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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Brazos de Sol - Katia Cardenal - 18.99
Recorded in Nicaragua in 1996, with guitarist Eduardo Araica.

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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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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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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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Garifuna Punta Anthology - Lady Lard and Isabel Flores - 17.99
This is the real deal, real garifuna roots by singer Lady lard, percussionist Isabel Flores and a smal ensemble of voices, drums and percussion. No frills, no fusion, just the pure punta rhythm and roots, in 1970s recordings snatched from oblivion and restored on CD. Listen!

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The Beginnings - The Original Turtle Shell Band - 17.99
Pen Cayetano formed the Original Turtle Shell Band in Dangriga, belize, in 1981. The band brought together traditional Garifuna song and percussion with electric guitars and made what he says was the first punta rock. This raw, percussion driven music, recorded at a radio station in Belize City from 1980 to 1982 is still vibrant a quarter century later. Listen!

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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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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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Maya K'ekchi Strings - Florencio Mess - 14.99
In this collection of traditional Maya K'ekchi' songs, master harpist Florencio Mess and his musicians present a rare glimpse into a rich, centuries old culture that continues to live in the rainforests of Belize and Guatemala. Recorded live in a week-long series of sessions at the historic old Radio Belize studios in Belize City, the album features Mr. Mess and two other village musicians recreating the sounds of their forefathers on traditional instruments handcrafted from rainforest hardwoods.

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Weh mi lova deh - Mr Peters - 14.99
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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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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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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Princesa de la Naturaleza (Nature's Princess) - Maria Marquez - 13.99
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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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 - 17.99

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Music of Honduras 2: Garifuna Music - various Honduaran artists - temp out of stock-17.99

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Radio Bakongo - Batata y su Rumba Palenquera - 17.99
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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Songs of the Black Caribs / Chants de Caribs noir - Wabaruagun Ensemble - 16.99
The ancestors of the Garinagu originated in west Africa, the Congo and Angola. They were survivors of slave ships that were stranded off the coast of Honduras. The Wabaruagun ensemble brings the songs of the black Caribs to life in a repertoire of dances, trance music and funeral rituals, usually accompanied by drums.

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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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Til da mawnin' - Andy Palacio - out of print
Andy Palacio, is not only Belize's most popular musician and performing artist, but a serious music and cultural archivist with a deep commitment to preserving the values of his Garifuna culture.

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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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Cult Cargo: Belize City Boil Up - various - temp out of stock-18.99
It's pretty much guaranteed that this is like nothing you have heard before: funk, reggae, brukdown, disco and soul all boiled together in the obscurity of Belize City and served up in 16 remastered tracks from original tapes and 45s made in Belize in the 60s and 70s.

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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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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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Los Mangos Bajitos - Septeto Santiaguero - temp out of stock-17.99
2006 brings the first recording by the legendary Cuban group in many years, with 14 songs, half of them long pieces especially for dancers, recorded in the studio, but with a conciously 'live' feel . The tres, percussion and trumpet dominate as always, and their ideas for the montuno are as potent as ever. It includes guarachas, of course, but also a retrospective of their older songs and styles.

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Music from Guatemala Volume 1 - Various artists: Guatemala - temp out of stock-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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America Central en Concierto - Manuel Obregón and La Orquesta de la Papaya - temp out of stock-14.99
A live recording by a great pan-American band with members from across central America. This is the debut album of the first and only regional band from Central America: La Orquestra de la Papaya. Recorded live during a series of concerts at the National Auditorium in San Jose Costa Rica in which the musicians utilized a total of 50 instruments, many of which were handmade by the members of the group. The album contains 14 original and traditional Central American songs including new arrangements of Belizean classics like Shall I Baby by Wilfred (Mr.) Peters and Naguya Nei by Paul Nabor.

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