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6 Favorite Downloads from the MP3 Blogosphere
Well sure, mean people suck, but what about the "mean people" of China? The mean people were certain classes of citizens who were bonded to servitude by heredity. (Some of whom were relegated to such lowly occupations as frog-catching and sedan-chair bearing.) Among these groups were the yuehu, or musicians' households, who were subject to official discrimination for over ten centuries.
You may have mixed feelings about tomorrow's massive parade celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Chinese Revolution, but I think we should have all tooted a horn or two this past May 23 in honor of another notable event in China's history: On that date in 1724 the reform-minded Yongzheng Emperor (Qing Dynasty) issued an edict officially abolishing the second-class status of all them nice musicians.
To commence your own private commemoration, please avail yourself of Mining the Audio Motherlode's first offering, below, an astonishing 8-CD collection of music from ancient China. Toot!
String Dynasty
Various ~ "Ancient Chinese Music" (8 CDs)
(Branle de Champaigne)
Nigerian Highlife Royalty
Cardinal Rex Lawson ~ "...and His Rivers Men"
(Likembe)
From the album: Nkpa Ke Da Owo (mp3)
Buenos Aires Blues Rock
Pajarito Zaguri ~ "Pajaro y la Murga del Rock 'n' Roll"
(Blog: En Busca del Tiempo Perdido)
From the album: Deja Que ya Escuche Su Oración (mp3)
Cello Colossus
Ernst Reijseger ~ "Taiming"
(Blog: Lucky Psychic Hut)
Hey, Ain't the Hot Mud Family from Ohio?!
Various ~ "Tennessee Folk Arts"
(Blog: Allen's Archive of Early and Old Country Music)
From the album: Rain and Snow (mp3) by Suzanne Edmunson & Rick Good
Another Psychotic-Hippie-Drug-and-Sex-in-the-Greek-Isles Movie
Mike Rozakis ~ "She Knew No Other Way" (O.S.T.)
(Blog: Bug in the City)
From the soundtrack: She Knew No Other Way (mp3)
Give the Drummer Some, Fridays on WFMU, 9 to Noon (ET).
Check out every installment of Mining the Audio Motherlode
A brief note about Mining the Audio Motherlode: The main focus here will be on
posts of rare and out-of-print recordings, but the blogs themselves are responsible
for the content they are providing.
A few helpful words about the downloads:
Follow the links provided to blog pages offering the downloads. Look for the download link on the page. (Occasionally, the link is listed in the Comments section. Also, if the original download link is no longer active, check further down in the string of comments; a new download link may be posted there.)
Some downloads deposit a folder on your desktop; others leave an rar. file, which needs to be opened using special software. This software is FREE and available online. (If you use a Mac, I highly recommend UnRarx.)
Some blogs provide passwords, which then must be entered when opening the rar. file. The password is typically listed right next to the original download link.
Be sure to search the archived pages at each individual blogs to find more musical gems. Also, check the blog rolls at each blog for leads to other great blogs.
Searching for a specific artist or album? Use Google's BlogSearch or the terrific music blog search engines Captain Crawl and Chewbone.
Posted by: Doug Schulkind | September 30, 2009 at 02:07 PM
Jesus, the 'She Knew No Other Way' ST it's a really great catch. Thanks
http://bolhagroove.blogspot.com
Posted by: José Pedro | October 03, 2009 at 09:59 AM