The holidays are soon upon us. With the economy on shaky ground and folks feeling edgy, World Music Central has worked especially hard in finding some good deals for our readers. With many retailers looking to make any kind of sale, World Music Central readers can look forward to some decent discounts this season and some deals on shipping. I have included prices on many of these items, but it’s early yet and many retailers are getting nervous. I wouldn’t be surprised to find some super-duper sales knocking down many of these prices and free shipping offers springing up all over the place.

Let’s get started with music and our contributors’ top ten picks.

Our audio equipment picks this year include:

Apple’s iPod Touch, available in the 8, 16 and 32 GB capacities priced at $219.48, $289.48 and $379.48. With hours of song, photos and video all at a finger’s touch, this iPod’s got the goods with a 3.5-inch, multi-touch display screen with a 480 x 320-pixel resolution.

The iPod Nano with a 4 GB capacity that allows you to play hours of music or up to 5 hours of television shows, movies and podcasts comes in at a nice $113.50 price tag for those on a tighter budget.

The real steal is the Apple iPod Shuffle. Priced at $47.37, this little baby’s got a 240 song capacity that just right for the price.

Zune Player’s got some delightful treats available with the $229.51 Zune 120 GB Video MP3 Player that holds up to 30,000 songs and connects to your home wireless network. Don’t forget the Zune Pass subscription service for thousands of songs and CDs. There’s also the Zune 8 GB Digital Media Player priced at $136.45 that allows for the storage of 2,000 songs, 25,000 photos or 25 hours of video.

Looking to be a little more cost conscious, there’s some equally rated items like the SanDisk Sansa e260 4 GB MP3 Player with MicroSD Expansion Slot. Priced at $66.33, this MP3 player has 4 GB of memory, comes with FM tuner with recording capability and a voice recorder. There’s also the SanDisk Sansa Clip 1 GB MP3 Player  with a very reasonable price tag of $29.51. With up to 15 hours of play, a rechargeable battery, a FM tuner and USB 2.0 port to transfer files, this one more than reasonably priced. The SanDisk Sansa Clip 4 GB MP3 Player with its 4GB capacity, FM tuner, up to 15 continuous hours of MP3, WMA or Audible file play and rechargeable battery, is priced at a cool $59.99. With varying storage capacities, features and subscription deals, finding the right MP3 for the right price has become relatively easy, but checking out the consumer ratings is always suggested.

Looking for CD players? There are plenty of these out there with some nice prices as well. At $29.99 there’s theEmerson PD5098 Portable CD Player with AM/FM Radio that has a front load feature and an LCD indicator. You can step up to the Emerson PD6560BL Portable CD-RW Player with Digital Tuning AM/FM Stereo Receiver for $49.44. This CD player’s got a programmable memory system to program favorite tracks or preset radio stations and a stereo cassette recorder plus a remote.

Now if you are looking to upgrade your system, you might want to check out the JVC XL-FZ258BK 5-CD Changer. Priced at $121.20, this one has a 5-disc capacity, optical digital audio output and continuous play and smart random play.

For those of who are still mooning over the stacks of vinyls that have been relegated to the attic, why not join the many who are returning to the good old turntable. Sony has the Sony PSLX250H Turntable. You’ll be playing those 33-1/3’s and 45’s in no time. There’s also the very reasonable priced $62.88 Audio Technica AT-PL50 Belt Drive Turntable or the Audio-Technica AT-PL120 Professional Direct-Drive Turntable priced at $190.45. Or maybe you just want to go all out with the Audio Technica AT-LP2DUSP LP-to-Digital Recording System with USB. Priced at $85.04, this baby will let you create MP3, WAV, WMA files while removing the imperfections of the LP with software compatible to both Macs and PCs. This would be a great gift for the music junkie with a collection of LPs stashed in a corner.

In music software there’s the Music Ace Deluxe priced at $49.99 that has been designed by music professionals and comes with lessons in theory, rhythm, pitch, note reading and allows the user to compose and listen to his or her own music. There’s also Finale Songwriter priced at $42.99 allows the budding songwriter add chords, harmonies and drums and then save the whole thing to MP3 format. Harmonic Vision Music Ac or Music Maker 14 or the Super Duper Music Looper geared toward kids might be options for your gift list.

