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    Willoughby Caught
     
    My Inner Pirate
    A lively musical sail through pirate history and lore.
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    Beat Mondiale
     
    World Percussion Fiesta
    Incredible World Beat percussion music. Instrumental music that tells a story. From the early settlers of North American, the Serengeti of Africa, the rhythms of Brazil, the Middle East, Spain to the Outback land of Australia. A true musical journey.
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    Skah-Shah#1 Avec Cubano
     
    Rasanble Pou Ayiti
    This song is a fusion of Troubadour/Compas/with a touch of jazz and scat improv.,that anybody would appreciate. Get it!
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    Antioquia
     
    My piano ate the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle
    Based on a true story, this fine collection of 15 songs is a feast of sound - with polyrhythm, vocal harmony and aural dissonance in all the right places. Hints of Mahavishnu tucked into 'world' rhythm inspired funk-pop-rock? Bon appetit.
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    Jared Tyler
     
    Here With You
    Melodically uplifting and filled with inspirations of hope and love, this record is a musical celebration of being in the moment of life.
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    Tiptons Sax Quartet
     
    Laws of Motion
    Sax quartet & drums with great vocals, world music & original compositions
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    Kaiku
     
    Usva
    Usva has a warm, romantic tone with breezy vocal pop harmonies invoking the rules of cool. Seductive beats ride along with inventive collaborations of accordion, cello, piano, bass and at times Fender Rhodes and even organ.
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    Kulewa
     
    Kulewa
    A rockin', fun and upbeat album from this Hawaiian quintet, crossing many genres in a colorful island-contemporary style
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    Adam Riviere
     
    Laxin' at the Cafe
    Songs inspired by the Coffee Shoppe vibe from various cities around the country visited during the writing of this project. The music will present various styles: lounge, trip hop, world beat, & ambient with acoustic percussion, flute and programming.
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    Bashir Shakur
     
    Steady Hands (World Percussion
    This Album is a comprehensive sketch of "Diasporic Percussion Music" from West Africa , Cuba, and the United States.
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    Ashwin Batish
    Sitar Power 1 - A Fusion of Rock and Indian Music
    Sitar Power is a mind blowing mix of modern funk gadgetry and classical Eastern flavor - CMJ, NY.
    It's powerful, it's magical! .... Stops you dead in your tracks the first time you hear it .... Batish rips on the Sitar" - Tower Records, Pulse. "Sitar Power is a mind blowing mix of modern funk gadgetry and classical Eastern flavor. This is no novelty. Batish has been called a sitar master by fellow musicians and critics alike." - CMJ, NY Bombay Born Ashwin Batish rocked the airwaves with his debut album Sitar Power 1 in 1986. This album drew rave reviews for its innovative stance and as one of the pioneering albums in the Worldbeat genre that successfully fused the classical sitar music of India with rock. This re-release on CD is done by popular demand following the recent release of his Sitar Power 2 CD! This CD was also awarded honorable mention by the National Association of Independant Record Distributors. Ashwin Batish is an extraordinary sitarist and tabla player. He received training in the North Indian classical tradition from his father S.D. Batish and later created his own unique fusion of Indian classical sitar with pop, rock, jazz, calypso, funk... an example of a few hybrids he excells at. He is famous for such songs as the Bombay Boogie, Raga Rock, Raga Jazz, Casbah Shuffle and Sitar Mania. Ashwin is also very well know for being an educator. His series of instructional videos for the sitar, tabla, dilruba, dholak, vichitra veena, harmonium that he has produced with his father Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish have become a very sought after commodity by the Indian music student. Ashwin often gives private and group Indian music lessons at his Santa Cruz, California USA facility and is often called upon by various music festivals and universities to perform his sitar and be a guest lecturer for weekend workshops and seminars on Indian music and ethnopop, raga rock sitar fusion. Ashwin Batish's pioneering effort in worldbeat music called "Sitar Power" has earned him some critical reviews and great respect in the music community. The sitar is ageless in Ashwin's hands. It is souped up for amplification and effects! We hope you get to catch one of Ashwin's electric performances. His music is as dynamic as his stage presence.
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    Sin Miedo
    Estoy Enamorado
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    Wendy Rule
    The Wolf Sky
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    Dave Holland
    Drummin' Songs & Jam Alongs
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    Dante Bucci
    Reminiscence
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      Top Songs

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      1.
      Oyé Oyé (Lumbalú)
      Leonor Dely & Millero Congo
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      Ki Lót Moun
      Leonor Dely & Millero Congo
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      Invocación (Yá Bahá'u'l-Abhá)
      Leonor Dely & Millero Congo
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      4.
      Ewe
      Carioca
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      Dreamin
      Kato Kahra
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      6.
      Mother (Mamãe)
      Christoph Erard
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      Flute Ornament
      Kato Kahra
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      8.
      Dark and Sweet
      Kato Kahra
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      Insalave
      Kato Kahra
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      See Ma Melody
      Kato Kahra
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