Here is my collection of ethnic music bringing all the lost voices and melodies from across the planet. I am planning to expand this collection as the albums get uploaded and I find new content.
I try to get the most wide variety of songs from any and all cultures.
I would also appreciate if people will submit or refer me to similar music that could expand this collection.
African Original Ethno -VA
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African Tribal Music And Dances
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http://rapidshare.com/files/174680534/African_Tribal_Music_And_Dances.rar
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Baka Forest People - Heart Of The Forest
The album �Heart of the Forest� was recorded in 1992 by Martin cradick of Baka Beyond deep in the Cameroonian rainforest. Martin Cradick left guitars with the Baka group he stayed with and after 10 years these same Baka Pygmies formed their own group Baka Gbin�. On subsequent visits Martin encouraged and recorded their songs, eventually setting up a temporary multi-track studio in the forest where he recorded the
album �Gati Bongo�.
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Bushfire-Traditional Australian Aboriginal Music
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http://rapidshare.com/files/174692836/Bushfire_-_Traditional_Australian_Aboriginal_Music.rar
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Ethiopia
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http://rapidshare.com/files/174693367/Ethiopie_-_Ethiopia.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/174700515/Ethiopie_-_Ethiopia.part2.rar
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Mali
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http://rapidshare.com/files/174710504/Mali._C_r_monies_rituelles_des_Dogon.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/174711434/Mali._C_r_monies_rituelles_des_Dogon.part2.rar
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The Very Best of Africa
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http://rapidshare.com/files/174711785/The_Very_Best_of_Africa.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/174712027/The_Very_Best_of_Africa.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/174722593/The_Very_Best_of_Africa.part3.rar |
VA-Primitive Music Of The World
Not so long ago scholars used the word "primitive" to describe all music from the non-Western world. They viewed it as rudimentary, simple, and backward. From their ivory tower perspectives, it was Western classical music that represented the apex of musical evolution.
When composer Henry Cowell compiled Primitive Music of the World for Folkways in 1962, he was operating under this kind of musical prejudice. Despite his anachronistic slant, Henry Cowell's stellar selections for the album betray his great appreciation for non-Western music. Primitive Music of the World starts off with "Murut Music of North Borneo." Sounding somewhat similar to Native North American music, it consists of an all-male chorus chanting in unison around a single tone. Percussive sounds are produced as the chorus dances on a flexing floor. Other extraordinary tracks on the album include Pygmies singing a complex contrapuntal elephant-hunting song, Australian Aborigines singing with didgeridoo and clapstick accompaniment, Navajo Night Chanters alternating between relaxed and falsetto vocal tones, and East Indian Trinidadians playing music that draws upon both Hindustani and West African traditions. The only thing primitive about this album is Cowell's use of the word. It's an outdated term that now refers to a long forgotten worldview. Though put together by Cowell long ago, the album is hardly antiquated or dull: it is vibrant, creative, and sophisticated. And it's still available from Folkways, as is everything in their vast catalog.
- John Vallier, All Music Guide
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Voices of Forgotten Worlds
**ASTOUNDING**
Concentrating on vocal traditions, the two-disc set Voices of Forgotten Worlds delivers cut after cut of wonderful music, frequently in stunning high-fidelity recordings.
Producer Brook Wentz' sensitive sequencing minimizes the inevitable is continuity from one cut to the next. The only flaws would seem to be unavoidable with such a diverse and wide-ranging collection: Individual pieces are too short, and they bear no real relation to one another. Things get off to a rousing start with a Tuvan (south Siberian) song in which the singers form a melody of whistling overtones that careens above their voices. From there the set skips through Japanese, South American, Northern European, Chinese, South Seas, and Australian examples before settling into an insistent Afghan ghazal and a glorious instrumental Newar celebration from Nepal. Performances from Greenland, Mexico, and Azerbaijan give way to the surprising choral singing of the. Maori of New Zealand, which seems to bend local tradition with harmonies learned from church hymns. Among the more familiar patterned bells of the Balinese gameland and otherworldly chanting of Tibetan monks, unique highlights include a hypnotic pan pipe ensemble from the Solomon Islands; a surprisingly gentle chant from the ayapo (notoriously warlike denizens of the Amazon jungle); a compelling rapid-fire pulse of drums, bells, and a double reed from the Batak people of Sumatra; and a Wodaabe chorus from Niger, whose sinuous, irregular vocal phrases suddenly take form with the addition of hand claps. Rather than displaying various traditions as artifacts to be studied, Ellipsis Arts presents them as music to be enjoyed, an approach that has borne fruit in several of the label's top-notch collections. ~ Ted Greenwald, All Music Guide
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Voodoo Drums In Hi-Fi 1958
"Haiti may be a dark enigma to most of its visitors, but if one learns the language of the drums, the life and mind of its people open to you like a flower. The drums are never silent; day and night they sound from some vague distant place, muffled but distinctly articulated like a heart-beat. The drum rhythms as well as the art of making drums came from Africa. From Africa also came voudoun, which is a religious ceremonial and also a deeply ingrained attitude to life and the nature of things. Through the houngan (the voudoun priest), man converses with nature. Through him, man supplicates for protection against impending dangers, and through him, sometimes, man strikes at an enemy."
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UPDATED 17/02/2009
Anthology of world music the music of vietnam (1 of 2)
Various Artists:
Anthology of World Music: The Music of Vietnam, Released 01/01/1999
"Geographically, Vietnam is part of the Far East and at the same time of Southeast Asia. Musically, it belongs to the great family of Chinese tradition that includes, apart from China itself, Japan, Korea and Mongolia. Owing to its geographical position, Vietnam came in contact with Champa (a folk that once inhabited the present-day Vietnamese coast) which had been influenced by Indian civilization. Consequently, the Vietnamese people assimilated the two musics, Chinese and Indian, and asserted their individuality in creating original instruments. The first disc in this 2-CD set focuses on the music of Central Vietnam (the music of ***), while the second is devoted to the music of South Vietnam." --Tran Van Khe and Nguyen Huu Ba, from their liner notes
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198991713/anthology_of_world_music_the_music_of_vietnam__1_of_2_.rar.html
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Arax - traditional Armenian music
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198945338/Arax.rar.html
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ARMENIA Djivan Gasparyan Quartet / Nazeli
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198918961/ARMENIA_NAZELI.rar.html
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Armenian Folk Songs
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198937059/Armenian_Folk_Songs.rar.html
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Various Artists - Ballades Africaines
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198763346/Ballades_Africaines.rar.html
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Various Artists - Before The Revolution A 1909 Recording Expedition In The Caucasus And Central Asia
From the record label:
In 1909, the Gramophone Company of London sent one of their recording engineers on an epic 5,000 mile journey across the southern regions of the Tsarist Russian Empire. From the Caucasus mountains to the deserts of Central Asia, Franz Hampe recorded the various cultures and ethnic groups he encountered. What resulted was an incredibly intimate view of pre-Soviet life, in the form of almost 1,200 music recordings. Now, for the first time in over 90 years, a representative sample from the expedition can be heard. The 23 tracks include Caucasian male choirs, classical maqam singers from Bukhara and the Ferghana Valley, and a nomadic singer from the Kazakh Steppes, among others.
From Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Chechnya and other culture groups in the northern Caucasus, as well as Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Xinjiang in Central Asia, they were recorded at a point when few of these names appeared on any map. Digitally remastered and with extensive liner notes, this CD offers a rare link to a virtually unknown time, before the Soviet era changed the lives and music practices of the region for ever. Remastered from rare 78 rpm discs to give outstanding sound - from nearly a century ago.
