4001/02 Shiva Mahadeva—Dagar Brothers
Dhrupad, classical vocal music of North India
Ragas: Malkauns, Darbari Kanada, Adana, Bhatiyar
Ustad Nasir Zahiruddin († 1989) and Ustad Nasir Faiyazuddin († 1994), like their two elder brothers, have been performing under the name of Dagar Brothers. They have kept alive a unique tradition of harmoniously blending voices—as customary—in the Dagar family, which traces its lineage through 18 generations back to the 16th century: the period in wich the dhrupad style flowered at the Moghul courts of North India. The Dagar Brothers' singing is like a prayer, full of devotion. Most compositions on this double-CD are in Shiva's honour.
76+ min (CD1), 76+ min (CD1), ADD, digipack with 16-p. booklet.
...Pan Records did a great service to students and connaisseurs of Indian art music by releasing the recording of a complete live concert given at the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam in 1978... (Joseph J. Palackal, 1999 Yearbook for Traditional Music).

4003 Cien Años de Tradición—Organo Oriental. Street organ music of the Oriente de Cuba
Organ: Cien Años de Tradición (Cuayo family, Holguin)
In the Oriente (eastern part) of Cuba one can dance to the music of pounding street organs, that keep the dance going for hours and hours. The popular Cuban dance tunes played by the organ are accompanied by virtuoso percussionists. Technically there is little difference between a European and a Cuban streetorgan. But musically there is a big difference. Cuban street organs are part of an orchestra, playing in a fascinating alternation of stops, breaks, and syncopes. The man at the wheel is not simply operating the organ, but is the conductor and orchestra leader, setting tempo and rhythm to swinging perfection.
59+ min, DDD, 8-p. booklet.
...This excellent (and danceable) recording of a little known tradition makes audible and available yet another of the blends of European and African musics so characteristic of the Caribbean... (Elizabeth Sayre, 1999 Yearbook for Traditional Music).

4004 Udan Mas—Tembang Sunda.
Ida Widawati Ensemble / Lingkung Seni ‘Malati’
Tembang Sunda is a refined and intimate form of chamber music of Sunda, West Java. The ensemble Malati (Jasmine flower) is considered one of the best in this style. The first concert by Ida Widawati outside Indonesia took place in 1974 in Amsterdam in the Royal Tropical Institute. The recordings on this CD document a beautiful Indonesian singer at the start of her international career.
76+ min, ADD, digipack with 16-p. booklet.
...the singer, Ida Widawati, sings in such a controlled and mature style that it is hard to believe that she was only eighteen at the time. This is in fact one of my current favourite recordings. The music has a more mellow, measured feel than some more recent Tembang Sunda issues and there’s a subtle balance and empathy between the musicians, Ida and the male vocalist Iyad Sumarnaputra... (Folk Roots, January/February 1999).

4005 Songs of the Maroni River Caribs of Surinam
Carib music is in fact Carib singing, accompanied by an instrument (a drum or a rattle). There are three types of songs represented on this CD. 1] The so-called aremi or old songs, sung mainly by shamans and accompanied by a rattle maraka. These old songs are predominantly sung during shamanistic seances. 2] The songs of a festive nature, sung during all kinds of feasts, and accompanied by a large drum sambura. 3] Songs sung during the night before a funeral and during the mortuary feasts and rites. These are usually sung by women and are accompanied by a rattle, karawasi. The songs were recorded from 1966 to 1968 during fieldwork among the Maroni River Caribs.
58+ min, ADD, digipack with 12-p. booklet.
...This CD is part of a quite exciting new collaboration between Pan Records and the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam. This expanded reissue of material from 1975 LP may appear to be of rather limited appeal, but simple as it may be, the combination of the Caribs’ music and some careful packaging make this a more attractive album than many Amerindian recordings... (Folk Roots, August/September 1998).

4006/07 Darpan—Ustad Yunus Husain Khan.
Khyal, classical vocal music of North India
Items selected from live concert recordings made in August 1973 in Amsterdam, when vocalist Yunus Husain Khan (†1991) made his European debut. This registration has become a historical document. Besides a gifted singer Yunus Husain Khan also was a composer of rare distinction. Under the nom de plume ‘Darpan’ he has composed numerous bandishes in various ragas. Today his compositions in well-known ragas are sung all over India.
71+ min (CD1), 72+ min (CD2), ADD, digipack with 12-p. booklet.

4008 Tau Pata—Music from Flores (East Indonesia)
The Father Rozing collection.
Recordings made by Father P. Rozing SVD in the 1950s and 1960s on the island of Flores, East Indonesia. In the Nage language “Tau Pata” means “Composing pantun’ (poetry) and it refers to vocal and instrumental indigenous music. The xylophones, jew's harps, flutes, stamping boards, idiochords, gongs and drums from the various regions of Flores give a unique historical presentation of the wealth of the island's indigenous music.
53+ min. ADD. Digipack with 16-p. booklet. See also: Bos, P.R. ‘Biographies of Florenese musical instruments and their collectors’. From the series: Bulletins of the Royal Tropical Institute, ISSN 0370 -1670, 96 pp. ISBN 90-6832-833-6
This CD has not been released yet.

