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Fatoumata Diawara: Fatou [Digipak]

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2012-08-28

Tracks: Kanou; Sowa; Bakonoba; Kèlè; Makoun Oumou; Sonkolon; Alama; Bissa; Mousso; Wililé; Boloko; Clandestin
Artists: Fatoumata Diawara

Audio Mixer: Dan Ingall.

Liner Note Author: Fatoumata Diawara.

Recording information: Livingston Studios, London; Popcorn Lab, Paris.

Photographers: Youri Lenquette; Mali Erotica;...continue...

The Tango Project: Tango Project/Tango Collection

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2012-03-27

Tracks: La Cumparsita; Por una Cabeza; Vira Vira; La Violetera; Caminito; Retintin; Chalita; El Choclo; Vida Mia; Media Luz, A; Elesquinazo; Adios Muchachos; Jalousie
Artists: The Tango Project

Personnel: Stan Kurtis (violin); William Schimmel (accordion); Michael Sahl (piano).

Do you remember the scene in Scent of a Woman where Al Pacino's character, though blind, dances the tango wi...continue...

Various Artists: Tibetan Buddhism: Tantras of Gyütò, Vol. 1

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2011-10-04

Tracks: Sangwa Dupa; Mahakala
Artists: Various Artists

Two LPs on one CD: TANTRAS OF GYUTO and SANGWA DUPA AND MAHAKALA.

This is the CD reissue of a 1972 release which must surely have been the one to introduce the 500-year-old singing tradition of...continue...

Caetano Veloso: Caetano Veloso

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2011-09-20

Tracks: Trilhos Urbanos - (Portuguese); Homem Velho - (Portuguese); Luz Do Sol - (Portuguese); Ca Ja - (Portuguese); Dindi / Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar - (Portuguese); Nega Maluca / Billie Jean / Eleanor Rigby; ...
Artists: Caetano Veloso

Cheikh Lô: Jamm [Digipak] *

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2011-06-07

Tracks: Conia; Jamm; N'est Jamais Trop Tard, Il; Warico; Sankara; Seyni; Dieuf Dieul; Bourama; Ne Parti Pas; Folly Cagni
Artists: Cheikh Lô

Personnel: Cheikh Lô (vocals, guitar, congas, shaker, timbales); Wilfried Zinzou (trombone); Thio Mbaye, Khadim Mbaye (sabar).

Recording information: Ethnic Studios, Dakar, Senegal; Home S...continue...

The Carolina Chocolate Drops/Luminescent Orchestrii: Carolina Chocolate Drops/Luminescent Orchestrii [EP]

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2011-01-25

Tracks: Short Dress Gal; Escoutas (Diga Diga Diga); Hit 'Em Up Style; Knockin'
Artists: The Carolina Chocolate Drops/Luminescent Orchestrii

Audio Mixer: Joseph DeJarnette.

Liner Note Author: Sxip Shirey.

Recording information: Spot Recording Studio, Winston-Salem, NC; Studio 808A, Brooklyn, NY.

Editor: Joseph DeJarnet...continue...

Afrocubism: Afrocubism [Digipak]

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2010-11-02

Tracks: Mali Cuba; Al Vaivén De Mi Carreta [The Swaying of My Cart]; Karamo [The Hunter]; Djelimady Rumba; La Culebra [The Snake]; Jarabi [Passion]; Eliades Tumbao 27; Dakan; Nima Diyala [I Beg You My S...
Artists: Afrocubism

AfroCubism is the realization of producer Nick Gold's simple concept: take a handful of Malian musicians to Cuba, then record their collaboration with some of...continue...
Personnel: Eliades Ochoa (vocals, acoustic guitar); Kassé-Mady Diabaté (vocals); Osnel Odit (acoustic guitar); Djelimady Tounkara (electric guitar); Toumani Diabaté (kora); Gabriel Fons...continue...

Caetano Veloso: Zii e Zie [Digipak]

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2010-03-30

Tracks: Perdeu; Sem Cais; Por Quem?; Lobao Tem Razao; Cor Amarela, A; Base de Guantánamo, A; Falso Leblon; Incompatibilidade de Gênios; Tarado Ni Você; Menina da Ria; Ingenuidade; Lapa; Difere...
Artists: Caetano Veloso

U.S. release of the 41st album from the Brazilian legend. Forty years after injecting a Rock beat into Brazilian pop (and earning the disapproval of...continue...
Personnel: Caetano Veloso (vocals, acoustic guitar, hand claps); Pedro Sá (electric guitar, hand claps, background vocals); Ricardo Dias Gomes (Fender Rhodes piano, hand claps, background vocals)...continue...

