| Various Artists / Mysterious Albania |
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| Album: | Mysterious Albania | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | 11/2002 | |
| Label: | Arc Music Inc. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2003-07-07 | Pull Date: | 2003-09-08 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | 7 Sep | 3 Aug | 20 Jul | 13 Jul |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 08, 2015: | Melange Medley | 4. | Jul 15, 2003: | At the Cafe Bohemian Fishermen's Work Song | |
| 2. | Sep 03, 2003: | No Cover, No Minimum (special Wednesday edition) Fishermen's Work Song | 5. | Jul 14, 2003: | Fly By Night Medley | |
| 3. | Jul 29, 2003: | No Cover, No Minimum (expanded edition) Fishermen's Work Song | 6. | Jul 07, 2003: | The Southern World Medley |
| Album Review |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2003-06-30 | ||
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A variety of Albanian music, tracks varying from strings to flutes to vocals. Field recordings taken in 1979-80 with a good quality sound. Folky feel overall, lots of Balkan sounds (obviously) and some surprising influences from other "world" musics. Liner notes detail the history of the country. 1- Vocals and guitars(?): Pastoral feel 2- Flutes: floaty stuff, like Peruvian flutes and an oboe-like reed 3- Vocals: Slow reverent a capella, some nice exotic harmonies 4- Solo female vocal, quiet/peaceful 5- "Neo-folk," female vocals over a full band. Cinematic, minor key. 6- Strings: Stern, classical violin. Ends happy. 7- Almost Klezmer sound! Clarinet with strummed lute/guitars. Slow. 8- Strings: violin soloist has a fast, almost Irish sound 9- Bagpipes! No, really, bagpipes! 10- Lutes: Fast melodies from a group of players. Piccolos join in later for a big festive sound. 11- Lutes/mandolins: Fast, skipping 12- Vocals: Burly tenor fishermen, operatic 13- Asian plucked strings, fast complex rhythms 14- Vocals: Big, slow, dramatic ensemble 15- Lutes: Fast, folky strumming 16- Flutes: Chaotic soft energy, occasionally danceable | ||
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