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Almost two decades after the release of the original, Grammy winning album, the romance of the Buena Vista Social Club continues with ‘Lost and Found', a collection of previously unreleased tracks, some recorded at the first legendary sessions in Havana with producer Ry Cooder and others during the...
More than any other kora player, Toumani Diabate has brought this unique 21-string West African harp to global attention. As an instrumental virtuoso, band leader, teacher, musical conservationist and composer, he represents a new generation of Malian griots modernising their musical tradition...
You take a trio of the finest traditional griot musicians from Mali and put them in the studio with a renowned and revolutionary Western string quartet - and the resulting album is one of the most richly rewarding musical collaborations you are likely to encounter. Ladilikan, the new album by Trio...
WalkThroughFire, the debut album from Yola, establishes her as the queen of country soul from the first note. The Dan Auerbach-produced album is a contemporary twist on a traditional sonic tapestry of orchestral strings, fiddle, steel, and shimmering tremolo guitars. WalkThroughFire is a...
Radio Tarifa's classic breakthrough debut album ‘Rumba Argelina', originally released on World Circuit in 1996, is regarded as a world fusion classic. Founded in the early '90s, Radio Tarifa combined Flamenco, Arab-Andalusian music, Arabian music, Moorish music and other influences from the...
Guillermo Portabales (1911-1970) was a unique performer of the Cuban guajira rhythm, whose influence and popularity has reached far beyond his native Cuba to North & South America and West Africa. His music had a significant influence on the artists who eventually came together as Buena Vista...
¡Spangled! is a collaboration between Guatemalan-born singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno and American musician, songwriter, arranger, and producer Van Dyke Parks. The ten-song set celebrates the migration of song across the Americas and spans more than a century, including a bolero from Panama, a bossa...
The landmark Buena Vista Social Club concert at Carnegie Hall-July 1, 1998-was both the start of a remarkable story and the culmination of a dream. This one-time-only event elevated veteran Cuban performers like Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben Gonzalez, Compay Segundo and Omara Portuondo to long-overdue...
Tony Allen is arguably Africa's greatest kit drummer. As co-creator with Fela Kuti (whose band he played in for 15 years) of the hugely popular & influential Afrobeat style, Tony is one of the continent's most important artists. He has inspired generations of musicians worldwide and is a legendary...
African Giant features a series of extraordinary singles, including "On The Low", "Gbona", "Dangote", and "Anybody". Burna Boy is among contemporary African music's brightest new stars and creator of an enigmatic new genre he simply dubs "Afrofusion". Born Damini Ogulu in Port Harcourt City,...
In 2003 Ibrahim Ferrer released his second solo album ‘Buenos Hermanos', an audacious and assured album firmly rooted in tradition but at the same time expanding the horizons of Cuban music in the 21st century with its varied repertoire and modern sound. For this very special edition release,...
‘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 world-renowned musicians talked for decades about making...
Protégé of Ali Farka Toure, singer, composer and guitarist Afel Bocoum steps out of the shadows with a heady and laid-back debut - Alkibar. Recorded on the banks of the river Niger, Bocoum's mesmerising vocals, backed by his acoustic group, have produced music reflecting the vast horizons,...
AfroCubism is World Circuit's dream project - the original intention for Buena Vista Social Club was a stellar collaboration of musicians from Mali and Cuba. Now the original plan has finally been realised with an incredible line-up including Eliades Ochoa, Bassekou Kouyate, Djelimady Tounkara,...
The D. N. A. of the blues Martin Scorsese Absolutely perfect. It's an enriched musical statement. A truly great piece of work Ry Cooder I know this is my best album ever. It has the most power and is the most different Ali Farka Touré GRAMMY nominated ‘Savane' is the last solo album by the...
A triumph The Sunday Times Ali Farke Touré and Ry Cooder have long treasured each other's recordings. They first met in London in 1992 while both were touring Europe. It was agreed that they should ‘try something together'. This ‘something' became ‘Talking Timbuktu', a Grammy award-winning classic...
Recorded over three afternoons at Livingston Studios, London, in 2005, with contributions from Orlando ‘Cachaito' López on bass. Produced by Nick Gold and beautifully recorded by Jerry Boys. This is the successor to the GRAMMY winning ‘In the Heart of the Moon' and the last album recorded by both...
An essential reissue of Cheikh Lô's 1995 cassette, produced in Senegal by Youssou N'Dour, fusing Mande, Wolof and Congolese music with Lô's passion for Cuban rhythms. - Né La Thiass by Cheikh Lo (CD)