Omara Portuondo - Gracias - $17.99
(cdRoots# hm-wv479021)
Omara Portuondo celebrates her 60-year musical career with a brand new album. Her aim is to revisit the songs that she has found most moving and to work with the songwriters she most admires, such as Silvio Rodríguez, Pablo Milanés and Jorge Drexle. These are not, however, the only star guests on this recording. If the list were not already impressive enough, other great names include Chucho Valdés, African musician Richard Bona and Brazilian Chico Buarque. The primary group consists of three musicians that Portuondo has worked with in the past - pianist Roberto Fonseca, guitarist and musical director Swami Jr. and percussionist Andrés Coayo, along with the Israeli double bassist Avishai Cohen and percussionist Trilok Gurtu.

Mario Castro-Neves - Brazilian Mood - $18.99
(cdRoots# hm-dv8443)
This marked the British recording debut of the Rio de Janeiro-born composer, arranger and instrumentalist when it was issued in 1974 in Decca's 'Phase 4' series of stereo recordings. It features a stellar cast of UK session musicians plus, on some tracks, a chorus including the sublime vocals of Norma Winstone. By the time of this recording Mario – brother of Oscar, Leo and Ico Castro-Neves – was already established as one of Brazil's leading musical talents. In the 1960s he had recorded for RCA's Brazilian division and had scored music for various Brazilian films and TV series. On Brazilian Mood he brings all his experience and expertise to bear, crafting an album of up-to-date, '70s style Latin American music that's full of vitality, pulsing rhythms and modern instrumentation including bass guitar and Fender Rhodes electric piano. As well as being a showcase for Mario Castro-Neves' musical gifts, Brazilian Mood is an excellent example of how by the 1970s, Latin American music had reached new heights of soph

Uxia - Eterno Navegar - $17.99
(cdRoots# hm-wv498024)
The 2008 release by the remarkble Galician singer Uxía is rooted in her native Galicia's tradition, but pulls together the music of Portugal, Brazil and Cape Verde and making them her own. Produced by Uxía and Paulo Borges, the Portuguese pianist and composer from Azores Islands, these tracks showcase Uxía's melodious and intimate voice in a perfect set of 15 settings. The Lusophone musicians who contribute to this exploration include Sara Tavares, Tito Paris, Jon Luz, Zeca Medeiros, Julio Pereira, João Afonso, Paulo de Carvalho and Ruben Santos, Anxo Quinto Pinto and Quim Farinha. Highly recommended.

A viagem dos sons - The Journey of Sounds - $(special order) 210.99
(cdRoots# tradisom-viagem)
A stunning 12 CD collection of music from around the world, joined together by their common connections to Portugal. Mozambique, San Tome, Macau, Malaca, Sri Lanka, Goa, Cape Verde, Brazil and much more.

Baden Powell - Os Afro Sambas - $13.99
(cdRoots# hm-powell-sambas)
A new budget-priced edition of this classic: Together with Brazilian singer Vinicius de Moraes, Powell made these remarkable recording in the 1960s to show the deep connection between South American and African music and culture. A welcome reissue of an essential session.

various - Forro For All 2 - $15.99
(cdRoots# st-forro2)
Once the party music of Brazil's rustic northeast, forró is now for all the fun-loving in cities around the world. Marked by it's hard rhythm, its tight percussion and of course, the accordion, this collection spotlights a number of different ensembles oyu may never have heard of.

Omar Sosa - Afreecanos - $17.99
(cdRoots# hm-ota1019)
A new studio album brings together musicians from Africa, Cuba, Brazil, and France to celebrate jazz and Latin musics, fusing elements of folk tradition with Afro-Cuban roots into contemporary jazz expression that is lush and dream-like. The arrangements feature a horn section, adding an array of traditional and modern flutes, kora, ngoni, guitar-sitar, batá, timbales, kongoman, m'bira, and talking drum. Musicians include drummer Julio Barreto, woodwind player Leandro Saint-Hill, singer/drummer Lázaro Galarraga, timbalero Orestes Vilató (all from Cuba); Mozambican bassist Childo Tomas; vocalist Mola Sylla and kora player Ali Boulo Santo from Senegal; trumpet player Stéphane Belmondo and multi-instrumentalist Christophe Disco Minck from France; and percussionist Baba Sissoko and flute player Ali Wague from Mali. An impressive and original new work.

