Chava
Alberstein - crazy flower: a collection (Shanachie)
World Library of
Folk Music: France (Rounder)
Djivan Gasparyan
- apricots from eden (Traditional Crossroads)
The master of the duduk of Armenia in a recording of rhythmic
folk dances from Armenia, accompanied by other duduks and
the Armenian folk drum called d'hol.
Fanfare Ciocarlia
- Gili Garabdi: Ancient Secrets of Gypsy Brass (Asphalt
Tango)
Fanfare Ciocarlia pick up from where they left off with this
fresh recording of new songs that pay homage to their ancestors
and the gypsy music tradition. This 12 piece brass band creates
an atmosphere that is hard not to enjoy!
Balkan Playboys
- Balkaninis (Felmay) Nikola Parovs' new acoustic quintet
skip agilely across the whole Balkan territory from Hungary
and Romania to Bulgaria. Parov, the multi-instrumentalist
who over a long career has founded and directed a number of
great outfits including Zsaratnok, one of the most popular
Hungarian groups and who fans of Irish music will remember
for his work with Davy Spillane, Martin O'Connor, not forgetting
his contribution to Billy Wheelan's Riverdance band world
music project in the mid 90s.
Les Yeux Noirs - a
band of gypsies (Buda)
les yeux noirs - suites
(Buda)
klezmatics - Rise
Up! (Shteyt Oyf!) - Piranha Music The World's most acclaimed Yiddish
band doing what best. 15 tracks of Ancestral melodies, love
songs of heart-breaking beauty and music of strength, passion
and anthemic grandeur. By rooting their music in the ancient
modes and melodies of Jewish music and then expanding in contemporary
directions, The Klezmatics produce art that is resonant with
tradition and yet unbound by it. From the freewheeling to
the forlorn, Rise Up reinvents klezmer as only the acclaimed
Klezmatics can. Produced by Ben Wisch.
Edith Piaf - souvenirs
1935 - 1951 (4 CD set) Buda Music
4CD box set of Paris icon Edith Piaf spanning
her career from 1937.