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- Maria Schneider / Mathias Eick, US/Norway
- Beautiful Nubia, Nigeria
- Trolska Polska, Denmark
- Karl Seglem, Norway
- Spanglish Fly, US
- Razia, Madagascar
- Ray Cooper, John Jones, UK
- Duo Bottasso, Italy
- Stephan Micus, Germany
- The Dolomites, Japan
- Cesaria Evora, Cape Verde
- Elida Almeida, Cape Verde
- General Paolino, Acholi Machon, Malawi Mouse Boys, So. Sudan, Uganda, Malawi
- Antonio Castrignan�, Kal�scima, Ludovico Einaudi, Italy
- Rustica, Spain
- Checkpoint 303, Palestine
- The Henrys, Canada
- Dreamers' Circus, Denmark
- The Demon Barbers, UK
- Nation Beat, US
- Sally Nyolo
- Ilkka Heinonen Trio, Finland
- Monsieur Doumani. Cyprus
- Treacherous Orchestra, Scotland
- Xaos, Greece
- Spiro, UK
- Pekko K�ppi & K:H:H:L, Finland
- Bombay Rickey
- Rahde Rahde (film)
- Aidan O'Rourke, UK
- Music and Traditions of the Arabian Peninsula (book)
- Paul Bowles, US
- Epic Male Band, Finland
- Kronos Quartet and Tanya Tagaq, US/Canada
- Red Baraat, US
- Savinna Yannatou, Greece
- Robing Williamson, UK
- Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (Italy)
- Hanoi Masters: War Is A Wound, Peace Is A Scar
- Kepa Junkera, Spain/Basque
- E T Mensah, Ghana
- Parchman Farm [Alan Lomax]
- Ensemble �riu, Ireland
- Boubacar Traor�, Mali
- Vingefang, Denmark
- Zomba Prison Project, Malawi
- Oum, Morocco
- Fatoumata Diawara/Roberto Fonseca, Mali-Cuba
- La Talvera, Occitania/France
- Antti Paalanen
- Jean-Louis Matinier & Marco Ambrosini, France/Italy
- Omar Sosa, Cuba/US
- Making Pictures: Three for a Dime, US
- Boulpik, Haiti
- Djessou Mory Kant�, Mali
- Anouar Brahem, Tunisia
- Markus Tullberg, Andreas Ralsg�rd, Nos Honks, Sweden
- Tuomas Logr�n
- Noura Mint Seymali , Mauritania
- Quraishi, Afghanistan
- Xarn�ge, D'Oc/France
- La Mal Coiff�e, D'Oc/France
- Riccardo Tesi, Italy
- Pray for Brain, US
- Dexter Johnson & Le Super Star De Dakar, Senegal
- FatDog, UK/Sweden
- "Acadian Driftwood" [book review]
- Olcay Bayir, Turkey
- Kiran Ahluwalia, US/India
- Admir Shkurtaj. Albania/Italy
- African Gems, various
- Yeahwon Shin, US/Korea
- D�lava, US (Moravia)
- Puhti, Finland
- Edmondo Romano, Italy
- Desuonatori, Italy
- Son Palenque, Colombia
- Himmerland, Denmark
- Volga, Russia
- Anansy Ciss�, Mali
- Anne Niepold, Belgium
- Goodland Trio, Sweden
- Aurelio, Honduras
- Puhti, Finland
- Les Ambassadeurs Du Motel De Bamako, Mali
- Taran Project, Italy
- Soundwalk Collective, Germany
- Gina Chavez, US
- Ensemble Mare Nostrum & Marco Beasley, Italy/France
- Violons Barbares, global
- Moussu T e lei Jovents, France
- 9Bach, Wales
- Habadekuk, Denmark
- Omar Sosa, Cuba/US
- Nawa, Syria
- The Arun Ramamurthy Trio, India/US
- 1970s Algerian Proto-Rai Underground
- Calaita Flamenco Son, UK
- Mop Mop, Italy/global
- Sousou and Maher Cissoko, Sweden/Senegal
- Baka Beyond, UK/global
