World Music CDs
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Across Distant Lands by Stephan Baer
BAER-CD-B6103-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Stephan Baer builds a worldbeat journey around percussion and rhythms drawn from many musical traditions. Tracks such as “Najongo” and “Call of the Monsoon” give this instrumental collection its sense of travel.
$18.95 USD
Adiemus II: Cantata Mundi by Karl Jenkins
ADIE-CD-CS275-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Karl Jenkins combines voices, orchestral writing, and percussion in a cross-cultural choral sound. Phonetic syllables treat the voice as an instrument, while flowing cantus movements alternate with shorter chorales.
$22.95 USD
Adiemus III: Dances of Time by Karl Jenkins
ADIE-CD-H0217-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Seven singers and orchestra carry Karl Jenkins’s Adiemus sound into a collection inspired by dance. Pieces including “Rain Dance,” “African Tango,” and “Hymn to the Dance” explore contrasting rhythms and vocal colors.
$18.95 USD
As Far As by DJ Cheb i Sabbah
Vari-CD-1092-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. DJ Cheb i Sabbah brings international recordings together in a continuous world-music mix. Artists including Natacha Atlas, Don Cherry, and Trilok Gurtu connect acoustic performances with the flow and energy of a DJ set.
$18.95 USD
Between Lives by Alfred Lund & Heather Pierson
Pier-CD-04. Price includes shipping in the USA. Heather Pierson and percussionist Alfred Lund join forces on this ten-track collaboration. Keyboards, percussion, and wordless vocals shape a flowing musical conversation, with pieces including “Moontrance,” “Maelstrom,” and “Avery’s Lullaby.”
$18.95 USD
Between Lives by Alfred Lund & Heather Pierson
Pier-CD-04-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Heather Pierson and percussionist Alfred Lund join forces on this ten-track collaboration. Keyboards, percussion, and wordless vocals shape a flowing musical conversation, with pieces including “Moontrance,” “Maelstrom,” and “Avery’s Lullaby.”
$17.95 USD
Beyond the Sky by Brian Keane & Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Kean-CD-13047. Price includes shipping in the USA. Brian Keane and Omar Faruk Tekbilek bring Middle Eastern musical traditions into conversation with contemporary arrangements. This twelve-track collaboration includes “Imaginary Traveler,” “Your Love Is My Cure,” and the title piece.
$21.95 USD
Brainscapes by Brainscapes
BRAI-CD-H0169-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. World percussion meets electronic atmosphere in Brainscapes’ dreamtime-inspired sound. This early recording traces a rhythmic journey through pieces such as “Rising Eagle,” “Back to Uluru,” and “Into the Dreamtime.”
$17.95 USD
Desire for Love by Ralf Bach
BACH-CD-LB104. Price includes shipping in the USA. Ralf Bach’s classically influenced instrumental melodies explore affection, longing, and quiet reflection. Acoustic textures and expressive arrangements create an intimate atmosphere, with pieces including “Rainbow Song,” “Devotion,” and “Summer Rain.”
$20.95 USD
Dreams of Sea and Sky by Surabhi
Sura-CD-AR153. Price includes shipping in the USA. Surabhi blends Celtic colors with layered vocal textures in a collection of songs and atmospheric soundscapes. Pieces including “Applecross,” “The Mermaid’s Croon,” and “Prayer to the New Moon” connect landscape, imagination, and voice.
$18.95 USD
Dreams of Sea and Sky by Surabhi
Sura-CD-AR153-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Surabhi blends Celtic colors with layered vocal textures in a collection of songs and atmospheric soundscapes. Pieces including “Applecross,” “The Mermaid’s Croon,” and “Prayer to the New Moon” connect landscape, imagination, and voice.
$17.95 USD
Dynamic Dancing by The Power of Movement
Powe-CD-LB107-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Percussionists and melodic instruments meet in a collection built around movement and rhythm. Jürgen Schlachter and Andreas Mock combine drums, keyboards, guitar, and vocals across pieces including “Rain Dance” and “Passion and Power.”
