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Ana Hina - Natacha Atlas and Mazeeka Ensemble - 17.99 Singer Natacha Atlas has made her most traditional Arabic recording to date, as acoustic approach that is in direct opposition to her electronic interpretations of Middle Eastern and North African music that are her trademark. Using an ensemble of strings, ney flute, oud, percussion and horns, and Egyptian Gamal Al Kordy on accordion, she pays hommage to a 'golden age' sound from the 50s or 60s in songs both old and new, Arabic and not. The do a stunning English ballad, "Black Is The Colour" with a jazzy, smooth voice, piano and strings arrangement. A Frida Kahlo poem is sung in Spanish in duet with with Clara Sanabras on ukulele. This is a warm, remarkably cohesive and uttlerly charming recording that really gets not only to the root of the music, but to the essentials of a great singer's voice. Highly recommended. Città Sottili - InChanto - 17.99 The members of InChanto share a common passion for ancient and traditional music, developing a personal repertoire, inspired by their place of origin: Tuscany, a deeply rooted, culture, and also a land receptive to other cultures that have been absorbed and interwoven into the Tuscan sensibility. These songs do not come from formal research or philosophy, but from the desire to offer original music, rooted both in European folk, and in the musical and literary culture of the Italian Renaissance. This 'alchemic sound,' strained through a Mediterranean sensitivity, evokes atmospheres balanced between old and modern, popular and cultured, in which the texts, composed in various languages or inspired by medieval lyrics, are very important. L'essential - Pamelo Mounk’a - 21.99 Volume one of a three CD series by the great Congolese artist. An friend and occasional colleague of Rochereau, Mounk’a (who died in 1996) was a key member of Les Bantous de la Capitale from the 60s into the 80s. However, a major part of his musical legacy was the series of albums he recorded with a small group in Paris in the late 70s and early 80s. Produced by Eddy Gustave and featuring singer Lea Lignazi, guitarist Master Mwana Congo, bass player Pablo Lubadika and drummer Domingo Salsero, these albums epitomized the international style of soukous in the years when it was an innovative yet irresistible new genre. Now Syllart has compiled the best of his Paris sessions in three albums. Listen L'indispensable - Pamelo Mounk’a - 21.99 Volume two of a three CD series by the great Congolese artist. An friend and occasional colleague of Rochereau, Mounk’a (who died in 1996) was a key member of Les Bantous de la Capitale from the 60s into the 80s. However, a major part of his musical legacy was the series of albums he recorded with a small group in Paris in the late 70s and early 80s. Produced by Eddy Gustave and featuring singer Lea Lignazi, guitarist Master Mwana Congo, bass player Pablo Lubadika and drummer Domingo Salsero, these albums epitomized the international style of soukous in the years when it was an innovative yet irresistible new genre. Now Syllart has compiled the best of his Paris sessions in three albums. Listen L'incontournable - Pamelo Mounk’a - 21.99 Volume three of a three CD series by the great Congolese artist. An friend and occasional colleague of Rochereau, Mounk’a (who died in 1996) was a key member of Les Bantous de la Capitale from the 60s into the 80s. However, a major part of his musical legacy was the series of albums he recorded with a small group in Paris in the late 70s and early 80s. Produced by Eddy Gustave and featuring singer Lea Lignazi, guitarist Master Mwana Congo, bass player Pablo Lubadika and drummer Domingo Salsero, these albums epitomized the international style of soukous in the years when it was an innovative yet irresistible new genre. Now Syllart has compiled the best of his Paris sessions in three albums. Listen All three Paris sessions CDs for a special price - Pamelo Mounk’a - 60.49 All three of the three CD series by the great Congolese artist at a special price. Silent City - Kayhan Kalhor and Brooklyn Rider - 18.99 Kayhan Kalhor has performed and recorded with Iran's greatest singers and instrumentalists and toured the world as a soloist. He co-founded the Dastan, Ghazal and Masters of Persian Music ensembles and has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, the Orchestre National de Lyon, and others. In addition to his work as a performer, Kalhor's compositions have been used for various television and film projects. He is also is an original member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project and his works are heard on all of the Ensemble's albums. Three of his recordings, including his two previous World Village releases, Faryad and Without You, were nominated for Grammy® Awards. The innovative, genre-bending string quartet Brooklyn Rider (Johnny Gandelsman and Colin Jacobsen, violins, Nicholas Cords, viola and Eric Jacobsen, cello), is named for the members' beloved New York borough and Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) — a German expressionist movement that flourished during the early twentieth century. The quartet has been challenging and delighting audiences ever since its inception by dividing its time between exploring traditional classical repertoire, new music and fervently adventurous intercultural explorations. Aside from their affiliation with Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project, Brooklyn Rider has worked with composers such as Chen Yi and Kayhan Kalhor and performers such as violinist Jenny Scheinman and visual artist Kevork Mourad. Sentimental Streak - Catherine Russell - 18.99 A collection of songs that hightlight this jazz singers vocal range. 