The following world titles are thoroughly recommended by the team at Marbecks.
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Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate :- Ali & Toumani |
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[ World Circuit / CD ] Release Date: Monday, 1 March, 2010
Recorded over three afternoons at Livingston Studios, London, in 2005, with contributions from Orlando 'Cachaíto' López on bass, this is the last album recorded by both Ali Farka Touré and Cachaíto López. It is the successor to the Grammy winning 'In the Heart of the Moon'. |
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Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba :- I Speak Fula |
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[ Next Ambiance / CD ] Release Date: Monday, 1 March, 2010
Bassekou Kouyate is a Malian maestro, virtuoso picker and musical visionary whose work blurs the line between West African and American roots music. Ngoni Ba is the name of the group he leads and are all members of his family. |
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Various Artists :- Womad 2010 :- Sounds of the Planet |
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[ Filter Music / CD ] Release Date: Monday, 8 February, 2010
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 ethnic traditions but also conjuring daring hybrids that span racial, national and stylistic divides. |
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Various Artists :- So Frenchy So Chic: 2010 |
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[ Cartell / 2 CD ] Release Date: Monday, 8 February, 2010
Discovering new music is like the thrilling adventure of a treasure hunt, and over the past five years the 'So Frenchy So Chic' series has unearthed a glittering array of fantastic new songs. And the treasure chest that makes up 'So Frenchy So Chic: 2010' offers another 34 absolute gems across 2 discs. |
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Baka in the Forest :- Baka in the Forest |
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[ March Hare Music / CD ] Release Date: Wednesday, 4 November, 2009
Thousands of years of survival as hunter-gatherers depended on powerful night-time ritual singing ("Yelli") by Baka Pygmy women. This CD is a rare glimpse into an exquisite disappearing musical culture. |
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Rupa & the April Fishes :- Este Mundo |
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[ Cumbancha / CD ] Release Date: Monday, 23 November, 2009
San Francisco based Rupa and her band effortlessly blur the boundaries of genre and geography to create a sound Time Out has called "global agit-pop". Parisian vocals, Klezmer jingles, Gypsy swing, Indian ragas and Mexican brass all get their dues -- but there's more as she intertwines political and social commentary. |
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