- S�nd�rgő. Hungary
- Rim Banna, Palestine
- She'Koyokh, UK/global
- Aidan O'Rourke, UK
- Dino Saluzzi
, Argentina
- Luk Thung, Thailand
- Marjan Vahdat, Iran/Norway
- Marc Sinan, Europe/Turkey
- Martin Green - Crows' Bones, UK
- Greek Rhapsody
- Kepa Junkera, Spain
- Traditional Music of Azerbaijan
- Martin Green's Crows' Bones, Scotland
- VA: Zanzibara
- Tabor, Warren, and Ballamy, UK
- Kaikhosru Sorabji: Adventures in Extreme Piano
- MALIcool
- Steve Tibbetts
- Ralph Ellison: Living with Music
- Trio Mediaeval
- Paul Hillier & Theatre of Voices
- The King's Noyse
- A Dependable Skeleton
- Formatia Valea Mare
- Acantus
- Mala Punica, Pedro Memelsdorff
- Ennio Morricone & Clara Murtas
- Eleni Karaindrou
- L'Attirail
- VA - Electros & Latinos
- Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars *
Boban Markovic Orkestar *
- Trovesi and Coscia *
- Mode Plagal*
- Fermin Muguruza
- June Tabor
- Haarla & Paivinen
- Puntin & Gunnarsdottir
- Archipelago
- Kritian Blak / John Tchai
- Piniartut
- Andrew Manze & Richard Egarr (Handel)
- Kristian Blak
John Tchichai
- The Hilliard Ensemble & Christoph Poppen
- Nikos Portokaloglou
- Rosamunde Quartet (Haydn)
- Eberhard Weber
- Pekka Pohjola
- Stephan Micus
- Ralph Towner
- Ensemble Alcatraz with Kitka
- Eduardo Eg�ez
- Pekka Lehti
- ZetaBoo
- Bill Frisell
- Philip Glass
- Alamaailman Vasarat
- New Tango Orquesta
- Supergenerous
- Piirpauke
- Speaking in Tongues
- Choir of Sartene
- Chico O'Farrill
- Musica Antigua
- Paul Giger
- Anima
- Wimme
- David Rothenberg and Douglas Quin
- Kronos Quartet
- Tin Hat Trio
- The Byrds
- Billie & DeDe Pierce
- Peeni Waali
- Sonny Simmons
- Johnny Cash
- Maya Beiser, Kinship
- Lights in a Fat City, Memory Ground
- Bill Laswell, Dub Chamber 3
- Marc Ribot y los Cubanos Postizos, �Muy Divertido!
- Sakanatik Arbaila Ttipira
- Janis Ian, God and the FBI
- Arvo Part/Paul Hillier, I Am The True Vine
- Arvo Part, Alina
- VeDaKi
- Lagos, Venosta, Mariani
- Manze and Egarr/Pandolfi
- Richard Thompson
- Sun Ra and Salah Ragab
- John Abercrombie
- Jon Iverson
- Zap Mama
- Indonesian Guitars
- Legendary Stardust Cowboy
- Remote Viewers
- Frifot
- Susana Baca
- The World Mäkeri Orchestra
- Polly Moller
- Martin Posen
- Cindy Lee Berryhill
- Book Review: HipHop America
- Mikhal
- Tony Allen
- Matt Turner
- Anthony Braxton
- The Shaggs
- Centazzo and Trovesi
- OCOSI
- Guyvoronsky & Petrova
- Yves Daoust
- Leo Labs
- Knut Hamre - Steve Tibbetts
- Gurdjieff & de Hartmann
- Chris Burn - Felix Huber
- Sainkho
- Pachora
- David Toop
- Jonas Hellborg
- Yggdrasil
- Alfred Schnittke
- Giya Kancheli
- Icarus
- Sound of Choice
- Ned Bouhalassa
- Tin Hat Trio
- Jacques Tremblay
- Steven Anderson
- Sam Newsome & Global Unity
- Intuitive Music Conference 1997
- IST
- FJQ
- Nils Petter Molvaer
- John Fahey
- David Murray
- Ulisses Rocha
- Robert Rich
