Fragancia - Evert Taube in Spanish - Katia Cardenal - 18.99
The music of Swedish singer/troubador Evert Taube (1890 - 1976), performed by Nicarauguan singer Cardenal and an ensemble of Cuban and Nowrwegian musicians, recorded in Cuba. Directed and accompanied by Francisco Pancho Amat and a small acoustic ensemble from Cuba

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Princesa de la Naturaleza (Nature's Princess) - Maria Marquez - 10.99
The US-based singer from Venezuela finally hits the mark on this 2004 recording. Acompanied by a great band (including Omar Sosa, John Santos and Gustavo Ovalles) and self-producing a set of unusual and often unexpected arrangements, Marquez has found the right framework for her unique and beautiful voice, flirting with folk, jazz and even a touch of the avant garde. Even an old chestnut like Besame Mucho gets a new lease on life in the hands of this able ensemble and this first class vocalist.

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Weh mi lova deh - Mr Peters and his Boom and Chime - 9.99
The king of brukdown music in Belize is undeniably the ineffable Mr Wilfred Peters. Accordion in hand, Peters and his scratch band of banjo, boom-drum, tumbas, ding-a-ling, electric guitar, jaw-bones and bass crank out a music as irresistible as anything from the bayous of Louisiana.

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Garifuna Soul - Aurelio Martinez - 14.99
Belizean artist Martinez mixes his rootsy local music with a lot of energy and a great acoustic ensemble to make smoking Garifuna Soul.

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Keimon - Andy Palacio - 14.99
Punta from Belize, recorded in Cuba in state of the art splendour, this represents the first truly international recording released in this small Central American country. Rich in the vocal and instrumental traditions of the region, it is infused with reggae (an absolute in this region), jazz, rock and Cuban music.

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Bumari - Lugua - 14.99
Evangilisto Centeno, better known as Lugua, grew up in a small village on the coast of Honduras and in a household where the daily pulse beat to the rhythm and lyrics of traditional Garifuna music. His father, a well known Parrandero, and his mother, a Punta composer, instilled in their son a love for the distinctive music of the Garifuna, and the ability to feel and play it with deep emotion.

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Just Like That... - Leroy Young: The Grandmaster - 14.99
Somewhere in the continuum between the Lost Poets and contemporary hiphop, Young and his rock solid, unmachined ensemble crank out hard, heavy rhythms, intense melodies and a stream of consiousness verbal onslaught of political, social and instrospective poetry from Belize. Highly Recommended!

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Brazos de Sol - Katia Cardenal - 19.99
Recorded in Nicaragua in 1996, with guitarist Eduardo Araica.

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Umalali - The Garifuna Women's Project - 16.99
Blending the vocal textures of women from the Garifuna communities of Central America with echoes of rock, blues, funk, African, Latin and Caribbean music, Umalali is a journey into the heart of a unique culture. Raw, rootsy and full of vibrant energy, and highly recommended.

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Sueno de una noche verano - Katia Cardenal - 17.99
The Nicaraguan singer presents the songs of Cuban songwriter Silvio Rodriguez. On this unique recording, produced in Norway, the band includes Norwegian musicians Knut Reiersrud on guitars, Jřrund Břgeberg on bass and Rune Andersen on drums. Two of the tracks also feature Silvio in duets with Katia.

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Watina - Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective - 16.99
Belize music star Palacio's first US release is an all-star affair that shows off the diversity of Central America's Garifuna culture in a contemporary tour-de-force of melody and rhythm. Each track on Wátina is based on a traditional Garifuna rhythm and all of the lyrics are in the Garifuna language.

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Misa Criolla - Ensemble Tierra et al - 16.99
Ricardo Cabrera, Ensemble Tierra and members of the Philharmonic String Octet Berlin present a Latin American interpretation of the Catholic mass

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Lebeha Drumming - Lebeha Boys Garifuna Youth - temp out of stock-16.99
Traditional Garifuna music played by young musicians from Hopkins, Belize. Voices and drums full of the exhuberance of youth and energy of life.

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Kadri Gwadloup - Quadrille of Guadeloupe - Reynoir Casimir dit Négoce - Signature - 15.99
Creole accordionist and his ensemble

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Music from Guatemala Volume 1 - Various artists: Guatemala - 17.99
Indian traditional music, played on the flute, shawm, fiddle, harp and percussion instruments from a number of the country's many different native cultures, plus local wind orchestras. Marimba ensembles are a major feature, from the more traditional type used for the suggestive music played at the local dances, to the concert insrument that once gave the virtuosic, sophisticated music from Guatemala world-wide fame in salons and concert halls.

