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Sam Mangwana: Lubamba (release February 5th, 2021) MDC 27 / € 10,95 / 3770002263303 / label: Music Development Company / format: CD / Congo – Rumba Sam Mangwana, 75, born in Kinshasa (DRC) to Angolan parents, now embodies the golden age of Congolese rumba. A herald of pan-Africanism, a contemporary witness of the great era of independence, he is still capable of getting all generations to dance, as in the ballrooms of old times. ‘Lubamba’, his latest album is the ultimate proof that emotion and commitment have no age limit. Sam Mangwana has lived, played and sang Rumba right through the golden period of African music accompanying and packing stadiums with Franco Luambo’s TPOK Jazz throughout the seventies to the early eighties and prior with Tabu Ley Rochereau in the late sixties in his African National Fiesta with another stint to follow in the late seventies with him.

San Salvador: La Grande Folie MDC 26 / € 10,95 / 5051083162722 / label: Music Development Company / format: CD / France – Folk Six powerful, united, earthy, almost shamanic voices with a deep percussion accompaniment producing unforgettable hypnotic folk. Meet San Salvador, a young French group that sings in the Occitan dialect. In their captivating debut album 'La Grande Folie' the sextet impresses with its mastery of harmonies, exuding emotion and modernity. They went through rock and punk, mixing brass instruments with their voices, before returning six years ago to an a cappella format reinforced by two bass toms and a tambourine. Their polyphony is as rooted as it is creative, as traditional as it is resolutely contemporary. Listen.

Various: Zanzibarra 10 – First Modern: Taarab Vibes From Mombasa & Tanga 1970-1990 BUDA 860354 / € 11,05 / 3341348603544 / label: Buda Musique / format: CD / Zanzibar – Popular Taarab is a popular in Tanzania and Kenya. It is influenced by the musical traditions of the African Great Lakes, North Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent. In the early 1970s a new taarab emerged in the East African coastal cities of Mombasa and Tanga: In Mombasa, Matano Juma’s Morning Star replaced strings with distorted organ sounds, amplified violin or clarinet; Zuhura Swaleh promoted an electrified tashkota as a major new sound in her band, digging deep in coastal ngoma rhythms and dances. Crossing the border from Kenya to Tanzania, in Tanga, Black Star Musical Club’s electric guitars and dance music rhythms paved the way for a broader audience away from the coastal Swahili towns.

Tao Ravao & Vincent Bucher: Piment Blue BUDA 860363 / € 11,05 / 3341348603636 / label: Buda Musique / format: CD / Madagascar – Blues Haunting and melancolic melodies delivered with subtle and spicy elegance, ‘Piment Blue’, Tao Ravao and Vincent Bucher new album takes us on board for a trip landing on the shores of southern creole Blues, Malagasy infectious beat and African echoes. An authentic and unique blend in today’s musical landscape. Tao’s love for Malagasy music led him to work as artistic director to great artists such as D’Gary, Jean Émilien, Sengue and Rajery. For the moment, alongside his collaboration with Tao, Vincent accompanies the great Boubacar Traoré on stage and on record. Listen to a track.

Joao Farinha: Solto FAC 2868718 / € 10,95 / 7427128687181 / label: Fado ao Centro / format: CD / Portugal – Fado In this new album of originals, Joao Farinha presents 11 in which he breaks new ground for music that is (still) fado: through fusion with other instruments, but also through collaboration with artists he admires. On this album, his voice is joined by the guitars of Hugo Gamboias and Diogo Passos, the bass of Ricardo Melo, the percussion of Quine Teles and instruments such as the ukulele and electric guitar. Among the guests, in addition to Jose Rebola, who wrote the lyrics for the that gives the album its title, next Joao Farinha invited Tiago Nogueira and Viviane. But also, on this album, Joao Farinha travels to the other side of the Atlantic, with the Brazilian artist Beto do Bandolim who participates in a popular theme. Listen.

