World New Releases
World New Releases
Below is a list of all World titles released in the last 120 days.
Displaying items 1 to 14 of 14
Various Artists
Putumayo Presents: Brazil - Samba, Bossa & Beyond [ Putumayo World Music / CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] Brazil: Samba, Bossa and Beyond! is a seductive collection of songs that originate across the vast tropical country of Brazil from the Amazonian rhythms of Belém and African roots of Bahia to the romantic reveries of Rio and the samba soul of São... |
Various Artists
Putumayo Presents: Celtic Women [ Putumayo World Music / CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] Celtic Women is a collection of exceptional contemporary songs by renowned female singers inspired by Irish and Scottish traditions. Music has always been essential to daily life in Celtic cultures, and women have long been at the forefront of... |
Ali Farka Touré
Red Album (LP) [ BMG / ADA / LP - released 26/Mar/2021 ] Remastered from the original tapes in 2004 for release on World Circuit, 2021 sees this classic album back on vinyl for the first time since its original 1984 release. In 1982, the great Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist Ali Farka Touré, then... |
Teno Afrika
Amapiano Selections [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] The past five years have seen amapiano, South Africa's electronic music movement born in the townships of the country's Gauteng province, evolve from an underground sound to a nationwide mainstream staple. Even with its commercial success though,... |
Teno Afrika
Amapiano Selections [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / LP - released 26/Mar/2021 ] The past five years have seen amapiano, South Africa's electronic music movement born in the townships of the country's Gauteng province, evolve from an underground sound to a nationwide mainstream staple. Even with its commercial success though,... |
Al 'Man' Muntzie And The Embraceables
Die Happy (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 12/Mar/2021 ] 'Die Happy' was originally released in 1976 and was the only release on S.B. Moon Records. The record has a crossover vibe as it sits beautifully between modern soul, funk, and proto-disco. Initial research didn't shed much light onto the... |
Di Melo
Kilario / Pernalonga (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 12/Mar/2021 ] Di Melo's self-titled debut album has long been collectible for its irresistible Brazilian-funk sound, pleasing the Brazilian, B-Boy breaks, funk collectors, and sample hunters alike. With original copies for the album now fetching crazy sums, Mr... |
Di Melo
Magalhães E Sua Guitarra - Xangô / Os Panteras - Lambada Pauleira (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 12/Mar/2021 ] For number 84 in the Brazil 45 Series, Mr Bongo head to the North of Brazil with this dancefloor monster, double-sider by Magalhães & Os Panteras. 'Xangô' by Magalhães is taken from his 'E Sua Guitarra' album, from 1986, and originally released on... |
Waldir Calmon
Airport Love Theme / Afro Som (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 12/Mar/2021 ] Taken from Waldir Calmon's 'Waldir Calmon E Seus Multisons' album on Copacabana (1970), from looking at this unassuming record cover featuring a middle-aged man sporting an impressive pair of glasses you wouldn't expect it to become the fabric to one... |
Afrika mamas
Ilanga (The Sun) [ Arc Music / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] Afrika Mamas return with their fifth release Ilanga (The Sun), co-produced by Xolani Majozi of Ladysmith Black Mambazo. With tracks written by the sons of the late Joseph Shabalala - the founder of Ladysmith Black Mambazo - and a take on John... |
Altin Gün
Yol (LP) [ Glitterbeat / LP - released 26/Feb/2021 ] Altın Gün return with a masterful album that widens their critically acclaimed exploration of Anatolian rock and Turkish psychedelic stylings to include dreamy 80's synth-pop and dancefloor excursions. Yol (Road) brings together all vectors of the... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Open Barrier Jon Hemmersam, Asal Malekzadeh, Evelyn Glennie [ Naxos World / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] World-renowned guitarist Jon Hemmersam joins forces with international daf-player Asal Malekzadeh and virtuoso percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie CH DBE. |
Femi Kuti & Made Kuti
Legacy + [ Universal / 2 CD - released 19/Feb/2021 ] Legendary activist and Afrobeat originator, Fela Kuti, used his music to lament social injustices and political corruption in his native Nigeria. Fela's legacy spans decades and genres, touching on jazz, pop, funk, hip-hop, rock, and beyond. While... |
Femi Kuti & Made Kuti
Legacy + (LP) [ Universal / 2 LP - released 19/Feb/2021 ] Legendary activist and Afrobeat originator, Fela Kuti, used his music to lament social injustices and political corruption in his native Nigeria. Fela's legacy spans decades and genres, touching on jazz, pop, funk, hip-hop, rock, and beyond. While... |
