Mondo Melodia CDs. It was the biggest Algerian concert ever in France, with Khaled, the King of Rai, Faudel, the music's young prince, and Rachid Taha, the French-raised Algerian roots rocker. While there are plenty of greatest hits -- Faudel's groundbreaking "Tellement N'Brick" ...

Mondo Melodia Records. Traditional Arab instruments and melodies joyfully merge with modern electronic dance rhythms in Oojami's debut album, BELLYDANCING BREAKBEATS. This union of Turkish, Asian, and African elements with urban dance beats results in an infectious and exotic energy that respectfully acknowledges ...

Mondo Melodia music. Egyptian superstar Hakim's U.S. debut transcends its homeland roots by enlisting Trans-Global Underground to remix several of its key tracks. Yaho never quite sheds the usual world trappings (foreign instrumentation, anomalous verbal inflections, non-English lyrics), but its willingness to pump ...

Mondo Melodia Records. BOTH SIDES OF THE SEA features material from two of Noa's Israeli albums, 1993's ACHINOAM NINI GIL DOR and 1997's ACHINOAM NINI. Released in the United States as they are here -- on one album -- the songs on Both Sides ...

Mondo Melodia music. Pukar (Calling You), Najma's follow-up to her world music breakthrough Atish (Fire), is every bit as enchanting and splendid as its predecessor, displaying her ability to make Indian music acessible for Western audiences without diluting its essence. ~ Leo Stanley Recorded ...

Mondo Melodia CDs. Includes liner notes by Gerald Seligman. This is part of Mondo Melodia's "Mondo" series. Madilu System/Sam Mangwana/Pa Pa Noel/Pablo Lubadika/Kekele Liner Note Author: Gerald Seligman .

Mondo Melodia Records. electric basses, Chapman stick, programming); Simone Haggiag (drums, The mystery tour begins even before the CD is cracked and played: Zohar translates to "Sacred Light," and the album's title refers to a Kabbalistic numerical series. The band is built around the ...

Mondo Melodia CDs. Additional personnel includes: Narada Michael Walden (keyboards); Candido After two albums as the Ali Khan band, the San Francisco-based Shabaz offers a new name and a refined approach to the techno-meets-Indian music (somewhat different than Britain's Asian underground) they've developed over ...

Mondo Melodia music. This is a continuous in-the-mix CD compiled and mixed by DJ Phil Meadley. It's a catchy album title, promising ambience, peace, and the possibility of spiritual enlightenment by the time the CD's over. But life's never that straightforward, and while cuts ...

Personnel includes Rachid Taha (vocals); Femi Kuti (vocals, saxophone); Steve Hillage, Francois Delfin (guitar); Hakim Hamadouche (lute); Yves Aouizerate (keyboards); Francois Even (bass); Abdel Abrit (drums); Hassan Lachal (darabuka). Recorded live at L'Ancienne Belgique, Brussels on March 11, 2001. Algerian singer Rachid Taha ...

Hakim's 2000 U.S. debut won plenty of praise, but to follow it up a year later with a double live CD could seem an odd decision on the part of label Mondo Melodia, and certainly daring. However, the results are ...

GALACTIC CARAVAN is a collection of tracks from the Ark 21 label remixed by Steven Last. Personnel: Steven Last (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming); Lori Lynner (vocals). Audio Mixer: Steven Last. Recording information: The Lighthouse.

To many, flamenco is Spain -- its essence distilled in music. And this compilation attempts to capture the many facets of flamenco that bring the transcendent moment of duende. And there's certainly a variety, like the stunning guitar work of ...

Iranian/Armenian singer Andy Madadian is known as one of the most bootlegged artists in the world -- sold underground in countries like Iran, where the music is banned. He supposedly sells millions to the lovelorn in exotic places who enjoy ...

Pierre Boscheron (programming); Slyvie Aioun (background vocals). Finally released in the U.S., this 1997 debut is the album that made a star of Faudel in France. Although he looks impossibly young, he can certainly sing, and he definitely has the voice ...

Includes liner notes by Gerald Sligman. This is part of Mondo Melodia's "Mondo" series. Salif Keita/Sinead O'Connor/ Christy Moore/Sharon Shannon

Part of the voluminous Mondo series of world music collections, Mondo Africa features some of the Dark Continent's more recognized performers. Like other volumes in the Mondo series, the emphasis here is just as much on diversity as it is ...

Includes liner notes by Gerald Seligman. This is part of Mondo Melodia's "Mondo" ...