Arabica II: Voyages Into North African Sound - various artists compilation

 

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 Featuring Christophe Goze 3:35

5 Malik*– Deep Throat 6:48

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

7 Natacha Atlas– Amulet (Aywah Remix) Remix – TJ Rehmi 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 Producer – Steve Hillage 5:18

11 Digital Bled– Fonkarabic (Digital Bled Remix) Remix – DJ Pedro, DJ Soy 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: Voyages Into North African Sound

Czech Music: At The Heart Of The Bonfire - Czech Music From the Heart of Europe (various artists compilation)

 

1 Jitka Šuranská Trio– Pofukuj Větříčku A Maliny 4:16

2 Iva Bittová– Vila 4:33

3 Terne Čhave– More, Love! 2:45

4 Musica Folklorica & Veronika Malatincová– Ej Ženy, Ženy, Poradteže Mi 2:25

5 Ponk – Šibeničky 3:22

6 BraAgas– Brodil Janík Konĕ 3:16

7 Jablkoň– Černá Marie Na Rohu 3:41

8 Marta Töpferová* & Milokraj– Co Mohl Najíti Poutník 4:44

9 Bran – Jen Vítr Kdyby Vál 4:49

10 Clarinet Factory– Gore 4:42

11 DVA – Nuonovó Tango 3:28

12 Tara Fuki– Dopis 3:11

13 Jiří Pavlica & Hradišťan– Vteřiny Křehké 1:42

14 Ridina Ahmedová* & Petr Tichý– Černým Lesem 4:28

15 Beata Bocek– Co Jo Tam Bedym Robić 3:12

16 Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr– Tanečnica 4:06

Czech Music: At The Heart Of The Bonfire

Wild Music From The Heart Of Poland - musicians continuing the art of the village masters from various regions of Poland (roots/folk)

 

1 Bryski - Gęsty Kożuch Kurzu 

2 Mazurek Przystałowski (Mazurek From Przystałowice) - Ewa Grochowska & Zawiejoki 

3 Rdzuchowiak - Maciej Żurek & Zawiejoki 

4 Za Morzem Marysia (Mary Over The Sea) - Anna Broda 

5 Równy Kretowicza (Kretowicz’s Równy) - Janusz Prusinowski Trio 

6 Mazurek Ciągły (Continuous Mazurek) - Marcin Drabik & Janusz Prusinowski 

9 Ober Zapustny (A Shrovetide Oberek) - Witold Broda 

10 Lata Moje Lata (Years, Oh My Years) - Zbigniew & Jan Wałach 

14 Mazurek Rzeczycarz - Maciej Filipczuk & The Wedding Guests 

16 Idi Doszczyku (May The Rain Fall) - Południce 

17 Marsz Weselny (A Wedding March) - Chłopcy Z Nowoszyszek 

22 Pstrykany - Kocirba 

7 Po Owsianej Słomie Deptoł (He Was Treading The Oat Straw) - Fickowo Pokusa 

8 W Wielki Czwartek Po Wieczerzy (On Holy Thursday After Supper) - Jacek Hałas 

11 Mazurek Bez Butów (Mazurek With No Shoes) - Anna Broda 

12 Szumniala Leszczyna (The Hazel Tree Rustled) - Pieśni Odzyskane 

13 Na Piecu Oroł (He Ploughed On The Stove) - Kapela Maliszów Band 

15 Kokot Robi Piwo (A Cockerel Is Brewing Beer) - Manugi 

18 Mazurki Tarnowskich (Tarnowski Brothers’ Mazurkas) - Katarzyna Szurman & Kapela Niwińskich 

19 Gdzie Ty Jedziesz Jasiu (Where Are You Going, Johnny) - Kaja Prusinowska, Janusz Prusinowski 

20 Będziemy Się Krężyli (We Will Circle Round) - Warszawa Wschodnia 

21 Ulubiony Chłop Witkowskich (Witkowski Brothers’ Favourite Chłop) - Tęgie Chłopy 

23 Jestem Sobie Dziewczyneczka Drobna (I Am A Little Girl) - Agata Harz, Katarzyna De Latour & Remigiusz Mazur-Hanaj 

24 Mazurek Ciarkowskiego (Ciarkowski’s Mazurek) - Janusz Prusinowski Trio 

25 Któż Tam Po Komorze (Who Is In The Chamber) - Adam Strug 

Wild Music From The Heart Of Poland

Songlines: Top Of The World 65 (Jan/Feb 2010) - various artists compilation

 

