BEV - Bonifica Emiliana Veneta - Materiali Tradizionali - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8109)
2006 release by the Emilian-Venetian ensemble is a veritible ancient 'wall of sound' for hurdy gurdies, bagpipes, voices, reeds, horns, accordion and more.

Lalgudi G Jayaraman - Violin Waves - $18.99
(cdRoots# rd-8130)
South Indian Classical Music - The indian violinist is accompanied by the violin of Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and percussionists Karaikudi Mani (mridangam) and T.H. Vinayakram (ghatam). The repertoire is closely connected with Thyagaraja (1767-1847), a composer respected for generations for the deep spirituality of his themes.

Bevinda - Outubro - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8125)
Bévinda is tenth album in what has already been a remarkable artistic career, a live recording of a concert the singer gave in Riccione in January 2006 as part of the Suoni migranti festival. She's accompaned here by an excellent band (Philippe de Sousa on Portuguese guitar, Mathias Duplessy on classical guitar, Philippe Foch on tablas and percussion, Nicolas Gorge on drums, Côme Aguiar on bass) responsive to her every move and twist of invention. As well as being a great vocalist, BEVINDA is also a talented songstress in her own right. All but two of the songs in the set (O grito di Amalia Rodrigues and Carlos Gonçalves, and Multidoes inspired by Charles Baudelaire) are her own work, often written in collaboration with members of her band.

Gai Saber - La Fabrica Occitana - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8112)
2006 release by this now well-seasoned young Occiantian folk rock ensemble of vocals, bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, flutes, melodeons, djembe, derbouka, harp, drums, Provençal flutes, acoustic guitars, bodhran, samples and programming.

Sidi Mimoun - Gnawa Bambara - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8116)
Part studio, part live recording, this ensemble reaches into a vast repertoire and offers an authentic encounter with one of the most culturally and spiritually fertile north African traditions. Hailing from Casablanca, the Sidi Mimoun are one of the 'esteemed brotherhoods' in Morocco. Descended from black slaves deported from sub-Saharan West African, they continue an ancient tradition born from the union of their ancestral practices with Islamic Sufism. Master of ceremonies for this recording is Abdenbi El Gadari, who plays g'mbri (a kind of drum-cum-lute) and t'bel (a big double skinned drum), accompanied by five other dancer-musicians who make use of voice and qaraqeb (metal castanets).

Budiman Uun - Banondari - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8098)
The vocalist and her ensemble, the Jugula Gamelan Orchestra, present new directions in Jaipongan, a relatively recent style of music in Indonesia that emerged in the 1960s. Budinam Uun started by singing for puppet theatres then recorded five albums with the Karawang Group. She was asked to join the well-known Jugala Orchestra led by Gugum Gumbira, one of the innovators of the new form. The ensemble accompanies her on this, her debut solo effort.

Lalgudi G Jayaraman - Violin Soul - South Indian Classical Music - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8121)
Of the four tracks, three represent an homage to a legend of Carnatic music, Thyagaraja (1767-1847), who enjoys an almost saint-like reverence in Southern India as author of over six hundred kritis, a genre of hymn that is regarded as fundamental to the individual’s spiritual enlightenment. Closing the CD is “Kamalaambaam”, another classic this time by Muthuswamy Dikshitar (1775-1835), a thirty minute instrumental cavalcade, proving once again his ability to modulate his violin to imitate the sound of the human voice.

Simone Guiducci and Gramelot - Storie di fiume - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-7027)
The Italian guitarist once again explores Italian roots in his efforts to redefine Italian jazz, joined by Roberto Dani (drums and percussion), Salvatore Maiore (double bass), Fausto Beccalossi (accordion) and Achille Succi (clarinet).

Shahid Parvez - Kushal - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8102)
The Indian sitarist in a live recording in 2004 at Turin, Italy’s Gong Festival. This is a performance of 'Raga Shyam Kalyan' accompanied by Sankha Chatterjee on tabla.

