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Knut Hamre and Benedicte Maurseth - Rosa i Botnen (CD and DVD) - $19.99
(cdRoots# grcd-7206)
A CD and DVD set of traditional hardangar music from Norway, performed by a group of some of the country's best musicians: Nils Økland (Hardanger Fiddle, Fiddle, Viola D'amore), Benedicte Maurseth (Hardanger Fiddle), Knut Hamre (Hardanger Fiddle), Håkon Mørch (Percussion) and Sigbjørn Apeland (Organ).

Rinne Radio - Plus - $10.99
(cdRoots# rk-109)
dual disk, with CD and DVD sides

Center of Jewish Poems and Piyyut in Ashdod - Shirat HaBakashot (PAL DVD) - $18.5
(cdRoots# yy-mgdvd049)
DVD of Shirat HaBakashot (Song of Requests) - a collection of piyyutim (Jewish liturgical poems) sung by the synagogue attendees, mainly on Shabbat (Saturday) and Jewish holidays. The Bakashot prayer on this DVD is sung during the Jewish New Year High Holidays, and is performed by Rabbi David Edery and the "Center of Jewish Poems and Piyyut in Ashdod" choir. The singing is in the a-capella style (with no instrumental accompaniment), while the singers are sited at tables laid out with delicacies - all this in the best Jewish tradition requirement. The viewer of this DVD experiences the Jewish tradition and holiday spirits, as if he is present in the synagogue himself. (PAL format DVD)

Le Trio Joubran - À L'ombre des Mots (CD and DVD) - $19.99
(cdRoots# hm-wv479036)
In The Shadow Of The Words features the CD and DVD recordings of Le Trio Joubran's September 19, 2008 concert at the Cultural Palace in Ramallah, Palestine, on the memorial day of Mahmoud Darwich, forty days after his death. The trio comments: “Mahmoud Darwich was as sensitive to the notes of our ouds as our ears and hearts to his poetry. We accompanied him in more than thirty shows in Europe and the Arab world. The last one was in France, in Arles, this beautiful city where we decided to begin a common work and where our music would accompany the variations of his voice, in strength and weakness, certainty and doubt, life and death...When he passed away, we decided to realize this project and the accompanying became a tribute…The first was in Ramallah, where his voice reached us, strong, dominant, and flew over our tears and the suffering of Palestine... and who better than Darwich can honour Darwich himself, absent and yet so present.” Listen

Haugaard and Hoirup - Rejsedage/Travelling (CD/DVD) - $19.99
(cdRoots# go-hh5)
The 7th album of the Danish violin-guitar duo of Harald Haugaard and Morten Alfred Høirup is a celebtation of their 10th anniversary of working together, a CD and DVD set that is as wonderful as anything they have done. They are my friends as well as great musicians, and so I am highly biased, but nonetheless, this is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. (DVD is NTSC/North America format)

Solas - Reunion: A Decade of Solas (CD+DVD) - $12.99
(cdRoots# sst-solas06)
Two disc set - CD and DVD - features concert material from their 10th anniversay concert and includes most past members of the band. Film includes concert footage and interviews with the band's members. (DVD is NTSC, all regions.)

Fanfare Ciocarlia - Gyspy Brass Legends (PAL-DVD) - $16.99
(cdRoots# yy-fanfaredvd)
The Story of the Band' includes a one hour concert in Berlin, the one hour documentary film "Iag Bari" plus various other text and grpahic goodies

Eccentric Sound System - Concierto en Directo: Etnosur, Encuentro de Culturas - $13.99
(cdRoots# yy-eccentricdvd)
PAL format DVD - 90 minutes of concert performances plus 40 minutes of extras. In Spanish

Faiz Ali Faiz Ensemble, Miquel Poveda - Qawwali-Flamenco (2CDs + DVD: regular price 42.99) - $22.99
(cdRoots# hm-ac114)
A meeting between the Pakistani Sufi tradition of Qawwali and Spanish Flamenco, the double album was recorded live at the Fes Festival of Sacred Music, Morocco, in June 2005. Faiz Ali Faiz leads his Qawwali Ensemble, while two singers, Miguel Poveda and Juan 'Duquende' Cortes are joined by guitarist Juan 'Chicuelo' Gomez to form the Spanish contingent. The set includes two CDs (total time 2 hours 20 minutes) and a multi-standard DVD which features includes a 'Making of' segment (17 minutes) and concert footage from the Fes Festival (55 minutes).

