Diwan e Ghalib

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The sophomore release from Algerian singer Rachid Taha. This is a stunning album, as he moves through straightforward rai to blues, rock, and the full spectrum of worldbeat. The album starts out with a song about exile from home, followed by a musical history of rai, covering all of the basic steps in the development of Taha's chosen base-style. An Egyptian film song from the great Farid El Atrache continues the barrage of bouncing Middle Eastern and North African sounds. A more modern version of the ay-ay genre ensues, with fuzzed guitars looped throughout.

THREE DISC SET CELEBRATING THE EXTRAORDINARY MUSIC OF R.E.M. It s more than 10 years since R.E.M. last toured, and almost eight since their last studio album, but it seems there is more interest in this seminal band right now then there has been at any time since they called it a day. This 3 CD set celebrates the stunning musical career of R.E.M. by compiling some of the best recordings available of the group in concert across their time together as a touring unit. Featuring full shows, all recorded for FM radio broadcast, in 1983, 1984 and 1989 respectively, this box-set will delight collectors of R.E.M. s music the world across.