Moussu T e lei Jovents - Invente a La Ciotat - $17.99
(cdRoots# hm-cm2741549)
Occitania and Brazil meet in this group that takes its inspiration from Marseilles in the thirties, a veritable musical melting pot, where Provençal songs could be heard alongside local operettas by Vincent Scotto or the Black jazz and blues bursting onto the scene at the time (with music from the West Indies and Brazil to boot). That eventful decade provides the background for the group's up-to-the minute songs and sea shanties that speak of briny air, shipyard cranes and rocky inlets. The DVD side of this DualDisc release features two hours of images for a journey through their world, with clips, extracts from live concerts and shorts produced by some of the best film-makers in Occitania.

Dona Edith Do Prato - Vozes Da Purificação - $15.99
(cdRoots# st-prato1)
Dona Edith is the 94-year-old mother of none other than Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia, both of whom sing with her in this album of rootsy samba-de-roda.

Various Cuban - Out Of Cuba: Latin American Music Takes Africa By Storm - $19.99
(cdRoots# topic-927)
This HMV GV series is a catalogue of roughly 250 double sided 78rpm discs issued between 1933 and about 1958, comprising almost entirely Latin music, mainly from Cuba but also from Puerto Rico and Brazil. It drew on recordings originated by Gramaphone and Victor (hence the GV prefix). The series was aimed initially at the West African market, but subsequently reached and became very popular across the entire African continent, particularly in the Congos. This CD provides a snapshot of what African musicians heard as they listened to the GV recordings on record, on the radio and live in local bars.

Altiplano and Siyavush Kerimi - Transatlantic Non-stop - $18.99
(cdRoots# kkv-316)
Altiplano from Ecuador and Chile and Siyavush Kerimi from Azerbaijan have created a unique and uplifting recording together. 'Salam-Hola' was the working title of the project, suggesting just what you hear, a striking mix of South American moods and Brazilian samba twists, sliding into the oriental Mugam improvisations with unexpected turns. The Andes and Caucasus seem to have an affinity, at least when brought together by these musicians.

Various - The Spirit of Fes (2 CD set - special sale price) - $14.99
(cdRoots# hm-fez)
Each spring the ancient city of Fez, Morocco, plays host to one of the world's great musical events, a one-of-a-kind festival that brings together performers from all over the globe in a unique musical celebration of the divine. On this 2 CD set, some of the festival's finest artists perform a wide-ranging program includes Islamic devotionals, Sufi ritual songs, Berber trance music, Arab-Andalusian rhythms, Bulgarian orthodox choir, Hindustani chants, Celtic sacred music, Christian Gospel, Swedish chamber choir, and more. Artists include Gilberto Gil (Brazil), Yungchen Lhamo (Tibet), Master Musicians of Armenia (Armenia), Madhavi Mudghal (India), The Roudaniyates (Morocco), The Anointed Jackson Sisters (USA), Illyas Mallev Ensemble (Uzbekistan), Sheikh Habboush and Al Kindi (Syria), Doudou N'Diaye Rose (Senegal), Ulali (USA), Farida and the Maqam Ensemble (Iraq)

Orquestra De Frevo - Vassourinhas De Olinda - $16.99
(cdRoots# pan-175)
Hot brassband dance music from Pernambuco, north-east Brazil

Vivien Ellis - The Dawn Songs - $17.99
(cdRoots# hojo-dawn)
Well known for her work with Alva, Sinfonye and The Dufay Collective, she is equally at ease with world music, mediaeval songs and contemporary ballads she interprets an astonishing range of material in her new, multi-genre CD. The album encompasses the English tradition, Brazilian samba; Appalachian spiritual; troubadour song in Occitan; Irish, Scots/Gaelic and Bulgarian folk music, as well as new dawn songs by contemporary writers. With instrumentation that includes fiddle, accordion, guitars, drums and electric bass, lute and viol, loops and effects – this is a richly varied album that embraces both the spare beauty of ancient song and full-on 21st century soundscapes.

Juju Duarte - Da Rua Dos Ossos - $17.99
(cdRoots# st-ahr009)
An charming album of samba, bossa nova and pagode sung by Juju Duarte and accompanied by old friends in his house in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. Sweet and simple, a dreamy, perfect acoustic music.

Mau Mau - Dea - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8126)
The hard driving multi-culti band from Turin are back with a Brazilian inflection that always returns to Italy, particularly the Salento, and France. This 2007 release shows they are still the band to imitate in Italy!

Terrakota - Oba Train - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8127)
This Lisbon based band is inspired by the noises of the street and markets, real people’s lives, the world’s social and political issues, blending together North African music and African blues, flamenco and ska, and quotes from the Caribbean and Brazil, always delivered with enthusiasm and a passion to communicate.

Leo Minax - Aulanulua - $17.99
(cdRoots# hm-minax06)
A Brazilian in Madrid, Leo Minax mixes up folkloric aspects from his native state of Minas Gerais with a guitar-rock attitude. Sixteen tracks, all original compositions and sung in Portuguese, with Minax on acoustic guitars backed by a band of guitar, bass and drums with guest musicians including Arnaldo Antunes of Tribalistas. The album comes with a DVD that includes a ‘Making of’ documentary and 7 tracks performed live in the studio.

Hamilton de Holanda Quinteto - Brasilianos - $16.99
(cdRoots# av-brasilianos)
The French based, Brazilian born master of the 10-string bandolim presents the works of Gismonti, Nascimento, Pascoal, Powell and Pixinguinha accompanied by Daniel Santiago (acoustic guitar), André Vasconcellos (electric bass), Márcio Bahia (drums) and Gabriel Grossi (harmonica).

Moussu T et lei Jovents - Forever Polida - $17.99
(cdRoots# hm-moussu06)
Marseille's folk-pop troubadours Moussu T et lei Jovents (Mister T and the Youngsters) present their pateneted mix of charming songs, idiosyncratic vignettes of Marseille life and Occitan culture, with a dash of Recife and Brazil's North-Eas. These are catchy, hook-filled ditties, presented in the same quirky fashion as their cdRoots fave CD, Mademoiselle Marseille, evoking the unique character of France's 'second city' in glorious fashion. Tatu, Blu, Zerbino and Jamilson have crafted another work of artistic joi de vivre. Highly recommended!

Tania Libertad - Negro Color - $17.99
(cdRoots# hm-libertad04)
Libertad again pays homage to her Afro-Peruvian roots, but the arrangements for the album are more delicate and less dance oriented than previousr projects devoted to this repertoire. Libertad is at her most compelling on thoughtful and contemplative tracks like 'Dos gardenias,' where her voice floats angelically above a sparse piano accompaniment. Not limiting herself to music of her homeland, Libertad also includes a powerful rendition of Brazilian composer Chico Buarque's 'Funeral of a Farm Worker.' Libertad's shimmering voice rules thsi recording- clear, intense and always beautiful.

Leo Minax - Aulanulua - $17.99
(cdRoots# hm-minax06)
A Brazilian musician in Madrid, Minax mixes up folkloric aspects from his native state of Minas Gerais with a guitar-led rock aesthetic. This 2006 recording is his musical response to the Madrid train bombings. Sixteen tracks, all original compositions and sung in Portuguese, with Minax on acoustic guitars backed by a guitar,bass,drums band and with a few guest musicians including Arnaldo Antunes, of Tribalistas. The album comes with a free, bonus DVD that includes a ‘Making of’ documentary and 7 tracks performed live in the studio.

Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng - Afrijazz - $15.99
(cdRoots# innova-583)
Afrijazz is percussionist Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng's shout-out to the inspirational spirits of Monk, Randy Weston, Max Roach, Anthony Braxton, Chief Bey and a host of kindred others. Kwaku brings together the sounds of his native land with African-Brazilian, Jamaican and African American strains, in an imaginative recording whose genius reveals its embedded subtleties only gradually.' - RootsWorld

Chalaban - Al Baraka - $10.99
(cdRoots# fono-chalaban)
Starting with what they refer to as Arabian music, the band then diverges down their own pathusing instruments like Brazilian birimbau, Gypsy cymbalom, Bulgarian gadulka and modern DJ tools to formulate their vision.

Oswaldinho - Um Bom Forro - $17.99
(cdRoots# msi-oswaldinho1)
More accordion music from the unique Rio-born Brazilian master

Paulinho da Viola - Meu Tempo é Hoje - $16.99
(cdRoots# msi-bf561)
fRoots says: The soundtrack of a biographical film of the same name, Meu Tempo é Hoje (My Time Is Today) conveys that unquenched longing Brazilians call saudade. Take Marisa Monte's plaintive interpretation of the Pixinguniha classic Carinhoso, with a most understated guitar and vocal accompaniment by da Viola; Amélia Rabello's delicate interplay with the master on his own Ruas de Sonhei; or the exquisite female vocal trio of Íris, Julieta and Eliane Faria (presumably family) on Pra Fugar da Saudade. Long-standing singing partner Elton Medeiros contributed the latter, and joins da Viola on an affectionate medley of several more Medeiros compositions. Collaborators of late, Brazil's foremost choro-jazz ensemble Nó em Pingo d'Água (look for their da Viola tribute album) accompanies on his own Um Sarau Para Raphael.