- Lepage and Tetreault
- Jean Derome
- Tetsu Inoue
- Dino Saluzzi, Argentina
- Andrea Esperti, Italy
- Boris Kovač, Serbia
- Leon Russell, US
- Cahalen Morrison and Eli West, US
- SKRUK, Nowway, Turkey
- NID, Sweden
- S�lvguttene & Kudsi Erguner, Norway/Turkey
- Neil Driscoll, US
- De Temps Antan, Canada
- Y�lariis
- Potir, Russia
- Zedashe, Rep. of Georgia
- Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
- The Creative Music Series, US
- Go: Organic Orchestra, US/global
- Anna Hoffman & Romancero Sefardi, Russia
- Ulvsand & Hjetland / Johanna-Adele J�ssi, Nordic
- Aalto, Finland
- Groupa, Sweden/Norway
- La Talvera, D'Oc/France
- Habib Koit�, Mali
- Fanfare Ciocarlia & Adrian Raso, Romania/Canada
- Juaneco y su Combo, Peru
- Over Sundet, Denmark
- Andy Irvine, Ireland
- Haiti Direct
- Ti�coro Sissoko, Mali
- Koby Israelite
- Uncle Tupelo, US
- Hal Parfitt-Murray and Nikolaj Busk, Denmark
- Shtreiml, canada
- Filastine, US/Spain
- Sv�bsk, Denmark
- Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita, Wales/Senegal
- Dreamers' Circus
- Shanren
- Krauka
- Eskil Romme, Denmark
- Longing for the Past, Vietnam
- Afrobeat Airways 2: Return Flight to Ghana 1974-1983
- Trio Chemirani. France/Iran
- Salaam Band, US/Iraq
- Tal National, Niger
- Warsaw Village Band, Poland
- Quintetto Nigra, Italy
- Vidar Skrede, Norway
- Filastine, US/Spain
- Kevin Seddiki & Bijan Chemirani
- Stelios Petrakis, Efren Lopez, Bijan Chemirani
- Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, Wales/Senegal
- Trio Chemirani, Persia, France
- Ellika Solo Raphael, Sweden, Senegal, Mexico
- Festival in the Desert, various Africa
- Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Contonou, Benin
- Sancto Ianne, Italy
- Gaiteiros de Lisboa, Portugal
- Iva Bittov�, Czech Republic
- Drop on Down in Florida, US
- Hector Zazou &Eva Quartet, France/Bulgaria/global
- Femi Kuti, Nigeria
- Willemark, Knutsson and �berg, Sweden
- Vishten, Canada
- Matuto, US
- Zambia Roadside 2
- Alexander Berne, US
- Antibalas, US
- Maria Beth�nia, Brazil
- Suvi Oskala, Finland
- Jewdyssee, Germany
- Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino. Italy
- Fanga and Maalem Abdullah Guinea, France/Morocco
- Juju: Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara, UK/Gambia
- Hedningarna, Sweden
- Sofrito, global
- Zani Diabate, Mali
- Admir Shkurtaj, Albania/Italy
- Bratsch, France/Gypsy
- Fanga and Maalem Abdullah Guinea, France/Morocco
- Royal Band De Thi�s, Senegal
- Vusa Mkhaya, Zimbabwe
- Sory Kandia Kouyat�, Guinea
- Femi Kuti, Nigeria
- Vinicio Capossela, Italy
- Elina Duni Quartet
- Annbj�rg Lien, Norway
- I Have My Liberty: Gospel Sounds From Accra, Ghana
- Iļģi, Latvia
- Aurelia, Belgium
- Markku Ounaskari, Samuli Mikkonen, Per J�rgensen
- Amina Alaoui, Albania
- Sory Kandia Kouyat�, Guinea
- Farmers Market, Norway/Bulgaria
- Red Baraat, US
