Discs and Tracks

Disc 1
  1 - Kamanagah
  2 - Phleeng Khuk Phaat, Pt. 2
  3 - Kebyar Ding, Pt.1
  4 - Mallorca
  5 - Manasa Sri Ramamchandra
  6 - Ngo Mebou Melane
  7 - Cyganske Vesilia, Pt. 4
  8 - Mother's Uproar
  9 - Drowsy Maggie
  10 - Welsisni Melodyi
  11 - Soyledi Yok Yok
  12 - Aayega Aanewaala
  13 - Nam Nhi-Tu
  14 - Handel's Chaconne, Teil I
  15 - Smyrneiko Minore
  16 - Narodne Saljive Pjesme
  17 - Tjimploengan
  18 - Envidia Yo No Tengo a Nadie
  19 - Fado de Passarinhos
  20 - Nakhone Prayer
  21 - Baklandets Vackra Maja
  22 - Djanger
  23 - Songs in Grief
  24 - Yein Pwe

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rare old time forgien music at it's best        Rating:

I collect old time music and this sucker is one of what I would call defining collections of old time great vintage music

With "uprightness of heart and loftiness of genius"        Rating:

A great collection for those into old 78s. Seriously. Fine tunes and fine quality, folks. It's the next best thing to sitting down at a turntable with the fine fellow who put it together as he sets the stylus on the wide grooves of his own ample collection and discusses each track, one by one, as a luminous vapor of divine musical veneration radiates from his not-yet-hoary head.

Reflections on the black mirror        Rating:

Let me just start off by saying that I can't believe how many times I passed this one over before finally picking it up, what was I thinking? I'm already a big fan of "Victrola Favorites", the other major vintage world collection released by Dust to Digital, and this disc follows in the fine tradition of that compilation.

The music is at times ethereal, achingly beautiful, moving, virtuosic, and just plain strange. The tracks have been sequenced well, and flow very nicely into each other; no small achievement with a collection as diverse as this. Unlike "Victrola Favorites", the booklet is jam packed with both images and informative facts about the early days of the record industry and the individual performers featured.

The only issue I take with this collection is that it focuses almost entirely on Europe and Asia, neglecting music from Africa, Australia and the Americas. So this is not a "catch all collection", but that being said, one doesn't miss what's lacking thanks to the strength of what's present. So my complaint can function as a caveat for anyone preferring music from the neglected continents, but I find myself thankful enough for what's included that complaining about what's missing seems a bit silly. An excellent collection for any lover of vintage world music.

Superb        Rating:

No, I don't work for Dust to Digital, but I sure admire them. This is an excellent collection of ear and mind expanding selections from out of the past. I like world music but most of the world music I own is from closer to our day and age and has all the modern production values we expect from our music nowadays. The music on this disc shares more with old time music like you'd find on a Harry Smith collection, only they aren't singing in english. It is a lot of fun. While you are at it, check out Dust to Digital for the greatest Christmas cd ever.

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