14 tracks of jazz, blues and torch songs recorded at Levon Helm Studios by producer Larry Campbell (who has recorded Dylan, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, and Abbey Lincoln and adds his own mandolin, guitar, resonator guitar, violin, and pedal steel). Matt Munisteri on guitar and banjo, Lee Hudson on acoustic bass, and Larry Ham or Mark Shane on piano with guest musicians include Byron Isaacs of Ollabelle on acoustic bass, Rachelle Garniez on accordion, James Wormworth on drums, Howard Johnson on tuba, and from the Levon Helm Band, Steven Bernstein on trumpet, cornet, and slide trumpet, Erik Lawrence on saxophones, and Brian Mitchell on piano. Vestida de Vida - Susana Baca - 18.99 Susana Baca is from a coastal fishing village near Lima, Peru. A performer as well as a researcher, in her music she blends traditional forms with contemporary sounds, backed by a band which features such indigenous Peruvian instruments as the cajón ("wooden box"), guapeo (clay pot), and quijada (jawbone of a donkey), alongside acoustic guitar and double bass. Set to lyrics by some of Latin America's premier poets, her songs are rich with evocative imagery and deeply felt, sung in a voice that is delicate yet soulful. Gnawa - Home Songs - VA - 19.99 The village of Tamesloht is a holy place in the arid lands south of Marrakech. Between the call to prayer and the humming of insects, its sound universe is inhabited by sub-Saharan Africa and age-old migrations. Gnawa Home Songs shines the spotlight on a number of exceptional soloists - stirring vocalists or virtuoso players of the three-stringed guembri lute. Listen in as the old masters Hamid Kasri and Amida Boussou join forces with young stars such as Hassan Boussou, founder of the band Séwaryé. Beautifully packaged as a small hard cover book, this is a unique document of an extraordinary living tradition. Princes Amongst Men - VA - 19.99 New Zealand writer Garth Cartwright's 2005 book of the same name explored the music and the culture of the Roma communities surviving in the Balkan countries of Serbia, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria. Tracking down much of the music mentioned in the book (which "reads like a road movie," in the opinion of Mojo) had been difficult - until now. Here is a generous sampler that illuminates the genius of Gypsy music in the Balkans. This who-is-who of Roma musicians includes Taraf de Haidouks, Boban Markovi?, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Toni Iordache, Ko?ani Orkestar, and the inimitable Esma Redžepova, along with a host of unfamiliar voices awaiting discovery. (Most tracks have been previously released) Dreams Of Breathing Underwater - Eliza Carthy - 19.99 An set of original pop tunes from the English roots star is political, witty and lyrical. With guests John Spiers, Jon Boden, Ben Ivitsky, Willie Molleson, Martin Green, Eddie Reader, Tim Matthew, others. Presented in trifold digipak, with 16-page color booklet, including full lyrics. Highly recommended Samjanitha - U. Shrinivas - 16.99 Electric mandolin in classical and modern Indian style, featuring guest John McLaughlin. Authentic Rare Bluegrass: Independent Label Sides 1951-54 - VA - 28.99 4 CDs, 100-cut collection of artists who recorded for smaller labels such as Mutual, Blue Ridge, among others. Featuring Wade Mainer and The Mountaineers, Bill Clifton and his Dixie Mountain Boys, Larry Richardson and Happy Smith, Jim Eanes and His Shenandoah Valley Boys, others. Little Walter and The Kings Of The Blues Harmonica: Blowin' and Suckin' - VA - 27.99 4 CD, comprehensive set of early harmonica masters, presented in both solo and accompanied settings. Featuring a whole slew of harp greats such as Sonny Boy Williamson, Sonny Terry, Billy Boy Arnold, Walter Horton, Slim Harpo, Junior Wells, others - with 2 whole CDs spotlighting the genius of Little Walter. 108 cuts, including "Decoration Blues," "I Wish You Would," "I'm A King Bee," "Hoodoo Man," "Boom, Boom, Out Go The Lights," "Mellow Down Easy," more. Nubiska Natter - H3FK - 17.99 Mixing influences from the likes of John Coltrane and Anouar Brahem with their own unique style, this ensemble offers an unorthodox vision. The group started out as a double trio mixing modern jazz with Arabic folk music, but have now reached a point where the borders are blurred and the feeling is completely natural and original. The compositions are written for the whole ensemble, but also includes trio and quartet pieces, with elements of Arabic, Middle-Eastern, Gypsy and Swedish folk and pop. From Now On - Michael Doucet - 16.99 Solo fiddle, fiddle-plus-one, and solo accordion from this longtime Beausoleil fiddler and popular ambassador of Louisiana good-timerie. Cajun, Creole, blues, gospel, and more: "New Orleans," "Chere Evangeline," "Le Two-Step de Basile," 16 more tracks. With 28-page booklet. Ayombe! The Heart of Colombia's Vallenata - V/A - 16.99 15 songs and tunes from the small valley region of Colombia's Caribbean coast; the roots of cumbia! with renditions of merengues, sones, puyas, and paseos. Rejsedage/Travelling (CD/DVD) - Haugaard and Hoirup - 19.99 The 7th album of the Danish violin-guitar duo of Harald Haugaard and Morten Alfred Høirup is a celebtation of their 10th anniversary of working together, a CD and DVD set that is as wonderful as anything they have done. They are my friends as well as great musicians, and so I am highly biased, but nonetheless, this is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. (DVD is NTSC/North America format) La Música del Al-Andalus - La Muwassaha - Al Turath Ensemble - 18.99 The muwashshaha is a poetic improvisation for voice. This performance is derived from medieval Spanish texts, but is rooted in (and was recorded in), modern Syria. Performers: Mahmud Faris, Rabi' ash-Shahir, Ahmad Kabbari, 'Ali Muhsin, Mahmud Hamadiyih, Muhammad Hamadiyih (voices); 'Abd al-Basit Bakkar, Rafwan 'Abd al-Qadir, Khalid Budaqah (violins); 'Abd ar-Rahim 'Ajin ('ud), Yusif Salim (qanun), Jamal Shamiyih (riqq), 'Abd al-Qadir Shamiyih (darabukkah). Sanjog - Subroto Roy Chowdhury and Madhuri Chattopadhyay - 18.99 Pure Indian music played by three masters of their respective instruments. These recent recordings have a startling freshness and immediacy, performed by volinist Madhuri Chattopadhyay, sitarist Subroto Roy Chowdhury and Sankha Chatterjee on tablas. E40 - Dazibao - 19.99 The second release by this wonderful Belgian ensemble will surely garner as much acclaim as their previous CD, Alma. The diatonic accordions of Sophie Cavez and Jonathan de Neck are still in the forefront, musically and compositionally, but this 2007 release offers a more confident ensemble sound, a little richer in jazz roots while still solidly enthralled the folk roots of their region. Exceptional music from an exceptional ensemble, once again. Dancing in the Light - Lakshmi Shankar - 18.99 Within the classical music traditions of North and South India, the human voice is the most repsected instrument. Conversely, the mark of a master instrumentalist is the ability to evoke the power, suppleness and nuance of a great singer. And within the pantheon of great South Asian vocalists, few names kindle such intense admiration and reverence as that of singer Lakshmi Shankar. Lakshmi Shankar has a special affinity for the Hindu devotional songs called bhajans. The emotional core of this recital is Lakshmi's exquisite evocations of love (be it earthly or divine) and its darker twin: the torment of