Greetings from Amazon.com Delivers International Music Editor, Karen K. Hugg FEATURED IN THIS E-MAIL: * New and Notable: Chieftains, Zap Mama, Oumou Sangare, Arto Lindsay, and Musafir * Get Started in International: Clifton Chenier * Artist Essentials: Tito Puente * Free Digital Downloads: Buena Vista Social Club and Ibrahim Ferrer * Upcoming Releases: Andrea Bocelli's "Arias" NEW AND NOTABLE *************** "The Very Best of the Claddagh Years" Chieftains http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00001U03G/entertainmentsit This album sings with highlights from the Chieftains' first five albums on the Claddagh label--when the septet played the pure, acoustic traditional Irish music form with fiddle, pipes, tin whistle, and bodhran. Some of Paddy Maloney and the gang's most vivacious and emotive work sparkles brightly on this collection. "A Ma Zone" Zap Mama http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00001ZSTL/entertainmentsit Enlisting notable Philly hip-hop artists the Roots as well African pop star Manu Dibango, Zap Mama blend the traditional singing for which they gained notoriety with the modern beats of drum & bass and hip-hop. The mix steams up a breathy, sensual brand of Euro-African-American pop whose rhythms stay in the body long after the music has ceased. "Moussolou" Oumou Sangare http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00001SIBE/entertainmentsit Sangare's 1989 recording, which sold over 200,000 copies and won her great reverence in her homeland of Mali, is now easy to find for Westerners. Those who may have been moved by her haunting vocal work on the soundtrack to the film "Beloved" will delight in her elastic, high-toned vocals surrounded by the gentle pulsing of violins, calabash, and joined voices. "Prize" Arto Lindsay http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00001T3GB/entertainmentsit Experimental mastermind Arto Lindsay paints his sensual voice over a canvas of noises, sound washes, and melodies in a postpunk, neo-Tropicalia storm. Mixing jazz and electronics, Lindsay seduces you into his unique, sweetly twisted vision of modern Brazilian music. "Dhola Maru" Musafir http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00001IVAS/entertainmentsit Located in northwest India, Rajasthan is the home of both Hindu and Muslim people. The ensemble Musafir manifests this harmonious plurality in a diverse, sublime music that mixes qawwali, ragas, Persian folk music, and the Gypsy tradition. Lovers of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Indian classical music will delight in the exotic variety of sonic delights on this passionate collection. GET STARTED IN INTERNATIONAL: CLIFTON CHENIER ********************************************* Clifton Chenier's "60 Minutes with the King of Zydeco" chronicles the accordion player's innovative mastery of a music that mixed R&B and the rural French tradition. No one matched the verve and raw passion that the King of Zydeco brought to his audiences throughout the South and later the world. Read an article and take an audio tour of Chenier's music in Get Started in International. Find out more at: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=entertainmentsit&path=tg/feature/-/12733 ARTIST ESSENTIALS: TITO PUENTE ****************************** Starting his career as a teen drummer with Machito's orchestra, one of the hottest Latin bands in 1940s New York City, Tito Puente reinvented the timbale and drove the mambo dance craze. Discover the wonders of Tito's unstoppable energy in our list of his essential recordings. International FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOADS: BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB AND IBRAHIM FERRER ****************************************************************** Guitarist Ry Cooder gathered together Cuba's greatest singers and musicians for a nostalgic ride into Havana during the 1950s on "Buena Vista Social Club." Guest "BVSC" singer Ibrahim Ferrer premiered with his own solo album in 1999 entitled, oddly enough, "Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer." You can download rare tracks from the sessions of these two wonderfully romantic collections--free, and exclusively at Amazon.com. Free Downloads UPCOMING RELEASES ***************** "Sacred Arias" Andrea Bocelli http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00002ND9N/entertainmentsit While he was growing up, Andrea Bocelli found inspiration in a favorite recording of sacred music performed by tenor legend Franco Corelli. Now Bocelli returns to the genre with "Sacred Arias," the release of which coincides with the first major biography of the singer. These performances are filled with Bocelli's phenomenally well known vocal signature: his flair for long, sweetly floating high notes and the gentle sense of cadence he brings to a melody. ****** You'll find more great music, articles, and interviews in Amazon.com's International Music section at International ******
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