New Music CDs

NYC-based collective Michelle release their new album After Dinner We Talk Dreams. Weaving in and out of R&B, 80’s synth pop, jazz and indie, Michelle is refreshingly predominated by queer and POC members, showcasing a transformative era in pop music.

The songs are fun, carefree, upbeat and bold, brimming with messages of confidence and independence. Along with the bangers and bops are vulnerable, honest, eerie and soft songs that highlight FKA Twigs' lyrical prowess and vocal acrobatics.

Based on the 2018 stage musical, this film soundtrack features performances from cast including Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Ben Mendelsohn, Brian Tyree Henry, and more.

Sebastián Yatra's true talent is in his vocal transformation and ability to use his voice to transcend genres. He has redefined the romantic ballad with pop and reggaeton fusion, once again pleasing his fans with this new album.

Armed with his beloved mandole, Anouar Kaddour Cherif draws on his Algerian musical roots within a contemporary jazz setting. From heartfelt pieces reflecting his life in exile to animal-inspired spiritual tales, this is a sublime collection of Arabic jazz-tinged compositions.

Grammy-winning composer/pianist Arturo O'Farrill makes his Blue Note debut with a vibrant album presenting two suites he conceived in collaboration w/ the Malpaso Dance Company: "Despedida" is a meditation on farewells, and "Dreaming in Lions" was inspired by Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea. With the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble featuring his sons, Adam and Zack, Vince Cherico, Carlos Maldonado, Victor Pablo Garcia Gaetan, José Rodriguez Platiau, Rafi Malkiel, Alejandro Aviles, & Travis Reuter.

The soundtrack for the new musical production "Ellas, mujeres en la música" (Them, Women in Music) takes us through the story of “Ella” (Isel Rodríguez), a woman who lost her inspiration and managed to find it again through musical encounters with renowned artists like Lucecita Benítez, Nydia Caro, Yolandita Monge, Villano Antillano, Melina León, La India, Son Divas and Didi Romero, among others.

Cordae knows exactly what he wants to say. He speaks from a place of truth. That is why the platinum-selling Maryland-raised rapper became one of the modern generation's most trusted narrators. Absorbing wisdom from a life-changing trip to Africa, enduring the loss of a friend gone too soon, and evolving as an artist and a man, he tells this story in widescreen technicolor.

The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul shares positive self-talk on her new release. The first single, "Amazing," features DJ Khaled.

It's impossible to over-emphasize the impact Little Richard and the music on his first two albums for Specialty Records from March 1957 and July 1958 had on the future sound of R&B, rock, and soul.

R. Carlos Nakai over the second twenty years of a distinguished career, which earned him a Platinum and two Gold Records. Nakai (Navajo-Ute) has explored the expressive range of the traditional Native American flute in a wide range of genres, jazz, new age, classical, Hawaiian, and EDM. This is the companion album to Nakai's first 'best of' collection, the top-selling album In Beauty, We Return.

Judy at Carnegie Hall is a live recording of a concert by Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall in New York, with backing orchestra led by Mort Lindsey. This concert appearance, on the night of Sunday April 23, 1961, has been called "the greatest night in show business history".

Uniquely flavored, classically trained French artist Sofiane Pamart has become widely celebrated across Europe. He is known for his undeniable compositions and genre-crossing collaborations with some of France's top rappers like SCH, Koba LaD, Maes, and Vald to name a few. In 2021, he was one of the Top Ten most-streamed Classical Music Artists in the World. Pamart's debut, PLANET, was released in 2019 and has since accumulated 7.7M streams worldwide. Musically, his style evokes both majestic film scores and mighty tales of adventure. His work, as brooding as it is poetic, is imbued with the kind of emotional accuracy that allows him to reach and attract a very wide audience: spectacular music that is accessible to all. He plays with a strong, aggressive nature that is driven by his rebellious temperament and he is devoted to the composition of his own work rather than direct interpretation of classical repertoire.

The new studio album from global superstar, Latin Grammy winner, and three-time Grammy nominee Luis Fonsi includes the hits Vacio; Date La Vuelta, Girasoles; Besame; and more. It also features duets with Myke Towers, Farruko, Nicky Jam, Sebastian Yatra, and more.

The first new album in eight years from Jennifer Lopez also serves as the soundtrack to her new romantic comedy. Along with tracks with Maluma, the album features the single After Love.

Lavette recorded for a variety of labels from the early ‘60s onwards but many soul fans regard the material she recorded for Silver Fox and SSS International in Memphis in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s as some of her finest. ‘Nearer To You’ is a complete collection of the great soul singer's recordings from these labels. It includes her collaborations with Hank Ballard plus two bonus tracks from 1978.

Cate Le Bon's sixth full-length studio album and the follow up to 2019's Mercury-nominated Reward, bears a storied title summoning apocalypse, but the metaphor eclipses any 'dissection of immediacy,' says Le Bon. Sonically minimal in parts, its lyrics jog between self-reflection and direct address. Written primarily on bass and composed entirely alone in an 'uninterrupted vacuum,' Le Bon plays every instrument (except drums and saxophones) and recorded the album largely by herself with long-term collaborator and co-producer Samur Khouja in Cardiff, Wales.

