travel the world with putumayo - various artists DVD

A selection of breathtaking videos from all over the world by Putumayo artists, this collection conveys the freshness and joy of music that is not considered for your average music show. Ricardo Lemvo kicks things of with a Havanesque flavour on his single Mambo Yo Yo, complete with cheeky Eleggua's and gorgeous Cubans. We then travel to the little Brazilian village where the eccentric Chico Cesar is introduced to us by his parents and Mama Africa - great fun. Vera Bila and Kale offer a sobering look at life in the Czech Republic with Pas O Panori, before we get all tango sophistication with french fusionites Gotan Project and Santa Maria.

Tukuleur present a polished version of Afrika and stunning images of Senegal, as well as Toure Kunde with Rapada and a Senegalese bar party. Mary Jane Lamond from Canada features on a surreal landscape for her single Bog a'Lochain, followed by Bidintge with Ke Cu Minino Na Tchora from Guinea Bissau, Oliver Mtukudzi (Zimbabwe) and Ndakuvara, back to Brazil with Rita Ribeiro samba-reggae Filhos de Precisao, Kotoja's Sawale and images of Nigeria, wrapping up with the gem of the DVD, Hisham Abbas with Jayashree and the outrageously camp Bollywood style video for Nari Nari - priceless. Get this one and play it at your next party - it'll be a hit. Cristina Dio