Arabica - Voyages Into North African Sound

 

1 Rachid Taha– Ya Rayah

2 Transglobal Underground– Pomegranate

3 Al-Pha-X– First Transmission

4 Pressure Drop– The Calling

5 Radar– Caravane

6 Nickodemus– Desert Dancer (Zeb's Slow Camel Ride Mix)

7 Digital Bled– Cairo Bar

8 Zöhar– Ehad

9 Omar Faruk Tekbilek– Shashkin

10 Cheikha Rimitti– Nouar

11 dZihan & Kamien– Just You & I

12 Djamal Allam*– Tiziri (Mandalay Remix)

13 Khaled– Didi (Didi Funk Club Remix)

14 Christophe Goze– Keep On

Arabica

1 Jah Wobble– Hayati 5:41

2 Al-Pha-X– Mad Keys 4:38

3 Us Conductors– Under Palms (Bar De Lune Original Mix) 5:15

4 Radar– Arabiant 3:35

5 Malik*– Deep Throat 6:48

6 Hamid Baroudi– Trance Dance (DJ Krush Mix) 4:12

7 Natacha Atlas– Amulet (Aywah Remix) 5:21

8 Momo – Digital Garab - Ministry Of Bullshit (The Steve Hillage Remix) 7:13

9 Oojami– Fantasy 5:03

10 Rachid Taha– Barra Barra 5:18

11 Digital Bled– Fonkarabic (Digital Bled Remix) 6:46

12 Enrico Macias– La Folle Esperance (Concorde Music Club Remix) 4:15

13 Zohar*– Sketches Of Egypt 5:24

14 Youcef*– Salam 4:09

Arabica II

Bargrooves - Manhattan

 

CD 1 Compiled And Mixed By Ben Sowton

1-1 Jay-J & Mark Grant– Love Is 7:23

1-2 Reel People– Second Guess (Grant Nelson Remix) 5:51

1-3 K-Klass– Dance With Me (DJ Spen & The Motherfunkaz Main Mix) 5:59

1-4 Holmes Ives– 8 Letters (Richard Earnshaw Remix) 5:51

1-5 Ross Couch– Feel It (Original Mix) 6:08

1-6 Fresh & Low– Controls The Sound (Original Mix) 6:22

1-7 Physics– Hush Hush 5:39

1-8 Ross Couch– I See You 5:20

1-9 Soularis– Freeway (Souldoubt Deeper Mix) 5:20

1-10 Chuck Love– El Divorceé 5:28

1-11 Audiowhores– Subject Of My Affection (Dub Vibe Mix) 7:23

1-12 Ultra Naté– Feel Love (Liquid People Remix) 6:11

CD 2 Compiled And Mixed By Mateo & Matos

2-1 Eddie Matos– Set You Free 4:52

2-2 Seawind Project– Free (Kneedeep Classic Mix) 5:47

2-3 Simon Aston– Can I Get 5:20

2-4 Bobby & Steve*– In My Heart (Main Vocal Mix) 5:57

2-5 Eddie Matos– Cuanto Te Quiero (Original Mix) 4:41

2-6 Sabrina Johnston– Spirit (Original Mix) 5:33

2-7 Jazz Sensation– Just Like That (Original Mix) 5:32

2-8 Jon Cutler– Runnin' (Original Mix) 5:02

2-9 Inaya Day & Jackii Gilford– Freedom 4:04

2-10 Samba La Casa– I Am Soul 5:08

2-11 Vanessa Freeman– The Way (Restless Soul Mix) 6:04

2-12 Eddie Matos– Quiere Bailar 4:20

2-13 Pepe Link– Kalakuta 5:08

2-14 Louie Vega– Sunshine (Sacred Rhythm Mix) 5:19

Bargrooves - Manhattan

The Rough Guide to Cumbia plus Los Corraleros De Majagual

 

Colombian Cumbia is the beloved tropical dance music characterized by rolling drums, maracas and the royally raspy guacharaca scraper. This Rough Guide highlights the best from cumbia's coastal Afro-Caribbean roots through to its entirely modern incarnations. Explore the vintage works of Lucho Bermúdez, Los Corraleros de Majagual through to the urban stylings of El Hijo De La Cumbia and Los Chapillacs.

