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I'm afraid Motorhead doesn't do it for me, but never mind.

Now, Tango Wind, well, that's different altogether! More of what I like. Thanks for that.
I spent a brilliant winter in the south of Spain about 3 or 4 years ago learning tango. Wonderful!

I've plenty of tango CDs in my collection. One example on the fringe: "Di Meola Plays Piazzolla". But also Cafe de los Maestros and Revancha del Tango.

Just to add something different again, I've always liked African music, probably started when I went to Ronnie Scotts years and years ago, bought a ticket from a tout and got in to see Abdullah Ibrahim. First time I ever heard a piano talk and sing!
And my looming Africa trip has intensified that interest. Which led me to find this wonderful item:
A Town Called Addis - Dub Colossus

My favourite CD of the moment. Especially numbers 6 and 8 on the website samples list.

Can't wait to reach Addis Ababa!
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McCrankpin, You will reach Addis Ababa

Here is inspiration.

YouTube - Honda Impossible Dream

African music first came to my attention years ago... as the many returned Peace Corps volunteers who had served in Africa, visited my ranch in Arizona. One of the first, a man who had served in Sierra Leone, brought back Bob Marley aand explained Marley's *"One Love" was for all practical purposes the national anthem of Sierra Leone.

* YouTube - Bob Marley - One Love

Or ,this rendition might be a more appropriate model. This is HD video or beyond... YouTube - Playing For Change: Song Around the World "One Love"


and one of my favorites... YouTube - Bob Marley - Stir it up

Another, who had served in **Cameroon presented me with tapes of village music, and then there was the young woman who had served in Ghanna, and the couple who met and married in Botswana, and soon I was encouraging each volunteer to leave me samples of music from the counties where they served. I have quite a collection of African music, back at the ranch.

** YouTube - Cameroon Music and Images

We had African music almost every night in my recreation building with it's now famous "Spy Bar." Thanks, your music has brought back memories of the best years of my life, thus far.

While in Morocco, Elisa and I spent several nights at the Peace Corps hotel in Marrakech, we slept on hammocks on the roof top, chatted with some very interesting folks and really enjoyed ourselves. As I recall the hotel was named Sidi Sur or something like that.

Hey, might be a great idea if those posting ride tales could send a link for local music too.

And lambada from Brazil YouTube - Kaoma - Lambada ENJOY AND POST SOME MUSIC

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Poetry as music

WE ARE THE HIGHWAYMEN OF TODAY

The Highwayman

Loreena McKennitt put to music *Alford Noyes poem "The Highwayman"

YouTube - Loreena McKennitt- The Highwayman


And, from the western world, "The Highwayman" by the Highwaymen.

YouTube - The Highwaymen - Highwayman


* YouTube - Alfred Noyes - The Highwayman' - poem


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Adventure Motorcycling Ballads Wanted

Order a , this might take a while,

The sun is shinning upon the north coast of Spain, powered by a gentle breeze that at times, can be a wind so strong it touches everyone.
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Perhaps a *BALLAD, written by international motorcyclists (overlanders) ("Those of Horizons Unlimited") could be submitted, selected, put to music, and produced as a music video.... and then sold, along with the travel DVDs and other products that help finance Horizons Unlimited.

Here is a ballad about riding the rails:

YouTube - The Highwaymen - City Of New Orleans

And, riding the waves:

YouTube - Cruisin' by Gwyneth Paltrow & Huey Lewis


And about flying on a jet plane:

YouTube - Leaving On A Jet Plane


and riding in cars:

YouTube - Little GTO by Ronnie and the Daytonas -- GTO's

YouTube - Beach Boys - I Get Around

YouTube - 409 by the Beach Boys -- Chevorlet Muscle Cars


And, about riding MOTORCYCLES:

YouTube - Arlo Guthrie/Motorcycle Song

YouTube - black rebel motorcycle club perform 3 songs live on FM94/9 s


And, about Motorcycle Girls: and the Ballad of Easy Rider

YouTube - Motorcycle Girl

YouTube - The Byrds - Ballad Of Easy Rider


Post Ballads here, thanks

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* a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas
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