50 great albums - an eclectic choice - part 1

The list author says:
	"fantastic revival disc from the great west african band; their 'pirate's choice' is different but equally good"

The list author says:
	"Khaled, faudel and rachid taha live in concert .... brilliant, up beat algerian 'Rai' music"

The list author says:
	"best band of the 80s - absolutely no exceptions"

The list author says:
	"two great albums at once -  marcus garvey and the dub classic version garveys ghost"

The list author says:
	"nice mix of sala, reggae, pop, samples.....   also check out 'la banda' by cyrius which is great but hardly known at all"

The list author says:
	"if you like aim's 'cold water music' and 'entroducing dj shadow' - both great albums - then you will like this. great soul samples"

The list author says:
	"like it says on the box. was a hard choice between this and 'the score' by the fugees"

The list author says:
	"roots manuva picks the tracks that influenced him... some monsters here... and 'simulation of chaos' is worth the price alone"

The list author says:
	"best of british eclectic hip hop - a toss up between this and his title in the 'bad meaning good' series .. they're both excellent"

The list author says:
	"the sufi soul master nusrat teams up with michael brook"

The list author says:
	"trip hop at its best..... ranks alongside massive attack (who I have no space to include)"

The list author says:
	"From quebec... french canadians playing energised folk."

The list author says:
	"A fantastic collection - contains much of his best early work, including material from 'harvest' and 'after the gold rush'"

The list author says:
	"This is a collection mainly of material from the first two Buffalo Springfield albums, each of which is a classic in its own right;"

The list author says:
	"listen to this and then remember that it was released at the end of the sixties... influenced a generation of bands"

The list author says:
	"if you've never understood why people like opera then listen to 'e lucevan le stelle' on this and you will"

The list author says:
	"werewolves of london, lawyers, guns and money, carmelita, and more.....brilliant songwriting"

The list author says:
	"Salif Keita - brilliant african musician and paris resident covers his favourite french classic chansons"

The list author says:
	"fabulous collection of folky songs ... perfect sunday morning music.. everyone who hears this wants a copy"

The list author says:
	"it is what it says...... dark and wierd.......... and brilliant....... not everyone will like this one"

The list author says:
	"samurai silliness... film samples + hip hop ..... works superbly.... check out the sound track to 'ghost dog' too...... also superb"

The list author says:
	"great all in one collection, with many classic tracks; good introduction to trance"

The list author says:
	"wonderful example of klezmer revival ... awesome in concert too"

The list author says:
	"seen this film several times and still don't understand it... but the visuals are stunning and the music is compelling... like 16th century trance music"

The list author says:
	"a genius... RIP..... intelligent, sharp, political and hysterically funny .... much missed... get all his discs"