Iva Bittova and Bang on a Can All-Stars - SuperChameleon - $10.99
(cdRoots# yy-bittova)
Bittova's debut music DVD. As the title suggests, it reveals many sides of her ever-changing musical character. Includes a 90 minute concert, 5 'video collages' and and 60 minutes of TV performances (PAL format, European). As challenging as the musicians who made it.

Charley Patton - The Definitive… 75th Anniversary Edition - $24.99
(cdRoots# sst-patton3)
3 CDs and 1 DVD. Compilation of 60 tracks, spotlighting his influences, contemporaries, and songs from Charley himself. Featuring Son House, Robert Johnson, Tommy Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, Ma Rainey, Blind Lemon Jefferson, others. The DVD, "Talkin' Patton", features interviews with musicians, musicologists, historians, and others. Also, shows new footage of Dockery's plantation where he was raised.

The Henrys - Is This Tomorrow (2 discs) - $15.99
(cdRoots# henrys-tomorrow)
The new CD/DVD combo from this most eclectic band is coming in late June, 2009. This is not just a CD, it is a CD/DVD package. 2-disc set is about 2 hours of music, copious photography, home theatre (5.1) sound, a pdf file with song info, and the tactile kicks of the 3x2 panel recycled paper digipak packaging. Highly Recommended

Antonia Font - Taxi - $16.99
(cdRoots# medi-font)
Antònia Font is a great folk-rooted rock band from Catalunya, Spain. This is a CD recording, plus a free DVD video (PAL format). The music is fresh and charming, with hints of Brazilian pop and folk, great Catalanian poetry and folk and a strong sense of absurdity and subtle humor. The sweet humor comes forth on the free DVD video included, a short musical film called "Acronia i col-lapse del Dr Polanski," a story of 19th century space travel, robots, moon rabbits and ultimately, romance.

Angelique Ionatos - Comme un jardin la nuit (2 CDs) - $28.99
(cdRoots# hm-ac128)
Ionatos is joined by the young Greek singer Katerina Fotinaki for a collection of duets with guitar, recorded live. The deluxe CD-Book packaging includes a bonus DVD with selections from the concert. Ionatos describes their 'walk in a garden at night' as a meeting that was ordained by destiny. She says, "When we meet people I do not think it happens by chance. I believe that we meet because we are meant to do so. When the time is right. Katerina Fotinaki is the 'little' sister I would have liked to have…I feel as if we were distant cousins who once played together among the same trees in the same gardens."

Varttina - 25 - $17.99
(cdRoots# wp-v25)
2008 marked Värttinä's 25th year as a band. The CD includes twenty-two tracks taken from all their eleven albums and the Archive Live DVD plus an unreleased song “Vipinäveet” recorded during the sessions for their album Miero. The “25” album also features lyrics, fotos from their entire career and deluxe, four-color, digipak design with 24 page booklet.

Bellowhead - Live At Shepherds Bush Empire (PAL DVD) - $24.99
(cdRoots# wp-bellowdvd)
The carnival folk big band are captured live during their Burlesque tour at their sold-out London Shepherds Bush Empire show on September 26th 2007. This is the first ever official DVD from the much loved 11-piece group. In addition to the 98 minute concert, the DVD follows the group off stage and on the road with over an hour of bonus documentaries and interviews. PAL DVD Only

