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Please note!
Most of our 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. I 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.
Thanks- Cliff, cdRoots
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Pop music from out there
I don't want to have a debate about this, so save your genre complaints and 'horse/folk" commentary, OK?
This is simply a short list of interesting pop music recordings I carry, things that might fail to meet the 'roots music' test but are nonetheless interesting, diverse and worthy of your ears. Like all 'categories' I feature, your mileage may vary. Relax and enjoy the trip!
Meet You There - Oysterband
$13.99
(cdRoots# wp-oyster07)
The 2007 studio album by the Brit folk-rock legends.
Hjertnuser - Jan Eggum
$14.99
(cdRoots# grcd-4265)
Norwegian singer-songwriter is known as "the face of the melancholy" with songs of lovelorn lives, loneliness and sorrow, and occasionally a social critic. Accompanied by a small ensemble of percussion, bass, occasional horns, he can move run from raw to schmaltzy, from pop rock to jazz. (Songs sung in Norwegian)
Edda Magnason - Edda Magnason
$16.99
(cdRoots# cda-21812)
Swedish pianist and vocalist Edda Magnason dips into pop, jazz and folk with a fine small ensemble of violin, percussion and such, in a series of often very quirky songs sung in English. Listen
Nous percons les oreilles - Joane Hetu; Jean Derome
$16.99
(cdRoots# yy-deromehetu)
Two saxophones, two voices, two strange minds collide in new ideas and challenging music. Says Derome: "The basis of our work is made of songs and improvisation. Our songs speak of our life. They are ordinary (like us) but not easygoing (like her). We really love to improvise together. It is not easy to describe accurately what we do while improvising — it is very close to the human beast that we are."
Pimasz: Magyar Funk - Kerekes Band
$15.99
(cdRoots# yy-kerekes)
Hungarian roots-funk: folk with attitude from a Magyar village
Evok - Dietrich
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-6052)
Unusual pop music with some folk inspiration from Belgium. Jeuc Dietrich sings and plays percussion, hurdy-gurdy, Irish bouzouki, guitars, melotron, cellos, drum and electronic programming. Anik Faniel is the second vocalist and plays electric bass, percussions, bass drum, hurdy gurdy. They are joined by a nice cast of musicians playing Arabic percussion, pipes, drums and strings. Listen
OuterRail - ZetaBoo
$16.99
(cdRoots# aito-zeta2)
ZetaBoo arrives for a second round with this down to earth CD, a unique blend of pop, jazz and folk-roots. Composer Jarmo Saari offers songs that are melodic and folky, spontaneous and intuitive. Marko Timonen provides the swinging percussion that is at the heart of this new recording, driving a more relaxed band of vocals, accordion, keyboards, guitars, cavaquinho, trombone, lapsteel, keyboards, citara, and bass (Pekka Lehti) , a bit more subtle than their previous releases. The theme of the disc is the outer rail and homesickness. Says Saari: 'This is like a series of traveller's landscapes. The journey is more important than arriving. The traveller prefers to follow a flitting butterfly or the advice of a stranger than a tourist map. Boldness and spontaneity are rewarded.'
Top Quality Bones And A Little Terrorist - Britta Persson
$17.99
(cdRoots# amigo-2042)
A curious Swedish pop recording (sung in English) by a unique voice with a unusual song writing style. She accompanied by a mostly acoustic ensemble that is equally comfortable with rock, pop and jazz.
Flesh and Armor - Liam Bailey
$15.99
(cdRoots# bok-mr01)
Pure pop with American roots - not my usual catalog addition, but I make exceptions for musicians with a wry outlook, an unusual voice and a certain sense of production restraint. Liam and his team of musicians have all of this working for them, so if you have the occasional, selective soft spot for intelligent pop music like I do, you might want to give this one a listen.
El Dorado - 17 Hippies
$15.99
(cdRoots# buda-3860179)
El Dorado perfectly demonstrates how a band matures over time. Having played together for 14 years, with 1,500 concerts in 20 countries, these musicians have found a unique style. Whether infl uenced by Balkan music, American rock, British pop, or film music, their compositions and sophisticated arrangements enter a new realm. Always filled with energy and razor-sharp interplay, 17 Hippies' music still “boils down to plain dance music!” Regardless of age or nationality, everybody around the world seems to get it, as proven by the international success of this “Rock-The-World-Orchestra.”