Ali Farka Touré/Toumani Diabaté: Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté [Slipcase] *

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2010-02-23

Tracks: Ruby; Sabu Yerkoy; Be Mankan; Doudou; Warbé; Samba Geladio; Sina Mory; 56; Fantasy; Machengoidi; Kala Djula
Artists: Ali Farka Touré/Toumani Diabaté

The second and final album pairing the late Malian guitar virtuoso Ali Farka Touré and kora master Toumani Diabaté . Recorded over three afternoons at...continue...
Personnel: Ali Farka Touré (guitar); Toumani Diabaté (kora).

Audio Mixer: Jerry Boys.

Liner Note Authors: Nick Gold ; Toumani Diabaté.

Editors: Tom Leader; Andy Mor...continue...

Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love [Music from the Motion Picture] [Digipak]

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2010-01-26

Tracks: I Bring What I Love; Immigrés (Bitm Rew); Birima; Yonnent [The Messenger]; Yama; Mame Bamba/Touba Daru Salaam; Atou Réérna; Xel [Think]/Plus Fort; Yaakaar [Hope]; Lima Weesu [As in a M...
Artists: Youssou N'Dour

2010 release, the soundtrack from the critically acclaimed documentary about African superstar Youssou N'Dour. The album features all-new recordings of music from throughout N'Dour's career...continue...
Audio Mixer: Philippe Brun.

In 2005, Youssou N'Dour won the Grammy for Best World Music Recording for his 2004 album Egypt; the irony of the award must have shaken him to some degree. The album...continue...

Oumou Sangare: Seya

1 CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2009-06-09

Tracks: Sounsoumba; Sukunyali; Kounadya; Donso; Weke, Weke Wintou; Senkele Te Sire; Djigui; Seya; Iyo Djeli; Mogokele; Koroko
Artists: Oumou Sangare

2009 release. Singer and songwriter Oumou Sangare is genuine superstar in her native Mali, and a charismatic performer who has thrilled audiences around the world...continue...
Personnel: Oumou Sangare (vocals, percussion); Hervé Samb, Tony Remy (guitar); Habib "Dia" Sangaré (bolon); Anthony Leung, Christophe Raymond (violin); Malik Mezzadri (flute); Pee Wee Ellis ...continue...

Ensemble Nipponia: Explorer Series: Traditional Vocal & Instrumental Pieces

1 CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2008-11-24

Tracks: Kumoi Jishi; Ozatsuma; Ogi No Mato; Edo Lullaby; Godanginuta; Esashi Oiwake; Mushi No Aikata; Azuma Jishi
Artists: Ensemble Nipponia

Personnel: Ayako Handa (vocals, biwa); Sachiko Miyamoto, Keiko Nosaka (koto); Kohachiro Miyata (shakuhachi); Minoru Miki (bells).

Audio Remasterer: Robert C. Ludwig.

Liner Note Author: D...continue...

Various Artists: Explorer Series: East Asia/Japan - Koto Music

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2008-10-28

Tracks: Echigojishi (Folk Song) - Master Hatta; Godan-Kinuta - Master Mineuchi/Master Hagiwara; Rokudan-No-Shirabe - Master Hagiwara; Haru-No-Kyoku - Master Mineuchi/Master Kikusui/Master Hagiwara; Shin-Taka...
Artists: Various Artists

Personnel: Master Mineuchi, Master Hatta, Master Yamaguchi, Master Hagiwara (koto); Master Kitagawa (shamisen); Master Kikusui (shakuhachi).

Liner Note Author: Katsumasa Takasago.

Record...continue...

Various Artists: Explorer Series: East Asia/Japan - Flower Dance

1 CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2008-10-28

Tracks: Hanami Odori; Komori Uta; Hietsuki Bushi; Kiso Bushi; Itsuki No Komoriuta; Oedo Nihonbashi; Kojo No Tsuki; Sado Kesa; Kuroda Bushi; Mago Uta
Artists: Various Artists

Audio Remasterer: Robert C. Ludwig.

