Ural-Altaic Music Appreciation Series Vol. 3

Artist: Lana
Song: Perishte (which means 'Angel' in Kazakh)

Ural-Altaic Music Appreciation Series Vol. 2

Ұлытау means 'Great Mountain' in Kazakh.

1) You are the Magical Clue Fairy for a day, with your clue-imparting clue-by-four. What one clue would you want everyone to catch?Can we please have a world without hierarchies that determine who's privileged and who's disparaged by arbitrary/discriminatory sets of standards? A world where everyone feels free to be her true self without getting ( Read more... )

Loreena McKennitt's long-awaited comeback tour, after ten years of waiting! Welcome back, lady, and thank you for one of the most memorable musical peak experiences of my life. I'm still in ecstasy. ( Concert review follows: )

Ural-Altaic Music Appreciation Series vol. 1

Värttinä is an unusual folk-rock band from Finland. I'd like you to know them. They really blow my musical mind. They are fronted by three women singers. (They used to have four women.) Their sound has been described as "wall of estrogen." I find their music to have high energy, asymmetric meters, and ( Read more... )