BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB
Buena Vista Social
Club At Carnegie Hall 2CD WCD080 £13.65
The second album from the legendary original Buena Vista Social Club is the recording of their one-off, sold out concert at New York’s historic Carnegie Hall. This amazing concert was the climax of the Wim Wenders documentary and the last time the original band would ever perform together again. With over 8 million sales around the world on the first album, Live At Carnegie Hall is set to be the biggest selling world music album of 2008. Produced by Ry Cooder, the album features brilliant and unrepeatable performances by legends including Ibrahim Ferrer, Compay Segundo, Ruben González, Eliades Ochoa, Omara Portuondo, Cachaíto López, and Guajiro Mirabal.
Ravi Shankar Rare and Glorious CDNFC1509189 CD2 SAREGAMA £8.60
2CDs that celebrate the work of one of the world’s best-loved musicians, sitar player Ravi Shankar, recorded at peaks of his creativity including several very rare full length performances, previously unreleased on CD.
TUGCD1053 Debashish Bhattacharya O Shakuntala! CD £10.30
With a Grammy nomination and BBC World Music Award under his belt, Indian slide-guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya’s remarkable virtuosity is winning international critical acclaim. O Shakuntala! is a sublime interpretation of the immortal Indian masterpiece of eternal love and features three slide guitars designed and developed by Debashish himself.
WCD082 Tony Allen Secret Agent CD £13.00
'Secret Agent', a majestic slice of roots Afrobeat, is Allen's debut for World Circuit and his first release since he became a founder member of The Good The Bad and The Queen. Tony Allen has long been acknowledged as Africa's finest kit drummer and one of the continent’s most influential musicians, who possesses a unique and mighty sound. The music on ‘Secret Agent’ is foursquare in the Afrobeat tradition - nagging tenor guitar, funky keyboards, soulful call and response vocals, and fat, full throated, hard riffing horns - with a few twists.
SR66012 Arkul Il Bastidor CD £13.00
Sephardic music from Bosnia. The two musicians who make up Arkul have their roots in Sephardic and Bosnian music while at the same time giving it a contemporary feel. The multi-instrumentalist and arranger Atilla Aksoj provides backing on guitars, mandolin, bass and percussion for the sensitive, pure voice of Vladimir Mickovic on traditional and more recent songs whose subjects include love, traveling and looking for a new home.
HUCD3159 Zap Mama ReCreation CD £13.00
ReCreation, is Zap Mama’s superb first disc on Heads Up and sees vocalist Marie Daulne, the founder and fronting member of this multicultural musical entity, joined by a guest list of high-profile vocalists including Bilal, G. Love and the French actor Vincent Cassel plus Tony Allen and Meshell Ndegeocello.
SR66011 Ljiljana Buttler Frozen Roses CD £13.00
The Bosnian singer Ljiljana Buttler is one of the great re-discovered voices of Eastern Europe. ‘Frozen Roses’ is her third album since her comeback, a harmonious blend of Buttler’s roots, Balkan folk, with the rhythmic elements of jazz and blues. Often called the 'Billie Holiday of Gypsy Music', in reality, she's the true mother of gypsy soul.
Mamane Barka Introducing Mamane Barka INTRO114CD CD £7.00
As a nomad of the Toubou tribe, Malam Mamane Barka is the indisputable son of the desert and the world’s only remaining master of the biram. He maintains the tradition single-handedly, bringing the boat-shaped instrument to world’s attention with his own unique blend of desert blues.
A. R. Rahman Bollywood Sound Magic CDNFX110347 CD £6.15
14 original hits from the composer of Slumdog Millionaire. Features Rahman not only as a composer and arranger, but also as a performer in his own right. Selected from 3 different languages (Hindi, Tamil & Telugu) to help give a complete picture of India’s most prolific composer
OUMOU SANGARE Seya WCD081 CD £12.75
Seya (Joy) is the first album in six years from 'Mali's Star of Stars' and it reaffirms her position as one of Africa's great female vocalists and an African phenomenon. It was recorded in Bamako, and co-produced by Nick Gold, Oumou Sangare and Cheick Tidiane Seck. Musicians on the album include fellow World Circuit artist and kora virtuoso Toumani Diabaté, the great guitarist Djelimady Tounkara, afrobeat legend Tony Allen, Living Colour drummer Will Calhoun and Magic Malik on flute.
The Observer Music Monthly, (Charlie Gillett), February 15, 2009: (5 stars) Spectacular...a majestic mistress of many moods who presides over her musicians with regal confidence...a masterpiece.
VARIOUS ARTISTS Vicky Cristina Barcelona (OST) CD85001 CD £13.85
Personally selected by the film’s director, Woody Allen, the Vicky Cristina Barcelona soundtrack opens with the infectious “Barcelona” by the Spanish group Giula y Los Tellarini, whose debut recording Allen discovered through a chance encounter. The album continues with an eclectic mix of mostly Spanish, flamenco-tinged performances by the likes of Paco de Lucia, Juan Serrano and the Biel Ballester Trio, that reflect the feeling of Spain and, in particular, Barcelona as Allen has portrayed it.
STAFF BENDA BILILI Tres Tres Fort CRAW51 CD £13.00
Staff Benda Bilili, who’ve been acclaimed by the likes of Africa Express and Damon Albarn are the latest phenomenon to come out of the Congo. A group of paraplegic street musicians who live in and around the grounds of the zoo in Kinshasa, they make music of astonishing power and beauty. The band's mesmerising grooves, overlaid with vibrant vocals , mix 70s funk, old Cuban son and mambo with the mellifluous flow of classic Congolese rumba that evoke the golden age of Franco.
