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Herencia
Harold Lopez-Nussa (piano), Omara Portuondo (vocals), Ruy Adrian Lopez-Nussa (drums), Felipe Cabrera (double bass, vocals)
WORLD VILLAGE | WV479035 | CD | 794881933129
Jazz - Cuba
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Herencia means ‘heritage’, and this album of Latin jazz draws on a rising star pianist’s roots in Cuba and France. 24-year-old Harold López-Nussa was born into a Cuban musical dynasty, the nephew of famous pianist Ernan López-Nussa and the son of drummer Ruy López-Nussa. Harold is best known for his breezy piano work as part of Omara Portuondo’s band, and indeed the lead female singer of Buena Vista Social Club appears on this album.
Harold’s formidable technique earned him the Laureate prize of the prestigious Montreux Jazz Piano Competition in 2005, leading to this stylish debut that wanders carefree from the sultry clubs of Havana to the bright lights of NYC. Herencia also features an imaginative jazz cover of Eric Clapton’s ‘Tears in Heaven’!
Ideal listening for fans of Chucho Valdes, Roberto Fonseca and Buena Vista Social Club.
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Book One
New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Irvin Mayfield (artistic director)
WORLD VILLAGE | WV468079 | CD | 713746807924
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The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra was founded in December 2002 by artistic director Irvin Mayfield, an award-winning trumpeter and composer officially appointed Cultural Ambassador for the City of New Orleans. Drawing from the rich musical and cultural traditions of ‘the birthplace of jazz’, where the group is based, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra moves effortlessly between blues, parade shuffles, gospel and ragtime. Old-school jazz at its best, for fans of The Dukes of Dixieland and Kid Ory.
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Bruno Coulais – Retrospective
Feat. Nick Cave, A Filetta, Various Artists
NAÏVE | K1643 | CD | 3298490016435
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Bruno Coulais is best known internationally for his sensational score to Tim Burton’s latest blockbuster Coraline, and music for the touching, Oscarnominated film Les Choristes (‘The Choir’). Since the mid-1980s, Coulais has been one of the most innovative and distinctive voices in French cinema.
He sees his art as a way of embracing the world, his own classical style blended with different cultures as diverse as Tibetan choirs, Egyptian percussionists and Corsican chant. His soft, dreamlike gestures are based on distorted lullabies, children’s voices and music boxes, making for a richly textured cinematic sound.
For fans of world music, classical, and film music from Yann Tiersen to Philip Glass.
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I Can See The Gates of Heaven
Marta Sebestyen (vocals)
WORLD VILLAGE | WV450009 | CD
Available from October 2009
Marta Sebestyen achieved international success with her haunting contribution to the soundtrack of the Oscar-winning film The English Patient.
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She has been praised as a ‘truly remarkable singer’ (The Rough Guide to World Music), her ethereal vocals imbue this deeply moving album of Hungarian chant and secular songs with a rare grace and serenity.
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Les Triaboliques
WORLD VILLAGE | WV468088 | CD
Available from October 2009
‘A pleasingly ragged supergroup’ (The Guardian) exploring raw desert blues by way of Siberian songs, the Middle East and the Balkans!
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This genre-defying trio was formed by Justin Adams, the mastermind guitarist behind Sinead O’Connor and Robert Plant; together the three dusty British guitarists unleash an eclectic sound world of folk and blues enriched by Middle Eastern and African beats. Adventurous listening for fans of Tom Waits through to Le Trio Joubran.
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Picnic Playground
Various Artists
PUTUMAYO | PUT293 | CD | 790248029320
Music, food and good times just seem to go together. Putumayo Kids celebrates the joys of eating with a brand new globe-trotting CD from their award winning children’s Playground series. Picnic Playground serves up a colourful basket full of tasty musical treats, a veritable feast of international songs from Australia, Cuba, Denmark, France and more. Ranging from bowls of cherries to milk and cookies, these fun, upbeat songs will help get kids moving and dancing to the rhythms.
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790248029221 | PUT292 | CD
Brazilian Café
Various Artists
Sensuous samba, bossa nova and jazz from Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Salvador and beyond.
Brazilian Café contains a captivating selection of music by Brazilian stars and upcoming artists, featuring Djavan, Marcio Farco, Tereas Cristina and Grupo Semente, Carlinhos Cor das Aguas, Ceumar, Toco Katia B. Rosa Passos, Alexandre Leao, and Ana Costa with Oswaldo Cavalo.
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790248029023 | PUT290 | CD
Italia
Various Artists
Today’s Italian singer-songwriters combine the spirit of la dolce vita with a contemporary flair.
Featured artists include Bandabardò, Marco Calliari, Lu Colombo & Maurizio Geri Swingtet, Giorgio Conte, Rocco De Rosa, Simone Lo Porto, Rossomalpelo, Alessandro Mannarino, Alessandro Pitoni, Lino Straulino and Gianmaria Testa.
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790248029122 | PUT291 | CD
European Playground
Various Artists
Take a fun-filled musical tour of Europe without having to pack a suitcase!
Featured artists include: Alain Le Lait (France), Da Band Krijgt Kinderen (Netherlands), Sas & Kopp (Finland/Sweden), Herbie Treehead (England), Les Demenageurs (Belgium), Mek Pek (Denmark), Locomondo (Greece), Giovanni Caviezel (Italy), Ian Benzie (Scotland), Alex Schmeisser (Germany), Biella Nuei (Spain), Roland Zoss (Switzerland), Alma Zenekar (Hungary), Buscapolos (Portugal) and Sharon Shannon (Ireland).
Free downloadable teaching guide available on the Putumayo Kids website.
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790248028927 | PUT289 | CD
Salsa
Various Artists
Hip shaking music from some of the hottest salsa bands in North and South America.
Features Latin music legends Eddie Palmieri and Poncho Sanchez, regional stars Fruko Y Sus Tesos and Grupo Gale and Putumayo favourites Ricardo Lemvo, Chico Alvarez and Jose Conde.
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