1 Totó La Momposina– Manita Uribe 5:02

2 Thandiswa Mazwai– Thongo Lam (Iyeza) 4:42

3 Forro In The Dark– Caipirinha 3:43

4 Gypsy Groovz Orchestra Goes TuttiMundi– Festival Tople Code (Part 5) 4:08

5 Sharon Shannon– Howya Horse 2:45

6 Bonga Feat. Lura– Mulemba Xangola 5:22

7 Gilles Peterson Presents Havana Cultura* Feat. Danay*– Lagrimas de Soledad (No Existen Palabras) 5:22

8 Faiz Ali Faiz & Titi Robin*– Mast Qalandar (Excerpt) 6:21

9 Anouar Brahem– Dance With Waves 3:56

10 Céu– Grains De Beaute 3:38

Plus Jon Snow's Playlist

11 Mahsa Vahdat & Sarah Jane Morris– Sad Sol - You My Destiny 5:07

12 Baaba Maal– Kowoni Maayo (Mi Yeewnii) 5:52

13 David Byrne & Brian Eno– Life Is Long 3:46

14 Orchestra Baobab– Coumba 7:46

15 The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain– Misirlou 3:14

Songlines: Top Of The World 65

Belly Dance! The Best of George Abdo And His Flames Of Araby Orchestra

 

Known as "The King of Belly Dance Music," George Abdo and his Flames of Araby Orchestra combine Syrian, Lebanese, Egyptian, Armenian, Greek, and Turkish musical traditions to create a uniquely American belly dance soundscape. Abdo's music is based on the repertoire, instrumentation, and performance styles of the Middle East while also incorporating influences from American pop and jazz. A prototype for "World Beat," Abdo and His Flames of Araby helped bring Middle Eastern music and belly dancing to mainstream North American audiences. Culled from his 5 best-selling albums, this compilation showcases rich vocals and lively rhythms played on violin, oboe, 'ud, qanun, darbukka, and bouzoukee as well as guitar, piano, bass, and drums.

1 Ya Gameel (Arabic Love Ballad) 6:09

2 Ruh Tum Bi Salama (Go In Peace) 4:55

3 Ta Mavra Matia Sou (Your Black Eyes) 5:02

4 Raks Araby (Arabic Dance) 2:53

5 Hadouni, Hadouni 3:45

6 Allah, Ya Lubnan (God, My Beautiful Lebanon) 4:16

7 Raks Averof (Dance At The Averof) 3:26

8 Raks Mustapha (Mustapha's Dance: Complete Belly Dance Routine) 11:40

9 Min Feegis (Don't Leave Me) 4:20

10 Raks El-Malek (Dance For The King) 5:16

11 Sahirrnee (Bewitched) 6:15

12 Noora Ya Noora (Noora's Dance) 5:18

13 O Paliatzis (The Junk Man) 4:26

14 Dio Cardias (Two Hearts) 2:40

15 Imm Al-Manadili (The Charm Of Your Scarf) 4:08

Belly Dance! 

World Chill... - various artists compilation

 

1:01 Adrian Sherwood– Hari Up Hari

1:02 Bobby McFerrin– Monks/The Shepherd

1:03 Lucas Razgallah– Sunrise

1:04 Tama – Snimbe

1:05 Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble– The Vanishing Breed

1:06 Susana Baca– Cardo O Ceniza (Thistle Or Ashes)

1:07 Afro Celt Sound System– Go On Through

1:08 Geoffrey Oryema– Dancing Steps (Ballad)

1:09 Yuri Mrakadi– Taali Nahjour El Arda

1:10 The Fearsome Brave*– Tor-Cheney-Nahana (Winter Ceremony)