Now, this wouldn’t be any kind of gift guide if I didn’t include Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle With Guitar (for PC) and versions for PlayStation 2’s or Nintendo Wii’s Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Wireless Bundle. There’s also the World Tour and Rock’s the 80’s versions. If that weren’t enough Rock Band has come out with a special edition and expansion kit for you’re rock and roll pleasure.

This year I’ve chosen a number of music releases from the label Music for Little People. There’s some great music for kids by some well-known artists that will have your wee ones up and dancing about the house.

• Papa's Dream by Los Lobos and Music for Little People
• A Child's Celebration Of The World by Various Artists - Children's Music and Music for Little People
• Big Blues: Blues Music for Kids by Music for Little People
• Uni Verse of Song: Spanish by Maria Del Rey and Music for Little People
• Shakin' a Tailfeather by Taj Mahal, Music for Little People, Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir, and Eric Bibb
• A Child's Celebration of Folk Music by Music for Little People
• Uni Verse Of Song: French
• Gift Of The Tortoise: A Musical Journey Through Southern Africa by Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Music for Little People

To make their musical experience interactive you should check out some of the following musical toy gifts:

• BeBoP Kidz Animal Bells Childs Rhythm Set
• Melissa and Doug Band in a Box
• BeBoP Kidz World Rhythm Experience
• Jumpin’ Banana Finger Beats DJ Mixer Portable Music System
• 3/4 Size Mini Acoustic with Gig Bag
• Kid Toy Animal Band Keyboard Musical Piano 30 Functions
• Fisher-Price Elmo’s Musical Peek-a-Boo Gym
• Electronic Preschool Guitar
• Childrens's Cool Music Maker Toy Keyboard
• Multicultural Rhythm Set
• Hohner Folk Guitar - 30" reshipper box

Now if you have an adult that acts like a child you might want to get the Desktop Finger Drums Kit. This tiny drum kit is just adorable for the music lover who needs a little fun at the office.

If your budget allows for some higher end items I would head over to Novica.com. They have some spectacular artwork. Musicians for Peace by artist Juan Carlos Ñañake is simply stunning. The West African Strings of Joy  by Emmanuel Tetteh Pecku is equally extraordinary. There is also the Balinese artist Nyoman Sedayatana’s wood sculpture, Saraswati, Goddess of the Arts. Browse Novica's catalog.

Novica also has some nicely priced instruments that would make lovely gifts, like the $39.95 set of 3 ceramic flutes, Ancient Animals , Song of the Andes quena flute, also for $39.95 or the $59.95 Thai wood gong, Powerful Rhythm. For a real deal there is the set of 5 ceramic Christmas Ocarinas . These Andean Christmas tree ornaments are beautifully decorated and cost a mere $29.66. There are many other instruments from artisans from all over the world and because of Novica’s association with National Geographic you know that the money is going to these wonderful instrument makers and artists. Browse Novica's catalog.

Wolfgang’s Vault has all music and concert collectibles you could possibly want. T-shirts, photographs, posters and memorabilia are just a click away. You’ll find everyone from Steve Riley to Ry Cooder to Ali Farka Toure to Baaba Maal to B.B. King. With live streaming music pulled from the Bill Graham Archives, the King Biscuit Flower Hour and Record Plant, there’s concert recordings played here that simply can’t be heard anywhere. Browse Wolfgang's Vault catalog.

Our books on music list includes:

• Traveling Spirit Masters: Moroccan Gnawa Trance and Music in the Global Marketplace by Deborah Kapchan
• Dub: Soundscapes and Shatter Songs in Jamaican Reggae by Michael Veal
• Sensational Knowledge: Embodying Culture through Japanese Dance by Tomie Hahn
• The Reggae Scrapbook by Roger Steffens and Peter Simon
• Tango Songs From the Soul of Buenos Aires and Beyond  edited by Donald Cohen
• Thousand Mile Song: Whale Music in a Sea of Sound by David Rothenberg
• This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin
• Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks
• All You Need To Know About the Music Business: 6th Edition by Donald S. Passman

For DVDs you might want to check out some of these fabulous music movies:

