(Part 3) Best world music according to redditors

Yes, you can! Link: https://www.amazon.com/4th-Mini-Album-NCT-SUPERHUMAN/dp/B07QV439BR/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=we+are+superhuman+nct+127&qid=1558584457&s=gateway&sprefix=we+are+s&sr=8-1

I don't know if this answer will be acceptable, because I don't have sources for everything at hand anymore and it was a long time since I studied this topic, but as a former music student, I can hopefully tell you at least some things. I can't answer the first question, but maybe I can get you closer to having an answer to the others.

Generally speaking, in order to reconstruct music from ancient times, there are a few things that we need to know:

1. Instrumentation: What actual instruments were used? Can we make comparable instruments still, or have some important details been lost? Etc.
   
2. Musical scales/temperament: What notes were the instruments tuned to play? The thing here is that we are mostly accustomed to what's called the equal tempered scale, wherein 12 notes are equally distributed according to steps of the 12th root of 2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_temperament), which is itself a compromise solution with some interesting reasons behind it... But the important thing here is that the scales we're used to hearing and playing our instruments with did not exist, and probably could not have existed. So what notes did they use? What was their tuning basis? How precise were their tuning and construction methods?
   
3. Compositions: Basically, how were the instruments played to make coherent pieces of music? Is there a written record of some kind, and if so, how well are we able to interpret it? Is there a surviving tradition that we have good reason to think represents ancient compositions?
   
   There might be some more things we can think of (space and acoustics, cultural context, etc), but the list above should get us basically to the heart of the question of the music itself. As a general note, I should say that it is completely inevitable that all of these elements would have changed over the incredibly long lifespan of ancient Egypt, so probably any meaningful historical accuracy would have to try to narrow down a timeframe.
   
   With respect to instruments, I'm aware that we have written and archeological evidence of the types of instruments they used. There are also academic efforts also to reconstruct these instruments (https://web.archive.org/web/20050531222650/http://www.phmusic.gov.eg/news/Natinal%20project%20in%20english%20.doc). Most of the instruments they made are no longer made, though basic ideas are familiar in many cases (as with flutes and stringed instruments). Still, I should stress that even the reconstruction of their instruments is an ongoing effort. So in order to have a chance at authenticity, we would probably need a composition that only requires instruments that we can accurately recreate with some degree of confidence.
   
   With respect to scales and temperaments, we can get some ideas from existing flutes. Flutes are good because if they're well-preserved, we might even still be able to play them! They give very good ideas of notes and note ratios. An example of this type of investigation can be found here: http://egyptsound.free.fr/fathi.htm
   (Note that you can hear an actual ancient Egyptian flute being played from that page, e.g. http://egyptsound.free.fr/sounds/EgyptSound_RealAudio/01_Flute_69817.ra )
   With this information, we can indeed reconstruct at least some of the scales they used, and we can also conclude that some of those scales remained consistent across time and geography, which gives reasonable confidence that by using one of those scales, we would have a meaningful claim to be using the scales of (at least some extended period of) ancient Egypt.
   
   The question of surviving compositions, however, seems to be where we fall short. Basically, we have attempts at "creative reconstruction" (https://www.amazon.com/Ankh-Sound-Ancient-MICHAEL-ATHERTON/dp/B00000AEP0) that are about as good as it's likely to get. Even if we were to accurately identify a written record as some kind of musical notation (which, to my knowledge, we have not when it comes to ancient Egypt), the interpretation of that notation would still be exceedingly difficult. To give a rough idea, our current musical notation system revolves around implicit trained knowledge of what each position on a musical staff represents. We know that a certain note is a "C" or an "E" or whatever because we decided on these values somewhat arbitrarily, and there's nothing inherent to our notation system that might tip a future historian off about which note is which if they only had access to a musical staff and the extra-notational knowledge had been lost. Even when we have some surviving ancient musical notation (as is the case with ancient Mesopotamia), attempts to realize it have been somewhat varied because they are all still "interpretations".
   
   The popularized sound you're used to associating with ancient Egypt is unlikely to be derived from any meaningful historical evidence, though the cultural influence of ancient Egypt may mean that some of its musical features have survived in various forms in musical styles of the modern middle east. In any case, we have no direct surviving music from them, so various interpretations and guesses are about as good as we're getting.
   
   As to how we got the ideas we have and when, I'll have to leave that to others.

I really enjoy "Wind in the Leaves", also "Raindrops on Concrete" as well as "That Fucking Dog That Won't Shut Up."

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If you really feel like you have to have meditation music, I suppose I'd recommend Stan Richardson's Shakuhachi music.

I have a digital copy of them, there are two CD's pretty regularly used. One is called, quite literally, Bali Cafe Music and there are several variations of a CD called Degung Sabilulungan, I suggest you try this one first.

Maybe it will come out on CD. Found this listing on Amazon, currently unavailable but seems promising.

Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RJK23HR/

Well the background for why he did that is pretty brutal. The Nigerian government went into his house/nation/home and shot up the place, as well as threw his mother from a second balcony window. It's all well documented in Music is the Weapon, which is a fantastic watch if you're ever looking to learn more about Fela Kuti or see what 70's/80's Lagos/Nigeria is like.

Then again, if you declare yourself a sovereign nation and don't pay taxes to the nation surrounding you, I'm not surprised the military is sent in.

