World / International CDs

In 2006 the notorious 'Hopepa' (aka Joe Lindsay trombonist extraordinaire) - eased his outlandish antics for a brief moment and formed his own group: The Yoots! He enlisted his younger brother Sam Lindsay along with collegues Ian Gordon and Toby Laing. Then he summoned Mike Fabulous, the Yeabley ...

1954 was the year when the Afro-Cuban sound dubbed the Mambo crossed over into the mainstream and predictably brought with it a wave of commercial novelty hits like Rosemary Clooney’s "Mambo Italiano", Bill Haley’s "Mambo Rock" and Perry Como’s "Papa Lov...

The official compilation for WOMAD 2010, which takes place 12-14 MARCH 2010 at BROOKLANDS PARK in NEW PLYMOUTH, TARANAKI. Through 18 dynamic years, audiences have come to expect that the WOMAD festival will continue sourcing magnificent new delights from all parts of the world, honoring pure ethn...

2 LPs on 1 CD: SHUFFERING & SHMILING/NO AGREEMENT. Includes liner notes by Jacqueline Grandchap-Thiam and Michael E. Veal. Digitally remastered by John Perce Ali Bears. Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti specialized in the percolating jam, peppered with idiosyncratic horn stabs and p...

Full name Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu the APRIL issue of Rolling Stone declared him as “Australiaʼs Most Important Voice.” Whilst this enormous accolade is accepted with great pride and humilty, it is the release of Gurrumulʼs highly anticipated follow up album Rrakala that has media tongueʼs waggin...

Fresh off the success of their 2009 debut album, Kolohe Kai delivers BIG with their sophomore effort, “Love Town”. This project features 12 brand new and all original songs written by Kolohe Kai’s very own Roman De Peralta. “Love Town” was produced by Imua Gar...

Kolohe Kai is a fresh, new island music group from the Windward side of Oahu whose reggae-influenced style is inviting and infectious. With members still in high school, this young group caught the attention of Go Aloha Entertainment who teamed them with the successful production ...

Two original, innovative WALL OF VOODOO albums on one CD for the first time: Dark Continent (I.R.S., 1981) and Call of the West (I.R.S., 1982). Wall of Voodoo emerged from the late 1970s Los Angeles punk/alternative scene with a unique blend of machine-age junk music and off-kilter pop-rock. Like De...

Features interpretations of songs originally by Radiohead, Neil Young, Arcade Fire, Lou Reed, Talking Heads, Bon Iver and many more. The album is the first part of a series of song exchanges in which Gabriel and other leading artists reinterpret each other’s songs. To help craft his reco...

Vibraphone and keyboard player, master arranger and bandleader, Mulatu Astatke is one of the all-time greats of Ethiopian music and the creator of his own original music form, Ethio jazz. Through the acclaimed Ethiopiques album series and through featuring on the soundtrack to the Jim Jarmusch film ...

While everything is pretty much rushed these days, some bands need, or better, take their time to come up with an new album. MESHUGGAH is one of these bands and you always know it was worth the wait once you listen to a new MESHUGGAH record for the first time. Also no wonder, it takes some time and ...

 The third volume of successful 40 Shades Of Green compilations. 40 tracks of some of the best Irish music around with greats Daniel O’Donnell, The Fureys, Mary  Duff, Isla Grant, Foster & Allen plus newer acts such as Robert Mizzell, Jimmy Buckley, Patrick  Feeney and Mic...

La Vida...Es un Ratico (Life is a moment) is the follow up to Juanes' globally multi-platinum release Mi Sangre. In La Vida...Es un Ratico, Juanes once again teams up with co-producer Gustavo Santaolalla, Double-Oscar/Grammy winner. In his first single "Me Enamora," Juanes shows us his int...

One of Enya's most popular releases, WATERMARK is an enchantingly dreamy album, featuring washes of keyboards and ethereal vocals. On the title track, the gentle piano melody mimics the sound of falling water, and Enya's multi-tracked voice cascades over the music like a calm wind on a rainy night. ...

Personnel includes: Stan Getz (tenor saxophone); Joao Gilberto (vocals, guitar); Astrud Gilberto, Maria Toledo (vocals); Gary Burton (vibraphone); Steve Kuhn, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Chick Corea (piano); Gene Byrd (guitar, bass); Kenny Burrell, Laurindo Almeida, Charlie Byrd, Luiz Bonfa (guitar); Gene...

**Track listing:** 1 A Taste Of Honey Start 2 This Guy's In Love With You Start 3 The Work Song Start 4 Spanish Flea Start 5 Mame Start 6 The Happening Start 7 Mexikan Road Race Start 8 Third Man's Theme Start 9 South Of The Border Start 10 Abanda Start 11 Hello Dolly Start 12 Marching...

While everything is pretty much rushed these days, some bands need, or better, take their time to come up with an new album. MESHUGGAH is one of these bands and you always know it was worth the wait once you listen to a new MESHUGGAH record for the first time. Also no wonder, it takes some time and ...