- Bombino, Tuareg/Mali
- The Garifuna Collective and Danny Michel, Belize/Canada
- Kobo Town, Trinidad/Canada
- Dazkarieh, Portugal
- Ale Moller Band / Himmerland, Sweden/Denmark
- Lord Mouse & Kalypso Katz, Germany
- Tim Eriksen, US
- Orchestra Super Mazembe, Congo/Kenya
- Martha Mavroidi Trio, Greece
- Anna Cinzia Villani / Giancarlo Paglialunga, Italy
- Stassinapoulou & Kalyviotis, Greece
- Gaiteiros de Lisboa, Portugal
- Dazkarieh, Portugal
- Samuel Yirga, Ethiopia
- Roger Knox, Australia
- Crebinsky, Spain
- Bellowhead, UK
- Cowboy Poetry Gathering
- Beppe Gambetta & Peter Ostrouschko (concert review)
- Frigg, Finland
- Radio Jarocho, US
- Chicha Libre, US/Peru
- Francis Bebey, Cameroun
- Orchester Super Borgou De Parakou
- Ensemble Polaris, Canada
- Deux Accords Diront, Belgium
- Radio Jarocho, US
- Chicha Libre, US/Peru
- Accordion Samurai / Tref, Belgium
- Ry Cooder, US
- Ryan McGiver, US
- Amadou & Mariam, Mali
- Ebo Taylor,
- Bachata Legends, Dominican Rep.
- Ragnhild Furebotten, Norway
- Thanasis Papakonstantinou, Greece
- Habadekuk, Denmark
- American Cafe Orchestra, US/Denmark/Finland
- The Tabadoul Orchestra, Germany/Egypt
- Ahmad Al Khatib & Youssef Hbeisch, Palestine
- Maria Kalaniemi & Timo Alakotila, Finland
- Mariem Hassan, Western Sahara
- Pistolera, US
- The Brothers Goldman, US
- Gerard Edery, US
- The Musical Art Quintet, US
- Lila Downs, US
- To What Strange Place: Ottoman Music...
- Tinariwen, Mali
- John McCutcheon, US
- Sia Tolno, Guinea
- Vlada Tomova, Balkan/US
- Tareq Abboushi & Shusmo, Palestine/US
- Andrew Cronshaw, UK
- Salaam, US
- Najma Akhtar and Gary Lucas
- Fiolministeriet, Denmark
- Sevara Nazarkhan, Uzbek
- Mamud Band, Italy
- Plantec, France
- Al Andaluz Project, Spain/Germany
- Ravid Kahalani's Yemen Blues
- Trio Mio, Sweden/Denmark
- Mor Karbasi, UK/Sephardic
- Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica, US
- Monty Alexander, US
- Hazmat Modine, US
- Milagro Acustico, Italy
- Sargent Garcia, France
- Pe�a, Peru
- Les Chauds Lapins, US
- Delhi 2 Dublin
- Mamadou Diabate, Mali
- Matthias Loibner, Austria
- Gai Saber, Italy
- Randy Weston, US
- Antonio Castrignan�, Italy
- Jordi Savall, Spain
- Pe�a, Peru
- Anne-Marie Gi�rtz, Norway
- Huun Huur Tu, Tuva
- Zenobia, Denmark
- Segun Bucknor, Nigeria
- Bellowhead, UK
- Markku Ounaskari, Finland
- Tendach�nt, Italy
- Zein Al-Jundi, Syria/US
- Carlou D, Senegal
- Magnifico, Slovenia
- Mulatu Astatke, Ethiopia
- France: Une anthologie des musiques traditionnelles
- Issa Juma, Kenya
- Chico Trujillo, Chile
- Samy Izy, Madagascar
- Cote D'Ivoire: West African Crossroads
- Pressgang, UK
- Oswin Chin Behilia, Curaçao
- Zywiolak, Poland
- Bad Reputation, US
- Tradish, Denmark
- Veziana, Italy
- Topic Records: 70 Years
- Jordi Savall and Hesperion
- Sofia Jannok, Sami/Sweden
- The Music of Central Asia (series)
- Willy Clancy, Ireland
- Fernando Otero, Argentina/US
- Tab Benoit, US
- Tord Gustavsen Ensemble, Norway
- Sharon Shannon, Ireland
- Italian New Waves
- James Shipp's Nos Novo, US
- Ali Farka Tour� and Toumani Diabat�, Mali
- The Kankobela of the Batonga, Zambia/Zimbabwe
- Zenobia, Denmark
- Trio Ifriqya
- Balke and Alaoui, Norway/Morocco
- Mariza, Portugal (NYC concert review)
- Bassekou Kouyate & N'goni Ba, Mali
- Lou Dalfin, D'Oc / Italy
- Marta Topferova, US/Latin
- Rumel Fuentes, Mexico/US
- Panama! 3
- Oliver Schroer, Canada
- Cesaria Evora, Cape Verde
- The Very Best, Malawi/UK
- Kefir Kvartet, Denmark
- The Silk Road Ensemble
- Les Triboliques, UK
- Stefano Bollani Trio, Italy
- Tummel, Sweden
- Serras, Denmark
- Keletigui et ses Tambourinis, Guinea
- Anouar Brahem
- Banda Olifante, Italy
- Cheik Hamla Diabate, Mali/US
- Bebel Gilberto, Brazil
- An Dochas, US
- Issa Sow, Senegal/Belgium
- Sara Tavares, Portugal
- Gnawledge, US
- Ricardo Lemvo, Congo/US
- Fotefar, Sweden
- Trio Ifriqiya, France/Algeria/Congo
- Aur�lie Dorz�e, Belgium
- Ceu, Brazil
- Syran Mbenza & Ensemble Rumba Kongo, Congo
- Occidental Brothers Dance Band International, US
- Ilgi, Latvia
- Brass Monkey, UK
- Lura, Cape Verde
- Solas, US
- Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird, US/Germany
- Motis, France
- Luminescent Orchestrii, US
- On Ka'a Davis, US
- Almamegretta, Italy
- Toubab Krewe, US
- Kaila Flexer & Gari Hegedus, US
- Mariachi Music in America (book)
- Ferran Savall, Spain
- Levi Romero, US
- Adams and Camara, UK/Mali
- Mulatu Astatke/The Heliocentrics, Ethiopia/UK
- Enzo Favata Tentetto and Tenores di Bitti, Italy
- Fula Flute - Abdoulaye "Djoss" Diabate, US/West Africa
- Omar Sosa, US
- Rione Junno & Mimmo Epifani, Italy
- Warsaw Village Band, Poland
- Ba Cissoko, Guinea
- Culture Music Club, Zanzibar
- Niwel Tsumbu, Congo/Ireland
- Rail Band, Mali
- Ry-co Jazz, Congo/Antilles
- Esprit Follet, France
- Asha Bhosle, India
- Ragnhild Furholt, Norway
- Brownout, US
- Joe Zawinul & the Zawinul Syndicate
- Caribbean Jazz Project
- Amparanoia, Spain
- Nigeria 70: Lagos Jump
- Edmar Castaneda, Colombia/US
- Oumou Sangare, Mali
- Malavergne, Vaillant and Th�ron. France
- Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir , Tibet
- Novalima- Coba Coba. Peru
- Lafayette Afro Rock Band, US/France
- Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys, US
- Cobla Sant Jordi Ciutat de Barcelona, Spain
- Toubab Krewe, US
- Nicola Conte, Brazil
- Gabi Luncă / Princes Among Men, Romania/Gypsy
- Mother of All Morris, UK
- Angel Parra, Chile
- Harmonious Wail, US
- Hamilton De Holanda & Andre Mehmari, Brazil
- Tango, or something like it, various countries
- Ivo Papasov, Bulgaria
- L'Attirail, France
- Hamilton De Holanda & Andr� Mehmari, Brazil
- Uxia, Spain
- Savina Yannatou, Greece
- Tinariwen, Tuareg/Mali
- Seckou Keita Quintet, US/Senegal
