FOLKWAYS RECORDS

The area designated by the vague term 'Upper Amazon' is actually incredibly extensive. The great Amazon system drains three million square miles of territory, or approximately half the South American...

The native music of Bolivia is as varied as the landscape of that fascinating country. From the shores of Lake Titicaca 12,000 feet above sea level to the lush valleys of Cochabamba and Tarija...

The Cuna or Tule, who call themselves the 'Golden People,' live principally in the Archipelago of San Blas and the mouth of the Bayano and Chucunaque rivers in Panama. Although the Cuna are...

Test your reasoning skills with this investigative satire. This humorous brain teaser places the chairman of the board himself on trial, forcing him to tell the truth... well, sort of. Inspector...

Iran Classical Music / Various Iran Classical Music / Various CD1. Dastgah of Mahour 2. Avaz of Bayate Esfahan 3. Avaz of Afshari 4. Dastgah of Shour 5. Dastgah of Chahargah 6. Dastgah of Homayoun 7...

Fiddler Tom McCaffrey and flutist Tom Byrne, both Irish immigrants, met in Cleveland, Ohio in 1957. The pair developed a unique performance style based on their personal musical heritage and the folk...

Full of lively music and uplifted voices, this collection of Irish music was released in 1965 after on-sight recording at the King's Arms and the Bedford Arms in London. Recorders Ralph Rinzler and...

Throughout the 700-year occupation of Ireland by the British, the Irish attempted many times to gain their freedom. Released in 1975, this album chronicles those struggles, including the Easter...

Eric Davidson (banjo), Caleb Finch (fiddle), and Peggy Haine (guitar) present a selection of tunes and songs learned from field recordings they collected in Grayson and Carroll counties, Virginia,...

In the final volume of three recorded for Folkways Records, the Iron Mountain String Band recreate the sound of old time Appalachian mountain music from the pre-bluegrass era. The band's repertoire...

This album presents material learned from field recordings from southwestern Virginia and the adjacent parts of North Carolina and features tunes played on the fretless banjo, as well as examples of...

6/21/2006 - Added country at album level. WSG.1. Suratu 'R-Rahman (The Chapter of the All-Merciful, Qoran CH. LV) 2. Ode By Shu'aib Abu Madyan 3. Ode By Ghazal? 4. Ode By Ahmad Al-'Alawi 5. Ode By...