1:11 Jocelyn Pook– Dionysus

1:12 Amal Murkus– Tamahali

1:13 Misty In Roots– Dance Hall Babylon

1:14 The Ananda Shankar Experience And State Of Bengal– Walking On

2:01 Tama – To Walk

2:02 Pina– I Loved The Way

2:03 Assia– Wine

2:04 Iarla Ó Lionáird– Aoibhinn Cronan (The Humming Of The Bees)

2:05 The Fearsome Brave*– Yeha-Noha (Wishes Of Happiness & Prosperity)

2:06 Afro Celt Sound System– Amber

2:07 Pape & Cheikh– Lonkotina

2:08 Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan And Michael Brook– Lament

2:09 Robbie Robertson And The Red Road Ensemble– Mahk Jchi (Heartbeat Drum Song)

2:10 Yungchen Lhamo– Happiness Is...

2:11 Siham Assif– Essal Alaya

2:12 Les Nubians– Les Portes Du Souvenir

2:13 Joseph Arthur– Termite Song

2:14 Afro Celt Sound System– Persistence Of Memory 12" Remix

World Chill...

Putumayo Presents Music From The Wine Lands - a full-bodied selection of songs from the world's leading wine-producing regions

 

Released: 2006

Genre: Electronic, Rock, Latin, Pop, Folk, World, & Country

Style: Chanson, Alternative Rock, Pachanga, Fado, Bluegrass, Tango, Laïkó, Synth-pop, Folk

1 Pauline Croze– Tita 3:19

2 Vinicio Capossela– Si È Spento Il Sole 2:24

3 Amparanoia– Puerto Claridad 4:01

4 Jorge Fernando– Velho Fado 3:52

5 Alison Brown– Look Left 2:09

6 Ana Laan– Para El Dolor 2:59

7 Melingo – Sin Luna 2:37

8 Vicky Moscholiou – O Cafes 3:01

9 Mariana Montalvo– Hombre Pequenito 3:06

10 Gianmaria Testa– Dentro La Tasca Di Un Qualunque Mattino 2:45

11 2Raumwohnung– Liebe 4:20

12 David Hewitt – Streetbeat 3:02

13 Stringmansassy– Headless 3:32

Music From The Wine Lands

Harem [Turkish Percussion Group] – Rhythm Colour

 

Harem is a Turkish percussion group that specializes in high-energy drumming, incorporating instruments like the darbuka, bendir and zils. They create music with a blend of traditional Turkish percussion and world percussion instruments such as the djembe and tabla. The group is known for its dynamic performances and their music has been released on albums like Rhythm Colour, Harem II (Time Of Rhythm), Harem III and Rhythm Forever.

Instrumentation: The group's sound is built on traditional Turkish percussion, with the darbuka being a prominent instrument. They also incorporate other instruments like bendirs, shakers and zils, along with world percussion such as djembes and tablas. 

Style: Harem's music is characterized by high energy and a blend of traditional and modern world percussion sounds. 

Darbuka Solo 2:48

Hint 5:28

Darbuka Solo 2:41

Vasil 5:30

Tabla Solo 2:32

Varda 4:43

Darbuka Solo 3:30

Şiki Şiki Baba 2:40

Yaşar - Kemal Solo 5:16

Zennube 2:37

Darbuka Solo 2:33

Armut Ağacı 6:05

Rhythm Colour

Gipsy Kings – ¡Volare! (The Very Best Of The Gipsy Kings) plus Roots

 

Gipsy Kings (originally Los Reyes) are a musical group founded in 1979 in Arles, France. The band, whose members have Catalan heritage, play a blend of Catalan rumba, flamenco, salsa, and pop. They perform mostly in Spanish but also mix in Catalan, French, and languages of southern France, such as Occitan.

Although the group members were born in France, their parents were mostly gitanos (Spanish Romani) who fled Spain during the 1930's Spanish Civil War. They are known for bringing rumba flamenca, a pop-oriented music distantly derived from traditional flamenco and rumba, to a worldwide audience, and for their interpretations of English-language pop hits.

