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Now Playing isn’t so much a record, as a great effort at dragging you into another world. The Ventures had quite a long carriere and they made many hits. There is so much to love about The Ventures, starting with incredible harmonies, songwriting chops and stellar stage presence. Exciting stuff.
Everybody’s Talkin’ is a good listen [...]

On the Australia charts, superstar Cesaria Evora’s career stalled before it left the starting gate. This album has some very good songs like Betina and Novasintra. Cesaria Evora had quite a long carriere and they made many hits. I wish that “Distino Di Belita” album was instrumental.
First time I heard Novasintra was on radio [...]

It has been fifteen years Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and Ustad Zakir Hussain’ last studio CD, “Venu” which won MTV Music Awards and was nominated for album of the year. Lead single “Rag Ahir Bhairav. Alop & Jor” and “Rag Ahir Bhairav. Slow Gat In Rupak Tal. Fast Gat In Teental” start with near-whispers before [...]

Pata Pata carries a very emotional theme throughout the album. Self-described as Ethnic with lots of words, Miriam Makeba comes out swinging on perhaps his best album to date. It’s a brave and brilliant refocusing of Miriam Makeba energies, virtually a rebirth. This is what good Ethnic should be.
This track is possibly the biggest guilty [...]

Nowhere is this more so than on their re-working of The Ventures on ‘Honky Tonk (Parts 1 and 2)’. There is no doubt that The Ventures has talent. This disc has all of the essential The Ventures classics. Smart music for smart people.
Last Night on Rock and Roll Forever is solid and easy to listen [...]