ARGENTINA
Astor Piazzolla, Love Tanguedia
Gotan Project, Lunático
BAHAMAS
André Toussaint, Bahamian Ballads
Joseph Spence, Happy All the Time
Various Artists, Bahamas 1935, Chanteys and Anthems from Andros and Cat Island
Various Artists, Bahamas 1935: Ring Game and Round Dance
Various Artists, The Bahamas, Islands of Song
Various Artists, Kneelin' Down Inside the Gate: The Great Rhyming Singers of the Bahamas
BELIZE
Andy Palacio, Wátina
Various Artists, From Bakabush
Various Artists, Shine Eye Gal
BOLIVIA
Contemporary Orchestra of Native Instruments, Arawi, The Doctrine of Cycles
BRAZIL
Bahia Black, Ritual Beating System
Luiz Bonfá, Solo in Rio 1959
Vinicius Catuaria, Sol Na Cara
DJ Dolores, Aparelhagem
Arto Lindsay, Mundo Civilizado
Margareth Menezes, Kindala
Milton Nascimento, Clube Da Esquina and Clube Da Esquina 2 (two-cd set)
Ivo Perleman, Tapeba Songs
Rita Ribeiro, Pérolas aus Povos
Luciana Souza, Duos II
Virginia Rodrigues, Sol Negro
Caetano Veloso, A Foreign Sound
Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, Tropicalia 2
Tom Ze, Brazil 5, The Hips of Tradition
Tom Ze, Com Defeito de Fabricacao--Fabrication Defect
Various Artists, The Inspiring New Sounds of Rio de Janeiro
Various Artists, Ziriguiboom, The Now Sound of Brazil 2
CANADA
Ad Vielle Que Pourra, Menage a quitter
The Beaton Family of Mabou, Cape Breton Fiddle and Piano Music
Kashtin, Innu
Kashtin, Akua Tuta
Laurel MacDonald, Kiss Closed My Eyes
Laurel MacDonald, Chroma
Laurel MacDonald, Luscinia's Lullaby
CHILE
Francesca Ancarola, Lonquén
COLOMBIA
La India Meliyara, La Sonora Meliyara
Totó la Momposina, Pacanto
Totó la Momposina, La Candela Viva
Various Artists, Cumbia Cumbia
Various Artists, Cumbia Cumbia 2
Various Artists, The Rough Guide to Cumbia
Various Artists, Si soy llanero
COSTA RICA
Various Artists, Calypso Costa Rica
CUBA
Africando, Volume 2, Tierra Tradicional
Africando All Stars, Mandali
Afro Cuban Allstars. Live in Japan
Afro Cuban All Stars, A Toda Cuba le Gusta
Afro Cuban All Stars, Distinto, Diferente
Buena Vista Social Club
Desi Arnaz, Cuban Originals
Barbarito Torres
Cuarteto Patria, A Una Coqueta
Cubanismo, ¡Mucho Gusto! The Very Best of Cubanismo
Dan Den, Salsa En Atare
Estrellas de Areito, Los Heroes
Ibrahim Ferrer, Buenos Hermanos
Ibrahim Ferrer, Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer
Juan Carlos Formell, Songs from a Little Blue House
Manuel Galbán and Ry Cooder, Mambo Sinuendo
Armando Garzón, Boleros
Armando Garzón, Escándalo
Ruben Gonzalez, Introducing Ruben Gonzalez
Los Guanches, The Corpse Went Dancing Rumba
Machito, Mambo Mucho Mambo
Beny Moré, Cuban Originals
Namorado Y Su Combo, Anoranzas De Mis Mambos
Eliades Ochoa, Estoy Como Nunca
Eliades Ochoa and Cuarteto Patria, Sublime Ilusión
Eliades Ochoa and Cuarteto Patria, The Lion is Loose
Eliades Ochoa, Tribute to the Cuarteto Patria
María Ochoa, Asi Quiero Vivir
Papi Oviedo and Papa Noel, Bana Congo
Pérez Prado, Cuban Originals
The Best of Pérez Prado, the Original Mambo No. 5
Omara Portuondo, Buena Vista Social Club Presents Omara Portuondo
Nico Saquito, Good-bye Mr. Cat
Orquesta Aragon, La Charanga Eterna
The Essential Tito Puente
Rough Guide to Tito Puente
Septeto Habenero, 75 Years Later
Septeto Nacional. Soneros de Cuba
Septeto Santiaguero, La Pulidora
Sierra Maestra, Son: Soul of a Nation
Sierra Maestra, Rumbero Soy
Sonora Matancera, Live on the Radio 1952-1958
Trio Matamoros, Cuban Originals
Various Artists, !Ahora Si! Here Comes Changui
Various Artists, Baile Tropical, Cuban Originals
Various Artists, Buena Vista Social Club
Various Artists, Buena Vista: The Next Generation
Various Artists, Casa de la Trova (Corason)
Various Artists, Casa de la Trova (Detour/Warner Brothers)
Various Artists, Cuba
Various Artists, !Cuba Sí¡ Pure Cuban Flavor
Various Artists, Nights in Havana, Cuban Originals
Various Artists, Pinareno--From the Tobacco Road of Cuba
Various Artists, The Rough Guide to Cuban Son
Various Artists, Rhythm & Smoke--The Cuban Sessions
Various Artists, Rough Guide to Mambo
Various Artists, Septetos Cubanos; Sones de Cuba (two CD set) Los Zafiros, Bosa Cubanos
[Note: For reviews of all 16 CDs in the Cuban Originals series, click here.]
