World Music?

[centermez]

Hey- I'm aching for the beat of a drum. Could anybody help me establish a starting point for finding some good world music? I know it sounds really far reaching and vague, but anything will do- I need to get my feet wet

[gryphon]

Hi Centermez and welcome to MD! A starting point for world music ? A easy place to start would be Gracelands by Paul Simon which has the indigenous rhythms of South Africa at its heart.

[Music Head]

I've never figured out what it means
The most vague genre in history

[centermez]

Lol- I love Abdullah Ibrahim, but I'm not sure he counts as "world music"

And yes... I would have to agree that it's pretty ambiguous xD

[SteveO]

One of my all time favorite musicians...Jan Garbarek...Norwegian saxophonist who collaborates with various musicians from different countries...he's been at it for over 40 years !!!!

[SteveO]

I know what you mean MH ! The best way to look at it may be the aforementioned(by Gryphon) example...the accessable Paul Simon album Graceland where he collaborates with South African musicians ????...clear as mud ..right...lol..or perhaps a blend or fusion of two or more musics from different countries ????...fictitious example...Ravi Shankar (East Indian sitarist) Meets Chet Atkins (American guitar legend) ???..hope this helps a little ?

I've never figured out what it means
The most vague genre in history

[centermez]

Thanks for the suggestions. I really like all of this so far!

[CherieLuamboYampanyaStar]

I would recommend to listen to Bembeya Jazz's song Temtemba. It is a good song.

[the nice dude]

Since you're looking for drums I'd recommend Babatunde Olatunji's album Drums of Passion. Huge drumgasm guaranteed.

[Sumantra Roy]

what about going for some indian classical vocal? few suggs...bhimsen joshi, rashid khan, kishori amonkar, ulhas kashalkar, sruti sadolikar, amir khan, bade ghulam ali khan...