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Øystein Sevåg
Global House
Song From the Planet
MySpace:
www.myspace.com/oysteinsevag
Windham
Hill Records
Harp
46
Entanglement
In Flight
harp46.com
Artist: www.harp46.com
Harp 46 is an unconventional trio of harp, African drums and bass.
Their world fusion incorporates Celtic, African, and jazz traditions
Rupa
and the April Fishes
Este Mundo
title track
Cumbancha
MySpace: www.myspace.com/aprilfishes
Artist: www.aprilfishes.com
A San Francisco-based group that crosses musical borders and language
barriers by fusing Gypsy, French, Spanish and plenty of attitude and
emotion and sound-bytes in "global agit-pop" soundspace.
Peppe
Voltarelli
Distratto Ma Pero'
leggero leggero
KomArt
Music
Artist: www.peppevoltarelli.it
MySpace: www.myspace.com/peppevoltarelli
Italian singer Peppe Voltarelli, now living in Berlin, has a colorful
background in song and theatre. He's an Italian superstar...
Shantel
Planet Paprika
Wandering Stars
Bucovina Original
Crammed
MySpace: www.myspace.com/shantelbucovinacluborkestar
www.Bucovina.de
Over the summer Shantel and Bucovina Club
Orkestar took-on European nightclubs by storm.
The
Stimulators
Loaded
This Guitar is Loaded
www.stimulators.de
MySpace: www.myspace.com/stimulatorsband
"The Stimulators" are
a Munich Germany based band featuring former Ike Turner sideman, Peter
Schneider on lead guitar, and German ska pioneer, Oliver Stephan on
lead vocals/ rhythm guitar, have been thrilled audiences all over
Europe, with their infectious mix of Caribbean and African styles,
grafted onto a solid Jazz and Blues-based foundation. Their brand-new
cd, "Loaded" keeps up their tradition with a collection
contemporary themed songs percolating with lively insight into today's
social environment.
World
Beat Pick of the Month
Sarazino
Ya Foy! (no problem)
One Big World!
Cumbancha
MySpace: www.myspace.com/sarazino
Ya Foy! Sarazino is based in Quito Ecuador and blends elements of
Latin, pop, reggae, funk, African and Arabic music creating an infectious
sound.
Ciro
Hurtado
Guitarrista
La Ayacuchanita
Inti Productions Recordings
MySpace: www.myspace.com/cirohurtado
Artist: www.cirohurtado.com
Peruvian musician, Ciro Hurtado, of the group
Huayucaltia has produced his first solo guitar
album.
Marta
Topferova
Trova
Las Luciérnagas
World
Village Music
MySpace: www.myspace.com/martatopferova
Marta Topferova was born in the Czech Republic but her music is rooted
in the sounds and styles of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Tomas
Michaud
Beauty and Fire
Tribute
Starland
Music
MySpace: www.myspace.com/tomasmichaud
Soulful and expressive music from Flamenco guitarist, Tomas Michaud.
Michael
Brant DeMaria
Ocean
Moonlit Sea
Ontos Music
Artist Website : Siyotanka.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/michaeldemaria
A journey remembering and sound healing
composed by psychologist/soul guide, Michael Brant DeMaria.
Tarik
& Julia Banzi - Al-Andalus
Genetic Memories
Chiaroscuro
Al
Andalus Productions
Artist website: www.andalus.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/alandalusmusic
Music from
Morocco on Oud and Flamenco guitar: Tarik (oud, ney, darbuka) &
Julia Banzi (flamenco guitar, viola)
Khaled
Liberté
Sbabi Ntya
Wrasse
Records
Artist: www.khaled-lesite.com
New music from Khaled, who is known as the King of Raï.
The
Silk Road Ensemble
Off the Map
Sulvasutra
World
Village Music
The Silk Road Ensemble is a collective of internationally reknowned
performers and composers from more than 20 countries. A group founded
by cellist, Yo Yo Ma in 1998 although he does not perform on this
album.
Tulku
Way of the Mystic
Hand of the Soul
New
Earth Records
MySpace: www.myspace.com/newearthrecords
New music from Jim Wilson, who is known as a musical alchemist. As
Tulku he seeks sonic trancendance by merging traditional ethnic and
tribal music with electronic beats.
Terry
Oldfield
Zen
Inseparable Paths
New
Earth Records
MySpace: www.myspace.com/terry.oldfield
MySpace: www.myspace.com/newearthrecords
Australian based Terry Oldfields began playing
the flute in 1970 and has recorded more than 30 albums of inspiring
flute music. His new album, Zen.
Various
Artists
I Love Bossa Nova
Maira Martins: Cantos e Contos
Afro Baile
Records
MySpace:
www.myspace.com/ilovebossanova
MySpace:
www.myspace.com/afrobailerecords
Bossa Nova is a song-form that has been
a driving force among Brazilian musisians for over 50 years. The newly
released 12 song compilation, "I Love Bossa Nova" introduces
a new generation of female Bossa Nova artists.
Whitman
Rinaldo
Pretty
Um Beijinho
MySpace: www.myspace.com/whitmanrinaldo
Whitman Rinaldo sings a lovely song in Portuguese, dedicated to his
wife and family.
Chico
César
Chico César
Mama Africa
Putumayo Artists
MySpace:
www.myspace.com/chicocesar
Chico Cesar creates brilliant contemporay music based on the contagious
melodies and rhythms of Brazil
Johannes
Linstead
Mistico
Santa Maria
earthscape
media
Artist: www.johanneslinstead.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/johanneslinstead
Johannes Linstead's new album explores the many nuances of the Spanish
guitar from traditional to contemporary.
Chinmaya
Dunster
Land of the Buddhas
Right Samadhi
New
Earth
MySpace: www.myspace.com/chinmayadunster
Land of the Buddhas is collection of Chinmaya Dunster's personal favorites
on New Earth Records.
Dechen
Shak-Dagsay
Tara Devi: Inner Journey Towards Ultimate Happiness
Generation of the Bodhicitta Mind
New
Earth
Dechen Shak-Dagsay is often called the voice of Tibet sings songs
dedicated to Tara Devi, "The Liberator" considered to be
one of the most powerful and protective female Goddesses of Tibetan
Buddhism.
The
Black Seeds
Solid Ground
One Step at a Time
Easy
Star Records
MySpace: www.myspace.com/theblackseeds
Artist website: The
Black Seeds
Reggae music sending a message to the world from Wellington, New Zealand.
Tommy
T
The
Prester John Sessions
Beyond Fasiladas
Easy
Star Records
MySpace: www.myspace.com/tommytonline
Artist: www.tommytmusic.com
A new cd from Gogol Bordello bassist, Tommy T
featuring the vocals of Ethiopian singer, Gigi.
King
Sunny Ade
Seven Degrees North
Appreciation
Mesa
Records
MySpace: www.myspace.com/mastersunnyade
Nigeria's King Sunny Ade and his 20-man African
Beats are the epitomy of Nigerian Juju music.
Juju music first began in the 1920 as a local
music and absorbed new technologies with the passing
of time.
Nneka
The Uncomfortable Truth
Africans
YoMama Records
MySpace: www.myspace.com/nnekaworld
"Born in Nigeria, Nneka relocated to Hamburg
Germany at the age of nineteen to pursue a degree
in Anthropology and a singing career.
Tinariwen
Imidiwan:
Companions
Kel Tamashek
World
Village Music
MySpace: www.myspace.com/tinariwen
A new cd including a bonus DVD from Tinariwen,
a group who come from one of the most remote locations
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; a
vast wilderness where camels are still the preferred
mode of transportation.
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