4009 Celempungan—Classical music from Central Java's North Coast
Celempungan ensemble ‘Praja Laras’
Semarang Celempungan is the name of a small, gamelan-derived ensemble in which zithers (celempung and siter) play a dominant role, while the suspending gong has been replaced by an instrument with two bronze slabs. The other instruments in the celempungan-ensemble are gender (metallophone), rebab (bowed lute) and kendhang (two-headed drums).
76+ min. ADD. Digipack with 16-p. booklet.
This CD has not been released yet.

4010 Dònfòli / Play the music—Bamana and Bozo songs from Kirango, Mali
During the Kirango mask festivals large puppets are made to dance by puppeteers who are hidden inside. The puppets represent mythical animals, spirits and human beings, which serve as metaphors for human virtues and vices. The music is performed on various drums. The female chorus keeps time with wooden clappers (tegere) and calabash rattles. The characters are announced by a man playing a wooden antelope-horn (buru), and accompanied by a man playing a hand-bell (daro).
71+ min., DDD, digipack with 12-p. booklet.
...The Bozo clapping is strongly syncopated and the well-illustrated booklet reminds us what visual display we miss. (Folk Roots, April 2001).

4011 Ustad Jafar Hussain Khan & ensemble—Sahibdil / Masters of the Heart
Sufi qawwali music from India
The practice of music and dance is one of the distinguishing aspects of sufism, the mystical, inward contemplative aspect of Islam. Mystical love is the essence of this and sufi poetry is mystical poetry. In the Indian subcontinent this is sung in a unique form, qawwali. One or two solo vocalists alternate with a chorus, and they are accompanied by instruments such as harmonium, dholak or tabla, and rhythmical handclapping. Jafar Hussain Khan was an acclaimed master of qawwali, and his unexpected death in September 1998 has left a void in the world of qawwali music.
67+ min, ADD, digipack with 8-p. booklet.
...this 1981 recording from Amsterdam could score on several historical levels alone as well as forming part of Pan's excellent Royal Tropical Institute series. (Folk Roots, April 2001).

4012 Tasleem— The Sabri Brothers
Sufi qawwali music from Pakistan
Haji Ghulam Farid Sabri and Haji Maqbool Ahmed Sabri, popularly known as the Sabri Brothers, are among the leading qawwali singers in Pakistan. Devout sufis, their choice of lyrics in these recordings has an interesting mix of the more traditional eclectic sufi mysticism (Ambar Shah Warsi, Amir Khusrau) and works of modern poets (Mohtrib Haggani). This CD contains live recordings from June 1981 at the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam, in which the Sabri Brothers present an adventurous and personal way of expounding their music.
68+ min, ADD. Digi-pack with 8-p. booklet.

4013 Muo remé—Dance of the cassowary.
The Anceaux collection Music from the northern coast of New Guinea
While working as a linguist for the Dutch colonial government in New Guinea between 1954 and 1961, J.C. Anceaux recorded over 400 Papua songs and musical performances, by far the largest collection of music from western New Guinea from that period. Many of these recordings are the only known examples of specific styles and cultures. Focusing on the northern coastal area with which Anceaux was most familiar, 29 tracks have been selected for this CD, varying from ballads and dances to funeral songs and music for rituals.
70+ min. ADD. Digipack with 16-p. booklet.

4014/15 Disconan Bieuw—Music from the Netherland Antilles and Aruba 1945-1960
Within a few years after WW II hundreds of titles were put on disc on the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, songs of local origin played by local ensembles. This album presents a representative selection of these locally recorded grammophone records including wellknown artists at that time, such as Padú del Caribe, Edgar Palm, Pierre Lauffer, Conjunto Cristal and Orquesta Concordia.
2x 70+ min. ADD. Digipack with 16-p. booklet. See also: ‘Discography of music from the Netherland Antilles & Aruba, including a history of local recording studios’. Tim de Wolf, Walburg Pers, Zutphen 1999.
This double-CD has not been released yet.

4016 Ananda—Ustad Munir Khan
Classical sarangi music of North India
The sarangi is the oldest bowed instrument of North India. Sarangi maestro Ustad Munir Khan belongs to a family of celebrated courtmusicians from Rajasthan. This album is compiled from a live performance, together with his son Zamir Ahmed Khan on tabla, in 1977. This recital is a beautiful presentation of his individual style and innovative approach to sarangi playing.
70+ min, ADD. Digi-pack with 8-p. booklet.

4017 Sunadi Anant Lal and Ensemble
Shahnai music from North India
Ragas: Purya Kalyan, Chandrakauns
Anant Lal was a prominent member of the National Orchestra of All India Radio, in New Delhi. This CD ‘Sunadi’ (Sweet sound) presents Anant Lal's performance in a 1978 live concert at The Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam. He is accompanied on the shahnai by his son, Daya Shankar, who is also an established artiste in his own right. Tabla accompaniment is provided by Zamir Ahmed (senior), one of the foremost tabla players in India.
68+ min, ADD. Digipack with 8-page booklet.

4018 Dema - Music from the Marind Anim
The Verschueren collection 1962
Anthology of music from West Papua #2
Father Jan Verschueren worked in West Papua as a catholic priest among the Marind Anim from 1931-1970. This CD gives an overview of the recordings he made of their traditional music in 1962. Together with the wax cylinder recordings he made in 1933 these are the only existing recordings of the music accompanying the grand Dema processions, rituals and cults which once formed the highlights of the traditional Marind Anim culture.
Digipack with 20 page booklet. 71+ min. Production and design: Rein Spoorman.