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Øystein Sevåg
Global House
Song From the Planet
MySpace: www.myspace.com/oysteinsevag
Windham Hill Records

Les Chansons de la nouvelle scene français
le pop 5
Olive Et Moi: L'Ascneseur
Vincent Delerm: Je Pense À Toi
Artist website: www.lepop.de
Le Pop Musik
MySpace: www.myspace.com/oliveetmoi
Some great new music from France, from the fifth volume in the Le Pop series.

Bibi Tanga & The Selenites
Dunya
Bonjour Mon Ami Jean
Goodbye
NatGeo Music
MySpace: www.myspace.com/bibitanga
New music from Paris-based, Bibi Tanga & the Selenites plays a mix of Electronica, jazz and funk.

Rachid Taha
Bonjour
Its an Arabian Song
Knitting Factory Records
Artist: www.RachidTaha.fr
MySpace: www.myspace.com/taharachid
Arabic songs from France by Rachid Taha.

Luna Blanca
Provence
Mistral
MySpace: www.myspace.com/lunablancamusic
Nuevo Flamenco guitarist, Richard Hecks, from Bocholt, Germany leads the band Luna Blanca. Provence is their follow-up to their first album, "Guitar Island.

Calibro35
Ritorno Quelli Di... Calibro35
Calling All Units to Brocollino!
Nublu Records
Artist: www.calibro35.nublu.net
MySpace: www.myspace.com/calibro35
The group Calibro35 from Milan Italy is billed as "The Cinematic Mayhem of Italian Music Combo." They do covers of famous Italian Cop movie soundtracks, with titles like; "A Fist full of Lead", "Hired to Kill", and "Counselor at Crime." Calibro35 also compose their own contributions to this unique genre.

Shantel
Planet Paprika
Beauties From Athina
Crammed
MySpace: www.myspace.com/shantelbucovinacluborkestar
www.Bucovina.de
Over the summer Shantel and Bucovina Club Orkestar took-on European nightclubs by storm.

Amira & Merima Kljuco
Zumra
Jo Hanini Tu Hanina
MySpace: www.myspace.com/merimamira
Artist website: www.merimakljuco.com
World Village
Music from the Bosnia, songs that have been handed-down for generations.

Jienat
Mira
Fredrik Albert
Jienat.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/jienat
Next up, arctic world music, voices and drum from 70 degrees North. The bulk of the music was recorded in Hammerfest, Norway, just a 150 meters distant from the Arctic Ocean. This is a two disc set with the second is a hi-def disc, recorded in Pure Audio Blu-Ray. Awesome sound...

Robert Turgeon
Voices from The Spirit World
White Eagle
Standing Bear Music
MySpace: www.myspace.com/robertturgeon
Native American musician Robert Turgeon is a Metis' of French, Indian and Irish descent. He has studied the Native American flute for over 20 years and is considered one of the finest players in the world. We will be hearing music from his cd Legacy (2009). That recording is preceded by a trilogy orf recordings including , "Voices from the Spirit World" (1995), "Shaman's Journey" (1998) and "Stone Song" (2000).

Patrick Landeza
Ku'u Honua Mele (My Music World)
Keawe's Slack Key
A Song for Stan
Artist: www.patricklandeza.com
cdbaby: www.cdbaby.com/cd/PatrickLandeza2
Blues Hawaiian Slack key and song from Patrick Landeza

The Green Band
The Green
Wake Up
Pacific Hawaiian Music
MySpace: www.myspace.com/thegreen808
Reggae music from Hawaii by The Green Band.

Fat Freddy's Drop
Dr. Boondigga & The Big BW
Pull the Catch
Fat Freddy's Drop
MySpace: www.myspace.com/fatfreddysdropnz
New music from the reggae-influenced New Zealand band, Fat Freddy's Drop.

