New York City: Global Beat / Various New York City: Global Beat / Various CD

New York's soundscape is as varied and distinctive as it's skyline. But the cultural diversity and musical virtuosity featured on New York City: Global Beat of the Boroughs will surprise listeners who think they know the "real" New York. From Irish ceilies groups to Caribbean steelbands, Gypsy ensembles to Chinese orchestras, African-American gospel choirs to Latin jazz, this audio portrait of the five boroughs will delight lifelong New Yorkers and first visitors alike.

1. Fiesta de Plena - Viento de Agua 2. Campo - los Pleneros de la 21 3. Los Vecinos Oyen - Luis Dias 4. Cana Brava - Jose Quezada y los Cinco Diablos 5. Kange Majekrahi - Besim Muriqi 6. Shota - Besim Muriqi 7. Doli Goca N'penxhere - Merita Halili 8. Xing Jie - Music from China 9. Nachay Nandalala - Sampat Dino Boodram 10. Sanjo Kayageum - Korean Traditional Performing Arts Association 11. Fakoli - Abdoulaye Diabate and Super Manden 12. Yesa - Orlando 'Puntilla' Rios y Nueva Generacion 13. Oquendo y Libre - Manny Oquendo y Libre 14. My Time (Excerpt) - Casym Steel Orchestra 15. Everything Will Be Alright - Reverend Timothy Wright and the Grace Tabernacle Choir 16. Cocek Manhattan - Yuri Yunakov Ensemble 17. Milino Kolo - Sau Family Orchestra 18. Crowley's/Jackson's - Eileen Ivers 19. The Galloping Hound/McGreavy's/Cat's Meow/Fraher's - Cherish the Ladies 20. Miroloi (Excerpt) - Halkias Family Orchestra 21. Kokkino Gramma - Grigoris Maninakis and Mikrokosmos 22. A Freylekhn Purim - Andy Statman 23. Khsidim Tanz - the Klezmatics 24. Rara Processional (Excerpt)/Kongo (Excerpt) - Frisner Augustin and la Troupe Makandal 25. Sa Li Fe Pou Mwen (Excerpt) - Dickson Guillaume ; The New York State Haitian Interdenominational Mass Choir 26. Charanga Completa - los MacOndos 27. Olive Harvest - Simon Shaheen and Qantara 28. Segah Suite (Chrouky, Abou Zelof, Muwashshah) - Naji Youssef and Members of the Near Eastern Music Ensemble 29. Improvisation on Mugam Chargah and 'Gubayenim' - Ensemble Tereza 30. Haida-Haida - Cheres 31. O Giglio E Paradiso - Phil Valli Orchestra