Music Built From Longing
not sad music. something more specific than that. traditions that took grief and gave it a formal structure. these are the ones worth knowing.
Flamenco — start with La Leyenda del Tiempo
Camarón de la Isla
Ghazal — start with Mehdi Hassan
Mehdi Hassan
Qawwali — start with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan at the Royal Albert Hall
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Fado — start with Estranha Forma de Vida
Amália Rodrigues
Blues — start with At Newport 1960
Muddy Waters
Gospel — start with Amazing Grace
Aretha Franklin