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Moliendo café aux Portales - Silva Graciana 'La Negra' - 17.99
Nicknamed 'La Negra' because of her African origins, she is the leading proponent of the urban version of the son jarocho from the Mexican province of Veracruz. The thirty eight strings of La Negra's harp accompany her sensitive singing where Spanish poetry blends together with Caribbean flavored rhythms. She improvises with wit and virtuosity and her songs celebrate the joys and sorrows of life in Veracruz.

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La Sandunga - Lila Downs - 16.99
Reissue of the 1997 recording by the Mexican singer and writer.

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Who Stole the Sky? - Sainkho Namtchylak - 17.99
2004 release by the innovative Tuvan singer and performer.

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Ven a mi casa esta navidad - Katia Cardenal - 18.99
The Nicaraguan singer presents the songsof Christmas she remembers from her home. Classics from Europe are intermingled with songs local to Nicaragua, Bolivia and elsewhere in the southern Americas. Recorded with Cuban musicians including guitarist Rey Guerra.

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Flamenco de la Costa - Juan José Carranza - 15.99
Juan Jose Carranza performs his Flamenco compositions with an earthy vocal style and an innovative percussive right-hand guitar technique layered with new world rhythms. This collection of 11 original pieces includes two songs with words written by acclaimed Spanish writer Federico Garcia Lorca.

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Playa Gitana - Juan José Carranza - 15.99
Flamenco guitarist Juan Jose Carranza found inspiration for his second collection of original compositions on the pristine beaches of his native Costa Rica. The Canadian-based musician embellishes his unique brand of nuevo and traditional flamenco with a rich variety of Latin American rhythms.

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Music of Honduras 1 - various Honduaran artists - 19.99

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Music of Honduras 2: Garifuna Music - various Honduaran artists - 17.99

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Radio Bakongo - Batata y su Rumba Palenquera - special order - please e-mail
Champeta criolla from Colombia performed by percussionist and singer Batata, with Lucas Silva and a host of Cumbia musicians, brass players from the best bands, Highlife and Soukous guitarists, percussionists and animators to create a unique mix of Creole Soukous, Columbian Highlife and tropical Afrobeat.

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Musica Negra in the Americas - Various artists - 42.99
Musica Negra in the Americas is a journey of discovery along the dream roads of the Americas and the Caribbean to the different Black cultures and their expressive music. Christian Scholze of Network teamed up with American world music journalist Dan Rosenberg to travel through more than twenty countries in search of the best musicians and groups.

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Paranda - Various Artists - Belize - temp out of stock-14.99
...presents six Garifuna paranderos and a punta rocker sprung from paranda . The artists, spread remarkably between 27 and 94 years of age, hail from the Caribbean coast of southern Belize and Guatemala. The call-and-response vocals and piercing harmony ride over a mournful, driving, minor-key guitar that achieves its arresting effect in part by tuning down a half-tone or more. Without exception, these men are astounding singers and instrumentalists. Their voices emerge from somewhere deep within, and the stories they can tell.' - RootsWorld

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Rub Mi Belly - Mr Peters - out of print
The king of brukdown music in Belize is undeniably the ineffable Mr Wilfred Peters. Accordion in hand, Peters and his scratch band of banjo, boom-drum, tumbas, ding-a-ling, electric guitar, jaw-bones and bass crank out a music as irresistible as anything from the bayous of Louisiana. This recording uses a fantasy radio broadccast to build an interesting mix great music interspersed with funny and interesting 'patter.'

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FromBakaBush: 10 Years of Stonetree - various - temp out of stock-14.99
Founded in 1995, Stonetree is stil the only viable record label in Belize, and they have produced an impressive catalog of music, with performances by Garifuna and Creole artists from Belize, Honduras, and Guatemala. Ten songs for ten years of groundbreaking recordings. Artists include Andy Palacio, Adrian Martínez, Paul Nabor, Jursino Cayetano, Aurelio Martínez , Lugua Centeno, Sofia Blanco, Wilfred Peters, Leroy Young (The Grandmaster).

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