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Minhas Cores (My Colours): Elisete

Minhas Cores (My Colours): Elisete

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The album, sung in Hebrew and Portuguese, is centered on original and well-crafted songs that echo the essence of Brazilian and Middle Eastern musical stylings.
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Ghareeb Fe Watani: Hosam Hayek

Ghareeb Fe Watani: Hosam Hayek

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A denizen of the Nazareth region, Hayek transforms the music of the Middle East with a hint of European and Western influences.
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Air Chall: Lost: Rachel Walker

Air Chall: Lost: Rachel Walker

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A splendid mix of music for those interested in the traditional sounds of the UK.
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Water Music: Thai Elephant Orchestra

Water Music: Thai Elephant Orchestra

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14 elephants playing a variety of drums, gongs, rattles, balafons (a West African percussion instrument) and other assorted instruments.
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Resonance / Dissonance: Khyam Allami

Resonance / Dissonance: Khyam Allami

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The seven long tracks on this album feature Khyam on the oud, unaccompanied by any vocals.
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Al Wa’ Debt: Va Fan Fahre

Al Wa’ Debt: Va Fan Fahre

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The stirring sounds of Balkan brass, Ethiopian melodies and Middle Eastern rhythms make up the globally influenced album Al Wa’ Debt.
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Mysterious Duality: Just Me: Jayanthi Kumaresh

Mysterious Duality: Just Me: Jayanthi Kumaresh

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Carnatic music with a modern twist, an absence of vocals allows the Veena to shine with every pick and pluck.
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Fantastisk Allerede: Kari Bremnes

Fantastisk Allerede: Kari Bremnes

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A singer for more than 30 years, Norway’s Kari Bremnes releases the latest two-CD collection of her best work to date.
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Szczera Mowa (True Speech): Čači Vorba

Szczera Mowa (True Speech): Čači Vorba

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Čači Vorba offers a fusion of Balkan, Gypsy, Polish and Ukrainian tunes mixed with wedding music and folk dance music from Romania, Moldova, Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Turkey, and Albania.
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Marchez Noir: Amazigh Kateb

Marchez Noir: Amazigh Kateb

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Algeria’s Amazigh Kateb is a modern ambassador for trance-inducing Gnawa grooves.
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Mridanga: The Mayapuris

Mridanga: The Mayapuris

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The Mayapuris is a U.S.-based kirtan music group that performs Sanskrit call-and-response chanting originating from West Bengal, India.
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Oyo: Angelique Kidjo

Oyo: Angelique Kidjo

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 Angelique sings mostly in Beninese languages, but Oyo is essentially a masterpiece of global pop after more than 20 years in the music industry.
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