Beches Brew - Bengt Berger
$temp out of stock-18.99
(cdRoots# ce-13)
Bengt Berger has pulled together a band together that conveys all his uniqueness as a composer, musician and band leader: The modal, the ethnic, the melodies, rhythms, the old-school, avante garde, odd meters, humour and seriousness, chastity and sex, childishness, wisdom and senility, in a word: Country and Eastern music.
Le Rose del Deserto - soundtrack
$15.99
(cdRoots# cni-dererto)
Soundtrack to the film by Mario Municelli features Almamegretta, Nidi d"arac, Solar Orchestra, Tricarico, Mario Crispi and others
de la nature des choses - Gabriel Yacoub
$17.99
(cdRoots# elf-choses)
It took seven years for this French artist to compose and record an all new studio work, but the wait is always worth it when you have an artist of such high caliber. Joined by a wonderful ensemble (including Gilles Chabenat, Yannick Hardouin, Julien Biget and many more), his voice is surrounded by deep folk roots and modern sounds, all to the service of 14 rich and marvelous songs. As you might suspect from this description, it comes highly recommended!
chant de guerre - John Delvarre
$17.99
(cdRoots# elf-guerre)
The debut recording by a marvelous French champion of la nouvelle chanson française, accompanied by a great cast including Gabriel Yacoub (who also produced), Yannick Hardouin, Sylvie Berger and others.
Seventh and Trade - Clare Fader and The Vaudevillains
$16.99
(cdRoots# fader2)
Singer and writer Clare Fader and company are back with their second release, and it is, if anything, weirder, darker and more quirky than the first. It's part cabaret, part Jaques Brel, perhaps a skittering dose of The Doors without the amplifiers and leather. The Vaudevillains: Aaron Bachelder, drums; Andy Mabe, upright bass; Brad Cokendolpher, guitar; and Mary K. Elkins, cello.
When This Was The Future - Lisa o Piu
$17.99
(cdRoots# fe-sub029)
The debut full-length release by Sweden's Lisa Isaksson and her band. As summer came and turned Sweden into a green and pleasant place in the early 70s, the core members of Piu went to a small cottage in the beautiful archipelago north of Stockholm and recorded what was to become this LP. The album is filled with delicious and bewitching woodland folk hymnals, eloquent yet eerie, and led by Lisa's gossamer vocals, as delicate as a wavering candle flame. The album is produced by Mattias Gustavsson (Life On Earth!/Dungen), and it somehow divinely conjures the essence of Linda Perhacs, Bridget St. John, Joni Mitchell, Sandy Denny, Vashti Bunyan, and Joanna Newsom into one singular siren, but with a thoroughly unique, thoroughly haunting delivery.
Behind The Bend - Lisa o Piu
$14.99
(cdRoots# fe-sub072)
The 2nd album from Swedish folk siren Lisa Isaakson and her band Lisa o Piu. To get inspiration for the creation of Behind The Bend, Lisa spent time in a small cottage located deep in the vast woods of Vastmanland, Sweden, where she enjoyed the last breath of the summer. This is the kind of set and setting where you travel into another world... and they did. The initial recordings were made under a vaulted blue ceiling with gold stars in the old 15th century timber church of Hjulsjö, Sweden. The new album is filled with watery woodland folk hymnals, eloquent yet eerie. The harp has been given more space, the violin plays a greater role, the 12-stringed guitar plays graceful melodies and all is led by Lisa's gossamer vocals. They call it "psych-folk." OK? Listen to Was It The Moon, Child of Trees and World falling Down.
Pa Egne Vegne - Anne-Marie Giortz
$18.99
(cdRoots# grcd-4296)
With a stripped down ensemble sound (featuring marimbas, bass, percussion, banjo, keyboards and guitar), Norwegian composer and vocalist Anne-Marie Giørtz creates a completely unique recording, rooted in jazz, pop and folk, but beholden to none. Highly recommended!
Revolve - La Cherga
$17.99
(cdRoots# hm-art2711)
These Balkan music innovators have a sound that mixes dub, Balkan brass, jazz, drum 'n' bass and electronic, broadened on this new recording to include funk and soul. Adisa Zvekic from Bosnia, the band's new front woman, is using her powerful voice to lead the band into a new era. As its title implies, the album deals with transformations and renewals, always rooted in the diversity of their home countries of Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia and Jamaica.
