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Sample Track 1:
"Tive Razao" from Seu Jorge's Cru
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"Amassakoul 'n' Ténéré" from Tinariwen's Amassakoul
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"Proibido Cochilar" from Cabruera's Proibido Cochilar
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"Passport" from Marcel Khalife's Caress
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"Alice in Voodooland" from Ex-Centric Sound System's West Nile Funk
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"Tabh da Roop" from Kiran Ahluwalia (self-titled album)
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"Feira de Castro" from Mariza's Fado Curvo
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"Banatzeana" from Fanfare Ciocarlia's Iag Bari
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"Ba Kristo" from Kekele's Kinavana
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"Me Llaman Luna" from Sandra Luna's Tango Varon
Sample Track 11:
"Mexicanos" from Charanga Cakewalk's Loteria de la Cumbia Lounge
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The Hip and Hybrid

Ojos de Brujo: A musical collective from Barcelona’s fertile musical underground, fusing traditional flamenco and rumba catalana with hip-hop breakbeats.

Karsh Kale: A London-born, NYC-bred, classically trained tabla player balances his Indian heritage with rock ’n’ roll, hip hop and atmospheric pop.

Konono No. 1: This likembé (thumb piano) band from the Democratic Republic of Congo stumbled upon the distortion of homemade amplification, which, along with their trance-like grooves, made them popular with America’s hipster blogs and critics.

 

Regions in Distress

Pêcheurs de Perles (Iraq/France): This Iraqi-led ensemble’s name, Pearl Divers, recalls a time when the Persian Gulf was known for pearl diving. While pearl diving has stopped, music has survived.

Sussan Deyhim (Iran/USA): Deyhim reflects on the odyssey that took her from pre-revolutionary Iran to cutting-edge progressive music: “There was all this growing tension between traditionalism and the modern world… So much was open and available, and you had this young generation trying to make up its mind about what was real for them.”

Samputu (Rwanda): Having lost his parents and four siblings to genocide, Samputu sings, “In our hearts, let’s decide, always say no to genocide.” 

 

Self-Produced Independent Artists

Ex-Centric Sound System: Led by Israeli-Caribbean Yossi Fine — former bassist for David Bowie, Lou Reed and MeShell Ndegocello — and Ghanaian master musician/choreographer Nana Dadzie, Ex-Centric redefines electro-African music with dubby bass lines, traditional African instruments, amplified with the latest technology.

Soulfege: If Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, Lenny Kravitz and Gwen Stefani were all jammin’ with the same band, it would be this one.

 

Acoustic Planet

Susana Baca: Before Susana Baca’s silky voice came along, few Americans knew there was more to Peruvian music than panpipes and ponchos. But Baca introduced many Americans to the sounds of the cajón (wooden box), the quijada de burro (donkey jawbone rattle), and the soulful landó and festejo, Afro-Peruvian styles.

Papa Noel and Papi Oviedo: There have long been strong historical links between Congolese rumba and Afro-Cuban music. This meeting between two master musicians from each tradition resists the tide of drum machines and synthesizers for a sweet and soulful sound that connects Africa and Cuba.

Vasen: Performing on the nyckelharpa (a fiddle with a keyboard unique to Sweden), viola, guitar and an array of exotic percussion, Vasen plays music based in the rural Swedish tradition with a contemporary flavor. Their acoustic sound suggests a classical string quartet one moment and upbeat folk/pop the next.



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