Various Artists - Global Accordion: Early Recordings - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The accordion is the ultimate global instrument. As a catalyst of popular music it spread around the world in the 19th century like wildfire. 26 rare 78rpm recordings from Africa, Latin America, the US, the Caribbean and Europe display the enormous variety of early accordion styles. You will glimpse a wild folk music that hardly exists today. The invention of the InchaccordionInch, as it was named in the patent granted to Viennese organ and piano builder Cyrill Demian in 1829 was a musical explosion, which triggered a chain reaction of global dimension. The accordion was louder than any string instrument, and it was portable. It also had fixed tuning. But it's biggest advantage was it's as a one-man-band. Even when pressing the wrong notes within a melody it still sounded pleasant. Therefore the accordion was seen as a Inchmiracle boxInch which immediately allowed everybody without any formal musical training to participate actively in music making. It may truly be claimed that the accordion gave birth to popular music. Album Tracks 1. Caridad [Bolero Plena] - Borinquenos 2. Rights of Man/Exhibition Hornpipe - Flanagan Brothers 3. Lo Glaoudo [Bourr - Adrian Bras, Martin Cayla 4. Syrtos Politikos - Papatzis-Tsakiris 5. Tarkwa Na Abosu - George Williams Aingo 6. Kasakka-Pollka - Aili Vainikaninen, Lyyli Vainikaninen 7. Im Alpst Bauern-Kapelle Lott 8. Seu Januario - Luiz Gonzaga 9. Fais Do-Do Negre 10. Viva la Giga - Caesare Pezzolo 11. Slibowitz-Tanz - Wiener Original Schrammeln 12. Rambalamanana - Hira Malaza Taloha 13. Buen Humor [Merengue] - Grupo Dominicano 14. Dradiwalzer - Instrumental Bauern-Quartett 15. Yidisher Melodien [Klezmer] - Gregory Matusewitch 16. Tecolote [Huapango] - Narciso Martz 17. 's Loisachtal 18. Mamolikoane - Jonas Mate, Kleinbooi Motaug 19. Corn Bread Rough - Huddie Ledbetter 20. Elbacher Walzer -