Ali Smith's musical background is steeped in punk, rockabilly and most notably, the blues stomp of Speedball Baby. Steve Almaas was in on the ground floor of punk rock, as a founding member of the Suicide Commandos, as well as a precursor to alt-country with his band Beat Rodeo. Their shared love of American song manifests itself on their self-titled debut album, with country, folk, R&B and rock n' roll stylings all working their way into the mix.The twelve songs included were picked to suit their voices ...   [ read more ]

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Internationally feted at the age of 50, Ali Farka TourT's life was not always so easy. Up till the release of this, his first album, he was virtually unknown in West Africa and a non-entity in the world music community. Before this album bought him fame, if not fortune, TourT's life resembled Amos Tutuola's in {-Palm Wine Drunkard}, a mixture of hard times and legend. What made TourT stand out from the crowd was his mixture of these two elements, a blues-based singing style close to {$John L...   [ read more ]

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The idea of a religious singer whose ecstasy-inducing opuses commonly run over 20 minutes having "greatest hits" borders on the hilarious. But when you consider the fanatical following the Pakistani qawwali star has gained around the world, the top-of-the-charts concept becomes less far-fetched. Upon hearing the great qawwal in person, Pakistanis in foreign cities were known to bang their heads against the stage until they bled. This set of four pieces was released in 1997, the year Nusrat died. By the ...   [ read more ]

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