Folk+World+Country Music Thread

[Lisnaholic]

It's probably happened to us all: you're at a party and someone asks you, "Which is your favourite '70s instrumental album from Turkmenistan?" If you were caught out and didn't have an answer ready, don't worry: the best answer is of course,"Firyuza's debut, self-titled and only album - Firyuza."

You can either memorize the answer for future use, or even better, listen to the album itself, which is fresh and surprising all the way, imo, as it confidently shifts between traditional, prog and jazz:-

[Lisnaholic]

... and if you really want to show off, you'll say, "Of course, in the 70's Turkmenistan was still part of the USSR, but here's a map of the country today that I like to keep in my pocket for occasions such as this:

[Saulaac]

It's probably happened to us all: you're at a party and someone asks you, "Which is your favourite '70s instrumental album from Turkmenistan?" If you were caught out and didn't have an answer ready, don't worry: the best answer is of course,"Firyuza's debut, self-titled and only album - Firyuza."

You can either memorize the answer for future use, or even better, listen to the album itself, which is fresh and surprising all the way, imo, as it confidently shifts between traditional, prog and jazz:-

That Funked Up East channel is a fine resource, Lisna, for former Soviet bloc explorations! Just listening to their latest post which is probably less folk and more international, and has a US tinge. I think those two nations have a lot more in common than a lot of people think. Someone bang their heads together 

[Lexi Darling]

That Funked Up East channel is a fine resource, Lisna, for former Soviet bloc explorations! Just listening to their latest post which is probably less folk and more international, and has a US tinge. I think those two nations have a lot more in common than a lot of people think. Someone bang their heads together 

Heck yeah, I love that channel. Discovered a bunch of ambient and electronic gems from it, like this.

[Lisnaholic]

That Funked Up East channel is a fine resource, Lisna, for former Soviet bloc explorations! Just listening to their latest post which is probably less folk and more international, and has a US tinge. I think those two nations have a lot more in common than a lot of people think. Someone bang their heads together 

^ That's a great album, Saulaac. Thanks. It has a big, bold sound all the way through, with more brass than I expected. For some reason I couldn't shrug off the feeling that I was listening to the soundtrack of some seventies spy-action movie,but I liked it very much nonetheless.

Next up for me: listen to Mrs. Waffles' rec and then consider taking the plunge and subscribing to the YouTube channel you both mention.
In the meantime, last night I was re-discovering an album I downloaded years ago: Abyssinia Infinite by Zion Roots:-

[Marie Monday]

[Lisnaholic]

Listen to this song and re-adjust your attitude to life!

I don't care if it rains or freezes long as I got my plastic Jesus
Sittin' on the dashboard of my car
Going ninety, it ain't scary 'cause I've got the Virgin Mary
Sittin' on the dashboard of my car
I'm in the backseat sinning, Jesus up there grinning
Sittin' on the dashboard of my car
Green, white, pink or yellow, I don't care 'cause he's my feller
Sittin' on the dashboard of my car

[Lisnaholic]

If you are intrigued by unusual genre names, or if you are struggling through winter and want a reminder that sunny and carefree times will come again, then a bit of Rake And Scrape music may interest you. It's the local name of calypso music in the Bahamas, the name coming from the original skiffle-type instruments used: a saw, an upturned bucket and rake handle to serve as the base, etc. In this song by Stileet, you can see some homemade instruments, and although their sound is rather swallowed up by the rest of the band, it's still a good example and celebration of the style:-

[Lisnaholic]

Thin, whiny, insistent : everything about this album is wonderful so far:-

[Marie Monday]

GUYS the new Mdou Moctar album is fantastic get listening

[grindy]

Music is hard to categorize (hindustani americana dub?) but fucking amazing.

[Lisnaholic]

^ Yeah, that track sounds wonderful ! I would struggle to explain what dub is, but you'll hear some in this track by Dusminguet, a band from Barcelona who mix up rock with various Latin sounds:-

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GUYS the new Mdou Moctar album is fantastic get listening

Thanks for the heads up ! Here's the title track for anyone who wants a taste:-

[Lisnaholic]

The Hmong were an isolated ethnic group living in the mountains of Laos, but they had to leave their homeland during/after the war in Vietnam.
Some ended up in Thailand, others in the USA (as many had fought on the American side in that war). Their traditional music has morphed into something with a more international flavour, and here's an example of how that combination sounds:-

[Marie Monday]

this is a sort of folk music I suppose, recommended mostly because of the insane powerhouse French singing

[Saulaac]

^Paix is a briliant song on that album. Thanks for posting it, Marie.
I wondered where I had heard that organ in France and remembered Dave McRae's meanderings during Robert Wyatt's concert on French TV.