Friday, November 21, 2025

Putumayo Presents Music From The Wine Lands - a full-bodied selection of songs from the world's leading wine-producing regions

 


Released: 2006

Genre: Electronic, Rock, Latin, Pop, Folk, World, & Country

Style: Chanson, Alternative Rock, Pachanga, Fado, Bluegrass, Tango, Laïkó, Synth-pop, Folk


1 Pauline Croze– Tita 3:19

2 Vinicio Capossela– Si È Spento Il Sole 2:24

3 Amparanoia– Puerto Claridad 4:01

4 Jorge Fernando– Velho Fado 3:52

5 Alison Brown– Look Left 2:09

6 Ana Laan– Para El Dolor 2:59

7 Melingo – Sin Luna 2:37

8 Vicky Moscholiou – O Cafes 3:01

9 Mariana Montalvo– Hombre Pequenito 3:06

10 Gianmaria Testa– Dentro La Tasca Di Un Qualunque Mattino 2:45

11 2Raumwohnung– Liebe 4:20

12 David Hewitt – Streetbeat 3:02

13 Stringmansassy– Headless 3:32


Monday, November 17, 2025

Epic Tracks Vol.1 Rock and Roots #1 (A Music From Our World original compilation)

 


This is the first of a series of compilations of tracks from my music collection that will feature various themes and genres.

For this collection "EPIC" refers to the length of the actual track, and my criteria is that the tracks be of a considerable length, at least 5 minutes and a maximum of around 12 minutes. I have chosen tracks that are interesting to listen to without be repetitive or boring and highlight the talents of the artist. I have chosen the tracks at random from my collection. The track list shows the album taken from in brackets.

1 Little Japan - Los Lobos (Colossal Head) 

2 Pink Flamingos - Rickie Lee Jones (Traffic From Paradise) 

3 Private Investigations - Dire Straits (Love Over Gold) 

4 Grave Yard Train - The Beasts Of Bourbon (The Axemans Jazz) 

5 The Judgement Song - Mia Dyson (Cold Water) 

6 First Man On Earth - Andrew Farriss (Love Makes The World) 

7 Sweet Honey Brown - John Mellencamp (Strictly A One-Eyed Jack) 

8 The Stranger Song - Emmylou Harris (Wrecking Ball [Deluxe Ed.]) 

9 To Let - Xavier Rudd (To Let) 

10 Lightning In A Clear Blue Sky - Don Walker (Lightning In A Clear Blue Sky) 

11 Yellow Brick Road - Angus & Julia Stone (Down The Way) 

12 You Did The Crime - Buddy Guy Feat. Mick Jagger (The Blues Is Alive And Well) 

13 Key West (Philosopher Pirate) - Bob Dylan (Rough and Rowdy Ways) 

14 People Like Me, People Like You - Clare Bowditch and The Feeding Set (The Moon Looked On) 

15 Follow That Man - Boz Scaggs (Some Change) 

16 In The Heat Of The Jungle - Chris Isaak (Heart Shaped World)  

Epic Tracks Vol.1 Rock and Roots #1

Monday, November 10, 2025

Muzsikás: The Bartók Album - featuring Márta Sebestyén & Alexander Balanescu

 


The Muzsikás Ensemble was founded in 1973 modelling the early village peasant ensembles, the "muzskás"-es (music-makers) and they reflect the same world of sound. They have learned authentic music-making from the presently existing village orchestras and musicians. On their first LP, "Living Hungarian Folk Music 1", they performed tunes collected from several regions of Hungarian-speaking areas. They were awarded the title "Young Masters of Folk Art" in 1974.

On this release they collaborate with Hungarian folk singer, composer and actress Sebestyén Márta (who performs regularly with Muzsikás) and composer/violinist Alexander Balanescu.

