Format: Vinyl Record LP, Request Records. USA release no date. Stereo issue. Recorded live in the Sahara Desert on the occasion of the wedding of Abdul and Fatima. The music was provided by a visiting group of musicians under the leadership Mohamed Bella. 4 tracks including: Wedding Ceremony; Various Dances And Chants; Various Dances And Chants; Various Dances And Chants. Rare LP. Record label: Request Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM1047srlp8155 ---B
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Springthyme Records. UK release from 1984. Sprangeen is a band of seven women musicians based in Edinburgh, Scotland. They play a wide range of Scottish traditional roots music including Gaelic waulking songs, border fiddle tunes, Highland pipe music and traditional songs. 11 tracks. Lovely fresh and clean copy. Record label: Springthyme Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM1019spr1013 ---S
Format: Vinyl Record LP, SLD Records. UK release no date. 1960s(?) very rare 10 inch album, jacket laminated front and back. Released on Parlophone's Voice De L'Orient Series. Lebanese born Siham Rifqi is a favourite of Arab audiences for her rendering of Bedouin songs. She was born in Beirut, Lebanon and is considered one of the great Arab Badawi singers. 5 tracks including: Marha Wihala Ya Hibab, Ma' Al-salama, Ya Yimma, Al'khatir Allah, Magruha Garh Al-hawa. Lovely condition for a rare album. Record label: SLD Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM947lpvd5 ---R
Roots Music LP
Gaberlunzie - Wind and Water, Time and Tide (KLP 45)
GBP 14.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Igus Records. UK release no date. From LP jacket: We have chosen the songs on this album to try to combine the more obscure traditional songs re-Arranged for modern ears, with new songs we have written, and a couple of our favourite songs from contemporary composers. Wind and water, time and tide, these are the common enemy of the farmer, the seaman and the men working around Scotland's coast on the rigs. They have all left their mark on our temperament, and our music. Musicians include: Gordon Menzies - vocals, guitar, mandolin; and Robin Watson - vocals, guitar, dulcimer; with Iain Mackintosh - concertina; John Martin - fiddle; and Bill Craib - bass. 13 tracks including: Mormond Braes; Kishorn Commandoes; Back O' Beyond; Morris's March; The Weavers; Sleepy Toon; This Land Is Your Land; Men From The Rigs; Bogie's Bonny Bell; Come By The Hills; Remember John McLean; Kissin' In The Dark; The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre / What Would You Do?; Tarry Arry Arry; Lion On The Gold. Record label: Igus Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM790klp45 ---G
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Folkcraft Records. USA release no date. 1950(?) vintage LP of German folk dances released on the New Jersey Folkcraft label. Comes with original 10 page folk dance instructional sheets. 14 tracks. Record label: Folkcraft Records. USA Grade: Vinyl NM, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM745folkcraftlp5 ---V
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Danica Records. USA release from 1981. The 12 women of Danica share an enthusiasm for the traditional vocal music of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union. Private pressing from USA based folk singing group. 20 tracks. Jacket open but still in shrink. Record label: Danica Records. USA Grade: Vinyl NM, Jacket NM Stock: 1. Item: RM744danica408 ---D
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Amiga Records. German release no date. Late 1980s female gypsy music singer and band. Material mainly consists of gypsy folk songs. 16 tracks. Record label: Amiga Records. Germany Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM689856357 ---M
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Qualiton Records. Hungarian release from 1977. This is gypsy folk music from the Hungarian minority. The singer is Katalin Madarasz, and she is accompanied by the Folk Orchestra of the Duna Ensemble. Primas violinist is Tivadar Meszaros and the artistic leader is Rezso Vegvari. With sleeve notes in Hungarian, English and German. 8 tracks. Record label: Qualiton Records. Hungary Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM686slpx10143 ---M
Roots Music LP
Rudolf Vig - Folk Songs by Hungarian Gypsies (Szabolcs Szatmar County) (SLPX 18082)
GBP 9.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Hungaroton Records. Hungarian release from 1984. This is gypsy folk music from the Hungarian gypsy minority, collected and edited by Rudolf Vig. Gypsy folk music that inspired Bela Bartok. Comes with original 6 page booklet in Hungarian and English. 8 tracks. Record label: Hungaroton Records. Hungary Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM685slpx18082 ---V
Roots Music LP
Various - Romane Gil'a Anthology of Gypsy Songs (017 1389)
GBP 9.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Supraphon Records. Czechoslovakian release from 1973. Selected from the original on-the-spot recordings in East and South Slovakia, and North Moravia by Dr. Eva Davidova and Dr. Jaromir Gelnar. This is authentic gypsy folk music from East Europe, side one is described as Songs of Nomadic Gypsies while side 2 is Songs of Settled Gypsies. Comes with 8 page color booklet in English, German and French. 27 tracks. Record label: Supraphon Records. Czechoslovakia Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM6840171389 ---V
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Voice-Of-Stars Records. French release from 1970. The Exotic Orient in the Flesh Hit Medleys from Middle East top songs for Belly Dancers. Belly Dance music from the Middle East region Lebanon, Beirut. Produced by Daniel Der Sahakian. 3 tracks Record label: Voice-Of-Stars Records. France Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM661vos10007a ---S
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Balkanton Records. Bulgarian release no date. Bulgarian folk culture 'town songs' performed by Tatyana Surbinska and Kolyo Kolev. Accompanied by folk orchestra Arranged and conducted by EMIl Kolev and Hristofor Radanov. 10 tracks. Jacket has some wear and tear on bottom edge. Record label: Balkanton Records. Bulgaria Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM644bha12611 ---S