Bosnia - Echoes from an Endangered World [Folkways] Music and Chant of the Bosnian Muslims Smithsonian Folkways CD SF 40407 Field recordings 1984-1990, CD released 1993
01. In praise of the Burmese harp 02. The glory of the king 03. Rain and a princess 04. Lonely in the forest 05. A hunstman enchanted 06. Longing in a forest glade 07. The twelve royal gates 08. The king's potency 09. Waiting
'The complete body of Myanmar classical songs is usually referred to as, the 'Maha Gita' meaning great or royal song. The repertoire is also sometimes referred to as 'Thachin Gyi' or great songs. These were the songs of the royal Myanmar courts and form the basis of Myanmar classical music. The Maha Gita repertoire is pervasive in the performance of Myanmar music. It forms the basis of shared tradition of the chamber music ensemble, the Hsaing ensemble, as well as that of solo instrument performances.' source
'Burma's preeminent player of the arched harp, Inle Myint Maung & one of Burma's most respected singers, Yi Yi Thant, provide a beguiling sampling of the Burmese thachìn gyì repertoire in these stunningly beautiful recordings made in Rangoon in 2000. The Burmese arched harp, a little known treasure among Asian musical instruments, figures prominently in Burma's classical music tradition. That tradition, developed over several centuries in Burma's royal courts, exhibits the restraint, subtlety, and elegance of many aristocratic traditions—but in an idiom uniquely Burmese.' ~ source
more harp with female vocal accompaniment, this thyme comin str8 outta burma. finally got me ears on this one & dam is it stunning. you may [not] remember me gushing about Yi Yi Thant's song on princess nicotine or this cassette scrounged from here, but these are the last recordings made by harpist Myint Maung as he died immediately subsequent, may he rest in peace. owl that's left now are the achingly beautiful recordings, though my ears refuse to understand the third song & i imagine if i was the king of rangoon listening to this in my pimp palace, i would likely want it stricken from the royal repertoire :) apart from that, this is one potent set, lovingly ripped at 320 including a pdf of ze booklet
01. Kemayoran ~ Grup Bamba Puang 02. Stambul Naturil ~ Usman Achmad 03. Terang Bulan (excerpt) ~ Sahilin And Siti Rohmah 04. Ludu Pambuhang ~ Yohanes Terpanjang (Haingu) 05. Sungguh Terpaksa ~ La Podding And La Mamma 06. Los Quin Tallu-tallu ~ Grup Bamba Pung 07. Nasib Mak Kualon ~ Usman Achmad 08. Langgam Di Bawah ~ Sinar Bulan Purnama Orkes Kroncong Mutiara 09. Kolo Kot Matani Band ~ Teleu Nekaf 10. Nasib Muara Kuang ~ Sahilin And Siti Rohmah 11. Ludu Parinna ~ Ataratu 12. Fajar Di Atas Awan ~ Suarasama
Recorded in Indonesia by Philip Yampolsky 1990-97
Guitars are everywhere in Indonesia. Most Indonesian guitars are the standard acoustic instrument: a waisted flat body, a wooden soundboard, a long fretted neck, and six strings. Urban popular music may also use electric rock guitars and Hawaiian guitars. In some rural areas of eastern Indonesia, homemade instruments may be of crude construction, without frets and with only four strings, but if they approximate the size and waisted shape of the standard guitar, we consider them guitars for our purposes. Guitars occur in a small number of genres of Indonesian music, but they are prominent nevertheless, since some of the genres in which they figure-pop, dangdut, kroncong-are known throughout the country. They are used only in entertainment music and what we may call religious popular music. Their most common use is to accompany informal singing of popular songs, church songs in Christian communities, and regional or national folksongs (lagu rakyat). These are taught in school or are generally known, but are not perceived as originating in commercial popular music.essential upgrade, now boastin betta bits n' booklet. resonant
