Oidupaa Vladimir Oiun ~ Divine Music From A Jail [Friends,1999]

1 How The Shadow Is Clear 2:08
2 It Is Echoing All Over The World 5:35
3 Khaian 1:59
4 Have You Seen Kodergen? 5:10
5 To My Mother 2:44
6 It Is Windy In Ovur 2:09
7 While There Is Still Taiga There 1:20
8 My Wealthy Taiga 2:26
9 I Am Sitting On A Steep Slope 5:33
10 Recollecting My All, My Homeland 2:18
11 Only You 2:55
12 A Thin Mountain Ash 5:23
13 There Are Many Tears Here Gained 3:56
14 I Will Herd 3:08
15 My Nightingale 1:42
16 The Girl Of The Tes River 5:30
17 Kaldak-Khamar 3:07
18 Ah, You, Sweetie 1:10



Oidupaa Vladimir Oiun is a legend & cultural institution in Tuva. In the late 1960's, he was seen as a threat by the occupying Russian forces & cast as a kind of Charlie Manson character for singing protest songs. Falsely convicted on trumped up charges of murder & the corruption of minors, he spent 33 years in the work camps where this album was recorded. Throat singing is by its very nature a sonic reflection or prayer in praise of the natural world & it's by virtue of his undying faith that Ouin retained his sanity during those dark years. These are moving, unconventional, self-styled throat psalms with wheezing accordian accompaniment. Still actively performing today, Ouin describes throat singing as the sound of the spirit & speaking of spirits, Divine Music made its initial appearance on the mighty ghostcapital earlier this year. This is merely an upgrade i hope will raise awareness of this uncompromising artist. a 320 rip

VA - Madagascar ~ Spirit Music from the Tamatave Region [Unesco/Auvidis, 2001]

Auvidis/Unesco D 8282 France 2001
field recordings by Ron Emoff in 1993 - 1995

Part 1 Antandroy Musique

01. Govodora [accordion]
02. Maro tady
03. A cappella singing
04. Antandroy mandolina

Part 2 Betsimisaraka Musique

05. Betsimisaraka morceaux tromba: Volamena and Volon’aomby
06. Tromba music on valiha
07. Sompatra
08. Tamby Tambazo vady
09. Tromba performance on valiha
10. Izao No Zavatra Nikasaina
11. Bastos



'The tromba possession ceremonies of the Betsimisaraka and Antandroy in the area of Tamatave on the east coast of Madagascar provide occasions for communication between the living and ancestral spirits.

Musique is crucial to these performances since powerful ancestral spirits will not appear unless attracted by masterful musical performances, and so music itself provides a complex symbolic system with which Malagasy can recall and reconstruct the past. The eleven tracks of this album are examples of the mastery of the musicians playing instruments such as the zither-like valiha, or maro tady as the Antandroy call it, the akordogna (accordion) or the rattle kaiamba. These instruments are vital components for the creation of the Maresaka sound aesthetic typified by a density of sonorities, rhythms, textures, and timbres. Maresaka is characteristic of these performances, which connect the living and the spirits of their ancestors.'

a jubilant collection of field recordings for trance & happily communing with ancestral spirits by virtue of squeezebox song & valiha workouts. these merry melodies are a bridge to the beyond like only the best musique can be & if more contempo 'psychedelic' bands put it down like this, i wouldn't hesitate to champion them too :) 320 + booklet. much love to brother Miguel for sharing this psychoactive sonic nectar

Gus Viseur ~ Compositions 1934-1942 [Frémeaux & Associés]

01. Gus Viseur Et Son Ensemble - Jeannette 2:24
02. Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre - Flambée Montalbanaise 2:36
03. Gus Viseur's Music - Andalousie 3:10
04. Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre - Douce Joie 3:00
05. Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre - Anomalie 2:55
06. Gus Viseur's Music - Automne 2:16
07. Orchestre Musette - Soir De Venise 2:47
08. Gus Viseur Et Son Ensemble - Soir De Dispute 2:22
09. Orchestre Musette "Swing Royal" - Phillipe's Stomp 2:38
10. Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre - Souvenir De Bruxelles 2:42
11 Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre - L'Incomprise 3:06
12.. Tony Murena Et Son Ensemble* - Swing Accordéon 2:17
13. Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre - Swing Valse 2:27
14. Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre - Matelotte 3:15
15. Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre - Gracieusette 2:34
16. Gus Viseur Et Son Orchestre - Josette 2:49
17. Gus Viseur , L'Orchestre Victor , Boris Sarbeck - L'Imprévu 2:52
18. Les Frères Colombo Du Bal Tabarin Et Leur Orchestre - Jeannette 2:58



'Gus Viseur was a virtuoso in the musette genre, during the swing era in the 1930s. He is the only jazz accordionist who is a member of the famous Hot Club de France, conducted by Charles Delaunay. Viseur began his career playing in the streets of Paris & managed to get a great sound from a chromatic button accordion. It was clear that he was doing something innovative: He helped create the accordion-jazz style known as manouche. Meeting Django Reinhardt and performing with the legendary Quintet of the Hot Club of France was an important new chapter in his life. Later he even played bebop in the fifties. He was the first to draw a link between Musette and Jazz, but he never forgot Musette. That was his main voice. There is an unbelievable strength in his playing, that gives him the ability to improvise in all those different music genres. In addition to his numerous recordings he also performed in cabarets and nightclubs. He recorded his first record in 1937 and accompanied Édith Piaf in 1940.' 320 remerciements à espilos