Oreka Tx - Nömadak Tx - $17.99
(cdRoots# hm-wv468085)
"...a brilliant project - more the spiritual and musical heir to Junkera's Maren... the duo visit with nomad musicians in a variety of countries ­ Mongolia, India, Morocco, a Western Saharan refugee camp in Algeria, and Scandinavia and the result is an unforgettable visual and musical experience, somewhere between Baraka, Latcho Drom, and Buena Vista Social Club. In their travels, they create txalapartak (the plural form) out of ice, stone and wood, showing the many possibilities of their ancient instrument. In doing so, they form global links of friendship between small and marginalized peoples. Oreka TX meet with and perform with a diverse array of musicians, many with traditions as old and unknowable as that of the txalaparta itself. Basque instruments such as the alboka mix with singers and musicians of many lands." - David Cox, RootsWorld - NOTE: this is the single CD US release (no extra CD or DVD) - Listen

Tinariwen +10:1 - Live in London (DVD) - $21.99
(cdRoots# hm-wv458086)
Touareg desert rockers Tinariwen release their first Live DVD, featuring 12 songs filmed at the Shepherds Bush Empire, London, December 2007. The sound track has been mixed and supervised by Justin Adams. Some of the Saharan guitar rebels' most popular songs appear on the DVD, including "Chet Boghassa", "Cler Achel", "Amassakoul 'n' Tenere" and "Matadjem Yinmixan". The DVD alsohas extras including an intimate 50 minute campfire interview with the band's founder, Ibrahim, tips on how to tie a "Shesh" (toureg turban) as well as a mini documentary on Tinariwen and more.

Miquel Gil with Savinna Yannatou - En Concert (CD and DVD) - $20.99
(cdRoots# gal-gil07)
An epic event: the meeting of two great European singers, and backed by an incredible ensemble made of Primavera en Salonico and Orqestra Arabe de Barcelona. CD and DVD (PAL format, playable on computers and most DVD players). Highly recommended.

Brahim El Belkani, Sibiri Samaké - Wijdan: The Mystery of Gnawa Trance Music (DVD) - $23.99
(cdRoots# hm-mo103)
The Gnawa people were exiled from the Malian empire and brought as slaves to Morocco in the sixteenth century. In the last three decades the power of their trance music has come into the spotlight thanks to Western musicians and artists. In this documentary, filmmakers Bella Le Nestour and John Allen paint an intimate portrait of two men - Sibiri Samaké, a Bambarra musician from Mali, and Brahim El Belkani, a Gnawa musician from Morocco - who are seen during theirmusical meeting in 2000. In Arabic, Wijdan means "the meeting of souls." We are allowed to watch as these masters trace their common roots back in time and as they impart their knowledge to the next generation. (NTSC video format)

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.

Yildirim Levent - Neverland Fusion - $17.99
(cdRoots# hm-cdm2741508)
The leader of a new generation of darbuka players in Turkey, inspired by both the Egyptian and Turkish traditions and by the technique of the Indian maestros. This new album contains two solo pieces, but the bulk of the eight tracks feature him playing with both traditional instruments and contemporary electronics and programming in a fusion of styles. The disc is accompanied by a free bonus DVD with live and studio footage and an interview.

Dulce Pontes - El Corazon Tiene Tres Puertas - $22.99
(cdRoots# res-pontes07)
El Corazón Tiene Tres Puertas is the 2007 recording by the sensational young Portuguese singer, stunning live concert performances on 2 CDs and a free DVD (Pal format) of a different concert in Istanbul plus some special features. Her mixture of fado, folk songs and creative new music makes her one of the most interesting performers on the scene today.

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.

Didier Laloy - Invite...s - $18.99
(cdRoots# wbm-053)
A CD and DVD set recorded live at 'Festival d'Art de Huy' by the Flemish accordionist and a large array of guests including Wim Claeys, Gabriel Yacoub, Tref, Trio Trad, Panta Rhei and members of Lais. DVD presents different songs than the CD, but it is PAL format... may work on US computers or multi-region DVD players... buyer beware.

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.

