VA ~ Hollerin' [Rounder, 1976]

RR 0071

A1. Leonard Emanuel - Old-timey Holler/Ditty 2:17
A2. Leonard Emanuel - Old Georgie Buck 1:28
A3. Leonard Emanuel - The Whale Swallowed Jonah 2:19
A4. H.H. Oliver - Distress Holler/Getting Up Holler/How Dry I Am/Amazing Grace 2:30
A5. H.H. Oliver - Rafting Logs Down Neuse River 3:45
A6. H.H. Oliver - Hollerin' on the Way to See a Girl/Lulu's My Darling/Calling Cows, Mules, Hogs 2:15
A7. Paul Parker - Calling for Water/Getting Up Holler/Calling Dogs/Calling Cows 3:09
A8. Leonard Emanuel - Blow the Horn Blow 2:40
A9. Leonard Emanuel - Freckle-faced Liza Jane/I Wish I Was Single Again 3:54
A10. Leonard Emanuel - Hoot Owl Fight/Mocking a Fox/A Cornered 'Coon 1:02
A11. Leonard Emanuel - Field Call And Answer/Distress Call/Calling Hogs, Cows and Dogs 2:19
A12. Leonard Emanuel - The Great Judgement Morning/Ditty 3:10

B1. O.B. Jackson - Shortnin' Bread/Old-timey Hollers/Calling Cows 2:22
B2. O.B. Jackson - Lonesome Valley/Distress Holler 2:05
B3. O.B. Jackson - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town/Big Fat Turkey/Happy Birthday to You 1:58
B4. Dewey Jackson O.B. Calls Dewey/Turpentine Woods Holler/What A Friend We Have In Jesus/Cows in the Corn 3:35
B5. O.B. & Dewey Jackson - I Shall Not Be Moved/The Old Grey Goose 1:14
B6. Dan McLamb & His 3-Legged Dog Percy - Holler 0:40
B7. Paula Brown - Farm Hollers 1:49
B8. Bert Brown - Calling Dogs 0:31
B9. Floyd Lee - Old-time Hollers 3:18
B10. Floyd Lee - Lulu's My Darling/Hollerin' In An Automobile 1:34
B11. Floyd Lee - Distress Holler/Stopping A Rabbit with a Holler/Old-timey Holler 3:24
B12. Henry Parsons - Rolling Waters Holler/Quit That Tickling Me/Sheltered In The Arms of God 4:04

recorded by Bill Nowlin & Bill Phillips [1975] & Mark Wilson [1976]

Recorded in 1975 and 1976 in Spivey's Corner, North Carolina, home of the annual National Hollerin' Contest, Hollerin' is folk music at its most basic. A practice born of the need to communicate over distance, Hollerin' has developed into a distinctive, stylized folk art. Hear the masters of Hollerin' in their natural element. Lots of fun to play loud & on repeat until something extraordinarily violent happens. Nonbelievers need only peep the recently unearthed clip below. youngster smiles with hogs in the background at 9:20 :) 320 thx to the originilluminators

Sol Hoopii ~ Master of the Hawaiian Guitar Vol 1 1926-30 [Rounder, 1977/91]

Rounder 1024

01. Twelfth Street Rag 3:28
02. I Ain't Got Nobody 3:09
03. Hula Blues 3:12
04. Chimes 3:00
05. Sweet Lei Lehua 2:57
06. Most Of All I Want Your Love
07. Feelin' No Pain 3:23
08. Kilohana 3:21
09. Stack O'Lee Blues 3:01
10. St. Louis Blues 3:06
11. Patches 3:12
12. Alekoki 2:38
13. Farewell Blues 2:52
14. Singing The Blues 2:56
15. Hilo 3:04
16. Tin Roof Blues 3:16

dear frenz, aint got no thyme fer sound samps & that mess bein on de road like eye is, but rest assured if you dug any of the other hawaiian ish we dropped previously, do not hesitate. hoopii was gawdhed & deez peerless recordings are over 80 years olde. this one requested at the resplendent record fiend grog, 320 luaus later

VA ~ Anthology of World Music: The Music of Vietnam 2CD

Vietnam I: CD 1 BM 30 L 2023
The Tradition of Huế

01 Dance of the Horse and Mang - Dai Nhac Ensemble 03:59
02 Dance of the Phoenix - Ensemble 03:28
03 "Mounting the Esplanade" - Court Music Ensemble02:00
04 Ten "Royal" Pieces - Nha Nhac Ensemble 09:20
05 Mad Woman's Song (traditional theater) - Traditional Theater 08:02
06 The Five "Drums of Thunder" - Dai Nhac Ensemble 03:06
07 Recitation of Buddhist prayers - The Venerable Hieu Quang, Pho Quang, Mat Nguyen
08 Buddhist Chant - The Venerable Hieu Quang, Pho Quang, Mat Nguyen 03:37
09 Monochord Solo - Nguyen Huu Ba 06:01
10 "Journey Overland" - Entertainment Music Ensemble 06:15
11 "Landscape of Four Generations" - Entertainment Music Ensemble 05:54

