101 - Revolutionary Dream - Pablo Moses

First studio release by Pablo Moses.

Rasta leads the way! The Revolutionary Dream has been around for a while... 

R U Picking Up?

1975 - REVOLUTIONARY DREAM

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100 - Les Flutes Indiennes-Vol. 3 (Lp) - Los Calchakis

Post No 100 ! I simply can't believe. I mean... there are many more gr8t records I wish to share here... seems like I will need to take it easy, or skip sleep altogether! 

Really... I got addicted to blogging in no time...

To mark this day, I selected a very very special record.

Les Flutes Indiennes-Vol. 3  by Los Calchakis is the first album I have in memory. 

I was no more than 5 years old when I became a total fan of Musica Andina! 

No kidding, dudes...

This record was among the few vinyls my mum ever possessed, 

vague left over from her marriage, for she had no interest in music herself.(!)

I got very impressed by these soundz from scratch, and it lasted so far! 

When I unexpectedly dug this record a few days ago, 

I got very excited to recognize the cover I knew from early childhood. 

And listening to it gave me quite a chill, hey!

1974 - LES FLUTES INDIENNES VOL.3

Fantastic! 
Must Grab.

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99 - A Song - Pablo Moses

First heard Pablo Moses singing in 1998... one of my friends was kinda seriously hooked on this sounds.

I quite didn't like His voice at first, but something special kept on calling me to play

His tunes.

Today, A Song  is one of those reggae blasters that will always chill me... 

and of course, I LOVE that voice!

   

1989 - A SONG

 J   A   D

 U  W  U

 S   E   D

 T   S   E

      O   S

      M   !

      E    !

            !

            !

            !

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98 - Adama - Avishai Cohen

I noticed that the previous post on Avishai Cohen is quite appreciated... deservedly!

So, seems appropriate to bring here the 1st release by this gr8t jazz musician and director from Israel, 

the all in all splendid Adama.

1999 - ADAMA

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97 - Genghis Blues Ost - Kongar-Ol Ondar & Paul Pena

Soundtrack for the movie Genghis Blues

Let Urself be transported by this fantastic record, 

into the musical landscapes of Paul Pena & Kongar-Ol Ondar.

1999 - GENGHIS BLUES

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96 - Bush Doctor - Peter Tosh

Once again... a reggae masterpiece.

Jah Bless I&I

1978 - BUSH DOCTOR

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Bush Doctor

Warning - the surgeon general warns:

Cigarette smoking is dangerous - dangerous

Hazard to your health

Does that mean anything to you?

Then legalize marijuana, yeah - ooh ooh ooh

Right here in Jamaica, yeah - ooh ooh ooh

Dem say it cure glaucoma, yeah - ooh ooh ooh

I'm an ally bush doctor, yeah - ooh ooh ooh

So there'll be no more smoking and feeling tense

When I see dem a comI don't have to jump no fence

Legalize marijuana, yeah - ooh ooh ooh

Down here in Jamaica, yeah - ooh ooh ooh

Only cure for asthma here - ooh ooh ooh

I'm an ally minister, yeah - ooh ooh ooh

So there'll be no more police brutality

No more disrespect for humanity

Legalize marijuana, yeah - ooh ooh ooh

Down here in Jamaica, yeah - ooh ooh ooh

It can build up a failing economy, yeah - ooh ooh ooh

Eliminate the slavish mentality, yeah - ooh ooh ooh

So there'll be no more illegal humiliation

And no more police interrogation

Legalize marijuana - ooh ooh ooh

Down here in sweet Jamaica - ooh ooh ooh

Only cure for glaucoma - ooh ooh ooh

I'm an ally bush doctor, yeah - ooh ooh oohOoh ooh ooh

And there'll be no more need to smoke and hide

When you know you're taking a legal ride

So legalize marijuana - ooh ooh ooh

Down here in Jamaica - ooh ooh ooh

It's the only cure for glaucoma - ooh ooh ooh

I'm an ally minister - ooh ooh ooh ....

Love MORE Tosh?

