Bebadosamba - Paulinho Da Viola

Advantages: this music is fantastic
Disadvantages: When you hear this you want the rest of the putamayo CDs

...Pagodinho 8. Seja O Que Deus Quiser - Paulinho Moska 9. Filhos Do Tempo - DiDa Banda Feminina 10. Feira De Mangaio - Agepe 11. Cacimba Do Meu Amor - Saldanha Rolim 12. Le Mama - Ale Muniz You should be able to find a copy second hand for about £10 or buy one new for about £20... Read review

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Advantages: Wonderful music
Disadvantages: None

...What is on this CD? Some of the best music that has ever come out of England. Though not all of the pieces are composed by composers born in England or in Britain. Some musical historians claim that this was a Golden Age for English music. From listening to the excellent music on this CD, superbly performed on period instruments, who am I too argue with such a judgement? The music on this CD was composed by Pepusch, Purcell, Arne Woodcock. Pepusch's full name was Johann Christoph Pepusch and he was born in Germany, moving eventually to England, where he became a firm favourite amongst the music-loving public. The music composed by Pepusch and included on this CD is his Sinfonia in F, Largo, Allegro, Largo. Presto. The music is performed by two recorders (they were, originally, considered orchestral instruments) two oboes, a viola da... Read review

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Advantages: fantastic music
Disadvantages: Very rare recording, Very expensive

...eating, others would be dancing for their entertainment. There were various types of dances. Stately courtly dances and more sprightly dances like the Volte. This was originally considered as obscene as it displayed far too much of a Lady’s Legs!!!{You do not think of Elizabethan courtiers doing randy dancing do you, well you would be surprised at what they got up to} Dances could be in lines or rounds. Eye contact could be made at certain times during these dances. The Ballet played here may have originated at Courtly entertainments or Masques. Bransles were originally folk type dances. Most of this would appear to be for a court rather than the peasantry. They are:- 1, Passameze 3 cornetts, 3 sackbuts, regal, timpani, 2 violins. 2 violas, violoncello, double-bass, 2 harps, archlute, theorbo, harpsichord, 5 recorders, curtal, organ... Read review

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