The Night: World Music

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O Turno da Noite is the debut album of Três Bairros, Guilherme Madeira (vocals), Ricardo Gama (Portuguese guitar) and João Correia (viola). The name Três Bairros, is also the name of one of the most beautiful traditional fados. In a short time the trio has built up a beautiful repertoire, not only with traditional themes of fado and Portuguese music, but also with own written songs.

CD. O Turno Da Noite – Três Bairros. Label: Ocarina (2017), code: OCA 040. Distribution: XANGO music. VIDEO

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Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares.

Pianist Omar Sosa and violinist-singer Yilian Cañizares have come together to record the album Aguas. With their compatriot, percussionist Inor Sotolongo, Aguas reflects the perspectives of two generations of Cuban artists living outside their home country who interpret their roots and traditions in a subtle and unique way. The songs vary from poignant to exuberant and are expressive for the exceptional musical chemistry and poetic sensitivities. Because ‘Agua’ (water) is synonymous with life, energy, power and space, the music of the album is inspired by the important influences of water: the hidden powers, the infinite transmutations …
CD. Aguas – Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares. Label: Maggie Doherty (2018). Distribution: XANGO music. VIDEO

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Namaz from Baul Meets Saz.

Singer and saz player Emre Gültekin was born in Belgium and learned music from his father. His repertoire focuses on the songs of Anatolia. Emre presents himself as a troubadour of modern times, equipped with his saz, the lute of Turkey. A year ago, Emre met the Indian duo Brahmakhyapa, an excellent number of traditional musicians who continue the tradition of Baul music. They are both musical and spiritual with a nomadic way of life. The idea arose of an album that they prepare for summer 2018, a tribute to the values ​​that these two cultures share.
CD. Namaz – Baul Meets Saz. Label: Seyir Muzik (2018), code: 2GN006. Distribution: XANGO music. VIDEO

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Kasahwa: Early Singles by Stella Chiweshe.

A collection of early singles by the famous Zimbabwean Mbira master and a real African music icon, Stella Chiweshe. The songs were mostly recorded in the 1970s, during the construction of the ‘Chimurenga’ revolution, and were only ever released in the home country of Stella. Her album Kasahwa: Early Singles offers a fascinating introduction to the world of ‘Mbira’, with the term not only related to the instrument, but also to a musical genre – and on a much broader level, to an entire culture and a deeply spiritual lifestyle at the core of the young Zimbabwean nation.
CD. Kasahwa: Early Singles – Stella Chiweshe. Label: Glitterbeat (2018). Distribution: XANGO music. VIDEO

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El Laberinto del Coco, is a musical proposal born from the vision of Puerto Rican percussionist Héctor “Coco” Barez. After a successful career with the acclaimed Puerto Rican band Calle 13, Coco returns to music with his solo debut. Coco invites the listeners to walk through a fascinating bridge between the old and the contemporary for 45 minutes and make their hearts beat faster. His main goal is to ease the weight of daily life through music, and in turn create a space where time is not an obstacle, but a means of gaining sublime experiences.
CD. El Laberinto del Coco. Distribution: XANGO music. VIDEO

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Dos Gigantes de la Musica Cubana by Eliades Ochoa & Alejandro Almenares.

This is one of the best instrumental CDs in the genre. Two of the Cuban giant veteran guitarist; Eliades Ochoa & Alejandro Almenares join this wonderful recording. The boss of the label ‘Tumi’, Mo Fini had the brilliant idea to bring together two of the great survivors of the Cuban music of the 20th century at the end of 2015 in the studio, to put a group of skilled guides around it and to ensure that everything was recorded in optimal quality and the rest came naturally. Of course, that had everything to do with the personality of the two older gentlemen: the masterful guitarist Eliades Ochoa is almost the last survivor of the ‘Buena Vista Social Club’, and Alejandro Almenares who received the guitar playing from his father Angel Almenares , who stood at the cradle of the founding of the ‘Casa de Trova’.
CD. Dos Gigantes de la Musica Cubana – Eliades Ochoa & Alejandro Almenares. Label: Tumi (2018), code: Tumi-251. Distribution: XANGO music. VIDEO

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Sopas do espirito santo Ronda dos Quatro Caminhos, Orquesta Regional Lira Açoriana.
This album is dedicated to the traditional music of the Azores. The album is based on the ‘Orquesta Regional Lira Açoriana’, an orchestra of wind instruments and percussion, which integrates young musicians from the various islands and participates in all popular themes. In addition, several polyphonic choirs, popular musicians and scholars from all the islands of the Azores take part in this album, with a total of more than 300 musicians and singers.
CD. Sopas do espirito santo Ronda dos Quatro Caminhos, Orquesta Regional Lira Açoriana. Label: Ocarina (2018), code: OCA 039. Distribution: XANGO music.

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Babel-gomme by Marc Perrone.
Son of Italian immigrants, born in France, Marc Perrone spent his youth in the outskirts of Paris. He first played guitar, but on a Sunday -in 1970- on ‘La Fête de l’Humanité’ he listened to music from the diatonic accordion, and he fell in love. This passion has never left him. Nothing of this instrument is unknown to him. He played traditional dance music, ball folk, French folk, Occitan folk and film music. His first album was released in 1979 under the title ‘Diatonic accordions’. From there Marc Perrone has shared his music with many musicians who have remained his friends over the years.
CD. Babel-gomme – Marc Perrone. Label: Buda Musique (2017), code: 860316. Distribution: XANGO music. VIDEO

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