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=Oru Seco : the first part of a bembe and a series of bata salutes called toques played for each of the Orisha. The term seco actually means "dry" in Spanish and, in this case, refers to the absence of singing. =Oru Cantando : the second part of a bembe consisting of a series of songs sung for each of the Orisha. The songs are accompanied by bata drums, and may employ many of the same toques used during the Oru Seco portion. (Or entirely new toques may be played.) =Wemelere : the last part of a bembe, the wemelere expands on the music played in the prior sections and includes dancing and singing, in hopes that the Orisha will come down and "visit" the participants.

Listen to Lhasa - El Payande for free: Lhasa de Sela, singing "El Payande." What a haunting voice...

"In Turkey and Greece, as far back as the 16th century, groups of cantors and religious figures used to gather in the early morning, before prayer services, to sing devotional poetry in Hebrew. This gave rise to a distinct and complex form of music called maftirim, which only the most talented men could master. These small gatherings were part of a broader musical exchange under the Ottoman empire: Muslim Sufi mystics would come to synagogue on the Sabbath to listen to the maftirim. And the Jewish maftirim singers would visit Sufi lodges for musical inspiration."

Many consider Amelia Cuni to be one of the foremost Dhrupad singers in the world. Dhrupad singing is an ancient form from India. Amelia is Italian, and studied Dhrupad in India.

Iran, Persian art, Singing, Radif, Avaz, Shour, Abou Atta, Bayat Tork, Afshari, Dashti, Homayoun, Bayat Esfahan, Mahour, Segah, Chahargah, Rast Panjgah, Nava, Ney, Santour, Tar, Setar, Tonbak, Daf...

Habib Koité & Bamada Habib comes from a noble line of Khassonké griots, traditional troubadors who provide wit, wisdom and musical entertainment at social gatherings and special events. Habib grew up surrounded by seventeen brothers and sisters, and developed his unique guitar style accompanying his griot mother. He inherited his passion for music from his paternal grandfather who played the kamele n'goni, a traditional four-stringed instrument associated with hunters from the Wassolou region of Mali. "Nobody really taught me to sing or to play the guitar," explains Habib, "I watched my parents, and it washed off on me."

SUFI singing is like an incense stick which fills the entire atmosphere with fragrance and happiness."

Marvin Gaye sings the cry of the common (wo)man of the 60s: Let's get it on!" Sex, drugs, and....R&B.

Blues guitarist-singer B.B. King and "Hootenanny" folk singer Mary Travers (Peter, Paul, and Mary) sing "House of the Rising Sun" as a conversation. I don't think Mary "gets it." Her voice drags, seems dead, unconvincing, overly romantic. Strange. B,B.'s okay ~ at least when his fingers are walkin' and Lucille's doin' the talking, Odd. Corny. Worth a listen.

Fula flutes speak, sing and cry simultaneously; fula flutes fold back the barriers of your heart.

Female vocalists singing folk songs of various traditions, mostly acoustic arrangements, with a peaceful ambience inherent in each song.

Yasmin Levy on stage at Womadelaide 2007 singing old Ladino songs with a Flamenco twist.

Born in 1967 in the village of Minta in East Cameroon, Bona grew up in a home filled with music. He began to perform in public at the age of five, singing in the village church with his mother and four sisters. His earliest instruments were wooden flutes

Speaking about the first time he heard Camarón de la Isla sing: "I went crazy. He is still my hero". He went on to say, "I share 65% of this Award with Camarón and the rest with myself".

Giota Gianna in public. Ekati theater, Athens, November 2007. Plays greek songs with her harmonica and sings. Γιώτα Γιάννα, "Καλλιτέχνης θα πει να μιλάς με σιωπή και ν' ακούν όλοι οι άλλοι" Tags: Γιώτα Γιάννα καλλιτέχνης σιωπή φυσαρμόνικα Giota Gi

BRIO is devoted to the performance of medieval, Renaissance, and Sephardic music. The group performs with period instruments and features the singing of the young Brazilian countertenor, José Lemos.

Legendary tambolero, akpwón, and babalocha. Carlos is a walking treasure trove of info, and lives in Oakland! Watch a video of Carlos singing for Ochún.

"In Turkey and Greece, as far back as the 16th century, groups of cantors and religious figures used to gather in the early morning, before prayer services, to sing devotional poetry in Hebrew. This gave rise to a distinct and complex form of music called maftirim, which only the most talented men could master. These small gatherings were part of a broader musical exchange under the Ottoman empire: Muslim Sufi mystics would come to synagogue on the Sabbath to listen to the maftirim. And the Jewish maftirim singers would visit Sufi lodges for musical inspiration."

The tar is widely spread in Central Asia. It is found in Azerbeidjan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tzadikistan, Kyrgysistan, Kazachstan, Iran and western China. The Uyghur of the Chinese province Xinjiang are a muslim people. The uygur play the tar or dutar on special occasions to accompany singing and dancing. The târ e Khavkaz is the Causcasian variant of this six stringed instrument. The Azerbaijani Tar has more strings in comparison than the Iranian or Persian târ A tanbur is a musical instrument made of wood with five strings. the tanbur is normally played alone, but sometimes it can also be played accompanied by playing the rawap or rabab or/and percussion. On ancient engravings the tanbur looks like a saz or baglama.