Roberts at # 14, and the superb version of ‘Maria Elena’ by RyĬooder/Flaco Jimenez at # 949. Other kind of unique songs include the original version of ‘Hey Joe’ by Billy Named Henry James who recorded ‘Going up the country’ in 1928, nearly The oldest song on my list is by a black American Then 90% of the selection stems from the period 1960 Nevertheless Anglo-Saxon music styles dominate! With ‘Ik zou wel eens willen weten’= ‘I really would want to know about.’. Side) Jules de Corte was a blind singer songwriter and appears on # 228 Perhaps unbelievable but true: my second cousin (mother’s Phantoms, and Anneke Groenloh the latter was born in Dutch Indonesia in 1942, but grew up in
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All main music streams are there, including a selection ofįrom my home town Eindhoven, NL, one can listen to Peter & roll, rock, soul, country, texmex, blues, folk, romantic slows, and someįaith based music. In terms of styles the listener will find plenty of rock CongoleseįRANCO, the undisputed king of rumba music just by himself composed more Nico Kassanda, and Bailly Spinto featuring prominently. Songs by African musiciansĪmount to about 60 and cover Africa from West to East with obviously FRANCO,ĭr. Included a good variety of musicians from African countries and Latin America alsoĭid I listen to German, French and Italian songs from quite a young age, andįamous musicians like Freddy Quinn, Francoise Hardy, and AdrianoĬelentano, to name a few, appear in my list. This was the period of myĪdolescence, my life at university and my early career in Africa and Europe.īecause of my work and travels around the world I Mid-sixties until late-eighties past century. Songs reflect my love, appreciation and emotional link with the period from the My selection obviously is associated with my identityĪnd confirms strongly the kind of music I was exposed to.
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