Putumayo Presents the Best of World, Vol. 2: Instrumental

1. Twilight at the Zuq - Ardeshir Farah, Jorge Strunz

2. Cuban Connections - Outback

3. Cuban Heels - Acoustic Alchemy

4. Rocky Road - Béla Fleck

5. Rhum 'N' Zouc - Jean-Luc Ponty

6. Fantasy - Ali Akbar Khan, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan

7. Between the Shadows - Loreena McKennitt

8. Ya Es la Hora - Los Incas

9. Maki - Rossy

10. Gypsy Heart - Govi

11. I Already Have a Husband - Balafon Marimba Ensemble

12. Mambo Banjo - Alison Brown

13. Duende del Amor (Day) - Ottmar Liebert

Putumayo Presents the Best of World, Vol. 2: Instrumental,Various Artists,Putumayo World Music,Adult Alternative,Ethnic Fusion,Flamenco,Fusion,Int'l & World Music,Pan-Global,Pop,Post-Bop,Progressive Bluegrass,World Fusion,World Music,Worldbeat

Average customer rating: A musical mixed bag Beautiful instrumentals Great Intro Sampler!

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Tracks:

1. Twilight at the Zuq - Strunz & Farah
2. Cuban Connections - Outback
3. Cuban Heels - Acoustic Alchemy
4. Rocky Road - Bela Fleck
5. Rhum 'N 'Zouc - Jean Luc Ponty
6. Fantasy - Ali Akbar Khan
7. Between the Shadows - Loreena McKennit
8. Ya Es La Hora - Los Incas
9. Maki - Rossy
10. Gypsy Heart - Govi
11. I Already Have a Husband - Balafon Marimba Ensemble
12. Mambo Banjo - Alison Brown
13. Duende del Amor (Day) - Ottmar Liebert

Customer Reviews:

A musical mixed bag.......2006-07-06

Back in its early days,Putumayo claimed to have the "Best of World Music." They didn't have much competition;there was Peter Gabriel's Real World label,Narada,Celestial Harmonies,and not much else.Harmonia Mundi hadn't started its World Village label,Six Degrees Records wasn't promoting world techno,nor was Starbucks,along with its special label Hear Music,purveying "worldbeat" along with expensive coffees.

"Best of World Music:Instrumental" is an okay collection.Thankfully,Putumayo started out alright&progressed from there.This album is a flawed masterpiece in its own way.Strunz&Farah provide an Arabic-styled track.Acoustic Alchemy goes for a more salsa sound.Ali Akbar Khan shows his Indian classical music skills.Loreena McKennit's Celtic New Age music is haunting.The Balafon Marimba Ensemble provides a fun piece.Alison Brown's banjo is rousing.Ottmar Liebert provides his nuevo flamenco.However,the album has an overall easy listening to the point of sleeping ambience.

If you're into instrumental music,go for Putumayo's "Music from the Wine Lands" (which does have another banjo piece from Alison Brown),"Music from the Tea Lands","Sahara Lounge"&"Asian Lounge" instead.

This album "Best of World Music:Instrumental" is mediocre music;there's more variety now.

Beautiful instrumentals.......2001-08-19

This is a terrific album of world instrumental music. From American Bluegrass to East Indian, Andean to African, it is all here. It's a great place to start exploring the wide range of music that is out there. Some of the artists are pretty well known, like Loreena McKennit and Ottmar Liebert for example. Others not so well known but just as good and deserving of wider reknown. This album was one of the very first in the Putumayo series, and should be in all music lovers collections. The 11 page booklet includes info on each artist, but the booklet isn't as informative or as colourful as later Putumayo releases were to be.

Great Intro Sampler!.......2000-02-25

This disk introduced me to many greats, including Bela Fleck, Outback, and Ottmar Liebert. If you like instrumental music, this is a GREAT sampler! Not a dud on the disk!

Average customer rating:

Putumayo Presents the Best of World, Vol. 2: Instrumental Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Flamenco | Latin Music | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: A World Instrumental Collection Putumayo Presents the Best of World, Vol. 4: African One World Gardens of Eden The Lucky Few ASIN: B000008MGG Release Date: 1993-04-20

Tracks:

1. Twilight at the Zuq - Ardeshir Farah, Jorge Strunz
2. Cuban Connections - Outback
3. Cuban Heels - Acoustic Alchemy
4. Rocky Road - B Fleck
5. Rhum 'N' Zouc - Jean-Luc Ponty
6. Fantasy - Ali Akbar Khan, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
7. Between the Shadows - Loreena McKennitt
8. Ya Es la Hora - Los Incas
9. Maki - Rossy
10. Gypsy Heart - Govi
11. I Already Have a Husband - Balafon Marimba Ensemble
12. Mambo Banjo - Alison Brown
13. Duende del Amor (Day) - Ottmar Liebert

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