Coming Soon
Here are some titles that are sceduled for release in the near future, including new titles, reissues and classics I just managed to find

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New Releases
Highly Recommended (cdRoots Favorites)

Keyvan Chemirani and Pandit Anindo Chaterjee - The Heartbeat of the East - $coming soon-19.99
(cdRoots# hm-ac121)
Keyvan Chemirani picked up the Iranian zarb at the age of 16 and was also captivated by the Indian tabla, with its metric precision, endless melodic variations, and multiplicity of timbres. Soon after he began devoting himself to the zarb and its Persian repertoire, Keyvan became fascinated with the Indian tabla player Anindo Chatterjee, whose meticulous artistry is notable for its remarkable clarity. On this new recording, packaged in a hard-cover CD-book, Chemirani and Chatterjee engage each other and their fellow musicians - Maryam Chemirani (voice), Ken Zuckerman (sarod), Bijan Chemirani (saz), Sokratis Sinopoulos (kemenche fi ddle), Stelios Petrakis (lyra), Henri Tournier (bansuri fl ute) - in a musical dialogue between the age-old Hindu and Persian traditions.

Alban Faust - Naken - $coming soon-17.99
(cdRoots# cda-vild2)
Swedish folks music for nyckelharpa, aolo performances of traditional and original songs by this master musician and instrument maker orignally from germany, now living in Dalsland, Sweden Listen

Oscar Hamry - Fairbault, Minnesota 1939 - $coming soon
(cdRoots# talik-043)
Oscar Hamry (Ola O. Reishagen) was the son of Ola Gudmundson Hamre from the tenant farm Hamro, belonging to Midtre Hande in Vestre Slidre. He was born in 1884, and spent his childhood years with his parents at Hamro. He had two brothers, also named Ola. Around 1900, one of the brothers bought the farm Reishagen. After a while Ola moved in there and adopted the farm's name. His other brother emigrated to the USA while still quite young and settled in Minnesota. In 1912 Ola married Ambjørg Sårrbu from Vang. They immediately emigrated to America, and later had a daughter.

Sally Nyolo - Mémoire du Monde - $coming soon-temp out of stock14.99
(cdRoots# sky-038)
An electro-acoustic album that uses the 6/8 of Bikusti rhythm of Cameroun along with more modern inspiration. Recorded in Cameroon with local musicians, and then in Paris with her own band, the music swings from one language to another (Eton and French), inventing a new way of singing the songs. There is pure Bikutsi in this album, but also blues and reggae. The album is entirely written, produced and realized by Nyolo, with assitance on a few tracks from Michel Aimé, Marc Etienne and Sylvain Marc. Former Zap Mama sister Sylvie Nawasadio, and Bokué Pygmy singers from Cameroun also participate.

Trans-Global Underground - Moonshout - $coming soon-temp out of stock-14.99
(cdRoots# sky-039)
The 2007 release by this uncategorizable British globalpop band pushes yet more buttons and borders.

Dazibao - E40 - $coming soon-19.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-039)
The second release by this wonderful Belgian ensemble will surely garner as much acclaim as their previous CD, Alma. The diatonic accordions of Sophie Cavez and Jonathan de Neck are still in the forefront, musically and compositionally, but this 2007 release offers a more confident ensemble sound, a little richer in jazz roots while still solidly enthralled the folk roots of their region. Exceptional music from an exceptional ensemble, once again.

Frifot - Flyt - $coming soon
(cdRoots# amigo-frifot07)
The super-group of Nordic roots music returns in 2007 with another fantastic release. Per Gudmundson, Ale Möller and Lena Willemark pretty well define the new folk-movement in Sweden, and this release finds them returning to a rougher, rootsier sound. Highly recommended.

Bunky and Jake - L.A.M.F. - $coming soon - temp out of stock
(cdRoots# pbj-1)
The legendary underground pop recording from 1969, by an artist I was always fascinated with and had the good fortune to meet in my early days in the New Haven-to-New York music scene in the 70s, L.A.M.F.. It's sweet, it's funky, it's bunky and cool. A personal favorite for those who remember the time as clever, innovative, funny and sweet, like I do. The sessions were recorded with some of the greats in the NY studio scene, including Felix Pappalardi, Buzzy Linhart, Ray Barretto, Ernie Hayes and Chuck Rainey. But of course, it was all about Jake's great songs and Bunky wonderful voice, and it still is.