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Desde Huamachuco "Los compadres" nos entregan el primer corte promocional de su reciente disco "China palangana"
Escucha toda su música en www.perufolkradio.com

Los Compadres - China Palangana

No Peace Here

Out NOW on LP, Digital, CD and Tape! Purchase from our Bandcamp http://wonderwheelrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/silt

Wonderwheel Recordings is proud to present the debut album, Silt, from Sudanese singer Alsarah and her band the Nubatones. Called “The New Star Of Nubian Pop” by The Guardian, the album was produced solely by Alsarah who describes the sound of Silt as “East African Retro Pop” - it’s music that harkens back to the hazy sounds of 1960s and 70s Nubian music with it’s Eastern instrumentation, soaring vocal melodies, and pentatonic arrangements. 

The album has it’s musical roots in the Nubian “Songs of Return” that began to spring up after mass displacement and resettlement of hundreds of thousands in a region of lower Nubia that went under water after Egypt built Aswan High Dam to control the flooding of the Nile in 1970. The focus of these songs, both thematically and lyrically is about a return to home and the beauty of home and embodies a certain kind of saudade – a nostalgic longing for a place that no longer exists. The album encompasses Alsarah and her band’s musical curiosities in the concept of migration and Silt is their take on this mixed with the musical fusion happening in 1970s Khartoum, along with Arabic and North African influences appearing in the mix. 

Alsarah, is a Sudanese born singer, songwriter and ethnomusicologist. Born in the capital city of Khartoum, where she spent the first 8 years of her life, she relocated to Taez, Yemen with her family to escape the ever stifling regime in her native country. She abruptly moved to the US in 1994, when a brief civil war broke out in Yemen. Now residing in Brooklyn, NY, she is a self-proclaimed practitioner of East-African retro-pop. Working on various projects, she most recently has been working with The Nile Project and was featured on their debut release, Aswan (named 1 of the Top 5 “Must Hear” international albums by NPR). She has also collaborated with French producer Débruit on the album Aljwal, released this past November via Soundway Records UK. 

The Nubatones started out as dinner conversation between Alsarah and percussionist Rami El Aasser in his living room, digging thru archives of old music from North Africa, and reading about migration patterns in modern day Nubia, Soon the conversation opened into a musical one and spread to include master Oud player and Luthier Haig Manoukian and bass player Mawuena Kodjovi. With a collective love for pentatonic music and a common understanding of what it means to be an immigrant, the group went on to perform both nationally and internationally at prestigious venues such as The Kennedy Center, The Apollo Music Cafe, Celebrate Brooklyn at Prospect Park, The World Music festival in Chicago, and the Festival du Mond Arab in Montreal just to name a few. 



Habibi Taal

No Sugar In My Coffee

Warm Foothills (Alt-J ∆)

North North West

One For Us

Rosemary & Garlic is a musical collaboration between Anne van den Hoogen & Dolf Smolenaers from Utrecht in the Netherlands.  

OLD NOW

There comes the last spring
Now I’ll take the time and love you more 

And I’ll cover you now 
Your mother, 
you will not let her fade 

I’m old now 
I’m older 

In this world we’ll overcome 
the autumn days, 
the hidden sun 

And I’ll cover you now 
Your father, 
he’ll be in the air you breathe 

But I’m old now 
I’m older than I ever was before 

Old times they will last 
Lay your head to rest

Bandcamp :)

Old Now

'Come with Me' is the single from Inni-K's 2015 Debut Album 'The King has Two Horse's Ears'.

Come with Me

Hard Times

The Corner Of My Mind (Bedroom Demo)