being separated from one's beloved. On this recording - co-produced by Michael Brook - she sets traditional poems (including two by Mirabai) to her own improvised melodies, accompanied by Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri on tabla, Pandit Ramesh Mishra on sarangi, and Suniti Bergman on tanpura. Oye Afra - Alfredo Rodriguez - 18.99 One of the wave of Cuban jazz players who migrated to New York, pianist Alfredo Rodriguez was born in 1936 near Havana, where he trained in classical music. From 1960 to 1985, he continued to perform in Manhattan (and, briefly, in Miami) as a session player and club performer with notable success. Rodriguez moved to Paris in 1985, and has since worked as a bandleader, including his work with the heralded Cubanismo! projects, and in Cuba Linda and Los Originales sessions. Oye Afra is made up of dazzling live tracks lovingly compiled by Alfredo's wife, Miké Charropin and capturing some of the most prestigious Cuban musicians palying with him. Geej - El Hadj N'Diaye - 18.99 Songlines describes this Senegalese singer's work as having a "gripping blend of haunting melodies, floating guitars and inspired lyrics." El Hadj brings together far-flung strands of Senegalese tradition and identity in an unique musical career. His songs are informed by a deep knowledge of and compassion for those who are suffering and neglected in Africa, and he writes with a literary flair born of his own experience as an author and actor. From its most tender whisper to its most anguished gut cry, the voice of El Hadj is a marvel. This is mostly a gentle acoustic album, a subtle but powerful letter from Senegal to the world. Highly recommended. Yiddish Songs of Tenderness and Fury - Flammer, Leiser, Barreaux - 18.99 This album of popular Yiddish songs brings together musical selections which originated in the Jewish communities scattered across pre-World War II Europe. This music served to accompany daily events, both joyous and sad, of a flourishing culture that vanished in the conflagrations of 20th Century history. By embellishing upon arrangements of these unwritten melodies, each of the three artists has enriched this performance with his own culture and traditions, reaffirming the place of Yiddish music in the cultural landscape of today. The Adventures of Prince Rama (cd/DVD) - VA - 39.99 Presented as a beautiful hardcover book with CD and DVD, this set captures an extravagant spectacle of dance, music and masks, transported from Bali to France performed in Lyons in 2007. A fifty-man Kecak choir delivers the famed "monkey chant," a hypnotic gamelan score, the sumptuous costumes, masks and specially created lighting effects. The package contains an hour-long CD with the musical highlights of the performance, and the entire two-hour show can be watched on the enclosed DVD, along with three bonus features: a portrait of the Balinese musicians and dancers who took part in the production, a behind-the-scenes look at the role of the "dalang" (the all-important narrator who also gives a different voice to each of the protagonists), and a quick refresher on the Ramayana epic which serves as the basis for the plot. How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone?: Vol. 1, 1928-1934 - Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell - 29.99 4 CDs with 95 tracks of early citified blues from this popular piano/guitar duo: "How Long, How Long Blues," "Naptown Blues," "Christmas in Jail," "Papa's on the House Top," "Midnight Hour Blues," "Mean Mistreater Mama," and much more. Essential listening Testament - Peter Lang - 16.99 IN 2008 my favorite guitarist releases another beauty: a 15-cut homage to early blues, played on tenor, 6- and 12-string guitars. Tunes by Elizabeth Cotten, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Blake, Sylvester Weaver, Leadbelly, plus traditional material: "I'm Satisfied," "Guitar Rag," "Keep Your Hands Off Her," "Delia," "Buckdancer's Choice," "Stackolee," "Nobody's Business But My Own," and more Rikedom och gåvor - Svanevit - 17.99 The second recording by this wonderful Swedish ensemble, Anders Larsson mandola, vocals; Maria Larsson fiol, härjedalspipa; Anna Rynefors nyckelharpa, Swedish säckpipa (bagpipe), slagverk; Erik Ask-Upmark harp, säckpipas, härjedalspipa, offerdalspipa, mungiga Himlens polska - Erik Ask-Upmark - 17.99 Multi-instrumentalist Erik Ask-Upmark discovered the harp through a long-lasting love affair with Irish music bu he is now one of the leading Nordic music performers on the instrument and this is the first album ever featuring exclusively Swedish folk music on solo harp. Erik has earned the official title of "Riksspelman" (Master musician of the Realm). He also plays the Baroque double harp (Arpa doppia) with ensembles such as Concerto Copenhagen and Ensemble Mare Balticum. He performs early music and Nordic roots music both as a soloist and with his groups Svanevit, Dråm and Falsobordone. Timber! - Maria Jonsson, Ian Carr, Mikael Marin - 17.99 Jonsson, Carr and Marin play new Swedish folkmusic in new ways that never lose sight of the tradition. Meeting and jamming occasionally during the last ten years, Maria Jonsson (Slatta, Carina Normansson) Ian Carr (SWÅP, Kate Rusby) and Mikael Marin (Väsen) finally got together in the spring of 2007 to record a record of both newly written and traditional Swedish instrumental music. Ute blåser sommarvind - Kersti Ståbi - 17.99 Kersti Ståbi sings the songs of Alice Tegnér, the Swedish icon of children's music, accompanied by the folk trio Nordic (Anders Löfberg on cello, Erik Rydvall on nyckelharpa and Magnus Zetterlund on mandolin and munspel.) The Very Best of Congolese Rumba: The Kinshasa-Abidjan Sessions - various - 21.99 Recorded in Abidjan in 1997/1999 and in Kinshasa in 2002, this double CD is a testimonial to the golden age of the rumba. Two legendary figures, Wendo Kolosoy, a child of Kinshasa, and Antoine Moundanda - hailing from Brazzaville on the other side of the Congo River - along with Victoria Bakolo Miziki, Likembé Géant and the Rumbanella Band, reinterpret with passion and talent the cultural heritage of the two Congolese capital cities. With suave voices, elegant guitars, sensual melodies and light swing, the rumba is to Africa what the son is to Cuba: a miracle of balance.And these musicians do it superbly. Wijdan: The Mystery of Gnawa Trance Music (DVD) - Brahim El Belkani, Sibiri Samaké - 23.99 The Gnawa people were exiled from the Malian empire and brought as slaves to Morocco in the sixteenth century. In the last three decades the power of their trance music has come into the spotlight thanks to Western