95 - Equal Rights - Peter Tosh

UPDATE: I received my 1st complain from the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copiright Act) creeps targeting this wonderful record some weeks ago.
I found pretty accurate that they choose P. Tosh & the title Equal Rights to actually infringe on my rights to freedom.

AS WE SHALL RECALL, HON. WINSTON HUBERT McINTOSH DIED 

ASSASSINATED BY CIA PAID GUNMEN IN HIS HOUSE ON SEPTEMBRE 11, 1987

YES 9/11. This World Is So Sick._> Judgment Time A Come

Second release solo and well... quite bloody perfect!

More Tosh... here

1977 - EQUAL RIGHTS

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94 - Legalize It (Legacy Edition) - Peter Tosh

Peter Tosh = The Wailers = Holy Tinity Of Jamaica!

First solo release by Tosh, Legalize It , totally wicked sound Rasta!

Let there be Peace!

1975 - LEGALIZE IT

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Review from Amazon.............................................................................................................by Elena Oumano
Each of the dreadlocked prophets who made up reggae's "holy trinity"--Bob Marley, Bunny Livingston, and Peter Tosh--sang for "equal rights and justice." But Tosh, the trio's take-no-prisoners militant, came on the hardest. His voice held the threat of danger, turning sufferahs' dreams and Rastafarian complaints into urgent demands. All the tracks in this remastered 1976 set--Tosh's first for an American major and his first collaboration with drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare (who went on to become reggae's legendary "riddim twins")--instantly became anthems, not just in reggae, but within the international pop lexicon. Some vintage roots reggae may strike contemporary listeners as peace and love cliché, even naive. Not Tosh. Against the background of today's turbulent social climate, Legalize It still sends chills up the spine with the sheer spectacle of a great reggae warrior's refusal to bow. --

93 - Windhorse Riders - David Hykes & Djamchid Chemirani

Listening to Windhorse Riders by overtone Master David Hykes &

zarb virtuoso Djamchid Chemirani , is a truly unique and remarkably efficient relaxing tool. 

Unlike the sumptuous sounds of the 7 members acapella choir featured on 

Hearing The Solar Winds , this record brings in musical elements
through a few instruments
and the major presence of the zarb,
by the topmost performer of the Persian drum.

1989 - WINDHORSE RIDERS

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~~~~~~~Found no videos for this~~~~~~~

Ross Daly with Huun Huur Tu and The Trio Chemirani

92 - Zion Roots - Abyssinia Infinite feat. Ejigayehu 'Gigi' Shibabaw

Zion Roots , second release by Bill Laswell & wife Ejigayehu 'Gigi' Shibabaw ...

offering a smoother and more trad. sound than on Gigi.

Gone are the many famous names that made the previous album a killer...

Alive is the tribal feel and rootsy ambient that makes this record a superb follow up!

2003 - ZION ROOTS

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91 - Gigi - Ejigayehu 'Gigi' Shibabaw

Oooh Yess! This record's a winner. Wherever I play it, I will get somebody come up and ask "who's that girl singing?"

She is Gigi , from Ethiopia...Uno Bill Laswell's wife! Winner I tell U.

Thus, a gr8t set of musicians (including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Pharoah Sanders and others) and brother Bill as pilot.... like a dream come true!

Wonder how this comes No.91...thought of posting Gigi from the start!

2004 - GIGI

Re-Commended Very!

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90 - Love Part 1 - Build An Ark

The best things always come in pairs.
This statement surely applies in the case of today's post.

Following in the euphoria of Dawn, comes Love Part 1 , 

the 3rd release by king-size Californian project, Build An Ark.

A Lossless Exclusivity In Times Like These...!!!

Gosh, this is one of the best records I've ever heard!

2009 - LOVE PART 1

U Don't Wanna Miss On Dis!

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89 - Dawn - Build An Ark

Happy Solstice and New Year!...May Ur Best Wishes Manifest Themselves.

 For instance, my dream since I started posting In Times Like These...!!! was to get hold of a lossless copy of any Build An Ark record and bring it to Blogland's most enthusiastic diggaz attention.

Why? Simply cos it's not there on the freeweb yet...no-where...no torrent...NOTHING!

