are a Sufi sect, of which the members get together once a week. They sing praise songs to Allah in turkish, arabic, roma, serbian, and albanian languages and so reach a state of trance. For Sufi's the zikr is an important way of coming closer to God. The CD contains a complete zikr ceremony.
The ceremonies have been followed and studied for a few years by arabist Dr. Niek Biegman, who made photographs and recordings and took care of the liner notes.
20 page booklet. 76+ min. UPC 713958211021.

9002 Ari Babakhanov & Ensemble-Shashmaqam
The tradition of Bukhara
Now re-released on the PAN-label and available again!!
The Bukhara shashmaqam tradition blossomed during the rule of the last three emirs (1860 - 1920), but it almost died out with its incorporation in the USSR from 1920 onwards. Only a few musicians possessed knowledge of the old Bukharan shashmaqam tradition. One of them is Ari Babakhanov, who belongs to a dynasty of traditional Bukharan musicians. With his ensemble 7 vocal and 2 instrumental pieces from the maqams Buzruk, Rast, Nava and Dugah are recorded. 70+ min, 16-p. booklet.


 

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