Liner Note Author: Katsumasa Takasago.

Recording information: Nangenji Temple, Kyoto, Japan (1968).

Editor: Katsumasa Takasago.

While th...continue...

Buena Vista Social Club: At Carnegie Hall [Digipak]

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2008-10-14

Tracks: Chan Chan; De Camino a la Vereda; Cuarto de Tula, El; Engañadora, La; Buena Vista Social Club; Dos Gardenias; Quizás, Quizás; Veinte Años; Orgullecida; ¿Y Tú Qué Ha...
Artists: Buena Vista Social Club

Two CD set. Buena Vista Social Club, the Grammy Award-winning 1997 World Circuit/Nonesuch Records album produced by Ry Cooder, is the biggest-selling world music album...continue...
Buena Vista Social Club: Eliades Ochoa, Compay Segundo (vocals, guitar); Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo (vocals); Rubén González (piano); Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, Manuel "El Guajiro" Mirab...continue...

Various Artists: Explorer Series: Geza Music from the Kabuki

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2008-09-30

Tracks: Music of Downtown: Minba/Okashime/Shichome/Sugagaki/Yoshiwara/Sawagi; Festival Music: Yatai/Kanda Maru/Hayawatari/Shoden; Aikata: Kusabue/Toda-Ai/Joge-Aikata/Irokusa/Shinnai Nagashi/Yoroizuke; Dance ...
Artists: Various Artists

Personnel: Kunitaro Kineya, Katsusuji Kineya (shamisen); Shinnojo Rokugo (percussion).

Audio Remasterer: Robert C. Ludwig.

Editor: Katsumasa Takasago.

Initiated in the mid-`60s, N...continue...

Various Artists: Explorer Series: Koto Classics

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2008-09-30

Tracks: Zangetsu; Fuki; Midare; Akikaze; Chidori
Artists: Various Artists

Personnel: Shinichi Yuize (vocals, koto).

Audio Remasterer: Robert C. Ludwig.

Liner Note Author: Shinichi Yuize.

Photographer: Keith Holzman....continue...

Orchestra Baobab: Made in Dakar

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2008-05-20

Tracks: Pape Ndiaye; Nijaay; Beni Baraale; Ami Kita Bay; Cabral; Sibam; Aline; Ndéleng Ndéleng; Jirim; Bikowa; Colette
Artists: Orchestra Baobab

Released in England in fall 2007 to rapturous reviews, Made In Dakar has landed on many British critics' year-end, best-of lists. The Guardian called Orchestra...continue...
Adapters: Bala Sidibe; Youssou N'Dour.

Personnel: Bala Sidibe (vocals, drums, timbales); Ndiouga Dieng (vocals, congas); Medoune Diallo, Youssou N'Dour (vocals); Barthelemy Attisso (guitar); Th...continue...

Fernando Otero: Pagina de Buenos Aires

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2008-01-15

Tracks: Chirimbolos; Vista Gorda, La; De Ahora en Mas; Pagina de Buenos Aires; Desde Adentro; Piringundin; Lejana; Musica del Circo; Ausencias; Momento, El; Circulo Rojo, El; Union; Preludio 19; Calendario; ...
Artists: Fernando Otero

Personnel: Fernando Otero (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Humberto Ridolfi, Kenneth Stern, Maria DuPort, Francois Doré, Susan Aquila, Susan Heerema, Sergio Reyes (violin); Alan Leigh, Jill Jaffe (v...continue...

Youssou N'Dour: Rokku Mi Rokka

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2007-10-30

Tracks: 4-4-44; Shepherd, The; My Rival; Father's Sister, The; Baay Faal; Sportsman; Travel; Indecision; Dabbaax; Think; Wake up (It's Africa Calling)
Artists: Youssou N'Dour

On 2007's Rokku Mi Rokka (Give and Take), Youssou N'Dour's fourth Nonesuch album, the Dakar-based singer delves further into the traditional music of his native...continue...
Personnel: Youssou N'Dour (vocals); N'Deye Marie "Gawlo" N'Diaye (vocals); Pape Oumar Ngom, Mamadou Jimi Mbaye (guitar); Guy Kaye, Omar Sow (guitars, acoustic guitar); Mody Ba (guitars); Ibrahima Kona...continue...

