Hot Women: Singers From The Torrid Regions Of The World
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2003-11-18
Music Label: Kein & Aber Records
Soundtracks:
- Blues Negres - Cleoma Breaux Falcon
- Mexico en Una Laguna - Lidya Mendoza
- Cacahuatero
- Tambor de la Alegria - Grupo de la Alegria
- Liva - Leona Gabriel-Soime, A. Kindou Orchestra
- Quero Sossego - Brunswick Orcherstra
- Papa Araucana - Cuatro Huasas
- Sevillanas No. 2
- Lu Fistinu Di Palermo - Rosina Trubia Gioiosa
- Mime Stelis Mana Anastin Ameriki - Rita Abadzi
- Arostisa Manoula Mou - Maria Vasileiathou
- Guenene Tini - Cheikha Tetma
- Khra?fi
- Yama N'Chauf Haja Tegennen - Julie Marsellaise
- Neva Hicaz Gazel
- Ballali Madja - Ali Atia, Hamsa Khalafe
- Bina Adamu - Hadija Binti Abdulla
- Chant d'Invitation a la Dance - Badolo, Maboudana
- Miverena Rahavana - Hirain-Drazaivelo, Noforonin-Dratsiambakaina, Christine Zanany
- Title in Hindustani - Nilam Bai
- Title in Burmese - Yadana Myit
- H?t Du
- Lei E - Emma Lahapa Bush, Johnny Noble
- Chant d'Amour - Chants Populaires Tahitiens
Music reviews of Hot Women: Singers From The Torrid Regions Of The World
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Rating: 5 Stars
I actually bought this CD over a year ago, and I still can't get over how cool (or perhaps I should say hot) this collection is. And baffling. Compiled by R. Crumb, its a collection of old recordings (between the '20s and '50s) from around the world. The title is a brilliant play on words, referring to the fact that all these women come from the warmer parts of the globe - South America, Africa, the Mediterranean, South and Southeast Asia, etc. All of it was culled from old 78 RPM records, almost all of which are no longer widely available.
The music itself is beautiful and very well preserved considering the era from which it came, so its very nice to have this released on CD. Given the great variety of regions, there are many diverse styles and instruments represented here. From the classical Hindustani singing of Miss Nilam Bai and Turkish ghazal sung by Ayda Sonmez to a Spanish Flamenco by La Nina de Los Peines and the Swahili singer Hadija binti Abdulla, this CD represents a wide ranging slice of world music. Theres Greek rembetika, a couple of Algerian singers, Italian folkloric music, an ethnographic recording from the Congo, Polynesian chants, old Norteno and Cajun songs, Vietnamese art music, and more.
The only downside are the uneven liner notes. Crumb must be applauded for his efforts, and he provides a great deal of information about the recordings and their world. However, on the other hand, there are a few places where he himself admits to not knowing anything about the singers, or even being able to read the Hindi and Burmese titles! Nonetheless, even without detailed ethnographic data, this is still a wonderful archive of world music from the earliest days of recording. If nothing else, the music should be enjoyed on it's own merits. Incidentally, Amazon doesn't have the complete liner notes, so here is what the CD says:
1. Blues Negres - Cleoma Breaux Falcon (Lousiana Cajun, 1934)
2. Mexico en Una Laguna - Lidya Mendoza y Familia (Mexican, mid-1930s)
3. El Cacahuatero - Tona la Negre (Mexican, early 1930s)
4. Tambor de la Alegria - Grupo de laa Alegria (Cuban, 1928)
5. Liva - Leona Gabriel-Soime with A. Kindou Orchestra (French Caribbean, 1932)
6. Quero Sossego - Araci Cortes with Brunswick Orcherstra (Brazilian, 1931)
7. Papa Araucana - Las Cuatro Huasas (Chilean, early 1930s)
8. Sevillanas No. 2 - La Nina de Los Peines acomp. by Nino Ricardo (Spanish, 1927)
9. Lu Fistinu Di Palermo - Rosina Trubia Gioiosa (Sicilian, 1927)
10. Mime Stelis Mana Anastin Ameriki - Rita Abadzi (Greek, mid-1930s)
11. Arostisa Manoula Mou - Maria Vasileiathou (Greek, late 1930s)
12. Guenene Tini - Cheikha Tetma (Algerian, 1930)
13. Khra?fi - Aicha Relizania (Algerian, 1936)
14. Yama N'Chauf Haja Tegennen - Julie Marsellaise (Tunisian, 1929)
15. Neva Hicaz Gazel - Ayda Sonmez (Turkish, 1946)
16. Ballali Madja - Hamsa Khalafe and Alia Atia (African, circa 1950)
17. Bina Adamu - Hadija Binti Abdulla (East African/Swahili, early 1930s)
18. Chant d'Invitation a la Dance - Badolo, Maboudana (Middle Congo, 1933)
19. Miverena Rahavana - Hirain-Drazaivelo, Noforonin-Dratsiambakaina, Christine Zanany (Madagascar, 1931)
20. Title in Hindustani - Miss Nilam Bai (Hindustani Indian, 1928)
21. Title in Burmese - Yadana Myit (Burmese, early 1930s)
22. Hat Du - Co Ba-Thinh, Kham-Thien (Vietnamese, 1930)
23. Lei E - Emma Bush with Johnny Noble and his Hawaiian Music (Hawaiian, late 1920s)
24. Chant D'Amour - Chants Populaires Tahitens (Tahitians, 1931)
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