Style: Hungarian Folk Music, Népzene

1 Dunántúli Friss Csárdások (Transdanubian Fast Csárdás) 2:43

Themes From Violin Duo No. 32

2 Jocul Barbatesc 0:34

3 Bartók Béla: 32. Duó "Máramarosi Tánc" (Duo No 32 ("Dance Of Máramaros") 0:42

4 Máramarosi Táncok (Máramaros Dances) 3:23

5 Porondos Víz Martján (On The Riverbank) 3:09

6 Kanásztáncok Két Hegedűn (Swineherds' Dance) 2:09

7 Dunántúli Ugrósok (Transdanubian "Ugrós") 3:36

8 Pásztornóták Hosszúfurulyán (Shepard's Flute Song) 2:45

Themes From Violin Duo No. 28

9 Forgácskúti Legényes (Forgácskúti Lad's Dance) 2:46

10 Pejparipám Rézpatkója (My Horse's Shoes) 1:10

11 Bartók Béla: 28. Duó "Bánkódás" (Duo No 28 "Sorrow) 2:21

12 Bonchidai Lassú Magyar (Slow Lad's Dance From Bonchida) 1:54

13 Magyarbecei Öreges Csárdások (Magyarbece Csárdás) 3:16

14 Pe Loc 1:20

15 Botos Tánc (Bota Dance) 5:11

Themes From Violin Duo No. 44

16 Torontáli Táncok (Torontáli Dances) 4:08

17 Ardeleana 0:38

18 Bartók Béla: 44. Hegeduduó Erdélyi Tánc (Transylvanian Dance) 1:47

19 Füzesi Ritka Magyar (Lad's Dance From Füzes) 1:53

20 A Temető Kapu (Churchyard Gate) 4:06

21 Mérai Lassú Csárdás És Szapora (Dances Of Kalotaszeg) 9:06

22 Elindultam A Hazámból (I Left My Homeland) 1:38

Muzsikás: The Bartók Album


http://www.muzsikasband.com/en/


Monday, October 27, 2025

Harem [Turkish Percussion Group] – Rhythm Colour

 


Harem is a Turkish percussion group that specializes in high-energy drumming, incorporating instruments like the darbuka, bendir and zils. They create music with a blend of traditional Turkish percussion and world percussion instruments such as the djembe and tabla. The group is known for its dynamic performances and their music has been released on albums like Rhythm Colour, Harem II (Time Of Rhythm), Harem III and Rhythm Forever.

Instrumentation: The group's sound is built on traditional Turkish percussion, with the darbuka being a prominent instrument. They also incorporate other instruments like bendirs, shakers and zils, along with world percussion such as djembes and tablas. 

Style: Harem's music is characterized by high energy and a blend of traditional and modern world percussion sounds. 

Darbuka Solo 2:48

Hint 5:28

Darbuka Solo 2:41

Vasil 5:30

Tabla Solo 2:32

Varda 4:43

Darbuka Solo 3:30

Şiki Şiki Baba 2:40

Yaşar - Kemal Solo 5:16

Zennube 2:37

Darbuka Solo 2:33

Armut Ağacı 6:05

Rhythm Colour




Monday, October 20, 2025

United World Of Music - Gospel - various artists compilation

 


1 Edwin Hawkins Singers– Oh! Happy Day 5:07

2 The Caravans – Amazing Grace 4:18

3 The Staple Singers– Will The Circle Be Unbroken 2:40

4 The Harmonizing Four– Motherless Child 3:02

5 Mahalia Jackson– Move On Up A Little Higher 2:40

6 The Highway QC's– Somewhere To Lay My Head 2:19

7 The Original Gospel Harmonettes– Step By Step 3:39

8 The Sallie Martin Singers– That's What He's Done For Me 3:47

9 Alex Bradford– Too Close 2:52

10 The Original Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi– Where There's A Will There's A Way 2:32

11 The Swan Silvertones– Oh, Mary Don't You Weep 2:47

12 The Argo Singers– Jesus Is The Answer 2:41

13 Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi– I'm A-Rolling 3:36

14 The Greater Harvest Choir– He Has A Way 3:58

15 Patterson Singers– Great Day Coming 2:30

16 The Prisonaires– My God Is Real 2:25

17 Marie Knight– Gospel Train 2:19

18 Louis Armstrong– Bye And Bye 2:30

19 The Golden Gate Quartet– Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho 2:36

20 Sister Rosetta Tharpe– Up Above My Head 3:47


United World Of Music - Gospel

Friday, October 10, 2025

Putumayo Presents Rumba Flamenco - Latin/Folk/Rumba - various artists compilation


