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Brazilian singer:
Afro-pop singer from Mali:
Great Senegalese band featuring outstanding guitarist:
Wonderful singer from the Ivory Coast has recorded with India.Arie:
Cuban musician best known for playing with the Afro-Cuban All Stars and the Buena Vista Social Club since 1996, Barbarito Torres, is a master of the laúd, a traditional Cuban instrument of the lute family:
Cuban pianist’s album was released when Ruben Gonzalez was 77 years old and has since sold over 600,000 copies worldwide. Recorded in just two days – without overdubs – it is a sheer delight from beginning to end:
Haunting, mesmerizing, and passionate singing from Bulgarian women’s chorus:
Not sure if this trio is an offshoot of Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares, but lovely just the same:
Interesting how Bulgarian singing seems equally influenced by Western and Middle Eastern music. Another Bulgarian choir:
Male choir from Soviet Georgia:
Performance by the ensemble Kelaptari, Ana Bajiashvil, soloist:
Sephardic Jewish music by Yamma Trio from Spain:
More Sephardic Jewish music, this one by Nani:
Rockin’ Sephardic music from Ana Alcaide:
This is more subdued:
Indian master flautist, Hariprasad Chaurasia:
Mesmerizing vocals:
Pop version (Bollywood lives!) of “Ever So Lonely”:
Lovely Ry Cooder and V. M. Bhatt slide guitar duet album:
Bhatt live:
Indian flute music by Ronu Majumdar with Ry Cooder on guitar and Jon Hassell on trumpet: