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Yusa (Cuban music)

"Listening to the bitter-sweet lyrics of Cuban singer Yusa and the simple sophistication of her music, one knows one is finally hearing 21st-century Cuba. Her cutting-edge songs map contemporary emotional lives of urban Havana. Fused inside her music are traces from further afield, from iconoclastic jazz and rock to today's Brazil. Full of the vital energy of experimentation, Yusa offers a whole new way of hearing Cuba." (Jan Fairley)

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Out of This World
Rough Guide Series

This CD was produced by the World Music Network and aims to provide the best possible introduction to the music of any given area or musical style from around the world. The 10 tracks on this CD come from every corner of the globe and provide an idea way for someone to become acquainted with the variety and richness of the world music scene.

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Latin Lounge
Various Artists

A collection of 25 rhythmic Hispanic tracks, featuring original artists such as Celia Cruz, Perez Prado, Xavier Cugat and Carmen Miranda, all digitally remastered. Rumbas, salsas, mambos, congas, cha-cha, bossa nova.

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The Music of the Middle East
Various Artists

A diverse sample of music from countries such as Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Syria and the Lebanon. Featuring traditional instruments such as the oud and hajouj.

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Nigeria: Music of the Yoruba People
Adesanya Adeyeye

This album features the traditional music of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. While drums are the most popular instruments among the Yoruba people, other types of traditional instruments do exist. One such instrument is the agidigbo, consisting of a wodden box which serves as resonator with a circular hole on top over which one passes 3 to 6 metal tongues that are plucked. Side A of this cassette is devoted to this instrument.

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Canto a la Mujer de Mi Pueblo
K'Jarkas

Los Kjarkas is one of the most influential bands in the Andes Mountains region. In addition to recording twenty-three albums over three decades, this Bolivia-based group has played a major role in the development of educational centres for instruction in Andean folk music. This cassette features ten newly-written songs, all based around the traditional folk music of the Andes. Each song is highly rhythmic in style, being based around guitars accompanied by an assortment of percussion and wind instruments.

RB715
The Big, Big Multi-cultural Tape (with book)

Kim Merry (compiler)

This cassette features 22 traditional and ethnic songs, each translated into one of nine familiar languages, including: Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Gujerati, Chinese, Afro-Caribbean, Somali and Arabic. This cassette is accompanied by a book.

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Vallenato

Fredy Sierra and Eligio Vega

 

Vallenato is a type of Latin American music. It has an exuberant style and rhythm, being based around an accordionist, who is accompanied by singers and simple percussion instruments. Its roots lie in the folk music of the Wayuu Indians of northern Colombia and it has enjoyed a major revival in Colombia in recent years.

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Forró for All
Saldanha Rolim

Forró is a form of exuberant accordion-led dance music from Brazil. Forró is one of the most enjoyable and dancable of all the Brazilian styles of music. On this album Saldanha Rolim uses a broader line-up than the traditional forró trio of accordion, triangle and bass drum, creating a superb marriage between the traditional forró style and the most foot-tapping rythms Brazil has to offer.

MC16

Asian Nursery Rhymes (with book)
Mantra Publishing

This collection features famous and some not so well known rhymes for 3 to 6 year olds. The rhymes are unique to Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati and Punjabi and come with an English translation. Accompanied by a book featuring rhymes and translations.

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