Songs Unrecantable - ErsatzMusika
$special order-please e-mail me
(cdRoots# hm-atr2209)
In their second release, still fronted by the voice of artist and singer Irina Doubrovskaja, and people by a half dozen Soviet émigrés who escaped the turmoil of Russia following the end of Cold War for the artistic communes of East Berlin, ErsatzMusika are the ghost in the machine of 21st century music, a rootsy, Russian urban folk, edgy and ripe for this dark new age.
Universal Sprache - Vladimir Bozar 'n' Ze Sheraf Orkestar
$18.99
(cdRoots# hm-cdm2741860)
Vladimir Bozar 'n' ze Sheraf Orkestär evolved out of a Zappa tribute band called The Children of Invention. They mix up bits of cartoon soundtracks, slices of metal, bendy punk, twisted jazz, bits of classical music, electronica, glitch, gypsy swirls, violins, bits of Danny Elfman, Faith No More, Primus and all kinds of inspired vocal madness – operatic doom, cartoon noise, sinister vocal lines, clowns gone wrong, accordions, mandolins, kazoo, classical percussion....an indescribable, unforgettable aural riot. Special order will take about 10 days for shipping
Sentimental Streak - Catherine Russell
$18.99
(cdRoots# hm-crsentiment)
A collection of songs that hightlight this jazz singers vocal range. 14 tracks of jazz, blues and torch songs recorded at Levon Helm Studios by producer Larry Campbell (who has recorded Dylan, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, and Abbey Lincoln and adds his own mandolin, guitar, resonator guitar, violin, and pedal steel). Matt Munisteri on guitar and banjo, Lee Hudson on acoustic bass, and Larry Ham or Mark Shane on piano with guest musicians include Byron Isaacs of Ollabelle on acoustic bass, Rachelle Garniez on accordion, James Wormworth on drums, Howard Johnson on tuba, and from the Levon Helm Band, Steven Bernstein on trumpet, cornet, and slide trumpet, Erik Lawrence on saxophones, and Brian Mitchell on piano.
Raindrops and Elephants - dunkelbunt
$18.99
(cdRoots# hm-pir2335)
Vienna-based [dunkelbunt] is part of a DJ movement that transcends standard Central European techno and house music by drawing inspiration from other genres and cultures. His remixes for artists as various as Balkan Beat Box, 17 Hippies and the Amsterdam Klezmer Band have gained him international renown. A passionate blender of spices in his spare time, [dunkelbunt] sees composing and cooking as related arts. On Raindrops and Elephants, [dunkelbunt] has applied his passion for blending to selected Piranha tracks from Simentera, Frank London, Watcha Clan and more.
Magnification - Magnifico
$18.99
(cdRoots# hm-pir2440)
Slovenia's Magnifico gyrates with Euro irony and sultry smoothness, backed by a burst of Balkan brass and a chorus of go-go dancers, revelling in the pleasures of pan-European English, pop culture and the sillier side of porn - all presented with a distinctly Slavic wink in songs about everything from xenophobia to homophobia. He offers Balkan- and Roma-scented funk, R&B and soul... and even a flirtation with American country music and Mexican-style horns. The tracks on Magnification hail from Magnifico's latest limited edition Slovenian release, along with several freshly minted songs from the songwriter's fertile, bizarre mind. Two videos and other extras are also included.
rivermudtwilight - Les Triaboliques
$17.99
(cdRoots# hm-wv468088)
This collaboration from multi-instrumentalists Ben Mandelson, Lu Edmonds and Justin Adams is the culmination of a decades-long quest by these musicians to absorb and utilize the planet's sounds. The Desert, the Delta, the Steppes and the Underground - all are united in what Mandelson likes to call "Triabolique Twi-Fi." Listen!
Outra Praia - Swami Jr.
