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		ADD TO SHOPPING BASKET EDIT SHOPPING BASKET	artist/ensemble: Roberto Manes title: Phoenician Dreams catalogue number ASC CD33 duration 57 min. year 1994 price £ 10 improvised studio recording musicians: Roberto Manes - electric violin Davide Mantovani - bass Jonathan Gee - synthesizer, Rhodes piano Peter Lockett - world percussion Ingrid Laubrock - synthesizer Rory Gallagher - acoustic guitar, harmonica play "sample1" play "sample2" play "sample3"
		Roberto’s violin dances with the finely woven carpet of tabla percussions to create a gentle music coloured with eastern flavours. The rarefied atmosphere is sustained by a solid flow of gently evolving rythm in relaxing and compelling sequences. The virtuoso performance of all the musicians involved never becomes protagonism and the result is a beautifully crafted work of total sincerity. Hints of blues merge seamlessly to create an altogether original and unusual blend of sounds. Meditative and lively at the same timeRoberto Manes music ranks with the finest in this genre, where jazz and ethnic traditions blend harmoniously. Phoenician Dreams is a compelling exploration of misterious soundscapes, music that takes the listener drifting to far away places as well as inner ones. This CD also features Rory Gallagher in is latest recording, made only a few months before he left us, a final testimony to this musician's fine sensitivity. _______________________________________________________________________
		ADD TO SHOPPING BASKET EDIT SHOPPING BASKET	artist/ensemble: Spirit Talk Mbira title: Ndonga Mahve - Return as Spirit catalogue number STPCD04 duration 62 min. year 1997 price £ 10 studio recording musicians: Chartwell Dutiro - mbira, kuyimba, hosho, ngoma, makwa ne marimbula Richard Selman - mbira, kuyimba ne manja Kristyan Robinson - mbira, kuyimba, manja ne mupururu Jon Sellers - mbira, kuyimba ne manja guest musicians Elmar Pohl - mbira, kuyimba ne manja Annette Loose - kuyimba, manja ne play "sample1" play "sample2" play "sample3"
		Spirit Talk Mbira is an extraordinary ensemble of mbira musicians from far and wide, united by mbira. Under the leadership of Chartwell Dutiro, they have recreated the village vibe of Ndonga Mahve. This is deep hut music of Zimbabwe. Chartwell has been playing mbira for 35 years, including 20 years playing for spirit mediums in many different ceremonies in his native Zimbabwe. He was mbira player, saxophonist and arranger with Blacks Unlimited for eight years. This is pure music with all the depth of African spiritual feel, moving and trance-like - close your eyes and let be transported by it. _______________________________________________________________________
		ADD TO SHOPPING BASKET EDIT SHOPPING BASKET	artist/ensemble: Spirit Talk Mbira title: Nhimbe working party catalogue number STCD5 duration year 1998 price £ 10 studio recording musicians: Chartwell Dutiro - mbira, hosho, marimbula, vocal arrangements Richard Selman - mbira, vocals Kristyan Robinson - mbira, mupururu, vocals Annette Loose - kuyimba, manja ne play "sample1" play "sample2"
		Another compelling work that lets the mbira talk to your spirit. All the CDs by Spirit Talk Mbira come with the original text and its English translation, plus rich notes by Chartwell Dutiro that place the music in context and help you drift even more deeply in their realm. A new recording by Spirit Talk Mbira is coming soon _______________________________________________________________________
		ADD TO SHOPPING BASKET EDIT SHOPPING BASKET	artist/ensemble: The Mike Greene Band title: Southern Wind catalogue number CMD 13897 duration year 1997 price £ 8.50 live recording musicians: Mike Greene - guitars and voice Tuscaloosa - piano and voice Jean Louis Brazzi - bass Pierre Couteaudier - drums play "sample1" play "sample2
		live recording made in October 1997 at the Cactus in Marseille, France. This is Mike Greene's bluesiest side, the rough edge of this earthy music is enhanced by the live recording. Pure unadultered warm wind from the southern states, as the title suggests... _______________________________________________________________________
		ADD TO SHOPPING BASKET EDIT SHOPPING BASKET	artist/ensemble: Louis Borenius - Coup D'Etat title: Last of the Aztecs catalogue number LOTCD 4304 duration 47 min. year 1997 price £ 10 studio recording musicians: Louis Borenius - Simmons silicon mallet Richard Bailey - drums and percussions Phil Scragg - bass Roland Perrin - keyboards Gary Hammond - percussions Greg Heath - tenor saxophone Gill Manly - vocals (tracks 1 + 8 only) play "sample1" play "sample2"
		Louis is a percussionist who has been around for years playing with an impressive list of big names in Jazz, Salsa, Samba, Funky... The distinctive sound of his Simmons Silicon Mallets swings in and out of different but always playful atmospheres. Last of the Aztecs is Louis’ own project but you can hear him with Big Chief too. A warm, full and lively breeze runs along the tunes, making Coup D’Etat a thoroughly enjoyable band. A forthcoming project is a collection of Louis’ compositions for guitar, performed by six different guitarists. Soon out. _______________________________________________________________________
		ADD TO SHOPPING BASKET EDIT SHOPPING BASKET	artist/ensemble: Big Chief title: It don't make sense catalogue number TPCD001 duration 53 min. year 1997 price £ 10 studio recording musicians: John Fry - saxes, vocals Dick Heckstall-Smith - saxes Mike Jacques - guitars, mandolin, vocals Adrian Paton - keyboards, vocals Tony Reeves - bass Gary O'Toole - drums Tony Edwards - percussions, dums, vocals Chris Fry - trombone Dave Chambers - flute, alto sax John Dillon - drums (the line-up varies from song to song). play "sample1" play "sample2"
		Big Chief is an historical ensemble that has included too many famous names to list them all. On the scene from the ‘70s with their happy blend of Blues, Jazz and Funk, BC’s music is lively, warm and swinging, a timeless sound that includes covers and original compositions. Big Chief is impeccably and happily energetic music for listening pleasure. _______________________________________________________________________
		ADD TO SHOPPING BASKET EDIT SHOPPING BASKET	artist/ensemble: Dave Chambers - Afro blue title: Afro Blue catalogue number CDDGC001 duration 45 min. year 1999 price £ 10 studio recording musicians: Dave Chambers -saxophones & flute Steve Lodder - piano & synths Paul Robinson - drums Eustace Williams - bass Lucky Ranku - guitar Joe Legwabe - percussion play "sample1" play "sample2"
		Sax and flute player with Big Chief among many others, Dave has played for years with important names of the South African scene. The mark of South African jazz and township music is evident in Afro Blue’s sound. Their CD includes many compositions written by the heroes of South African music together with some of Dave Chambers own compositions. _______________________________________________________________________
		ADD TO SHOPPING BASKET EDIT SHOPPING BASKET	artist/ensemble: NTT title: Tranquilandia catalogue number duration year 1997 price £ 10 studio recording musicians: Pauli Atzei - guitar-synth, sitar, percussions David Vaughan - keyboards, voice-effects Davide Mantovani - bass, synth-trumpet, percussions Gaudi - keyboards, sound enforcement, djambe play "sample1" play "sample2"
		Finely constructed atmospheres evolve throughout Entity’s compositions taking the listener into a relaxed meditative state. Ambient music on an almost drum’n’bass structure, varied and full of unexpected twists, elegant and delicate, this is music that filters straight to the emotional side of listening. _______________________________________________________________________

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