The early 1990s found Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart producing Rykodisc's world music series The World. One of the compilations that came out of that series was Around the World for a Song, which includes African, Middle Eastern and East European sounds, as well as some offerings by Hart himself. This wasn't one of the better world-music releases of 1991, but it has its moments, including the Golden Gate Gypsy Orchestra's "Tov L'Hodot," and a fine example of Russian Gypsy music; Hamza El-Din's version of the traditional ...
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The early 1990s found Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart producing Rykodisc's world music series The World. One of the compilations that came out of that series was Around the World for a Song, which includes African, Middle Eastern and East European sounds, as well as some offerings by Hart himself. This wasn't one of the better world-music releases of 1991, but it has its moments, including the Golden Gate Gypsy Orchestra's "Tov L'Hodot," and a fine example of Russian Gypsy music; Hamza El-Din's version of the traditional Islamic song "Mwashah," and Ustad Sultan Khan's tranquil Indian raga offering "Raga: Bageshree." But Hart's own material isn't nearly as exciting -- "Udu Chant," for example, fuses new age and African music with weak results. Despite the inclusion of a few gems, listeners would be better off passing on this CD and investing in a more consistent world music compilation. ~ Alex Henderson, Rovi
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Add this copy of Around the World (for a Song) to cart. $6.99, new condition, Sold by Spin On This rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Woodland Hills, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by 014431021725; RYKODISC.
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