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Francisco Ulloa, !Ultramerengue!
Varous Artists, Essential Merengue--Stripping the Parrots
Various Artists, Republica Dominica
Various Artists, The Rough Guide to Bachata
FIRST NATIONS of U.S. & CANADA
Jorge Alfano, Noccan Kani
Kashtin, Innu
Kashtin, Akua Tuta
Various Artists, Borderlands: From Conjunto to Chicken Scratch
Various Artists, Honor the Earth Powwow: Songs of the Great Lakes Indians
GUADELOUPE
Gazoline, Featuring Pier Rosier, Zouk Obsession
Shades of Black, Wonderful
Various Artists, Zouk Attack
HAITI
Boukman Eksperyans, Kalfou Danjere
Coupé Cloué, Maximum Compas from Haiti
Rara Machine, Break the Chain
Various Artists, Méringue--Haïti Chérie
JA (and other reggae)
Dennis Alcapone, Universal Rockers
Big Youth, Natty Universal Dread 1973-1979
Black Uhuru, Brutal Dub
Burning Spear, The World Should Know
Burning Spear, Love & Peace
Chuckleberry, Cost of Living
Johnny Clarke, Reggae Archives
Jimmy Cliff, Moving On (DVD)
Jimmy Cliff, Breakout
Culture, Two Sevens Clash (30th Anniversary Edition)
Desmond Dekker, Rockin' Steady: The Best of Desmond Dekker
Eek-a-mouse, U-Neek
Ethiopians, Owner Fe De Yard
Joe Higgs, Blackman Know Yourself
Ijahlar (Featuring Zaro & Jey), Life
Gregory Isaacs, Mr. Isaacs
Winston Jarrett and the Righteous Flames, Solid Foundation
The Jolly Boys, Sunshine 'n' Water
King Tubby and Friends, Dub Like Dirt 1975-1977
Linton Kwesi Johnson, Tings An' Times
Macka-B, Buppie Culture
Gato Negro, Black Cat Dub
Mad Professor, Hi-Jacked to Jamaica
Mad Professor, Science & the Witchdoctor
Mad Professor, True Born African Dub
Bob Marley, Soul Almighty, Vol. 1 (enhanced CD)
Bob Marley, The Complete Wailers 1967-1972 Part 1
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Spirit of Music
Maxi Priest, fe Real
The Mighty Diamonds, Paint It Red
The Mighty Diamonds, Speak the Truth
Augustus Pablo, King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Panic in Babylon
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican E.T.
