World Music thread

French jazz/soul/funk scene is making good music in the last years. After Cotonete and Aldorande, here comes Camarão Orkestra sophomore album.

Gentle waves lap the soft white sand. The limitless ocean fills the view as the sun slowly sinks below the horizon. As the day ends in blue and orange tones, the heat begins to subside, a sure sign that the slow evening migration from the beach will soon begin.

A pleasant, yet formidable music comes from the radio tuned into a frequency transmitted from Paris. Maybe it was written and recorded in the 70s, or maybe it has simply soaked in that aesthetic all the way down to the pauses. It doesn't really matter.

Delving deep to explore the roots of Brazil’s musical tradition, the Camarão Orkestra has tapped into Candomblé and its rhythms. Born on the drums of enslaved Africans in a ritual that invokes numerous deities, they lay the foundation for this new album, Nação África.

The eleven musicians, guided by Amanda Roldan’s silky voice and guest appearance by Anthony Joseph (“Canto De Bahia”), explore and embrace the murmuring polyrhythm of Brazilian percussion instruments, vibrating berimbau and squeaking cuícas, pouring their tightly-wound funk bass into the groove and letting their jazz fly free, together and solo.

The seven nonchalant tracks get your hips swaying, whether you’re in a comfortable armchair or surrounded by other dancers. They take your mind far away, on a journey paved by analog synths with Fender Rhodes crystals to the horizon where the sun’s last glimmer has finally faded away. The brass section’s shiny bells, valves and keys reflect the images and ambiance of the soft Brazilian night air.

 
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This is a must listen for world music lovers!

The first ever international album from Djibouti and Ostinato's first studio recorded album. This ain't a compilation or reissue!

A stunning collision of Indian Bollywood, Jamaican dub and reggae, sleek horns inspired by Harlem’s jazz era, Somali funk, and the haunting and joyous synthesizer melodies of the Red Sea by Groupe RTD, one of East Africa’s best kept secrets.

Recorded in three days with a state-of-the-art mobile recording studio replete with the very best audio interfaces and carefully positioned microphones around a less than soundproof room to achieve a vibrant, professional sound while maintaining the analog warmth of decades prior.

 
This is a must listen for world music lovers!

The first ever international album from Djibouti and Ostinato's first studio recorded album. This ain't a compilation or reissue!

A stunning collision of Indian Bollywood, Jamaican dub and reggae, sleek horns inspired by Harlem’s jazz era, Somali funk, and the haunting and joyous synthesizer melodies of the Red Sea by Groupe RTD, one of East Africa’s best kept secrets.

Recorded in three days with a state-of-the-art mobile recording studio replete with the very best audio interfaces and carefully positioned microphones around a less than soundproof room to achieve a vibrant, professional sound while maintaining the analog warmth of decades prior.


I added this a couple of days ago to my wishlist, but haven't gotten around to listen to it. Glad to know it's cool.
 