musicians and artists. In this documentary, filmmakers Bella Le Nestour and John Allen paint an intimate portrait of two men - Sibiri Samaké, a Bambarra musician from Mali, and Brahim El Belkani, a Gnawa musician from Morocco - who are seen during theirmusical meeting in 2000. In Arabic, Wijdan means "the meeting of souls." We are allowed to watch as these masters trace their common roots back in time and as they impart their knowledge to the next generation. (NTSC video format) Langoni - Luhya music: from the countryside to the city - Ingosi Stars - 18.99 The Luhya people originate in the Western province of Kenya, but many of them have migrated to large towns, especially Nairobi. A distinct repertoire reserved for special occasions (births, circumcisions, weddings, funerals) or played for sheer entertainment is the essential ingredient. Playing on typical Luhya instruments, Mzee William Ingosi Mwoshi and his son, Jackson Amusala, are among today's best "neo-traditionalists" - a generation of Kenyan musicians who mastered the traditions of the rural areas and were able to transform them for a changing society, so that the old genres would still make sense for people both in the villages Diaspora Hi-Fi - A Mediterranean Caravan - Watcha Clan - 18.99 It's been ten years since Watcha Clan burst on to Europe's new world-beat scene. With a best-selling début CD to its credit (20,000 units worldwide), here the Clan whisks us on a wild ride from the dance fl oors of London to France's Provence, from the Balkan mountains to the Maghreb seaside, from roots to rebellion. North and South, Arabic and Hebrew are re-united on this album, which features the exuberant vocals of Marseilles-born Sista K. Diaspora Hi-Fi presents an intoxicating blend of new reggae, jungle and electronic club beats with traditional sounds. Includes a bonus live video version of the Clan's fave, "Eli." Troileana - Liliana Barrios - 17.99 The first international release by this charismatic Argentinean tango singer. Here she pays tribute to the great bandoneón virtuoso Aníbal Troilo (1914-1975), whose name is venerated in Argentina as fervently as that of Carlos Gardel. Atmospherically arranged by Juan Carlos Cuacci, who also leads the splendid line-up, this new recording of the classic songs Troilo penned in the 1940s and '50s features some of the most important Argentine tango players: Walter Ríos (bandoneón), Horacio Romo (second bandoneón), Juan Alberto Pugliano (piano), Juan Pablo Navarro (upright bass), Jorge Pérez Tedesco (cello), Leonardo Ferreyra (violin). Os Afro Sambas - Baden Powell - 13.99 A new budget-priced edition of this classic: Together with Brazilian singer Vinicius de Moraes, Powell made these remarkable recording in the 1960s to show the deep connection between South American and African music and culture. A welcome reissue of an essential session.

Uccelli - Teatro Settimo - 17.99 The soundtrack of the theatre version of Aristophanes' "The Birds" presented at the Spoleto Festival in June 1996 as performed by Banda Osiris, Aringa & Verdurini, Paolo Pizzimenti, Anna Coppola and many other singers and musicians from the Italian music world. Ahnaria - Elisa Vellia - 18.99 Greek singer-songwriter Elisa Vellia Vellia left Athens for London at the age of 21, where she discovered the singular beauty of the Celtic harp. She devoted herself to mastering this instrument, working with some of the major figures in the world of the Irish and Scottish harp. This musical passion eventually led her to Brittany, where she found the ideal place for her own music: that of a cultural identity without borders. Her unique voice and playing evoke the entire range of cultures clustered around the fascinating and mysterious sea that is the Mediterranean. The booklet includes complete song texts and English translations. Siska - Luftstrak - 17.99 Maria Kalaniemi, Sven Ahlbäck and Johan Hedin are Luftstråk, a trio of violin, nyckelharpa and accordion that explores their Swedish and Finnish traditions to make new and creative music. First Songs - Mikia Theodorakis - 17.99 These songs, some previously unreleased, are some of Theodorakis’ earliest compositions, sung by the master himself. Theodorakis is known worldwide as one of the greatest Greek composers, creator of the scores for Zorba the Greek, Z , and Serpico. This excellent recording was made by Berlin Radio. Hawai'i: Under the Rainbow - various - 17.99 This sound story is an audio 'film' about Hawaii from the point of view of a foreigner making a musical travelogue. Features music from the eighteenth through twenty-first centuries - children’s songs, nature songs, sounds from festivals, slack key guitar music, and old hula chants. Beautiful illustrationsin a distinctive and award-winning small-book package. Artists include Halau O Keaunui: hula; George kuo: slack key guitar; Gordon Mark: ukulele; KoAloha Ukulele: ukulele; Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus; Ho’oheno; The ‘Ohana. Notefalls - Guy Klucevsek and Alan Bern - 17.99 In 2000, accordionist Klucevsek recorded for the first time with Alan Bern, widely known through the Jewish group Brave Old World. The two met again to play original compositions written for dance companies and found common ground in such genres as tone poems, songs with folk and jazz elements, and sound sculptures that play with reverb and special room reflections.Guy Klucevsek: accordion, piano; Alan Bern: accordion, melodica, piano, MIDI keyboard Mortika - various - 18.99 From the pages of fRoots: 'A shade over 74 minutes' worth of superbly remastered – and therefore sonically stunning – recordings from the 1920s to the 1950s, recorded in Athens, the US, and, in one case, Weimar Republic Berlin, offer just about the single most cohesive portrait of this extraordinarily tough and beautiful music... Of the music, I can tell you that the 21 well-chosen performances present the listener with a superbly balanced variety of the sub-styles within rebetika... Utterly wonderful...' - Paul Vernon Swing from Paris - Pommes de ma Douche - 17.99 The French 'hot jazz' quintet occupies a musical universe in which Gypsy jazz and waltzes commingle with swing. In their five years of playing together, "the Apples of my Shower" acquired a cohesiveness that aloows their music to be more than mere "retro" revival but rather an expancsion of the work of Django's generation. They are joined by guest artist Raphaël Faÿs on guitar, who joins their guitars, violin, double bass, concertina, and great songs by Michel Legrand, Cole Porter and the two Charleses (Trénet and Aznavour). Sounds from a Bygone Age Vol.5 - Gabi Lunca - 18.99 Unlike her contemporaries who died prematurely (Romica Puceanu, Toni Iordache and Dona Dumitru Siminica), Gabi Lunca is a living legend from the golden age of Romanian Gypsy music. Lunca's career began in the mid-1950s. The last surviving diva of the Lautari scene, she turned 70 in 2008. With this latest volume in the Sounds From A Bygone Age series, you have the chance to rediscover her classic 1960 and '70s recordings from the Electrecord archives in Bucharest. Her unforgettable songs are the quiet, melancholy laments for a sweetheart, but also the joyful songs to lift the weight off your chest. cinema novo - Massot-Florizoone-Horbaczewski - 18.99 So what can you can do with an accordion a tuba and a cello? The three instruments have a lot in common: they are well equipped with a big sound, an imaginary character, a large register and a photogenic outfit. This band pusheds their limits in a creative new way. Michel Massot - tuba, euphonium, trombone; Tuur Florizoone - chromatic accordeon; Marine Horbaczewski - cello. Marcel - Olla Vogala - 18.99 Olla Vogala offers a fascinating and unusual interpretation of music, word and sound, making multi-culti and multi-ethnicity much more than hollow phrases. This large ensemble is led by Belgian composer and violinist Wouter Vandenabeele. Alliance - Afrissippi - 13.99 The second round for this allianceof Senegalese roots and Mississippi blues, and every bit as solid as the first. Guelel Kumba - guitar, vocals, Eric Deaton - electric guitar, Kinney Kimbrough - drums, Justin Showah - bass, Papa Assane M'baye - percussion, Jeff Callaway - trombones Listen BBB - Mr Diagonal and the Black Light Orchestra - 18.99 A marriage between 2 unusual traditions: British music-hall and Belgian surrealism. OK, what more can I say than that?! Daniel Barbenel (piano, voice); Grégoire Tirtiaux (saxaphone, bass, voice); Eric Bribosia (keyboards, voice); Yannick Dupont (drums, vibraphone, glockenspiel, electronics) and Quentin Manfroy (flutes). Listen Vestibule - Tam Na Vulinn - 18.99 Belgian trio Tam Nà Vulinn plays fast and loose with both tradition and jazz, and pushes the boundaries of what they themselves call folk music. Alexis Amette (guitars), Baptiste Argouarc'h (5 stringed violin) and Mathieu Guyon (percussion, vibraphone) are joined on a few tracks by guests Charles Lucas (bass) and Yannick Leblay (programming) hint at Celtic and American roots, Flemish tradition and global pop, ultimately producing a sound that is quite original. Fans of the great Tesi-Valliant duo projects will find this intriquing. Umalali - The Garifuna Women's Project - 16.99 Blending the vocal textures of women from the Garifuna communities of Central America with echoes of rock, blues, funk, African, Latin and Caribbean music, Umalali is a journey into the heart of a unique culture. Raw, rootsy and full of vibrant energy, and highly recommended. L'Ora Daurada - Montanaro, Bourdin and Gardone - 17.99 Named after this moment before dawn, when Montanaro often gets inspired, "the Golden Hour". The tracks of this album find Montanaro and his Compagnie evolving in their very own musical universe, somewhere between traditional music of Provence and free jazz, evoking North Africa, Central Asia or Esmeralda Beach in Ecuador. Divine Inspiration - Aruna Sairam - 17.99 Indian vocalist Aruna Sairam performs the Carnatic music of South India. Deeply rooted in the region's temple culture with its emphasis on devotional song, Carnatic music stretches back to ancient times and is organized around the system of melodic 'ragam' and rhythmic 'talam' (equivalent to the ragas and talas of Hindustani music). Sairam unites poetry, language, and music from across centuries and from across India itself in nine songs that vary in structure, pace and mood, written by nine poets of different periods and many languages, accompanied by violin, tampura, hand cymbals and a variety of hand drums. Forever Swing, Grappelli Forever - Costel Nitescu - 17.99 Romanian-born phenom Costel Nitescu is as much at ease with traditional music of Central Europe as he is in the realm of jazz, where his sense of swing and gift for improvisation mark him out as one of the strongest adherents to the cause of the great Stéphane Grappelli. A violinist with a solid classical training, Nitescu was only 16 when he joined the orchestra of Radio Bucharest. He was soon performing and recording with some of Romania's finest artists and has made his home in Paris for the last ten years, during which time he was cherrypicked to perform at a party organized by Bill Clinton (we kid you not!). Here he sizzles in eight originals and four standards, with a line-up comprising Antoine Hervier (piano), Yves Rousseau (double-bass) and Yoann Serra (drums).

Volume 2: Mansa - Rail Band w/Salif Keita and Mory Kanté - 19.99 The Malian National Railways formed the Rail Band du Buffet Hôtel de la Gare de Bamako to entertain guests at the hotel adjacent to the central train station in Bamako, but that unpromising origin belied how excellent a band it was and what an impact it made right from the get-go in 1970. The lead singer was a young man named Salif Keita. The band's dynamic fusion of jeliya and other traditional Malian forms with rock, blues and Latin music was audacious and brilliant. Salif Keita went on to start his own band, Les Ambassadeurs, in 1972, but by then another talented singer, Mory Kanté (who really was a jeli and not only sang but also played balafon) had joined the Rail Band. Around the same time the band hired a new guitarist, Djelimady Tounkara. Tounkara now leads the Super Rail Band. The three-volume Rail Band retrospective (compiled by Ibrahima Sylla) is not organized chronologically. Each 2-CD volume includes recordings from the 14-year span of 1970 to1983. Volume 2: Mansa includes five tracks with Salif Keita, five with Mory Kanté (including the title track, a 12-minute epic recorded in 1975), and eight others featuring singers Magan Ganessy or Djelimady Sissoko. Desert Blues 3: Entre Dunes et Savanes - VA - 38.99 Third volume of this wonderful series from Network Medien, 2 CDs and excellent book of notes and pictures. Featured artists include Khaled, Malouma, Dhafer Youssef, Gigi, Amadou and Mariam, Ali Farka Touré, Rokia Traoré, the Kronos Quartet and Tinariwen. All of this is complemented by new discoveries and first releases, plus a handsome long-box booklet full of photographs and intelligent text. Sospiro - Faraualla - 17.99 Sospiro (whisper) is the third recording by the female vocal ensemble Faraualla. The name of the group derives from a deep hollow in the Murgia, the plateau of