SONU NIIGAAM / CBSO Rafi Resurrected 2CD GNCUK1381367 £9.20
This unique recording, that pays tribute to the great Indian vocalist Rafi, brings together Sonu Niigaam, one of India’s hottest singing stars and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, one of the UK’s most renowned orchestras. The 2CD set includes a 44-page booklet containing comprehensive notes and rare photos of Rafi at his most intimate and relaxed.
VARIOUS ARTISTS Rio Baile Funk Vol.1: Favela Booty Beats CD AYCD03 £9.20
This compilation of Funk music from the favelas of Rio was chosen by the Observer Music Monthly as one of the Fifty Essential CDs From Around The World: “Forget the musicianship of other Brazilian artists – these cuts are raw, the true sound of the favelas. Likewise, Brazilian music has always been sexy, but these ‘booty beats’ verge on the pornographic.”
ALLA Es Tiempo CD CRAM133 £13.00
'Es Tiempo' is the lush, multi-layered debut album from Chicago-based Mexican-American three-piece Allá. Producer/guitarist Jorge Ledezma, his brother Angel Ledezma on drums and vocalist/guitarist Lupe Martinez, make up Allá –(pronouced ay-ya) and they lay out the blueprint for a new brand of Latin psychedelic music. The trio have forged a distinctive sound encompassing some of their favourite styles of music from the last four decades: German Krautrock experiments, Motown flourishes, Brazilian Tropicalia, cosmic jazz and the symphonic sixties pop of Brian Wilson and Phil Spector
EMMANUEL JAL Ceasefire CD TUGMID1038 £6.00
Mid-price reissue of the first international release by the Southern Sudanese artist Emmanuel Jal, one of the hottest rappers to explode out of the African music scene, who is joined by the northern Sudanese singer, composer and oud player Abdel Gadir Salim in a captivating musical fusion. This incredible collaboration of a renowned maestro with a young rapper produces music bursting with intricate melodies and a central message calling for peace in Sudan.
BALKAN BEAT BOX Nu-Made (Remixes & Videos) CD+DVD CRAW48 £13.00
This exciting double-pack contains 11 audio tracks, a music video, and a 26-minute film. Most of the audio tracks are fresh remixes derived from BBB's acclaimed 2007 album Nu Med featuring remixers including Dub Gabriel, Nickodemus, Stefano Miele and the band themselves, plus a brand-new track entitled Ramallah-Tel Aviv. The DVD features a 26-minute film directed by Elsa Dahmani, documenting a special event put together by Balkan Beat Box in Tel Aviv in February 2008. plus a live video for Hermetico, based on footage shot in various festivals.
LONELY DRIFTER KAREN Grass Is Singing CD CRAM132 £13.00
Lonely Drifter Karen revolves around the Austrian singer and songwriter Tanja Frinta whose music has its roots in folk music, German cabaret and even punk rock. The group is completed with the Mallorca-born pianist and arranger Marc Meliá Sobrevias and Italian drummer Giorgio Menossi.
ZUCO 103 After The Carnaval CD DOX051 £13.00
The founders of Brazilectro, Zuco 103 are back with their sixth album, recorded partly in Rio de Janeiro and partly in Holland. The three musicians, Rio-born vocalist/lyricist Lilian Vieira, keyboard man/producer Stefan Schmid from Munich and drummer/producer Stefan Kruger from Amsterdam, who make up the group, first collaborated in 1998 when they created a unique fusion of Brazilian music and European dance music. Copied by musicians throughout the world, on “After The Carnaval” they have moved away from sample-based music, giving the album a natural, acoustic sound.
SABAN BAJRAMOVIC with MOSTAR SEVDAH REUNION
Saban CD SR66008 £13.00
The latest recording from Snail Records features the veteran Serbian Gypsy vocalist Saban Bajramovi, accompanied by the acclaimed Bosnian group Mostar Sevdah Reunion, performing a set of his own songs .Saban is now in his seventies and over a long career he has made more than 20 albums, composed more than 700 songs. Guest musicians include the Macedonian trumpeter Naat Veliov and violinist Slobodan Stancic.
RUPA & THE APRIL FISHES Extraordinary Rendition CD CMBCD7 £13.00
With musical influences that include French chanson, Gypsy music, tango, Latin alternative, Indian music and beyond, Rupa & the April Fishes create music that is lively, romantic and instantaneously appealing. Based in San Francisco, the band's accessible and multicultural sound has earned them a reputation as one of the most exciting groups in the Bay Area alternative scene.
UMALALI The Garifuna Women's Project CD CMBCD6 £13.00
The exuberant rhythms of Africa, the deep emotion of the blues and the ancient spirit of native Caribbean peoples echo in the music of the unique Garifuna culture of Central America. Garifuna women, both young and old, unite with award-winning producer Ivan Duran and musicians from the internationally renowned Garifuna Collective to craft these contemporary songs of indescribable soul, strength and beauty
OTIS TAYLOR Recapturing The Banjo CD CD83667 £13.00
The historical roots of the banjo go back further than its American folk and bluegrass traditions to the ngoni of West Africa. Bluesman Otis Taylor sheds new light on this centuries-old instrument with riveting performances by himself as well as some of the most accomplished banjo players on the current blues/roots music scene: Guy Davis, Corey Harris, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Keb’ Mo’ and Don Vappie. A five-date tour starts on 27 April
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