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Nonesuch Continues Explorer Reissues
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United Press International, Nonesuch Continues Explorer Reissues >>
By JOHN SWENSON
Nonesuch Records has released the second set of discs from its historic Explorer series, 12 CDs from Indonesia and the South Pacific. The first of the recordings of the Nonesuch Explorer Series were released on vinyl in 1967. It was a moment in time when the scholarship of classical recordings had reached a new high point and American music fans were interested in exploring roots music.
It also was a time when many indigenous cultures were disappearing or rapidly adapting their music to outside influences. Documentation of the music and its cultural context was essential, and photos of the performers and locale were encouraged. Recordings were to be the optimum obtainable.
The second set of reissues include "Music from the Morning of the World," one of the first commercial releases of gamelan music. Nine of the 12 titles feature gamelan music from Bali and Java. Other recordings in the set feature drums made from shark bellies and stingrays, music from the famous Indonesian shadow play, Tahitian love songs and war chants, a popular vocal style from West Java, and a survey of music from throughout the South Pacific. 01/13/03
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