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more »Lama Gyurme

LAMA GYURME & JEAN-PHILIPPE RYKIEL 'RAIN OF BLESSINGS: VAJRA CHANTS' (CDRW85) Lama Gyurme had his name bestowed on him by a Holy man. Not this name, the one that &hellip read more »

Releases by Lama Gyurme:
  • Rain of Blessings cover

more »Little Axe

From United Kingdom

Who has released records on all these labels: the legendary r'n'b label OKeh, the nu-blues stronghold Fat Possum, the key rap originators Sugar Hill, Tommy Boy and 4&hellip read more »

Releases by Little Axe:
  • Bought For A Dollar Sold For A Dime cover
  • Bought For A Dollar Sold For A Dime cover
  • Bought For A Dollar Sold For A Dime cover
  • Bought For A Dollar Sold For A Dime cover
Releases featuring Little Axe:
  • Bought For A Dollar Sold For A Dime cover
  • Bought For A Dollar Sold For A Dime cover

more »Los de Abajo

From Mexico

This, surely, is one of the more glorious moments in the history of clashes between global music styles. There's a stirring, south-of-the-border brassy mariachi intr&hellip read more »

Releases by Los de Abajo:
  • LDA V The Lunatics cover

more »Mamer

Eagles soar in the slipstreams of Xinjiang province, a windblown place way out in western China. A place where forests of stone jut from land carved by restless tect&hellip read more »

Releases by Mamer:
  • Eagle cover

more »Mara!

From Australia

Sydney based choir Martenitsa was formed by Mara Kiek in late 1990 with the assistance of the Australia Council's Performing Arts Board. Modelled on the magnificent &hellip read more »

Releases by Mara!:
  • Sezoni cover
Releases featuring Mara!:
  • Sezoni cover

more »Mari Boine

From Norway

The Sami people, divided by the borders of Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Russia are from a region so far north that it is often missing from weather maps on televi&hellip read more »

Releases by Mari Boine:
  • Gula Gula cover
Releases featuring Mari Boine:
  • Gula Gula cover
  • Gula Gula cover
  • Gula Gula cover

more »Martin Carthy

From United Kingdom

For many of the folk community, Martin is the godfather. One of the trailblazers of the 1960s folk revival, he influenced everyone, including Bob Dylan, with his enc&hellip read more »

Releases featuring Martin Carthy:
  • The Imagined Village cover

more »Martyn Bennett

From United States

There have been few more thrilling sounds in the last decade than Martyn Bennett flattening the usual barriers of time, culture and genre that imprison music in boxe&hellip read more »

Releases by Martyn Bennett:
  • Grit cover
Releases featuring Martyn Bennett:
  • Grit cover

more »Maryam Mursal

From Somalia

The story of Maryam Mursal is both tragic and inspiring, the tale of a strong and determined woman whose music reflects her life, a powerful and dramatic mix of sorr&hellip read more »

Releases by Maryam Mursal:
  • The Journey cover
Releases featuring Maryam Mursal:
  • The Journey cover
  • The Journey cover
  • The Journey cover

more »Michael Brook

From United States

Over the past twenty-five years, Michael Brook has forged his own path, fueled in equal parts by scientific curiosity, the thrill of playing guitar, technical prowes&hellip read more »

Releases by Michael Brook:
  • Assembly cover
  • Assembly cover
  • Assembly cover
  • Assembly cover
  • Assembly cover
Releases featuring Michael Brook:
  • Assembly cover
  • Assembly cover
  • Assembly cover

more »Misty in Roots

From United Kingdom, Jamaica

MISTY IN ROOTS 'ROOTS CONTROLLER' REJOICE! The return of Misty In Roots to the recording studio with 'Roots Controller' marks twelve years since their last release&hellip read more »

Releases by Misty in Roots:
  • Roots Controller cover

more »Musicians of the National Dance Company of Cambodia

On their terrible mission to change Cambodia back into a peasant society, the Khmer Rouge all but killed a tradition that has lasted over 1,000 years. But once this &hellip read more »

Releases by Musicians of the National Dance Company of Cambodia:
  • Homrong cover

more »Musicians of the Nile

Originating from the furthest reaches of Upper-Egypt, The Musicians of the Nile have criss-crossed Europe over the last 20 years. Like the ancient bards of time pas&hellip read more »

Releases by Musicians of the Nile:
  • Charcoal Gypsies cover
  • Charcoal Gypsies cover
Releases featuring Musicians of the Nile:
  • Charcoal Gypsies cover
  • Charcoal Gypsies cover
  • Charcoal Gypsies cover

more »Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

The late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is one of the key artists on Real World Records and certainly one of the most influential. His voice is universally recognised as one &hellip read more »

Releases by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan:
  • Body and Soul cover
  • Body and Soul cover
  • Body and Soul cover
  • Body and Soul cover
  • Body and Soul cover
  • Body and Soul cover
  • Body and Soul cover
  • Body and Soul cover

more »Orquesta Revé

Releases by Orquesta Revé:
  • La Explosion Del Momento cover

more »Ozomatli

From United States

Ozomatli belong to a new breed of global music hoodlum alongside the likes of Manu Chao and Los De Abajo. They all play a kind of hi-octane pan-Latino dance music w&hellip read more »

Releases by Ozomatli:
  • Street Signs cover