Fever:

Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu) 3:39

Bamboleo 3:24

Djobi Djoba 3:25

Bem, Bem, Maria 3:04

Baila Me 3:45

Pida Me La 3:11

Soy 3:11

Sin Ella (Live) 4:35

Vamos A Bailar 4:55

A Ti A Ti 3:45

La Rumba De Nicolas 3:56

No Viviré 4:07

Allegria (Instrumental) (Live) 2:53

La Dona (Live) 4:37

Oy 4:50

A Tu Vera 3:11

Solo Por Ti (Amiwawa) 3:59

Oh Eh Oh Eh 3:20

A Mi Manera (Comme D'Habitude) 3:52

Hitmix '99 (Radio Edit): (3:53)

Bamboleo

Volare

Bem, Bem, Maria

Djobi Djoba

Baila Me

Bamboleo

Passion:

Tu Quieres Volver 3:13

Un Amor 3:38

Escucha Me 4:37

Habla Me 4:05

No Volvere 3:51

Caminando Por La Calle 4:18

Mujer 4:15

Este Mundo 4:09

Ternuras (Instrumental) 3:26

Quiero Saber (Live) 4:39

Inspiration 3:42

Camino 5:04

Trista Pena 4:31

Viento Del Arena 5:28

Passion (Instrumental) 3:02

Mi Corazon 4:30

I've Got No Strings 3:16

Hotel California (Spanish Mix) 5:46

The Very Best Of The Gipsy Kings

Aven, Aven 4:37

Legende 4:11

Fandango (Patchai) 1:28

Bolerias 4:35

Rhythmic 4:08

Como Siento Yo 3:21

Amigo 3:44

Tarantas 2:59

Fandango (Nicolas) 2:38

Boogie 3:21

Nuages 3:07

Como Ayer 3:23

Soledad 5:55

Tampa 3:06

Hermanos 3:03

Petite Noya 3:32

Roots

Suvarna – Fire Of The Oracle - an Indo-fusion, groove temple-of-sound

 

This album has been described as "a tranced-out, tenderly soul-fired, world fusion beats, jazzy-fusion, vocals-driven, keys and violin-enhanced, raga-rock, blow-out of unique power and grace! You will be tempted to begin swaying and dancing within this Indo-fusion, groove temple-of-sound."

Suvarna Freeman's vocals and violin are a luscious experience - ethereal yet passionate, blended and intertwined with Indian-raga, beat-driven mantras, eclectic synths and an air of deep mystery. 

1 Fire Of The Oracle 7:41

2 Nature Spirits 4:41

3 All Is Dust 3:52

4 Contentment 4:30

5 Emancipation 4:45

6 Rain Dance 4:45

7 Completion 7:30

8 Flame Of Life 8:40

9 Rising Free 3:41

10 The Master's Call 4:36

Suvarna – Fire Of The Oracle

The Rough Guide To A World Of Guitar - various artists compilation

 

1 Debashish Bhattacharya & Friends*– Kirwani One.5+8.Five 6:31

2 Samba Touré– White Crocodile Blues (A song for M) 3:46

3 Bob Brozman Orchestra– Ska Waltz Train 3:08

4 Steve Tilston– Slow Air In Dropped D 1:42

5 Shiyani Ngcobo– Kheta Eyakho 4:01

6 John Renbourn & Wizz Jones– Hey Hey 3:00

7 Ramon Goose– Futa 2:21

8 Horacio Avilano And Martin Alvarado– Milonga De Corralon 2:23

9 Syran Mbenza, Ensemble Rumba Kongo– Infidelité Mado 5:51

10 Kolpakov Duo– Grushen’ka 4:05

11 Alhousseini Anivolla*– Kammo Tarhanin 4:30

12 Gustavo Pazos Conde– Campos De La Tarde 3:46

13 Ateshkan Yuseinov– Atesh's Balkan Flamenco 6:34

14 Pete Berryman– Albatross 4:51

15 Eduardo Niebla– Natural 5:30

16 Teta– Tsakorarake 3:56

17 Fabienne Magnant– Nordestine 4:12

The Rough Guide To A World Of Guitar

World Music Festival Chicago 2017 CD Sampler - various artists compilation

 

The World Music Festival Chicago is an annual musical event held in Chicago, Illinois, since 1999. It is organized by the City of Chicago. The festival takes place in September, usually runs 5–10 days, and has featured musicians from over 75 countries since its inception.

