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Best of 2010

Best of 2010

The year is over! For some of us, it just came and went – a member of a long list of other such candidates. For some of us it probably was an year of great import, a milestone in our lives in some way or the other. I am not one for grand new year celebrations, or even resolutions for that matter. But I did make one this year – to come up with a best of 2010 compilation for AI at least before the first month of the new year is over! And guess what! I have managed to keep it! In all probability, a first! But I did take my own sweet time, as always! I had to

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Kande – Meukondroe

Kande - Meukondroe

“And now for something completely different!” This might not be everybody’s cup of tea but then, it is not necessary for everyone to like everything, is it?! Aceh was in the news for being the worst hit in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. It also happens to be the place where Islam first gained a foothold in South-East Asia. And Aceh remains till this day the strongest bastion of Islam in that region. Much of their culture, probably as a consequence, is closely linked to the Arab world – and this applies to their music as well. It is from this unusual source that I draw inspiration today to post this album. Kande (Candle) is the band of one of

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