How could this be? Dawn is one of the best records I've ever heard, 

and I am really not making this up.

So to make a short story even shorter, I finally threw some money in

a web-music-shop...downloaded those 100% legal Flac files...and... here they are!   

Review Excerpt ............................................................................................................................by Thom Jurek

"The only thing better than hearing this record would be seeing these folks lay it down on a stage -- they've drawn raves from critics and crowds alike whenever they play. The collective known as Build an Ark re-create an impressively varied body of work, one that restores the soul, offers the mind a place to settle, and still gets down in the bone and marrow to let the groove energy present itself unfettered. Dawn gets a solid vote for one of the best recordings of 2007 for its sheer musicality and accessibility (all without engaging clichés of any kind) as well as its fearlessness in trying to come up with something truly new in the world of jazz. Finally, we have a new vision of jazz that has been liberated -- without anger or bitterness of any kind -- from the formal institutions that would make it a museum piece. It takes pride in its origins, and its history, because it was the first American music to embrace all world music. Build an Ark's Dawn is truly the first moment of a brand new day. 

Very highly recommended."

2007 - DAWN

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For those who follow, the collective Build An Ark features our favored Dwight Trible

on vocals, and relates therefore to Kindred Spirits Ensemble.
Absolute Essentials!
It strikes me now that since my first post, there was only 5-6 records that I couldn't dig in lossless from the freeweb...and both these major bands are among them!
I had to go buy the Flacs for the glorious Love Is Supreme from a webstore too,
and posted 'em as a World Premiere!
AND U CAN BE HAPPY U FOUND IT NOW!

Dawn

Clebrate

Love Is Sweet Like Sugar Cane...

88 - Acabou Chorare - Novos Baianos

Generally acclaimed as one of the Best MPB records ever printed.
Soo, dug it too...et voila!

Novos Baianos revolutionized the way music was conceived in Brazil, blending psychedelic rock & fusion elements with traditional folk compositions.

Their second release, Acabou Chorare is a must to everyone who loves 

smiles & sunshine in their music!

1972 - ACABOU CHORARE

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87 - Caetano Veloso - Caetano Veloso

Self titled album by Brazilian champion Caetano Veloso recorded in 1968 is well among my favorites in the Brazilian context and Tropicalia in particular...

although it's Transa album is forever un-dethronable.

(and I am waiting in earnest for the time I will grab a lossless copy... soon...stick around!)

 Really some wicked tunes in here... Alegria, Alegria, for instance...
I hear the Velvet Underground in Latin garb...quite psychedelic for that alone!

1968 - CAETANO VELOSO

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86 - Samarpan - The Joy Of Surrender - Kishori Amonkar

Sometimes, U hear a voice so evocative... it brings U to all sorts of places.

That's what happens with Kishori Amonkar , I get really far.

I had "Dancing With The Divine (Meera Bhajan)", the 2nd track of Samarpan on my hard-disk for several years and it stands as my favorite in the genre.

So I dug the record and here it is, for our utmost pleasure.

2002 - SAMARPAN

Recommended Indeed!

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85 - Rain Melody - Amar Nath

In line with previous posts...and to avoid leaving the impression that there is only one name to remember in the world of Bansuri players, I am glad to bring here Amar Nath to Ur attention and amazement.

Started early, developed steadily...arrived safely...at the pinnacle of excellent Hindustani performers.

So, it may be seemingly just the same as H.Chaurasia, trust me...it's not! This dude has got His very own style...and phrasing. Sooo sweeet. 

On Rain Melody , He is accompanied by Somnath Mukhergee on tabla, 

and by Sukhamar Chandra on swarmandal.

1995 - RAIN MELODY

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84 - Flute Duet - Hariprasad & Rakesh Chaurasia

Amazing stuff! U get 2 Chaurasias in 1 !  ...on Flute Duet , straight classical Hindustani night concert recorded in Stuttgart

featuring our beloved Hariprasad accompanied by His prolific nephew, Rakesh Chaurasia...

Oh! and Zakir is on the tabla...I mean...terrific! 

2001 - FLUTE DUET

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