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REVIEWS © boards. Sally completes this inspirational M U Ss | C album with a remarkable remix of her 1980s . = . single success, "Mirrors". Reviewed by Richard Giles ARABIC GROOVE HALL OF BEGINNINGS by various artists Fantasy Collection Volume One Putumayo, USA, 2001 (48 mins) by Tony O'Connor Distributors: Australia—MRA, tel (07) Studio Horizon, Aust, 2001 (54 mins) 3849 6020; UK—Pinnacle Imports, tel Distributors: Aust—Studio Horizon, tel 01689 870622; USA—Putumayo World (07) 5478 5215, website www.tony- Music, tel 1888 7888 8629 (toll free), oconnor.com.au; UK—New Life 2000, website www.putumayo.com tel 0144 2251430; USA—Studio lhe world of Arabic music from North Horizon North, tel (909) 302 5370 and West Africa, the Middle East and he first of a new album series from Tony Europe is compiled in this inspiring selec- O'Connor, Hall of Beginnings is a trip tion from Putumayo. Once again they've into the musical realm of fantasy stories. excelled. Understanding the rhythms, the Transporting us through the world of sound and the subtleties of the Middle East mythology, Tony tells stories of old, creat- is even more essential post-September 11, if ing moods to stimulate the imagination. He we are to live together in this world. These uses flute, acoustic guitar, piano, harp and sounds of Arabic music are powerful, irre- keyboards on this enchanted trip through the sistible and funky rock/traditional, and they _ pages of an early history far away and long deserve a place among the best of contempo- _ past, in the time before men ruled the lands, rary music. An excellent album. back to the time of the great Castle in the North. A fascinating musical journey. AFRICAN TRAVELS by various artists SATURDAY NIGHT IN BOMBAY Six Degrees, USA, 2001 (68mins) by Remember Shakti Distributors: Australia—MRA, tel (07) Universal Music, France, 2001 (62mins) 3849 6020; UK—Pinnacle Imports, tel Distributors: Aust/NZ/UK/Europe/ 01689 870622; USA—Six Degrees USA—Universal Music, website Records, tel 415 626 6334. www.universalmusic.com he Six Degrees Travel series focuses ohn McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain of here on original works from a number of Remember Shakti are back with a new leading African musicians mixed with elec- five album of Indian/Western fusion music. tronica, dance and tribal rhythms. It features We reviewed their earlier albums (NEXUS the work of Issa Bagayogo on Malian 8/02, 6/05), and this new one was recorded kamalé n'goni (three-stringed guitar), in Bombay. They are joined by a veritable Muhamadou Salieu Suso on Gambian kora, feast of Indian musicians, among them U. Neba Solo on the balafon (Malian xylo- Shrinivas on mandolin, Roshan Ali on dho- phone), South African drummer Mabi lak, Debashish Bhattacharya on Hindustani Gabriel Thobejane, plus many more in nine slide guitar and Shankar Mahadevan on varied tracks of mixed African beat. Some vocals. This is exciting, creative interna- are up to 1 1 minutes long, and make fora tional music at its best, delirious and wild very satisfying tribal dance collection. and at the same time smooth and Eastern silky. Outstanding! A collector's number! FLAMING STAR by Sally Oldfield ree Zs eb et New World Music, UK, 2001 (49mins) Distributors: Aust—New World Music, tel (02) 9565 4522; UK—New World Music, tel 01986 781682; USA—New World Music, tel (303) 415 1040, web- site www.newworldmusic.com he Oldfield family is well known in the music world, with Mike Oldfield per- haps the most well-known name among them. Sister Sally Oldfield released her first album back in the late 1970s, and this is her 13th solo one. Flaming Star shows the power of her voice moving with the deep spiritual lyrics of each song and harmonising with the bass rhythms, percussion and key- MUSIC Reviewed by Richard Giles ARABIC GROOVE by various artists Putumayo, USA, 2001 (48 mins) Distributors: Australia— MRA, tel (07) 3849 6020; UK—Pinnacle Imports, tel 01689 870622; USA—Putumayo World Music, tel 1888 7888 8629 (toll free), website www.putumayo.com lhe world of Arabic music from North and West Africa, the Middle East and Europe is compiled in this inspiring selec- tion from Putumayo. Once again they've excelled. Understanding the rhythms, the sound and the subtleties of the Middle East is even more essential post-September 11, if we are to live together in this world. These sounds of Arabic music are powerful, irre- sistible and funky rock/traditional, and they deserve a place among the best of contempo- rary music. An excellent album. AFRICAN TRAVELS by various artists Six Degrees, USA, 2001 (68mins) Distributors: Australia—MRA, tel (07) 3849 6020; UK—Pinnacle Imports, tel 01689 870622; USA—Six Degrees Records, tel 415 626 6334. he Six Degrees Travel series focuses here on original works from a number of leading African musicians mixed with elec- tronica, dance and tribal rhythms. It features the work of Issa Bagayogo on Malian kamalé n'goni (three-stringed guitar), Muhamadou Salieu Suso on Gambian kora, Neba Solo on the balafon (Malian xylo- phone), South African drummer Mabi Gabriel Thobejane, plus many more in nine varied tracks of mixed African beat. Some are up to 11 minutes long, and make for a very satisfying tribal dance collection. FLAMING STAR by Sally Oldfield New World Music, UK, 2001 (49mins) Distributors: Aust—New World Music, tel (02) 9565 4522; UK—New World Music, tel 01986 781682; USA—New World Music, tel (303) 415 1040, web- site www.newworldmusic.com he Oldfield family is well known in the music world, with Mike Oldfield per- haps the most well-known name among them. Sister Sally Oldfield released her first album back in the late 1970s, and this is her 13th solo one. Flaming Star shows the power of her voice moving with the deep spiritual lyrics of each song and harmonising with the bass rhythms, percussion and key- NEXUS +79 = Sore fia MOT 1 LITE DECEMBER 2001 — JANUARY 2002 www.nexusmagazine.com