New Music

Spanish Harlem Orchestra - United We Swing
On United We Swing, Spanish Harlem Orchestra continues in the same classic - meets - contemporary sound, but with refreshing originality. Nine of the songs are original compositions grounded in the unique identity the band has forged based on the...

07:05 PM, May 12 2008 in Spanish Harlem Orchestra | Permalink

Massukos - Bumping
The new album 'Bumping' has launched Massukos on to the world stage. With a unique and uplifting blend of traditional sounds from Mozambique it has a truly seductive groove. The hauntingly beautiful 'Pangira' will stir emotions that linger for days,...

07:05 PM, May 12 2008 in Massukos | Permalink

Manu Chao - La Radiolina
"La Radiolina" is Manu Chao's first new studio album in six years (since 2001's "Esperanza"). Chao has written, composed and produced the album. Manu Chao is widely acknowledged as a pioneer of Latin alternative music, and was...

07:05 PM, May 12 2008 in Manu Chao | Permalink

Papa Noel - Cafe Noir
There are centuries-old ties that bind the Congo and Cuba, dance steps that swayed from central Africa to the Caribbean and back again. The story of Congolese guitarist Papa Noel and his latest African-Cuban collaboration, Café Noir, is the...

07:05 PM, May 12 2008 in Papa Noel | Permalink

Orchestra Baobab - A night at club Baobab
With "A night at Club Baobab", Orchestra Baobab gives a sweet & sensual sound deeply rooted in Senegalese musical traditions.Released in July 2006 on Oriki,...

07:05 PM, May 12 2008 in Orchestra Baobab | Permalink

Selim Sesler - Anatolian Wedding
The album "Anatolian Wedding" transports listeners through the ebb and flow of sheer happiness and infinite sadness typically experienced during wedding festivities.Stretching across the great expanse of land that is modern Turkey, Selim...

07:05 PM, May 12 2008 in Selim Sesler | Permalink

Manuel Luna - Romper El Baile
Manuel Luna y La Cuadrilla Maquilera's Romper El Baile is Iberian folk-rock that mixes traditional music and originals which all ring with...

12:04 PM, Apr 7 2008 in Manuel Luna | Permalink

Rita Ribeiro - Tecnomacumba
After enthralling audiences throughout Brazil with the amazing concert Tecnomacumba, singer Rita Ribeiro launches through the Biscoito Fino recording company, a namesake CD, equally charming in its musical purpose. Tecnomacumba is more than a record...

11:04 AM, Apr 7 2008 in Rita Ribeiro | Permalink

Nortec Collective - The Tijuana Sessions Vol. 1
The future music for the rest of Mexico -- a hectic mix of Norteno music, Tex-Mex sounds, Ranchera guitars, Banda Sinaloense horns and beats mixed with electronic sounds. A sound like this could only have been dreamed up in a place like...

09:12 PM, Dec 1 2007 in Nortec Collective | Permalink

El Tanbura - Between the Desert & the Sea
Recorded in Cairo, El Tanbura's new acoustic album comprises of an enchanting acoustic mix of folk melodies and Sufi verses, all led by the captivating sound of the simsimiyya and underpinned by driving Arabian...

09:12 PM, Dec 1 2007 in El Tanbura | Permalink

Sara Valenzuela - Lado Este
Sara Valenzuela, the former lead singer of Mexico's popular alternative-pop act La Dosis, steps forward with the captivating solo album 'Lado Este', which includes first single and video “Para Continuar”. Valenzuela's rich vocals and...

09:12 PM, Dec 1 2007 in Sara Valenzuela | Permalink

Omar Sosa - Sentir
Continuing the development his groundbreaking World-Jazz sound, Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa combines traditional vocals and rhythms from Cuba, Morocco and Venezuela with contemporary jazz harmonies and spoken word in an extraordinary new...

09:12 PM, Dec 1 2007 in Omar Sosa | Permalink

Femi Kuti - The Best Of Femi Kuti
Femi best of is made up of two of his album 'Shoki Shoki' and 'Fight to Win'. Like a spokesman for tomorrow yet to be decided, Femi has neither put away his distinctive sax nor softened his views with this album resolutely rooted in today’s...

09:12 PM, Dec 1 2007 in Femi Kuti | Permalink

Sierra Maestra - Rumbero Soy
Recorded in the southwest of France, deep in Bordeaux wine country at producer Chris Birkett’s home and studio, this innovative new album marks Sierra Maestra’s first full band recording for newer members Oslén, Emilio and...

09:12 PM, Dec 1 2007 in Sierra Maestra | Permalink

Sara Tavares - Balance
On her new album 'Balance' Sara Tavares wrote and composed all the songs and played many of the instruments. "For me the title song, 'Balance' is also about balancing yourself," Tavares says, "between sadness and joy; day and night;...

09:12 PM, Dec 1 2007 in Sara Tavares | Permalink