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(fensterbme/flickr)Music Remastered, Reissued and Revived
Major labels are turning out fresh reissues of classic albums by the Beatles and Rolling Stones. Meanwhile, smaller labels are digging up exciting but forgotten 60's and 70's soul records. Today, we explore the growing market for repackaged and remastered music. Also: the composer and percussionist Lukas Ligeti shares the music of his African-influenced ensemble of musicians and dancers, Burkina Electric.
Feeling Nostalgic? Try a Reissue
For the third and final part of Soundcheck's series on nostalgia in music, we're exploring the business of reissues. Joining us is Amir Abdullah, label manager at Wax Poetics records, which focuses on rediscovering forgotten and obscure funk, soul and R&B albums from the 60s and 70s; and Allan Kozinn, music critic at the New York Times, about EMI's plans to reissue the Beatles' catalog in newly remastered versions, and about the classical reissues market.
Weigh in: When artists reissue an album, is it a service to fans, or simply an attempt to make more money?
Wax Poetics records
Allan Kozinn on the Beatles reissues (NY Times)
Lukas Ligeti and the Burkina Electric
Lukas Ligeti’s life has always been surrounded by music. He is the son of late avant-garde composer György Ligeti and ended up becoming a professional drummer. But when the time came to form his band, he went all the way to Burkina Faso, in the deep interior of West Africa. His group Burkina Electric will play live in our studio.
The Burkina Electric's Web site
The Burkina Electric on MySpace
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