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Artist:
Various
Title:
World Chill
Tracks:
1. Da Lata - Cores
2. Jolly Mukherjee Bhatiyali
3. Rokia Traore - Finini
4. Kodo - Kevin Yost's Deep & Ethnic Mix
5. Taj Mahal - The Calypsonians
6. Ernest Ranglin - Minuit
7. U-Cef - Aalash Kwawna
8. Carla Alaxander E Assim
9. Issa Bagayogo - Sya
10. Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Akehlulek'ubaba
11. Gotan Project - Vuelvo Al Sur
12. Nitin Sawhney - Bengali Song
Details:
As global communication increases and people travel more there is a greater acceptance of music from all corners of the world. World music fans have been open to the sounds of African griots, Indian sitarists and Brazilian sambistas for many years. Its not just hardcore world music fans who are listening to sounds from around the globe though as the dance fraternity too is embracing quality music wherever it comes from. As sales of world grow though, there is a lack of imagination from compilation companies with too many albums treading the familiar formula of covering the music of a genre or country. Which brings us to Global Chill a totally new and exciting concept in world / dance music. Compiled by Union Squares very own resident dj Martin Morales, Global Chills remit is simple the coolest and most chilled tracks in the world regardless of the genre or period that they come from. Thus we find the groundbreaking contemporary sound of British Asian artist Nitin Sawney alongside the more traditional blues sound of American Taj Mahal, the digital Moroccan soundscapes of U-cef rubbing shoulders with the wonderful West African vocals of Rokia Traore. And does it work most definitely yes. So leave your preconceptions at home, settle back and let the most interesting album of the year work its magic on you. A unique selection of relaxing tracks from around the world Featuring a mixture of traditional and more contemporary sounds - South Africas Ladysmith Black Mambazo rub shoulders with Algerias U-Cef and West Africas Rokia Traore shakes hands with Frances Gotan Project - this is a truly timeless and global compilation Compiled by Union Squares resident DJ Martin Morales this a timely compilation that will appeal to both the world and dance markets
Label: Manteca
This item was added to our catalog on Wednesday 16 January, 2008
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