Accordion Music (Global Accordion - Early Recordings)

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Label
Wergo
Release Date
October 1, 2001
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      TRADITIONAL
    • PERFORMER
      Christoph Wagner
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 01, 2001
    • UPC
      4010228162325
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SM16232
    • LABEL
      Wergo
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    Works ⌄

    1. Caridad (Puerto Rico)

      Composer: Traditional

    2. The Rights of Man (Ireland)

      Composer: Traditional

    3. Lo Glaoudo (France)

      Composer: Traditional

    4. Syrtos Politokos (Turkey)

      Composer: Traditional

    5. Tarkwa Na Abosu (West Africa)

      Composer: Traditional

    6. Kasakka-Pollka (Finland)

      Composer: Traditional

    7. Im Alpstubli (Switzerland)

      Composer: Traditional

    8. Seu Januario (Brazil)

      Composer: Traditional

    9. Fais Do-Do Negre (USA)

      Composer: Traditional

    10. Viva la giga (Italy)

      Composer: Traditional

    11. Slibowitz-Tanz (Austria)

      Composer: Rudolf Strohmayer

    12. Rambalamanana (Madagascar)

      Composer: Traditional

    13. Buen Humor (Dominica)

      Composer: Traditional

    14. Dradiwalzer (Austria)

      Composer: Traditional

    15. Yidisher Melodien (Russia)

      Composer: Traditional

    16. El Tecolote (Texas / Mexico)

      Composer: Traditional

    17. 's Loisachtal (Germany)

      Composer: Traditional

    18. Mamolikoane (South Africa)

      Composer: Traditional

    19. Corn Bread Rough (USA)

      Composer: Traditional

    20. Ubelbacher Walzer (Austria)

      Composer: Traditional

    21. Wesole Wujaszek (Poland)

      Composer: Traditional

    22. Clog de William Durette (Canada)

      Composer: Traditional

    23. Koster Valsen (Sweden)

      Composer: Traditional

    24. Huntsman's Chorus (England)

      Composer: Traditional

    25. Altsteirische Harmonika Ländler 2 (Austria)

      Composer: Traditional

    26. Bourree Lozerienne (France)

      Composer: Traditional


The accordion is the ultimate global instrument. As a catalyst of popular music it spread around the world in the 19th century like wildfire. 26 rare 78rpm recordings from Africa, Latin America, the US, the Caribbean and Europe display the enormous variety of early accordion styles. You will glimpse a wild folk music that hardly exists today. The invention of the "accordion", as it was named in the patent granted to Viennese organ and piano builder Cyrill Demian in 1829 was a musical explosion, which triggered a chain reaction of global dimension. The accordion was louder than any string instrument, and it was portable. It also had fixed tuning. But it's biggest advantage was it's format as a one-man-band. Even when pressing the wrong notes within a melody it still sounded pleasant. Therefore the accordion was seen as a "miracle box" which immediately allowed everybody without any formal musical training to participate actively in music making. It may truly be claimed that the accordion gave birth to popular music.