Africa

May 9th

iTunes

Ukina

You're My Letting Go

Check out my first original mix of a classic song since August 12th, 2014. All original music by FOLK SOUNDZ (Tumbi in opening from the original song).  Enjoy and leave your comments.
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Original Song Credits & Info
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Title: Bochin Ve Mitra
Artists: Kartar Ramla & Sukhwant Sukhi
Lyricist: Chann Guraya Wala (not sure if this is correct)
Music: Charanjit Ahuja
Album: Ik Kudi Pataka
Release Date: December 1st, 1985
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FOLK SOUNDZ Remix Credits & Instruments:
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Tumbi (from the original song): Charanjit Ahuja 
Mandolin: Sampled from a melody by Jolly (Jalandar, Punjab)
Algozey & Chimta: Gaurav Dayal (New Delhi, Delhi)
Tabla: Unknown (from 'Roots of India')
Thadh: Ravinder Singh (Jalandar, Punjab)
Claps: Nikolay Georgiev (London, UK)
Original artwork:  FOLK SOUNDZ (Newark, CA)
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Special thanks to 'Amit Sharma'
for being a huge support and help since Day One.
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Special thanks to Gursimran Singh
for being the official masseur.
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Check out the original here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CgvAkaUM0A
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Re-fixed on 11/25/15
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Kartar Ramla & Sukhwant Sukhi - Kannd Thon Sidha Gandasa (FOLK SOUNDZ Remix)

Taken from her forthcoming album, Old Adam (out 12th Feb 2016), traditional singer and folklorist Fay Hield will also be releasing a digital single on 30th October 2015, featuring the tracks ‘Willow Glen’ and ‘Green Gravel’, released to coincide with three special live shows (tickets now on sale).

15 October 2015 Sheffield, The Crucible
17 October 2015 Bury, Homegrown Festival
5 November 2015 London, Cecil Sharp House

Fay has selected the many versions of ‘Green Gravel’ recorded by Alice Bertha Gomme in ‘The Traditional Games of England Scotland and Ireland’ and woven them together in a moving, atmospheric and affecting way.  The song has links to burial ceremonies, with green gravel representing the newly turned grave, though there is no suggestion this rhyme was performed at burials, more that children took the ideas of life, love and death into their own sphere.  

‘Willow Glen’ is a broadside found in both Frank Kidson and Lucy Broadwood’s collections and Fay’s version was recently featured in acclaimed tours by The Full English ensemble. While the reference to Willow Glen has been linked to many human emotions and negative states, Fay liked this particular song for the glen’s soothing and protective qualities. ‘The image drawn of a secluded paradise where lovers could hide is gorgeous.’.

Fay’s 3rd solo album, Old Adam contains 14 tracks and is a fresh and original exploration of how we use stories and music to understand what it means to be human. Fay’s distinctive and naturalistic singing style has won her critical acclaim for her previous solo albums (Looking Glass / 2010 and Orfeo / 2012, both Topic Records) including several BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and a nomination for Folk Singer of the Year.

Fay is accompanied by her stellar band, The Hurricane Party; Rob Harbron (English Concertina, fiddle, vocals), Sam Sweeney (fiddle, viola, cello, nyckelharpa, vocals), Roger Wilson (fiddle, guitar, mandolin and vocals), expanded to include Ben Nicholls (Bass) and Toby Kearney (Percussion) and special guests (Fay’s partner) Jon Boden and guitar maestro, Martin Simpson. Fay Hield will tour with The Hurricane Party in February and March 2016. www.fayhield.com


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Fay Hield - Green Gravel

Thrilled to announce that Folk Radio UK are exclusively premiering the official music video for my newest single Miles to Tralee on their website on Tuesday 27th October. I will be opening the Time Out London 'Rising Stars of Folk' that evening at The Electric Carousel in Piccadilly, London.

Tickets are available from: 
uk-offers.timeout.com/deals/event-ri…-stars-of-folk

The single is being released on iTunes, Amazon, Bandcamp and Spotify on 20th November and it will feature on my second album coming out on March 6th 2016.  Please visit www.kellyoliver.co.uk for details.

Miles To Tralee also opens Folkstock Records' special compilation CD 'Downtown', featuring all the acts showcasing at the London Folk and Roots Festival, at which I am headlining on 11th November at The Islington. 

Tickets are here:
dmpuk.com/live/events/11-nov-1…liver-the-islington/

I hope to see you at one of these gigs, and I hope you enjoy my song!

