Saturday, 12 November 2011

va - Գարուն: GARUNA (Spring) [Mixtape TH#14]


New seasonal (rather out of season actually) mixtape with more minor scales, falling leaves, broken hearts...

Tracklist:
A
1. Komitas Vardapet «Garuna»
2. Bessie Banks «Go Now»
3. Phongsi Woranut «Phit Wang Yang Khoi»
4. T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo «Ako N'Venan Niwa»
5. Pedro Santos «Agua Viva»
6. Mário Rui Silva e Ana Paula «Zeca Camarão»
7. Artur Nunes «Tia»
8. Wilmoth Houdini «Black But Sweet»
9. Roza Eskenazi «Mas Kynigoun Ton Argile»
10. Stellakis Perpiniadhis Anna Pagana «Dhervisis ke Anna»
B
11. J. Baczkowskiego Orkiestra «Oberek Pulawiak»
12. Reet Hendrikson «Haanja miis»
13. Washington Phillips «Lift Him Up That's All»
14. Elizabeth Cotten «Freight train»
15. Daniel Johnston «Surely you don’t work at night»
16. West Coast Art Experimental Band «I Won't Hurt You»
17. Betty LaVette «Let me Down Easy»
18. Prince Buster «Faith»
19. Komitas Vardapet «Garuna»

The first version of Garuna (track 1) is sung by Komitas' star pupil, Armenak Shahmuradian, with Komitas himself accompanying on piano (thank ya øשl). The second version (track 19) was performed by Anna Parsamyan in my local church.

Saturday, 5 November 2011

va - END OF THE WORLD PARTY VOL.03 [Mixtape TH#11]


A new home compilation to keep the feet busy. Will go fine with your favourite whisky and a bunch of sweaty boys and girls.

01 - MEL TORME - RIGHT NOW
02 - LEE DORSEY - CAN YOU HEAR ME
03 - ALTHEA & DONNA - UPTOWN TOP RANKING
04 - JOYA LANDIS - MOONLIGHT LOVER
05 - PHYLLIS DILLON - WOMAN OF THE GHETTO
06 - ORQUESTA SONORA CURRO - PATULECO
07 - IDAMERICA RUIZ CON O. AYALA - NO LLORES PORQUE ME VOY
08 - THE MIGHTY TERROR & HIS CALYPSONIANS - CALYPSO WAR
09 - C.W. STONEKING - THE LOVE ME OR DIE
10 - THE NEW JERSEY QUEENS - PARTY DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT
11 - RAIL BAND - MARABAYASA
12 - EBO TAYLOR & UHURU-YENZU - LOVE AND DEATH
13 - ZURYASH ABEYE - ARADA
14 - MOHAMMED AD MADLOUL - TITLE UNKNOWN
15 - OMAR KHORSHID - AH YA ZEIN

Thanks to the Baron and the Major who opened my eyes to most of these tracks.

 Download link.



Volume two is here.
Volume one is here.