$18.99
(cdRoots# hm-wv479029)
Outra Praia (Another Beach) is a case of a supporting actor emphatically and justifiably stealing the limelight. Swami Jr. has long been a highly sought-after producer, arranger, composer and guitarist who has worked with musical talent from Brazil and further afield. He recorded and toured with Chico César for ten years and has accompanied and/or produced Omara Portuondo, Vanessa da Mata, Elba Ramalho, Zélia Duncan, Elza Soares, Zeca Baleiro, Tom Zé, Lokua Kanza, Mayra Andrade, Dori Caymmi and more. This is the debut solo album for Swami Jr. as he establishes himself alongside these cohorts as a major new name in Música Popular Brasileira. Listen and Listen
In the Wake of the Phoenicians - Milan Zdravkovic
$17.99
(cdRoots# hm-wv479038)
A recording of many moods - sensuous, soft, bewitching - each port of call is the pretext for a different stage in the development of the musical itinerary, a metaphor of eternal landscapes, a pictorial allegory painted by a contemporary artist using ancient colors with a futurist varnish. Sometimes a chant rises like a muezzin's prayer or a siren's song, or a touch of flamenco or a Sardinian motif suddenly emerges mischievously, then a swaying rhythm appears before vanishing into the swirls of the synthesizers. By mixing ancient and modern, eminently contemporary electronic sounds with traditional instruments and vocals, DJ Milan plays with every shade of blue in the Mediterranean; this music is the soundtrack of a luxury cruise that touches on the universal. Listen and Listen
Basque Fire - Betagarri
$14.99
(cdRoots# jaro-betagarri)
Basque ensemble performs an energetic, regional version of ska, punk, rock.
Næra - Arja Saijonmaa
$17.99
(cdRoots# kkv-271)
Arja chose a church in Italy as the venue for her new CD featuring songs of peace and freedom. Her repertoire is taken from the tradition of poetic songs of freedom, peace and love, a tradition that Arja champions. Half of the songs have never before been recorded by Arja, the others are her very personal favourites from her concert repertoire, including a version of "Jag vill tacka livet" (I want to thank life) and Mikael Wiehe's "Det finns en värld" (There is a world). The production has been stripped down to the bare necessities, giving the listener the full power of her voice. The only accompaniment is by her classically trained accompanist Petri Somer.
En Hildringstime (a tribute to Erik Bye) - various
$18.99
(cdRoots# kkv-298)
A group of Norway's foremost pop artists got together in 2004 on a Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation studio to pay tribute to Erik Bye who had recently passed away. Here the concert is finally released on CD, and on "En Hildringstime" (Magic Twilight) we include a rare gem, the bonus track "Drøm" (Dream), the last song recorded by Erik Bye before he died, and which is a key part of the movie about him ¿ "Giganten" (The Giant).
En Hildringstime (a tribute to Erik Bye) - various
$18.99
(cdRoots# kkv-298)
A group of Norway's foremost pop artists got together in 2004 on a Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation studio to pay tribute to Erik Bye who had recently passed away. Here the concert is finally released on CD, and on "En Hildringstime" (Magic Twilight) we include a rare gem, the bonus track "Drøm" (Dream), the last song recorded by Erik Bye before he died, and which is a key part of the movie about him ¿ "Giganten" (The Giant).
Will There Be Spring - Maria Solheim
$17.99
(cdRoots# kkv-309)
Norwegian pop, pure and simple, from a fine female vocalist with a quirky sense of timing and arrangement. (Lyrics in English)
Følg oss hjem, Ole Paus - Leieboerne
$18.99
(cdRoots# kkv-322)
Leieboerne (The Tenants) take a selection of songs by a legendary Norwegian songwriter, add a classic 70s folk-rock sound and ask Følg oss hjem, Ole Paus (Take us home, Ole Paus). The band says 'If you are a tenant you rent, you don't own. The nice thing about renting is that you can rearrange the furniture a bit and then pretend that you own... Renting from Ole Paus brings you into a fascinatingly huge house full of cellars and attics... But we do want to mention all the fabulous stuff we found in the attic that we dragged down into the living-room, that's why there are many songs from Oles earliest period.'
Det Som E Na (What is now) - Elin Furubotn
$18.99
(cdRoots# kkv-330)
Stayer - Lars Bremnes
$18.99
(cdRoots# kkv-339)
LY - Kari Bremnes
$18.99
(cdRoots# kkv-345)
LY (Shelter) features 11new songs spanning a wide range of ideas, visions and musical temperament. Bremnes looks into the nooks and crannies of life, writing about how she sees the world through her eyes, the ugly and beautiful, light and dark,anger and love, about dancing, death, the fate of a strong woman on the polar island of Svalbard, and about finding warmth. In short, about seeking shelter. (In Norwegian)
Fest - Fotefar and Håvard Lund
$14.99
(cdRoots# kkv-346)
FEST is the first CD from the folk trio Fotefar (Footprints) and clarinet player Håvard Lund. The trio is Lena Jinnegren, Bendik Lund Haanshus and Ragnhild Furebotten. Lena, from Sweden, has deep roots in rock, folk music and folk ballads. Ragnhild was nominated for the same award in 2008 for her solo CD "Endelig vals" (Finally a waltz). Bendik trained at the music conservatory in Trondheim, and plays in the group KADO and the tango music band Orangutango. Håvard is artist in residence for the cultural centre in Troms county, and now has a permanent position there as a musician, composer and arranger. He has played with the band Farmers Market, with Frode Fjellheim of Transjoik and collaborated with Trygve Seim.