Ensemble Nipponia: Explorer Series: East Asia/Japan - Kabuki & Other Traditional Music *

1 CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2007-09-11

Tracks: Echigojishi (The Echigo Lion), for voice, 2 shamisen, bamboo flute & percussion :: The Echigo Lion; Ataka no Matsu (The Pine Tree at Ataka), for flute & 2 shamisen :: The Pine Tree At Ataka; Musume D...
Artists: Ensemble Nipponia

Much as with the art of Japanese cuisine, each element in the performance of this often centuries-old music has symbolic importance, from the type and...continue...
This is part of the Explorer Reissue series.

Audio Remasterer: Robert C. Ludwig.

Recording information: American Academy of Arts & Letters, New York, NY.

Photographer: Burt Glinn....continue...

Goro Yamaguchi: Shakuhachi Music: A Bell Ringing In The Empty Sky [Remaster]

1 CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2007-04-03

Tracks: Sokaku Reibo (Depicting the Cranes in Their Nests), for shakuhachi; Koku Reibo (A Bell Ringing in the Empty Sky), for shakuhachi
Artists: Goro Yamaguchi

Composer: Goro Yamaguchi.

Personnel: Goro Yamaguchi (shakuhachi).

Audio Remasterer: Robert C. Ludwig.

This is haunting, quieting, evocative solo shakuhachi bamboo flute by Goro Ya...continue...

Gipsy Kings: Pasajero

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2007-01-23

Tracks: Si Tu Me Quieres; Pueblos; Mira la Chica; Cafe; Chan Chan; Canastero; Donde Esta Mi Amor; Amor; La Tounga; Sol y Luna; Guaranga; Pasajero; Recuerdos a Zucarados; La Vida de Gipsy
Artists: Gipsy Kings

'You cannot go wrong with the Gipsy Kings. Their superlative, near-telepathic musical interplay never fails to produce precise, driving rhythms and wrenchingly soulful balladry.' Billboard....continue...
Gipsy Kings: Nicolás Reyes (vocals, guitar, charango); Francois Canut Reyes, Diego Baliardo, Andre Reyes, Paco Baliardo, Patchai Reyes, Paul Reyes, Tonino Baliardo.

It's been two years sin...continue...

Toumani Diabaté's Symmetric Orchestra/Toumani Diabaté: Boulevard de l'Independance

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2006-07-25

Tracks: Toumani; Boulevard de l'Independance; Ye Fama; Mali Sadio; Africa Challenge; Wasso; Mamadou Diaby; Taphia Niang; Single
Artists: Toumani Diabaté's Symmetric Orchestra/Toumani Diabaté

Diabate's new effort, 'Boulevard de l'Independance', is an ambitious, big-band follow-up to 'In the Heart of the Moon'. It's a bold synthesis of acoustic and...continue...
Personnel: Toumani Diabaté (kora); Tiecoro Sissoko, Soumaila Kanouté, Moussa Diabaté, Mangala Camara, Morissanda Kamissoko (vocals); Mamadou Camara (spoken vocals); Ousseïn Tounkar...continue...

Cheikh Lô: Lamp Fall

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2006-04-25

Tracks: Sou; Lamp Fall; Xalé; Kelle Magni; Sénégal-Brésil; Santa Yalla; Toogayu M'Bedd; N'Galula; Sama Kaani Xeen; Bamba Mo Woor; Fattaliku Dëmb; Kelle Magni; Zikroulah
Artists: Cheikh Lô

"Lamp Fall redefines the meaning of fusion as Cheikh Lo breathes new life into the genre, seamlesly mixing and blending various influences and sounds from...continue...
Personnel: Cheikh Lô (vocals, drums, percussion); Dave Okumu (guitar, electric guitar); Lamine Faye, Lamine Faye (guitar); Oumar Sow (electric guitar); Boghan Costa (berimbau, congas, djembe, pan...continue...