Not exactly world music but muic in other languages. My local radio station spends the summer sundays with best of lists. So they have a jury of 120 berlin based musicians, Journalists and industry folks. They did the 100 best foreign language songs ( excluding english and german) last sunday and the results are pretty erocentric but a fun treasure trove of music in other languages, especially french (@Teeeee ) and italian .
1Plastic BertrandÇa Plane Pour Moi
2Serge Gainsbourg & Jane BirkinJe T'aime,…Moi Non Plus
3Édith PiafNon, Je Ne Regrette Rien
4Adriano CelentanoAzzurro
6OmegaGyöngyhajù Làny
5Sigur RósSvefn-G-Englar
7ZazJe Veux
8Noir DésirLe Vent Nous Portera
9Manu ChaoMe Gustas Tú
10Vanessa ParadisJoe Le Taxi
11Adriano CelentanoSvalutation
12Manu ChaoClandestino
13Elis Regina & Antônio Carlos JobimÀguas de Março
14Les Rita MitsoukoC'est Comme Ça
15Édith PiafLa Vie En Rose
16Héroes Del SilencioEntre Dos Tierras
17Les Rita MitsoukoMarcia Baila
18Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte BardotBonnie And Clyde
19Buena Vista Social ClubChan Chan
20Miriam MakebaPata Pata
21Jacques BrelNe Me Quitte Pas
22Charles TrenetLa Mer
23Gilbert BécaudNathalie
24Jacques BrelAmsterdam
25Sophie HungerLe Vent Nous Portera
26Gianna NanniniBello E Impossibile
27Adriano CelentanoUna Festa Sui Prati
28RosalíaMalamente
29DesirelessVoyage, Voyage
30France GallElla, Elle L'a
31France GallPoupée De Cire, Poupée De Son
32Michel PolnareffLa Poupée Qui Fait Non
33Nino FerrerLe Sud
34Paolo ConteVia Con Me
35StromaeFormidable
36Jacques DutroncEt Moi, Et Moi, Et Moi
37Ofra HazaIm Nin'Alu
38StromaeAlors On Danse
39SantanaOye Como Va
40Adriano CelentanoPrisencolinensinainciusol
41Caroline LoebC'est La Ouate
42Max BerlinElle Et Moi
43Umberto TozziTi Amo
44The Rolling StonesCon Le Mie Lacrime
45Mohammed RafiJaan Pehechaan Ho
46Antônio Carlos JobimÁgua De Beber
47Françoise HardyComment Te Dire Adieu
48Czesław NiemenJednego Serca
49Rachid TahaYa Rayah
50Christine And The Queens ft. Dâm-FunkDamn, Dis-Moi
51Jacques DutroncLes Cactus
52JovanottiSerenata Rap
53Serge GainsbourgBallade De Melody Nelson
54Édith PiafMilord
55Altin GünSüpürgesi Yoncadan
56Os MutantesA Minha Menina
57Gianna NanniniAmerica
58Manu ChaoBongo Bong
59Charles AznavourLa Bohème
60Lucio BattistiAncora Tu
61Pizzicato FiveTwiggy Twiggy
62SepulturaRatamahatta
63OriginaleBella Ciao
64Caterina ValenteSamba Di Una Nota
65João GilbertoInsensatez
66Stephan EicherDéjeuner En Paix
67Carla BruniQuelqu'Un M'a Dit
68Les Négresses VertesViolá L’Été
69AliceUna Notte Speciale
70Liaisons DangereusesLos Niños Del Parque
71Kourosh YaghmaeiGole Yakh
72Stan Getz, João Gilberto & Astrud GilbertoThe Girl From Ipanema
73Joe DassinLes Champs-Élysées
74Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66Mas Que Nada
75Alliance EthnikRespect
76Ivan Mládek & Banjo BandJožin Z Bažin
77TrustAntisocial
78Caetano VelosoCucurrucucú Paloma
79José FelicianoChe Sarà
80Christine And The QueensSaint Claude
81MinaSe Telefonando
82Alain DelonLaetitia
83Lucio DallaCaruso
84RepetitorSuženi Snovi
85Jacques DutroncLe Responsable
86AdamoC'est Ma Vie
87LÜTMersmak
88Alsarah & The NubatonesHabibi Taal
89CéuVaranda Suspensa
90Nusrat Fateh Ali KhanNothing Without You (Tere Bina)
91Maria CallasLa Mamma Morta
92Bariş MançoSarı Çizmeli Mehmet Ağa
93KnorkatorMai Khao Djai
94Erlend ØyeLa Prima Estate
95BAPVerdamp Lang Her
96JakuziKoca Bir Saçmalik
97Benjamin BiolayA L'Origine
98SaezPilule
99Gabriel FauréRequiem: In Paradisum
100WesAlane

Someone created a spotify playlist
 
Not exactly world music but muic in other languages. My local radio station spends the summer sundays with best of lists. So they have a jury of 120 berlin based musicians, Journalists and industry folks. They did the 100 best foreign language songs ( excluding english and german) last sunday and the results are pretty erocentric but a fun treasure trove of music in other languages, especially french (@Teeeee ) and italian .


Someone created a spotify playlist
Thank you for posting that list - that will get me through the day. :)
I'm blown away each and every time I'm listening to "Le Vent Nous Portera" - un truc de ouf!
 
Mad About Records shared a picture on Instagram with 4 test-presses of next releases:

Mandala ‎– Mandala (1976 Brazilian Fusion Jazz) Mandala (22) - Mandala

Gary Corben ‎– Gods In Brasil (don't know exactly what it is as an album with the same name has already been released by MAR, maybe a Vol.2 or a live album or B-sides... no idea) Gary Corben - Gods In Brasil

Leo Acosta ‎– Acosta (1970 Mexican Funk/Soul) Leo Acosta - Acosta

Kenny Mann With Liquid Pleasure ‎– Kenny Mann With Liquid Pleasure TBC (1980 US Funk/Soul) Kenny Mann With Liquid Pleasure - Kenny Mann With Liquid Pleasure



They also have two new records coming and available for pre-orders on Bandcamp :

Various ‎– Disco É Cultura Vol.1



João Negrão – Asfalto Selvagem

 
So here is something strange . A bunch of of german and austrian indie pop and rock bands made an album of italo pop versions oftfeir songs

 
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