Music and Henna...comments from a compulsive record collector

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Posted by Roy on April 03, 1998 at 18:09:17:

Good Day Everyone...

Last evening, one of the Forum regulars asked me in an e-mail message
if I had any ideas about music she could play on the stereo in her
shop to set the right mood for doing henna painting.

I'm not sure why she thought I might be somebody to ask, but it
happens that I do have a few ideas. I sent her a list of personal
favorites, and I though I'd post some of them here as well.

Rabih Abou-Khalil, "The Sultan's Picnic" Classical oud (lute) player
from Lebanon plays original tunes backed by a tight jazz ensemble.

Yulduz Usmanova, "Alma Alma" She's a singer-songwriter from
Uzbekistan. Uzbekis consider her a national treasure. This CD is
poppish stuff and some nice ballad-like tunes sung in Turkic dialect.

Ry Cooder and V.M. Bhatt, "A Meeting by the River" A master blues
guitarist and a classically trained Indian musician who plays his own
invented slide guitar. Worth the price it just for "Ganges Delta
Blues."

Ali Farka Touré "The Source," and "Talking Timbuktu." Tuareg guitar
picker and singer. Sahelian Blues, anyone?

Pierre Bensusan "Solilai" Guitarist and singer from Algeria. This is
probably out of print, but worth looking for.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan "Night Song," and "Musst Musst" Two
collaborations between the late, great Qawali singer and producer
Michael Brook.

David Parsons "Yatra" A double CD of atmospheric electro-acoustic
stuff inspired by a journey through the Himalayas.

Angelique Kidjo "Ayé," and "Fifa" Solid Afro-pop by a singer from
Benin.

Baaba Maal "Baayo," and "Firin' in Fouta" Contemporary and
traditional songs from Senegal.

Brian Keene and Omar Farouk Tekbilek "Fire Dance" Contemporary tunes
inspired by Turkish, Middle Eastern and North African traditional
music.

Mouth Music "Mo Di" This is a neo-Celtic group from Scotland, but
listen to the "highlife" twist the give to "Heman Dubh," a Hebridean
worksong, or their treatment of the Xhosa chant "Milking the Cow."

Afro-Celt Sound System "Volume 1 Sound Magic" Celt and Afro-inflected
instrumentals and songs. It grows on you.

Anyway, that's a partial list of stuff I'd recommend. I could go on
for a long time, but it would be interesting to see what some of the
rest of you think would be good.



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