Release date: 30 June CRAMMED  

ALLA                   Es Tiempo                     CD                 CRAM133
'Es Tiempo' is the lush, multi-layered debut album from Chicago-based Mexican-American three-piece Allá. Producer/guitarist Jorge Ledezma, his brother Angel Ledezma on drums and vocalist/guitarist Lupe Martinez, make up Allá –(pronouced ay-ya) and they lay out the blueprint for a new brand of Latin psychedelic music. The trio have forged a distinctive sound encompassing some of their favourite styles of music from the last four decades: German Krautrock experiments, Motown flourishes, Brazilian Tropicalia, cosmic jazz and the symphonic sixties pop of Brian Wilson and Phil Spector

Release date: 26 May CRAMWORLD 

BALKAN BEAT BOX     Nu-Made (Remixes & Videos)         CD+DVD                  CRAW48
This exciting double-pack contains 11 audio tracks, a music video, and a 26-minute film. Most of the audio tracks are fresh remixes derived from BBB's acclaimed 2007 album Nu Med featuring remixers including Dub Gabriel, Nickodemus, Stefano Miele and the band themselves, plus a brand-new track entitled Ramallah-Tel Aviv. The DVD features a 26-minute film directed by Elsa Dahmani, documenting a special event put together by Balkan Beat Box in Tel Aviv in February 2008. plus a live video for Hermetico, based on footage shot in various festivals.

Release date: 26 May DOX RECORDS  

ZUCO 103                     After The Carnaval                  CD          DOX051
The founders of Brazilectro, Zuco 103 are back with their sixth album, recorded partly in Rio de Janeiro and partly in Holland. The three musicians, Rio-born vocalist/lyricist Lilian Vieira, keyboard man/producer Stefan Schmid from Munich and drummer/producer Stefan Kruger from Amsterdam, who make up the group, first collaborated in 1998 when they created a unique fusion of Brazilian music and European dance music. Copied by musicians throughout the world, on “After The Carnaval” they have moved away from sample-based music, giving the album a natural, acoustic sound.   

Release date: 26 May SNAIL RECORDS  

SABAN BAJRAMOVIC with MOSTAR SEVDAH REUNION          Saban            CD SR66008    
The latest recording from Snail Records features the veteran Serbian Gypsy vocalist Saban Bajramovi, accompanied by the acclaimed Bosnian group Mostar Sevdah Reunion, performing a set of his own songs .Saban is now in his seventies and over a long career he has made more than 20 albums, composed more than 700 songs. Guest musicians include the Macedonian trumpeter Naat Veliov and violinist Slobodan Stancic.

Release date: 9 June CUMBANCHA  

RUPA & THE APRIL FISHES               Extraordinary Rendition            CD     CMBCD7
With musical influences that include French chanson, Gypsy music, tango, Latin alternative, Indian music and beyond, Rupa & the April Fishes create music that is lively, romantic and instantaneously appealing. Based in San Francisco, the band's accessible and multicultural sound has earned them a reputation as one of the most exciting groups in the Bay Area alternative scene.

Release date: 26 May HEILO  

ANNBJORG LIEN                          Waltz With Me               CD          HCD7216
This live recording was made at last year’s Telemark Festival in Norway which featured the acclaimed Norwegian folk musician Annbjørg Lien as festival composer. As part of an international folk music string quartet – Annbjørg Lien, Hardanger fiddle (Norway), Bruce Molsky, violin and vocals (USA); Christine Hanson, cello (Canada/Scotland); and Mikael Marin, viola (Sweden) – Lien performed her specially commissioned work ‘Waltz With Me’. The work was also performed at the Celtic Connections festival in Scotland in January 2008.

Release date: 21 April TELARC 

ERIC BIBB                           Get On Board                CD                  CD83675
The acclaimed blues/roots guitarist and songwriter Eric Bibb has produced his finest set of recordings to date in the new album, ‘Get Onboard’. Recorded in Nashville and completed in Stockholm. SEE MORE and details of his UK tour

Release date: 21 April RIVERBOAT 

ETRAN FINATAWA                      Desert Crossroads           CD                   TUGCD1048
Among the grasslands of the Sahel and the shifting dunes of the Sahara desert, two legendary nomadic peoples, the Wodaabe and Tuareg, are joined together in the raunchy guitars and haunting voices of Etran Finatawa. As the winds of change cast uncertainty over their nomadic lifestyle, both cultures are at a crossroads. Etran Finatawa reflect on their roots, with a nostalgia and warmth that mirrors the majesty of their desert home.
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Release date: 28 April SAREGAMA  