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Lord God Muzick
Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Upsetter and the Beat
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Soundzs from the Hotline
Prince Buster, FABulous Greatest Hits
Ras Sam Brown, Teacher
Junior Reid, Long Road
Sons of Armageddon, The Softest Touch
Third World, Black Gold Green
Tinga Stewart with the Dance Hall D.J.s
Toots and the Maytals, 54-46 Was My Number, Anthology 1964 to 2000
Zion Train, Home Grown Fantasy
Various Artists, Lloyd Daley's Matador Productions, 1968-1972
Various Artists, Essential Dub
Various Artists, Fisherman Style
Various Artists, Explosive Rock Steady: Joe Gibbs' Amalgamated Label 1967-1973
Various Artists, Life Goes in Circles
Various Artists, Is It Rolling, Bob?(Vol. 1) (reggae artists do Dylan)
Various Artists, Kingston Town: 18 Reggae Hits
Various Artists, The Mighty Two: Joe Gibbs & Errol Thompson
Various Artists, More Pressure: Straight to the Head
Various Artists, Musical Feast: Mrs. Pottinger's High Note and Gayfeet Label
Various Artists, The Reggae Train--More Great Hits From the High Note Label
Various Artists, Reggae for Kids
Various Artists, Respect to Studio One
Various Artists, Solid Gold, Coxsone Style
Various Artists, This is Reggae Music
MEXICO (and South Texas)
Los de Abajo
Santiago Jiminez, Jr., El Gato Negro
Los Camperos de Valles, El Triunfo--Sones de La Huasteca
Los Camperos de Valles, The Muse
Don Santiago Jimenez, His First & Last Recordings: 1937 & 1979
Roberto Pulido y Los Clasicos/Los Dos Gilbertos, Conjunto Classics
Juan Reynosa, Plays Sones & Gustos
Mariachi Reyes del Aserradero, Sones de Jalisco
Tony de la Rosa, Asi Se Baila En Tejas
Mingo Saldivar, I Love My Freedom, I Love My Texas
Graciana Silva, Sones Jarochos
Los Super Seven, Canto
Various Artists, Antologia del Son de Mexico (box) (three CDs also sold individually)
Various Artists, Borderlands: From Conjunto to Chicken Scratch
Various Artists, Corridos y Narcocorridos
Various Artists, ¡Conjunto! Polkas de Oro
Various Artists, El Caiman, Sones Huastecos
Various Artists, Y Tu Mamá Tambien
Various Artists, La Iguana, Sones Jarochos
Various Artists, Chulas Fronteras & Del Mero Corazon
Various Artists, Nonesuch Explorer Series, Fiestas of Chiapas and Oaxcaca
Various Artists, Pure Purepecha
Various Artists, The Rough Guide to the Music of Mexico
Volovan
MONTSERRAT
Eddy Grant, Painting of the Soul
PERU
The Blind Street Musicians of Cusco, Peruvian Harp & Mandolin
Takillacta, Andean Songs
Various Artists, Afro Novalima
Various Artists, The Soul of Black Peru
PUERTO RICO
Los Pleneros de la 21, Somos Boricuas, We Are Puerto Ricans
Viento de Agua Unplugged, Materia Prima
Zemog, El Gallo Bueno
Various Artists, Puerto Rico
T&T
Belasco, Lionel, Goodnight Ladies and Gents
Black Stalin, Roots, Rock, Soca
Black Stalin, Rebellion
Growling Tiger, The Growling Tiger of Calypso
Lord Invader, Duke of Iron, Macbeth the Great, Calypso At Midnight
Lord Invader, Duke of Iron, Macbeth the Great, Calypso After Midnight
Lord Invader, Calypso in New York
Lord Kitchener, Klassic Kitchener, Vol. 1
Lord Kitchener, Klassic Kitchener, Vol. 2
Lord Kitchener, Klassic Kitchener , Vol. 3
Mighty Sparrow, First Flight: Early Calypsos from the Emory Cook Collection
Mighty Sparrow, Volume Three
Mighty Sparrow, Dancing Shoes
Roaring Lion, Standing Proud
Roaring Lion, Sacred 78s
David Rudder, 1990
Various Artists, Calypso
Various Artists, Calypso Awakening
Various Artists, Calypso Carnival 1936-1941
Various Artists, Peter Was a Fisherman
Various Artists, Raw Kaiso 1
Various Artists, Roosevelt in Trinidad, Calypsos of Events, Places, and Personalities1933-1939
Various Artists, The Rough Guide to Calypso & Soca
Various Artists, Trinidad Carnival Roots
URUGUAY
Rene Marino Rivero, Bandoneon Pure: Dance of Uruguay
USA
(See Asia and The Pacific for Hawaiian releases)
Desmond Ababio, Roko Party Premium Hi-Life
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Liberation Afro Beat Vol. 1
Ashwin Batish, Live at KKUP People's Radio
Belleville A Cappella Choir, Southern Journey, Volume 11: Honor the Lamb
Alessandra Belloni, Tarantelle and Canti D'Amore
Alessandra Belloni, Tarantata, Dance of the Ancient Spider
Ruben Blades, Mundo
Dock Boggs, His Folkway Years 1963-1968
Dock Boggs, Country Bluesa shorter review of same
Songs of the Volcano, Papua New Guinea Stringbands with Bob Brozman
Bob Brozman and Debashish Bhattacharya, Mahima
Bob Brozman and René Lacaille, Digdig
Bob Brozman and Takashi Hirayasu, Jin Jin / Firefly
Bob Brozman and Djeli Moussa Diawara, Ocean Blues
Bobi Céspedes, Rezos
Charanga Cakewalk, Chicano Zen
Charanga Cakewalk, Loteria de la Cumbia Lounge
Guy Clark, Boats to Build
Paul Clayton, Whaling and Sailing Songs from the Days of Moby Dick
Clothesline Revival, Long Gone
Clothesline Revival, Of My Native Land
Ry Cooder and Manuel Galbán, Mambo Sinuendo
Xavier Cugat, The Original Latin Dance King
Beth Custer, Respect as Religion
Mark Dunn, Return to Peace
Easy Star All-Stars, Radiodread
Easy Star All-Stars, Dub side of the Moon
Fania All-Stars, ¿Qué Pasa?