Astori Amsterdam: Verhalen uit Buenos Aires AACD 1 / € 9,45 / 0195448589627 / label: Astori Amsterdam / format: CD / Netherlands – Tango Many compositions on this CD are by Astor Piazzolla, the king of the tango nuevo. He renewed the tango and he often worked together with poet Horacio Ferrer. Astori Amsterdam has also included a number of beautiful songs made famous by Mercedes Sosa, one of the great interpreters of Argentine song. Finally, famous names such as Carlos Gardel and Horacio Guarany could not be missing, of course. Let the subtle poetry and rousing music take you to the heart of Argentina, to a world of crazy love, heartbreaking homesickness, raw poverty and the shimmering energy of the city of Buenos Aires! Teaser. Xango Music Distribution Release #2 – 2021 Pagina | 1

Moonshye: Curtain Of The Moon RRMCM 4 / € 10,95 / 8595026642256 / label: Rustical Records / format: CD / Czech Republic – Fusion Czech singer and Moonshye originates from Silesia - the crossroads of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. The collection of ten songs combines the genre´s incomprehensibility with elements of world music and alternative folk, the diversity of vocal expression, the atmosphere of songs and musical instruments. In her songs she seeks the beauty of the human soul through symbols from nature. She tries to capture its bright and dark sides, desires and moments of ascension and enlightenment. Two song best illustrate this: the title song is inspired by the moon, she is fascinated by its variability and the fact that its beauty is often hidden from your eyes. The song Garden is then about what we do not see. Listen to a track.

Marjo Smolander: Cosmologies MKM 1 / € 9,95 / 6420114021625 / label: Manus / format: CD / Finland – Fusion On the album 'Cosmologies' Marjo collaborates with different artists from different countries. West Africa is strongly presented. The album was recorded in living rooms and standard recording studios across four different countries, Finland, Senegal, Denmark and Mali. The driving force behind the album was the exploration of musical communication between artists from different cultures and how emotions and stories were transmitted to people who have different cosmologies. The musical traditions of the different cultures represented on the album are presented in an inspiring and fluent way. Music is not just music. It talks. It comforts, and it nurtures. Watch the album presentation.

Poklade: Balkantransz FA 4592 / € 11,95 / 5998048545926 / label: Fono / format: CD / Hungary – Balkan The new album of the band from the multi-ethnic town Mohacs brings a real Balkan athmosphere to us! Poklade the Balkans. The song of the cicadas, shards of breaking glasses, the fire of rakia. Flavors, colors, spices, pain and the will to live, but most of all the kind of ancient energy that sticks to the hand, then flies off. Another superb Balkan record from Fono! The music on 'Balkantransz' is a true 'poklade' – this great fullblooded music is like a real transformation. Mohacs is a multi-ethnic town on the banks of the Danube; in Hungary it is known as "the acropolis of tambura music". 'Balkantransz' is Balkan music transformed and restated in Poklade style. Listen.

Bea Palya: Elet – Life PBPE 8 / 12,95 / 5999886178055 / label: PBPE / format: CD / Hungary – Folk Bea Palya is a distinctive figure of the Hungarian world music and songwriter scene. Her early career was influenced by Hungarian folk songs mixed with Bulgarian, Jewish and Gypsy music as a result of her inquiry to learn more about her ethnical roots. Bea takes traditional elements and builds something completely new from it. The pure honesty of her lyrics inspires you to think, as she taps into social and personal topics of everyday life. Her amazing vocal skills gives her the ability to connect with her listeners. Bea is ready to return to the international scene with her always renewing soundscape. Listen to a track.

Cimbaliband & Alexandra Horvath: Gipsy Fusion FA 4582 / € 11,95 / 5998048545827 / label: Fono / format: CD / Hungary – Gypsy Roma voice and string jugglers with characteristic voices are eluded from the Wild East in Cimbaliband’s new album 'Gipsy Fushion'. Alexandra Horvath, who came to Budapest from Transylvania, sings on the album of this band, led by the unique cimbalom player, Balazs Unger, bringing with her the most beautiful treasures of the gypsy folklore. This record is a tribute to the memory of the great Roma ancestors. It contains adaptations that have been passed down to posterity by singers and musicians of Roma descent who have made considerable popularity in the past. To this day, they have an impact on the ever-changing, evolving ‘language’ of world music. Listen.

Glenfinnan Ceilidh Band: Road To Glenfinnan OLP 8 / € 10,95 / 0880992156769 / label: Birnam Music / format: CD / Scotland – Folk The Glenfinnan Ceilidh Band are delighted to announce their third album release, ‘Road to Glenfinnan’, which brings Scottish & Irish jigs, reels, sing-a-long ceilidh songs and joy direct to your home. The band is made up of stalwarts from the traditional music scene, equally at home touring the great stages of the world as performing in the local village hall. On fiddle is Iain MacFarlane, Iain MacMaster on accordion, Ingrid Henderson on piano & Colm O’ Rua on banjo along with special guests, Hugh MacCallum & Joe Gillies on drums & vocals. Without doubt the number one exponents of real Scottish West Highland culture bar none, the epitome of what it means to be an authentic Highland Band. Listen to a track.

