Putumayo presents… Music from the Wine Lands (Putumayo, 2006)
It’s not just beer and rock-n-roll that go together – so do wine and easy grooves. This innovative compilation by Putumayo highlights songs from wine producing nations around the world. 13 tracks feature musicians from 11 countries: France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Greece, Chile, South Africa, Germany, Australia and the US.
Our picks on this album include ‘Puerto Claridad’ by Amparanoia (Spain), ‘Velho Fado’ by Jorge Fernando (Portugal) and the acoustic ‘Streetbeat’ by David Hewitt (South Africa). In sum, a nice mellow album for a relaxed afternoon or evening, especially with a glass or carafe of fine wine.
If you like such compilations, also check out “Music from the Coffee Lands” and “Music from the Tea Lands” by Putumayo.
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Author: Madanmohan Rao
Madanmohan Rao is an author and media consultant from Bangalore, and global correspondent for world music and jazz for World Music Central and Jazzuality. He has written over 15 books on media, management and culture, and is research director for YourStory Media. Madan was formerly World Music Editor at Rave magazine and RJ at WorldSpace, and can be followed on Twitter at @MadanRao.