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198987682/Before_The_Revolution.rar.html
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Best World Sounds 100 - JVC
CD1 - Europe and Islamic World
CD2 - India and Africa Part I
CD3 - Africa Part II and Caribbean, America, Pacific
CD4 - Music of Bali
CD5 - China and Around
CD6 - Korea and Japan
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198741756/Best_World_Sounds_100_6CD-BOX_CD1_-_Europe_and_Islamic_World.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198690631/Best_World_Sounds_100_6CD-BOX_CD2_-_India_and_Africa_Part_I.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198716269/Best_World_Sounds_100_6CD-BOX_CD3_-_Africa_Part_II_and_Caribbean__America__Pacific.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198693916/Best_World_Sounds_100_6CD-BOX_CD4_-_Music_of_Bali.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198717172/Best_World_Sounds_100_6CD-BOX_CD5_-_China_and_Around.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198742684/Best_World_Sounds_100_6CD-BOX_CD6_-_Korea_and_Japan.rar.html
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Burkina Faso - R�jouissances chez les Siamou
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198795288/Burkina_Faso_-_R_jouissances_chez_les_Siamou.rar.html
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Buryat Songs and Music
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198868046/Buryat_Songs_and_Music.rar.html
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Classical Music of Iran - The Dastgah Systems
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198973049/Classical_Music_of_Iran_-_The_Dastgah_Systems.rar.html
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INDIA [1967] Sri Vidyabhushana - Sri Nrisimha Stotram
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198983071/INDIA__1967__Shivkumar_Sharma_s_First_LP__192.rar.html
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Indian Street Music - The Bauls Of Bengal (1970) (vinyl rip)
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198953124/Indian_Street_Music_-_The_Bauls_Of_Bengal__1970___vinyl_rip_.rar.html
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Joji Hirota-Pete Locket
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198792275/Joji_Hirota-Pete_Locket__torrents.ru_.rar.html
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Kodo - 2002 - Mondo Head - JAPAN
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198822755/Kodo_-_2002_-_Mondo_Head.rar.html
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Madagascar 2 (Musik des S�dens)
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198768751/Madagascar_2__Musik_des_S_dens_.rar.html
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Various Artists: Masters Of Percussion
Middle East & North Africa - Arc Music
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198885849/Masters_Of_Percussion.rar.html
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Music of Central Asia - TADJIKISTAN
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198898094/MoCA_Tajikistan_1_.rar.html
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Navrang � Pangea
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198686743/Navrang_-_Pangea.rar.html
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Siberie 4 - kamtchatka - tambours de danse de l'extrime-orient siberien
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198908579/Siberie_4_-_kamtchatka_-_tambours_de_danse_de_l_extrime-orient_siberien.rar.html
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Sublime Frequencies
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198928254/Sublime_Frequencies.rar.html
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Sudan - Music of the Blue Nile Province - The Gumuz Tribe
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198688711/Sudan_-_Music_of_the_Blue_Nile_Province_-_The_Gumuz_Tribe.rar.html
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Tibetan Monks Chanting Big Om of Tibet
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198960053/Tibetan_Monks_Chanting_Big_Om_of_Tibet.rar.html
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V.A. - Music of the Earth - Astonishing And Rare Instruments(1998)
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V.A. - Songs of the Earth - Astonishing And Rare Voices
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Viet-Nam - Musique et chants des Hmong
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Wang Xu-dong MP3
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World Network (Full 49 CD Collection)
The WorldNetwork collection is produced in close cooperation between Germany's largest broadcasting company WDR (West German Radio & Television) and NETWORK. Since its inception, the WDR has committed itself to inviting great artists from all over the world to record at its Cologne studios. When this wasn't possible or feasible, recordings were made directly on location.
The best sound technicians have spared no effort to record these unique musical moments live: without overdubbing, multi-tracking or other cosmetic effects.
Christian Scholze and Jean Trouillet have selected, together with Jan Reichow, the most outstanding concert, festival and studio recordings from decades of archive material to create this unique collection. Over the past years, Network, in collaboration with the WDR, has made local recordings, among others, in Senegal, Australia, Cuba, Brazil and Uzbekistan.
Many CDs in this collection have received national and international record awards. The jury of the International Phonographic Award explained their decision: "Recordings from four continents, interpreted in high quality by singers and instrumentalists who, although receptive to new sources of inspiration, are nevertheless deeply rooted in the tradition of their culture and have not adapted to current trends: these recordings in the WorldNetwork collection illustrate the diversity of a predominantly non-commercial world-music of extraordinary quality."
