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When world music was opening our ears
Life, John Clewley, Published on 29/05/2018
» The 1980s was a period when non-Anglophonic mainstream bands started to make waves at festivals and music stores in Europe. Pioneering festivals like Angouleme in France exposed bands from Africa, Asia, Middle East and the Caribbean to international audiences. This is how the first wave of the boom in so-called "world music" started; these bands then began to release albums, which were often marketed from indie record stores. This is how we found out about Salif Keita, Mory Kante, Cheb Khaled and Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens.
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In tribute to the mighty Charles 'Horn Man' Neville
Life, John Clewley, Published on 01/05/2018
» World Beat is in mourning this week, following the sad news that saxophonist and founder member of one of New Orleans finest bands, The Neville Brothers, Charles Neville, passed away last Thursday. He was 79 years old.
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African soul
Life, John Clewley, Published on 19/04/2016
» A fascinating two CD compilation of Angola popular music, The Soul Of Angola: Anthologie De La Musique Angolaise 1965-1975 (Lusafrica, 2001), landed on the WorldBeat desk this week, sparking a celebration of Angola's rich musical culture.
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Music that shines
Life, John Clewley, Published on 22/03/2016
» Tropical music has been the theme for the past week or so as World Beat prepared for the arrival of DJ Hugo Mendez from the UK. Mendez -- who has successfully run the Republic of Sofrito, a "tropical discotheque", at various venues in London for the past decade or so -- was also the compiler of the album Haitian Music: Haiti Direct – Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds, 1960-1978 (Strut, USA), which I reviewed recently.
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Allen Toussaint's obituary
Life, John Clewley, Published on 17/11/2015
» Last week saw the sad news that the legendary New Orleans musician, songwriter, arranger and producer Allen Toussaint had passed away, aged 77, after a concert in Madrid.
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Legendary molam star unleashed again
Life, John Clewley, Published on 08/07/2014
» Fans of the legendary molam singer Angkanang Kunchai will be delighted to know that a compilation of her early singles, Isan Lam Plearn, a version of which was originally released in 1975, has been released by Zudrangma Records of Thailand, EM Records and Soi 48 of Japan. The LP, which is available in vinyl and CD formats, was released in Japan last month, with the great lady attending events in Japan to celebrate the launch.
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No pigeonholes for Ry Cooder
Life, John Clewley, Published on 11/03/2014
» In the early part of his career, during the 1960s, master guitarist Ry Cooder could walk down any street in the US and not be recognised. Born in Santa Monica, as a young guitar prodigy he played rhythm guitar as Ryland Cooder for Taj Mahal’s blues band. After this he played with Captain Beefheart and his slide guitar work attracted the attention of many big stars during the 1960s; he played on the Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers and Let It Bleed albums and Van Morrison and Van Dyke Parks also used his services.
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Rock the archipelago
Life, John Clewley, Published on 25/02/2014
» Indonesian music has been blasting from the World Beat sound system during the past few weeks, mainly from two excellent compilations: Early Popular Music Of Indonesia (Office Sambinha, 2013, Japan) and Those Shocking, Shaking Days: Indonesian Hard, Psychedelic, Progressive Rock and Funk: 1970-1978 (Now Again Records, USA, 2010).
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Far-flung sounds
Life, John Clewley, Published on 14/01/2014
» This year marks the 20th anniversary of the World Beat column, which started in February 1994, way back in the last century. At that time, CDs ruled the roost and there were plenty of stores selling "world music" in Bangkok; international chains like Tower Records had a significant presence, supported by local chains selling Thai and international music. Cassettes were slowly being phased out in provincial towns, replaced by CDs, while downloads were in the distant future.
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Okinawan duo dazzles, Skatalites still shine
Life, John Clewley, Published on 05/11/2013
» Okinawan singer/musician Kanako Horiuchi flew in last week for the Siam Okinawa Music Festival, which was held on Friday at the Imperial Queen's Park Hotel on Sukhumvit 22.
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