| Various Artists / Rough Guide: Russia |
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| Album: | Rough Guide: Russia | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | 01/2003 | |
| Label: | World Music Network | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2003-04-28 | Pull Date: | 2003-06-30 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | 22 Jun | 15 Jun | 8 Jun | 1 Jun | 25 May | 18 May | 4 May |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 17, 2017: | At the Cafe Bohemian Temnaya Noch | 4. | Jul 25, 2006: | At the Cafe Bohemian Temnaya Noch | |
| 2. | Oct 10, 2014: | Buford J. Sharkley's Russian Tunes-A-Ganza Doktor Olya, Temnaya Noch | 5. | Feb 28, 2006: | at the Cafe Bohemian Temnaya Noch | |
| 3. | Dec 16, 2008: | That's Still Not Bluegrass Beyond the Rocky Mountain | 6. | Sep 07, 2005: | Cover? Minimum? No. Djelem |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2003-04-26 | ||
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[coll]: ROUGH GUIDE TO THE MUSIC OF RUSSIA World Music Network, 2002 There are now more than 75 titles in the Rough Guide series, which in my opinion has eclipsed Putumayo as the best of the world music sampler labels. Their secrets of success: 1) CDs packed with music; 2) just enough info in the liner notes; 3) an emphasis on variety and fun; 4) they surprise the listener at least once per set. This disc focuses on "bard," a folksy genre of mostly upbeat music built around serious poetry. If you like Paolo Conte, bossa nova, Tom Waits, or anything French, check out bard music! Fo's Picks: 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19 01. Soviet-era story; gruff voice, bouncy & silly 02. folksy pop about a disturbed man 03. updated folk song: Cossacks vs. Bolsheviks 04. lonely old Gypsy song: good fiddle & vocals 05. major hit from the 1970s, and majorly weird 06. husband-wife (?) bard duo, like a bossanova 07. solo voice & fine classical guitar 08. very nice fem voice & subtle backing 09. an ode to Paris; nice Russo-musette fusion 10. another updated Cossack song 11. bouncy music-hall song with a Jewish touch 12. large group sings the best known bard song 13. jazzy '40s movie song about WWII; cool! 14. Stalin's favorite singer, a Marlene Dietrich-y waltz 15. speedy gypsy wedding song; fem trio vox 16. American artist, a sad soldier's folk song 17. Soviet-era light-rock band, very '70s sound 18. Bluegrass! Really! And it ain't bad, either... 19. traditional instrumental quartet, very nice [Fo] - 4/26/03 | ||
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