Various: Between Islands LANCD 6 / € 15,45 / 0880992156868 / label: Birnam Music / format: 2CD / Scotland – Folk The ‘Between Islands’ project has been devised by An Lanntair, the main arts centre in the Western Isles of Scotland. The project aims to explore and collectively promote the arts and heritage of the islands of Orkney, Shetland, and the Outer Hebrides through collaborative projects. Featuring two hours of music from both live and studio recordings by Willie Campbell, Arthur Nicholson, Kris Drever, Louise Bichan, Maggie Adamson, Jane Macmillan, Jenny Keldie, Kathleen Macinnes, Linda Macleod, Saltfishforty, Neil Johnstone and Julie Fowlis. Listen.

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Zeki Ciftci: Payiz – Sounds From Mesopotamien AHENK 4941578 / € 9,95 / 8680114941578 / label: Ahenk Muzik / format: CD / Turkey – Popular 'Payiz' is the story of the journey to the past. These songs were born centuries ago, made out of poems. So much time passed over these words, some of them lost their meaning. Until Zeki left his hometown in 1991 and came to Germany, he never listened to these old songs. Then when he got homesick, he had to embrace them. He searched for their melodies but they already had left his memory, so he found new melodies to accompany the old poems. Together with friends on their instrument this album became filled with sounds from Mesopotamia. Listen to a track.

Ismail Karayun: Insan Insanin Kilici AHENK 4941561 / € 9,95 / 8680114941561 / label: Ahenk Muzik / format: CD / Turkey – Popular Ismail Karayun just released his debut album 'Insan Insanin Kilici' accompanied by 23 musicians. On this album you're not just listening to a new voice and new songs. You are also witnessing the words, compositions, interpretations of a good performer, and his first steps in the world of music. It is an exciting and enjoyable journey with sincere and valuable musicians. While every song brings sadness with it, this album was completed with the positivity of Ismail himself and the team, while the excitement of this album continues. Listen to a track.

Hannu Risku: Kirpeita Hedelmia ECD 2020124 / € 9,95 / 1954974443662 / label: Eclipse Music / format: CD / Finland - Singer-Songwriter Hannu Risku, who has had a diverse career in the field of music and theater, publishes the album-based Americana-inspired singer-songwriter music. Among other things, Risku has worked with theatrical improvisation, and composed music for several theater groups. 'Kirpeita Hedelmia' is Risku's first album with his own music as a solo artist and represents the skill of an experienced and versatile musician both as a songwriter and as a soloist who steadily directs his own project.

Susanna Aleksandra: The Siren (LP release is delayed, and will be out Friday March 5th, 2021) ECD 2020129 / € 9,95 / 1954976587180 / label: Eclipse Music / format: CD / Estonia – Jazz ELP 202028 / € 14,95 / 1954976618174 / label: Eclipse Music / format: LP / Estonia – Jazz Susanna Aleksandra is a jazz vocalist, lyricist, and . Passionate for languages, she effortlessly plays with words and melodies, navigating through traditional, modern, and Latin Jazz. A natural storyteller, the charismatic singer holds the listener spellbound, making jazz approachable not only for jazz lovers. ‘The Siren’ is a fresh breath of jazz-pop songs from Estonian singer, Susanna Aleksandra, featuring a wide range of original compositions, a jazz standard, and a Finnish folk song. Listen to a track.

Enrico Ghelardi Shanti Project: Peace For Earth AFMCD 228 / € 9,95 / 8032050020051 / label: Alfa Music / format: CD / Italy – Jazz 'Peace For Earth' is the new album by Enrico Ghelardi Shanti Project.The saxophonist and clarinettist from Pisa is accompanied by Pierpaolo Principato on piano, Stefano Cantarano on double bass and Massimiliano De Lucia on drums and percussion. The album contains eight original tracks written by Ghelardi. In his musical profession Ghelardi performs as a multi-instrumentalist in various contexts, using the full range of saxophones, clarinet, bass clarinet and flute. Listen.