Richard Thompson - 1000 Years of Popular Music (2 CDs, 1 DVD) - $28.99
(cdRoots# sst-1000)
Thompson presents what he considers the great songs of the millennium, from 'Summer is icumen in' and 'King Henry' to 'Cry Me A River' and "Oops I Did It Again.' An acoustic pleasure, with Thomson on guitar and vocals, Michael Jerome on percussion and Judith Owen on vocals. 2 CDs and DVD (NTSC - North American format)

Aljibe - Al lado del Mediodía - $18.99
(cdRoots# gal-aljibedvd)
A live concert recording by this well-known Castillian ensemble with special guests Eliseo Parra, Luis Bueno, Paco Díez, Norman Hernández, Jaime Medina, Juan Carlos Nuño. Free bonus - a DVD of concert footage included (PAL format)

Lou Dalfin - Al Temps de Festa an Occitania - $21.99
(cdRoots# rd-dalfindvd)
A DVD of two hours of music from a concert by this agressive and unique Occitanian band, recorded live in in Torino Italy plus 2 short documentaries on the history, poetry, dances, instruments and music of the Occitanian Valleys in Italy. Texts in Italian, English and French introducing the geo-political aspects of the Valley, the band and its discography.

various - The Rhythm of Speech II (2 CDs and 1 DVD) - $37.99
(cdRoots# hm-speech2)
Iranian percussionist Keyvan Chemirani's Le rythme de la parole II brings together the seemingly disparate traditions of Persia, India and Mali in an exploration of common heritage, rhythmic diversity and cross-cultural experimentation. Singer Sudha Ragunathan represents the Southern Indian tradition. Nahawa Doumbia from the southern Wassoulou region of Mali is accompanied by kora player Ballaké Sissoko. The 2 disc set also includes a DVD (PAL format) documentary with some live performances. The Rhythm of Speech 2 presents conversations exploring the common ground between Indian sacred music, Sufi mysticism and Malian dance music. The set is presented in a hardcover book format with excellent notes and illustrations, complete with all texts and an essay by French world-music radio personality Caroline Bourgine.

Taraf de Haiduks - The continuing adventures of… (CD and DVD) - $22.99
(cdRoots# cram-tdh-dvd)
A DVD film (PAL format) and accompanying audio CD present the brigands of Balkan Gyopsy music live in concert, a 52 minute film, an 'on the road' documentary, and a clip from the film Latcho Drom. Musically brilliant and witty

Various - Congotronics Vol 2 (CD/DVD - PAL format) - $22.99
(cdRoots# cram-29)
Hot on the heels of the remarkable Congotronics 1 is a fresh selection of even more amazing sounds, courtesy of no less than seven electro-traditional bands from Kinshasa, all especially recorded and produced for this set and featuring Sobanza Mimanisa, Kasai Allstars, Kisanzi Congo, Masanka Sankayi, Bolia We Ndenge, Basokin, Konono N°1 and Tulu. Complete CD and video perforrmances on DVD (video disc is PAL format). Aptly subtitled 'Buzz'n'Rumble from the Urb'n'Jungle.' If you loved Konono No. 1, you will be equally enthralled by these other bands. See also: Congotronics 1

Various - The Migration Festival (CD/DVD set) - $22.99
(cdRoots# trees-dvdmig)
Live recordings on music CD and NTSC-DVD video set (two separate discs) documents 2002 Migration Festival in Taiwan. Performers include Alom (Czech), Labour Exhange Band (Taiwan), Cracow Klezmer (Poland), Betel Nut Brothers (Taiwan) and Urna (Mongolia).

Ojos de Brujo - Touring Bari (Girando Barí) - $27.99
(cdRoots# hm-ojosdvd)
The hot Spanish band captured on video during their Bari tour of 2005, recorded during concerts in Barcelona, New York, Philadelphia, Bogotá and Cuba. Apart from the 90 minute concert, the DVD it also includes a documentary about the band, four music videos, the requisite 'the making of' footage and an interview. It also contains a poster of the band. NTSC video, all regions. Language: Spanish; Subtitles: Spanish, Catalan, English and French. Audio Dolby Digital

Oysterband - The 25th Anniversary Concert (NTSC - DVD) - $27.99
(cdRoots# wp-oyster25n)
Taped in December 2003 at 'The Forum' in London with special guests June Tabor, Chumbawamba (an acoustic assemblege) and James O'Grady. 18 live performances plus bonus material including their brilliant B and W video of NY Girls recorded on the Staten Island ferry. This is the NTSC edition for North American and other regions

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