Fantastisk Allerede - Kari Bremnes
$24.99
(cdRoots# kkv-362)
The Norwegian singer celebrates her 30th year as a recording artist with this compilation of highlights from her career so far. 2 CDs covers a wide range of styles and musical ideas from folk to pop and beyond.
Soul of a Man - Knut Reiersrud
$17.99
(cdRoots# kkv-soul)
The Norwegian guitarist's 1998 take on soul, blues and gospel is, as always distinctive and surprising. Always a step ahead, Knut employed samples of legendary blues performances together with rock-solid band of Paolo Vinaccia, Auden Erlien, Bugge Wesseltoft and Reidar Skår. The album is more of a band album with Knut's electric guitar virtuosity in focus. Three of the songs were written exclusively for him by Mac Rebenack and the late Doc Pomus, and the most convincing song on the recording, the title track, is an original. Completely unique and different.
Amore e Odio - Banda Bassotti
$16.99
(cdRoots# matson-bassotti)
Heavy ska, roots and rock from an Italian band of guitars, bass, drums and horns - they're political, passionate and loud (think Negu Gorriak, Les Negresses Vertes and The Clash). If you have the 'need for speed,' this is the band for you.
Orgia - Jaume Sisa
$17.99
(cdRoots# medi-sisa)
Jaume Sisa was an important part of Musica Dispersa and is a folk-rock artist with a very idiosyncratic style. His first album Orgia was a prime example of psychedelic rock - the Spanish way - with Sisa followings his whim much like Incredible String Band. The vocals and harmonica playing is a little indebted to Bob Dylan, but a lot stranger. Elsewhere there are kazoos, piano, tablas, recorders, snippets of tapes, and even occasional strings and brass. The same year, 1971, that Musica Dispersa was released, he also put out this great solo album. Crazy acid folk with lots of humour and weird vocals by Sisa himself.
Sha - Peeni Waali and Schildpatt
$16.99
(cdRoots# mensch-sha)
The 2006 brainchild of the amazing Fizze of Switzerland. He says: 'Sound-stalking through Alpine and Persian inflections, drum n' bass oriental improvisations, remixes, dubs, ambiances,collages and genuine creations...' Features santur master Alan Kushan.
Tur - Tromsø Kunstforsyning
$17.99
(cdRoots# nor-0980)
Experimental new music from Tromso, Norway performed on cello, trombone, electronics, voice, piano and percussion.
Ossicles - Karl Seglem
$temp out of stock-18.99
(cdRoots# nor-10100)
The Norwegian saxophone (and goat horn) weilding explorer is joined by Håkon Høgemo: Hardanger fiddle; Olav Torget: electric guitars, konting, mbira; Gjermund Silset: electric bass and percussionists Erland Dahlen, Kenneth Ekornes and Harald Skullerud on this 2010 release. All About Jazz calls it "an album that occupies the same continuum as fellow Norwegians like saxophonist Jan Garbarek and traditionalist singer Mari Boine but, with its combination of goat horns, Hardanger fiddles, ethnic percussion and African instruments breaks down barriers in its own very personal way." Highly recommended.
Kropp och Själ - Fagel Roc
$13.99
(cdRoots# pbp-fagel1)
Sweden-based Fågel Roc gets its inspiration from their own home and around the world, and the band of synth-guitar, keyboards, bass and percussion uses an excellent pallat of Latin rhythms, Oriental melodies, western pop, Bagdad rock, and what they call Etnoschlager. They are vocally led by the wonderful Nadia Louis, an Iraq singer now based in Sweden who works in many languages including Assyrian and Swedish.
Dans and Drom - Fagel Roc
$13.99
(cdRoots# pbp-fagel2)
The 2009 release by Sweden-based Fågel Roc gets its inspiration from their own home and around the world, and the band of synth-guitar, keyboards, bass and percussion uses an excellent pallat of Latin rhythms, Oriental melodies, western pop, Bagdad rock, and what they call Etnoschlager.