• Sufi Soul: The Mystic Music of Islam
• Wijdan: Mystery of Gnawa Trance Music
• Laya Project: The Movie
• Carlos Santana Plays Blues at Montreux 2004
• Ray Charles – Live at Montreux 1997 [Blu-ray] or regular DVD  Ray Charles - Live At Montreux 1997
• Eva Ayllón Live from Hollywood
• Roots Rock Reggae - Inside the Jamaican Music Scene
• Gypsy Caravan: When the Road Bends

Amazon.com has some great deals on magazine subscriptions, so you might want give a year’s subscription to one of these music magazines to the person who hates everything:

• Songlines (world music publication)
• Rolling Stone (U.S. edition)  or Rolling Stone - Australian Edition or Rolling Stone - German Edition
• Spin
• Vibe
• Under The Radar
• The Wire
• Relix Magazine
• Bluegrass Unlimited
• Blues Revue

As I always do in these gift guides, I’m going to suggest that you to check out the touring schedules of your local clubs, universities and arts centers for up coming concerts. A pair of concert tickets just might be the perfect gift for those special people in your lives. Giving a gift certificate for some music lessons or maybe some dance lessons also might be an affordable choice and certainly brighten up the cold days of January.

Let me also remind you about those folks who might not be on your list, but who could really use the help. Know that dusting off and donating that old clarinet or guitar in your attic would be a welcomed gift to any school music program. Also, please remember our favorite charities like VH1’s Save the Music Foundation, Freemuse.org and the Music Maker Relief Foundation. These organizations are such good causes and you are such good people, I know that you’ll try to give what you can to keep the music alive.

As always, World Music Central hopes that this guide has pointed you in the right direction for that perfect gift or reminded you to update your own wish list. We hope that you have a safe and wonderful, music-filled holiday season.

Another thing that created some prejudice is that they were presented as a Catholic Prog Band, and despite I'm a faithful Catholic, I don't believe that music should be used as an instrument of evangelism, even if I agree with their theological position.

But a few days later (I have a 12 CD player in my car), the album played again, but this time something had changed, they sounded very good, as a fact the excellent blend of Symphonic and Hard Prog represents one of the latest tendencies in the first genre, but in this case it didn't sounded forced, the changes are radical but done with such skills that sound as a natural consequence, so they started to grow on me.

Even better, when I heard their lyrics (I speak a bit of Portuguese and understand it pretty well as any Spanish speaker) and found they were not preachy at all, and all the information I found showed that despite their believes, they are not using them as an instrument to evangelize, something I believe is very positive.

Now after a couple weeks of intensive listening, I believe that AGNUS GRAAL is a very powerful and skilled band with a fresh an innovative approach to Symphonic Prog.

Now lets talk about the tracks that impressed me more:

The opener Prelúdio starts with a fantastic organ introduction with a very Baroque atmosphere, reminding me a bit of Watcher of the Skies, but the similarities end there, first an almost Gregorian choir adds a strong dose of dramatics, but with great intelligence they soften this almost Canonic sound with a very nice harpsichord section that leads to a.....DEEP PURPLE inspired couple of chords that turn the track into an absolutely heavy song with excellent guitar work. Very good beginning for a good album.

Justiça Ilegal takes the opposite direction, begins with a very hard and well elaborate guitar intro that leads to the main body of the song in which all the band performs their instruments with great skills, sadly the vocals are not in the same level, too much oriented towards Rock & Roll of the 50's, but again when the instrumental breaks begin again, the real strength of the band can be perceived. Special mention to Antonio Sciamarelli who does an outstanding job with the keyboards.

Visagem begins with a violin solo that leads to the vocals by Sciamarelli, Eduardo Luz and Thiago Barroso, that this time sounds much better than in the previous song. Visagem is some kind of Power Ballad with an excellent guitar and keyboards work, until now not a single weak moment.

Canção do Tempo ao Vento starts a bit more experimental than other songs but suddenly the band takes the Symphonic path again with special mention to Thiago Barroso who does an outstanding bas job, the haunting vocals blend perfectly with a track that fuses also some sort of Floydian Space rock with strong guitar work again.

