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...

Quartet Ajaton's second album "Early Music in the Latest Way". As its name suggests, the album contains old music, mainly compositions from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, which, in...

Absolute Hits 1 SECOND-HAND CD Ready to travel back to the turn of the millennium and relive the greatest dancefloor anthems and radio chart-toppers? Released in 1999, this first installment of the...

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...

Kravgi (Greek: Κραυγ , meaning Scream ) is a double album released in November 2000 by Greek pop icon Anna Vissi , which became a massive commercial success and was certified 7x platinum in...

The Capitol Session '73 is an intimate live studio recording by Bob Marley & The Wailers, captured at Capitol Studios in Hollywood in October 1973 and officially released in 2021 with restored...

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...

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...

The album is the band's tribute to traditional Finnish folk music, and unlike most of Frigg's previous albums, it consists exclusively of traditional folk tunes rather than the band's own...

Françoise Hardy en Vogue: Best of 1962–1967 is a 24-track compilation album released by Sony Music in late 2024 , honoring the earliest and most acclaimed work of Françoise Hardy—an icon of...

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...

Jogkauns is the stunning new album from sitar virtuoso Jasdeep Singh Degun, released on Real World Records. Following his multi-award-winning debut Anomaly, this is Degun’s first full-length...

Emily: No Prisoner Be is a six-part song cycle by contemporary American composer Kevin Puts, based on the poems of Emily Dickinson, which had its world premiere in Baltimore in the autumn of 2023. The...

One of the most unforgettable nights in music history is here. This magnificent live recording brings to your ears Judy Garland’s legendary farewell concert at New York’s Palace Theater in 1952....

Taivaan tie (The Way to Heaven) is a studio album by the Finnish schlager legend Katri Helena , released in autumn 2014. Created during a difficult period of personal loss, the album was crafted to...

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...

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...

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...