$19.95 USD
Festival Al Fallahin of Egypt by Al Rayyis Abdin
RAYY-CD-1169. Price includes shipping in the USA. Al Rayyis Abdin brings the rural musical traditions of Egypt’s Fellahin to this festival recording. Vocals, rababa, and tabla give the collection its distinctive character, connecting song and rhythm with agricultural celebration.
$19.95 USD
Islands of the Orient by Stephan Baer
BAER-CD-B6110-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Stephan Baer continues his percussion-centered worldbeat explorations in this ten-track collection. Asian musical influences and contemporary grooves shape an instrumental journey whose title evokes distant islands and travel across the Orient.
$18.95 USD
Live from Berbati’s and Key Largo by Gypsy Caravan
Gyps-CD-GC02-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Gypsy Caravan captures its live performance sound in a collection drawn from Berbati’s and Key Largo. Seventeen tracks, including “Gypsy Trail,” “Desert Moon,” and “Caravan Baladi,” reflect the ensemble’s tribal dance repertoire.
$18.95 USD
Moon Cycles by Ralf Bach
BACH-CD-6161X-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Ralf Bach’s contemplative instrumental music follows a lunar theme, with pieces such as “Dance of the Moon Goddess” and “September Moon.” Gentle arrangements create an unhurried setting for quiet, reflective listening.
$20.95 USD
Moonsung: A Real World Retrospective by Sheila Chandra
CHAN-CD-RW181-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. This retrospective gathers Sheila Chandra’s vocal explorations for Real World Records. Indian, Celtic, and other musical influences meet in arrangements that place her voice at the center, from sustained tones to intricate vocal percussion.
$17.95 USD
Mystical Garden by Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Tekb-CD-C2247-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Omar Faruk Tekbilek combines original compositions with Middle Eastern musical traditions and mystical themes. Ney, oud, percussion, and voice shape a collection that moves from “Egyptian Dance” to the contemplative closing “Hu Allah.”
$19.95 USD
Offerings by Vas
Vas-CD-N1414-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Vocalist Azam Ali and percussionist Greg Ellis create an acoustic world of layered rhythms and flowing melodies. Hammered dulcimer, strings, and hand percussion surround the voice in this second album from Vas.
$17.95 USD
Olufina Baba Mi by Grupo Folklorico
Grup-CD-01-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Grupo Folklorico presents Afro-Cuban music rooted in Yoruba traditions. This collection honors the santos named on its cover, including Eleguá, Ogún, Obatalá, Changó, Yemayá, and Ochún, through a program of song and rhythm.
$16.95 USD
Quiet by Sheila Chandra
Chan-CD-N1446-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Sheila Chandra uses layered, lyric-free vocals as both melody and musical texture. Ten linked soundscapes reveal the expressive range of her voice, offering an intimate glimpse of her early experiments with vocal composition.
$17.95 USD
Seed by Afrocelts
AFRO-CD-RW218. Price includes shipping in the USA. Afrocelts bring West African rhythms, Irish musical traditions, and contemporary grooves together on their fourth album. With greater emphasis on live instruments and songcraft, Seed moves between rhythmic drive and more reflective passages.
$18.95 USD
Seven Seas by Stephan Baer
BAER-CD-04. Price includes shipping in the USA. Seven instrumental pieces chart an imaginary ocean voyage, from “Dead Calm” and “Caribbean Dream” to “Winds of the Arctic.” Stephan Baer’s percussion-centered approach links these musical ports before the closing “Sea of Tranquility.”
$19.95 USD
Seven Seas by Stephan Baer
BAER-CD-04-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Seven instrumental pieces chart an imaginary ocean voyage, from “Dead Calm” and “Caribbean Dream” to “Winds of the Arctic.” Stephan Baer’s percussion-centered approach links these musical ports before the closing “Sea of Tranquility.”
$18.95 USD
Tales from the Shed Pt 1 by Keith Mills
Mill-CD-MV135-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Keith Mills combines intricate rhythms, vocal textures, and electronic effects in a collection shaped for movement. Shifting grooves and atmospheric passages connect tracks including “Spirals,” “Mother,” and “There’s Always Bond at Christmas.”