Release Year 1991-1999
MP3
VBR 192-320 kbps
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http://rapidshare.com/files/198320812/01_-_India__-_Raga__santur.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198320817/02_-_Georgia_-_Choir___Duduki.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198320819/03_-_Iran_-_Classical_Persian_Music.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198358644/04_-_Crete_-_Lyra.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198369060/05_-_Argentina_-_Tango.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198377964/06_-_USA_-_Blues.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198393830/07_-_Zimbabwe_-_Mbira.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198399070/08_-_Eurasia_-_Ross_Daly_und_Labyrinth_-_Mitos.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198403656/09_-_South_Africa_-_Cologne_Zulu_Festival.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198426320/10_-_Turkey_-_Mustafa_Kandirali__clarinet_-_Caz_Roman.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198430838/11_-_Portugal_-_Guitarra_Portuguesa.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198320821/12_-_Korea_-_Seoul_Ensemble_Of_Traditional_Music.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198320809/13_-_Colombia_-_Music_from_the_Tropical_Rainforest.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198459441/14_-_USA_-_Cajun.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198479452/15_-_France_-_Bratch_-_Gipsy_Music.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198482386/16_-_Ireland_-_Treasures_of_Irish_Music.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198482698/17_-_Brazil_-_Samba___Choro_Negro.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198495665/18_-_Madagascar_-_multicultural_music.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198508936/19_-_Israel_-_Yiddish_Soul-_Klezmer.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198510705/20_-_Pakistan_-__Legendary_Khyal_Maestros_-_Ragas.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198517878/21_-_Tuva_-_Throat-Singing_from_the_Center_of_Asia.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198533366/22_-_Mexico.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198537688/23_-_Gambia_-_Kora_Music.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198539402/24_-_The_Alps_-_Authenic_Alpine_music.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198553243/25_-_Spain_-_Flamenco_singing.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198558057/26_-_Russia_-_Loyko__Road_of_the_Gypsies.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198565696/27_-_Syria_-_Takasim___Sufi_Chants_from_Damaskus.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198568100/28_-_Afghanistan_-_A_Journey_To_An_Unknown_Musical_World.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198572770/29_-_Senegal_-_Yande_Codou_Sene___Youssou_N_Dour.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198583986/30_-_Cuba_-_El_Camino_De_La_Salsa.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198584333/31_-_Corsica___Sardinia.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198585102/32_-_Scotland.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198598718/33_-_Iran_Kurdistan_-_Nowruz-Traditional___Classical_Music.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198602421/34_-_Rajasthan_-_Music_from_the_Desert_Nomads.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198604660/35_-_Bali_-_A_Suite_of_Tropical_Music_and_Sounds__Gamelan.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198616515/36_-_Australia_-_Ankala__Rhythms_from_the_Outer_Core__digeridoo_.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198616692/37_-_Azerbaijan_-_The_Legendary_Art_Of_Mugham.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198616865/38_-_Uzbekistan_-_Munadjat_Yulchieva___Ensemble_Shavkat_Mirzaev.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198627353/39_-_China_-_The_sound_of_silk_and_bamboo.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198629407/40_-_Venezuela_-_Pajarillo_verde.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198629631/41_-_Romania_-_Wild_Sounds_from_Transylvania__Wallachia___Moldavia.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198641543/42_-_Mail_-_The_Divas_From_Mali.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198819498/43_-_Haiti_-_Ti-Coca_and_Toto_Bissainthe.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198648666/44_-_Peru.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198650132/45_-_Tunesia_-_Sonia_M_Barek.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198663752/46_-_Greece_-_Epirus.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/198668864/47_-_Armenia_-_Djivan_Gasparyan__duduk.rar.html
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UPDATE 20/02/2009
Khomus - Jew's harp music of Turkic peoples in the Urals, Siberia, and Central Asia
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http://rapidshare.com/files/200242625/Khomus_-_Jew_s_harp_music_of_Turkic_peoples_in_the_Urals__Siberia__and_Central_Asia.rar.html
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Deep in the Heart of Tuva - Cowboy Music from the Wild East
THROAT SINGING
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http://rapidshare.com/files/200237268/Deep_in_the_Heart_of_Tuva_-_Cowboy_Music_from_the_Wild_East.rar.html
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