Various Artists - Folk Music of Palestine / VariousIn this 1959 collection, American folklorist Harold Courlander documents a tradition of Palestinian folk song that has previously been known only through oral ritual. The compilation features vocally driven recordings as they are performed for ceremonial and spiritual purposes, including "Song of the Month of Fasting," "Recitation from the Koran," and several wedding songs. Songs capture different dialects and regional choral techniques. Liner notes

It doesn't matter if it's a pool hall or a theater

Rumskib's debut record begins with a Simple Minds New Gold Dream style intro

This first complete recording of his works for voice and piano ranges over his entire creative life

Embark on a magical and mysterious 2-hour musical journey through the afterlife

is irresistible while 'Pacify My Mind' exemplifies the loping

Tango-Orkestri Unto - Finnish Tango 2

" This at a time when the Golden Gate Quartet would have been refused service at half the hotels and restaurants in Virginia because of their race

Given how little attention has been paid to his music in modern times

(New York Times)

A moving tribute to Dr

Classical Source commented: 'Mena didn't miss a trick and the result for the whole symphony was a revelation

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