Puglia, a mysterious place that has inspired singers Teresa Vallarella, Gabriella Schiavone, Loredana Perrini and Paola Arnesano. They are joined by percussionists Cesare Pastanella and Pippo Ark D'Ambrosio. Tuttipari - ipercussonici - 17.99 The “marranzano”, Sicilian for jew's harp is the core of this band from Catania. In this project there is all of Sicily, the ancient Trinacria and the modern island as different rhythms and instruments intertwine with the sound of an electrified jew's harp and the beat of primitive drums. Dum dum and didjeridoo become the drum n' bass for the syncopated, psychedelic raids of the electric jew's harp; tambourine and djembè create African-Sicilian rhythms, with the voice switching between sea and urban chants, serenade and ragamuffin. Sicily is celebrated and criticized with energy, involvement, collectivity and passion. Fuori dal Paradiso - Piero Brega - 17.99 One of the most beautiful voices of Italian popular music, winner of the Ciampi Award in 2005 with his debut record "Come Li Viandanti", is back with his second work, "Fuori dal paradiso", a record of original songs written by Brega and Martire, arranged by Mark Hamlyn and produced in collaboration with the Gianni Bosio Club. The record, twelve tracks, expresses the origins and the relevance of Brega's music, who, since his beginnings in the '70's with the Canzoniere del Lazio, has always loved the contamination of the tradition with the driving force of the rhythmic instruments. Also in "Fuori dal paradiso" music and words flow in a series of tales and colours, moving from waltzes to ethnic suggestions. Brega is in love with Rome and with its dialect, and gives us a well-balanced record in which personal stories mix easily with fantastic tales. Cromozome: Musique Traditionnelle des Alpes Occidentales - Trouveur Valdotèn - 17.99 Following its path of deep ethno-musicological research in the Western Alps, the ensemble tries to give a live, contemporary dimension to the cultural expression of the region and a defense of the special nature of Valle d'Aosta, a Francophone region in the Italian state. Baqshish - Francesco Banchini - 17.99 Banchini’s previous works have taken him from the study of classical and Medieval music to music therapy to southern Italian folk music to the traditions of Balkans and the Mediterranean. This is a CD bursting with colour and flavour, where original compositions blend with traditional Mediterranean songs and melodies. As well as various types of clarinet he plays nay, flute, chalumeaux, piano, while his own voice broadens the sound further. Accompanying him on the record are a group of fine musicians including Davide Della Monica (guitar), Cristiano Della Monica (percussion), Francesco Migliaccio (accordion) and Manuela Salinaro (darabouka, cajon, frame drums). 4-track Recording Sessions - The Green Arrows - 15.99 The Green Arrows were an important part of the Zimbabwean music scene in the 1970s, fusing the different rhythms of the region into one unique sound. This compilation presents 20 critical tracks that the Green Arrows recorded from 1974 –1979, all well-remastered. Carefully prepared 24-page bookletincludes a complete history of the band (edited by Banning Eyre), a full detailed discography, and numerous rare photographs and artifacts. After a long absence from performance, the band reunited on stage on the last day of the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) on May 1, 2005. Take One - Hallelujah Chicken Run Band - 15.99 In 1973,Thomas Mapfumo helped form the Hallelujah Chicken Run Band and, for the first time, began to shift his music away from Western-influenced rock and explore the traditional music of his Shona people, transcribing the scale of the traditional instrument mbira (or thumb piano) to guitar with his guitarist Joshua Dube. The HCR Band was one of the first to develop the staccato style of guitar for which Zimbabwe is known today, and was also one of the first modern groups to sing in the traditional Shona language – a major act of liberation and an act of protest against the Rhodesian government. This compilation presents 18 of the Hallelujah Chicken Run Band’s biggest and most influential hits, recorded from 1974–1979 and all painstakingly remastered. Take One is a mixture of songs of liberation alongside poignant love songs. Carefully prepared 24-page booklet with a complete history of the band was edited by renowned critic Banning Eyre, with a full detailed discography, and numerous rare photographs and ar Talou Lena - Mounira Mitchala - 17.99 Singer and songwriter Mounira Mitchala could be one of Africa's rising stars. The themes that inspire her songs concern such weighty matters as forced marriages, the expansion of the desert, peace and reconciliation between Chadians, discrimination against AIDS sufferers and war in general. Drawing on traditional rhythms and music of Chad, to which she has added modern instruments and arrangements, Mitchala is creating her own unique style. Bailata - Beata Soderberg and JusTango - 18.99 As a student in NY, Swedish-born cellist Beata Söderberg discovered the world of Argentinean tango. Walking into a New York milonga one day, she was taken by the intensity, energy and passion of the dance and began to compose original tangos. Her writing gives a fresh twist to the sound of the classic quintet (violin, piano, bandonéon, bass and drums) by making the cello its lead voice. Her ensemble, JusTango, consists of Cristian Zárate (piano and director), Horacio Romo (bandonéon), Roberto Tormo (double bass), José Luis Colzani (percussion), with guest César Angeleri (guitar). Tribal Musette - Les Primitifs du Futur - 15.99 2008 recording by Dominique Cravic and his outsized, wildly eclectic multi-ethnic Parisian ensemble, including mandolinist, cartoonist and illustrator Robert Crumb (who did the artwork for the CD), plus interesting guests: Sanseverino, Flaco Jimenez, Raul Barbosa, Mieko Miyazaki and many others. Highly recommended Concertina Workshop - Alistair Anderson - 16.99 The classic Topic LP reissued. English-system concertina master and former High Level Ranter Anderson with guests Dave and Tich Richardson, Graham Pirt and Geoff Harris. The Transports - Peter Bellamy and friends - 16.99 One of the late Peter Bellamy's most ambitious projects is now available on CD, his 'folksong opera' about the plight of those sentenced to exile in Australia, first populated as a penal colony. Originally a 2-LP set, this is a cycle of original songs strung together in a coherent narrative, and it includes some of England's finest traditional singers: June Tabor, Nic