This is the debut full-length release by Germany's Karo - a girl who plays the guitar like a ninth grader at a campfire, and who somehow manages to take you to another planet with her hypnotic melodies and her beautiful, soft voice. Completely self-taught in both guitar and in the mastery of English, she taped herself and listened to her voice over and over again. She listened to Jeff Buckley, Ella Fitzgerald, The Carpenters, Low, Portishead, Cat Power, and Feist, developing in slow steps towards her remar...   [ read more ]

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This volume samples the music of three ethnic groups, the mostly Muslim Karo and the Christian/animist Toba, both from North Sumatra, and the Ono Niha (or Hoho) of Nias. Sumatra is the world's fourth largest island, and Nias is a much smaller island 90 miles away. This is rare music from remote places where traditional religious beliefs and rituals are still in active conflict with world religions, especially Christianity. The Karo and Toba favor instrumental over vocal music and have large "outdoor" and...   [ read more ]

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