World 2003

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 19, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Narada
• ASIN: B0000AISLL
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,226 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. La Vent - Noir Desir

2. Che Il Mediterraneo Sia - Eugenio Bennato

3. Naita - Ojos De Braujo

4. Dojo Kun (Jamais Laisser Tomber) - Temple Of Sound

5. Paris Dakar - Daara J

6. Life - Big Men

7. Come L'Aria - Banda Ionica

8. Palava - Weird M.C.

9. Kahpe Kader - Sezen Aksu

10. Go - Dusminguet

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Moryak - Markscheider Kunst

2. Across The Wire - Calexico

3. Take Care - Nyota Ndogo

4. Yol Bolsin - Sevara Nazarkhan

5. Haliko Chijende (Let's Walk) - Michael Brook

6. Makovienka (Poppy Girl) - Sui Vesan

7. Horses - The Be Good Tanyas

8. Fria Claridade - Lula Pena

9. Eh Ya Ye - Kasse Mady Diabate

10. La Iguana - Lila Downs

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More Pop, Less World, but interesting stuff anyway, October 13, 2003

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Joanna Daneman (Middletown, DE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: World 2003 (Audio CD)

I didn't need to be told that the person who compiled this 2-CD album (Charles Gillett of the BBC) was European--the cuts on this album have lots of the World-Pop that is big overseas but not in the US. Actually, the pop-fusion is controversial in among World Music artists; I know one musician who was asked to record with Peter Gabriel and gets more techno-pop with every CD he puts out; another musician however just hates the modern mix and wants to hear the traditional music, no matter if from Tuva or Slovakia. It's a matter of taste. I had plenty of favorites here, Nazarkan's Yol Bolsin from Uzbekistan, Kasse Mady Diabate from Mali, and a Neopolitan street-music flavored romp by Eugenio Bennato that blended that catchy Naples sound with Algerian rhythm and Arabic language. And there is a song by that wonderful Fadista Mariza (O Silencio da Guitarro) and a great piece by a group from Rebecca Malope of South Africa. Sadly, there is a wonderful cut by the late Joe Strummer of England. He passed away in 2002, and this is one of his last. The talent in this song makes you want more, more, and well, he's gone. Too sad.

I liked about fifty percent of each CD. If you like more traditional World Music, this CD set may not appeal-- the 2002 compilation was certainly modern World sound. However this 2003 set is very much an international fusion of hypno-, techno, rap and reggae. If you had a hard time getting into World Music and you love the current pop trends, you should try this album because it's an excellent cross-section of World Pop and World Modern, well, Folk, I guess. I found a lot to like here, but it was a bit much pop for me in places.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Buy it for your half-dozen favorites, December 3, 2003

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David C "David C" (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: World 2003 (Audio CD)

and let the rest of the 25 grow on you.
J'adore absolument Rebecca Malope, l'Orchestre Baobab, et Samira Sa'id. Shukran yaa Charlie, for your part in making this wonderful music available at such a bargain price.
All the songs are well-produced (not a given, in my experience),
and all the artists technically proficient. So whether the individual listener likes a particular song is gonna be a personal thing.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best world compilation i've heard!, February 26, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: World 2003 (Audio CD)

It's extroardinarily difficult to put together a coherent mix of world music on one cd--I usually cringe at the idea of trying to do this. I've listened to many world compilations, but none of them flow as effortlessly from one country to another as this one does. There is definitely a little for everyone on these albums--the first album is more hip hop and techno infused, while the second is more rock/pop/folk. I love the second disc, but am not as crazy about the first--but you can't complain b/c of the price! While some of the music is more traditional, much of it is influenced by Western rock/pop/etc music. I'm mostly upset that I can't easily buy several of the cd's off of this album as they are not released in the US!