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Ayham Bishara, known as "Al-Qahir Bishara," is a Syrian keyboard player celebrated for his unconventional virtuoso performances in the early 2000s Syrian popular music scene, where he challenged established organists like Talal al-Da'our—nicknaming himself "Qahir al-Da'our"…


Tsugaru no Gensō 北国の三味奏 – 民謡会館七五三社中(Minyō Kaikan Shichigosan Shachū) – (Teichiku Records – 44-43, 1969). Many thanks to Rob Millis! #shamisenvibes #tsugarushamisen #obscurejapan #rarevinyl #musicdiscovery #exoticbanger


Ketjak-Rock – Eberhard Schoener (Hör Zu/EMI Electrola, Germany, 1976) #balisynth #krautrockvibes # vintagesynthchants #obscurevinyl #protodrumandbass


Wild scene from the film Baraka. Balinese hypnotic chant-dance (kecak) where the men shout “cak-cak-cak!”, a performance dramatizing a Hindu epic about a monkey king. Fricke, Ron, director. 1992. Baraka. Orland Park, IL: Magidson Films. #kecakvibes #balihypnotic #kecakfire


Exploratory Music Service – Radio On In Isaan. Chaiyaphum Province, Isaan, Thailand during January 2009 (Simon Loynes) #exploratorymusicservice #isaanfieldrecordings #sonicpostcards #radioghosts #thaishortwave


Massive suspended chimes made by Etienne Krähenbühl. The clip is from Frédéric Paschoud’s 2010 film Big Bang. #bigbangchimes #echoesinsteel #soundsculpture


Laurent Jeanneau (Kink Gong) has spent years recording rare and obscure ethnic music from all over southeast Asia. During his travels, he also collected VCDs (video compact discs), the most widely available format in Asia for everything from kung fu movies to pop music videos.…


Hausa music at a dignitary's house in Agadez – Niger - Musique Touareg et Haoussa de la région d'Agadez – BAM. Recorded by J. Biltgen (1958) Bori Ceremony – Nigeria-Hausa II - Recorded by David Wason Ames An Anthology of African Music 7 Bärenreiter - Musicaphon - BM 30 L 2307 -…


Oddball cumbia cover of Kraftwerk’s 1977 Trans-Europe Express. #senorcoconut #krafwerk #transeuropeexpress #electrolatino #covermusic


This is AI slop. Fake bands, fake backstories, some claiming to be lost gems to feed your nostalgia, generated by nothing but text prompts. Meanwhile, AI music companies (e.g., Udio & Suno) are emerging virtually overnight with half a billion valuations. WTF are we doing!?!?…


Longtime friend & contributor Pablo Picco just returned from a trip to China. Tune in ??? for an exclusive, broadcast-only listen to some of the sounds he collected from his trip, including birds, insects, ghosts and more. #soundscapeadventures #chinasonicjourney


TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE ROOFTOP OF THE WORLD (RIAFC160) An immersive sound collage of field recordings from a trip to Nepal; an atmospheric soundscape of bells & dogs from Pokhara; sounds from a Kathmandu horror house amusement park; and radio captures from the rooftop of the…


Boat lute (sapeh) from Borneo, found among the Orang Ulu communities like the Kenyah and Kayan in Sarawak, Malaysia. #borneosounds #boatlutemusic #vibetribe #tomharrison #globalcadence


Salma Agha - Sote Sote Aadhi Raat (1983) Bollywood midnight disco with groovy basslines and synths #bollywoodretro #desidisco #vintagevibes #worldmusicfinds #salmaaghahits


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