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[Marshall Alsup]

Hey dudes,
I was thinking about that Sting song, the one with the Jag in it (I think its called Desert Rose). Anyway, theres another guy in the song doing a wierd kind of singing that I really dig. Seems kinda like an Aribic thing, but I could be on crack.

Can you guys recomend any artists that sing this type of music (what type of music is it?). I dont even know the guy's name that collaborated with Sting on the song.

I didn't do a search because I'm not even sure what to search for :b


Thanks,
Marshall

 

[Pamela]

The guy who sings with Sting is Cheb Mami. He is Algerian and he has a bunch of CDs released. There is a Pakistani singer, Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn, who is quite popular. He died in 1997. I recall him being on the soundtrack to "Dead Man Walking." You might want to check him out. Lots of stuff by him.

 

[Tim Hoover]

Ali Khan is quite good. He appears on the score to Dead Man Walking - not to be confused with the other disc of music "inspired by the motion picture" which is also pretty good. That disc has Tom Waits, Springsteen, and a killer Lyle Lovett tune

 

[Bruce Hedtke]

You might want to also check out Khaled. He is best known for his song from The Fifth Element (think the taxi scene).

Bruce

 

[Marshall Alsup]

Thanks,
I'll give these people a listen!

-Marshall