Festival in the Desert (2003) more music like this

by Various Artists

It's the unlikeliest place to imagine a festival, in the Sahara, not far from the Malian town of Timbuktu. But that's the home of the Festival in the Desert, which celebrated its third anniversary in 2003. While it attracts international talent, the real focus is on artists who make their homes in the area, often of the nomadic Tuareg people. But ...

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Harvest Song: Music from Around the World Inspired by Working the Land (1995) more music like this

by Various Artists

"Music from around the world inspired by working the land" is the subtitle for this nifty combination of hardcover book and compact-disc compilation. Most Ellipsis Arts...releases [are] worth worth buying, but in this instance the reasons for making the purchase include 15 wonderful pieces of music, extensive notes on music and harvest traditions ...

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The Source (1991) more music like this

by Ali Farka Touré

African guitarist Ali Farka Toure's previous releases were wonderful mixes of traditional language and rhythms being supported by contemporary concerns, instrumentalists, and producers. His most recent session features his working band backing Toure in a series of impassioned, animated tunes that are done in both his native tongue and English. The ...

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Discovery Channel: Travel Channel -- Around the World (1998) more music like this

by Various Artists

In the summer of 1998, Rhino released three collections designed to act as soundtracks -- or at least theme albums -- for three of the Discovery Networks' cable channels. Discovery Channel: Travel Channel - Around the World was one of these. The idea behind this disc was to compile a selection of indigenous musics from around the world, ...

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