Gotta Get to Her Somehow: The Musicians of the Nile and "Tangled Up in Blue"

This may be the most oddly fascinating cover of Bob Dylan you have ever heard. The random song today is Tangled Up in Blue by The Musicians of the Nile. From upper Egypt and discovered in 1975 by music director Alain Weber, The Musicians of the Nile have made a name for themselves through extensive tours throughout Europe. They were arguably the first group performing what was considered Arab music to gain worldwide popularity. Those who remember the Martin Scorsese film The Last Temptation of Christ have heard their recordings on the soundtrack, which brought them to Peter Gabriel and his Real World Records label. Made up of some of the finest musicians of upper Egypt, they continue to delight and wonder audiences. Tangled Up in Blue can be found on the various artists compilation From Another World: A Tribute to Bob Dylan (2014).

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Source: https://realworldrecords.com/artists/musicians-of-the-nile/

Like a Cuban Son: Eliades Ochoa and "All Along the Watchtower"

The random tune for today is an awesome cover of Bob Dylan's All Along the Watchtower. Eliades Ochoa is a Cuban guitarist and singer who came to worldwide fame as a member of the Buena Vista Social Club which was popularized by the movie of the same name. A guitar player from the age of 6, he was invited to join the Cuban group Cuarteto Patria as its leader and he began introducing elements of the son musical style into their music. His main instrument is the tres, a Cuban guitar with three groups of six strings, but he also occasionally plays the cuatro, which adds two additional strings. All Along the Watchtower can be found on the 2014 release From Another World: A Tribute to Bob Dylan.