Lila - Sidh
$17.99
(cdRoots# rd-8123)
Sidh presents a hybrid between the traditional sounds of the Gnawa and the rhythms and melodies of the Mediterranean. Young Italian-based Algerian musician Sidh (vocals, guembri, bendir, qraqueb) is joined by Riccardo Manzi (guitar and bouzouki), Renato Vecchio (saxophones, flute, duduk), Zaki Bedaida (acoustic guitar and vocals), Youcef Grim (percussion) and a vocal trio.
Taxidoscopio - Kristi Stassinopoulou and Stathis Kalyviotis
$18.99
(cdRoots# res-stassi07)
These Greek artists are producing global pop without peer, mixing local roots with international sounds and modern technology to create, over the course of the last few years, a completely unique aural pallette that relates to almost no one else. fRoots says: '…a completely unique, utterly recognisable and forward-looking style of their own. And in that distillation, it seems to have become more distinctly Greek - a strange, other-worldly Greekness, for sure, but a 21st century Greekness that's modern within its own culture, out there, ahead and rooted rather than just banging off some local language version of what the globised industry dictates. No predictable Greek rock, Europop or hip-hop here then.'
Taxidoscopio - Kristi Stassinopoulou and Stathis Kalyviotis
$19.99
(cdRoots# res-stassi07)
These Greek artists are producing global pop without peer, mixing local roots with international sounds and modern technology to create, over the course of the last few years, a completely unique aural pallette that relates to almost no one else. fRoots says: '…a completely unique, utterly recognisable and forward-looking style of their own. And in that distillation, it seems to have become more distinctly Greek - a strange, other-worldly Greekness, for sure, but a 21st century Greekness that's modern within its own culture, out there, ahead and rooted rather than just banging off some local language version of what the globised industry dictates. No predictable Greek rock, Europop or hip-hop here then.'
Yiddpop - Fayvish
$18.99
(cdRoots# rien-yiddpop)
The Berlin based band brings together what they believe has been separated for a too long time: songwriting, punkpop, jazz and Yiddish music. Steffen Illner (double bass), Philipp Bernhardt (drums), and Fabian Schnedler (guitar/voice/songwriting) with Alan Bern (accordion, melodica, keyboards) and Paul Brody (trumpet) as guest musicians blend these ingredients with utter coolness. The lyrics by modern and contemporary Yiddish poets (e.g. Peretz Markish, Itzik Manger, Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, Morris Rosenfeld or Peretz Miranksy) risk a sly look at today's bitters of life. Alan Bern says: "The band grooves like mad, but so relaxed and with so much space, you could drive a train through it. The chords, melodies, riffs and hooks are all freshly twisted out of something you feel like you must have heard before, but you haven't. This is the most individual, natural, flowing, and deeply connected take on Yiddish language and song I've heard in a long, long time."
list of lights and buoys - Susanna and the Magical Orchestra
$17.99
(cdRoots# rune-2034)
Norwegian duo of Susanna Wallumrød (vocals) and Morten Qvenild (keyboards) features nine low key, sparse and austere original songs (sung in English) plus highly personal interpretations of Dolly Parton's 'Jolene' and Leonard Bernstein's 'Who Am I'. Unique contemporary pop music from Scandinavia.
Every One Tells a Story - The Real Stormin' Norman
$14.99
(cdRoots# sn-1)
Best known for his work in the 70s are the pianist, composer and second voice in the legendary NYC band Stormin' Norman and Suzy, Norman Zamcheck returns with his 2006 solo release of new songs.
The Transports - Peter Bellamy and friends
$16.99
(cdRoots# sst-free11)
One of the late Peter Bellamy's most ambitious projects is now available on CD, his 'folksong opera' about the plight of those sentenced to exile in Australia, first populated as a penal colony. Originally a 2-LP set, this is a cycle of original songs strung together in a coherent narrative, and it includes some of England's finest traditional singers: June Tabor, Nic Jones, Martin Carthy, the Watersons, and Bellamy himself. Highly recommended, limited quantity available
Mulatu Steps Ahead - Mulatu Astatke
$15.99
(cdRoots# sst-strut56)
Vibraphonist and composer Astatke and his Ethiopia band are joined by members of The Heliocentrics and The Either/Orchestra for some totally original Ehtio-jazz adventures.
