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Just My Land CD
Erik Aliana
BUD-3749704
$16.99 Before leaving for the city, Erik Aliana summoned the spirits of shamans, the memories of his childhood in the countryside, and the perceptiveness and humor of his elders. Erik respects, illustrates, enriches, and occasionally shakes up the musical traditions of his native Cameroon. The dazzling range of his unique voice colors the streets of the large city where he now lives, with original rural rhythms emphasizing this urban bustle. It is from this encounter and confrontation between village and megalopolis that he draws the beauty, authenticity, and spiritual dimension of his art. On this demanding and delicate path, he is fully accompanied by his brothers and allies. | 
AFRO SOUL 2 CD
Various Artists BUD-3771736
$16.99 Buda Musique's "Afro Soul" series makes a return with a new lineup of fresh sounds from the Mother Continent. The focus of this series is to spotlight the evolving sound of African pop music, as it explores tradition and embraces innovation. The music straddles the lines between acoustic and electric, as lute, guitar and kalimba melodies join with blues, jazz, hip-hop and funk. The album's early tracks - Erik Aliana's "Wake Up" and Mulva Mandondo's "Jollof Rice" are heavy in African strings and driving pop/rock flavored rhythms. Rachid Taha and guest vocalist Jeanne Added offer another highlight, giving the Elvis Presley classic "Now or Never" a unique North African flavor that mixes Algerian instrumentation and blues-rock elements. Another journey into the sound of modern Africa — welcome onboard for a new discovery into modern Afro music! We are delighted to present this collection of unreleased pieces by artists from Cameroon, Tanzania, the UK, Mali, Burkina-Faso, France, Algeria, Kenya, Togo, Guadeloupe, Morocco, and South Africa. The album blends voices of the past and future, encompassing Afrobeat, brass bands, groove, blues, hip-hop, reggae, Gnawa, dub, and electro in a multi-colored urban soundtrack from a host of singers and MCs. | 
Masaba Khan CD
Mamadou Diabaté
JHR-85
$16.99 “A huge, colorful mosaic, in which all the bricks have the freedom to change their position, color, and shape.” This is how balafon player Mamadou Diabaté sees the world. The musician from Burkina Faso lives out the belief with his entire heart and soul: deeply rooted in the centuries-old Griot culture of West Africa, he revives them with new flashes of inspiration from pop, jazz, and funk. |  | SPECIAL OFFER
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TWO MORE RE-RELEASES OF HISTORIC UNESCO RECORDINGS!!!!! | | |  Morocco: Arabic Traditional Music CD Various Artists
UNES-08002
$16.99 This 1988 recording focuses on the Arabic tradition in Moroccan music. According to the liner notes, the two forms of l-'asri modern music and sh-sha'abi popular/people’s music have wide appeal around the country as well as in all segments of the population. Although they share similar modal structures, they are quite different formally and rhythmically. Versatile singer-musician Abdeslam Cherkaoui composed the four songs presented on the album and plays accompaniment on the 11-string oud—a short, pear-shaped instrument that is directly related to the European lute. The liner notes provide closer analysis of the modern and traditional elements in the music and an English translation of the lyrics.
 Middle East: Sung Poetry CD Various Artists
UNES-08025
$16.99 Sung poetry has been a popular form of artistic expression in many parts of the world, especially among the nomadic peoples of the Middle East. Most of the poems in Persian, Arabic, and Turkish literature were sung in order to be passed on by bards from generation to generation through the oral tradition. Middle Eastern sung poetry remains a living tradition as bards not only improvise on the ancient texts and melodies but also create new compositions to reflect current sensibilities. As Alain Daniélou explains in the liner notes, the imagery in the poems has a double meaning: what may seem trite symbols of material and earthly pleasure also represent mystical ecstasy and divine love. This album, recorded by Jacques Cloarec and Jochen Wenzel, consists of four examples of Middle Eastern sung poetry, recorded in Turkish, Persian, the Kurdish dialect of Kurmanshi, and colloquial Arabic respectively. The liner notes provide English and French translations of the song lyrics.
 Salam CD Al Andaluz Project
GMC-59
$16.99 Al Andaluz Project presents the peaceful collaboration of Muslims, Jews, and Christians in the medieval kingdom Al Andalus on the Iberian peninsula, including styles and cultures that were definitely influenced by the cultural achievements of this epoch.
 WeltenSprung CD Fei Scho
GMC-57
$16.99 Fei Scho present their unique alpine world music from Bavaria, based on clear Bavarian roots with beautiful and always surprising melodies that leave the listener with a smile.
 Live at Lagny Jazz Festival CD+DVD Carmen Souza
GMC-60
$16.99 One of the leading new voices from Cape Verde presents her new live CD+DVD recorded in France, including three new studio recordings. DVD is PAL, not NTSC, but will play on most computers.
 Nostalgic Vietnam: Crooners, Poems and Prayers (1937-1954) CD Various Artists BUD-860245
$16.99 Nostalgia permeates this varied group of Vietnamese songs and prayers at the crossroads of tradition and modernity, starting with “Cai Ao The Thâm Tàn” from the pivotal year 1953. Traveling through time, the collection includes peasant and patriotic songs as well as pieces in vogue in the ’40s and ’50s, often inspired by such Western stars as Josephine Baker, Rina Ketty, and especially Tino Rossi.
 Confluence #1 CD Isabelle Courroy
BUD-860246
$16.99 Although seemingly humble and modest, the kaval flute is not an easy instrument, and mastering its finest subtleties requires the grace and force of persuasion of a true artist. Mainly drawing from her instrument’s Turkish-Balkanic sources, Isabelle Courroy believes in dazzling improvisation, which has given rise to most of her repertoire. Between solitary meditation and symbiotic closeness, the Aeolian breath of her kaval will stir up your soul and draw you into their exhilarating swirls.
 World Regional DVD Collections ON SALE JVC/SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS VIDEO ANTHOLOGY OF MUSIC & DANCE OF EUROPE -- $100 down from $150 | |
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