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Disclaimer: Long answer, and quite subjective - I have no formal training of any sort (hindustani or western), I play guitar/flute/piano by ear and try to listen to most forms of music actively, and have consequently picked up a smattering of knowledge that is barely structured. If you want to really get into this, I recommend searching for a guru(teacher) - when it comes to Hindustani Classical, there's no real replacement.

1. Jhala:
   For a better idea of what the chikari strings do during a jhala, try this performance, pt.1 & pt 2 by Pandit Brij Bhushan Kabra (the jhala starts being apparent in the second half of pt 1 I think). The raag is Bihag. For the technique itself in the context of a sitar, see this.
   
   
2. Raagas:
   For a quickfire introduction to ragas, I'd recommend this 4 CD pack which comes with a surface level explanation for each of the 74 ragas - the basic notes that make up the raga, the time at which it is to be played/listened to and so on. Another thing I've done over the years is listened to more of Dhrupad as opposed to Khayal (which is what has been more popular over the years) - Dhrupad is stricter in terms of musical grammar, and consequently makes ragas easier to identify. As an added bonus the development of ragas is much slower, and it's a good introduction to microtonal variations in hindustani classical. In the same vein, listening to thumris (semiclassical in a sense) will help you relate ragas to their place in popular music.
   
   
3. Basic Theory:
   Finally, this playlist of short lessons aimed at introducing the untrained listener to the basic theory/philosophy of Indian music is great - it starts off with the assumption that you have zero knowledge of Hindustani Classical (or any music) and provides good insight into the workings and vocabulary of the music. Ideally start with this before you listen to the 4CD pack - it'll make much more sense that way.

Not the RSD version I have, but here it is: https://www.amazon.ca/Vinyl-Billy-Talent/dp/B0000AZKFJ/ref=tmm_vnl_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

I see the White one up for pre-order on Amazon. But there is also a black version. Is this SRC pressing any better / worse than the black vinyl

I believe the song you're looking for is called Hapa Duniani (Youtube link - relevant part starts at 1:45). It seems to originate from an album called African Dawn.

Michael Atherton (not to be confused with the English sports figure of the same name) is a musician/scholar who did this fantastic album of Ancient Egyptian music that you might be interested in. Some of it is his own settings of real Ancient Egyptian music and some is just Egypt-inspired, but it all uses ancient instrumentation and even Ancient Egyptian lyrics. Here's my favorite track. To be honest I wish it sounded a little bit less Western or "New Age-y" (there's more influence in there from European musical traditions than Middle Eastern or African ones, particularly in the vocals) but it's still really great and atmospheric.

lowest ever and fuck you Amazon!

https://camelcamelcamel.com/Urban-Hymns-2-LPs-Vinyl/product/B000007WOP

Well, looks like both of you learned something today! Often times the vinyl + download is only a couple dollars more than the download only. For example the MP3 download is $10.49, and the vinyl is only $12.99 + free digital download.

Another example with even less of a price difference

Sometimes (rarely) it actually works out to be less to buy the vinyl which comes with the digital download anyway.

1. Mother Simpson, though every episode from Season Seven is high up there.
   
   
2. Lionel Hutz, because his lack of intelligence and flawed view of law always makes me laugh.
   
   
3. [Link!]
   (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000007UXS/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3F8E7FSGB1LXX&coliid=I3HE18O562T05C)
   
   
4. If you need me, I'll be in the refrigerator.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Atmospheres (Exclusive Limited Edition Jerall Mountains White & Blue Splatter Vinyl LP) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RWKNMHD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_-okrDb31G39TK

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• Besito Pa Ti
  
  
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  It's called Afro-Cuban music.
  
  I can't hold back though, this is also my other favorite singer. He's a Colombian artist that created a blend of Valley Colombian Music and mixed it with Pop/Rock. It created a whole freaking new sound that is extremely popular in Colombia and among Latin people.
  
  Carlos Vives
  
  
• La Gota Fria
  
  
• La Tierra Del Olvido
  
  
• Pa Mayte

https://www.amazon.co.jp/REMIX-REBECCA-レベッカ/dp/B00005G5WY

1300 jpy on amazon jp who now ship overseas and has an English interface.

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Raga Guide is worth a gander.

Mulatu Astatqe's Ethiopes 4 and Charles Mingus' Blues & Roots! In the mood for funk? Miles Davis' Star People

well the african song has been around for a while, sung in different ways, but always the same words because it is the lord's prayer. I always thought the song was with DAK from the first day, hence why i was placing it around 1998.

Edit:

Found the CD on amazon that contains that song was released in Oct of 1998.

found. if anyone is looking for the same cd, it is this one http://www.amazon.com/ss/customer-reviews/B000003ZO5/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending

I like Stan Richardson's Shakuhachi music. I prefer to meditate without music, but when there are simply too many distractions this helps tune it out and gets me "in the mood," as it were.

http://www.amazon.com/Shakuhachi-Meditation-Music-Stan-Richardson/dp/B0000037AE/

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I think it is preaching to the choir here, but this documentary ( made by white people, go figure ) is essential viewing....

http://www.amazon.com/Fela-Kuti-Music-Weapon-Anikulapo/dp/B000079DF9/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1453904601&sr=1-2&keywords=Fela+Anikulapo+Kuti