$17.95 USD
Tarantata: Dance of the Ancient Spider by Alessandra Belloni
BEL-CD-SND117-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Alessandra Belloni draws on Southern Italian musical traditions in a collection of tarantella rhythms, song, and percussion. Her voice and frame drums connect dance with the ancient spider imagery behind the album’s title.
$18.95 USD
Temporal by Radio Tarifa
RADI-CD-4992-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Radio Tarifa reworks traditional songs through its distinctive Mediterranean musical blend. Spanish and North African influences meet in arrangements that connect older melodies with the ensemble’s rhythmic interplay and expressive vocal style.
$19.95 USD
The Dark Frontier by Stephan Baer
Baer-CD-B6106. Price includes shipping in the USA. Stephan Baer’s ten-track world music collection places percussion at the heart of an African-influenced musical journey. Voices, flutes, tuned percussion, and electronic textures add contrasting colors to its rhythmic landscapes.
$18.95 USD
The Dreaming Gate by Inlakesh
Inla-CD-IN123. Price includes shipping in the USA. Didgeridoos, cello, and hand percussion meet location recordings from Irian Jaya in Inlakesh’s atmospheric sound world. Tanya Gerard and Rob Thomas blend acoustic performances into a journey inspired by masks, mystery, and transformation.
$18.95 USD
The Path Beyond by Tim Rayborn
Rayb-CD-KALA001. Price includes shipping in the USA. Tim Rayborn explores the connections between medieval and Middle Eastern musical traditions in this instrumental collection. His work with strings, flutes, and percussion creates a varied palette for listeners drawn to early and world music.
$17.95 USD
The Path Beyond by Tim Rayborn
Rayb-CD-KALA001-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Tim Rayborn explores the connections between medieval and Middle Eastern musical traditions in this instrumental collection. His work with strings, flutes, and percussion creates a varied palette for listeners drawn to early and world music.
$16.95 USD
The Rough Guide: Music of the Gypsies
Vari-CD-RG223-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. This various-artists collection surveys a wide range of Roma musical traditions. Performances by Pata Negra, Fanfare Ciocărlia, Taraf de Haïdouks, and others connect flamenco, brass, strings, and song across different regions.
$16.95 USD
The Wind Is Telling Secrets by Sarah Pirtle
Pir-CD-GW1046-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Sarah Pirtle celebrates the earth, seasons, and everyday wonder in songs for children and families. Playful pieces such as “Mama Crow” sit alongside “The Colors of Earth” and the hopeful “Touch the Sky.”
$19.95 USD
Turkish Dances: Longa ve Sirtolar
Turk-CD-71739-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Hüsnü Özkartal and the Regal Orchestra perform Turkish longa and sirto dance pieces. This Monitor Records collection reflects Turkey’s musical position between Europe and Asia, with melodies associated with circle-dance traditions.
$20.95 USD
Veils of Light by Tim Rayborn
Rayb-CD-EVE010. Price includes shipping in the USA. Tim Rayborn brings his multi-instrumental approach to music shaped by medieval and Middle Eastern traditions. Veils of Light offers a meeting of historical influences, plucked strings, wind instruments, and percussion.
$17.95 USD
Veils of Light by Tim Rayborn
Rayb-CD-EVE010-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Tim Rayborn brings his multi-instrumental approach to music shaped by medieval and Middle Eastern traditions. Veils of Light offers a meeting of historical influences, plucked strings, wind instruments, and percussion.
$16.95 USD
Whirling by Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Tekb-CD-C2230-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Omar Faruk Tekbilek’s first solo recording brings traditional Sufi material together with new compositions. Ney flute, baglama, and percussion meet Brian Keane’s guitar and synthesizer textures in a varied Middle Eastern program.
$19.95 USD
Wimme by Wimme
Wimm-CD-NSD65-o. Opened only to make store sound clips; CD is otherwise unused. Price includes shipping in the USA. Sámi singer Wimme Saari brings the expressive sound of joik into a contemporary musical setting. His self-titled recording places this northern vocal tradition alongside atmospheric accompaniment, connecting traditional inspiration with modern production.
