Harriet Shanas brings you a wealth of old and new ethnic music from Asia, Europe, and the Mid East.
| Purple Raga |
Matthew Montfort |
Seven Serenades |
Ancient Future Music * |
| Indian inspired music played on a scalloped fretboard guitar |
| Divana Hoy Dil |
Bapi Das Baul/Baul Bishwa |
Sufi Baul |
ARC Music Productions * |
| Sufi music played on traditional instruments, e.g. dubki, khamak, ektara, dotara |
| Apti |
Rudresh Mahanthappa's Indo Pak Coalition |
Apti |
innova Recordings * |
| Indian-American jazz |
| Tshitua Fuila |
Kasai All Stars |
In the 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into a Swimming Fish and Ate the head of His Enemy By Magic |
Crammed Discs * |
| Collective of 25 musicians from five bands from Kinshasa |
| La golondrina chilota (The Swallow from Chiloe) |
Rafael Manriquez & Friends |
Que Viva El Canto - Songs of Chile |
Smithsonian Folkways * |
| Folk music from throughout Chile |
| Pa' Oriente Copmay |
Marco Granados |
Music of Venezuela |
Soundbruch Records * |
| Music from Venezuela featuring the flute |
| El condor pasa |
Various |
Music from Argentina - Folk Music & Tangos |
ARC Music Productions * |
| Traditional Peruvian song (why in Argentinian recording?) |
| Pajaro campo |
Maitei America |
Harps of Paraguay |
Smithsonian Folkways * |
| Three generations of Paraguay's best harpists |
| Buscapies |
Son de adera |
Son de Mi Tierra |
Smithsonain Folkways * |
| Music from Mexico's Veracruz region (which also spawned La Bamba) |
| Singing Sisters |
Zap Mama |
Recreation |
Heads Up/Concord Music * |
| Belgian/Zairean women's group |
| Ham Cokelek (Ger Ali) |
Orhan Haklamaz |
The Rough Guide to Turkish Cafe |
World Music network * |
| Traditional/contemporary Turkish music |
| Gozyasi |
Slim Sesler |
The Rough Guide to Bellydance Cafe |
World Music Network |
| Rhythmic dance music from Turkey |
| Habudiyar |
Sertab Erener & Demir Demirkan |
Painted On Water |
Motema * |
| COntemporary Turkish duo, world/jazz/fusion |
| Walk Tall |
Siggy Marley |
Family Time |
Tuff Gong Productions * |
| Family/kid themed album from reggae star, teaming up with many other well-known musicians |
| Ode Le-eli |
Ofra Haza |
Yemenite Songs |
Bezalel Aloni |
| Yemenite Israeli superstar with one of her early recordings |
| BereshitIsrael |
Moshav Band |
Israel |
Putumayo World Music |
| Israeli jam band w/original composition based on the first book of the Bible |
| Freylach #8 |
Klezmer Juice |
Yiddish Lidele |
ARC Music Productions * |
| Group nominated for a Grammy for Best Klezmer Band with collection of traditionbal and original compositions |
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