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Jason Webley is a Seattle-born singer-songwriter known for playing a mix of gypsy, folk, and punk. He has released five albums on his own label, Eleven Records. These feature Webley on the piano, guitar, accordion, and a number of other instruments, though when touring he only brings his guitar, accordion, and a vodka bottle containing [...]
Mira and Laurent — a fashion model from Finland and soundtrack musician from France. Austere, minimal music made with voice and acoustic guitars and other very sparse orchestrations.
Mi and L’au met in Paris a few years back. Mi is Finnish and was working as a model to make ends meet and L’au (who’s French) was [...]
Two jewish sisters, Clara and Minnie Bagelman became popular in the jazz arena in the 1940s-1960s. Their swings with yiddish lyrics were the hits of the New York Radio Show “Yiddish Melodies in Swing”. Their glamour and harmonious voices brought them into public attention. They were guests in the Ed Sullivan Show, Jack Paar and had live appearances throughout the [...]
Now that the goosepumps have stopped, I must share with you Metallic Falcons. We, here at Discorgy, have a long history and love affair with freak folk, giving you the pleasure of hearing and discovering the wonderful talents of CocoRosie, Devendra Banhart, Anthony Hegarty, but this is truly amazing. Sierra Cassady, the CocoRosie sister with [...]
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Sainkho Namtchylak is an experimental singer, born in 1957 in a secluded village in the south of Tuva, an autonomous Russian state bordering Mongolia. She has an exceptional voice, spanning seven octaves and proficient in overtone singing; her music enmeshes avant-jazz, electronica, modern composition and Tuvan influences.
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In 2001, due to unknown reasons, Louise Attaque split. Two of its members (singer Gaëtan Roussel and violinist Arnaud Samuel) formed Tarmac. It is pretty obvious that they didn’t try to revolutionaise the french folk music, as their sound is Louise Attaquesque to the bone. And we thank them for that:
Notre Epoque
La lune
More Tarmac and [...]
This great music needs more attention!
Amédé Ardoin — Two step
Dewey Balfa & Todd Balfa — Jai Ete Au Bal
Dewey Balfa — Parlez nois a boires
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I first heard it in a mix by Prins Thomas
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Bois Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot — Bonsoir Moreau
Nathan Abshire — Jolie Blond
Clifton Chenier — Don’t Lie to Me
Zydeco, a transliteration in English of ‘zaricô’ (Snapbeans) from the song, “Les haricots sont pas salés”, born in Cajun and Black Creole communities on the prairies of southwest Louisiana in the 1920s, is considered by many, [...]
Life is a miracle…I don´t really think i have to write about Kusturica…everybody heard about his movies and music. Still, i want to add this post to advertise the movie, one movie with extreme realism and very accurate characters from real life. When poverty, family drama and promiscuity touch one´s destiny, in times of war, [...]