Cumbia is fast and lively and the opening tracks prepare you for an exciting journey with the fast accordion playing beautifully accompanied by some neat brasswork. 'Cumbia Cienaguera' is a classic song known to all Colombians; there is an eery brilliance to 'La Luna Y El Pescador' (The Moon and the Fisherman) and 'La Banda Borracha' (The Drunken Band) features some impressive sax and trombone.

                                                        The Rough Guide to Cumbia

Bonus CD: The Rough Guide To Los Corraleros De Majagual. Los Corraleros, the award-winning Colombian orchestra, formed around 1961 and are still going strong today. This exclusive retrospective features some of their greatest cumbias such as "La Medallita" and "Cumbia Campesina. " 

 Los Corraleros De Majagual

Independent artist Predz new video release "Kata Dance" Congolese afrobeat crossover

If you love a bit of afro-beat crossover- this nice little Congolese number is for you! Predz is well known in the industry, having been supported by BBC R1, MOBO, Capital and many more.

Kata Dance is the long-awaited single from Predz, the hardest working independent artist in music today.  “This track is so important to me. I created it to represent and share my Congolese heritage with the world in a way anyone can appreciate and vibe to”: Predz UK. The track is produced by Yung Reggie, mixed and mastered by Limitlus Entertainment.

Predz UK’s tracks have been played on radio stations such at The Beat London, Westside Radio, Pulse, Rinse, Kiss Fresh and BBC 1xtra. The MOBO’s tipped him as a “one to watch” and his songs have accumulated over 100,000 streams and hundreds of thousands of YouTube views. This year, his EP launch event sold out, proving Predz fans are excited to hear his new music!

Kevin Muyulu aka Predz is a multi-talented musician who fell in love with music whilst drumming in a church band as a young boy. He started writing and performing his own lyrics, later becoming part of the popular Secret Service Crew, eventually going solo and selling his own mix tapes. He independently sold over 20,000 copies across the UK. To this day, most of his music has been recorded and mastered in-house by his close friend Mr Mennie and his team ‘Limitlus’.

Predz has performed alongside some of the biggest names in the British urban music scene and graced some of the biggest stages in the UK. He has fans in Germany, France and Belgium and has performed in venues across Europe. Predz UK is well known for his catchy slogan “R U KRAYZEE!?” of which the sound bite is often used by well-known DJ’s.

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Putumayo Presents Tango Around the World by various artists

The elegant style and restrained passion of tango has made it one of the most recognized and popular forms of music and dance around the world. Its romantic allure has earned it such a wide following that there are now tango clubs from Seattle to Sydney. Over the past decade, DJ's and contemporary musicians have taken tango in new directions with electronic-based compositions known as "new tango." Putumayo has traveled the globe to find many of the best tango and tango-influenced songs the world has to offer. From tango's birthplace in Buenos Aires to its adoptive homes of Athens, Lisbon, Helsinki and other cities, Tango Around the World weaves together passion, style and elegance to create a rich musical tapestry that features traditional tango alongside contemporary fusions.

  1. Dimba - Ousmane Toure
  2. Kangastus - M.A. Numminen & Sanna Pietiainen
  3. Leonel El Feo - Melingo
  4. Tango Idishe - Fortuna
  5. Pena - Federico Aubele
  6. Felino - Electrocutango
  7. Gia Ligo - Alexis Kalofolias & Thanos Amorginos
  8. Gipsy Tango - Earth Wheel Sky Band
  9. Estrela Da Tarde - Liana
  10. Jose Marmol Y Tarija - Caceres
  11. Mi Buenos Aires Querido - Hugo Diaz

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Putumayo World Music was established in 1993 to introduce people to the music of the world's cultures. The label grew out of Putumayo clothing company, founded by Dan Storper in 1975 and sold in 1997. Co-founder Michael Kraus joined Dan to launch Putumayo World Music and establish a non-traditional sales division. Putumayo World Music has become known primarily for its upbeat and melodic compilations of great international music characterized by the company's motto: "guaranteed to make you feel good!" Putumayo's CD covers feature the distinctive art of Nicola Heindl, whose colorful, folkloric style represents one of Putumayo's goals: to connect the traditional to the contemporary. By combining appealing music and visuals with creative retail marketing, Putumayo has developed a unique brand identity - a rarity in today's artist-based music industry.

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