(Steven Feld) Por Por, Honk Horn Music of Ghana
Steven Feld, Suikinkutsu: A Japanese Underground Water Zither
Steven Feld, The Time of Bells.
Steven Feld, The Time of Bells 3, Musical Bells of Accra, Ghana
Steven Feld, Time of Bells 4
Felonious Bosch, New Dark Ages
Bill Frisell, Nashville
Irie Time, It's About Time
Jimmie Dale Gilmore, After Awhile
Hammons Family
Hazmat Modine, Bahamut
Carolyn Hester, The Tradition Years
Robin Holcomb
The Hammons Family
Sharon Katz, Imbizo
Arto Lindsay, Salt
Arto Lindsay, Mundo Civilization
Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Journey: Beyond the Horizon
Raul Malo, After Hours
Raul Malo, Today
Kulturshock, Fucc the INS
Mark Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos, ¡Muy Divertido!<
Mark Ribot, Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos
Vicki Richards, Temple Dwellers
Vicki Richards, Parting the Waters
Les Ross, Sr., Hulivili Huuliharpuu-Rollicking Harmonica
Spooky Actions, Songs of Nations
Los Super Seven, Canto
Orriel Smith, The World's Favorite Cluckoratura Arias
Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Un Gran Dia En El Barrio
Tangle Eye, Alan Lomax's Southern Journey Remixed
Steve Tibbetts, A Man About A Horse
Rick Trevino, Mi Son
United Sacred Harp Convention, Harp of a Thousand Strings
United Sacred Harp Convention, And Glory Shone Around
Various Artists, Anthology of American Folk Music
Various Artists, Black Texicans, Balladeers and Songsters of the Texas Frontier
Various Artists, Blue Grass Music from the Appalachians
Various Artists, Corridos y Narcocorridos
Various Artists, Cowboy Songs, Ballads, and Cattle Calls from Texas
Various Artists, Southern Journey, Volume 12: Georgia Sea Islands--Biblical Songs and Spirituals
Various Artists, Deep Polka
Various Artists, Instrumental Music of the Southern Appalachians
Various Artists, The Journey of Chris Strachwitz, Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960-2000
Various Artists, Latino Latino--Music From the Streets of LA
Various Artists, Prison Songs, Historical Recordings from Parchment Farm 1947-48--Volume One, Murderous Home; Volume Two, Don'tcha Hear Poor Mother Calling?
Various Artists, Mali to Memphis
Various Artists, Mystery Train, Classic Railroad Songs, Volume 2
Various Artists, Sacred Harp Singing
Various Artists, Sacred Steel, Traditional Sacred African-American Music in Florida
Various Artists, Songs and Ballads of American History and of the Assassination of Presidents
Various Artists, Steel Rails, Classic Railroad Songs, Volume 1
Various Artists, Roots Music
Various Artists, Southern Journey, Volume 8, Velvet Voices, Eastern Shores Choirs, Quartets, and Colonial Era Music
Various Artists, Southern Journey, Volume 7, Ozark Frontier, Ballads and Old-Timey Music from Arkansas
Various Artists, Southern Journey, Volume 1, Voices from the American South
Various Artists, A Treasury of Library of Congress Field Recordings
Various Frog Artists, Songs of North American Frogs
Lisa Walker, Grooved Whale
Benjy Wertheimer, Circle of Fire
Lucinda Williams, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Zemog, El Gallo Bueno
VENEZUELA
Marta Topferova, La Marea
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