Jones, Martin Carthy, the Watersons, and Bellamy himself. Highly recommended, limited quantity available Popular Songs Of Great Enduring Strength And Beauty - Camper Van Beethoven - 16.99 Pure pop, great rock! 18 tracks from the band's history, five of which have been re-recorded for this release, including "When I Win The Lottery," "One Of These Days," "All Her Favorite Fruit," "Pictures of Matchstick Men," "Eye Of Fatima Parts 1 and 2." Anatomy of a Coup - Sacha Silva - 12.99 An unusual ensemble mixes flamenco, Indian classical and modern music with heady questions of personal and political issues, music, as the band says, 'that reads the newspaper.' An original sound, adventurous but rooted in traditions from around the world, and not a hint of "world-beat' or 'world fusion.' Highly recommended 1983-1993 - Lars Karlsson - 17.99 A collection from earlier productions by the Swedish diatonic accordionist Lars Karlsson includes tradtional and newly composed folk music, as well as some surprises (like Hank William's "Jambalya") Sea of Reeds - Accordion Tribe - 17.99 Bratko Bibic, Lars Hollmer, Maria Kalaniemi, Guy Klucevsek and Otto Lechner bring their accordions together in new compositions for anything from solo to quintet arrangments that defy categories and regional influence. Recorded inHollmer's famous 'Chicken House' studio in Uppsala, Sweden.5 Accordions, No Waiting! Highly recommended. Horn Please! - Jonas Knutsson and Horn Please - 17.99 Swedish folk and horn music on six saxophones, bass and percussion.Led by saxophonist/composer/arranger Jonas Knutsson, some of the prominent younger Swedish folk musicians are presented in music that goes from the traditional to the newly composed, and from the strictly arranged to the wildly improvised. The horn players: Alexandra Särström, Å sa Johansson, Hanna Wiskari, Klas Toresson, Daniel Carlsson; plus Bengt Jonasson and Petter Berndalen on bass and percussion. Compositions by Knutsson and traditional music from different parts of Sweden and South India. Highly recommended Aldrig får jeg fred - Tumult - 16.99 The Third recording by the Danish folk-rock ensemble is by far the most broad in scope, and complete in execution. From hard rockers to folk ballads, their never miss a beat as they forge ahead. The luckless lands of the North - aNoo - 16.99 aNoo is a group led Brussels based Finn, Anu Junnonen. Anu started playing piano at the age of seven and added flute a few years later. She got the kick for jazz in her teens from playing saxophone and jamming with friends, with whom she also created a local junior big band in order to perform modern -tunes and Finnish compositions. She is accompanied by accordion, trombone, acoustic bass and drums on a set of original and unusual songs. Listen The Heartbeat of the East - Keyvan Chemirani and Pandit Anindo Chaterjee - 19.99 Keyvan Chemirani picked up the Iranian zarb at the age of 16 and was also captivated by the Indian tabla, with its metric precision, endless melodic variations, and multiplicity of timbres. Soon after he began devoting himself to the zarb and its Persian repertoire, Keyvan became fascinated with the Indian tabla player Anindo Chatterjee, whose meticulous artistry is notable for its remarkable clarity. On this new recording, packaged in a hard-cover CD-book, Chemirani and Chatterjee engage each other and their fellow musicians - Maryam Chemirani (voice), Ken Zuckerman (sarod), Bijan Chemirani (saz), Sokratis Sinopoulos (kemenche fi ddle), Stelios Petrakis (lyra), Henri Tournier (bansuri fl ute) - in a musical dialogue between the age-old Hindu and Persian traditions. Al son del diableton vol. 1 - various - 17.99 Anthologie de l'accordéon traditionnel occitan Volume 1 - This first volume is devoted to musicians of 4 communes located in the Parc Naturel Régional du Haut Languedoc (Tarn and Hérault). In addition to the famous accordionist of d'Anglès, Marcel Bacou, with his inexhaustible repertory, the CD also present four of his friends: Germain Cros and Denis Barrau of La Salvetat sur Agout, Pierre Planès from Saint Etienne d'Albagnan and Emilien Gleizes from Condades (commune de Riols). Includes a detailed and illustrated 36 page booklet (in French). Wamato - Les Amazones de Guinee - 17.99 Les Amazones de Guinée are a unique and quite amazing institution within African music. Since the early 60s they have criss-crossed the continent, with only occasional forays beyond, to help bring their particular brand of joy to the cause of women’s emancipation. Yet this is only their 2nd album, tight yet fluid, with the loping rhythms so particular to Guinea, bitter-sweet harmonies and vocals full of conviction. As the cry of “Retour en force des Amazones!” at the beginning of this album attests, these women demand to be heard. The Amazones are back with a vengeance. This is the gold-standard for female (or any other) bands in Africa and an enduring symbol of African women’s emancipation. Highly recommended. Listen Authenticité: The Syliphone Years - Balla Et Ses Balladins - 22.99 2 CD collection by one of Guinea's most interesting and influencial bands. Listen En concert - Bivoac - 16.99 This Breton band claims inlfluences are wide as Coltrane, Zappa, Grappelli, Hendrix and all musiques traditionnelles du monde... They deliver it all in complete simplicity on accordéon diatonique, voices, saxophones, bombarde, violon and banjo. Accordeon Diatonique - Riccardo Tesi - 17.99 The master of Italian accordion offers a completely solo recording that shows the breadth and depth of his skills, talents and interests in the music of the instrument. Highly recommended Majaz - Le Trio Joubran - 16.99 The second recordng by Palestinian ud trio of Samir, Wissam, Adnan Joubran with guest percussionist Yousef Hbeitsch. With mallets and strings - Ildikó Vékony - 17.99 Performances on solo cimbalom of J.S. Bach's 'Partita No. 3 in E major' and 'Sonata No. 1 in G minor.' The artist says: 'Why this music? ...you may ask. Some pieces I have been playing for ages; others I have always wanted to play. Some are not really my world, (but sometimes we long for another world); some are pieces I have been waiting for, and yet I needed years to uncover their deeper meaning. And some have jolted me out of my habits, highlighting for me the moment when a sound is born.' Poliphonic Vespers for St. Michael’s and St. Martin's Day - Schola Hungarica - 17.99 n 1571, a widow called Anna Hannsen Schuman donated a highly valuable manuscript to the collegiate chapter of Pozsony. The codex contains 239 polyphonic works, almost all for the enrichment of evening vespers. This disc highlights two vespers