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Putumayo Presents Blues Around The World

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內容簡介 在19世紀前後，許多非洲黑人被白人抓來美洲作奴隸，他們就藉著工作或閒暇時間以歌唱來減輕肉體與心靈的苦痛。其中的不滿和苦悶也只有在農閒十才能偷偷地低吟，抑鬱地哭訴自己的不幸，Bues原意指的就是「憂鬱」，在音樂裡面就是藍調的意思。所以藍調一直給人憂鬱的感覺，其實也是有它的背景的。 藍調音樂發展至今，影響了整個搖滾音樂發展，貓王及披頭四都曾表示藍調對他們的影響，由此便能窺見藍調在音樂史上的重要性。藍調音樂成為許多優秀音樂家的啟蒙音樂，本輯收錄了來自世界各地優秀的藍調音樂作品。巴西銷售第一的藍調天團「歡娛藍調」帶來熱力十足的勁曲；擁有8座葛萊美獎的搖滾女將邦妮‧瑞特的獻聲也為專輯增色不少；PUTUMAYO這次更首度收錄了來自台灣~龍哥的作品「打麻將」，草根氣味濃烈即興創作，獨特的吉他打弦法，讓外老也豎起大拇指稱讚。From Buenos Aires to Barcelona, Mississippi to Mauritania this collection documents the trials and tribulations expressed through the blues from a global perspective. Despite language or lyrics, nationality or ethnicity, the blues speak to everyone.Highlight performances include The Unseen Guest, who formed when an Irish musician traveled to southern India and began playing on the streets accompanied by a tabla-toting native. Big Mama, who you might think must be from the Mississippi Delta, but she’ll demonstrate that you can live in Barcelona and still know how to sing the blues. Spain’s Jarabe de Palo contributes "La Flaca" ("The Skinny Girl"), which was a huge hit in Spain and Latin America. The legendary Bonnie Raitt is featured with longtime friend, Malian musician Habib Koité on "Back Around " from her 2003 album Silver Lining. From Mauritania, Amar Sundy demonstrates the kinship between West African music and the blues. Eric Bibb, Rory Block and Maria Muldaur are no strangers to the blues. This trio of friends grew up together in New York City’s Greenwich Village during the turbulent 1960’s and incorporates the spiritual side of the blues on "Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down." Taj Mahal partners with The Culture Musical Club of Zanzibar to weave a narrative of melody and rhythm on "Catfish Blues." The Brazilian blues group Blues Etílicos brings their unique Brazilian-flavored blues to the table. Recognizing the blues was born in the Mississippi Delta Otis Spann, who played piano in Muddy Waters’ band for more than 20 years, belts out "I Got a Feeling".A portion of Putumayo's proceeds from the sale of this CD will be donated to Music Maker Relief Foundation, Inc. An organization that helps true pioneersJohn Lee Hooker used to say "the blues is a feeling," but this collection is proof that it's also a universal language. These 11 songs by musicians from South and North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa are a thoroughly enjoyable summation of the genre's ability to cut through cultural barriers to touch the heart. "Slide Blues" by Argentina's Botafogo could be a Delta relic if not for its Spanish lyrics. And singer Big Mama with harp man Victor Uris beautifully blur the lines between Catalonia and Chicago. The great pianist Otis Spann and the trio of Eric Bibb, Rory Block, and Maria Muldaur provide two straight-up shots of the style. The best tunes are outright cross-cultural collaborations.Bonnie Raitt and Mali's Habibe Koité take the music to its deepest roots thanks to Koité's graceful kora-like acoustic guitar on "Back Around." The Unseen Guest, an Irish-Indian duo, bring microtonality to a blend of guitar, banjo, mandolin, and tabla in "Listen My Son." And Taj Mahal with the Culture Music Club of Zanzibar turn the standard "Catfish Blues" into a midnight howl that echoes from the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of the Indian Ocean. Mahal's guitar, a squeeze box, and a clutch of African stringed instruments pass rhythmic phrases and bursts of melody back and fourth until their musical points of origin are as delightfully blurry as a moonshine-fueled night in a Mississippi juke joint--or a dance hall in Zanzibar's Stone Town. --Ted DrozdowskiTracklist1 The Unseen Guest - Listen My Son 3:562 Blues Etílicos - Canceriano Sem Lar 2:593 Big Mama (9) and Victor Urís* - No Way Out 3:264 Jarabe De Palo - La Flaca 4:205 Bonnie Raitt with Habib Koité - Back Around 5:146 Amar Sundy - Ouallache 2:407 Otis Spann - I Got A Feeling 2:518 Eric Bibb, Rory Block & Maria Muldaur - Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down 3:239 Long-ge - Playing Mahjong 3:2810 Botafogo - Slide Blues 1:4111 Taj Mahal Meets The Culture Musical Club Of Zanzibar - Catfish Blues 6:20

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最佳賣點 : World Music, Blues, Folk