World music CD

Uhtuan kuu ('The Moon of Ukhta') features eight songs composed and written by Hannu Virtanen that have not previously been released on record. The oldest of these, “Nyyrikintie 8,” was...

Mambo Jambo: Original Recordings 1941–1950 is a CD released by Naxos (2001) that features 20 tracks, including the title track "Mambo Jambo" (recorded in 1950). FORMAT: CD...

In the early 1980s, the group of musicians in Kaustinen was still very male-dominated. Frustrated by this, violinist Kreeta-Maria Kentala asked her friends to join the first female musician group in...

Buena Vista Social Club is both the name of this unique group of musicians and the album itself. It was recorded in just seven days in 1996 at the vintage EGREM studios in Havana, which date back to...

On this unique recording, geomungo virtuoso Lee Jae-hwa performs the Geomungo Hoesang and Geomungo Sanjo suites in the styles of the South and North Korean peninsulas: with different forms...

The acclaimed third album Liberdade by Portuguese singer Sara Correia, the fastest rising star in fado music, is a triumph. Sara arrives in 2023 as a phenomenon: she has traveled around the world and...

Iiro Rantala and Aarne Pelkonen’s Hymyilevä Apollo (Smiling Apollo) is a bright and soulful collaborative album that blends Rantala's versatile compositions and virtuosic piano playing with...

InTime Quintet Markku Lindeman, accordion Henrik Perelló, violin Jari Salmela, piano Jorma Salmela, guitar Hannu Siiskonen, bass Marcelo Nisinman, bandoneon Tampere Philharmonic Jaana Haanterä...

The Essential Notes Collection album discovers a musical landscape where guitele is accompanied with string quartet and live electronics. Compositions flow in the borderline of modern classical and...

Kriya Sarathi Chatterjee, vocals Peter Lerche, guitar Pauliina Lerche, accordion, kantele, vocals, e-violin Lauri Porra, bass Gulfam Sabri, tabla Mikko Kaakkuriniemi, drums Lerche, Peter (b.1954): 1....

Paco De Lucia & Pepe De Lucia's Pepito y Paquito, released on May 31, 2024, includes the following tracks: "Romance De Juan Osuna - Seguiriyas Tientos," "Se Comerá Mi Dolor -...

Awake Percussion, Luoto luonnos, Saxtronauts and Signe join forces on an album featuring strings, wind instruments, human voices and percussion performed by a 16-piece ensemble. The work continues...

Ne Lintuizet is a folk ensemble formed by four prominent Finnish artists—Pekko Käppi, Laura Moisio, Kielo Kärkkäinen, and Lauri Myllymäki—whose debut album Uusi huone (A New Room), released on...

Selene's View is a 2024 album by the multinational jazz quartet Orchestra Nazionale della Luna. Despite its name, the band has no Italian members; it consists of Finnish, Belgian and French...

Experience one of the most significant works in the history of classical music performed by the Westminster Abbey Choir. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli is not only a...

Award-winning Finnish accordionist, composer, and adventurer Kimmo Pohjonen is releasing his new album Sensitive Skin on Ondine's Octopus label. The album is being released on Ondine's Octopus...

Quartet Ajaton has released their third album Fin 23.1.2026. The group's innovative musicians now delve into the core emotions of Finnish tradition: tangos, Sibelius and folk melodies breathe new...

The album features texts by two notable contemporary Finnish poets, Edith Södergran and Eino Leino, set to music by Sarmanto. The album includes music in both Finnish and Swedish and celebrates the...

SECOND-HAND CD Come On Over is the best-selling album by a female artist of all time.

Stevie Wonder's album Songs In The Key Of Life, released on May 4, 2000, includes the following songs: "Village Ghetto Land," "Sir Duke," "Knocks Me Off My Feet," and...

Barry White's "Can't Get Enough" is an iconic music album that has stood the test of time since its release in 1974. This masterpiece features the legendary Barry White's smooth...