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Selo Na Okuke / Village TracksKries means bonfire in an old Croatian dialect an apt name for a band who burn barriers, mixing modern and traditional Balkan instruments to give new life and meaning to age old songs. 'every element in the band integrates with natural perfection' fROOTS 'Croatia's most interesting contemporary folk band' Evening Standard 'The chief Kries mode is full thrust, with booming drums, pulsating bass and a lusty male chorus, led by founding lead singer

The album was compiled by on-the-ground experts Philippe Sanmiguel and Paul Chandler

'Tain't Long Fo' Day' to 'Broke Down Engine' and 'Georgia Rag' it's clear why Bob Dylan famously sang 'Nobody can sing the blues like Blind Willie McTell'

Itzhak Ventura’s long relationship with the ney (Middle Eastern end-blown reed flute) started whilst growing up in the vibrant port of Jaffa-Tel Aviv

who wouldn't look favourably on confusing the music of worship with that of the devil

'Kasia' is a melancholy tale of a girl who casts a spell to protect her boyfriend from his unavoidable death

many of the songs date back to that extraordinary period of the 1960s when Wizz and John first met

encourages hips to swing in every dance hall in the Latin Caribbean and its popularity has spread to the USA and South America

this high quality album tempers exuberance with an innate funkiness that characterises Baul music at its most effective

Songlines Top Of The World album

the musicians would spend time in manager Philippe's home

This relaxed track is taken from the album Studio Cameroon when she travelled back to Cameroon

The kacapi has been described as the ancestral ship which transports its listener home to the mythical golden age of the ancient Javanese kingdom of Pajajaran

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