I don’t have the words to express how honored and completely floored I am to post this mix. I’ve been geeking out on international music for maybe 15 years, but Rob Sevier is on an entirely different plane of existence when it comes to this shit. He has such a fluent knowledge of music. I had never heard any of the records that he put on this mix. Not one. Really inspiring. And all of it was mint condition vinyl. It’s also worth noting that he did this mix on the fly …minus a couple edits here and there. His ear for transitions is so acute.

Rob founded a record label with Tom Lunt, and Ken Shipley. It’s called Numero Group. It’s one of the best. If you aren’t familiar, please make a point to jump into their catalog.

Rob Sevier – Polyphonies

1. Vol. 8 Thailande (Playa Sound)
2. Macedonia Folk Dances Vol. 3 (Folkraft)
3. Music of the Himalayas (Argo)
4. The Peuls (UNESCO Musical Atlas)
5. Rara in Haiti/Gaga in the Dominican Republic (Ethnic Folkways)
6. Gendang Karo: Nordsumatra (Museum Collection)
7. Xingu EP (Philips)
8. Music of the Soviet Union (Smithsonian Folkways)
9. Peru: Music from the Land of Machu Picchu (Lyrichord)
10. Chicha Maya (Sonido Laffer)
11. Paiter Merewa (Memoria Discos)
12. Inde Nagaland (Inedit)
13. Ethiopie: Polyphonies des Dorze (CNRS)
14. Hekura: Yanomamo Shamanism from Southern Venezuela (Quartz)
15. Mongolie (Ocora)
16. Music of Guatemala: San Lucas Band (ABC Command)
17. Songs of Thessaly 1 (SDNM)
18. Music of the Ghawazee (Discs Araf)
19. Musik der Pontos-Griechen: Nordgriechenland (Museum Collection)
20. Kulintang and Kudyapiq (UP College of Music)
21. Carnaval in Cuba (Ethnic Folkways)
22. Danzas y Cantos Afrovenezolanos
23. Instrumental Music from the Bahamas Islands (Ethnic Folkways)
24. Greek Folk Music Vol. 2
25. Matachines Tarahumaras (Canyon)
26. Yugoslav Folk Music (Lyrichord)
27. Music of the Tukano and Cuna Peoples of Colombia (BIRS)
28. Chimbu Music Kukane Traditions (IPNGS)
29. I’m On My Journey Home (New World)
30. Chants & Danses Afrique (Le Chant du Monde)