Int'L & World Music

Ch?sake [Algonquin]: to chant; to conjure; to cast a spell; this generally involves a shake-house, or shaking tent, in which the conjurer goes into a trance; the conjurer then has an out-of-body experience, going into the future to predict coming events,...

Caverna Magica is the second studio album of world-music artist Andreas Vollenweider, originally released in 1983. It is almost completely instrumental and was the direct successor of Vollenweider's groundbreaking album "Behind the Gardens". While the...

Carthago was founded in the late 1970s as a fusion of Dalton and a second band called Marhaba Band. Both bands frequently played at hotels and night clubs in Tunis and Sousse. They had similar musical influences and despite the fact that they were...

Canto A Lo Divino is the unique musical expression of the Chilean peasant world - a conversation with the divine nourished by Biblical and other sacred texts. It is communal music, played in packed rooms throughout the night on the 25-string guitarron,...

Calibro 35, the Italian cinematic funk band that Rolling Stone has called "the most fascinating, retro-maniac and genuine thing that has happened to Italy in the past few years" are back with their own personal tribute to the maestro Ennio Morricone...

By welcoming the beauty of imperfection and simplicity, Sven Wunder applies the timeless wisdom of wabi sabi on this musical journey. What you can hear is filtered through Ukiyo-e (which translates as ?pictures of the floating world?), which illustrates...

By singer-songwriter Shugo Tokumaru, 'Mazume' a warm acoustic number and 'Hora'oriental band ensemble featuring Jacob Tanaka (g).

By popular demand, Alice's double vinyl "ERI CON ME" album featuring sixteen songs by FRANCO BATTIATO, recorded in the studio with Carlo Guaitoli (piano, conductor) and I Solisti Filarmonici, is back in a limited 'lotus white' edition.1. Da Oriente a...

Burattino senza fili ? un concept album, quale 5? album in studio del cantautore italiano Edoardo Bennato uscito nel 1977.1. È Stata Tua La Colpa 2. Mangiafuoco 3. La Fata 4. In Prigione

'Buena Vista Social Club' is both the name given to this extraordinary group of musicians and the album, recorded in just seven days in 1996 in Havana's 1950s vintage EGREM studios. It was clear from the atmosphere of the recording sessions that...

BRZ45s RE-LAUNCH Our much in-demand series of classic Brazilian 45s are back! Featuring a vibrant new design, we've curated yet more wants- list regulars and unearthed fresh finds from Brazil that are destined to become collector's items in their own...

Brazilian musician, songwriter and producer Pedro Guinu makes his debut on Razor-N-Tape with 'Palago', a record that speaks to the artist's relationship with hometown Rio de Janeiro, and the city's strong connection to the roots of Brazilian music and...