Anyone interested in world music?

Alexatpos, thank you for the links. The Amira Medunjanin clip is some of the most beautiful and heartfelt singing that I have heard in a while; I will have to check out her recordings. Interesting how she ends the song (compared to the other rendition you posted). She and the band don't resolve the harmony and they end on the dominant chord which adds to the emotional feeling of the song and gives a sense of unease at the very end. She is a wonderful singer.

Inna, that clip of Camaron (shrimp in Spanish if anyone cares) with Paco de Lucia is fabulous; thanks. The Sephartic influence in both it and in Alexatpos' clips is fascinating. de Lucia is absolutely amazing!

Alexatpos, thank you for the links. The Amira Medunjanin clip is some of the most beautiful and heartfelt singing that I have heard in a while; I will have to check out her recordings. Interesting how she ends the song (compared to the other rendition you posted). She and the band don't resolve the harmony and they end on the dominant chord which adds to the emotional feeling of the song and gives a sense of unease at the very end. She is a wonderful singer.

Inna, that clip of Camaron (shrimp in Spanish if anyone cares) with Paco de Lucia is fabulous; thanks. The Sephartic influence in both it and in Alexatpos' clips is fascinating. de Lucia is absolutely amazing!

Agon gremlins? Sorry for the double post.

Just as Alexatpos correctly compares the feeling of 'sevdah' to 'blues', the Cuban 'guajira' can rightly be considered Cuban blues. Guajira themes often spoke of the Cuba's natural beauty and peasant life. Guillermo Portabales was one of the greatest singers in this almost forgotten genre.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c532FW1tFvg

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TUjpFi9NRNM

Thanks for the heads up re the Camaron lp on eBay; just purchased it.

Btw, I think Alexatpos makes an important distinction re sevdah/blues; similar in feeling not form. Not sure how one can describe one particular feeling as more complex than another. Form, yes. Feeling?... Alex, if you read this, I would be interested in that translation.

Alex, you can email privately through the Agon system. Thanks!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0zfpp8ZzpwE

I can't think of any other "world music" that is as complete as the tango when one can also see the dance.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oB-RS000NLs

Inna, saying that a lot of tango comes from Argentina is a bit like saying that a lot of jazz comes from the USA. I don't know what you see, or don't see, in the dancing in that clip, but we will have to disagree, they are beautiful dancers. Now, your opinion would carry more weight if you had posted an example of tango dancing as an example of good dancing. What you posted is flamenco dancing not tango. A bit like saying: "that apple is not very good. This is better, try this pear".