Label: world circuit
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Ali Farka Touré
Voyageur [ World Circuit / CD - released 10/Mar/2023 ] Ali Farka Touré is well known as one of the most influential and talented guitarists that Africa has ever produced. His legacy and impact are hard to overstate: Ali's sound merged his much-loved traditional Malian musical styles with distinct... |
Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood
Jarak Qaribak [ World Circuit / CD - released 9/Jun/2023 ] Celebrated singer, musician and producer Dudu Tassa teams up with award-winning composer and guitarist Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead, The Smile) for a new album 'Jarak Qaribak' (Arabic for 'Your Friend Is Your Neighbour'), bringing together vocalists... |
Vieux Farka Touré
Les Racines [ World Circuit / CD - released 10/Jun/2022 ] Les Racines is the latest solo album from the eminent guitarist and songwriter Vieux Farka Touré, and his first for World Circuit Records. Known as the 'Hendrix of the Sahara', Vieux has released 4 critically acclaimed solo albums to date, extending... |
Abdel Gadir Salim All-Stars
The Merdoum Kings Play Songs of Love [ World Circuit / CD - released 10/Jun/1991 ] A rare CD outing for one of Sudan's best-known performers, 'Merdoum Kings Play Songs Of Love' is an enthralling showcase for Salim's unique fusion of "hot" African rhythms and Arabic melodies. More than any other performer, he has popularised the... |
Afel Bocoum
Lindé [ World Circuit / CD - released 4/Sep/2020 ] Playing and recording with Ali Farka Toure's legendary group ASCO for decades, Afel Bocoum released his first solo album Alkibar on World Circuit in 1999, propelling him to International recognition. He also appeared on Damon Albarn's 2002 Mali Music... |
Eliades Ochoa
Guajiro [ BMG / World Circuit / CD - released 26/May/2023 ] Eliades Ochoa, the Cuban singer, songwriter and guitarist well known as one of the original members of Buena Vista Social Club, returns with his brand new album 'Guajiro', a collection of beautiful and melodic songs that cements his reputation as one... |
Los Zafiros
Bossa Cubana [ World Circuit / CD - released 5/Jul/1999 ] For a brief but glorious period in the mid-Sixties, Los Zafiros were Cuba's number one pop group. With Manuel Galban's idiosyncratic "Latin surf guitar" and Ignacio Elejalde's sweet, soaring high tenor, the quintet's unmistakeable blend of doo-wop... |
Sierra Maestra
Tibira Tabara [ World Circuit / CD - released 16/Sep/1997 ] Sierra Maestra's second World Circuit release traces the origins of son from its roots in the 19th century to its modern role as the source of salsa. The earthy sounds of "¿Dónde va Chichi?" sit comfortably alongside the big band sophistication of... |
Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela
Rejoice [ World Circuit / Warner / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] 'Rejoice' is a very special collaboration between Tony Allen, the co-founder of Afrobeat, and Hugh Masekela, the master of South African jazz. Having first met in the 70s thanks to their respective close associations with Fela Kuti, the two... |
Toumani Diabaté And The London Symphony Orchestra
Kôrôlén [ World Circuit/Warner / CD - released 23/Apr/2021 ] Kôrôlén is a very special collaboration between two titans in music: Toumani Diabaté, the Grammy-winning Malian kora virtuoso, and the London Symphony Orchestra, renowned worldwide for their performances of orchestral music on record, film and... |
Various Artists
Sounds of Sudan [ World Circuit / CD - released 18/Jun/1990 ] Potent and passionate, Sudanese music is hugely popular throughout east Africa and the Arab States but until recently had very little exposure in Europe. The balanced was redressed in 1986 when three of Sudan's biggest musical stars visited the UK... |
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club 25th Anniversary Edition [ World Circuit / 2 CD - released 17/Sep/2021 ] Remastered original album with additional CD of previously unheard bonus tracks. 64-page booklet including new liner notes, photos, song notes & lyrics. 'Buena Vista Social Club' is both the name given to this extraordinary group of musicians and the... |
Afel Bocoum
Lindé (LP) [ World Circuit / LP - released 4/Sep/2020 ] Playing and recording with Ali Farka Toure's legendary group ASCO for decades, Afel Bocoum released his first solo album Alkibar on World Circuit in 1999, propelling him to International recognition. He also appeared on Damon Albarn's 2002 Mali Music... |
Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela
Rejoice (Special Edition) [ World Circuit / ADA / 2 CD - released 22/Oct/2021 ] 'Rejoice' is the classic collaboration between Tony Allen, the legendary drummer and co-founder of Afrobeat, and Hugh Masekela, the master trumpet player of South African jazz. The record, released to great acclaim in March 2020, became the first... |
Estrellas De Areito
Los Heroes [ World Circuit / 2 CD - released 14/Dec/1998 ] World Circuit continues its acclaimed series of Cuban recordings with this lavishly packaged double-CD, including several of the musicians featured on a trio of releases from 1997 that have together sold over 500,000 units. The Estrellas (stars of... |
Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté
Toumani & Sidiki (180g LP) [ World Circuit / LP - released 16/May/2014 ] Described as "the finest Toumani collaboration since his classic work with Ali Farka Touré" (The Guardian), 'Toumani & Sidiki' is a dialogue conducted through the kora, the 21-string West African harp which the Diabaté dynasty has elevated into the... |
Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood
Jarak Qaribak (LP) [ World Circuit / LP - released 9/Jun/2023 ] Celebrated singer, musician and producer Dudu Tassa teams up with award-winning composer and guitarist Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead, The Smile) for a new album 'Jarak Qaribak' (Arabic for 'Your Friend Is Your Neighbour'), bringing together vocalists... |
Eliades Ochoa
Guajiro (LP) [ BMG / World Circuit / LP - released 9/Jun/2023 ] Eliades Ochoa, the Cuban singer, songwriter and guitarist well known as one of the original members of Buena Vista Social Club, returns with his brand new album 'Guajiro', a collection of beautiful and melodic songs that cements his reputation as one... |
Tony Allen
Secret Agent (LP) [ World Circuit / 2 LP - released 4/Jun/2010 ] Tony Allen has long been acknowledged as Africa's finest kit drummer and one of the continent's most influential musicians. Together with Fela Kuti (with whom he played for 15 years) Allen co-created Afrobeat - the hard driving, horns rich,... |
Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela
Rejoice Vinyl (LP) [ World Circuit / Warner / LP - released 20/Mar/2020 ] 'Rejoice' is a very special collaboration between Tony Allen, the co-founder of Afrobeat, and Hugh Masekela, the master of South African jazz. Having first met in the 70s thanks to their respective close associations with Fela Kuti, the two... |
