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The Rough Guide To Arabic Lounge

Various
(Rough Guide, RGNET1230)

Welcome to the Arabic lounge groove where the hot and dry rhythms of the desert meet the cooling and refreshing melodies of the oasis. With oud and kanoon, with sampler and soul, join the all night celebration from Cairo to Casablanca.


2xCD Special Edition - Featuring a bonus CD by Akim El Sikameya

 

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Tracklisting:

 
AKIM EL SIKAMEYA: Chouia L’Mon Coeur
 
NATACHA ATLAS: Hayati Inta Reprise (Hayatak Ana)
 
GHAZI ABDEL BAKI: Al Guineyna
 
AKIM EL SIKAMEYA: La Ruban Noir
 
RIM BANNA: The Hymn Of The Sea
 
AKIM EL SIKAMEYA: Le Sultan Tyran
 
CHARBEL ROUHANA: Ladyfingers
 
AKIM EL SIKAMEYA: Ya Waadi
 
SOUMAYA BAALBAKI: Dakhalti Marra Fi Guineyna
 
AKIM EL SIKAMEYA: Ma Chaude Comme Le Braise
 
EMAD ASHOUR: Taksim Cello I
 
AKIM EL SIKAMEYA: Cahwa Et Fleur D’Oranger
 
ISHTAR ALABINA: Lamouni (Ligharou Meni)
 
AKIM EL SIKAMEYA: Sa Majeste Lila
 
AKIM EL SIKAMEYA: Leila
 
AMIR ELSAFFAR: Khosh Reng (Maqam Awj)
 
SMADAR: Kermalak
 
AKIM EL SIKAMEYA: La Fille Du Wali
 
MOHAMED SAWWAH: Mathadish El Gadar
 
AKIM EL SIKAMEYA: Amertume
 
HANINE Y SON CUBANO: El Huerfanito (Ya Habibi Ta'ala)
 
AKIM EL SIKAMEYA: Selma Et Samia
 
DJAMEL LAROUSSI: N’Kodo
 
MUNIR BASHIR: Johnny Guitar
 
DOZAN: Ya Mo
 
MOHAMED HOUSSEIN: Taksim Bouzouk
 
AZZDDINE WITH BILL LASWELL: Droub Al Lil
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The Rough Guide To World Music For Children

Various
(Rough Guide, RGNET1236)

Welcome to a world of joyous upbeat sounds that children love, carefully selected from across the planet. Celebrate unity in cultural diversity with gypsy grooves, madcap mambo and the carnival rhythms of Brazilian samba.

2xCD Special Edition - Featuring a bonus Dance The World CD

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Tracklisting:

 
DANIEL MELINGO: José ‘El Cuchiyero’
 
SKA CUBANO: Malanga Ska (DJ Floro & Alex Acosta Remix)
 
FOUR OF A KIND: Rail Gaddi
 
LA 33: Pantera Mambo
 
JOÃO SABIÁ: Renata, Renatinha
 
AMSTERDAM KLEZMER BAND: Sadagora Hot Dub (Shantel Remix)
 
MACOLLA: Homenaje A La Música Latina
 
SABA: Hoio (Mum)
 
MOKHTAR AL SAÏD & EL FERKA EL MASAYA: Enta Omri
 
AYHAN SICIMO?LU: Istanbul Pas Constantinople
 
DIEGO CARRASCO: Aserejé
 
ROGE: Brasil Em Brasa
 
CHRIS WHILE AND JULIE MATTHEWS: On My Way
 
WAYNE GORBEA'S SALSA PICANTE: Pa' Puerto Rico
 
COUNTRY GENTLEMEN: Matterhorn
 
SPAM ALLSTARS: Charanga E-350
 
CARLITOS ALMONTE Y SU ACORDEÓN CINCO ESTRELLAS: La Asesina
 
DAVID LOWE’S DREAMCATCHER: Passion Of The Dance
 
LOS FULANOS FEAT. PERET: Gato
 
MARTIRIO: Romance De La Rosa
 
SAMI ALI: Ashshimtini
 
MABULU: Bula Bula
 
CUERDAS POP-TEMPORÁNEAS: Escualo
 
MICHAEL MCGOLDRICK: The Hillsbrook Reels
 
HANGGAI: Flowers
 
MARCELINHO DA LUA: Papo De Yaya
 
JOSE CONDE Y OLA FRESCA: Café Con Sangre
 
DEAN MARTIN: Mambo Italiano (Club Des Belugas Remix)
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Tarkat Tajje/Let’s Go!

Etran Finatawa
(Riverboat, TUG1055)

Etran Finatawa’s hypnotic musical groove evokes the breathless heat and shimmering horizon of the Sahara. With laid back guitars, driving rhythms and compelling voices, Tarkat Tajje/Let’s Go! invites you to accompany this dynamic band of Wodaabe and Touareg nomads on their evolving musical journey.

 

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Tracklisting:

 
Aitimani
 
Diam Walla
 
Aitma
 
Ndiiren
 
Gourma
 
Daandé
 
Duuniyaaru Dillii
 
Imuzaran
 
Ummee Ndaaren
 
Kalamoujar
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The Rough Guide To Afrobeat Revolution

Various
(Rough Guide, RGNET1222)

Afrobeat Revolution takes Fela’s intoxicating cocktail of Nigerian highlife and James Brown swagger and blends it with the new generation of African revolutionary sounds, leaving you shaken by the rhythm and stirred by the message.


