New Music CDs

Acoustic rock maestros Rodrigo y Gabriela return with their first record of new material in five years. It bursts with melodic energy and rhythmic invention while capturing a warm spontaneity.

Traditional culture comes together with contemporary sounds on the forth album from Tanya Tagaq. Her unique vocal style, which is rooted in the Inuit throat singing, is accentuated by a fearless musical mix.

Traditional Iraqi maqam melodies, Classical masters' compositions, and self-composed pieces.

On this new recording the two titans of East European Gypsy music go head to head in a balkan brass encounter of epic proportions.

Though its name is associated with a city in Nuevo Leon, Banda La Trakalosa de Monterrey is a large 18-member ensemble whose members come from all over northern Mexico. They perform a diverse, modern blend of music that ranges from traditional banda and alternative corridos to romantic rancheras and norteño songs done in the alterna movimiento style.

Juno Award winning fiddler Ashley MacIsaac joins forces with American pianist Barbara MacDonald for a collection of beautifully performed traditional tracks that includes Buddy In Judique Concert; The Lea Rig; and The Balkan Hills.

Accordions and guitars have enlivened the social life of cattle-herding gaucho families of northern Uruguay since the mid 1800s. Regional musical icon Walter Roldan pumps out time-honored polcas and chotis, Brazilian-tinged maxixas, and more on his button accordion as Chichi Vidiella adds the lush color of the bandoneon. Bernardo Sanguinetti's guitar and Ricardo Cunha's percussive, deep-pitched guitarron immerse the melodies in a rich nest of rhythms and harmonies.

The long-awaited follow-up to Ronroco is a rich and beautiful instrumental journey featuring the Gustavo Santaolalla's unmistakable sound and song craft, featuring his signature playing of the ronroco.

A collection of favorite ballads and tunes from Ireland that is inspired by and often used in the Irish Dance sensation show, Rhythm Of The Dance. This whimsical and soulful journey is sure to please any Celtic music fan.

In Iran, female voices are banned from all public forums, unless women singers perform for a female-only audience. Women can only sing in the company of men if they are part of a choir, so that no female voice can be heard.
Produced by Deeyah, Iranian Woman is the second music collection in her ongoing Woman series, and celebrates traditional music forms as expressed through women's voices and women's artistry. It presents contemporary women who are the artistic bearers of their indigenous and ancestral forms of music and heritage.

A selection of drumming tracks that focus on the purity of the drum, intoxicating the listener with its soulful pulse. Captures both the simplicity of the drum and the complexity of the rhythms it produces, creating an ambiance that conjures up imagery of tribal gatherings and drum circles.

What would happen if one put together a Brazilian legend in the same room along with members of the funkiest band in the UK and a Portuguese-Venezuelan producer? The outcome is here. It is real. Tangible. Joel Stone, the boss of Tropicalia in Furs, joined Stuart Carter & James Porch from The Grits at our Barracão Studio for a recording session hosted by our own and yours truly Alex Figueira. Without ever having played together under the same roof, these four possessed-beings embarked on a journey of psychosis, macumba and boundary-pushing. The result is the grooviest, wildest, fuzziest sound you’ll ever hear.

The first in-depth exploration of the vibrant and varied colors of Haiti's music from the early 60s to the late 70s.

Fronted by British/Nigerian vocalist Eno Williams, they combine elements of West African highlife, Disco, Post-Punk and Psychedelic Electro Soul.

Fourteen newly recorded instrumentals with a relaxing tropical vibe.

Soundway Records present Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & ‘80s - a treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings from East Africa.

This new collection of songs from the Argentinean singer-actor Melingo could be the soundtrack to a shady underworld, conjuring up as it does a chiaroscuro labyrinth of mirrors where time stands still. Offbeat love songs, sparkling with glints of the blues and tangos of old, vagrants' tales sprinkled with snatches of bossa nova and candombe, atmospheric melodies summoning up musical spirits, now of Duke, now of Zappa, all plunging one into Melingo's surreal universe.

The Magnolia Sisters is a band of women who can play the whole gamut of musical styles from southwest Louisiana: Cajun, Creole, dancehall favorites, and front porch ballads. While these older songs are the more unusual aspect of their sound, they also love to play energetic Cajun dancehall and Creole numbers that bring the audience to their feet.

A special collection by the leading composer of Chinese film music, including many noteworthy scores.

Anansy Cisse's souped-up guitar distortions re-work the West African Desert Blues genre with a new, agitated attitude. Featuring the soku fiddle playing of Zoumana Tereta and accompanied by ngoni, bass and calabash, Cisse's sound harnesses musical traditions and spits it out anew.

A stunning set of original songs, evocative interludes, and a lucid reading of Nick Drake's The Riverman. Natacha Atlas has a well-earned reputation for being one of the most innovative artists of our time.

Poland's Chłopcy Kontra Basia spin original folk-tale lyrics and weave them with voice, double-bass and percussion. The album leads you along a cakecrumb trail to an irresistibly surreal world.

Recorded in India, with a cast of incredible musicians, Pooja has delivered fans all a magical gift of music that can only be summed up with one word; brilliant! Her voice soars throughout this recording weaving tales of love and devotion that will inspire all who listen.

Rose has won more national and international awards than any other calypsonian save for Mighty Sparrow and Kitch. Her material is often feminist in nature, and the music is much in the style of Antigua's Swallow ... heavy on the cowbell and horn section.

Fast and furious, fingers flying with a fiery panache, Söndörgő are one of the most exciting bands in Europe. With their signature instrument, the tambura, the band brilliantly combines respect for tradition with a desire to innovate and a fizzing virtuosity.

Grammy winning group Los Texmaniacs perform eighteen tracks featuring their signature sound which comes from the heart of Texan tradition. Featured guests include Ray Benson, Jason Roberts, and fiddler Bobby Flores.

This is 9Bach's second album. It's an atmospheric, emotional record that reflects their home environment of Gerlan, North Wales. The songs on the album are all stories: some of them autobiographical, some are other people's true stories and others imaginary.

Taken from the original 78s, these tracks showcase many different styles and instruments including bellydance music from 1927, masterful vocals from the Bulgarian hinterland, and some ecstatic sounds from Greece's musical heroines.

Enjoy the regional sounds of norteño and Tejano with music that combines the musical traditions of Europe and Latin America.