This sampler is from the 2017 festival.

1 Iberi Choir*– Khasanbegura 3:15

2 Tcheka– Strada 4:34

3 Los Hijos de La Montaña– La Bala 4:03

4 Beats y Bateria– Baile 3:42

5 Grand Tapestry– Brother 4:23

6 Mdou Moctar– Iblis Amghar 4:18

7 Feufollet– Questions Sans Réponses 3:49

8 Lúnasa– Ryestraw 5:27

9 Betsayda Machado, La Parranda El Clavo– Sentimiento 3:18

10 Vox Sambou– My Rhythm 4:15

11 Underground System*– Bella Ciao 8:31

12 Bitori– Bitori Nha Bibinha 5:38

World Music Festival Chicago 2017 Sampler

El Tanbura – Between The Desert And The Sea - traditional Egyptian music

 

El Tanbura is an Egyptian band, formed in the 1980's by Zakaria Ibrahim, the organizer. Its performances are based on traditional Egyptian music, featuring the simsimiyya and tanbura instruments.

In 1989, a small nucleus of veteran performers recruited by Zakaria came together to form the fledgling El Tanbura group, augmented by younger singers. In the formative years, El Rayis Imbabi, one of the group members, was responsible for passing key repertoire from Port Said's past to the younger members.

The Simsimiyya is a five-stringed instrument of the lyre family. Originally, the body was made of wood in a bowl/box shape, covered with stretched goat or camel skin. The strings, once various intestinal parts, are now made of wire. The Tanbura is a large six-string lyre. It was often used in private healing ceremonies during the 19th century following the Egyptian conquest of Sudan.

The Tanbura is very similar to the Simsimiyya. However, compared to the Simsimiyya, the strings of the Tanbura are softer and it has the addition of tuning pegs which can expand melodic range and nylon replacing dried animal gut strings, allowing for more refined tuning and intricate performances.

Their second album, Between the Desert and the Sea, was named by Songlines Magazine as one of the all-time Top 50 world music albums.

1 Waziery

2 I Saw The Moon

3 My Heart Was Burnt by Love

4 Sar a Lay

5 Zayy el Nhardah (The Canal Song)

6 Between the Desert and the Sea

7 One Day We Blamed Each Other

8 Dundarawi

9 Shoft Toshy

10 Salah

11 Gamel Weno

Between The Desert And The Sea

Loreena McKennitt – The Journey Begins

 

Loreena Isabel Irene McKennitt (born February 17, 1957) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who writes, records, and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern influences. McKennitt is known for her refined and clear soprano vocals. She has sold more than 14 million records worldwide.

McKennitt's music has generally been classified as World or Celtic music even though it contains aspects and characteristics of music from around the globe and is sometimes classified as folk music in record stores.

Before McKennitt composes any music, she engages in considerable research on a specific subject which then forms the general concept of the album. Before creating Elemental and Parallel Dreams, she travelled to Ireland for inspiration from the country's history, folklore, geography and culture.

This 3CD set (plus bonus live disc) released in 2008 combines three of her early albums Elemental, Parallel Dreams and The Visit, plus a bonus 6-track live disc.