 1 Maíta Vende Cá– Rankankin 3:24

2 Javier Ruibal– Isla Mujeres 4:44

3 Ojos De Brujo– Vacileo 3:15

4 Wafir – Lel 3:22

5 Peret– Una Chica Muy Guapa 4:11

6 Ziroq– Que Pena 3:31

7 Eric Fernández – Shalom Israel 2:35

8 Chico And The Gypsies – Tengo Tengo 2:35

9 De Madera– Canaveral 5:13

10 Ojos De Brujo– Tesoro 3:30

11 Gitano Family– Hommage Aux Marquises 4:40

12 Ricao– Malacutum 2:49

13 Energipsy– Joselito 3:11


Putumayo Presents Rumba Flamenco


Saturday, September 27, 2025

Global Village - Gypsy Jazz - various artists compilation

 


1 Nuages (Instrumental) - Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli 

2 Le Pornographe - Georges Brassens 

3 Pour Flavio - Tchavolo Schmitt 

4 Lezghinka - Taraf De Haidouks 

5 Swing a Bellevue - Moreno 

6 Blues For Ike - Django Reinhardt 

7 Comme Un Manouche Sans Guitare - Thomas Dutronc 

8 Manoir De Mes Reves - Ludovic Beier 

9 Les Soir (Instrumental) - Django Reinhardt 

10 Blues For Django And Stephane - Stephane Grappelli 

11 Ostinato & Romanian Dance - Taraf De Haidouks 

12 Deccaphonie (Instrumental) - Django Reinhardt 

13 J'Aime Paris Au Mois De Mai - Christian Escoude & Gypsy Trio 

14 Django - Stephane Grappelli 


Global Village - Gypsy Jazz

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Mariza – Fado Em Mim

 


Marisa dos Reis Nunes ComIH (born 16 December 1973), known professionally as Mariza (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈɾizɐ]), is a Portuguese fado singer.

Mariza was born in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique, to a Portuguese father, José Brandão Nunes, and a Mozambican mother, Isabel Nunes. When she was three years old, her family moved to Metropolitan Portugal, and she was raised in Lisbon's historic quarters of Mouraria and Alfama. While very young, she began singing in a wide variety of musical styles, including gospel, soul and jazz. Her father strongly encouraged her to adopt fado; he felt that participating in the traditional music would grant her greater acceptance in the Portuguese community. Mariza has sold over 1 million records worldwide.

Fado em Mim is her debut studio album, released in April 2002 by Dutch label World Connection. Mariza was initially rejected by Portuguese labels, who were uneasy working with an unproven artist. The album was picked up by Dutch label World Connection and was later released in 32 countries.

Fado (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfaðu]; "destiny, fate") is a music genre which can be traced to the 1820's in Lisbon, Portugal, but probably has much earlier origins. Although the origins are difficult to trace, today fado is commonly regarded as simply a form of song which can be about anything, but must follow a certain traditional structure. In popular belief, fado is a form of music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the life of the poor, and infused with a sense of resignation, fate and melancholy. 

Loucura 3:28

Poetas 3:26

Chuva 4:04

Maria Lisboa 2:42

Ó Gente Da Minha Terra 4:02

Que Deus Me Perdoe 3:36

Há Festa Na Mouraria 3:14

Terra D'Água 2:29

Oiça Lá Ó Senhor Vinho 2:58

Por Ti! 3:29

Oxalá 2:26

Barco Negro 4:00

Untitled 5:53


Mariza – Fado Em Mim

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

The Rough Guide To Bellydance Café

 


1 Jalal Joubi & Ensemble– Marmar Zamani 3:01

2 The Nazareth Orchestra Featuring Lubna Salame– Al-Atlal 5:03

3 Ensemble Hüseyin Türkmenler– Söleyin Yildizlar Sevglim Nerde 3:34

4 Mohammed Ali Ensemble– Enta Omri 6:43

5 Sami Ali*– Ashshimtini 3:18

6 Mokhtar Al Said*– Tabla Solo 2:45

7 Selim Sesler– Gözyasi 5:41

8 Glykeria*– Min Perimenis Pia 2:55

9 Salatin El Tarab Orchestra*– Helm (Intro Taksim) 1:22

10 Salatin El Tarab Orchestra*– Tahtihou Dajha 1:56

11 Salatin El Tarab Orchestra*– Awazil Yabou Ziloof 1:37

12 Mayodi– Habibi Ya Eini 6:17

13 Upper Egypt Ensemble*– Mazamir Holiday 5:23

14 Sami Nossair Orchestra– Mawwal Al Hawa 2:27

15 Sami Nossair Orchestra– Ala Nar 3:35

16 Giasemi Yasmin & Nikos Saragoudas*– Tsahpinoula Moy 4:54

17 Mokhtar Al Said* & El Ferka El Masaya*– Souhair's Tabla 2:27

18 Mohamed Iskandar*– La Tsalouni 3:48


The Rough Guide To Bellydance Café

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Inner Waves - music for the senses - various artists compilation