Home to the samba, Brazil’s explosive Carnaval music, bossa nova, a popular style derived from the samba, choro and carioca funk, Rio de Janeiro is one of the country’s musical hotbeds where music is an integral part of everyday life. Brazil’s cocktail of African, European and indi...

The Benka Boradovsky Bordello Band Hailing from the slums and ghettos of Auckland (the Prague of the South), The Benka Boradovsky Bordello band is a highly theatrical musical group specialising in music of Eastern European, Gypsy and Jewish flavour, along with some Western European influences. With ...

This compilation looks back on nearly forty years of recordings featuring the music of the Maori people of New Zealand. Selected by the legendary recording company South Pacific Recordings’ “A Century of Maori Song” features 25 of their greatest hits with performers such as Maisey ...

The music featured on this recording represents a cross section of the traditional and contemporary music of the Maori people of New Zealand. From the masculine harmonies and vigorous Haka of Te Aute College, to the distinctive singing of St Joseph’s Maori Girls’ College who enjoy the di...

Putumayo presents South Africa, a CD collection that celebrates the rich musical diversity of this unique country at the southern tip of Africa. With the soccer World Cup taking place for the first time on African soil from June 11 to July 11, international attention will be focused on South Africa ...

Though often misrepresented and romanticized, Gypsies, or the Roma, as they prefer to be called, have had a fascinating history. Leaving the Indus Valley more than 1,000 years ago, they migrated first to the Middle East and Eastern Europe and then to the rest of the world, making an impact on the c...

Youssou N'Dour music is pan-African yet his career was bound to lead to a form of musical expression that has become universal: Reggae. He is well aware of the political import of reggae, the music-genre directly linked to Rastafarianism: "From Brazil to Australia and even in Bombay / Africa...

The tracks put together for this album were chosen by Miriam herself to represent her career to date. ‘The Definitive Collection’ was deleted, but is available again now and includes signature tracks such as “Pata Pata” and “Click Song”

Recorded between 1966 and 1971. Originally released on Decca. Includes liner notes and interviews with band members by Todd Everett.

Spawnbreezie is back. The Urban Island artist from Independence, Missouri is back at it again with a third album dropping this month. Entitled Dear Billy, this new album definitely shows Spawnbreezie’s emergence and growth as a music artist. Since taking on music professionally in 2006, he has pe...

Having met at Drexel University in 2008, the multi- talented duo uploaded a mix tape entitled ‘The Swelly Express’ on to myspace - an album of heavy party jams which circulated around the American college circuit like wildfire and led to over 100,000 downloads in a month. Having signed t...

Twenty-two years have passed since the original release of Enya’s self-titled debut album. During that time, Enya has become one of the world’s most successful musicians with over 70 million album sales to her name and an array of authoritative honours including four Grammy Awards and th...

'The Priests' are Father Eugene O'Hagan, Father Martin O'Hagan, and Father David Delargy; three practising Roman Catholic priests from Northern Ireland who are releasing this, their debut album, a collection of religious and spiritually inspired classics. All tracks on the album have been recorde...

ITALIAN is a collection of melodic and sophisticated songs performed by Italian vocalist Patrizio Buanne featuring classic songs such as "Il Mondo," and "Che Sara."

Oceania includes: Hinewehi Mohi (vocals); Jaz Coleman.

Embark on a journey through the power of the Chakras on a river of sacred sound with legendary 'Song Healer' Sophia with David Gordon on shaman drums and native flutes. Eastern practitioners have worked for centuries with drawing in vital prana or 'breath of life' into the body via the seven chakras...

Lyon based Babylon Circus is music laced with ska, gypsy, rock, vaudevillian antics, dancehall & reggae. A true musical menagerie, the 9‐piece big band have notched up over 900 concerts in 30 countries and built up a worldwide following with their electric live shows and addictive albums. As bef...

The Green are one of the fastest rising bands in reggae today. Their self- titled debut album was named Best Reggae Album of 2010 by iTunes, made Billboard’s 2010 Year-End Reggae Chart, and won Best Reggae Album at Hawaii’s 2011 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. NZ IWI Radio have been serviced 2 two track...

When producer Gabriel ‘Messenjah’ Calcott began work on the riddims for the “Kings Highway” LP he had no idea who would come knocking on his door. Artists such as Luciano, Lutan Fyah, Natty King, Jah Mason and other internationally renowned reggae artists jumped at ...

Palenque! Palenque! is the exciting new compilation from Soundway, which reveals a unique & fascinating story of how Afro Colombian music developed from the ‘70s onwards, shaping the sound of the Colombian champeta. Co-compiled by Lucas Silva (Bogota resident & owner of Palenque Rec...

Born George Brooks Veikoso, Fiji is one of the biggest polynesian artists of our time. His golden voice and musical blends have launched him on the world stage as a pioneer of the Pacific Island Sound. A fusion of classic reggae, Hip-Hop, R & B and Jazz set Fiji apart as a performer. His uniq...

Born George Brooks Veikoso, Fiji is one of the biggest polynesian artists of our time. His golden voice and musical blends have launched him on the world stage as a pioneer of the Pacific Island Sound. A fusion of classic reggae, Hip-Hop, R & B and Jazz set Fiji apart as a performer. His uniq...