Musicians

Buying Music

Midi Sites

Let the music take you where it will...to the plains of Africa... to the cold chill of Canada ...to the strains of the Middle East...go with the flow.....listen to the music all around you....

Musicians and Groups

Mike Oldfield - Long known for his "Tubular Bells," Mike Oldfield has an amazing body of work - from movie scores to pop to "new age-ish" music. My very first album, "Platinum" was lovingly brought back from a trip to Europe. After its unfortunate demise (my college roommate did not understand what happens to vinyl records when left in direct sunlight) it took another year to find a place that could import it. It took only 7 long years to finally get it in CD form. Of course, I have since collected a number of his other works - and thoroughly enjoy them!

Deep Forest - A group from France that uses instruments, drums and voices from all over the world to create a multicultural tapestry of sound. They do this by MIXING different sounds together. In one song you have a Hungarian singer with the chants of Buddhist monks with drums and voices from Africa. If you listen closely, you can hear the heartbeat of the world. Here is the Sony (France) Deep Forest Website. It comes in both French and English.

Angelique Kidjo - Angelique Kidjo has a powerful voice. Combine it with the complex rhythms and harmonies of Africa and you have really something special. Most of her songs are sung in her native language but there are translations in the jacket. Her songs are very much about social conscious and justice. Some of her albums use instruments and drumming recorded in Benin.

The Tea Party - This group from Canada combines Zepplin-esque rock with the sounds of the Middle East. I think you have to hear them to appreciate them!

Great Big Sea - This band is from Newfoundland. What this group has been able to do - successfully, I might add - is to take traditional songs and make them modern and accesible to present day audiences. That they are able to do it without compromising the original material is what makes this band a "great".

Unfortunately, I never was able to get their first three CD's here in the US - but don't worry, just go to their web site and order directly! It may take a month, but it is well worth the wait! They have recently had their first US release called, Rant and Roar. I was able to order this locally - but you can also order it through their webpage! Another interesting link:  Great Big Sea Fan Homepage

Enya - Whenever my students have to take a test, I play Enya as a soothing, relaxing accompanyment. They even come into class asking that I play them. That's a pretty big compliment right there.

Buying Music On-Line

I enjoy shopping on the web and I found a really interesting place to buy music through the net. The coolest thing about this site is that you can download and listen to samples from the cds/tapes BEFORE you buy them. Just enter the realm of World Wide Music!

I also found this great site for buying records and CD's related to Theatre productions and Movies! I ordered from them and found it to be really quick and painless! Try Footlight Records.
 

Midi Sites for Web Pages

The USS. Andante - Ultimate Sci-Fi Midi Page is a really great place to go to find midis from science fiction television shows and movies. This is an excellent site!

The Ultimate Midi Site is a great place to find midis of all types as this page is nothing but links to pages with midi files. I can't believe that you won't be able to find some cool music for your web pages!
 

This page was last updated on January 24, 2001.