Winners of Les Amazones d’Afrique Remix Contest announced
The final winners were selected by world class producers Jacknife Lee and Che Pope.
Wed, 10 June 20
Homrong
Musicians of the National Dance Company of Cambodia
Released 27 May 1991
- Breu Peyney
- Leng Suan
- Homrong
- Tep Monorom Dance
- Nor Kor Reach
- Luok Phsar
- Tropangpeay
- Preah Chinnavong
- Bohrapha
- Mohori Bompay
Liner notes
Music of a venerable and magnificent culture, plus modern Cambodian folk songs previously unrecorded.
The music on this album represents a range of styles, from the classical orchestra to wedding ensembles and folk groups. (It should be noted that the orchestra here is not the full ‘pinpeat’ orchestra, but a smaller version lacking an extra roneat and an extra ghong).
The singers accompanying the dance orchestra tell stories – episodes from Hindu epics and heroic legends – or poems expressing a great love of beauty and pleasure. Of the folk music, many of these pieces are new to western ears having never been recorded before.
Further Listening
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Released 27 May 1991
This is an album of peasant songs from southern Russia, specific to an area known as ‘the wild field’ because it has no natural barriers and over the centuries has been ravaged by invaders and marauding Tartars. The songs all date from before the 1917 Revolution and are still sung by workers on collective farms. -
The Mahabharata (Original Soundtrack)
Various Artists
Released 24 January 1990
A monumental collaboration of international talent featuring musicians from Iran, Turkey, Japan, Denmark, India and France. This album represents a rare vision shared by musicians of different cultures and races in 1990.
Further reading
Nayda! by Bab L’ Bluz is out now digitally
The CD & Vinyl editions of the album will be available from 24 July 2020.
Fri, 05 June 20
9Bach choose 5 of their favourite records on vinyl
9Bach's Anian is Vinyl of the Month for November as part of the Real World Vinyl Club.
Thu, 14 November 19
10 tracks from across the globe to check out right now
Listen to these great tracks and many more on our regularly updated World playlist.
Fri, 10 April 20