Elemental

1-1 Blacksmith 3:20

1-2 She Moved Through The Fair 4:05

1-3 Stolen Child 5:05

1-4 The Lark In The Clear Air 2:06

1-5 Carrighfergus 3:24

1-6 Kellswater 5:19

1-7 Banks Of Claudy 5:37

1-8 Come By The Hills 3:05

1-9 Lullaby 4:26

Parallel Dreams

2-1 Samain Night 4:27

2-2 Moon Cradle 4:29

2-3 Huron ‘Beltane’ Fire Dance 4:20

2-4 Annachie Gordon 8:22

2-5 Standing Stones 6:56

2-6 Dickens' Dublin (The Palace) 4:40

2-7 Breaking The Silence 6:23

2-8 Ancient Pines 3:35

The Visit

3-1 All Souls Night 5:04

3-2 Bonny Portmore 3:57

3-3 Between The Shadows 4:03

3-4 The Lady Of Shalott 11:05

3-5 Greensleeves 4:15

3-6 Tango To Evora 4:03

3-7 Courtyard Lullaby 4:50

3-8 The Old Ways 5:25

3-9 Cymbeline 4:48

Bonus Disc

1 Caravanserai (Live)

2 The Bonny Swans (Live)

3 The Highwayman (Live)

4 Penelope's Song (Live)

5 The Mummers' Dance (Single remix)

6 Dante's Prayer (Spanish-language version)

The Journey Begins

The Chieftains – The Wide World Over: A 40 Year Celebration

 

1 The Chieftains– March Of The King Of Laois / Paddy's Jig / O'Keefes Chattering Magpie (Reels) 4:25

2 The Chieftains with Sinéad O'Connor–The Foggy Dew 5:01

3 The Chieftains with The Corrs–I Know My Love 3:28

4 The Chieftains with Ricky Skaggs–Cotton-Eyed Joe 2:46

5 The Chieftains with Joni Mitchell–The Magdalene Laundries 4:57

6 The Chieftains– Live From Matt Molloy's Pub 2:22

7 The Chieftains with Van Morrison–Shenandoah 3:52

8 The Chieftains– The Munster Cloak / An Poc Ar Buile / Ferny Hill-Little Molly 6:12

9 The Chieftains with Diana Krall & Art Garfunkel–Morning Has Broken 2:55

10 The Chieftains– Morning Dew / Women Of Ireland 2:58

11 The Chieftains with Sting–Mo Ghile Mear 3:20

12 The Chieftains with The Belfast Harp Orchestra– Carolan's Concerto 3:02

13 The Chieftains with Linda Ronstadt & Los Lobos– Guadalupe 3:31

14 The Chieftains with Chinese Ensemble–Full Of Joy 3:24

15 The Chieftains– Here's A Health To The Company 3:03

16 The Chieftains with Erich Kunzel & The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra*– Chasing The Fox 4:11

17 The Chieftains with Elvis Costello–Long Journey Home (Anthem) 3:21

18 The Chieftains with The Rolling Stones– The Rocky Road To Dublin 4:18

19 The Chieftains with Ziggy Marley–Redemption Song 4:23

The Wide World Over: A 40 Year Celebration

The Most Beautiful Songs Of Africa - various artists - Folk,Traditional,Soukous,World,African

 

1 Orchestra Super Mazembe– Kasongo 5:22

2 Bomas Of Kenya– Raha Leo 4:19

3 Bomas Of Kenya– Karibuni Wana Wa Africa 4:06

4 Super Mazambe*– Shauri Yako 9:23

5 Super Mazembe* With Lo Six Orchestra– Bwana Nipe Pesa 4:29

6 D.O. Misiani & Shirati Luo Voice Jazz– Lala Salama 5:30

7 Miriam Makeba– Malaika (Live In Guinea) 4:26

8 Bopol Mansiamina And Mode Success*– Pitie 9:02

9 Afro 70*– Dirishani 5:07

10 Western Jazz Band– Rosa 5:19

11 D.O. Misiani & Shirati Luo Voice Jazz– Amuka 5:04

12 Moreno* And Orchestra Moja One– Dunia Ni Duara 9:34

The Most Beautiful Songs Of Africa

The Rough Guide To The Music Of Portugal - various artists compilation - Celtic, Fado, Folk

 