The album ends with Onde a Consciência Era a Lei that starts absolutely Medieval and the vocals in a troubadouresque style make the perfect match, sounding almost as a narration while an acoustic guitar, soft Moog and organ back the vocalist, but as usual there's a radical change and again we return to Heavy territory with an almost IRON MAIDEN oriented passage, reminds me a bit of Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner. Good closer.

The other songs are almost in the same vein except A Alma do Blues which is not in the same level of the rest of the album.

To summarize, AGNUS GRAAL is a surprising band that grows on the laudience more and more each time is listened, excellent addition for any Prog Collection if you don't mind the lyrics in Portuguese.

4 solid stars.

by Ivan_Melgar_M


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I was thinking on these questions as I was listening to the double-CD set Entre Dunes Et Savanes Desert Blues 3. Beyond the basic framework of the blues or the shared tragedies of war, poverty, oppression and deprivation of these musicians, there is a nebulous quality that ties all this glorious music together. Just as one would recognize the twangy, American Southwest sound found on a movie soundtrack of any western, the desert blues has a quality all its own. Maybe it draws inspiration from an endless sky, or the shifting sands carried on by a warm wind or the loping gait of a camel. All I can say for certain is that the sounds that etched out on Entre Dunes et Savanes Desert Blues 3 are simply dazzling.

Desert Blues 3 opens with a sucker punch delivered by Malian guitarist Djélimady Tounkara on “Fanta Bourama” with its superb guitar lines and dreamy vocals. Now the prevailing thought is that the blues emerged out of the Mississippi Delta region of the United States, but spectacular tracks like “M’Ba Den Ou” by Idrissa Soumaoro, “Humaisa” by Abdoulaye Alhassane Touré and “Izarharh Ténéré” by Tinariwen make me wonder if the blues has more ancient roots. Rai master Khaled digs deep into his Berber sound with his outstanding vocals on “Wahrane, Wahrane.” E

thiopian singer Gigi offers up the moody blues number “”Bati Bati” and the richly worked “Ethiopia.” Rokia Traoré, backed by the Kronos Quartett, casts the listener off into space with her ethereal vocals on “Bownboï.” Other favorites include Toumani Diabaté’s delicately worked kora playing against Ali Farka Touré on guitar and vocals, the smoky vocals on Markus James’s Mississippi Delta number “Dream After Dream” and the soaring vocals of Dhafer Youssef on “A Kind of Love” as he matches the power and beauty of trumpet lines laid down by Markus Stockhausen.

I should also mention the kickass blues vocals by Mauritanian singer Malouma are sure to lay any listener down flat and the wicked licks set down by Ali Farka Touré, with accompanying musicians Mama Sissoko and Bassekou Kouyate on the ngonis and Little George Suref on harmonica, on “Penda Yoro” are alone worth the price of Desert Blues 3.

Bending the blues with koras, ngonis and balaphones, with Tuareg songs, Arab-Andalus rhythms and wholly African blues, Desert Blues 3 breaks the mold of the blues and reshapes the genre into something belonging completely to desert and its peoples – the effect is powerful and sumptuously intoxicating.

Buy the CD:

• In North America: Desert Blues 3
• In Europe: Desert Blues 3
   

Rusty Banks.  Composer.

Did you learn anything in music school?  Or does the phrase “circle of fifths” mean nothing to you?

Circle of fifths?  I remember that.  Never cared for how it sounded, but it looked good on a T-shirt.  Kinda like Glam Rock Super-group KISS.

What’s your favorite “bad” piece of music?  And briefly justify your crappy taste.

Bad Music?  Oooh.  I LOVE bad music.  There are just too many.  I cite three from different parts of my life.

As a pre-school age boy my favorite song was Sam the Sham and the Pharaoh’s “Whooly Bully” played at too high of a speed.  Nine years later, Alvin and the Chipmunks released a cover of it.  It just didn’t work.  It has to be on vinyl, it has to be faster, and God help me, it has to be a sped up Sam Samudio yelling “Watchit now, watchit now, here it comes!”

Violent Femmes’ “Gone Daddy Gone.”  I really can’t explain this one.  I think it’s the xylophone solo…

Country super group Alabama’s “Dixieland Delight.”  I love to play a bossa nova version of this when no one’s around.  I get choked up on the lyric “chubby little groundhog.”

