What Are You Listening to Right Now?

[beppe]

Listening to the music you put out and chatting of it is really cool ... if you allow me the expression.

Originally Posted by Javed

VR, this is gorgeous music! The various instruments create such an aesthetic quality and nice harmony in this piece. Thank you for posting this!

RIGHT !

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I'm glad you like it, Javed. I thought it was pretty interesting, too. I only found it because I learned that some of the members of the group are also members of the Decemberists. But this group plays more cleanly and they seem to have a style that is what I imagine to be old style European. I don't know what I mean by that but it really struck me as quite unique. If you figure it out, let me know.

The Hunch

Originally Posted by Javed

VR. By old European style, I perhaps sort of understand what you mean. The accordian definitely contributes to this feel (but it is more than that; such as the tempo is quite captivating and has a nice feeling energy to it). Here is another piece by them that I found, thanks to your inspiration. In the clip the musicians can be seen playing live.
Black Prairie - Taraffa (Live in Portland)

He knows what is talking about, this one

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Right, Javed. I mean the accordian pretty clearly gives it that sound but on another level all of the cuts I've heard so far seem to have a feel that is part Western Canadian folk, part gypsy, and part something else that just kinda feels like a Belgian festival from a hundred years or so ago. I don't know. I've never heard a Belgian festival a hundred years ago so I can't tell you what I mean.

Here, from the magic hat of Javed, from the hints/hunches of vivaldirules, in person, the great Django himself, European, Belgian, Gipsy, there is even a Guinguette. (btw W. Allen made a film around this song)


For those who do not know the guitariste manuche a bonus track

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[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Excellent. This is a great song and it's been sometime since I've heard it. Thanks

[desertblues]

Originally Posted by Javed

VR. By old European style, I perhaps sort of understand what you mean. The accordian definitely contributes to this feel (but it is more than that; such as the tempo is quite captivating and has a nice feeling energy to it). Here is another piece by them that I found, thanks to your inspiration. In the clip the musicians can be seen playing live.

Black Prairie - Taraffa (Live in Portland)

It is lovely music; reminds me of the music of Eastern Europe, the gypsies with their violins, Wolga, nostalgia and campfires. Here's a gypsy-orchestra.

[tubemonkey]

Morning Mood from Peer Gynt - Edvard Greig

[Javed]

Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major BWV 1050 - 3. Allegro

[BenG]

It's Emmylou, but it's not country.

[beppe]

Originally Posted by desertblues

It is lovely music; reminds me of the music of Eastern Europe, the gypsies with their violins, Wolga, nostalgia and campfires. Here's a gypsy-orchestra.

Very nice reference. And great video.
This takes me on a trip that will be all around, taking me back to the NW Coast with an other famous group originating from Seattle.

... there is this guy by name of Vlado Kreslin ...

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and this song of his

that was taken up by the Walkabouts themselves

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I can't resist putting up this from the first record of theirs that I got

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[beppe]

@ Javed: thank you for the appreciation of Django and his music. Yes I know more music like that. It is often referred as gipsy jazz. The French one is the best reference, but there is good stuff in the English one also.

Listen to this if you want. It is a famous song and i have put on a) the gipsy (manouche) jazz version, b) the original one and c) an Antillan version. Well, here and elsewhere it is the coldest period of the year and a brief holiday on the beaches is almost needed .



b)

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c)

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[beppe]

While researching for my previous post I stumbled on fado music and obviously I got caught like a fly on a sticky paper strip. So ... get this scene of old Europe through the eyes of a great German. The beautiful angel voice is from Teresa Salgueiro.

Music from the movie Lisbon Story (Win Wenders 1995)
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About the angel,

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and a last piece, with some reference to our roots.

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the words
Oxalá, me passe a dôr de cabeça, oxalá
Oxalá, o passo não me esmoreça;
Oxalá, o Carnaval aconteça, oxalá,
Oxalá, o povo nonca se esqueça;
Oxalá, eu não ande sem cuidado,
Oxalá eu não passe um mau bocado;
Oxalá, eu não faça tudo à pressa,
Oxalá, meu Futuro aconteça

translated
Hopefully, pass me the headache, hopefully
Hopefully, the pitch I am not discouraged;
Hopefully, the Carnival happen, hopefully
Hopefully, people forget nonce;
Hopefully, I can not walk without care,
I hope I do not pass a bad time;
Hopefully, I will do everything in haste,
Hopefully, my future happen

Trivia: Oxalá (and Ojalá in Spanish) comes directly from the Arabic: InshAllah - If Allah (God) Wills - generally used in a positive light, i.e. in place of the affirmative wtih respect to future events, from when the Muslims ruled over the Iberian Peninsula.

[dreams]

Wow, I haven't been keeping up with this thread and there has been some fantastic music. Thank you everyone for introducing me to some new music, bringing back memories with some old music, and for the interesting discussion on some of the pieces.

@SameOldStory for Aquellos Ojos Verdes - (Me encanta la música de guitarra.)

@tubemonkey for Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue (I forgot how much I loved this one) & for Classical Gas (I always wanted to learn to play that.)

@desertblues for Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman - Canto Della Terra (beautiful)

@vivaldirules for At the Zoo - Simon & Garfunkel (I haven't heard that in years.)

@obs20 for Robert Randolph - Going In The Right Direction (loved it... I finished my dishes, while listening.)

@Javed for Nightwish (something very new to me) & Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin (I'm ready to watch a few B&W movies now)

@WDE for Jesus Jones - Right Here Right Now (no politics- we just loved the song)

@beppe as always the classics I love


Bach Double on the Classical Guitar

Eye of the Tiger ( Rocky Theme ) - Survivor - Igor Presnyakov

[Javed]

Beppe, thank you for these great music pieces. I also quite like reading your cool chat that helps to understand more about them. Of La maison sur le port, all were very enjoyable and different listening versions. My favorite of these is option a with Sanseverino, which is in the gysy jazz style.

Teresa Salgueiro is quite captivating with her beautiful voice. Oxala Oxalá is performed by her with delightful tenderness and her voice is particularly sweet with this song. There is optimism and happiness in the rolling melody and warm guitar; the occasional, intentional squeeky slides are a nice addition. She is a lovely singer. Thank you, Beppe!

[Javed]

Originally Posted by dreams

Bach Double on the Classical Guitar

Dreams. Very nice guitar music! Thank you for posting this.

[vivaldirules]

Thanks, beppe, for all the great info and videos. What a fun thread.

[beppe]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

What a fun thread.

Yeah. With the tea thread this has become a swell place, quiet, well lighted, sizable drinks, likable music, they put out nice food also. One can meet real people, from all over. It was in a place like that somewhere out of Austin in one of those German towns, a big barn with pool tables on one side and room to dance, a sort of stage, easy, so easy, that I happened to listen to this kid. Somehow it fits with what we were saying. Eh?

[FlorenceArt]

Silence at last! My upstairs neighbor finally left after dragging and breaking things in his apartment all day while cursing loudly.