Orchestra Bailam - Non occidentalizzarti - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-3009)
This Genoa-based ensemble is full of surprises, rich in both novelty and tradition. Their passion for the music of the Balkans is enriched by their sense of musical adventure, from kletzmer to rebetiko, Balkan fanfares to Arabic classicism. The group includes Franco Minelli (guitar, 6 and 8-string bouzouki, oud, vocals), Edmondo Romano (soprano and alto sax soprano, clarinet, flutes), Roberto Piga (violin), Laca Montagliani (accordion), Luciano Ventriglia (drums, derbouka, percussion), Riccardo Barbera (double bass)

Fabrizio Poggi and Turututela - La storia si canta - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-3010)
Singer, guitarist and harmonica player Poggi is back with new of songs, accompanied by Roberto G. Sacchi on accordion, Marco Rovino on guitar and mandolin, backing vocalist Odette Lucchesi and a great group of guest musicians, , offering an homage to rice pickers, factory workers, migrants, soldiers, the people who built 20th century Italy but whose names are absent from the history books. In reworking standards such as 'Bella ciao' (orignally dedicated to female rice pickers), 'Saluteremo il signor padrone' or 'Mamma mia dammi cento lire,' he helps rediscover the spirit of a time gone and forgotten. It's as romantic as it is determined. Listen

Tenore 'San Gavino' De Oniferi - E Prite Tottu Custu - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8118)
Sardinian polyphonic singing may be more familiar in this decade than in many times before, but it never loses its power to surprise and challenge the ear. They carry on the a tenore tradition, steeped in the music of their homeland, from literary inspired boche to ballu songs and muttos. Listen

La Macina - Vene il sabado e vene il venere... - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-macina)
A classic piece of Italian roots music from 1981 is reissued on CD in 2006. This was the first recording by this quartet of strong voices, accompanied by guitar, dulcimer, accordion, tamburello and other small percussion.

Antonio Paolo Pizzimenti - Adagio - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-adagio)
Unlike his previous recordings, which were both sountracks for film or theater works, this is an original work conceived as a multimedia piece (the CD includes a video 'story'). All the music is composed and performed by Pizzimenti, with the voice of Simona Barbero punctuating some of the tracks. It is all stark, moody and cinematic, as Pizzimenti's work always is.

Baraban - Il Valzer dei Disertori - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-baraban1)
The Italian folk group's 1987 recording, reissued.

Massimo Ferrante - Ricuordi - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-ferrante06)
The twelve-string guitarist and singer is back with another collection of pieces from southern Italy - songs of protest and social themes, stornelli - folk tales, celebrations and dance tunes accompanied by an outstanding group of musicians: Francesco Migliaccio (accordion), Enrico Del Gaudio (drums), Roberto Giangrande (double bass), Francesco Banchini (clarinet), Rino Saggio (flute and sax), Leonardo Massa (cello).

Ustad Shujaat Husain Khan - Gayaki Ang - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8106)
Sitarist and singer Shujaat Husain Khan plays a northern Indian style called gayaki ang, which is a playing technique that pays homage to the human voice. He is accompanied on these recordings by Pandit Sankha Chatterjee on tabla.

Franca Masu - Aquamare - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8117)
The wonderful singer from the Sardinian region of Alghero (whose inhabitants speak Catalan) returns with a solid new recording of folk songs in a jazzy, contemporary vein, with a equally solid acoustic ensemble of guitars, mandocello, accordion, reeds, acoustic bass and percussion.

Lalgudi G J R Krishna and Lalgudi J Vijayalakshmi - Bow to the violins - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8105)
Carnatic violin music from South India, acompanied by MV Chander Shekar (mridangam), and AS Sankar (ghatam)

Riccardo Tesi and Claudio Carboni - Crinali - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8114)
Riccardo Tesi (accordian) and Claudio Carboni (sax) of Banditaliana reach into the traditional music of Bolognese Apennines for ballads, polkas, mazurkas, tangos, traditional dances, work songs, lullabies and more for this recording of la tradizione musicale dell'Appennino bolognese in cerca di mare...