from the collection: that for the feast of Saint Martin, patron saint of the church, and that for Saint Michael, which falls close to it in the calendar. As in the practice of the time, the prescribed Gregorian chant and their polyphonic arrangements were mixed as necessary in the liturgy, so this disc mixes the two. BD Blues (2 CDs and Book) - Charley Patton / R. Crumb - 19.99 Available again: You might already know the music, but this is a unique opportunity to see it as well. Robert Crumb has written a biography in words and drawings and presents it in a full-color, hardcover book. 2 CDs cover the legendary blues master's music, 31 pages of graphics and text (in French only) tell his story. Highly recommended! Inshalla Shalom (Live) - 2 CDs - Yair Dalal and friends - 23.99 Double CD of live performances in Jerusalem in November 2004, with Jewish and Arab musicians, and dedicated to the folk music of the Middle East. The artist says it is 'music that rises above conflicts and brings unity, joy and hope to the hearts... The songs which all the people of the region grew up with, Arabs, Jews, Christians and Moslems, who share the same musical culture. This double CD album includes 12 tracks (six at each CD) in various languages - Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic, Iraqi and Moroccan dialects, etc. The album presents a rare combination of 'Piyutim' (Jewish Liturgical songs) and Arabic folk songs,a blend which exists mostly in Iraqi tradition. Among the gifted musicians participating is the female singer Liora Itzhak, the oud player Sameer Makhoul, the cantor David Menahem and the singer Haim Ankri. The album includes a touching performance of the song "Yad Anuga" by Zalman Shne'or in a folk-Mizrachi melody, and extraordinary singing by Liora Itzhak combining classic Indian musical tradition. Songs From a Persian Garden - Masha and Marjan Vahdat - 17.99 On 22 May this year KKV and two Western embassies arranged a remarkable concert. In a Persian garden in Tehran, the singers Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat broke the ban on public performances by women. The two sisters were accompanied by Knut Reiersrud and five other Norwegian and Iranian musicians Na'ama - Amos Hoffman - 18.99 Composer and oud player combines elements of jazz, Latin and other global influences with a strong Arabic heritage, adding instruments like the marimba unlikely to be heard within the stricter tradition. Hoffman's Ashkenazi roots (Eastern European) and his choice of musicans helps him create his own personal sound. Amos Hoffman - Oud ; Joshua Levit - Ney ; Ehab Nimer - Violin ; Omer Avital - Bass ; Tomer Zur - Percussion ; Rea Bar Nes - Percussion and Marimba. Bass player Avishai Cohen also makes a guest appearance. Bastian Contrari - Patrick Vaillant - temp out of stock-17.99 French mandolinist Patrick Vaillant's unique new recording, joined by a marvelous ensemble including Bijan Chemrrani (percussion for Iran), Serge Pesce (guitar), Benjamin Novarino Giana (voice) and Lucien Massuco Kara Deniz - L'Attirail - temp out of stock-16.99 The 6th album of music from the Balkans and eastern Mediterranean by this wonderful French band. The title means Black Sea in Turkish, symbolizing the meeting of Slav, Greek, Romanian, Albanian influences, and the convergence of Christian, Jewish, Muslim ideals of the region. `Formed as a duet by guitarist Xavier Demerliac, they are now a quintet, (plus a host of guests from all overt he region), playing trumpet, clarinet, doudouk, flutes, drums and percussion, double bass, accordion and violin. It's an imaginary landscape where Balkan, Gypsy, klezmer, cabaret, and more all peacefuly coexist in musical harmony. Tan Dun: Pipa Concerto; Hayashi; Takemitsu - Wu Man, Yri Bahsmet, and Moscow Soloists - 18.99 Wu Man offers the world premiere of Tan Dun's Concerto for Pipa, as well as Hikaru Hayashi's Concerto-Elegia and Toru Takemitsu's Nostalgia "In Memory of Andrei Tarkovsky". Performers include Yuri Bashmet, a recognized virtuoso violist, violinist, and champion of new music. Founder of the Moscow Soloists, here he leads the acclaimed chamber ensemble in their third Onyx project together. The well-filled disc features two premiere recordings La Passion de Clermont: Hora vos dic vera raizun - Brice Duisit - 17.99 The turn of the first millennium was experienced by people of that time not with fear that the world was coming to an end, but rather with hope that the world would be renewed, as 'the promise of a new Spring'. Thus, Christ's Passion came to symbolise the resurrection of the Church; a great reformation began. Seen in that context the lyric poem La Passion de Clermont takes on its full meaning. Brice Duisit performs vocals and vièle à archet. Follow - Joel Grare - 17.99 Bells, Indian double-headed drums, bendirs and many other instruments blend together and offer a fascinating imaginary journey: Grare integrates all the possible and imaginable influences and invents a unique and outstanding world of sounds. Joël Grare, percussions and featuring percussion ensemble Koân with Axel Lecourt and Nicolas Giraud on trumpet and percussions Tripfolk - Bazar Bla - 18.99 Bazar Blå is a trio consisting of nyckelharp-player Johan Hedin, bassist Björn Meyer and percussionist Fredrik Gille. This is their second recording. Une Messe pour la Saint-Michel et tous les saints anges - Freddy Eichelberger, Michel Godard and Ludus Modalis - 17.99 This recording recreates the 'Ordinary' of a seventeenth-century Catholic Mass, during which the organ and the choir continuously respond, with parts entirely improvised by the choir as well as the organ.Freddy Eichelberger, orgue; Michel Godard, serpent and the vocal trio Ludus Modalis Paris - Istanbul - Shanghai - Joël Grare - 17.99 Joël Grare (ar., percussion), Guo Gan (erhu), Bruno Helstroffer (theorbo), Emek Evci (bass), Karine Herroud Gonzalez (Flamenco) with the participation of the ensemble Les Tambours de Lune, Claire Lefilliâtre (soprano vocal) and Véronica Votti (cello). This recording is a manifesto of modernism, culture, temporality, style and improvisation. This Paris-Istambul-Shanghaïensemble is a musical invitation to travel. Somewhere between a chamber music ensemble and a traditional one, they play standardsmuch like in jazz. But their standards are classic themes from Spain, Turkey and China, ancient music… Puching these melodies well beyond their borders, thoroughly enjoying them, improvising, composing, whether or not in the style of their country or their period, following moods and moments to a uniqque new sound.

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