1 José Afonso– Saudades De Coimbra 2:54

2 Dulce Pontes– Fado Da Sina 3:15

3 Realejo– Canção Go Gaiteiro/Dança Do Gaiteiro/Marcha Dos Foli~oes/Murinheira 4:56

4 Teresa Silva Carvalho– Verdes São Os Campos 2:19

5 Carlos Paredes– Despertar 3:52

6 Amália Rodrigues– Ai, Mouraria 3:11

7 Vai De Roda– Contra-Dança I (Auto Da Floripes - Tema Dos Turcos) 2:52

8 Terra A Terra– O Rapaz Do Casaquito 3:21

9 V Império– Décadas 4:13

10 Lendas & Mitos– Barquinha Do Mar 3:50

11 Anabela– Avenidas 4:14

12 Maria Da Fé– Quem O Fado Calunia 2:22

13 Margarida Bessa– Fala Da Mulher Sózinha 2:53

14 Vitorino– Menina Estás À Janela 3:14

15 Maria Teresa De Noronha– Fado Em Cinco Estilos 3:00

16 Lenita Gentil– Sou Um Fado Desta Idade 2:28

17 Carlos Zel– Maldito Fado 4:18

18 Manuel De Almeida– A Alma Do Ganhão (Fado Do Alentejo) 3:27

19 Ronda Dos Quatro Caminhos– Cravo Roxo 2:24

20 Grupo Cantadores Do Redondo*– É Na Vila Do Redondo 2:00

21 José Afonso– Grândola Vila Morena 3:30

The Rough Guide To The Music Of Portugal

Putumayo Presents A Putumayo Christmas - World, Folk, Blues, Jazz and Soul

 

1 John Gorka– Christmas Bells

2 Ottmar Liebert– We 3 Kings (Of Orient R)/Santa Fe X'Mas

3 Margie Joseph– Christmas Gift

4 Machel Montano– Soca Santa

5 Michael Doucet– Bonne Annee

6 Dan Crary– What Child Is This

7 Otis Redding– Merry Christmas

8 Mason Williams– The Virgin Mary

9 Koko Taylor– Merry, Merry Christmas

10 Son Seals– Lonesome Christmas

11 Maggie Sansone– The Holly And The Ivy

12 Loreena McKennitt– Dickens' Dublin (The Palace)

A Putumayo Christmas

Vardos - all-female gypsy trio

 

Vardos is an all-female violin/accordion/double bass gypsy trio based in Melbourne, Australia, known for their energetic performance style. Formed by Alana Hunt (violin) in Perth in 1993, Vardos relocated to Melbourne in 1998 where Sofia Chapman (accordion) joined the band. Kate Hosking (bass) joined later and was replaced by Melinda McCarthy (double bass) in 2003. Indra Buraczewska played double bass with Vardos from 2005- 2011 along with Frances Evans. Multi-instrumentalist Kirri Büchler took over on double bass in 2012. Hunt and Chapman have made trips to eastern Europe to study with folk and Romani musicians and have recorded six albums.

They have toured to New Caledonia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Hungary, Amsterdam, London and the Edinburgh Fringe and have made cameo appearances on television including Spicks and Specks and Seachange on ABC television, and Painted Lady, a film about artist Vali Myers, shown on SBS in Australia, and the BBC news in Scotland. Vardos' version of Kylie Minogue's "I Should Be So Lucky" can be heard on the compilation CD "This is the Place for a Song" which was a finalist for an Aria award for Best World Music Album 2005.

Their self-titled debut album was released in 1999.

Vardos 

https://www.vardos.com.au/

Lila Downs – Tree Of Life

 Ana Lila Downs Sánchez is Mexican-American singer-songwriter and actress. She performs her own compositions as well as tapping into native Mesoamerican music of the Mixtec, Zapotec, Maya and Nahuatl cultures.

Tree of Life was released in 2000. This work found Downs turning to her indigenous past and the album features pre-Hispanic sounds and instruments. Several of the songs on the album are sung in native Mexican languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec and Nahuatl. 

https://www.liladowns.com/language/en/

Simuna 3:36

Nueve Viento 4:44

Arenita Azul 2:50

La Iguana 3:05

Yunu Yucu Ninu 3:28

Xquenda 5:03

Nueve Hierba 3:33

Tres Pedernal 5:15

Luna 3:38

Semilla De Piedra 4:23

Arbol De La Vida 5:55

Icnocuicatl 3:15

Uno Muerte 3:04

Lila Downs – Tree Of Life