Ali Farka Touré: In the Heart of the Moon

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2005-09-13

Tracks: Debe; Kala; Mamadou Boutiquier; Monsieur le Maire de Niafunké; Kaira; Simbo; Ai Ga Bani; Soumbou Ya Ya; Naweye Toro; Kadi Kadi; Gomni; Hawa Dolo
Artists: Ali Farka Touré

Personnel: Ali Farka Touré (vocals, guitar); Ali Farka Touré; Sekou Kanté (bass guitar); Lekan Babalola (percussion); Ry Cooder (guitar, piano); Toumani Diabaté (kora); James Thomp...continue...

Amadou & Mariam: Dimanche a Bamako

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2005-08-02

Tracks: M' Bife - (African Languages); M' Bife Balafon; Coulibaly - (African Languages); La Realite - (French); Senegal Fast Food - (African Languages, French); Artistiya - (African Languages); La Fete au Vi...
Artists: Amadou & Mariam

Amadou and Mariam are a middle-aged blind couple from Mali who have been singing and playing together since the 1970s, when they met at a...continue...
Amadou & Mariam: Amadou Bagayoko (vocals, guitar); Mariam Doumbia (vocals).

Personnel: Manu Chao (vocals, guitar, programming); Tiken Jah Fakoly (vocals); Roy Paci (trumpet); François Regi...continue...

Ry Cooder: Chavez Ravine

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2005-06-14

Tracks: Poor Man's Shangri-La; Onda Callejera; Don't Call Me Red; Corrido de Box Eo; Muy Fifi; Los Chucos Suaves; Chinito Chinito; 3 Cool Cats; El U.F.O. Cayo; It's Just Work For Me; In My Town; Ejercito Mil...
Artists: Ry Cooder

Ry Cooder's 'Chavez Ravine' is-a post-World War II-era American narrative of "cool cats," radios, UFO sightings, J.Edgar Hoover, red scares, and baseball.Using real and imagined...continue...
Personnel: Ry Cooder (vocals, various instruments, guitar, tres, organ); James Bla Pahinui (vocals, guitar, ukulele); Lalo Guerrero (vocals, guitar); Don Tosti, Little Willie G., Rudy Salas, Juliette ...continue...

Ali Farka Touré: Red & Green

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2005-05-10

Tracks: Drogue, La; Ali Aoudy; Chérie; Timbindy; Laleïché; Ketiné; Laisse Les Phases; Baliky Lalo; Sidi Gouro; Okatagouna; Devele Wague; N'Timbara; Zona; M'Baudy; Petenere; Exode, L'
Artists: Ali Farka Touré

"Much has been said about the West African origins of the blues, but the only real concensus is that the music of Mali, particularly from...continue...
Personnel: Ali Farka Touré (vocals, guitar); Ali Farka Touré; Ousmane Gadjaka (guitar); Boubacar Hamadoun Farana (bells, griot); Hamma Sankare (vocals).

Liner Note Author: Andy Kersha...continue...

Rokia Traoré: Bowmboï

1 CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2004-08-31

Artists: Rokia Traoré

For her third outing, Rokia Traore refines the work on her first two discs. In other words, she's a Malian singer/songwriter, aware of her country's roots, but hardly bound by them. She's not a griott...continue...

Youssou N'Dour: Egypt

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2004-06-08

Tracks: Allah; Shukran Bamba; Mahdiyu Laye; Tijaniyya; Baay Niasse; Bamba the Poet; Cheikh Ibra Fall; Touba -- Daru Salaam
Artists: Youssou N'Dour

Personnel: Youssou N'Dour (vocals); Youssou N'Dour; The Fathy Salama Orchestra (various instruments); Mamdouh el Gebaly (oud); Nidhat Adb El Sameeh, Yuri Kablotsky (violin); Bisheer Ewees (bass violin...continue...

Gipsy Kings: Roots

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2004-03-16

Tracks: Aven, Aven - (Spanish); Legende - (Spanish); Fandango (Patchai) - (Spanish); Bolerias; Rhythmic - (Spanish); Como Siento Yo - (Spanish); Amigo - (Spanish); Tarantas; Fandango (Nicolas); Boogie - (Spa...
Artists: Gipsy Kings

Gipsy Kings: Paco Baliardo, Diego Baliardo, Canut Reyes, Andre Reyes, Tonino Baliardo, Patchai Reyes, Paul Reyes, Nicolas Reyes.

Additional personnel includes: Garth Hudson (accordion); Greg Co...continue...

