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	Spanish Recordings: Basque Country, Navarre (Rounder)


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	la bruja gata - Baile De Libelulas (Resistencia) Baile de libélulas (Dragonfly dance) is the title of La Bruja Gata's second album, one of the most eagerly awaited recordings in the Iberian peninsula's roots scene. This Madrid based sextet is a veritable melting pot of influences and are regarded as being one of the most energetic, vital and infectious group of musicians playing in the world music scene today.


	Amalia Rodriguez - songs from portugal (EPM/Buda)


	Javier Ruibal - sahara Javier Ruibal, a singer/songwriter/ guitarist from Cadiz, Spain. Sahara, his first international release, is an even split between selections from two highly acclaimed albums that Javier recorded in 1997 and 2001... subtle inclusions of Arabic lute, Latin, African or Arabic percussion, violin or string arrangement together with some notable jazzy strokes blurring Javier’s passionate love songs with the swirling sands of the Sahara in a way that high-lights these elements in a stunningly natural way.


	Hossam Ramzy & Rafa el Tachuela - Flamenco Arabe (Arc Music) Egyptian percussionist/ tabla player Hossam Ramzy is often give short shrift by world music aficionados in no small part due to his prolific stream of belly-dance hits.