World New Releases
World New Releases
Below is a list of all World titles released in the last 90 days.
Displaying items 1 to 13 of 13
Ibrahim Ferrer
Buenos Hermanos [ BMG / ADA / CD - released 24/Jan/2020 ] In 2003 Ibrahim Ferrer released his second solo album 'Buenos Hermanos', an audacious and assured album firmly rooted in tradition but at the same time expanding the horizons of Cuban music in the 21st century with its varied repertoire and modern... |
Ibrahim Ferrer
Buenos Hermanos (LP) [ BMG / ADA / 2 LP - released 24/Jan/2020 ] In 2003 Ibrahim Ferrer released his second solo album 'Buenos Hermanos', an audacious and assured album firmly rooted in tradition but at the same time expanding the horizons of Cuban music in the 21st century with its varied repertoire and modern... |
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel - 50 Plus Belles Chansons [ Wrasse Records / 3 CD - released 12/Dec/2019 ] |
Burna Boy
African Giant [ Atlantic / Warner / CD - released 6/Dec/2019 ] African Giant features a series of extraordinary singles, including "On The Low", "Gbona", "Dangote", and "Anybody". Burna Boy is among contemporary African music's brightest new stars and creator of an enigmatic new genre he simply dubs... |
Colleen Grant/Sandra Hamilton
Latin Parang / Parang Jam (12") [ Soundway / 12in - released 6/Dec/2019 ] Soundway presents two rare Parang dancefloor cuts from early 1980s Trinidad & Tobago. Parang is a style of folk music that originated from Venezuelan and Colombian immigrants that came to the Caribbean, and evolved to include elements of Latin... |
Susso
Keira (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 6/Dec/2019 ] Susso, aka bassist/producer Huw Bennett, creates music inspired by, and directly sampling, the magnificent sounds of the Mandinka people, recorded during a recent trip to Gambia. |
Xylouris White
The Sisypheans [ Drag City / CD - released 6/Dec/2019 ] Xylouris White's fourth instalment of progressive Cretan lute compositions present the sounds of the lute, George Xylouris' vocals and Jim White's drums in an open, spacious sound-field. With the philosophical bent that suits their music's ancient... |
Antoinette Konan
Antoinette Konan [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / CD - released 22/Nov/2019 ] It makes sense that Antoinette Konan's eponymous album features nothing more than her ahoko on the cover. The deceptively simple traditional percussion instrument transformed Ivory Coast's Baoulé music scene when Konan deployed it against a roaring... |
Antoinette Konan
Antoinette Konan (LP) [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / LP - released 22/Nov/2019 ] It makes sense that Antoinette Konan's eponymous album features nothing more than her ahoko on the cover. The deceptively simple traditional percussion instrument transformed Ivory Coast's Baoulé music scene when Konan deployed it against a roaring... |
Shina Williams & His African Percussions
Shina Williams & His African Percussions (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 22/Nov/2019 ] First official reissue of the extremely rare full-length album by Lagos-based bandleader Shina Williams. The record was born in 1979 when Shina put Biddy Wright, Fred Fisher, Saliu Alabi, Prince Bola, Tutu Shoronmu, Tunde Williams and several... |
Il Volo
Il Volo: The Best Of - Ten Years [ Sony / Music / Geffen / CD - released 15/Nov/2019 ] The sensational operatic trio, Il Volo, celebrate their 10th annivetrsary with the release of the stunning album The Best of 10 Years. This album includes previously unreleased version of some of Il Volo's greatest hits including 'O Sole mio and... |
Peter King
Omo Lewa (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 8/Nov/2019 ] Super-funky business from Nigerian-born multi-instrumentalist Peter King. 'Omo Lewa' fuses funk, jazz and highlife vibrations. Recorded in London and originally released in 1976 by Orbitone, this is one of his finest records. Licensed from... |
CHRISTMAS
Feliz Navidad Rolando Villazon (tenor) with the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra, Allan Wilson [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] Star tenor follows critically acclaimed Deutsche Grammophon recording of Mozart's La clemenza di Tito with his first Christmas album for the Yellow Label Feliz Navidad extends great tradition of seasonal albums by Fritz Wunderlich, Luciano Pavarotti,... |
