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The Switzerland based Face Music company has been producing excellent traditional and contemporary music from around the world for many years. In particular, their work in the music of central Asia has been notable.


Traditional Songs from a Georgian Village - Ensemble Odila
$coming soon
(cdRoots# face-048)
The 5 singers come from one single village, Kitskhi in the Imereti region in West Georgia. The recorded songs belong to the local folklore; just a few can be found in the repertoire of other ensembles. Odila performs in the traditional manner: The first and second voice (which often introduces the song) is executed by a soloist, the third voice (bani in Georgian) normally by the group of the other singers in unison, in some cases also by a soloist. Some songs are accompanied by Chonguri (stringed instrument) and doli (drum).


Barnaul Vol II - Ensemble Pesnokhorki
$18.99
(cdRoots# face-019)
Traditional songs of Siberia

Solongo - Traditional songs of Mongolia - Ensemble Ardiin Ayalguu
$18.99
(cdRoots# face-024)
Traditional songs of Mongolia

Urtyn duu Vol. III- Traditional songs from Mongolia - Ensemble Tumbash
$18.99
(cdRoots# face-029)
Traditional songs of Mongolia

Traditional music from Uganda - Vol. I - Sarah Ndagire, Pedson Kasume and friends
$temp out of stock-18.99
(cdRoots# face-041)
Sarah Ndagire: female voice, yodelling, ullulation, handclapping (engalo); Pedson Kasume: male voice, adungu (bow harp), adungu bass, endingidi (tube fiddle), amadinda (xylophone), engalabi (long drum), engoma (Uganda drum), ensaasi (shakers), akacenge (shakers), ebinyege (rattles), engalo

Traditional Work Songs of Armenia - Vol. I - Horovel
$temp out of stock-18.99
(cdRoots# face-046)
Featuring vocalists Hasmik Harutyunyan and Aleksan Harutyunyan, the recording offers songs of all kinds of work in Armenian village life, plus some religious and social songs, accompanied by instruments inclusing Shvi, tav shvi (flues) and Dap (frame drum).

Traditional music of the Bantu women - Vol. I - Sarah Ndagire, Pedson Kasume and friends
$18.99
(cdRoots# face-047)
Sarah Ndagire: female voice, yodelling, ullulation, handclapping (engalo); Pedson Kasume: male voice, adungu (bow harp), adungu bass, endingidi (tube fiddle), amadinda (xylophone), engalabi (long drum), engoma (Uganda drum), ensaasi (shakers), akacenge (shakers), ebinyege (rattles), engalo

Camel Dance - Sharkiat
$temp out of stock-18.99
(cdRoots# face-006)
From Egypt and beyond, Fathy Salama and his ensemble seek out new routes for Arabic roots

Along The Street (Ethno-Jazz, Turkey) - Asiaminor
$18.99
(cdRoots# face-007)
Ethno-Jazz from Turkey

Camel Road - Sharkiat
$18.99
(cdRoots# face-014)
Mixing traditional and modern instruments and roots, this Egyptian explores modern Arabic music.

Tbilissi Vol. III - Traditional songs - Ensemble Georgika
$18.99
(cdRoots# face-015)
Traditional songs of Georgian men

Vol. I- Traditional songs of Georgian women - Ensemble Mzetamze
$temp out of stock-18.99
(cdRoots# face-016)
Traditional songs of Georgian women

Barnaul - Ensemble Pesnokhorki
$18.99
(cdRoots# face-017)
Traditional songs of Cossacks

ÜÜch Süümer - Epic from the golden mountains of Altai - Bolot and Nohon
$18.99
(cdRoots# face-018)
Epic from the golden mountains of Altai

Altai Maktal - Nohon
$17.99
(cdRoots# face-020)
from the golden Altai Mountains

Altai-Khangain-Ayalguu - Traditional songs of Mongolia - Duo Temuzhin
$17.99
(cdRoots# face-023)
Traditional songs of Mongolia

Altai-Khangain-Ayalguu 2 -Traditional songs of Mongolia - Ensemble Temuzhin
$17.99
(cdRoots# face-026)
Traditional songs of Mongolia

Ayalguu Vol. I- Traditional songs from Mongolia - Ensemble Tumbash
$17.99
(cdRoots# face-027)
Traditional songs of Mongolia

Höömij Vol. II- Traditional songs from Mongolia - Ensemble Tumbash
$17.99
(cdRoots# face-028)
Traditional songs of Mongolia

Vol. II - Traditional Georgian women's songs - Ensemble Mzetamze
$17.99
(cdRoots# face-030)
6 women from the Tbilissi Conservatory - Ketevan Baïashvili, Nino Shvelidze, Ketevan Nikoladze, Nat'o Zumbadze, Nino Makharadze and Nana Valishvili - join together to form an ensemble dedicated exclusively to the musical traditions of Georgian women.

Vol. I- Traditional songs from the Ukraine - Ensemble Khreshchaty Yar
$17.99
(cdRoots# face-031)
Traditional songs from the Ukraine

Traditional songs from the Ukraine Vol. 2 - Ensemble Khreshchaty Yar
$17.99
(cdRoots# face-032)
Armenia folk music ensemble.

Vol. I- Traditional songs of Armenia - Ensemble Karot
$17.99
(cdRoots# face-033)
Traditional songs of Armenia

Traditional songs of Armenia - Volume 2 - Ensemble Karot
$17.99
(cdRoots# face-034)
Vocal traditions of Armenia performed by a large group of singers, in solo and ensemble settings, both a capella and with accompaniment.

Vol. I- Traditional songs of Kazakh - Ensemble Bürler
$17.99
(cdRoots# face-035)
Traditional songs of Kazakh

Traditional songs of the Khakass and the Altai people - Ensemble Üch Süme-R
$17.99
(cdRoots# face-038)


Traditional Children's Songs of Armenia - Ensemble Hayrik Mouradian
$temp out of stock-18.99
(cdRoots# face-042)
Musical director Hasmik Harutyunyan and a choir of children present children's somgs from Armenia, a capella and acomanied on duduk, dhol, shvi and kanun. Guest artists include Gevorg Dabaghyan.

Ayalguu - Vol. I - Mongolian Impressions - Ensemble Khan Bogd
$18.99
(cdRoots# face-043)
Traditional instrumental and vocal music from Mongolia.

Magtaal - Hoomij - Vol. II - Ensemble Khan Bogd
$18.99
(cdRoots# face-044)
An ensemble founded in 1997. All Khan Bogd's members have studied at the academy of music in Ulaanbaatar. This volume is a presentation of praise songs (magtaal) and throat singing (höömij).

Please note!
 Most CDs have been imported from Europe or Asia. They are not all shrink-wrapped, and I am not going to con you by wrapping them here just to make you think they have been sterilized in America. We guarantee that the CDs and the contents are all brand new and in perfect condition. Whenever I can, I use recycled shipping materials. They may not look as pretty on the outside, but they save money and keep the trash dumps a little bit emptier.