2xCD Special Edition - Featuring a bonus source CD by Kaleta & Zozo Afrobeat

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Tracklisting:

 
THE SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA: Freedom No Go Die
 
LEKAN BABALOLA: Kabioye (Mark De Clive- Lowe Remix)
 
DENNIS FERRER: Dem People Go
 
THE AFROMOTIVE: Lies
 
ALBINO: Puppet Boy
 
TONY ALLEN FEAT. YINKA DAVIES: Kilode
 
RUTH TAFEBE AND THE AFROROCKERZ: Wari
 
KALETA & ZOZO AFROBEAT: Get Up
 
AFRODIZZ: Bombé
 
FANGA: Ni I Ma Toro
 
TED SIROTA'S REBEL SOULS: Saro-Wiwa
 
KALETA & ZOZO AFROBEAT: Country of Guns
 
KALETA & ZOZO AFROBEAT: Shake Your Nyansh
 
KALETA & ZOZO AFROBEAT: Gete (Dancing Limbs)
 
KALETA & ZOZO AFROBEAT: Baba Nla lya
 
KALETA & ZOZO AFROBEAT: Get Up
 
KALETA & ZOZO AFROBEAT: Fimile (Live and Let Live)
 
KALETA & ZOZO AFROBEAT: Peace No Dey (No Peace)
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Le Marigot Club Dakar

Daby Balde
(Riverboat, TUG1052)

Celebrated for his talents in West Africa, Daby Balde returns with more smoothly hypnotic sounds and gently lilting rhythms. Inspired by the music he regularly performs in Le Marigot, his popular Dakar club, this album showcases his stunning compositions based in the Fula traditions from the south of Senegal, incorporating the sumptuous sounds of the West African kora, balafon and acoustic guitar.

 

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Tracklisting:

 
Yaye Boye
 
Lale Kouma
 
Kele Rewbeh
 
Nalankobeh
 
Lambe Leydi
 
N'Diaye Yo N'Diaye
 
Simbanam
 
Thionnimani
 
Aime
 
Le Joola
 
Eggueh Soumbinam
 
Na Kady
 
Almoudo
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The Rough Guide To Brazilian Lounge

Various
(Rough Guide, RGNET1227)

Welcome to the freewheeling Brazilian Lounge groove where beautiful acoustic bossa nova meets electronic ingenuity, and where Brazilian roots music is transformed in the club scenes of the USA and Europe.

2xCD Special Edition - Featuring a bonus source CD by Axial

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Tracklisting:

 
ADRIANA MACIEL: Acontece
 
DA CRUZ: Depois Do Aplauso
 
AXIAL: Torre Das Mercês
 
CRIS DELANNO: Canoeiro (Pescaria)
 
AXIAL: Espaço Vazio
 
AXIAL: Cantigas D'Água
 
JOÃO SABIÁ: Mãe Alice (acoustic version)
 
VALERIA SATTAMINI: La Ville Engloutie
 
AXIAL: Iemonjá
 
AXIAL: Oriki De Iemanjá
 
BETO VILLARES: Rio Da Bossa Nova
 
AXIAL: Oriki De Oxum
 
MARISSA: Tim Tim Por Tim Tim
 
ANNA LUISA FEAT RODRIGO MARANHÃO: Pra Tocar Na Rádio
 
AXIAL: Ana Na Cacimba
 
AXIAL: Papadambalah
 
RICARDO DUNA: Mulata Alemã
 
JOÃO DONATO FEAT JOYCE: E Vamos Lá
 
AXIAL: Papaloko
 
AXIAL: Tamanquero
 
MARISSA: Argumento
 
AXIAL: Vo Guerê Iemanjá
 
ELIZA LACERDA: Maramar
 
JOÃO DONATO/MARCELO D2: Balanca
 
AXIAL: Sono Bom
 
TERESA CRISTINA & GRUPO SEMENTE: A Borboleta E O Passarinho
 
ZUCO 103: Nunca Mais
 
SHRIFT: As Far As I Can See
 
ELIZA LACERDA: Pedigree
 
AXIAL: Tamanquero
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Songhai Blues: Homage To Ali Farka Touré

Samba Touré
(Riverboat, TUG1054)

Malian bluesman Samba Touré is a protégé of the legendary Ali Farka Touré. Touring with Farka Touré, Samba was profoundly influenced and began creating his own style of Songhai Blues. Bursting with energy, this is Samba’s tribute to his mentor and the continuation of a desert blues legacy.

 

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Tracklisting:

 
Anbafo
 
Foda Diakaina
 
Kairi Kairi
 
Bila
 
Yawoye
 
Koye Ma
 
Baba Guitteye
 
Goye Kurya
 
Tamani
 
Goye
 
Soumanako
 
Djandjo
 
Ali Farka
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O Shakuntala!

Debashish Bhattacharya
(Riverboat, TUG1053)

With a Grammy nomination and BBC World Music Award under his belt, Indian slide guitarist Pandit (master) Debashish Bhattacharya’s remarkable virtuosity is winning international critical acclaim. O Shakuntala! is a sublime interpretation of the immortal Indian masterpiece of eternal love and features the chaturangui, the first slide guitar designed and developed by Debashish himself. A musical adventure fusing two great Indian musical traditions – Karnatic music from the south and Hindustani music from the north – it celebrates love in all its many wonderful rasas (emotions).

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Tracklisting:

 
Megha Re
 
Shringar
 
Samarpan
 
Baarish!
 
Milaap
 
Chahat
 
Priyatameshu
 
Sparsh
 
Amantran
 
O Shakuntala!

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