Amadou Keinou et Son Ensemble Foteban - Tabaali - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8108)
On the second CD fronted by this griot musician from Burkina Faso he is accompanied by the Ensemble Foteban: Abou Dramane Konate (djembe), Oumarou Kienou (doundoun), Dara Sanou (vocals, thianhoun, balafon), Iussoufou Kienou (guitar, tama, vocals), Salimata Jienou (vocals, djitafie, djabara) and Korotinimi Ina Kienou (vocals, djabara).

Abnoba - Vai Facile - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-anoba1)
The debut recording by a marvelous group of Italian musicians - Vincent Boniface (clarinet, bagpipes, flutes), Simone Bottasso (melodeons), Paolo Dall'Ara (bagpipes, flutes, tarota), Pietro Numico (piano), Marco 'Mammo' Inaudi (bass guitar) and Giovanni 'Zap' Delfino (percussion) - brings the roots of Italy into a modern roots fusion that remains true to heritage while incorporating the music of France and many modern touches. .

various - Gamelan of Central Java VI: Kraton Surakarta - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-gamelan6)
The sixth in a series of recordings which documents the most significant aspects of the gamelan tradition of Central Java. Here the repertoire is that of the court musiaians of Surakarta.

various artists - Gamelan of Central Java VII: The Edge of Tradition - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-gamelan7)
The seventh CD in Felmay's series dedicated to the gamelan culture of Central Java focuses on contemporary adaptations rather than strict traditions.

Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay - Bhakti - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-bhakti)
North Indian vocalist presents a series of performances with origins in the Bhajan tradition. The texts of these devotional songs, hymns to spirituality and divine derive from sacred Hindu scriptures and can often be heard voiced in the intonation of pilgrims as they step into the Ganges or else during temple rites.

Lalgudi G Jayaraman - Singing Violins - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-lalgudi)
Violinist performs classical music of south India, accompanied by violins, mridangam and kanjira.

Tre Martelli - Tra Cel e Tèra - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-martelli05)
Canti e danze tradizionali del Piemonte - traditional music and songs from Piedmont, Italy presented by one of the region's most important contemporary folk groups, with a host of special guests to add to the marvel including Laura Conti, Rod Stradling, Beppe Greppi,Betti Zambruno and Maurizio Martinotti.

Amadou Kienou - Sya - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-sya)
Griot Amadou Kiénou is from Burkina Faso. Trained from his youth through the rituals and ceremonies that still mark the life of his native village (baptisms, weddings, funerals, sacred rites etc), as a professional he has worked with such artists as Manu Dibango, Youssou N’Dour and Baba Maal. He is a virtuoso of the djembe and a fine traditional singer.

Ustad Faiyaz Khan Sahib - Golden Shadows - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-shadows)
Fourteen tracks originally recorded by North Indian singer Ustad Faiyaz Khan Sahib between 1935 and 1948 accompanied by a group consisting of second voice, harmonium, tampura and tabla, digitally remastered.

Imani Ngoma Troupe - Bape - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-imani)
Songs and dances from Zanzibar

Dr N Ramani - Live in Madras - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-madras)
South Indian Classical Music for flute, accompanied y veena, violin, mridangam, gatham and kanjira

Dr N Ramani and Hariprasad Chaurasia - Together (2 CDs) - $21.99
(cdRoots# rd-together)
In India, the term Jugalbandi refers to a duet between master musicians. Here the concept takes on new meaning as the Hindustani tradition from the North and the Carnatic of the south, represented respectively by Hariprasad Chaurasia and Dr. N. Ramani in duets on the bansuri or venu flutes, accomanied by mridangam and tabla.

Ustad Shahid Parvez - Magnificent Melody - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-parvez)
Sitarist Ustad Shahid Parvez performs Darbar (of the royal court), a famous night raga, accompanied by Anindo Chatterjee, tabla.

Sekolah Tinngi Seni Indonesia - Gamelan of Central Java I: Classical Gendings - $17.99
(cdRoots# rd-gamelan1)

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