Your five-composition-long playlist for Schoenberg would contain:

I have five pieces I wish Schoenberg could have heard:

George Crumb:  Ancient Voices of Children

Louis Andriessen:  De Stijl

Nine Inch Nails:  The Fragile (album)

Monroe Golden:  Alabama Places

Roger Miller:  Do Wacka Do

I think Schoenberg had some great ideas, but if he had heard works like these it could have opened him up quite a bit.  Crumb’s emphasis on beauty, Andriessen’s insistence on groove, Trent Reznor’s emphasis on sonic richness, Golden’s acoustically-ground sound explorations.  I think there are many lessons for all of us in Roger Miller’s music.

Congress calls on you to draw up a bailout plan for contemporary music!  What do you do?

Bailout plan?  Easy.  Forgive all student loan debt immediately, and have free universal healthcare.  We composers are all sitting on great ideas that our pizza delivery jobs don’t leave time for.  Imagine unleashing all that power!

When you inquire individual about philosophy, they would usually give you stares that screaming 'what the Hell are you talking about?' or would begin blabbing about some very ancient and very dead person who wrote the most esoteric and incomprehensible positions of the human race known to humanity. Though much of our current cognition of doctrine stems from these sorts of people, there is no deficiency of philosophers and wise work force in the here and now-a lot of us just don't cognize it yet.

Eschewing the stereotype that a philosopher have to be a deadening old adult male who prates about metaphysics and cosmology are the dad civilization philosophers of our time! They may be better at cracking ill-mannered jokes, toppling edifices or catching flies with chopsticks than authorship a treatise on human nature. Heck a batch of them aren't even existent people. But the wisdom that these people leave is enough for them to be called bonafide modern twenty-four hours philosophers. Just loosen up your criteria a spot will you.

- The Hulk: Alright so this mammoth greenness monster should may not be the most eloquent, persuasive or intelligent fictional characters around but he makes state us a batch about how our choler should never be contained with is smash-mouth, destructive manner of going about his business. If you follow this philosophy, the best manner to travel about things would be the most straightforward manner imaginable. And to never, ever repress your feelings. Bravo!

- Angus MacGyver: Now this is more than like it. A adult male that not only became an inspiration of an full coevals but even got a term named after him. Nowadays to 'MacGyver' something is to work out something in a very unique, originative and out-of-the-box manner. Not a bad manner to dwell your life, eh?

- Forrest Gump: Whoever said that the simplest of us are in fact the wisest must definitely have got had person like Forrest Gump in mind. It's not only his devotedness to the 1 he loves, the manner he manages life's ups and down feathers and his general good cheer that do him an astonishing philosopher. It's the fact that in the end, it is the simplest and most basic things that really matter. And this is exactly what Forrest Gump personifies.

To get a further idea of what we are dealing with, this collaborative effort features two of Mostly Autumn's main members as well as the venerable Rick Wakeman. Throw in some Roine Stolt, Bjorn Johannsen and Per Lindh to almost complete the picture, but there is something Bollenberg about it...perhaps it is a Flemish sensibility, so that the album avoids the pitfalls of sounding like a musical wrestling match. He tames his assistants to fulfill his own vision rather than theirs, which is admirable given the strong musical personalities involved.

My personal favourites are the very catchy "Ursus Bruggia", which makes me want to snuggle up to the bear, and the genre busting "Cafe Vlissinghe", that incorporates Wakeman's most spirited synths into a traditional sounding yet funky jig, and adds vocals without a misstep. A reference point might be the celtic rock group TEMPEST or even HORSLIPS circa "The Tain", but these are only broad allusions. "No Words" is a haunting piece in which the fate of a man who ostensibly slept around with the queen lies in the hands of the king. Although I love it, I cannot listen to the last few seconds...I won't say more.

"Anna from the Well" has some similarities to "Ursus Bruggia", a gentle celtic melody enhanced by strings both organic and synthesized. In Bollenberg's hands these distinctions do not matter. Sometimes I think of AMAZING BLONDEL as I listen, but this is again just a general allusion. But by "The Story of Three" and "The Goodnight Knight", it seems like some of the same ideas and motifs are being recycled in a less succinct and more meandering manner which I find less appealing but certainly not devoid of merit. It just seems like, given the additional time allotted, there is surprisingly little development. Still pleasant if a bit precious.

