Lata Mangeshkar - Meera Bhajans

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Side A

01. Sanvaro Nandnandan

02. Kinun Sang Khelun Holi

03. Mhara Re Giridhar Gopal

04. Thane Kanee Kanee Sunava

Side B

01. Maee Mhano Supnama Parnare Dinanath

02. Oji Hari Kit Gaye

03. Ramaiya Bin Nind Na Aave

04. Sanvara Mari Preet

Today we have the magnificent Lata Mangeshkar singing Bhajans (Indian devotional songs).  This stuff really speaks for itself.  Mad props to His Master's Voice for cutting the j-card crooked.

Here is a sample from track 6:

Lata (1/27/12) Tr.6 Sample by tapesssss

Phong Nguyen - Traditional Music of Vietnam

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Side A

01. Luu-Thuy, Binh-Ban

02. Kim-Tien

03. Hanh-Van

04. Phu-Luc-Chan

05. Thon Vi-Da

06. Nam Ai

07. Dem Buon

08. Qua Cau Gio Bay

Side B

09. Ba-Nha Tu-Ky

10. Tri-Am Tu-Ong-Ngo

11. Van-Thien-Tuong

12. Ngu Doi Ha

13. Ngam-Ngui

14. Ly Chim Quyen

This shit is bananas.  Phong Nguyen is a professor from Vietnam that specializes in traditional music and is a performer himself.  This tape is a recording of him with an ensemble of musicians on various traditional Vietnamese instruments.  I may have totally butchered the track splits since there are long pauses within songs.

Here is a sample from track 9:

Phong (1/22/12) Tr.9 Sample by tapesssss

S. Maridi Dkk. - Tari Merak

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Side A

01. Tari Merak

02. Beksan Lambangsih

03. Beksan Prawirawatang

Side B

04. Tari Kelinci

05. Beksan Wanara

06. Rantaya

Beautiful gamelan music from Indonesia today.  There is more information about which musicians are doing what on the j-card but I don't understand what any of the abbreviations are supposed to mean.  This release is about an hour of solid music.  The insert doesn't say anything about the year it was made or recorded.

Note: halfway through side B there is some crazy tape hiss action.

Here is a sample from track 2:

Tari (1/20/12) Sample by tapesssss

Mohammed Rafi & Asha Bhosle – Anmol Rattan

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Side A

01. Aaja Panchhi Akela Hai

02. Diwana Mastana Hua Dil

03. Zameen Se Hamen Aasman Par

04. Abhi Na Jao Chhod Kar

05. Main Soya Ankhiyan Meeche

06. Bahut Shukriya Badi Meharbani

07. Yeh Ab Aap Sochiye

Side B

08. Yeh Raat Yeh Fizayen

09. Chand Sa Mukhda

10. Dhalti Jaye Raat

11. Yeh Khamoshiyan Yeh Tanhaiyan

12. Isharon Isharon Mein Dil Lene Wale

13. Aap Se Maine Meri Jaan

14. Raat Ke Hamsafar

Here we have an excellent compilation of duets performed by the great Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi between 1957 and 1967.  For more information about the composers, lyricists, and the movies that the songs come from, check the info card inside the download.  This cassette is the first of many to be posted here from the "His Master's Voice" label.  I have about 20-30 Bollywood soundtracks from that label, mostly from the 60s and 70s.

Here is a sound sample from track 5:

Rattan (1/19/12) Tr.5 Sample by tapesssss

Enjoy!

Mayada El-Hennawy - Singer of the Generation

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Side A

1. El Hob Elli Kan (The Love That Was)

     Lyricist and composer: Baligh Hamdi

Side B

2. A'mel Eh (What Do I Do?)

     Lyricist: Sayed Morsi, Composer: Baligh Hamdi

This tape is unbelievable.  It's the first I've heard of Mayada El-Hennawy and it certainly won't be the last.  Best $2 I ever spent at the record store.  Big thanks to daretelayam for the translation.  Enjoy!  Here's a quick sample from side A:

Mayada (1/18/12) Side A Sample by tapesssss