Danzas Y Cantos

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:00:17 +0000

Rob is one of the founders of the astounding label Numero Group. This is the second mix he’s put together for Bird & Whale. It seeps into similar cracks as his previous mix. A lot of the music falls into what might be considered “field recordings”, but Rob’s treatment of them makes them feel more personal somehow. He is so fluent when it comes to the various histories of the music involved, that he’s able to draw distinct new musical constellations.

Rob Sevier – Danzas Y Cantos

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)

Polyphonies

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:36:07 +0000

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. Cinco Siglos de Bandas en Mexico (INI)
2. Musique Centriafricain (Ocora)
3. Ethiopian Urban & Tribal Music (Lyrichord)
4. Mare-Mare (Sonido Laffer)
5. Les Musiciens du Nil (Ocora)
6. Traditional Songs & Dances from the Soko Banja Area (Selo)
7. Iatmul of Papua Niugini (Musicaphon)
8. Flutes du Rajasthan (CNRS)
9. Pearl Divers of the Persion Gulf (Ocora)
10. Hispano Chilean Metisse Traditional Music (Musical Atlas)
11. Encuentro de Musicos de La Tradicion Popular de Tonocapan
12. Festival National de Musica y Danza Autoctonas (SEP)
13. Encuentro de Musicos de La Tradicion Popular de Tonocapan
14. Bats’i Vom – Chamula Music of the Chiapas Highlands (NE-BOLOM)
15. Sama de Sitangkai (Selaf Orstom)
16. Musique Malgache (Ocora)
17. Musique des Hmong du Laos (AMP)
18. Polyphonies de Sardaigne (CNRS)
19. Inuit Games & Songs (Philips Musical Sources)
20. Jodel du Muotatal Suisse (CNRS)
21. Laos – L’art du Khene (Galloway)
22. Traditional Tosk (Southern Albania) Song & Dances from the Lake
Prespa Area (Selo)
23. Turquie – Voyages d’Alain Gheerbeant en Anatolie (Ocora)
24. Ladakh (CNRS)
25. Angkola of Sumatra (Musicaphon)
26. Birmanie (Ocora)
27. Protomalayans of Malacca (Musicaphon)
28. Percussions de Cote d’Ivore (Alvares)
29. Country Brass Bands (Folkways)

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