Happy New Year! Here's to a wonderful 2011!
Here's a glimpse at the World Music charts that will begin the new year. (The charts are from the Official World Chart website).
#1. AFROCUBISM - AFROCUBISM (World Circut)
#2. RODRIGO Y GABRIELA - 11:11:00 (Ruby Works)
#3. CHEIKH LO - JAMM (World Circut)
#4. ALI FARKA TOURE & TOUMANI DIABATE - ALI FARKA TOURE & TOUMANI DIABATE (World Circut)
#5. AMADOU & MARIAM - WELCOME TO MALI (Because Music)
#6. AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM - CAPTURE (1995-2010) (Real World)
#7. RAVI SHANKAR & GEORGE HARRISON - COLLABORATION (Rhino)
#8. RODRIGO Y GABRIELA - LIVE IN JAPAN (Ruby Works)
#9. GEOFFREY GURRUMUL YUNUPINGU - GURRUMUL (Dramatico/Skinnyfish)
#10. SOUAD MASSI - O HOURIA (LIBERTY) (Wrasse)
I wish you all a wonderful new year!
Showing posts with label Mexico. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mexico. Show all posts
Sunday, 2 January 2011
Monday, 6 December 2010
This Week's Picks (#22)
While making my way across the the American SouthWest on an epic car journey, it feels appropriate for NP to play a tribute to the slowly approaching Mexican border. Please enjoy this week's pick!
"Cumbia Campanera" - Celso Pina
Pina is a well known Mexican singer and accordionist. This track is from his 2003 album El Canto De Un Rebelde Para Un Rebelde. Pina is known for his cumbia music, though this release features many other styles in a left-leaning, politically-charged album. Cumbia is a Latin American style originating in Colombia that has found wide-spread popularity, including in Mexico.
"Cumbia Campanera" - Celso Pina
Pina is a well known Mexican singer and accordionist. This track is from his 2003 album El Canto De Un Rebelde Para Un Rebelde. Pina is known for his cumbia music, though this release features many other styles in a left-leaning, politically-charged album. Cumbia is a Latin American style originating in Colombia that has found wide-spread popularity, including in Mexico.
Monday, 28 June 2010
A Tribute to the World Cup Losers #2: England & Mexico
We are currently featuring a special series on the World Cup and will return to our normal schedule including "This Week's Picks" and "Wednesday's Reader Picks" when the series is finished. We do hope you enjoy the current series.
Alright, so maybe calling them "losers" is a little harsh seeing as they made their way into the final 16, but this new series will focus on the countries who are eliminated during the final stage of the World Cup. As the 2010 World Cup in South Africa moves into the elimination stage, Nomad's Playlist will be showcasing our favorite picks from the countries unfortunate enough to be thrown out of the running.
England
England saw itself absolutely battered by Germany yesterday to the disappointment of their countrymen and won their way into the third spot on our series.
"The Testimony of Patience Kershaw" by The Unthanks
This is a beautiful track off their recent album, Here's the Tender Coming (2009). This duo of sisters, Rachel and Becky Unthanks, from Northumberland, have aimed for "a warmer, calmer shade of sad" in this album than their first album Bairns. This song makes sense of that statement. The lyrics tell a sad story, but the music plays a piece that's eloquent in it's melancholy. A few English fans might even say this song, about a girl trying to make it in a man's world, seems the appropriate send off for the team.
Mexico
Mexico had the bad luck of being paired with Argentina, who have proved they'll go far this year, for it's first game in the final stage of the World Cup.
"Paloma Negra" by Chavela Vargas
Chavela Vargas was actually born in Costa Rica, but fleeing to Mexico at an early age she became one of the most famous singers of the Mexican ranchera genre. This track "The Black Dove" beautifully demonstrates the ranchera style. It's a sad song with a single voice accompanied by guitar. Vargas seems to almost be crying in parts of the song which may reflect the feelings of the Mexicans who had high hopes for their football team.
Alright, so maybe calling them "losers" is a little harsh seeing as they made their way into the final 16, but this new series will focus on the countries who are eliminated during the final stage of the World Cup. As the 2010 World Cup in South Africa moves into the elimination stage, Nomad's Playlist will be showcasing our favorite picks from the countries unfortunate enough to be thrown out of the running.
England
"The Testimony of Patience Kershaw" by The Unthanks
This is a beautiful track off their recent album, Here's the Tender Coming (2009). This duo of sisters, Rachel and Becky Unthanks, from Northumberland, have aimed for "a warmer, calmer shade of sad" in this album than their first album Bairns. This song makes sense of that statement. The lyrics tell a sad story, but the music plays a piece that's eloquent in it's melancholy. A few English fans might even say this song, about a girl trying to make it in a man's world, seems the appropriate send off for the team.
Mexico
"Paloma Negra" by Chavela Vargas
Chavela Vargas was actually born in Costa Rica, but fleeing to Mexico at an early age she became one of the most famous singers of the Mexican ranchera genre. This track "The Black Dove" beautifully demonstrates the ranchera style. It's a sad song with a single voice accompanied by guitar. Vargas seems to almost be crying in parts of the song which may reflect the feelings of the Mexicans who had high hopes for their football team.
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
Wednesday's Reader Picks
This week reader joann3737 shares the artist Buika.
"Sombras" by Buika (featuring Chucho Valdés on piano)
This track is from Spanish singer, Buika's newest album El Último Trago. This album features the pianist Chucho Valdés and is a tribute to one of Buika's earliest influences, Chavela Vargas. Vargas was a ranchera singer. Ranchera is a traditional Mexican genre made popular during the revolution and generally focuses on topics of love or patriotism. This track, titled "Sombras" (translation: shadows), features the raw and passionate voice of Buika. Her lyrics are heartfelt, and typical of the ranchera style, about love and the pain of being away from a lover. Valdés' playing perfectly fuses with Buika's voice and lifts the tone enough to keep the track from being too depressing.
(Reviewed by joann3737)
Do you have a favorite track you'd like to share? Click here for details on how to submit your track for our next edition of "Wednesday's Reader Picks".
"Sombras" by Buika (featuring Chucho Valdés on piano)
This track is from Spanish singer, Buika's newest album El Último Trago. This album features the pianist Chucho Valdés and is a tribute to one of Buika's earliest influences, Chavela Vargas. Vargas was a ranchera singer. Ranchera is a traditional Mexican genre made popular during the revolution and generally focuses on topics of love or patriotism. This track, titled "Sombras" (translation: shadows), features the raw and passionate voice of Buika. Her lyrics are heartfelt, and typical of the ranchera style, about love and the pain of being away from a lover. Valdés' playing perfectly fuses with Buika's voice and lifts the tone enough to keep the track from being too depressing.
(Reviewed by joann3737)
Do you have a favorite track you'd like to share? Click here for details on how to submit your track for our next edition of "Wednesday's Reader Picks".
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