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This 14-track collection covers six artists from Laos, Thailand, China, and Indonesia, so it does offer a real taste of several styles, rather than the usual scattering of baubles provided by most samplers. Most of the tracks are quite accessible. "Pheng Sat Niao," with its accordion-like mouth organ and its two-step beat, sounds like Laotian Cajun music. "Ceurik Rahwana" is a song from Indonesia about regret based on Hindu and Buddhist ideas. It is sung by a man and a woman who both have passionate voices; they are accompanied by a local harp and flute. There are two very intense and dramatic pieces for the pipa, the Chinese lute, performed by Wu Man.
This is a collection that will repay the attention one puts into it. A very good place to start exploring the music of Eastern and Southeastern Asia. ~ Kurt Keefner
Music From Java,China,Laos & Thailand Taste Of Asia Music | List Price | $10.97 (You save $1.58) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, World CDs, International, Asian | | Label | Nimbus | | Orig Year | 1995 | | CD Universe Part number | 1123277 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 05, 1995 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Recording Time | 77 minutes |
Taste Of Asia Songs | 1. | Pheng Sat Niao - Molam Lao |
| 2. | Lam Saravane - Molam Lao |
| 3. | Nang Hong Suite For Double Piphat Ensemble, The - Fong Naam |
| 4. | Language Suite, The - Fong Naam |
| 5. | Kaitan Bo - Tianjin Buddhist Music Ensemble :: Cymbals To Inaugurate The Altar - Tianjin Buddhist Music Ensemble |
| 6. | Lanhua Mei - Tianjin Buddhist Music Ensemble :: Blue-Blossomed Plum - Tianjin Buddhist Music Ensemble |
| 7. | Homrong Sornthong - Prasit Thawon Ensemble |
| 8. | Cherd Chin - Prasit Thawon Ensemble |
| 9. | Pasieup Narangtang - Imas Permas/Asep Kosasih |
| 10. | Ceurik Rahwana - Imas Permas/Asep Kosasih |
| 11. | Dian - Wu Man :: The Points - Wu Man |
| 12. | Dengyue Jiaohui - Wu Man :: Lanterns And Moon Competing In Brilliance - Wu Man |
| 13. | Thep Banthom - Fong Naam :: The Sleeping Angel - Fong Naam |
| 14. | Ma Ram - Fong Naam :: The Dancing Horse - Fong Naam |
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