VARIOUS: WORLD, CLASSICAL, SPOKEN WORD ETC.
In this particular section of our online store you'll find CDs and LP's in various genres, mostly non-related to Western pop, rock, folk or jazz. To begin with we have lots of WORLD MUSIC. Expect TRULY AMAZING SOUNDS, old and new, brought to you from ASIA and AFRICA, EASTERN-EUROPE and LATIN AMERICA, and even the ARCTICS. And here you'll also find music from CLASSICAL COMPOSERS, including the HOUSEHOLD NAMES from centuries ago, but also MODERNISTS. And last, but surely not least, we also have CDs and LP's featuring the SPOKEN WORD, on -almost- any subject one can possibly imagine. Or in other words, NEVER A DULL MOMENT! Enjoy!
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BA-WU, DI -& ZENG ZHAO-BIN & IAN GUANG-I- - MAGIC MUSIC OF CHINESE DI (3CD)The di is one of China's most popular traditional instruments. This set features three albums by three revered di solo performers. |
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BABLA & KANCHAN - LIVE IN CONCERTOn vinyl, this is an energetic Hindustani live album, recorded and first released in 1985. |
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BABYLON TRIO - HABIBIThe three Iraqi musicians of Babylon Trio arrived in Belgium in 2015 as refugees of political and social unrest. Arkan Mushtak is the composer and pinnacle of the band. Like the other members he hails from Baghdad, where from a young age onwards he has been shaped into a ... read more » |
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BALKAN ORCHESTRA CALGIJA - VINTAGE RECORDINGS (1964-1966)'DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY WOUTER SWETS' - Wouter Swets (1930-2016) was a well-known and notable Dutch ethnomusicologist, musician, composer, teacher and writer. Swets inspired countless music lovers and musicians to share his passion for the musical traditions of the ... read more » |
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BALUNGAN - KUDU BISA KUDUThis unique band breaks new musical ground with gamelan and guitars. On their debut-album the 13 members kick off with the nostalgic steam whistle and intentionally garbled boarding call of "Javanese TGV", but as soon as the driving bassline gears ups, it's clear ... read more » |
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BARCELONA GIPSY KLEZMER ORCHESTRA - IMBARCALP issue of their 2014 classic 'Imbarca.' Fans of Pogues, Mano Negra, Les Negresses Vertes take note! |
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BARDAINNE-JAUMET - EPLaurent Bardainne and Etienne Jaumet that he had found refuge in a studio full of by analog equipment. There they mixed mambo, chacha and jazz rhythms with drum machines. |
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BARONI, CLAUDIO F. -& DARIO CALDERONE- - URSAE MINORISDario Calderone performs the compositions 'Ursae Minoris' by Claudio F. Baroni. Music inspired by the constellation Ursa Minor and the diaries of Italian humanist Ciriaco d'Ancona (1391-1455). Three works composed specially for Calderone's double bass performance. The CD ... read more » |
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BATCHKO, JASON - I'M SO HAPPY YOU CALLEDA genuine '90s prank call album, courtesey of Chicago drummer and songwriter Jason Batchko. These hilarious conversations have been making the rounds among phone prank connoisseurs, bootleg comedy fans, musicians in vans and hard-laughers everywhere for over 20 years. |
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BEATLES - TICKET TO RIDE: AMERICAN INTERVIEWSUS radio interviews from 1964 and 1965. The Fab Four talk about world politics and tell about their fears, judge their celebrity, and even challenge an astrologist who forecasts their demise. |
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BECHAN & ALEX FIGUEIRA - MOERARIE MOREI ATJARATaking the music of underground Surinam musician and empresario Alex Bechan for an explorative excursion into the depths of the Colombian Caribbean coast, this explosive combination raises the bar unquestionably. Equally weird, groovy and trippy, this 7" will turn any ... read more » |
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BEI BEI & SHAWN LEE - YEAR OF THE FUNKYAvailable again. 'Year Of The Funky' marries a unique blend of ancient tradition with studio trickery. Eschewing all notions of superficial "Asian/Fusion", this uplifting, genre-bending, and sophisticated sound brings together both East and West with musical ... read more » |