Oumou Sangare: Oumou

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2004-02-24

Tracks: Ah Ndiya (Oh My Love); Wayeina (An Exclamation of Enjoyment) - (previously unreleased); Mogo Te Diya Bee Ye (You Can't Please Everyone) - (previously unreleased); Magnoumako (Agony) - (previously unr...
Artists: Oumou Sangare

Personnel: Oumou Sangare (vocals); Boubacar Diallo, Baba Salah, Nitin Sawhney (guitar); Mike Williams (flute, alto saxophone); Malik Mezzadri, Abdouleye Fofana (flute); Pee Wee Ellis, Jean Toussaint (...continue...

Caetano Veloso: The Best of Caetano Veloso

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2003-09-16

Tracks: O Estrangeiro; Manhata (Manhattan); 13 de Maio (May 13th); Fina Estampa (Fine Figure); Haiti; Baiao da Penha; Cucurrucucu Paloma - (live); Um Tom; Tradiçáo (Tradition); Que Nao Se Vê (...
Artists: Caetano Veloso

Personnel includes: Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil (vocals, guitar); Moreno Veloso (vocals, guitar, percussion); Nana Vasconcelos (vocals, percussion); Jacques Morelenbaum (arranger, cello); Luiz Brasil...continue...

Gaby Kerpel: Carnabailito

1 CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2003-08-26

Tracks: Sé que no Vas a Volver; Herías sin Herir; Seguís Sin Volver; Deseo y Culpa; Budapestation; Xplicámelo; Cada Vez que la Visita; Casi te Canto; Gabytok; Toritos; Sintenerte; Carnaba...
Artists: Gaby Kerpel

Personnel includes: Gaby Kerpel (vocals, samples, loops); Marian Yegros (vocals); Gustavo Santaolalla (guitar); Javier Casalla, Katijia Lartchenko, Alejandro Teran (violin); D'Mitri Rodnoi (cello); En...continue...

Los Chiriguanos del Paraguay: Explorer Series: Paraguay - Guarani Songs and Dances *

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2003-07-15

Tracks: Mercedita; Subo; Llegada; Ay Para Navidad; Chupino, El; Viva Jujuy; Viajera; Naranjitay; Pajaro Campana; Virginia; Arriero, El; Paisaje de Catamarca; Mi Despedida
Artists: Los Chiriguanos del Paraguay

Paraguayan folk music is gay, gentle and optimistic, based melodically on the subtle intertwining of Guarani and Spanish tradition and rhythmically on syncopation of every...continue...
Personnel: Angel Sanabria (vocals, guitar); Pablo Vicente Morel (harp).

Audio Remasterer: Robert C. Ludwig.

Liner Note Author: Cynthia Gooding.

Recording information: 1968.
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Various Artists: Explorer Series: Peru - Kingdom of the Sun: The Inca Heritage

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2003-07-15

Tracks: Adios, Pueblo de Ayacucho; Mauca Zapotoyke; Carrito Pasajerito; Panpipe Ensemble; Wachaca; Carnaval Ayacuchano; Toccto Pachhape; Flute Solo from Apurimac; Yawlina; Sunqullay Yamanyawy; Pandillero; To...
Artists: Various Artists

Peru's high sierra is an Indian world, and the force of the ancient Incaic culture persists, despite the ruthless attempts of the conquistadores to obliterate...continue...
Audio Remasterer: Robert C. Ludwig.

Liner Note Author: David Lewiston.

Recording information: Peru (1968).

Photographer: David Lewiston.

By today's standards, this explorat...continue...

Various Artists: Explorer Series: South America - Black Music in Praise

1 CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2003-07-15

Tracks: Arrullo San Antonio; Los Chlitos; Oigame Juanita; Capoeira; Samba da Roda; Candomble; Adorar a Antonio, A; Salome; Me Voy a Belen; Voy a Bando; Currulao Cantado
Artists: Various Artists

Many of the recordings on this album employ a distinctly African responsorial form, with the soloist belting out a phrase answered by the other singers....continue...
The album's title is perhaps somewhat misleading. Some of the material here is oriented toward orishas and candomble, but there are also lullabies, Christmas songs, and some, such as "Salome," with mo...continue...