 


1 Terry Oldfield– Out Of The Depths 6:17

2 Jon Anderson– Change We Must 5:37

3 Baka Beyond– Spirit Of The Forest 5:30

4 Singh Kaur, Kim Robertson & Mosaic – Blessings 7:51

5 Patrick Bernhardt– Song Of The Universal Light (Pt. 2) 6:07

6 Pilgrim – From Angels To Lovers 4:47

7 Tim Wheater– Venice 4:08

8 Chloe – Taron 5:13

9 Jon Anderson– The Kiss 3:50

10 Mike Trim & Biddy Blyth– Ancient Chant 1 3:03

11 Dulcimer – Backstage 2:30

12 Denis Quinn– To My One True Love 5:34


 Inner Waves

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Putumayo Presents African Reggae - cultures converge on this jammin' collection of reggae beats from Africa

 


1 Ismael Isaac – Magno Mako 4:14

2 Mo'Kalamity & The Wizards (4)– Vision 3:07

3 Bingui Jaa Jammy– Congo Natty 2:38

4 Zoro – Jabulani 5:13

5 Nino Galissa– Krebo Cheo 4:34

6 One Love Family– Bô Ten Qu'Luta' 3:12

7 Kwame Bediako – Steppin' Into Zion 3:46

8 Ba Cissoko With Tiken Jah Fakoly– On Veut Se Marier 4:01

9 Serges Kassy– Jah Libilé 3:20

10 Majek Fashek– Man Of Sorrow 7:34


Putumayo Presents African Reggae 


Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Gipsy Kings – ¡Volare! (The Very Best Of The Gipsy Kings) plus Roots

 


Gipsy Kings (originally Los Reyes) are a musical group founded in 1979 in Arles, France. The band, whose members have Catalan heritage, play a blend of Catalan rumba, flamenco, salsa, and pop. They perform mostly in Spanish but also mix in Catalan, French, and languages of southern France, such as Occitan.

Although the group members were born in France, their parents were mostly gitanos (Spanish Romani) who fled Spain during the 1930's Spanish Civil War. They are known for bringing rumba flamenca, a pop-oriented music distantly derived from traditional flamenco and rumba, to a worldwide audience, and for their interpretations of English-language pop hits.

Fever:

Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu) 3:39

Bamboleo 3:24

Djobi Djoba 3:25

Bem, Bem, Maria 3:04

Baila Me 3:45

Pida Me La 3:11

Soy 3:11

Sin Ella (Live) 4:35

Vamos A Bailar 4:55

A Ti A Ti 3:45

La Rumba De Nicolas 3:56

No Viviré 4:07

Allegria (Instrumental) (Live) 2:53

La Dona (Live) 4:37

Oy 4:50

A Tu Vera 3:11

Solo Por Ti (Amiwawa) 3:59

Oh Eh Oh Eh 3:20

A Mi Manera (Comme D'Habitude) 3:52

Hitmix '99 (Radio Edit): (3:53)

Bamboleo

Volare

Bem, Bem, Maria

Djobi Djoba

Baila Me

Bamboleo

Passion:

Tu Quieres Volver 3:13

Un Amor 3:38

Escucha Me 4:37

Habla Me 4:05

No Volvere 3:51

Caminando Por La Calle 4:18

Mujer 4:15

Este Mundo 4:09

Ternuras (Instrumental) 3:26

Quiero Saber (Live) 4:39

Inspiration 3:42

Camino 5:04

Trista Pena 4:31

Viento Del Arena 5:28

Passion (Instrumental) 3:02

Mi Corazon 4:30

I've Got No Strings 3:16

Hotel California (Spanish Mix) 5:46

The Very Best Of The Gipsy Kings


Aven, Aven 4:37

Legende 4:11

Fandango (Patchai) 1:28

Bolerias 4:35

Rhythmic 4:08

Como Siento Yo 3:21

Amigo 3:44

Tarantas 2:59

Fandango (Nicolas) 2:38

Boogie 3:21

Nuages 3:07

Como Ayer 3:23

Soledad 5:55

Tampa 3:06

Hermanos 3:03

Petite Noya 3:32

Roots