Bollenberg has done a good job giving voice to the inanimate and a glimpse into the past on this project that should appeal to folk prog and some neo prog fans.

by kenethlevine


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• Long Time Travelin’, a celebration of American folksong traditions: Rayna Gellert of Uncle Earl with Patrick Sauber, old-time balladeer Tim Eriksen, National Heritage Fellow Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, the Tatnall River Shapenote Singers, and host Jim Lauderdale, an acclaimed Nashville singer-songwriter
 
 • Jazz Now and Forever, a series of jazz greats including Dianne Reeves, Chick Corea & John McLaughlin’s Five Peace Band featuring Christian McBride, Kenny Garrett and Brian Blade, and The Clayton Brothers
 
 • The Gershwin Songbook, jazz pianist Marcus Roberts and classical pianist Sebastian Knauer performing the greatest compositions of this masterful American composer
 
 • The Blues was Born Here, an authentic southern blues review showcasing Piedmont blues masters Cephas & Wiggins on a one-time only bill with Georgia’s own Beverly “Guitar” Watkins
 
 • Resplendent Recitals, a series highlighting the world’s finest recitalists including tenor Ian Bostridge, guitarist Manuel Barrueco, and pianists Garrick Ohlsson, Marc-Andre Hamelin and Sebastian Knauer
 
 • Big World of Music, leading international artists such as fado star Mariza, Mike Marshall & Darol Anger with Väsen, Bela Fleck’s Africa Project featuring virtuosos Toumani Diabate, Vusi Mahlasela, and D'Gary, and Indian maestros Zakir Hussain & Shiv Kumar Sharma.
 
 • The 16th annual American Traditions Competition, some of the nation’s most talented aspiring vocalists competing for more than $30,000 in prize monies
 
 • The three-night Savannah Jazz Party featuring Bucky Pizzarelli, Howard Alden, Howard Paul and Ken Peplowski; the Ellis Marsalis Quartet; and the 2009 Piano Showdown with solos and duos by pianists Eddie Palmieri, Henry Butler, Aaron Goldberg and Bob Seeley
 
 • The Complete Brandenburg Concertos performed by the Academy of Ancient Music with Richard Egarr
 
 • Organ Stops, a six-concert series featuring such internationally acclaimed organists as Janette Fishell
 
 • Everybody Dance Now, a three-concert series of dance parties featuring Eddie Palmieri & La Perfecta II, Zydeco great Cedric Watson, and the rising young Cajun ensemble, Feufollet
 
 • Georgia On My Mind, a four-concert series including Savannah’s own Bobby Lee Rodgers & Friends in a one-time only event, as well as the Marcus Printup Quartet, Caroline Herring, and Sacred Harp Singing with Tim Eriksen
 
 • Swing Central, a three-day high school jazz band and competition capped off by Battle Royale, the closing night finale concert featuring a cutting contest with trumpeters, saxophonists, trombonists and rhythm sections. Featured performers: Marcus Roberts Trio, The Clayton Brothers, Wycliffe Gordon, Terrell Stafford, Scotty Barnhart and others
 
 • Roots & Twang, a varied series featuring Neko Case with Crooked Fingers, Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile, The Infamous Stringdusters and The Lovell Sisters, and The Blues was Born Here
 
 • Tap master Savion Glover, combining two different projects on a Savannah stage
 
 Tickets go on sale at 9 am EST on November 13 and are available online at www.savannahmusicfestival.org or by phone at 912-525-5050.

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Christina Carter - Orignal Darkness
Original Darkness ten songs are acrawl with a tangible feeling paranoia; 4am sweat drenched panic and claustrophobia. All to make a very human, pained and what’s life all about album that seems to hypnotise the listening into bleak state

Falkenstein - Heiliger Wald
Falkenstein make offten sombre and ancient tinged yet memorable Germanic folk, this is the southern German collectives first album and it’s wonderfully focused and rewarding bringing to mind the more sombre side Sturmpercht.