Øystein Sevåg
Global House
Song From the Planet
Windham Hill Records

Kila
Luna Park
Hebden Bridge
Bully’s Acre
World Village / Harmonia Mundi
artist website: Kila
 traditional and contemporary Celtic music from the Irish group Kila

Blackmore’s Night
Ghost of a Rose
(title track) Ghost of a Rose
SPV
Artist website: Blackmore's Night
New music from Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night

Catrin Finch
Crossing the Stone
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon (Handel, arr: K Jenkins)
Sony Music
artist website: Catrin Finch
Catrin Finch is a distinguished as one of the finest classical harpists in the world. She holds the Royal Appointment as Harpist to HRH, The Prince of Whales, a position last granted in 1871.

Summer
Summer
Nella Fantasia
Summer Sings
a new opera star has been born in Summer… recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra…

Vasen
Trio (Olov Johansson, Mikael Marin & Roger Tallroth)
Johsefins Dopvals
NorthSide
Artist website: Vasen
New Nordic music featuring the 3-row chromatic Nychelharpa & kontrabasharpa, violin, viola & viola pomposa, guitar and Swedish bosoki

Putumayo Presents
French Cafe
Serge Gainsbourg: Marilou Sous la Neige
Brigitte Bardot: Un Jour Comme un Autre
Putumayo Records

Paul Schwartz
State of Grace II – Turning to Peace
Curacion (Sunlight on Water)
Turning to Peace
Windham Hill Records
a contribution to world peace through music; featuring Lisbeth Scott’s lovely vocals on the title track “Turning to Peace”
and the spiritual propulsion of Carlos Santana’s guitar on “Curacion (Sunlight on Waters)”

Orkestina
Transilvania Express
Manele
World Village Music
Harmonia Mundi
Transylvania is a region north of Romania and sandwiched between Moldavia and Hungary. The group, Orkestina takes their inspiration from the rich musical heritage of the Gypsy and Jewish musical traditions of the region.  The song, Manele, is an example of the most popular music style in Rumania today.

La Kumpania Zelwer
Kali Daissa
Lekhayim ! (A la vie)
Opazdyvaia na messu
Le Chant Du Monde
Harmonia Mundi
Music of Russian Jews

B-Tribe
B-Tribe 5
Misterio
Higher Octave
Artist website: B-Tribe
New music from the Barcelona Tribe

William & Arlene
Gypsy Supper
Gypsy Supper
Wishcake Records

Rosalia de Souza (Row-ZAH-lee-ah gee Sue-zah)
Garota Moderna (Ga-ROW-tah Maw-DAIR-nah)
Maria Moita
Avatar Records
New music Brazilian music by Rosalia de Souza, a native of Rio de Janeiro, now living in Rome.

Massimo Spada
L’incoronata / 1 Milano Lounge
Giori
Amiata Media
Some cool new music from Italy.
File under: Italy/chill out/lounge/ambient

Rough Guide
The Rough Guide to Brazilian Electronica
Superagua: Stylish
World Music.net
subtitle: evolution & revolution the future sounds of Brazil

Esteban Ramirez
Fly With Me
title track: Fly with Me
Descanso Music
piano artistry

Krishna Das
Door of Faith
Mere Gurudev
Karuna Music
Prayer offerings from Krishna Das
artist website: Krishna Das

Radhika Miller
Heaven
If I could Fly
Radhika Miller Music
Radhika Miller's new cd reflects her fond memories of Swami Satchidananda

Jan Seiden
Woodland Winds (music of the Native American Flute)
Kindling Fire
Morning’s Dance
Flute Journey Records

Lotus
Lotus
Village Rain
Within You Without You
Rasa Music
new music from Australia featuring vocals by Alex Edenborough

Baka Beyond
East to West
Awaya Baka
Narada
Artist website: Baka Beyond
Martin Cradick on guitar, Su Hart vocals along with the rest of their group, and accompanied by percussion and chorus of the Baka Pygmies, from in and around Lupe Cameroon.

 Waveform Artists
Four AD.
Mystical Sun: Blue Magnetic Ocean
Waveform
artist website: Mystical Sun

Various Artists
Festival in the Desert
Tinariwen: Aldachan Manin (Mali)
Tinde: Wana (Mali)
Django (Mali)
World Village Music
Music from one of the remote spots on the planet,. Visualize trekking hundreds of kilometers out into the Sahara desert away from Timbuktu Mali, the last outpost of civilization.  This is the land of the Toureg Nomad tribes. It is a vast wilderness where camels are still the preferred mode of transportation. This recording is from the third annual Festival in the Desert, held January 2003.

Burning Sky
A Simple Man
Season’s End
Canyon Records
some beautiful new music from Burning Sky

Putumayo World Music
10^th Anniversary Collection
Kali: Me Ki Sa Oule
Rita Ribeiro: Ha Muheres
Putumayo Records
World Beat Pick of the Month
a fantastic new collection looking back on Putumayo's ten year history

 Super Rail Band  
Mali Lolo
Sada Diallo
Label bleu / Indigo
One of West Africa’s most famous bands is on the come-back trail with a new cd featuring Congolese rumba, salsa, hints of reggae, the blues and rock n’ roll

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