Cascabulho - Hunger Gives You A Headache - $18.99
(cdRoots# hm-pir1469)
Cascabulho is one of the most creative and impressive bands formed in the 1990's in Recife, Pernambuco, Northeast Brasil. They are part of the 'mangue beat' movement, a youthful forro sound. Their creative use of local and global influences results in Brazilian music of high quality. 'Fome dá dor de cabeça,' the band's first album (2000), is dedicated to the memory of the performer, composer and revolutionary musician Jackson do Pandeiro. Listen!

Cabruera - Proibido Cochilar - $17.99
(cdRoots# hm-pir1999)
Cabruêra present 'the next generation of samba' on a CD subtitled 'Sambas for Sleepless Nights.' Inspired by the Mangue Beat movement led by the late great Chico Science, this ensemble from the northeast of Brazil spice up the forró roots of their rural origins with urban-global influences - rock, funk, jazz, rap, reggae, jungle, eElectro, even a bit of retro-lounge all find a place in here.

DJ Dolores - Aparelhagem - $17.99
(cdRoots# cram-djd)
Aparelhagem literally means 'equipment,' and is the Brazilian slang expression for 'sound system.' It is both the title of the album and the name of DJ Dolores’ new live band and features female singer Isaar, a horn section with a distinct Nordeste-cum-reggae flavour, rock guitar, percussion, vintage synths, and DJ Dolores on laptop and turntables.

Zezo y Vanessa - Turbilhao - $17.99
(cdRoots# nube-turbo)
Turbilhâo is the first (2005) recording by the duo of guitarist Zezo Ribeiro and the rich voice of Vanessa Boraghian, accompanied by Juan Jamie Leite on upright bass and occasioal contributions from the great Brazilian accordionist Oswaldinho. The feel is breezy and romantic, a mix of north-eastern Spain, a bit of flamenco, and many classic Brazilian elements, sometimes 'in the tradition' and other times in a more contemporary jazz approach.

Moussu T e lei Jovents - Mademoiselle Marseille - $17.99
(cdRoots# hm-cdm2741325)
Tatou and Blu of the Massilia Sound System join Brazilian percussionist Jamilson to explore the city of Marseilles, circa 1930. Provençal songs sit side by side with Vincent Scotto operettas, jazz, blues, Latin and Caribbean dance music evoking the coastline from Marseille to La Ciotat. This is unique French music, a rough-hewn acoustic sound, augmented by clever electronics, samples and audio archival snippets, all to create a psuedo-historical documentary that might be more true than the real thing.

Regional Barnabe - Barnabe - $17.99
(cdRoots# hm-wv498007)
'Old school' choro performed by a trans-oceanic ensemble from Brazil and Catalan Spain, solidly acoustic, totally creative, beautifully played.

Passos,Rosa - Amorosa - $16.99
(cdRoots# snyl92068)
Passos, who accompanies her singing with her delicate, pulsing guitar playing, has come up with luminous new versions of several bossa nova classics from Gilberto's Amoroso album, the most famous being Jobim's Wave. Other Jobim compositions on the album are Voce Vai Ver (the opening track), Retrato Em Branco E Preto, and Chega De Saudade, the latter a bonus track featuring just the singer and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Passos also sings other well-known songs, some associated with Gilberto (O Pato, Lobo Bobo), which she also succeeds in making sound fresh again.' - Paul-Émile Comeau, RootsWorld

Baden Powell - At The Rio Jazz Club - $18.99
(cdRoots# hm-iris-3001889)
Live album from the Rio Jazz Club features a great selection of his hits and a few surprises, special because with Powell, every performance is special, unique and of the moment.

Maria Teresa - Lusofonia - $18.99
(cdRoots# hm-cdm2741289)
The record label says of this Portuguese singer: 'Generosity and attention to detail are the key words in this new work. She’s generous in the way she chooses to share with us the treasured melodies of her childhood, the songs her mother used to hum to her as lullabies. Her attention to detail shows in her choice of repertoire; in an utterly personal an detailed universe of her own creation, she recreates the emotions still alive in her memories and conveys them to us her listeners...'

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