Various Artists: Explorer Series: Peru - Fiestas Music of the High Andes

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2003-07-15

Tracks: Marcha Akuchimay; Tankar Kichkachay; Puru Purucha; Lamento Andino: Yaraví; Lorochallay Silbaykapullaway; Carnaval Ayacuchano; Carnaval de Colca: Vilcas Plazapi; Pirwalla Pirwa; Chuschi: Fiesta o...
Artists: Various Artists

While the music of the high Andes has notable traditional elements, it is changing inexorably. The instruments of the colonial period - harp, guitar, violin...continue...
Audio Remasterer: Robert C. Ludwig.

Liner Note Authors: David Lewiston; Josafat Roel P.

Recording information: Peru (1972).

Photographer: David Lewiston.

Unknown Contributo...continue...

Various Artists: Explorer Series: The Bahamas - The Real Bahamas, Vol. 2

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2003-07-15

Tracks: Mary and Joseph; Peter, You Need the Lord - Clifton Green/Tweedie Gibson/Bruce Green; Jesus Promised Me a Home Over There; Troublesome Water - Clifton Green/Tweedie Gibson/Bruce Green; Kneeling Down ...
Artists: Various Artists

The Real Bahamas, Vol. 2 features the legendary singer and guitarist Joseph Spence with his Sister Edith Pinder and her family....continue...
Performers include: Joseph Spence, The Swain Family, George McKenzie, Bruce Green, Clifton Green, Tweedie Gibson, Frederick McQueen.

Personnel: Eddie Pinder (vocals, alto); Tweedie Gibson (voca...continue...

Various Artists: Explorer Series: The Caribbean - Island Songs and Dances

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2003-07-15

Tracks: Calunga; Ya lo Ve - Espiritu Santo Albertino Graciano/The Congos; Amantina; Canto de Hacha; Ay Lola Eh; Salve Corrida; Pindó Mama Pindó; Deux Jumeaux, Les; Joséphine; Percy Where Him G...
Artists: Various Artists

Caribbean music lies along a spectrum from country work songs and lullabies to 'sophisticated' urban dance music of international influence....continue...
Recorded in Villa Mella, San Pedro De Macoris, Santigo De Los Caballeros & La Yaguita, Dominican Republic; Port-Au-Prince, Haiti; Wakefield, Trelawney Parish, Maryland, St. Andrews Parish, & Chatham, ...continue...

Various Artists: Explorer Series: West Indies - An Island Carnival

1 CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2003-07-15

Tracks: Merengue; Masouc; Lizard, The (Calypso); Mr. Walker (Calypso) (Calypso); La Rose, La (Song); Aguinaldo; Somebody, Oh Mouchay; Shango; Spiritual Baptists; Story of Marrdevirain, The; Tassa; Reel
Artists: Various Artists

The Lesser Antilles has been host to a continuous ebb and flow of human migration that has left a kaleidoscope of cultural hybrids. The musical...continue...
Audio Remasterer: Robert C. Ludwig.

Liner Note Authors: Dan Sheehy; Krister Malm.

Recording information: Dominica (1969-1971); Grenada (1969-1971); Guadeloupe (1969-1971); Lesser Antille...continue...

Various Artists: Explorer Series: Mexico - The Real Mexico in Music & Song

1 CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2003-07-15

Tracks: Los Tiradores; Male Rosa; Toronjil Moradia; La Visita; Son del Viento; Fulanita; La Magnolia; El Toro Antejuelo; El Perro; Flor de Canela; Kuinchikua; La Reginita; Son de Javelin; Malva Rosita
Artists: Various Artists

Situated on Mexico's West Coast, Michoacan is the home of the artistically gifted Purepecha Indians. Mestizos and Indians play European string instruments, and sing in...continue...
Billed as the "Real Mexico," this is, in fact the real Michoacán, on the country's west coast, and home to the Purépecha Indians, although the population is really Indian and mestizo these d...continue...

Various Artists: Explorer Series: The Bahamas - The Real Bahamas

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2003-07-15

Tracks: We Will Understand It Better By and By - Edith Pinder/Raymond Pinder/Geneva Pinder/Joseph Spence; Sheep Know When Thy Shepherd Calling - Reverend W.G. McPhee/Frederick McQueen; I Told You People Judg...
Artists: Various Artists

This album presents the distinctive Bahamian religious vocal music of 'rhyming spirituals' and anthems....continue...
Personnel: Joseph Spence (vocals, guitar); Louise Spence, Frederick McQueen, Eddie Pinder, Sam Green, Bruce Green (vocals); Shelton Swain, Geneva Pinder, Tweedie Gibson (treble).