Toni Iordache ~ Sounds of a Bygone Age vol. 4 [Asphalt Tango]

01. Variatiuni pe tema "Foaie verde si-o craita"
02. Grea mi-e doamne, inima [Gabi Lunca vox]
03. Sirba de la medgidia
04. Cantec de ascultare si breaza
05. Intr-o joi de dimineata [Romica Puceano vox]
06. Balada haiduceasca
07. Ca la breaza
08. Omul bun n-are noroc [Gabi Lunca vox]
09. Cantec de masa
10. As munci la plug si la coasa [Romica Puceanu vox]
11. Cantec de ascultare al lui stoican batrinul
12. Geamparale de la babadag
13. Tinerete,tinerete [Romica Puceanu vox]
14. Doina transilvania



Toni Iordache [December 17, 1942 – February 1988] was a Romani-Romanian lăutar and one of the most famous cimbalom [Romanian: ţambal] players in the world & was nicknamed the Paganini of the cimbalom.

Toni was born in the Bâldana village, near Bucharest, and began learning the instrument when he was four from his father. Some years later his family would move to Bucharest in the Herăstrău neighborhood, where many famous lăutari lived. There, Toni continued to learn from Mitică Ciuciu, who was a famous cimbalom player in his days.

At 12, he was employed at the National Radio Orchestra of Popular Music, through contest. Later, he would become a member of the Ciocârlia National Ensemble, the primary popular ensemble in the country. With the Ciocârlia Ensemble, Toni Iordache would tour the world: many European countries, the USA and also Asian countries. In between tours, he would play at weddings, being the most sought after lăutar of his days. Often, after landing at the airport he would drove directly to a wedding where the other musicians were waiting for him.

Among others, he played with Ion Petre Stoican, Romica Puceanu, Gabi Luncă, Ion Onoriu, Ionică Minune and also with the well-known pan flute (nai) player Gheorghe Zamfir.

Toni Iordache remained known among aficionados especially for his work as a lăutar. His solos were very complex, but also clear and beautiful and his improvisations were full of imagination. He was not only a very virtuoso player [he was measured in Paris to be able to play 25 notes per second], but also a very sophisticated one, with a high emphasis on touché, playing the slow pieces with great sensibility. He was able to play two melodic lines simultaneous at high tempos and knew how to use the full capacities of the cimbal. r.i.p. Toni Iordache 1942-1988



a wicked ţambal collection featuring several vocal cameos from Romica Puceanu & Gabi Luncă. 256 tanx to the og uploada

VA - Les As Du Musette ~ Accordéons au Féminin 78 rpm 1931-49

01. Simone Bultiauw - Bellville
02. Simone Bultiauw - Chantons Ma Mie
03. Tity Quentin - Ce Qui Commence Trop Bien
04. Tony Rico - Mirobolante
05. Tony Rico - Les 2 Javas
06. Mercedes & Graziella Sabatier - Nous Sommes Seuls
07. Mercedes & Graziella Sabatier - Gueule De Raie
08. Simone Bultiauw - Parfums d'Espagne
09. Tony Rico - Il Est Cossard Emile
10. Tity Quentin - Republique Des Affranchis
11. Tity Quentin - Ville De Delices
12. Tity Quentin - Merci Pour Le Lapin
13. Paula Chabran - Gitana
14. Paula Chabran - Tire Ton Soufflet
15. Tony Rico - La Java Qui Va
16. Paula Chabran - Aero-valse
17. Tity Quentin - Java Tres Parisienne
18. Denise Merat - Gravona
19. Yvette Horner - Valise Hindoue
20. Yvette Horner - Gatitos Negros
21. Line Viala - Accordeon



happy july sisters & brothers. to kick things off, here's four of the very best things in life; dames, 78's, squeezebox & r. crumb. 320 hugs to huxley

Aftandil Israfilov - Basqali

01. Simrani
02. Elmira
03. Qizil ezek
04. Keelere Su Sepmisem
05. Meherremkend
06. Azerbaycan Teraneleri
07. Celali
08. Qarabag Reqsi
09. Sensen Heyatim Menim
10. Naxeivan Reqsi
11. Daglar Oglu
12. Sevgilim
13. Yeni Reqs

this cat is a relatively recent discovery for me & his muqâms are just pulsating with life. anyone know who the clarinet player in the video is? anyhu, this aint merely a buncha rapid-fire accordian solos, these are ensemble recordings. all his tunes are accompanied by either piano, clarinet, organ & naqara [that sweet drum resting on homeboy's knee in the clip]. i believe this is a best of compilation that came out in 2005 but i don't speak Azeri so if you do, kindly forgive my ignorance of your wonderful language & kulture. i am owlwaze making an effort to glean much more about everyone & musique remains the most mind expanding portal to broaden awareness. this recording was sitting up in cyberspace waiting for me to harvest it, lovingly shared by someone named raphael at a resonant 320k. respekt