Zumbi - Andrea Marquee
$17.99
(cdRoots# st-marquee-zum)
High-tech Brazilian pop by great singer interpreting contemporary songwriters like Caetano Veloso and Jorge Ben, with a strong African element.
8 Armed Monkey - KTU
$16.99
(cdRoots# te-ktu)
Finnish accordionists Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen (Kluster) join Pat Mastelotto and Trey Gunn (percussion and guitar from King Crimson and duo TU) for a round of agressive, loud and utterly unclassfiable new music.
Alliance - Afrissippi
$13.99
(cdRoots# tg-afri2)
The second round for this allianceof Senegalese roots and Mississippi blues, and every bit as solid as the first. Guelel Kumba - guitar, vocals, Eric Deaton - electric guitar, Kinney Kimbrough - drums, Justin Showah - bass, Papa Assane M'baye - percussion, Jeff Callaway - trombones Listen
Risastova - Kristian Blak and Yggdrasil
$15.99
(cdRoots# tutl-risa)
The ensemble Yggdrasil embarks on its 25th year with an ensemble of musicians from Faroe isalnds and Estonia, and featuring Kari Sverrisson. They perform modern interpretations of traditional Faroese skjaldurs, ballads and hymns. There are also unusual compositions by Kristian Blak.
Rising Road - John Jones
$13.99
(cdRoots# wp-jones09)
With seven traditional songs, four written by John, and one from the Oysterband vaults, Jones' first solo outing features Seth Lakeman (tenor guitar, fiddle, vocal), Benji Kirkpatrick (guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, piano, vocal), former Oysterman Ian Kearey (banjo-dulcimer), Rowan Godel (vocal), Sophie Walsh (harp) and Francois Deville (pedal steel) as well as homeboys Dil Davies (drums), Alan Prosser (guitars) and producer Al Scott. Listen
Quiver - KTU
$16.99
(cdRoots# wp-quiver)
This powerful, agressively fronds group returns with this 2009 powerhouse of sounds. Trey Gunn / Warr guitar; Kimmo Pohjonen / accordion, voice; Pat Mastelotto / rhythmic devices, beats and noises with Samuli Kosminen additional beats and noises, Kosminization
Empires and Us - Steve Skaith
$17.99
(cdRoots# wp-skaith05)
Former Latin Quarter frontman Steve Skaith leads a politically charged folk-rock ensemble with Javier Gámiz - Lead guitar and backing vocals, Beto Tenorio - Bass, and Ricardo Serrano - Drums.
Power of the Moon - Talking Water
$17.99
(cdRoots# wp-talk)
Kerstin Blodig and Ian Melrose's latest project has quite a pedigree including Clannad, Sally Oldfield, John Lord, Farfarello, Norland Wind and Kelpie. These two musicians, well-known in the Celtic and Scandinavian world-music scene, are here a true pop-rock band at last, with no apologies.
Fel es Egesz (2 CD set) - Transsylvanians
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Fél es Ègesz is the 6th CD by this powerful Hungarian roots'n'rock band. They describe the 2 CD set as 'Hungarian Speed Folk - two sides, different pulse frequencies- CD 1 is for stagedivers, CD 2 is for slowfolkers. Bastard arrangements of Bartók and Rimski-Korsakow, an excerpt from a Hungarian rock-opera, Jimi Hendrix' rock-classic 'Fire,' and the infamously legendary film-song "Gloomy Sunday." And the two greatest Hungarian poets of the 19th century, Arany János und Petöfi Sándor, are invited to the party. Tradition revitalised with the power of rock and the freedom of punk.'
Imagine Africa - various
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I do not go in for too many compilations, but this one stands out for its unique set of musicians and its collaborative spirit. East African artists from Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar offer music both traditional and modern, recordings made with care and respect for both the tradition and audio quality. Artistsinclude Witnesz, Bizmana Ntavoyo, Maryam Said Hamdun, Mahsein Ally, Anania Ngoriga, Nakite, and Bob Rudala from Tanzania, as well as Olith Ratego, Susana Owiyo, K'Odhialo, Ogoya Nengo, Katana Bin Kalama, Bismilahi Gargar, and Makadem from Kenya. Listen to Witnesz, Olith Batego and Suzanna Owiyo.
Ingen Hverdag - Valkyrien Allstars
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The Norwegian folk-rock ensemble's 2011 release. Listen
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