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Xango Music celebrating 23 years distributing local music from all over the world Office: Singelstraat 1, 3513 BL Utrecht, NL www.xmd.nl - [email protected] - +31 6 260 263 60 Warehouse: Berenkoog 53 C, 1822 BN, Alkmaar (NL) e: [email protected] t: +31 (0)72 - 567 3030 NEW RELEASES NO. 15 – 2020 Cesare Pastanella & Afrodiaspora: The Round Trip AFPCD 205 / € 9,95 / 8032050019208 / label: Alfa Music / format: CD / Italy – Fusion The Round Trip is a record created by percussionist Cesare Pastanella with his Afrodiaspora quartet. It narrates a musical round trip, a multifaceted and polychrome path that tells in music the journey of African slaves, deported to America in past centuries as a labor force, and the return in the form of African-American culture to the continent of origin. An event as unworthy for humanity as it is fundamental in the history of music, for the amount of Creole culture and music it has generated, expressed through styles such as Colombian cumbia, Peruvian vals, Afro-Cuban jazz, Brazilian samba, Cape Verdean morna, funky and North American rhythm and blues, sung in languages with harmonious and sinuous sounds, Spanish, English, Creole, Malinké, Bambara and Yoruba. Listen to a track. Le Valentine: Recuerdo AFPCD 192 / € 9,95 / 8032050018249 / label: Alfa Music / format: CD / Italy – Tango 'Recuerdo' the debut album of the duo formed by Valentina Cesarini on accordion and Valentina Rossi on vocals; the album presents an original track and ten famous classics reworked by the two musicians, from the Tango Por Claude by Richard Galliano to the Tango delle Capinere. Two artists, two women, two souls who meet among the notes of a music in which the past blends indissolubly with the present, the tango. Italy/ Argentina round trip: tango, in fact, was born more than 100 years ago from Italian emigrant musicians: men who had in their hearts the nostalgia for their distant homeland and the harshness of a difficult life. The record of Le Valentine wants to be a tribute to the artists of the past and today who have left us unforgettable melodies. An accordion and voice duo that tells us the story of tango through feelings and overwhelming passions, but with a modern musical language, turned to the future. Listen. Sara Marini: Torredeadomo – Ritornoacasa RMR 237 / € 10,95 / 8032584612371 / label: RadiciMusic Records / format: CD / Italy-Sardinia – Folk Torrendeadomo which in Sardinian means “coming home”, is the tale told through music and words of what it means to belong to one or more homelands… It is the tale of travels between two islands: Sardinia surrounded by the sea, with a feeling of infinity and openness towards the unknown, and Umbria, an “island” surrounded by mountains that rise in solitude as though protecting our lives. Two different universes, two distant ancestral worlds where all that is archaic and contemporary blend together. This project of original songs arises from this “torrendeadomo” is the result of numerous encounters and unique artistic collaborations. It is a journey between the Sardinian language, and another language that starting from the dialect of Gubbio makes its way to Italian. Listen to a track. Antonella Serrao: Cunti Cantati 2.1 RMR 236 / € 10,95 / 8032584612364 / label: RadiciMusic Records / format: CD / Italy – Folk Antonella Serrao is a musician and music composer who studies and performs world folk music and instrumental music. Playing several different instruments and composing for herself and others. She's also a social worker who works with disadvantaged people and communities. 'Cunti Cantati 2.1' is a album that was born from the desire to set to music poetic dialectal compositions belonging to the popular culture of Calabria and Reggio Emilia in particular. This work aims, on the one hand, to evoke already existing literary works to preserve their memory, on the other hand to propose new interpretative readings through a creative and original musical experimentation. Teaser. Romano: Romano BTR 42 / € 7,95 / 5024545899573 / label: Batov Records / format: 7” / Turkey-Egypt – Fusion Romano (aka Lior Romano), the man behind the internationally acclaimed sound of Baharat, debuts his first solo record on the Batov Records exclusive Middle Eastern Grooves 7" Series. Born to half-Turkish, half- Egyptian parents, and growing up in a Jewish household, Lior’s sound embraces his parents’ cultural heritage and his own musical background, mixing Turkish, Egyptian, and Greek folk music, surf and Mediterranean rock in a kaleidoscope of upbeat psychedelic groovy goodness. Featuring a blend of Arabic and Western structures, very funky basslines and catchy melodies, this instrumental record is the embodiment of fun and carefree celebration of the joy of making music. Listen. Xango Music Distribution Release #15 – 2020 Pagina | 1 Lorraine Jordan: Send My Soul HZ 13 / €10,95 / 5029385847333 / label: Birnam Music / format: CD / Celtic – Folk Lorraine Jordan combines the influences of her Irish roots and love of traditional ballads with more contemporary influences to create an intoxicating and thought provoking set of original songs. Born in Wales to Irish parents, Lorraine was brought up steeped in the Irish tradition. Lorraine has played alongside a host of great performers, including Capercaille, The Waterboys, Richard Thompson, Loudon Wainright III, Dick Gaughan, Breton legend Alan Stivel among others. 