Bideodromage
The great Yusef Lateef was an important composer and tenor sax player that also contributed greatly in terms of bringing multi-instrumentalism {including “exotic” choices like the oboe and shehnai…} to jazz. He was also a major figure as far as incorporating “Eastern” sounds to Western music. Fundamentally, though, his massive, brawny, idiosyncratic tenor work alone catapults Yusef into the uppermost echelons.
Edgy, evocative Medieval interpretations, from the album The Shape of Medieval Music to Come, a play on an iconic Ornette Coleman album.
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The great mastermind Mark Hollis and colleagues. The band were renowned for their intricate, hypnotic soundscapes. Starting life as synth-poppers, the group evolved quickly and began delving into uncharted, experimental new worlds. The group disbanded in 1991, after recording their final album, Laughing Stock. Hollis retired from the music industry in 1998.
The wondrously talented vocalist Rufus Wainwright.
The “Nightmare Carnival” stylings of saxophone maestro GΓ©tatchΓ¨w MΓ¨kurya.
Mesmerizing music from the Republic of Burundi; truly timeless.
Memorable music from the World of Islam series.
