Playing for Change

Me Pierdo

The Real Revolution

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Riverboat Records: Celebrating 25 years of making music from around the world

For more information, visit: http://www.worldmusic.net/store/item/TUG1082/

Riverboat Records celebrates it twenty-fifth year in 2014. Since its founding in 1989, the independent label has supported creative new music from far-flung corners of the globe.
This limited edition compendium offers a taste of the excellently eclectic Riverboat sounds from across the years.

Music From The Source includes music from thirty-three bands spanning across two bumper discs. Spotlighted artists include Greek folk duo Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis who kick off proceedings with a track from their album Greekadelia which reached number one in the World Music Charts Europe. Monoswezi’s haunting minimalist sound fuses the music of Mozambique, Norway, Sweden and Zimbabwe together in seamless interplay. Indian slide-guitar maestro Debashish Bhattacharya expands his otherworldly sound Beyond The Ragasphere on virtuosic yet quirky track ‘Indospaniola’. Jaipur Kawa Brass Band’s bombastic party music presents an infectious exploration of Indian military music spun together with refigured Bollywood classics.  Lesotho-based ‘junk funk’ renegades Sotho Sounds craft their own instruments as heard on ‘Ba Ea Bojoa (Part 1)’.

Lala Njava’s offering is a Malagasy marvel featuring her silvery wandering voice, lush rolling guitars and rippling percussion. Nigerien nomad bluesmen Etran Finatawa contribute their Wodaabe-Tuareg musical melt. Shiyani Ngcobo acoustic guitar picking illuminates his mastery of the wonderful Zulu maskanda dance style. Boris Kovač & La Campanella’s melody ‘Pearl’ aches with their distinctly Balkan nuance. Klezmer troubadours She’Koyokh spoon out their re-imagined Eastern European folk on ‘Esmera Min’. 

Kardemimmit’s song ‘Ahven (Perch)’ is played by the fresh folksy kantele quartet from Finland. Cuban son band Sierra Maestra deliver their personal account of the nation’s infamous enveloping dance style. Koo Nimo’s lilting palm-wine music flies the flag for Ghana and village ensemble Wayo summon the ancient polyrhythms of Africa’s newest nation, South Sudan. Yunnanese ‘Mountain Men’ Shanren close the set with ‘Drinking Song’ from their new album, which has the UK media hailing them as ‘Chinese folk-rockers to watch’ (The Guardian).

Riverboat Records would like to take this opportunity to wholeheartedly thank our supporters. Music From The Source is not only a resplendent retrospective but also highlights the breadth of talented artists that have been given an international platform thanks to Riverboat Record’s ongoing work since 1989.


Samba Touré: Alabina (taken from Music From The Source)

Live Outside, Vol.1

I Lived To Tell About It

Tyrone (feat. Roberto Luti, Titi Tsira & Clarence Bekker)

Smell the Rain

Diaraby

Fly Like an Eagle

Memphis Minnie born June 3rd 1897 in Algeris, LA. She chewed tebacca, drank whiskey, sang all about the nasty, and could out pick the boys. A special thanks to everyone who helped record this homage to a great lady of the blues. Kitty Walker (vocals, guitar, fiddle) JrSOAPBox (upright bass, lead guitar), Jazon Brown (drums)  and Stephen Shellenbarger for the recording. 

Memphis Minnie - Bad Luck Woman

So viel getan – doch es war nicht von Dir.

I've Got Dreams To Remember (Live)

Atri N Assouf - Chaghat

Desert blues in an Ali Farka Touré style, played by an amazing improvised band during a soirée guitare outside Niamey-Niger organized by Rissa Ag Wanaghli 6/04/2013 : Afel Bocoum and his band, Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni (Tinariwen), Atri N'Assouf, Anana Harouna and his band (Kel Assouf) , Nabil Baly Othmani and his band... and all 20 friends participating to "Le Chant des Dunes" event. Recorded by Arnaud Contreras. Pre-mix

Afel Bocoum Abdallah Tinariwen and friends Soiree guitare Niger 2

Stormy Monday ( T-Bone Walker Cover )

live version of the classic, with "Blues Transfer" and Henry Heggen as special guest singer and harmonica player.

Walking the dog (live with Henry Heggen as  special guest singer.)

Playing For Change is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music. In 2005, producer Mark Johnson created the concept of the Songs Around The World by uniting musicians from many different countries and cultures performing on the same track. Mark and a small crew traveled across 5 continents with a mobile recording studio and cameras with the vision to build a global family through the power of music. The first song released was a version of "Stand By Me" featuring over 35 musicians from 10 countries who had never met in person. Since then, this international version of "Stand By Me" has been viewed over 100 million times online, and the PFC movement has expanded with the creation of the PFC Band, and the PFC Foundation that creates music schools around the world.

Smell the Rain

Playing For Change

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