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BEI BEI & SHAWN LEE - YEAR OF THE FUNKY'Year Of The Funky' marries a unique blend of ancient tradition with studio trickery. Eschewing all notions of superficial "Asian/Fusion", this uplifting, genre-bending and sophisticated sound brings together both East and West with musical aplomb. |
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BELLIDO, HANKEL - A CHANGE OF MOURNINGThis is a recording of a traditional mourning ritual held in Peru in 2020, recorded by Hánkel Bellido. |
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BERNER, GEOFF - WE ARE GOING TO BREMEN TO BE MUSICIANSSinger/songwriter/accordionist/novelist Geoff Berner's music combines klezmer, punk, political satire and Balkan dance rhythms. He writes sharp, literate songs that can make you want to weep, laugh, grind your teeth, or kick in a window. Often all at the same time! |
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BEZOS, KOSTAS -& THE WHITE BIRDS- - KOSTAS BEZOS & THE WHITE BIRDS (+CD)The first-ever compilation of Xabagies, the nearly forgotten Hawaiian-influenced music of 1930s Greece, focused on the compositions of Kostas Bezos and his ensemble The White Birds. A world-class slide guitarist, political cartoonist and sleepless Bohemian, Kostas Bezos ... read more » |
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BHATTACHARYA, ANANDI - JOYS ABOUND'Joys Abound' introduces the golden voice of Anandi Bhattacharya on a contemporary exploration of her musical roots. With sublime accompaniment by her father Debashish and other leading instrumentalists, Anandi's outward-looking approach imbues 'Joys Abound' with real ... read more » |
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BHATTACHARYA, DEBEN - PARIS TO CALCUTTA (4CD+BK)'MEN AND MUSIC ON THE DESERT ROAD' - With this wonderful FOUR-DISC SET of recorded song and dance, one can relive the journey that field recordist, poet, filmmaker, musicologist and ethnomusicologist Deben Bhattacharya made along the Desert Road from Europe into India in ... read more » |
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BLABBERMOUTH - HORSPIELLu Edmonds (PiL, Mekons, The Damned, a.o.) and Mark Roberts (The Godfathers, D-Ream, Neneh Cherry, a.o.) release a multilingual spoken word album, a musical hear-play (or in German, "Hörspiel") exploring the underbelly of modern life, alternative histories ... read more » |
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BLABBERMOUTH - HORSPIELLu Edmonds (PiL, Mekons, The Damned, a.o.) and Mark Roberts (The Godfathers, D-Ream, Neneh Cherry, a.o.) release a multilingual spoken word album, a musical hear-play (or in German, "Hörspiel") exploring the underbelly of modern life, alternative histories ... read more » |
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BLACK MERLIN - KOSUA (2LP)Back in 2015 George Thompson AKA Black Merlin started a deep love affair with the remote island of Papua New Guinea. After his first album 'Hipnotik Tradisi', released on Island Of The Gods; George was intrigued to find a place drenched in culture and untouched by the ... read more » |
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BLANCHE, JIMMY - DOU VAN JOUThe Stima label comes with a very sought after gem from the Parisian fusion gwoka scene. The 1987 mini album from Jimmy Blanche 'Dou Van Jou' has been reissued and comes with a remix by Baertz. |
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BLUME, FELIX - DEATH IN HAITI: FUNERAL BRASS BANDS & SOUNDS...This vivid sound portrait depicting the way funerals and burials are lived in Haiti was recorded in Port au Prince by sound artist Flix Blume in early December 2016. The recordings this plunge the listener into a world of pain, loss and solemn celebration as each funeral ... read more » |
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BOISDUR, ESNARD - MIZIK BELOne does not need to be a fan of Antillean music in general to love the deep, expressive voices of the singers of the genre, like Cosack, Anzala and Esnard Boisdur have fascinated music lovers around the globe for decades. It's not only the drumming style accompanied by ... read more » |
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BOWIE, DAVID - LONDON 1983On CD, this is an exclusive interview on which David Bowie talks about intimate details of his life and career. This disc was released in 2016. |
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