Various Artists - Zanzibara 10: First Modern, Taarab Vibes From Mombasa & Tanga 1970-1990 (Various Artists)Taarab is a music genre popular in Tanzania and Kenya. It is influenced by the musical traditions of the African Great Lakes, North Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent. Mombasa was at the forefront of taarab production from the 1960s to the 1990s, thanks to the enterprising Mzuri record label: the Mombasa Tanga era is now affectionately known as "First Modern".

All of Johnny Horton's early recordings are here

Jim Norton

A Chopin prelude can inspire me to improvise

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Beethoven rejected the idea of a virtuoso display piece with a largely irrelevant orchestral accompaniment

as a neo-romantic

all-analog mastering by Kevin Gray from the original tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Optimal

such as the great Leontyne Price

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Hillborg/ Lindgren/ Frost/ Brommard - Music for Clarinet & Percussion

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