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A group to share great music with others of any type from around the world, and of any language, and taste. Everyone is welcome to join! Just keep in mind that there are other music groups in which you can post well known artists and songs which are in the mainstream US/UK music.. Read more

A group to share great music with others of any type from around the world, and of any language, and taste. Everyone is welcome to join! Just keep in mind that there are other music groups in which you can post well known artists and songs which are in the mainstream US/UK music.. Read more

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World Music
Sep 30Sep 30

Posted by Marionville
Northern Irish folksinger/ songwriter Paul Brady took an old tradional song, thought to be Irish in origin, although other regions of the British Isles could and do lay claim to it, and he indisputably made it his own. Is it anti-British, or ...
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World Music
Sep 29Sep 29

Posted by Marionville
Thanks to Roger posting a couple of tracks from this English folk trio in Richard’s Traditional & Folk Music group, I’ve been introduced to them. They’re called The Wilderness Yet and comprise folksinger Rosie Hodgson, fiddler Rowan Piggott ...
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World Music
Sep 28Sep 28

Posted by Marionville
Mark Knopfler is one of my favourite musicians…he’s a great singer/songwriter as well as being a great rock guitarist, one of the best in fact with his own very distinctive style of playing. He is of course the lead singer/guitarist and founder,...
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World Music
Sep 27Sep 27

Posted by Marionville
The French “Barcarolle” is a style of musical composition with a rhythm reminiscent of the strokes made by a bargee or gondolier steering a barge on a river or canal. One of the best known Barcarolles is by Jacques Offenbach from Tales of ...
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World Music
Sep 26Sep 26

Posted by Marionville
When word of Queen’s iconic frontman Freddie Mercury’s death in 1991 was announced, there was an outpouring of sadness around the world. Freddie was one of a kind…a genuinely unique and irreplaceable talent and a born showman, who was ...
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World Music
Sep 25Sep 25

Posted by Marionville
When The Levee Breaks, the Led Zeppelin classic which is a rework of the original 1929 song by Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie about the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927…here performed by John Paul Jones and the Playing For Change /Song Around ...
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World Music
Sep 24Sep 24

Posted by Marionville
Les Parapluies De Cherbourg or The Umberellas Of Cherbourg…I remember watching this delightful French film some years ago. I think it probably still is the only French musical I’ve ever seen. Made in 1964 with a score by French musical ...
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World Music
Sep 23Sep 23

Posted by Marionville
Cinco de Mayo is a big annual celebration for Mexicans when they celebrate victory over the French on that date in 1862..here it’s being celebrated by Jarabe Tapiato troupe in Bryant Park, New York by dancing to Mexican Hat Dance…
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World Music
Sep 22Sep 22

Posted by Marionville
Slim Dusty was an Australian cultural icon,, born in New South Wales to Irish immigrant parents in 1927, he had a prolific musical career with over 100 albums in the Australian Country and Bush Ballad genres. One of his best known records was A ...
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World Music
Sep 21Sep 21

Posted by Marionville
Some years ago, my son and his wife went to South America on their honeymoon…I must admit I was truly envious of the itinerary they put together which took in five or six countries across the continent, and one of the highlights, because they got ...
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World Music
Sep 20Sep 20

Posted by Marionville
Multi-Award winning English folk singers The Rheingans Sisters…Rowan and Anna from Sheffield - perform their original song Mackerel live at Glencolmcille on the west coast of Ireland…
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World Music
Sep 19Sep 19

Posted by Marionville
From the soundtrack of the US TV series Smallville …the stories about young Clark Kent in his pre-Superman days starring Tom Welling - I Wish I Cared - a-ha. First video is with the dialogue in the show and the song in the background, the ...
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World Music
Sep 18Sep 18

Posted by Marionville
A magic carpet ride back in time to Ancient Egypt today courtesy of American composer Derek Fiechter - with his piece named for Pharaoh Ramses II….
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World Music
Sep 17Sep 17

Posted by Marionville
Today I thought we’d visit Spain with some traditional Spanish flamenco music with a modern twist….from Kike & Manu. - Fondo Flamenco - Ojala Pudiera Ir….
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World Music
Sep 16Sep 16

