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South Asia
Various Artists
Bollywood: An Anthology Of Songs From Popular Indian Cinema
Silva Screen
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Europe
Various Artists
Pure Pacha Summer Season 2005, Mixed by Pete Tong & Sarah Main
Pacha/Om
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Middle East & North Africa
Anouar Brahem
Le Voyage de Sahar
ECM
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World Music Features
Gigi
Ejigayehu “Gigi” Shibabaw has become America’s most prominent representative of Ethiopian roots music. Since the beginning of her career, she’s been evolving the numerous and varied styles of her birthplace, which includes a broad cornucopia of Christian, Muslim and tribal influences.
By Derek Beres
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World Music Features
Yungchen Lhamo
Lhamo stands as the crowning figure of Tibetan song in the West, a pleasant surprise to a woman who had no plans to sing professionally. Later in life she was told from no less a man than the Dalai Lama that her duty was to spread Tibetan ritual music around the planet.
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Asia & Far East
Various Artists
Gamelan Of Central Java V. Gaya Yogyakarta
Felmay FY 8075
Gamelan Of Central Java VI. Kraton Surakarta
Felmay FY 8103
Gamelan Of Central Java VII. Edge of Tradition
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Africa
Kokanko Sata
Kokanko Sata
Honest Jon’s HJRCD12
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Africa
Richard Bona
Tiki
Decca
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Africa
Extra Golden
Ok-Oyot System
Thrill Jockey 153
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World Music Features
Vieux Farka Touré
The connection between Mali, an expansive desert land bordering the Sahara, and America’s soulful homeland hugging the Mississippi was made long ago by blues musicians. And the blues is about jumping inside and tearing apart every organ to see how each functions, and then putting them together anew. While the head may remember scales, this music is all about heart.
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Nawal
Creating an acoustic roots-based fusion, Nawal's unique sound combines influences from her native Comoros islands (located in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and Africa) and far beyond. Derek Beres checks in with this amazing new voice on the scene to talk about her unique backround and music.
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Aphrodesia
Hailing from the Bay Area, the members of Aphrodesia recently made a musical pilgrimage back to Mother Africa, eventually landing a gig at Fela's legendary Shrine nightclub. Playing Afrobeat and then some, the band has drawn on those experiences to create some bold new music, making Lagos By Bus the best album of its career.
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