Vietnam II: CD 2 BM 30 L 2024
Entertainment, Modern Theatrical, Ritual & Religious Music of South Viet Nam

01 Bai Trong Lay and Thet - Ensemble 02:53
02 Buddhist Chants and Prayers - Priest and ensemble 04:32
03 Bai Ha - Ensemble 04:56
04 "Respectful Invitation to the Goddess of the West" - Ensemble 08:40
05 Xang Xe - Ensemble 04:30
06 Rao Nam, Hoi Ai-Oan - Vinh Bao 03:33
07 Binh Ban - Ensemble 03:48
08 "The Wind Blows and Bends the Weeping Willow" - Mrs. Mong Trung and Tran Van Khe
09 "The Four Generations" - Miss Bach Hue and ensemble 04:12
10 "The Beautiful Tay Thi" - Ensemble 03:36
11 Longing for the Past - Miss Bach Hue and ensemble 04:15

'Geographically, Vietnam is part of the Far East and at the same time of Southeast Asia. Musically, it belongs to the great family of Chinese tradition that includes, apart from China itself, Japan, Korea and Mongolia. Owing to its geographical position, Vietnam came in contact with Champa [a folk that once inhabited the present-day Vietnamese coast] which had been influenced by Indian civilization. Consequently, the Vietnamese people assimilated the two musics, Chinese and Indian, and asserted their individuality in creating original instruments. The first disc in this 2-CD set focuses on the music of Central Vietnam [the musique of Hue], while the second is devoted to the music of South Vietnam.' ~ liner notes

another Rounder re-edition from the Anthology of World Music series on the Bärenreiter-Musicaphon imprint. two lp's from the late 60's were resurrected for this publication, but i believe even this re-ish has gone out of print. we can thank both hamorakas & janas for bringing it bach from the brink. 320 rip w/ skans

VA ~ The Music of Arab Americans 1916-50s [Rounder, 1997]

01. Fatima - Alexander Maloof & the Maloof Oriental Orchestra 2:39
02. Il-Bulbul Nagha - Constantine Souse 6:40
03. Hawwil Ya Ghannam - Amer Khadaj, Jalil Azzouz 6:04
04. Lamma Ya Albi - Sana Khadaj, Jalil Azzouz 6:13
05. Raks 'Arabi - Na'im Karakand 3:08
06. Wakef 'Ala - Hanan, Joe Bedway, Yacoub Ghannim, Hakki Obadia, Na'im Karakand 7:14
07. La'uli Bayt - Anton "Tony Abdel Ahad, Philip Solomon, Ronny Kirby 5:51
08. Arabic Folk Songs - Danny Thomas, Toufiq Barham 7:39
09. Flute Imitation - Na'im Karakand 4:00
10. Li'b Al Khayl - Russell Bunai, Joe Bedway, Muhammad al-Akkad 5:24
11. Only You - Kahraman 3:07
12. Taqasim 'Ala al-'Ud - Jalil Azouz 6:25
13. Hall Tadree - Russel Bunai, Joe Bedway, Philip Solomon, Muhammad al-Akkad 6:09
14. Al-Jazayir - Tony Abdel Ahad, Philip Solomon 2:24



'This collection represents a vibrant, dynamic but little-known aspect of American music, predating the era of the album, cassette and CD. The 14 performances collected here, originally recorded on 78 r.p.m. records by Arab American musicians, are but a sample of the music that sustained people of Arab heritage in America during roughly the first half of the twentieth century. Independent Arab-American labels such as Alamphon, Abdel Ahad, Star of the East and Cleopatra were among those who recorded for the people of Arab heritage who had settled in America. That so many independent companies flourished [the original 78 rpm recordings here date from 1916 to the early 1950s] reflects the enthusiasm of the Arab-American community for this music.' ~ back cover

evocative sonic nectar of the shellac era is my musical raison d'être more than any other, so i'm ecstatic to unfurl one of the most potent collections of arabic songs & dances ever assembled. in the mid 90s when i began digging 78 rpm compilations of 'ethnic', blues, jazz & gospel pirty heavily, this joint was amongst the first inspirational wave of releases responsible for making that period of discovery so exciting. the physical document itself was lost in the whirlwind that is life & it's only by virtue of a dear friend that these achingly beautiful melodies have recently made their way back into my consciousness, booklet & owl :))) شكرا مرة أخرى صديقي العزيز. هذا هو أعظم هدية يمكن تخيلها