Posted by Marionville
Playing for Change/ Song Around the World…released to celebrate the International Day of People of African Descent last month. - Ataole, the song which is now considered to be an all time classic, and which was first recorded and released by ...
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World Music
Sep 15Sep 15

Posted by Marionville
Back to my Scottish roots today…with a song I first sang in childhood at primary school in Edinburgh. It’s a song from the Isle of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides and is a song of longing for home when exiled over the sea, on the mainland, or ...
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World Music
Sep 14Sep 14

Posted by Marionville
It’s not unusual for artists to pay tribute to other artists they admire and respect by performing cover versions of their songs. Morten Harket and a-ha had a close friendship and admiration for The Everly Brothers…due to their manager Terry ...
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World Music
Sep 7Sep 7

Posted by Marionville
Today I’m posting some contemporary Nigerian music..music I really know nothing about except to say that I really like it. .. BoyPee, Hyce & Brown Joel - Ogechi remix featuring Davido….
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World Music
Sep 6Sep 6

Posted by Marionville
Happy birthday Pal Waaktaar…63 today! Pal is the guitarist and main songwriter for a-ha, but when not involved in making music with his fellow Norwegian band members he is writing and performing with Savoy, the band he formed in 1995 with his ...
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World Music
Sep 5Sep 5

Posted by Marionville
I’m a big fan of Heather Headley, singer/songwriter & actress who was born in Trinidad in the West Indies, and who has had a great deal of success on Broadway and London’s West End as well as on TV and film…winning many prestigious awards for ...
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World Music
Sep 4Sep 4

Posted by Marionville
Whose memory stretches back to 1963 and to a song by Belgian Catholic nun Jeanne-Paule Marie Deckers aka Sister Luc Gabrielle…better known as The Singing Nun, who had a hit pop song around the world with “Dominique”. Here, assisted by a ...
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World Music
Sep 3Sep 3

Posted by Marionville
Today I’m bringing you a charming piece by Italian composer Luigi Boccherini - his Quintet 4 in D - Fandango, performed by MILOS on guitar with Fuse ensemble on strings, at Prinsengracht, Amsterdam.
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World Music
Sep 2Sep 2

Posted by Marionville
Yesterday I went to an afternoon concert by The Ulster Orchestra at Hill of the O’Neill, Dungannon, Co.Tyrone..which is about 13 miles from my home. It was a great treat to hear such a world class orchestra and not have to travel too far from ...
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World Music
Sep 1Sep 1

Posted by Marionville
X JAPAN is the most successful rock band to ever come out of Japan, formed in 1982 in Chiba by drummer & pianist Yoshiki and lead singer Toshi, they have sold more than 30 million albums, singles and videos. Here they perform one of their biggest ...
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World Music
Aug 31Aug 31

Posted by Marionville
We don’t often feature traditional Japanese Music so I thought I’d remedy that by posting this from a group called Hiroe Yonekawa performing one of the traditional Koto melodies, this one called Sakura Sakura…or Cherry Blossoms….
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Posted by ReignmondIt is tough to find sharable music from The Oppossums Of Truth. There are 3 full albums of Scientific Gospel music here. [boomplay.com]

Posted by ReignmondIt is tough to find sharable music from The Oppossums Of Truth. There are 3 full albums of Scientific Gospel music here. [boomplay.com]

Posted by ReignmondIcelandic Folk Music - Tyrkjaránid - YouTube

Posted by ReignmondOk...how about this hauntingly beautiful opera aria? [youtu.be]

Posted by ReignmondOkay, let's just say this is not like K-pop....and let it go at that. I stumbled on them about 3 years ago. [youtu.be]

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Posted by ReignmondThe song title translates to I Won't Give Up by Hungarian Alternative/Indie band Intim Torna Illegál (Intimate Gymnastics Is Illegal). [youtu.be]

Posted by ReignmondGet ready for some beautiful music. I have a couple albums by Heartstrings. Sometimes I play them in the office and it is quite popular. [youtu.be]

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