Various Artists - Excavated Shellac: Strings (2015)

Compiled by Jonathan Ward, “Excavated Shellac: Strings” features seventeen outstanding performances from the four corners of the world played on stringed instruments and recorded and released on 78rpm records circa 1920-1950.

This release features fiddles, shamisen, charango, Paraguyan harp, Indian vina, Lebanese oud, Persian violin, Vietnamese moon guitar, and more. Compiled by Jonathan Ward, all tracks are previously unreissued, carefully transferred and mastered and presented with detailed liner notes by Ward.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Sogoman Seranyan - Eraz (Armenia) (2:21)
1.02 - Sundaram Balachander - Dayapayonidhe, Pt. 2 (India) (3:24)
1.03 - Alberto Ruiz Y Su Lira Incaica - Paceñita (Bolivia) (2:58)
1.04 - Nzila Joseph Et Son Ensemble - Moleke Mbwa (Congo) (3:06)
1.05 - Tấn and Đồng - Nam Bình (Vietnam) (3:10)
1.06 - Tatyana Makharadze, G. Bugadze - Lale (Georgia) (2:26)
1.07 - Abol-Hasan Saba - Chaopan (Iran) (3:16)
1.08 - Trio Típico Paraguayo De Felix Perez Cardoso - Pajaro Campana (Paraguay) (3:17)
1.09 - Brača Kapugi Tamburica Orchestar i Pjevački Zbor - Tko Se Bregom Seče (Croatia) (2:54)
1.10 - Kjetil Flatin - Jornvrongia-Springar (Norway) (2:37)
1.11 - Yamaura Toyoko - Ko-uta, Ryukyu Bushi (Japan) (3:07)
1.12 - Chahade Effendi Saade - Taqsim Rast (Lebanon) (3:17)
1.13 - Galabuzi And Party - Okubulirwa Lupiza Otambula Osopza (Uganda) (2:54)
1.14 - Kemani Ama Recep - Çifte kiriş ile Rast Taksim (Turkey) (3:06)
1.15 - Feliciano Delgado - Ausencia (Panama) (3:18)
1.16 - Grupo Irmãos Borges Barros - Enchente de Beijos (Brazil) (3:01)
1.17 - Eyyubi Mustafa Sunar - Isfahan Taksim (Turkey) (2:53)