Luísa Maita
Lero Lero
Lero Lero
Cumbancha Discovery
Artist: www.Cumbancha.com/luisamaita
MySpace: www.myspace.com/luisamaita
Luísa Maita is from the Brazilian mega-city Sao Paulo. Luísa grew-up surrounded by musicians. Her father Amado Maita, a singer whose one solo album from the 70s is a coveted vinyl collectors named all three daughters after songs by the bossa nova legend Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Cibelle
Las Venus Resort Palace Hotel
Sapato Azul
Crammed Discs
Artist: www.cibelle.net
MySpace: www.myspace.com/cibelleblackbird
Cibelle is based in London & Sao Paulo Brazil. She is songstress with a contemporary cabaret style. In a conceptual scene reminicent of the Douglas Adams - "Restaurant at the End of the Universe" Cibelle donning her alter ego, "Sonja Khalecallon"performs with her band, Los Stoboscopious Luminous, after the apocalyptic end of the world.

Various Artists
The New Brazilian Music
Natalia Mallo: Coração em Pó
Sylvia Patricia: Lagrimas e Vodka
Brazil Musica E Artes
MySpace: www.myspace.com/nataliamallo
MySpace: www.myspace.com/sylviapatriciabrasiliansinger
We will hear Natalia Mallo and Sylvia Patricia from a new cd from Brazil Musica E Artes - Band Camp.

SambaDá
Gente!
Balançou
Cali-Bahia Records
Artist: www.sambada.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/sambada
SambaDá is a Santa Cruz, California-based Afro-Brazilian collective has been delivering Carnaval-like performances for over a decade.

Juan Luis Guerra
Asondeguerra
Apaga Y Vamonos
Capitol Latin
MySpace: www.myspace.com/juanluisguerra
Artist: www.juanluisguerra.com
Music from the Dominican Republic. We will be hearing a couple of songs from the eleventh album by a winner of 9 Latin Grammys, Juan Luis Guerra.

Joan Soriano
El Duque De La Bachata
(The Duke of Bachata)
Mi Ultimo Llanto
Su Lado De Cama
IASO Records
MySpace: www.myspace.com/joansorianobachata
World Beat Pick of the Month
New music from the Dominican Republic. This double-disc set from IASO Records includes a 52 minute documentary film about Dominican musician Joan Soriano, on DVD, titled "The Duke of Bachata." www.bachatamovie.com

Beres Hammond
Can't Stop A Man
Last War
MySpace: www.myspace.com/bereshammond
VP Records
We will be hearing a classic song from Jamaican singer, Beres Hammond.

Alex Cuba
Alex Cuba
Directo
Ella
Caracol Records
Artist: www.alexcuba.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/alexcuba
Singer-songwriter and guitarist, Alex Cuba hails from Artemisa, Cuba but currently resides in British Columbia. We will be hearing couple of tunes from his new self-titled cd, on the Cuban record label Caracol Records.

Vieux Farka Toure
Live
Slow Jam (live at Thornbury Theatre)
Six Degrees Records
MySpace: www.myspace.com/vieuxfarkatoure
New music from a Live album by Malian guitarist, Vieux Farka Toure.

Lokua Kanza
Nkolo
Nakozonga
World Village
MySpace: www.myspace.com/kanzalokua
Artist website: www.lokua-kanza.com
Exquisite African vocals, kalimba, and guitar from World Village. Lokua Kanza was born in Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is related, on his father's side to the Mongo people, known for their polyphonic singing. His mother is from Rwanda, a country known for its sophisticated court music. He grew up in Kinshasha where he was steeped in music from morning till night. He made his decision to become a singer after attending a Miriam Makeba concert. His songs are sung in Lingala, Portuguese and French.

Mohammed Alidu & the Bizung Family
Land of Fire
Salabe
Black Eye Watching
Artist: www.bizung.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/mohammedalidu
Mohammed Alidu has a way of making drums talk, handed down over dozens of generations of the Bizungs, the hereditary talking drum masters of Northern Ghana...

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