World New Releases
World New Releases
Below is a list of all World titles released in the last 90 days.
Displaying items 1 to 20 of 42
African Vibration
Hinde (12") [ Soundway / 12in - released 5/Apr/2019 ] Continuing the series of 12" dancefloor singles, Soundway Records presents the highly-sought after track "Hinde" by African Vibration, now remastered from the original master tapes. Originally pressed on 7" vinyl in 1987, it was the group's last... |
Akira Ishikawa
Back To Rhythm [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 29/Mar/2019 ] Ultra-rare jazz-funk/fusion album by Japanese drummer Akira Ishikawa. 'Back To Rhythm' was the final recording in Ishikawa's African-influenced period. He cut this record with his band 'Count Buffalos', featuring Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Takeru Muraoka,... |
Akira Ishikawa
Back To Rhythm (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 29/Mar/2019 ] Ultra-rare jazz-funk/fusion album by Japanese drummer Akira Ishikawa. 'Back To Rhythm' was the final recording in Ishikawa's African-influenced period. He cut this record with his band 'Count Buffalos', featuring Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Takeru Muraoka,... |
Mdou Moctar
Ilana (The Creator) [ Sahel Sounds / CD - released 29/Mar/2019 ] Mdou Moctar immediately stands out as one of the most innovative artists in contemporary Saharan music. His unconventional interpretations of Tuareg guitar and have pushed him to the forefront of a crowded scene. Back home, he's celebrated for his... |
Mdou Moctar
Ilana (The Creator) (LP) [ Sahel Sounds / LP - released 29/Mar/2019 ] Mdou Moctar immediately stands out as one of the most innovative artists in contemporary Saharan music. His unconventional interpretations of Tuareg guitar and have pushed him to the forefront of a crowded scene. Back home, he's celebrated for his... |
Various Artists
Nigeria 70: No Wahala: Highlife, Afro-Funk & Juju 1973 -1987 [ Strut / CD - released 29/Mar/2019 ] As part of their 20 th Anniversary celebrations, Strut present the first new volume in their pioneering 'Nigeria 70' series for over 8 years, bringing together rare highlife, Afro-funk and juju from the '70s and early '80s. Compiled by collector and... |
Various Artists
Nigeria 70: No Wahala: Highlife, Afro-Funk & Juju 1973 -1987 (LP) [ Strut / 2 LP - released 29/Mar/2019 ] As part of their 20th Anniversary celebrations, Strut present the first new volume in their pioneering 'Nigeria 70' series for over 8 years, bringing together rare highlife, Afro-funk and juju from the '70s and early '80s. Compiled by collector and... |
Various Artists
Putumayo Presents - Acoustic Women [ Putumayo World Music / CD - released 28/Mar/2019 ] Our journey begins with Brazilian samba-inspired singer-songwriter Fernanda Cunha, whose career has spanned seven solo albums and extensive international tours. We then take a trans-Atlantic journey to Denmark for Stine Michel's "Frejas Indblik"... |
Brainstory
Dead End / Mnemophobia [ Big Crown / 7in - released 22/Mar/2019 ] |
Célia
Célia [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 22/Mar/2019 ] Beautiful debut album from the incredible, Célia. Conducted & arranged by Arthur Verocai and Rogério Duprat; featuring songs by Lo Borges, Antonio Adolfo and Joyce amongst others. Célia recorded four self-titled albums for Continental between 1971... |
Célia
Célia (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 22/Mar/2019 ] Beautiful debut album from the incredible, Célia. Conducted & arranged by Arthur Verocai and Rogério Duprat; featuring songs by Lo Borges, Antonio Adolfo and Joyce amongst others. Célia recorded four self-titled albums for Continental between 1971... |
Ibibio Sound Machine
Doko Mien (LP) [ Merge / LP - released 22/Mar/2019 ] "Music is a universal language, but spoken language can help you think about what makes you emotional, what makes you feel certain feelings, what you want to see in the world," says Eno Williams, frontwoman of Ibibio Sound Machine. When Williams uses... |
Shaluza Max / Tabu Ley Rochereau
Mangase / Hafi Deo 12" [ Soundway / 12in - released 22/Mar/2019 ] Soundway Records present a special tribute double a-side 12" with two tracks from African musicians perfect for smooth summer tropical DJ fodder. South African singer Shaluza Max's massive Mashkandi/house anthem Mangase gets a first release on... |
GOUNOD / PUCCINI / STEIBELT / MASSENET / MOZART / ROSSINI / etc
Miroir(s): Opera Arias Elsa Dreisig (soprano), Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie Pyrénées Méditerranée, Michael Schønwandt [ Erato Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/2019 ] "Dreisig's voice, youthful yet assured, agile yet fluid, and powerful through its entire range…we can certainly expect much more to come from this singer" BBC Music Five Stars |
Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Composer Of Desafinado Plays (LP) [ Verve / LP - released 15/Mar/2019 ] This Claus Ogerman-arranged masterpiece was the debut album from the legendary Brazilian composer/pianist, featuring landmark performances of 'The Girl From Ipanema', 'Once I Loved' and 'Corcovado'. |
Dexter Story
Bahir (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 15/Mar/2019 ] New release from LA-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Dexter Story. Described by Story as "a snapshot of the last few years of my immersive study of the Horn of Africa," Bahir's 13 tracks mix Ethiopian jazz, Tuareg grooves, ekista dance... |
Our Native Daughters
Songs Of Our Native Daughters [ Smithsonian Folkways / CD - released 15/Mar/2019 ] Songs of Our Native Daughters gathers together kindred musicians Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell in song and sisterhood to communicate with their forebears. Drawing on and reclaiming early minstrelsy and banjo... |
Tom Ze
Estudando O Samba [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 15/Mar/2019 ] Incredibly unique concept album from the one and only Tom Zé. As featured in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Brazilian Albums of all-time list (2007). One of Ze's finest, Estudando do Samba, originally released by Continental Brazil in 1976... |
Tom Ze
Estudando O Samba (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 15/Mar/2019 ] Incredibly unique concept album from the one and only Tom Zé. As featured in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Brazilian Albums of all-time list (2007). One of Ze's finest, Estudando do Samba, originally released by Continental Brazil in 1976... |
Various Artists
Antologia De Musica Atipica Portuguesa Vol.2 Regioes (LP) [ Discrepant / LP - released 15/Mar/2019 ] The second volume of Antologia de Música Atípica Portuguesa (Anthology of Atypical Portuguese Music), this time focusing on various regional styles of the country. The aim of this project is to re-evaluate its musical history, deconstruct clichés... |
