Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayanand: I say, Old Chap; can you give us a Link? Anything by Cooder is OK by me. Thanks. Bob Bob Shaw rsphotoimages at comcast.net On Aug 9, 2012, at 9:16 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > If you like this sort of cross cultural music, both these albums by Ry > Cooder are much better IMHO than "Buena Vista Social Club", though Mali and > India do not impact the American ethos as much as Cuba: > > With Vishwa Mohan Bhatt - A Meeting by the River - this is absolutely > stunning, as I understand both strains of music, jazz and Hindustani (North > Indian) classical. One of my all time favourite albums. > > With Ali Farka Toure - Talking Timbuktu > > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Bob Shaw <rsphotoimages at comcast.net> > wrote: > >> Ry Cooder is a great musician and Humanitarian. >> >> He went to Cuba and found the Old Boys who made up one of the great Cuban >> Son Bands (pre-Castro). >> >> He found them a studio, rehearsed them and and backed them on slide >> guitar. Get their CDs of this great group of long-suffering guys playing >> the good Stuff and also the video that Ry Produced when he brought them >> all >> to America (New York) for the first time to an emotional, sold out group >> of >> tearful Cubanos, Puerto Ricanias, whites, black, asians, all going nuts >> ove >> the chance to see these guys for real. >> >> Here's a taste: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXwLBS3yUkA >> >> I'm for sure not of Latin descent, but when I watched this concer t, I >> couldn't sit still and the tears came every minutes. If Cuban Cigaars >> were wine, this would be vintage Margeaux. >> >> What a reunion. What a tribute to real Cuban Music. >> >> OK OK. I'll sit down now? >> >> >> Bob in Seattle >> >> Bob Shaw >> rsphotoimages at comcast.net >> >> >> On Aug 9, 2012, at 7:10 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: >> >>> I know there are a few fans here.... >>> >>> >> http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/aug/09/ry-cooder-mitt-romney-dangerous-cruel >>> >>> john >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information