Spinning in Air

o barquinho

spininair — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 04:06:39 +0000

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One of the loveliest songs from the bossa nova era, in what has to be my favorite performance, by Elis
Regina and Toots Thielemans.

* Photo by David Whitman.

klang

spininair — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:10:00 +0000

I love the complex, looping sound of Daniel Humair’s playing on today’s track – not to mention his apparent use of kitchen utensils.
Casseroles/More Tuna, from Quatre fois Trois.

* Sculpture by David Fried.

a thousand times

spininair — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:40:00 +0000

I’m a day late with this post (the 17th being the proper day for all things Irish. Still, the music is (I think) worth the wait.

The artists: Susan McKeown and Tartit. The song: Oró Mhíle Grá (A Thousand Times My Love).

marfil

spininair — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:20:00 +0000

Piano Cubano – Peruchin’s Changüi Oriental.

* More on changüi here.

ballad

spininair — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 01:25:00 +0000

One of my favorite jazz singers, Jamie
Broumas, performing Moonlight in Vermont.

manoir de mes revês

spininair — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:40:00 +0000

A quiet, reflective solo by Django Reinhardt.

flores mais lindas

spininair — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:39:00 +0000

Gilberto Gil pays tribute to the women of his home state in Toda menina baiana.

tamburello

spininair — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:14:00 +0000

Italian master percussionist Carlo Rizzo’s version of a Tarantella, from his album Scherzo Orientale.

* Photo by Scatti di vita.

lord randall

spininair — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 05:10:00 +0000

Martin Carthy’s version of this ballad is both stark and compelling.

tanga

spininair — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 04:14:00 +0000

Taarab comes from the East African coast. It’s a heady combination of local and not-so-local (Arabic, Indian) influences, and first caught my ear via a recording issued by the Original Music label. Here are two cuts from that LP.

Juma Bhalo – Kem Kem

Yaseen Mohammed & Saada – Lala Mpenzi

* More info. here.