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Independent Music Recommendations - Sample on AMAZON
Hard to find good music these days? Here are some albums worth listening to. These recommendations are completely independent - AIM accepts no promotional fees or CDs whatsoever. The music rises or falls on its own merits. 'From the Collection' features old favorites. 'Honorable Mentions' are new releases that find their way into my collection and get played repeatedly. 'Discovery', AIM's highest distinction, is reserved for those rare occasions when new releases are among the best of their kind.

 

AIM's Discoveries -

bulletHabib Koité Afriki (Afropop)
bullet Vienna Teng Dreaming Through the Noise
bullet Osvaldo Golijov's 'Ainadamar' (flamenco goes to the opera)
bullet Bela Fleck (Grammy Award-winning jazz banjo)
bullet Nando Lauria's 'Novo Brasil' (jazz harmonies and complex rhythms)
bullet Zucchero & Co. (Italian bluesman teams with Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow and other greats)
bullet Libera (New Age boys' choir)
bullet Yo-Yo Ma's 'Obrigado Brazil' (fine example of Brazilian pop and classical)
bullet Ken Burns' 'Mark Twain' Soundtrack (early American popular music)

 
  



AFROPOP'S BEST
  - Habib Koité's Afriki

By Christopher M. Wright
  © 2008 Christopher M. Wright
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Afropop doesn't get any better than this. Six years in the making, Habib Koité's Afriki was well worth the wait. The tunes are all very smooth, but the real advance here is in the texture, with the addition of female voices and animal horn players. Koité impresses with his earnest lyrics, dignity, and musical integrity (i.e., it's a short album, there's not a weak track in the bunch - no filler). Africans lead the world in rhythm and this album pleases in that department also. There is something very comforting about this music. Put it on a good sound system and let it wrap its arms around you.

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© 2008 Christopher M. Wright
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