Kelly x

MILES TO TRALEE LYRICS

There was a young girl from Tralee
Moved to England to feed her family
Earnt her wages on her own
Then she sent them home

As she was walking off to work
Met a young boy in a sailor's coat
I'm an Englishman from London Town
Let me show you around

If I had it in my bones
If I was strong, I'd walk home
Back to Ireland by the sea
I'd walk miles to Tralee

If I had it in my head
If I could walk, I'd walk it
The road to Ireland, by the sea
I'd walk miles to Tralee

I'd walk all the way across the island
I'd walk all the way to the shore
I'd walk all the way to the very town
To the house where I was born
To the very door

I'd walk all the way across the island
I'd walk all the way to the shore
I'd walk all the way to the very town
To the house where I was born
To the very door

If our sailor boy should die
Is it our blood that keeps us alive?
When our second sailor boy dies
Is it the grief that takes our mind?

I'd walk all the way to the island
I'd walk all the way to the sea
I'd walk all the way to the very town
To the land where I was born
To my home in Tralee

© Kelly Oliver 2015 

Credits 
Written by Kelly Oliver
Produced by Stu Hanna.
Performed by:
Kelly Oliver - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Stu Hanna - Acoustic Guitar, Mandola, Fiddle, Percussion, Tenor Banjo, Shruti Box


Kelly Oliver - Miles To Tralee

Stream full tracks from Andy May Trio debut Album 'ABOUT TIME' - now available from Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon and other digital music services.

Cuckold Come Out Of The Amrey

Nightingale nature sound at the beginning of the song is captured by Aries Munandi on YouTube and the cricket night sounds at the end of the song are by danik1953 on YouTube
Dedicated to my grandfather who loved birdwatching!

Nightingale
On my window sill
What you sing?
Is it a good thing?
What you want?
All my love?
Come and get it child 
Cuz I run 
Beautiful in your eyes 
What you looking for 
Take all mine
Take your time
Don’t you rush
We got all this life 
In front of us
Don’t you worry now 
Struggle is part of life
So is what is right
Be true to every side 
You deserve it child
Be true to what you find
You deserve it child 
Be true to every side


Nightingale

We wrote this one recently and wanted to capture it quickly as it was fresh, so we decided to take a trip to Tpot Studios, Path of Condie to record with veteran music producer Robin Wynn Evans. This was recorded live in one take. Video was shot by Robert Smith and edited by us afterwards. 

WATCH THE VIDEO: 

youtu.be/0IWPoxaWpX4



The Lad that Ate the Boiled Ham Raw

One time I moved out of this place I lived in for many years and it made me feel a lot of things. 

Saddr Weirdr (Cover)

In the Forest/ W boru kalinka from Uprooting/ Wykorzenienie
Release Date: 2004/ 2005
Label: JARO MEDIEN/ METALMIND
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02. In the Forest/ W boru kalinka

Sara Ledesma - Wrong

 Old Traditional, Folk Songs and Sea Shanties. Sung by Kee Smith with Acoustic Guitar.
Songs Include, Farewell and Adieu ( Spanish Ladies ), Drunken Sailor, Black is the Colour of my true Loves Hair, Bushes and Briars, A Brisk Young Sailor Courted Me. etc.. Also one of my own songs Sun Goes Down. There are videos of these recordings on youtube at the link here: http://www.youtube.com/user/KeeSmithMusic?feature=mhee

Kee Smith-Spanish Ladies (Farewell and Adieu)

Cover version of a Eurythmics song from their "Peace" CD.

I Saved The World Today

I do not own the rights to Flume.
I did not create the original

Flume (Bon Iver)

I made this cover with my friend https://soundcloud.com/imogenroseb while we were in grade 10, every single instrument was made with garageband software instruments on a 2010 macbook from school. 

Thank you for listening to my stuff! 

vocals: https://soundcloud.com/imogenroseb
backing: https://soundcloud.com/oheyitsaj

due to this sound hitting 100 downloads, the download button has been disabled, you can use http://soundcloud-download.com/ to download this cover :)

don't forget to check out my other sounds :)

Taro (Alt-J ∆ Cover)

I saved the world today cover by Chill Factor

Get the album now on iTunes France: bit.ly/asanimals
Available soon on iTunes UK and US.

Follow As Animals on Twitter www.twitter.com/asanimals
and Facebook: www.facebook.com/asanimalsmusic

One For Us

RANT