- Jenny Scheinman, US
- Terakaft, Tuareg/Mali
- Buena Vista Social Club / Omara Portuondo, Spain
- L'ham de Foc, Spain
- Daoud & Saleh Al-Kuwaity, Iraq/Kuwait
- Desert Blues 3, various Africa
- Unni Lovlid, Norway
- Fanfare Tirana, Balkans
- La Cherga, Austria/Yugoslavia
- Chiwoniso, Zimbabwe/US
- Bivoac, France
- Kalhor and Brooklyn Rider, Iran/US
- Paul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue, US
- Wolfgang Meyering's Malbrook, Germany
- Sacha Silva, global
- New English roots, UK
- Konono #1, Congo
- Djivan Gasparyan, Armenia
- Muammer Keten�ioglu, Turkey
- Rim Banna, Palestine
- Taraf de Haiduk
, Romania
- Marimba Chapinlandia
, Guatemala
- Le Trio Joubran
Arabesque Music Ensemble
- Boban i Marko Markovic, Serbia
- Nidi D'Arac
Ammaraciccappa, Italy
- Oysterband, UK
- 17 Hippies
Polkaholix, Germany
- Ois�n McAuley, Ireland
- Henri Angel, France/Italy
- Trio DCA, France
- Park Bench Social Club, UK
- Phonix, Denmark
- Choro Ensemble, US
- Trio Mio, Denmark
- Watcha Clan, Denmark
- Old Blind Dogs, Ireland
- VA - Roots Of Chica
Chica Libre
- Heidi Talbot, US
- saba, Somalia
- Fred Katz, US
- The Afromotive, US
- Yggdrasil, Faroes
- Kitka, US
- Oreka TX, Spain
- Claude Gomis, Senegal
- Orchestra Baobab, Senegal
- Carried by the Current, Peru
- Bevinda, Portugal/France
- Andy Palacio
The Garifuna Women's Project, Belize/Garifuna
- Marc Egea, Spain
- Diego Amador, Spain
- Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwe
- Abyssinians , Jamaica
- Piccola Bottega Baltazar, Italy
- Ambrozijn, Belgium
- I Tarantolati di Tricarico, Italy
- ErsatzMusika, Germany (former USSR)
- Rachel Unthank, UK
- Haydamaky, Ukraine
- Goran Mansson, Sweden
- Ale Mollor Band, Sweden
- Unnaddare, Italy
- Bi Kidude, Zanzibar
- Fernhill, Wales-UK
- Avion Travel, Italy
- Transsylvanians, Hungary
- Fanfare Ciocarlia, Romania
- La Bergere, France
- Mad Sensi, Spain
- Oskorri, Spain
- Rachid Taha, Algeria
- Extra Golden
Kiran Ahluwalia
- Burhan Ocal and Trakya, Turkey, France, Balkans
- Francesca Ancarola, Chile
- Bidaia, France/Basque
- BR6, US
- Zulya, Australia/Russia
- Bastien Lucas, France
- Slavic Soul Party, US
- Benjamin Escoriza, Spain
- Jenny McCormick, England
- Helmut Eisel, Germany
- Sagskara, Sweden
- Di Grine Kuzine, Germany
- Edison Studio & Mahammad Ghavi Helm, Italy/Iran
- Daniel Sanden-Warg and Sigurd Brokke, Sweden/Norway
- Paul Carlon Octet, US
- Fabian Beghin & Didier Laloy, Belgium
- Marful, Spain
- Gjallarhorn, Finland
- Giovanni Avantaggiato, Italy
- La Campagnie des Musiques � Ou�r+
- Ledda and Yannatou, Italy/Greece
- Falak, Tajikistan
- F�bregas, Martinotti, Torregrosa, Sette, Italy/France
- Róisín Elsafty, Ireland
- Rahim AlHaj / Hossein Alizadeh & Djivan Gasparyan
- Korrontzi, Spain
- La Cumbiamba eNeY�, US
- Country Music Pioneers on Edison, US
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