Ruben Tagalog Sings Visayan Songs - Ruben Tagalog CD
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Ruben Tagalog Sings Visayan Songs - Ruben Tagalog CD
The songs that the people of rural Philippines love to sing are the songs that speak of love. Love of country, and love for things beautiful. After a bountiful harvest or when planting rice is done, the country people form a curious semi-circle before the blazing acacia logs and with their hearts radiant with joy and romance, they chant songs of endearment to the adept accompaniment of a plaintive barrio guitar till the demijohns of basi (sugarcane wine) and tuba (coconut wine) runs dry and the cicadas no longer chirp in the night. With the view of finding out which of the romantic songs are the favorites of the Filipinos from the Visayas, we have analyzed music albums, recordings and arrangements and compiled those songs which somehow come closest to the emotions of the Filipinos. We hope that, in bringing together the group you find in this album and commissioning the foremeost Filipino balladeer, Ruben Tagalog, to handle the vocal chores, with the musical support of Leopoldo Silos and his string ensemble you will experience a nostalgic realm of traditional-laden Filipino love songs. We further hope the Visayan love songs will bring back---as they did for us and the publishers - those romantic years of our youth which live in our hearts forever.Additional Info: This disc of Mississippi field recordings assembled by legendary Memphis producer and session player Jim Dickinson is a fascinating mix of ragged and intimate roots music, stuff that falls so far outside the realm of the commercial music scene that its basic rawness can feel like a breath of fresh spring air. Opening with the primal North Mississippi fife and drum sound of Alec Teal and Butter Biscuit on "Roll Me Over Slow," and including blues tracks by Furry Lewis, Mose Vinson, and others, this loose-knit compilation plays like a funkier version of an Alan Lomax package. A particular delight here are the three songs by Sleepy John Estes, who turns in electric jug band takes of "Broke and Hungry," "Race That You Don't Run," and what may be his finest song, the autobiographical "Floating Bridge." The album closes with the stark, funky gospel sound of the Tate County Singers on "Jesus Is on the Mainline," while Otha Turner & the Afrossippi Allstars skitter along behind them in rhythmic support. Truthfully, this stuff isn't for everyone, but listeners who are looking for music that is stripped of any and all commercial aspirations, music so basic that it almost sounds alien, may find this collection to be just what the doctor ordered. ~ Steve LeggettSpecifics
- Album: Ruben Tagalog Sings Visayan Songs
- Artist: Ruben Tagalog
- Label: CD Baby
(CD-607568700429)
| SKU | CD-607568700429 |
| Barcode # | 607568700429 |
| Brand | CD Baby |
| Shipping Weight | 0.1140kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.120m |
| Shipping Height | 0.010m |
| Shipping Length | 0.140m |
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