Today in Global Sounds we’ve music from Mongolian folk band Hanggai, and the accordion ensemble Samurai.
He Who Travels Far – Hanggai
Describing their style as ‘Chinagrass’, Hanggai perform their own adaptations of traditional songs from the Mongolian grasslands. The band’s made up of young musicians from Beijing and Inner Mongolia, and was formed after leader Ilchi (front man for a punk band in an earlier life) was inspired by traditional overtone singing (World Connection 943086)
Accordion Samurai – Samurai
Five diatonic accordions, played by five top exponents from as many different countries (Homerecords 2011)
Music details
He Who Travels Far - Hanggai (World Connection 943086)
TRAD: Yuan Ding Cap
TRAD: Hanggai
TRAD: Cha Har
TRAD: Xiger Xiger
TRAD: Zhang Dan
TRAD: He Who Travels Far
TRAD: Drinking Song
Accordion Samurai - Samurai (HomeRecords 2011)
LALOY: De Delay Lo Ribatel
Mia
LEPISTO: Samurai I
TESI: Trioolé