KALYANJI ANANDJI                The Bollywood Brothers           2CD               CDNF1380967
Kalyanji Virji Shah and his brother Anandji – collectively known as Kalyanji Anandji - were two of the leading Bollywood composers. Today their work has been sampled or remixed with worldwide success by artists as diverse as the Black Eyed Peas, Bally Sagoo or cult DJ, Dan The Automator. This compilation includes the original versions of songs including the music sampled by the Black Eyed Peas in their Grammy-winning “Don’t Phunk With My Heart”. The comprehensive selection and the extensive liner notes give the full background and context of the music, people and times.
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Release date: 7 April CUMBANCHA  

UMALALI                 The Garifuna Women's Project             CD             CMBCD6
The exuberant rhythms of Africa, the deep emotion of the blues and the ancient spirit of native Caribbean peoples echo in the music of the unique Garifuna culture of Central America. Garifuna women, both young and old, unite with award-winning producer Ivan Duran and musicians from the internationally renowned Garifuna Collective to craft these contemporary songs of indescribable soul, strength and beauty.

Release date: 21 April THINK GLOBAL  

VARIOUS ARTISTS                   Think Global: Fiesta Latina          CD             THINK109CD
The infectious rhythms and electrifying dance steps of salsa, merengue, and bachata guarantee the perfect Latin fiesta. From the legendary Ray Barretto and the Grammy award-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra to the explosive sound of Colombia’s La Sonora Dinamita, Think Global: Fiesta Latina is the ultimate Latin party soundtrack.

WORLD CIRCUIT  

TOUMANI DIABATÉ                    The Mandé Variations              CD            WCD079
The Mandé Variations is the highly anticipated solo album from Africa’s most brilliant instrumentalist and king of the kora, Toumani Diabaté. A moodier, more reflective and mature sound than we have heard from him previously, it features interpretations of classic themes alongside groundbreaking improvised pieces. A departure from his recent collaborative work with such names as Damon Albarn, Ali Farka Touré, Salif Keita, Taj Mahal, and most recently Bjork, this solo album gives listeners a chance to fully appreciate Toumani’s incredible musical ability and creativity in his own right.   

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MOSTAR SEVDAH REUNION          Café Sevdah         CD               SR66009
Mostar Sevdah Reunion has been acclaimed around the world as the leading group playing Bosnian traditional music called sevdah. On "Cafe Sevdah" they present a new dimension of sevdah music. 
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BRUVOLL HALVORSEN            Trillar For To            CD             HCD7217
The duo of guitarist Tore Bruvoll and singer Jon Anders Halvorsen perform Norwegian medieval ballads and folk tunes plus their own material. Joined by other instrumentalists and a forty-man male voice choir.
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SAREGAMA  
BISMILLAH KHAN                The Shehnai's Humble Master      2CD         CDNFC1507123
This 2CD set introduces one of the most important and iconic Indian musicians, Bismillah Khan, who was the master of the traditional Indian woodwind instrument, the shehnai.    SEE MORE

JNAN PRAKASH GHOSH          Drums Of India Vol.1 & 2           2CD             CDNFD1507089
Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh, the inspirational force behind these recordings from 1968 and 1979, was a star tabla-player of his time and accompanied all the greats, including a young Ravi Shankar. SEE MORE

WORLD CIRCUIT 
ORCHESTRA BAOBAB            Made In Dakar                  CD               WCD078
Five years on from the best-selling ‘Specialist in All Styles’, Orchestra Baobab return with an album that celebrates the band’s roots in one of the world’s most explosive musical cities. 
‘Made in Dakar’.  SEE MORE

CRAMWORLD 
SHANTEL                     Disko Partizani                CD                CRAW41
Shantel, the man who pioneered the concept of Balkan clubbing with his now-legendary Bucovina Club, returns wth his first solo album for seven years.  SEE MORE

HEADS UP  
OLIVER MTUKUDZI              Tsimba Itsoka                 CD             HUCD3124 
Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi is the most powerful creative force to emerge from Zimbabwe in the last three decades and he has built an international reputation as one of Africa’s leading musicians. . SEE MORE

RIVERBOAT  
SABA                           Jidka                     CD             TUGCD1047
Born in Somalia to an Italian father and Ethiopian mother, Saba has come to represent the meeting of African and European cultures. . SEE MORE