Giancarlo Romani: Naif AFMCD 230 / € 9,95 / 8032050020112 / label: Alfa Music / format: CD / Italy – Jazz Giancarlo Romani is an Italian trumpet player who has just released his first solo album, Naif. Romani has toured and played with various ensembles and about three years ago, he felt need to re-think his musical journey and bring together a hypothetical sound canvas – connecting the people, emotions and styles he has played through the years. ‘Naif’ has nine original compositions, and they create nine paintings of different emotions, life experiences and ideas. This is a really interesting album. The trumpet playing of Giancarlo Romani is superb, and he has the joyful experience of working with a steadfast line up. Teaser. OUT SOON

Amparo Sanchez: B.S.O. La Nina Y El Lobo Vol. 1 (release February 12th, 2021) VLR 2015 / € 7,55 / 7713042437101 / label: Via Lactea / format: CD / Spain – Popular In 2014 Amparo Sánchez, the founder of Amparanoia, published the autobiographical novel La Niña y el Lobo, which relentlessly tells of her youth in the late 1980s and early 1990s in the Granada region. The album of the same is something like a soundtrack to this hard time that will strongly determine her future life. The idea for the album was born when she decided to move back to Granada from Barcelona in 2019. She met up with companions from the flamenco scene such as guitarists Víctor Iniesta Iglesias and Eduardo Espín Pacheco. Nine of the ten songs on her now fourth solo album are cover versions. Listen to a track.

Okan: Espiral (release February 12th, 2021) LWRCD 11 / € 10,45 / 0829982209634 / label: Lulaworld / format: CD / Cuba-Canada – Latin Jazz LWRLP 11 / € 13,95 / 0061297725151 / label: Lulaworld / format: LP / Cuba-Canada – Latin Jazz Juno-nominated Latin jazz group OKAN has just released their second full-length album titled Espiral. Filled with heritage, storytelling and spirituality, Espiral delves deeper into the Cuban roots of the Toronto ensemble’s co-leaders Elizabeth Rodriguez and Magdelys Savigne while incorporating jazz, folk and global rhythms. The new album features contributions by leading Cuban-Canadian musicians Telmary Diaz, Miguel de Armas, Hilario Duran, Roberto Riveron, Alexis Baro, Frank Martinez and Pablosky Rosales. Listen. Xango Music Distribution Release #2 – 2021 Pagina | 3

Lengaïa Salsa Brava feat. Jimmy Bosch: The Gold Diggers (release February 12th, 2021) LWRCD 14 / € 10,45 / 0686186958436 / label: Lulaworld / format: CD / Canada – Salsa Dura LWRLP 14 / € 14,95 / 0686186958412 / label; Lulaworld / format: LP / Canada – Salsa Dura Lengaïa Salsa Brava is a Montreal-based 11-pieces orchestra created in 2012 by Latin and Guyanese trombone player Giany-Frantz Huyghues-Despointes. Its orchestral format of three trombones and a baritone saxophone gives it a unique sound color by its powerful and its harmony. Like its birthplace, Montreal, Lengaïa is multicultural: its members proceed from no less than 6 different countries: French Guiana, Colombia, Peru, Quebec, Spain, Venezuela. The album 'The Gold Diggers' is featuring Jimmy Bosch. Listen to a track.

Chuck Johnson: The Cinder Grove (release February 12th, 2021) GBCD 106 / € 10,45 / 4030433610626 / label: tak:til – Glitterbeat Records / format: CD / USA – Fusion GBLP 106 / € 13,45 / 4030433610619 / label: tak:til – Glitterbeat Records / format: LP / USA – Fusion The follow up to Johnson’s acclaimed Balsams album, The Cinder Grove delves further into the compositional possibilities of the pedal steel guitar. This halcyon collection of tracks draws on a wider palette of sounds, adding strings and piano, to dive deeper into the sound bath of Johnson’s meditative music. The Cinder Grove is a profound, affecting statement on the nature of loss and irreplaceability as well as a major addition to the canon of Johnson’s work. The Cinder Grove is a suite of requiems for lost places.

Amparanoia: Himnopsis Colectiva (release March 19th, 2021) LMR 2021001 / € 10,95 / 8435633999537 / label: Mamita Records / format: CD / Spain – Mestizo ‘Himnopsis Colectiva’, is the title of the new album of Amparanoia, definitely one of Spain’s leading world music bands. Amparanoia stands since 2007 for an authentic southern mestizo sound with the caractheristic and unrivaled voice and appearence of Amparo Sánchez. There is of course the representative warm voice of Amparo Sánchez, that goes so well together with her typical musical style that deals of course with old style cumbia, some carribean reggae tunes, rumba or boogaloo, but even so with a more electronic approach, desert rock, Balkan-influenced songs or pure . Listen to a track.

