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Jon Hassell - Magic Realism, Vol. 2: Maarifa Street (2005)

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Jon Hassell - Magic Realism, Vol. 2: Maarifa Street (2005)

Jon Hassell - Magic Realism, Vol. 2: Maarifa Street (2005)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 346 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 176 Mb | Scans included
Future Jazz, Experimental, Ethnic Fusion | Label: NYEN | # nyen 2201 | 01:01:57

This is a unique blend of free jazz and electronica. Beginning with three live concerts, each recorded in four instrumental layers, some performances (notably the trumpet) were left intact, other layers were either re-performed or invented anew. Some layers migrated from one performance to another. Other completely new layers were made by canibalizing parts from previous works and reshaping them. This collection is an interesting blend of live concert recordings and studio mixes which makes for a haunting and ethereal soundscape.

Lambarena - Bach to Africa (Hommage an Albert Schweitzer) (1994)

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Lambarena - Bach to Africa (Hommage an Albert Schweitzer) (1994)

Lambarena - Bach to Africa (Hommage an Albert Schweitzer) (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 227 Mb | Total time: 48:43 | Scans included
Classical, Folk, World & Country | Label: Sony Classical | # SK 64542 | Recorded: 1993

Born as an hommage to Albert Schweitzer, the project “Lambarena, Bach to Africa” was the idea of Mariella Berthéas and the foundation “L’espace Afrique”, organized to make this recording possible. Uniting the two integral elements which formed Schweitzer’s “sound world” - the music of Bach and the native melodies and rhythms of his adopted homeland Gabon - Lambarena is the work of two uniquely talented musicians: Hughes de Courson, French composer and producer, who pieced together the classical structure of Lambarena, and Pierre Akendengué, author, philosopher and guitarist from Gabon with more than 12 recordings to his credit.

VA - Bossa Nova: The Smoothest Tunes For The Coolest People (2003) 4CD Box Set

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VA - Bossa Nova: The Smoothest Tunes For The Coolest People (2003) 4CD Box Set

VA - Bossa Nova: The Smoothest Tunes For The Coolest People (2003) 4CD Box Set
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 1.62 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 624 Mb | Scans ~ 143 Mb
Label: Universal International Music B.V. | # 0602498088999 | Time: 04:31:29
Bossa Nova, MPB, Samba, Brazilian Jazz, Tropicalia, Easy Listening

Bossa Nova translated as the "new beat" or "the new style", grew out of Rio De Janeiro in 1958. The instigators were a handful of artists with a desire to break from tradition, developing the samba rhythms with the influence of cool American jazz to find a music with such a warm soul and natural rhythm that no-one can help but tap and sway to its beat. Bossa Nova is palm trees swaying, it is like melting sugar in hot coffee, it is the setting sun and warm sand underfoot. It is the sound and beat of Brazil, it is one of the world's coolest musical styles and it remains to this day one of the world's great musical treasures.

The Movers - The Movers, Vol. 1 (1970-1976) (2022)

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The Movers - The Movers, Vol. 1 (1970-1976) (2022)

The Movers - The Movers, Vol. 1 (1970-1976) (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 235 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 106 Mb | Digital booklet | 00:39:42
World, Funk, Afrobeat | Label: Analog Africa

It’s a special, but also a strange sensation to be releasing an album of one of your early musical heroes. I first discovered The Movers on my very first “record safari” in 1996. My destination was Bulawayo, in southern Zimbabwe, and to get there I had to travel via Jo’burg. While in town I stopped at a store called Kohinoor, in search of Mbaqanga – also known as Township Jive – and found a few tapes which I listened to non-stop on the bus that carried me to the land of Chimurenga Music. One of these cassettes included the songs “Hot Coffee” and “Phukeng Special” which instantly became part of my daily life. Twenty-five years later I’m still grooving to them.

Mari Boine - Sterna Paradisea (2009)

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Mari Boine - Sterna Paradisea (2009)

Mari Boine - Sterna Paradisea (2009)
EAC | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) - 298 MB | MP3 (CBR 320 kbps) - 126 MB | Covers Included | 48:10
Genre: World, Ethnic, Folk | Label: Universal Music | Catalog: 71454

The ancient shamanistic musical traditions of the Sami of northern Scandinavia are given a modern twist by vocalist and drummer Mari Boine (Persen). Although her highly rhythmic songs are rooted in the wordless, yodeling-like vocal style of yoik (or joik), Boine's arrangements incorporate influences of jazz, rock, and other ethnic elements.

