David Fanshawe - Music of the Nile: The Original African Sanctus J - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Colts, hailing from Los Angeles, were one of the best R&B vocal groups of the fifties. They consisted of vocalists Ruben Grundy, his brother Joe, Carl Morland and Leroy Smith. The Colts version of InchAdorableInch inspired Jerry Wexler of Atlantic records to get the Drifters to cover it, producing one of the best cover records ever made. Featured here are many of the Colts' best loved singles including the original version of InchAdorableInch. All selections newly remastered.

This new is a beautiful album of traditional music from Eastern Polynesia that was taken from David Fanshawe's monumental Pacific Collection. The Pacific Collection was recorded over the course of fourteen years (1978-88), and focuses on the rich variety of authentic himene (hymns) indigenous to Tahiti, the Cook Islands, the Society Islands and others. David Fanshawe was a composer, ethnic sound recordist, guest speaker, photographer, TV personality, and a Churchill Fellow. He was born in 1942 in Devon, England and was educated at St. George's Choir School and Stowe, after which he joined a documentary film company. In 1965 he won a Foundation Scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London. His ambition to record indigenous folk music began in the Middle East in 1966, and was intensified on subsequent journeys through North and East Africa (1969-75) resulting in his unique and highly original blend of music and travel. His work has been the subject of BBC TV documentaries including African Sanctus, Arabian Fantasy, Musical Mariner, and Tropical Beat.

David Willcocks - Masses & Motets [COMPACT DISCS] date 10/26/2010