Omar Sosa: An East African Journey (release March 19th, 2021) MDC 23 / € 10,95 / 5400863047665 / label: Music Development Company / format: CD / Cuba – Fusion An exquisite set of world music recordings featuring Omar Sosa collaborating with seven East African artists, fusing traditional sounds with jazz in a subtle, contemporary production. These recordings help expose some of the rich musical traditions of East Africa to new and wider audiences. Best Sellers Top 5 1. Liraz: Zan GBCD 101/GBLP 101 2. Don Cherry: Organic Music CAP 21828 / CAP 21827 3. Derya Turkan & Sokratis Sinopoulos: Soundplaces 2GN 12 4. Barcelona Gypsy Balkan Orchestra: Nova Era SATKCD 280 5. Las Lloronas: Soaked MZP 13 REVIEWS Transglobal World Music Chart January 2021 Volkskrant 8 January 2021 Liraz: Zan GBCD 101/GBLP 101 Arnold de Boer: Minimal Guitar MRCD 31 / MRLP 31 Derya Turkan & Sokratis Sinopoulos: Soundplaces 2GN 12 Heaven #6 2020 Tara Fuki: Motyle 2664547 Johnny Steinberg: Shadowland JS 32020 Nakany Kante: De Conakry A Bercelone KM 720 Andrew J. Newall: Janus AJNCD 2019 Okan: Espiral LWRCD 11/LWRLP 11 Adam Amos & Noel Rocks: Back Up To Zero ARBR 1 Ammar 808: Global Control-Invisible Invasion GBCD 100/GBLP 100 El Combo Batanga: Who Cares TXNCD 9 / TXNLP 9 Las Lloronas: Soaked MZP 13 G.Combo: Gran Reserva GREC 2 World Music Charts Europe January 2021 Nakany Kante: De Conakry A Barcelone KM 720 Liraz: Zan GBCD 101/GBLP 101 Roberto Sarno: Prova Zero RMR 472 Tara Fuki: Motyle 2664547 Various: The Story Of Fado WMPR 7 / 17 Las Lloronas: Soaked MZP 13 Amalia Rodrigues: Queen Of Fado WMPR 10 Nakany Kante: De Conakry A Bercelone KM 720 Amalia Rodrigues: O Melhor De Amalia WMPR 1 / 19 /18 Ötödik Evszak: Ne Rejtsd El FA 4532 Amalia Rodrigues: Greates Sonds WMPR 3 ESpanje #1 January-March 2021 Amalia Rodrigues: At Abbey Road WMPR 14 Yilian Canizares: Erzulie Y 3 Amalia Rodrigus: At The Paris Olympia WMPR 13 Maria Rodes: Lilith SATKCD 278 André M. Santos * Amelia Muge: Sinfonia Da Liberdade SMCD 39 Yulieski Gonzalez: Cubanero YGCV 2020 Stracho Temelkovski: The Sound Braka MDC 24 Folk – Muziek Mozaïek #4 Dec. 2020 Jan. –Feb. 2021 Menace D’Eclarcie: Tailcoat: Tall Tales In Tiny Pieces GO 1119 Finish Your Patates And Take Your Converses KR 12 Andreas Tophoj & Rune Barslund: Trails & Traces GO 320 Ann O’Aro: Longoz Szabadsag: Ellis Island WGRCD 1 / WGRLP 1 CONCERTS (Check the venues website for updates) Bassekou Kouyate (Outhere Records/Glitterbeat Records) Melingo (Buda Musique) 07/06/2021: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (NL) 14/04/2021L De Roma, Antwerp (B) Las Lloronas (Muziekpublique) Refugees for Refugees (Muziekpublique) 06/03/2021: Moliere Theater, Brussels (B) 10/04/2021: Moliere Theater, Brussels (B) 07/03/2021: Moliere Theater, Brussels (B) Tamala (Muziekpublique) Lina_Raül Refree (Glitterbeat Records) 17/04/2021: Moliere Theater , Brussels (B) 29/03/2021: Ancienne Belgique, Brussels (B)

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