Various Artists
globalFEST Selector
Magenta
GBF-CD114

And speaking of wildly multifarious world-music collections, here’s a compilation of tracks from artists that have been championed and promoted by the globalFEST organization over the past ten years. Consisting entirely of previously unreleased music, globalFEST Selector features everything from Siberian folk-rock and diasporic qawwali to desert blues and Arab electronica. Like the Captain Planet album recommended above, this one is a spicy stew of musical diversity and would make a great addition to any world music collection.