Int'L & World Music

Hazmat Modine draws from the rich soil of American music of the 20's and 30's through to the 50's and 60's, blending elements of early Blues and Hokum, Swing, Eastern European music, New Orleans R & B, Jamaican Rocksteady, and Rock & Roll. The band is...

Having their musical background in Latin, Calypso, rocksteady and soul, Ayagaya Romantics have created their unique style which consists of nostalgic popness, the freshness of AOR and the sense of dazzling 80's disco. 'Hitorigoto', the band's most loved...

Having shown talent for playing guitar at a young age, Josi Ndlovu (Zimbabwe) started his first rock band "The Movers" (who were very popular within the local scene) in 1968. By the early 70s, Josi was already an acclaimed guitarist and a member of the...

Harry and Mac' is a duo unit by Haruomi Hosono (Harry) and Makoto Kubota (Mac). They have been close friends since the 1970s, recorded in Tokyo, LA and New Orleans in 1999 and released their only album. This album which has many Japanese and American...

HaitiaNola is a once-in-a-lifetime album that brings together Haitian roots revival collective Lakou Mizik and an incredible line-up of guest artists from New Orleans. Inspired by the historical, cultural and spiritual connections between the people and...

Hailing from the capital city, the Togo All Stars display a vigorous rhythm section and three sturdy voices deeply rooted within the afropop traditions stemming from the independence era, be it high-life, afro beat, funk, reggae or even gospel music. A...

Hailing from northern Senegal, "Lewlewal de Podor" is a Pulaar guitar centric band that draws from the folk stylings of Fouta Toro. Featured on last year's compilation Ishilan n-Tenere, their first ever full length ranges from mellow acoustic jam...

Hailing from 1964 and originally released on the iconic Copacabana Records, 'Um Balan?o prß voc?' by Os Rouxin?is is one of the oldest releases featured in the Brazil45 series. This quirky, shuffling bossa nova / exotic number was penned by the fabulous...

Habibi Funk is dedicated to re-releasing a style of music that historically never existed as a musical genre. We use the term to describe a certain sound that we like from the countries of the Arab world. The songs we chose were created in places quite...

Guadeloupe, 1986. The football World Cup has all the islanders' eyes riveted to their TV sets. At every half time breaks, local TV channel RFO broadcasts a music video on repeat: 'Tou't Jou Pa Min'm'. Max Rambhojan, the local singer responsible for this...

Grill by Gbubemi Amas is as smooth as the red cardigan artfully slung around his shoulders on the cover. Whether he is running through the scales on a cover version of 'Fire and Rain', or trying on his calypso highlife moves on 'Ereyon', you know Amas is...

Gordon Koang is a fountain of warmth and joy, immediately accepting any stranger who strays into his presence. With a beaming smile that is unfettered by blindness, a condition he has lived with since birth, Gordon welcomes any and all around him,...