VA - Best Of Lounge Music (2012) 6 CD Box Set

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VA - Best Of Lounge Music (2012) 6 CD Box Set

VA - Best Of Lounge Music (2012) 6 CD Box Set
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 2.75 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 1.02 Gb | Scans ~ 13 Mb | 07:32:56
Lounge, Easy Listening, Bossa Nova, Vocal Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Chill Out | Label: Wagram | # 3284592

120 tracks of best lounge music, in six parts: 'Cocktail Time', 'Electro Swing', 'Vintage Lounge', 'Brazilian Sounds', 'Chic & Glamour', 'Spirit Of Chill-Out'.

Hugh Masekela - Masekela '66 - '76 (2018)

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Hugh Masekela - Masekela '66 - '76 (2018)

Hugh Masekela - Masekela '66 - '76 (2018)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.3 GB
3:44:46 | Jazz, Afrobeat, World, Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk | Label: Wrasse Records

Like his compatriot and close contemporary Abdullah Ibrahim, Hugh Masekela has a 24-carat discography which stretches back six decades and digs deep into the taproot of jazz. Ibrahim is still with us—he has a new album scheduled for June 2019—but Masekela passed in January 2018. Among the several solid Masekela compilations on the market, this 3-CD set is the most welcome. It deals with the most prolific phase of Masekela's career and brings back into circulation material from landmark albums which have either never been reissued or which were last reissued twenty or thirty years ago. Two of the most important albums—Introducing Hedzolleh Soundz (Chisa/Blue Thumb, 1973) and I Am Not Afraid (Chisa/Blue Thumb, 1974)—are included in their entirety. If Masekela '66—'76 did no more than make these titles available again it would justify its existence. But it does much more.

Golfam Khayam & Mona Matbou Riahi - Narrante (2016)

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Golfam Khayam & Mona Matbou Riahi - Narrante (2016)

Golfam Khayam & Mona Matbou Riahi - Narrante (2016)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 190 | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 128 Mb Mb | Scans ~ 57 Mb
Contemporary Jazz, Persian | Label: ECM | # ECM 2475, 4779440 | Time: 00:56:14

Narrante is the highly attractive ECM debut album of Golfam Khayam and Mona Matbou Riahi, otherwise known as the Naqsh Duo. The guitarist and clarinetist, both born in Teheran, have pursued further musical adventures outside Iran while remaining fascinated and strongly influenced by their homelands rich and diverse traditions. In the process they have arrived at a synthesis of their own, finding points of contact between aspects of Persian tradition and contemporary music. The forms, modes, drones and rhythms of Persian music as well its call for improvisation are redeployed, to new creative ends, in their fresh and vital work.

Dalida - The Queen (2003)

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Dalida - The Queen (2003)

Dalida - The Queen (2003)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 583 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 204 Mb
Full Scans | 01:14:15 | 3% Recovery
Pop, World, Latin, Disco, Euro House | Orlando / Barclay / Universal Music #980 956-4

Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, professionally known as Dalida, was a French singer and actress, born in Egypt to Italian parents. She won the Miss Egypt beauty contest in 1954 and began a 31-year singing career in 1956, selling 170 million albums and singles worldwide. Dalida earned 45 gold record awards and a pair of platinum records for her sales in Europe, the Middle East, and Japan, and was the first singer to receive a diamond disc.. A superstar in France and much of the rest of Europe, Dalida enjoyed hit records in three different decades.

VA - Cafe del Mar: 35th Anniversary 1980-2015 (2014) 3CD Set

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VA - Cafe del Mar: 35th Anniversary 1980-2015 (2014) 3CD Set

VA - Café del Mar: 35th Anniversary 1980-2015 (2014) 3CD Set
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 1.12 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 490 Mb | Scans ~ 33 Mb
Label: Café del Mar | # 01-2014-107 | Time: 03:32:13
Lounge, Ambient, Chillout, New Age

Café del Mar was opened on Ibiza on the 20th of June 1980. The concept was quite simple: Music for the fantastic sunset view. In its early days Café del Mar has been a well-known meeting point for the locals and an inspiration for artists and writers. In the 90s it has developed into one of the most famous spots on Ibiza, which often was chosen for big media-events of MTV, BBC Radio 1 or Channel 4. But most of all Café del Mar is well-known worldwide for their annual chillout compilations. The first official Café del Mar CD was released in 1994, based on the big amount of requests by the fans of the Café. It was a worldwide success and became the starting point to a range, which has gained a great reputation and millions of sales. Café del Mar 35th Anniversary now delivers a wide musical overview on the previous 35 years of this great location. Here you'll find contributions from fantastic acts like Art Of Noise, John Williams, Nightmares On Wax, Moby and M83.