'Send My Soul' is Lorraine Jordan’s fifth studio album. Together with co-producer and partner Debbie Dickinson, she has brought together a host of fine musicians that have joined her at various points throughout her career. Listen to a track. Andrew J. Newall: Janus AJNCD 2019 / € 10,95 / 0880992155854 / label: Birnam Music / format: CD / Scotland – Folk With wonderful musicianship from Sandy Jones, Tommy Chambers, Seonaid Aitkin, Alan Peterson and James Walker, and the pleasure of vocals by Nichole Bannister and Rachel Smith all accompanying the accomplished and encouraging Andrew J. Newall, it is to wonder why he didn’t bring the scenes of artistry to the public’s attention before. 'Janus' is the Roman god of reflections and transitions. He reflects on the past while looking to the future at the same time. So this hugely enlightening album by Andrew J. Newall is an unexpected gift from the past and the present and with an open eye to the future. Peter Croft with Mark Jones & Hazel Fairbairn: Button Box Breakdown AWC 2071916 / € 10,95 / 0880992152358 / label: Birnam Music / format: CD / Scotland – Cajun Button Box Breakdown is a collection of Old Time, Bluegrass and Western Swing instrumentals played on the Cajun accordion. Peter Croft has drawn together various strands of Americana and showcases them with the aid of Mark Jones and Hazel Fairbairn. The music of the Cajuns of Louisiana, with its mix of plaintive blues and infectious dance rhythms, enthralled him and the Cajun accordion became his chosen instrument. This is a rich labour of love, fiercely, passionately played with grace, energy and always with bounce and life. It is beautifully recorded and well presented, extensive sleeve notes from Peter with photos and illustrations, make this a rewarding documentary as well as an interesting musical journey through the music of The Blue Ridge Mountains depicted on the cover of the album. AUDIO FULLY RECOVERED, RESTORED AND REMASTERD IN HIGH DEFINITION Various: The Story Of Fado WMPR 7 / € 8,45 / 5600258186140 / label: World Music Records / format: CD / Portugal – Fado WMPR 17 / € 12,45 / 5600258186263 / label: World Music Records / format: 2CD / Portugal – Fado Various: Fados & Desgarradas WMPR 4 / € 8,45 / 5600258186119 / label: World Music Records / format: CD / Portugal – Fado Various: O Melhor da Guitarra Portuguesa WMPR 16 / € 12,45 / 5600258186256 / label: World Music Records / format: 2CD / Portugal – Fado Various: Guitarras Portuguesas WMPR 15 / € 8,45 / 5600258186225 / label: World Music Records / format: CD / Portugal – Fado Fado is a music genre that can be traced to the 1820s in Lisbon, Portugal, but probably has much earlier origins. Although the origins are difficult to trace, today fado is commonly regarded as simply a form of song which can be about anything, but must follow a certain traditional structure. In popular belief, fado is a form of music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the life of the poor, and infused with a sentiment of resignation, fate and melancholia. This is loosely captured by the Portuguese word saudade, or longing, symbolizing a feeling of loss (a permanent, irreparable loss and its consequent lifelong damage). Fado is similar to the character of several musical genres in Portuguese ex-colonies such as morna from Cape Verde, which may be historically linked to fado in its earlier form but has retained its rhythmic heritage. This connection to the music of a historic Portuguese urban and maritime proletariat (sailors, bohemians, dock workers, port traders, fishwives and other working-class people, in general) can also be found in Brazilian modinha and Indonesian kroncong, although all these music genres subsequently developed their own independent traditions. Here are four compilation albums with a complete overview of fado! Alger Greyeyes & The Martin Sisters & Todi Neesh Zhee: Epiphany – Dine Nishli CR 6557 / € 10,95 / 0729337655720 / label: Canyon Records / format: CD / USA – Native American Three versions of Navajo skip dance and two-step dance songs - traditional-style by Todi Neesh Zhee, youth-