An ambiance album of blended sounds. Native Earth, flute, guitars, bass, drums, and percussion. A connection to the other side. A bridge, you can cross, only if you promise not to look down. Music echoing across the land. Coaxing pitch, dragging stars, rhythm of angels, songs of the moon. What is the key of the waters, the night creatures, the spin of the Earth? What do the birds sing?

After almost 40 years of musical creation, Swiss harpist Andreas Vollenweider dares to embark on a new, great adventure: his first new studio album, inspired by the theme of his first self-written novel. The CD is the first work of a musical trilogy. Quiet, contemplative music, subtle, touching and yet powerful and dynamic, with Isabel Gehweiler, cello, and Walter Keiser, drums.

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 was released to great acclaim in March 2020. For this Special Edition, World Circuit has gone back to the original 2010 mixes and added previously unheard parts from the 2019 sessions to create eight reimagined bonus mixes. The unfinished sessions, consisting of all original compositions by the pair, lay in an archive until after Masekela passed away in 2018. With renewed resolution, Tony Allen and Nick Gold, with the blessing and participation of Hugh Masekela's estate, unearthed the original tapes and finished recording the album in summer 2019. It is the long-overdue confluence of two mighty African musical rivers, a union of two free-flowing souls for whom borders, whether physical or stylistic, are things to pass through or ignore completely.

The album by Camille & Julie Berthollet brings together themes from popular soundtracks and TV series such as Ramin Djawadi Game of Thrones, Max Richter The Leftovers, Downton Abbey main theme, Jeff Beal, House of Cards, Lalo Shiffrin Mission Impossible, Henri Mancini The Pink Panther, Vitamin String Quartet 'Girls like you' used in Bridgerton, and many more.

Recorded during lockdown and released in October 2021, Sosa and Keita’s second album SUBA is a hymn to hope, to a new dawn of compassion and real change in a post-pandemic world, a visceral reiteration of humanity’s perennial prayer for peace and unity. Joining Omar and Seckou in the studio and for live performances is the inimitable Venezuelan artist Gustavo Ovalles.

Bettye's comeback has sent R&B lovers reaching back for the early work by this supremely soulful singer. These late-'60s cuts have never been in one comprehensive collection 'til now: her Silver Fox hits He Made a Woman Out of Me and Do Your Duty plus Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go (with Hank Ballard) and several previously unavailable in the U.S., 13 total!

The sixth studio album for the Seattle rock band. Features the lead single Crutch with sliding electric guitar riff over acoustic strums.

Explores the divide in black music between rural and urban, between jazz and blues and between secular and gospel. 57 breathtaking blues and spiritual tracks and some of the most impassioned, compelling vocal performances ever to be recorded. The accompanying illustrated booklet sets out the historical background and explains some of the technical features that make these beautiful songs the precursors of soul music.

Timba MM take traditional Cuban sounds and adapt them further with other musical genres from around the world. They compose their own songs inspired by contemporary Cuban artists such as the Pedrito Martinez Group, NG La Banda, Sintesis, Afro Cuban All Stars and Buena Vista Social Club.

Fantastic exotica material from Arthur Lyman – initially a percussionist in the group of Martin Denny, but soon to become a hi fi star of his own, thanks to work like this! Lyman handles a nice variety of instruments here – playing vibes, marimba, congas, bongos, and a heck of a lot of other percussion modes – often with the same spare, syncopated exotica groove that he first forged with Denny – but more small combo, with a cool sound that often uses a fair bit of echo in the production, and maybe less of the fake bird calls that were part of Denny's sound!

One of rock and roll's founding fathers is honored with a collection featuring several of his greatest hits.

A joyful collection of French songs, dances and games for preschool and early elementary children. A French companion to It's A Beautiful Day/C'est une belle journée with Kathy Reid-Naiman, this Cajun-flavored album takes listeners on a playful, active and silly journey. Album notes feature bilingual instructions for English, French and French Immersion kids! A perfect addition for teachers and families everywhere!

The all-new album from the #1 kids music brand features "Stay," "Bad Habits," "Fancy Like," and many more of the songs kids love that parents can feel good about! From the living room to center stage and everywhere in between, `KIDZ BOP Ultimate Playlist' is the perfect soundtrack for family fun!

Soundtrack to the popular animated film released in September, 2021.

Rockabye Baby transforms the music of your favorite artists into beautiful instrumental lullabies. Guitars and drums are traded for xylophones and bells, and the volume is turned down from an eleven to a two. Tonight, the cradle will rock.

To mark their 50th anniversary, Sesame Street presents two new collections featuring some of the series' most popular and iconic songs, including Rubber Duckie; Mah Na Mah Na; and C Is for Cookie.

To mark their 50th anniversary, Sesame Street presents two new collections featuring some of the series' most popular and iconic songs. Some of the songs featured in this volume include Read Me a Story; Elmo's Song; I Love Trash; Fuzzy and Blue (and Orange); and Old MacDonald.