Ana Moura - Para alem da saudade (2007)

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Ana Moura - Para alem da saudade (2007)

Ana Moura - Para alem da saudade (2007)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) - 322 MB | MP3 (CBR 320 kbps) - 155 MB | Covers Included | 47:03
Genre: World, Fado | Label: World Village | Catalog: 468072

Ana Moura is universally acknowledged as one of the finest fado singers of the present generation. Her plaintive, smoky vocals has garnereda loyal European following, including members of The Rolling Stones. Whether starkly declaiming or swirling into filigreed crescendos of emotion, Ana's burnished alto personifies fado's darkly sensual credo of wisdom born of pain, grace, and futility, and secual passion perpetually on simmer, despite repeated and increasingly bitter betrayals.

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Sweet Revenge (1994) Japanese Edition

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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Sweet Revenge (1994) Japanese Edition

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Sweet Revenge (1994) Japanese Edition
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 333 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 138 Mb | Scans ~ 122 Mb
Label: ForLife Music | # FLCG-3128 | Time: 01:00:18
Experimental Pop, Electronic, World Fusion

Sweet Revenge is an amazingly sophisticated album in which Sakamoto sets the distinctive and heart-rending chordal and harmonic ideas of his soundtrack work to trip-hop and neo-bossa-nova beats. The songs are fronted by a succession of guest vocalists who each contribute lyrics which add up to an amazingly coherent whole–a mature meditation on love, longing, conflict, revenge and regret. As usual, Sakamoto was ahead of his time. By spotlighting the deep poetry of J-ME and Latasha Natasha Diggs, this 1994 album anticipated by years the introspective hip-hop diva trend popularized by Lauryn Hill.

Paul Brady - Primitive Dance (1987)

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Paul Brady - Primitive Dance (1987)

Paul Brady - Primitive Dance (1987)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 276 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 127 Mb | Scans included
Singer/Songwriter, Pop/Rock, Folk | Label: Mercury | # 832 133-2 | Time: 00:44:21

Primitive Dance is a 1987 album by Irish singer/songwriter Paul Brady. The song "The Awakening" features the vocals of Irish singer Moya Brennan. Mark Knopfler guests on guitar on one track.

Kitaro - An Ancient Journey (2001) 2CDs

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Kitaro - An Ancient Journey (2001) 2CDs

Kitaro - An Ancient Journey (2001) 2CDs
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 482 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 201 Mb | Scans ~ 108 Mb
Label: Domo Records/BMG | # 74321-82833-2 | Time: 01:27:55
New Age, Ethnic Fusion, Progressive Electronic, Neo-Classical

This two-disc set featuring 19 compositions is a wonderful glimpse into the great civilizations past through the eyes of musical pioneer and Grammy Award winning composer, Kitaro. In An Ancient Journey, Kitaro takes his audience on a trek to worlds far away. Listeners embark on a mysterious crusade, witnessing "the texture, life and spirit of the world's ancient people." Traditional Middle Eastern and Chinese instruments in addition to one of his favorite technological advances, the analogue synthesizer, make An Ancient Journey a melodic voyage, which is vintage Kitaro. In addition to his signature arrangements, the recording features a new addition to Kitaro's musician family, Kristin Kanda on flute.

Ali Farka Touré - Voyageur (2023)

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Ali Farka Touré - Voyageur (2023)

Ali Farka Touré - Voyageur (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 252 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 105 Mb | 00:43:55
World, Desert Blues| Label: World Circuit Records

Ali Farka Touré is well known as one of the most influential and talented guitarists that Africa has ever produced. His legacy and impact are hard to overstate: Ali’s sound merged his much-loved traditional Malian musical styles with distinct elements of the blues, resulting in the creation of a groundbreaking new genre, now well known as the ‘desert blues’, earning him 3 Grammy awards and widespread reverence. 'Voyageur' is the first release of previously unheard music since 2006’s 'Savane', and features a collection of recordings captured at various points in Ali’s illustrious career. The album, which features fellow Malian superstar Oumou Sangaré on 3 tracks, reaffirms Ali’s status as a globally revered legend of African music.