Liner Note Aut...continue...

Various Artists: Explorer Series: Trinidad - The Sound of the Sun the Westland

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2003-07-15

Tracks: Sixty-Nine - Westland Steel Band; Patsy - Westland Steel Band; Co-Che-Oh-Co - Westland Steel Band; Erica - Westland Steel Band; Landlord - Westland Steel Band; Mama, This Is Ma's - Westland Steel Ban...
Artists: Various Artists

Carnival music was carried to Trinidad in the late 1700s by French planters and over time, bands grew together and lounder. There are countless stories...continue...
Audio Remasterer: Robert C. Ludwig.

Liner Note Author: Jane Sarnoff.

Recording information: Trinidad (1967).

Nothing evokes the Caribbean sun like the sound of a steel band, and t...continue...

Paolo Conte: Reveries

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2003-04-15

Tracks: Reveries; Gioco d'Azzardo; Dancing; Aguaplano; Nord; I Giardini Pensili Hanno Fatto il Loro Tempo; Fuga All'Inglese; Madeleine; Blue Tangos; Novecento; Avance, L'; Sudamerica; Parigi; Chiamami Adesso...
Artists: Paolo Conte

Personnel: Paolo Conte (vocals, arranger, kazoo, piano, synthesizer); Daniele Dall'Omo (guitar, ukulele, trumpet); Alessio Menconi, Marco "Jimmy" Villotti (guitar); Massimo Pitzianti (bandoneon, clari...continue...

Ibrahim Ferrer: Buenos Hermanos

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2003-03-18

Tracks: Boquiñeñe; Buenos Hermanos; Música Cubana, La; Guaguancó Callejero; Naufragio; Como el Arrullo de Palma; Perfume de Gardenias; Mil Congojas; Hay Que Entrarle a Palos a Ése; N...
Artists: Ibrahim Ferrer

Personnel includes: Ibrahim Ferrer (vocals); Manuel Galban (electric guitar, organ); Ry Cooder (electric guitar); Lemay Olano, Rogelio Martinez (violin); Roberto Herrera (viola); Arley Zaldivar (cello...continue...

Various Artists: Explorer Series: Indonesia

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2003-03-11

Tracks: Gamelan Gong Kebyar: Hudan Mas (Golden Rain) - (Bali); Batèl - Wayan Nyampuh/Made Lochang/Nyoman Grinding/Made Grindam (Bali); Tonggeret - (West Java); Sekehe Genggong: Pemungkah/Frog Song/Flute...
Artists: Various Artists

A companion to the second and third installments of this reissue project - 13 releases spanning January and February 2002 - the sampler is a...continue...
Full title: Indonesia-South Pacific: Music From The Nonesuch Explorer Series (Sampler).

Audio Remixer: Peter Granet.

Liner Note Authors: Andrew Toth; Robert E. Brown ; Philip Yampolsky....continue...

Various Artists: Tahiti: The Gauguin Years - Songs and Dances

CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2003-02-25

Tracks: Within the Forest; Religious Chant; May the Moon Rise; Chant at the Death of a Woman; Drums of War; Story of a Battle, The; I Am Alone; Genealogy; Dance of the Children; Once She Was as Beautiful as ...
Artists: Various Artists

Recorded in Tahiti. Originally released as THE GAUGHIN YEARS on Nonesuch (72017). Includes liner notes by Jane Sarnoff.

This is part of Nonesuch's Explorer series.

Audio Remasterer: Robe...continue...

Various Artists: Explorer Series: Java - The Jasmine Isle - Gamelan

1 CD / Nonesuch (USA) / 2003-02-25

Tracks: Pangkur; Tjatrik; Tjatrik II; Bendrong; Sembung Silang; Senggot; Bendrong II; Sigromangsah; Kebo Giro; Liwung
Artists: Various Artists

Recorded in Java. Originally released as THE JASMINE ISLE on Nonesuch (72031). Includes liner notes by David Lewiston.

This is part of Nonesuch's Explorer series.

Audio Remasterer: Rober...continue...