This Is The Right Place For Those Who Enjoy The Real Quality Music, The World's Traditional Instruments, The Diversity Of Sounds, Rhythms, Vocals, And The Overall Magic Which Derives From What It Is Called "WORLD MUSIC".
Let's All Travel From The Andes To Mongolia, From The Celts To The American Indians, From The Hurdy Gurdy To The Didgeridoo, From The Mystery of The Bulgarian Vocals To Yma Sumac And Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan...



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Do not use the forum and the bulletin department to post questions or information related to other kinds of music, there are plenty of other groups in "myspace" that deal with them.


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Please feel free to interact with all members by telling us what you think and post your opinions and photogpaphs, or just drop by to say "hello,this is a beautiful day to listen to the World"




HIGHLY RECOMENDED WORLD MUSIC ARTISTS

(For all those members who are searching for the unique, the rare, the extravagant and a special musical experience)





***EUROPE***




Alan Stivell (Brittany/France)
The Tannahill Weavers (Scottland)
Goran Bregovich (Serbia)
Rao Kyao (Portugal)
Taraf De Hajdouks (Romania)
Beata Palya (Hungary)
Nuova Compagnia Di Canto Popolare (Italy)
George Dalaras (Greece)
Ougenweide (Germany)
John Renbourn (England)
Camaron de la Isla (Spain)
The Bothy Band (Ireland)
Radio Sofia Female Choir (Bulgaria)
Kaliy Jag (Hungarian Gypsy)
Vaerttina (Finland)
Sandor Neti (Hungary)
Altan (Ireland)
Davide Van De Sfroos (Italy)
Flairck (Holland)
Berroguetto (Galicia/Spain)
The Oyster Band (England)
The Thule Spirit (Greenland Eskimo)
I Muvrini (Corsica/France)
Ivo Papazov & his Wedding Band (Bulgaria)
Muszikas (Hungary)
Pino Daniele (Italy)
The Chieftains (Ireland)
Dan Ar Braz (Brittany/France)
Kotsani Orchestra (FYROM)
Petros Loukas Halkias (Greece)
Gerardo Nunez (Spain)
Marta Sebestyen (Hungary)
Kalevala (Italy)
Moving Heart (Ireland)
Trio Bulgarka (Bulgaria)
Georghe Zamfir (Romania)
Fairport Convention (England)
Dunaj & Iva Bitova (Chech Republic/Slovakia)
Deanta (Ireland)
Juan Pena El Lebrijano (Andaluz/Spain)
Agricantus (Italy)
Vizonto (Hungary)
Sigur Ros (Iceland)
Nigel Mazlyn Jones (England)
Mieczyslaw Litwinski (Poland)
Zlatne Uste (Serbia)
Bond (England)
Avaton (Greece)
JSD Band (Wales)
Madredeus (Portugal)
Mostar Sevdah Reunion (Bosnia)
Gabriel Yacoub (France)
Planxty (Ireland)
The Reyes Family (Gypsy/France)
I Giullari di Piazza (Italy)
The Albion Band (England)
Tomatito (Spain)
Amalia Rodriguez (Portugal)
Clannad (Ireland)
Andras Berecz (Hungary)
Mode Plagal (Greece)
Angelo Branduardi (Italy)
Deep Forest (France)
Silly Wizard (Scottland)
Andreas Vollenweider (Switzerland)
Papa Flo & Co (Germany)
Fanfare Coucarlia (Romania)
Dommelvolk (Holland)
Tri Yann (Brittany/France)
Haeghedoorn (Belgium)
Four men and a dog (Scottland)
Kolinda (Hungary)
Slinkombas (Sweden)
Yuri Yunakov (Bulgaria)
Ar Log (Wales)
Soazig (Brittany/France)
Mirlitatuille (Spain)
Kornog (Ireland)
Poznan Percussion Ensemble (Poland)
Tri Atma (Germany)
Lajko Felix (Serbia)
Oskorri (Basque/Spain)
Maqam (Hungary)
UB 40 (England)
Peppino D'Agostino (Italy/USA)
Pierre Bensusan (France)
Capercaillie (Scottland)
Dionyssis Savvopoulos (Greece)
Fungus (Irish music/Holland)
Jan Garbarek (Norway)
The Increadible String Band (England)
Barozda (Hungary)
Stephan Micus (Germany)
Antonio Breschi (Italy)
Karelia (Finland)
An Triskell (Brittany/France)
Ossian (Ireland)
Tanar (Belgium)
Penguin Cafe Orchestra (England)
Almamegretta (Italy)
Nikos Veropoulos (Greece)


***RUSSIA & ITS EUROPEAN REPUBLICS***
***TURKEY, THE MIDDLE EAST & THE MAGHREB***




The Armenian Navy Band (Armenia)
The Parvarim (Israel)
Laco Tayfa (Turkey/Gypsy)
Rustavi Choir (Georgia)
Arto Tunch (Armenia)
Osvaldo Balakausko (Latvia)
Belkis Akkale (Turkey)
Idir (Berber/Algeria)
Gogol Bordello (US/Ukraine)
Sivan Perwar (Khurdistan)
Gnawa Diffusion (Algeria)
Muammer Ketencoglu (Turkey)
Farid El Atrache (Syria)
Iron Sheik (Palestine/USA)
Yat Ha (Russia)
The Muradian Ensemble (Armenia)
Erkose Brothers Ensemble (Turkish Gypsy)
Nathem El Ghazali (Iraq)
Cheb Khaled (Rai/Algeria)
Typex (Israel)
Bazylki (Belarus)
Najat Aatabou (Morocco)
Collegium Accessor (Ukraine)
Salamat (Nubia)
Mevlana (Sufi/Turkey)
Elias Rahbani (Lebanon)
Aquarium (Russia)
Yunes Megri (Morocco)
Mazhar Fuat Ozkan (Turkey)
Haik Hadjizian (Armenia/Greece)
Sulam (Israel)
Munir Bashir (Iraq)
Simon Shaheen (Palestine)
Nazir Hussi (Khurdistan)
Dakmush (Yemenite/Israel)
Cheba Zahuania (Rai/Algeria)
Burhan Chachan (Turkey)
Cholbon (Russia)
The Oud Nile (Egypt)
Djivan Gasparyan (Armenia)
Zulfu Livaneli (Turkey)
Matti Caspi (Israel)
Fairuz (Lebanon)
Cheb Mami (Rai/Algeria)
Oum Khulsum (Egypt)
Okay Temiz (Turkey)
Night Ark (Armenia/USA)
A.Glazunov (Russia)
Sabah Fakhri (Syria)
Talip Ozkan (Turkey)
Shlomo Artzi (Israel)
Arev Armenian Folk Ensemble (Armenia)
Ali Jihad Racy (Egypt)
Djurdjura (Algeria)
Sezan Aksu (Turkey)
Soap Kills (Lebanon)
Maghrebika (Morocco/France)
Excentric (Palestine/USA)




***AFRICA***




Ture Kunda (Senegal)
Mory Kante (Mali)
Marrabenta Star (Mozambique)
Farafina Balamakote (Ethiopia)
The Bundu Boys (Zimbabue)
Angelique Kidjo (Benin)
Edikanfo (West Africa)
Rossy (Madagascar)
Bau (Cabo Verde)
Orchestra Makassy (Tanzania)
Osibisa (Ghana)
Aster Aweke (Ethiopia)
Fela Anikulapo Kuti (Nigeria)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo (South Africa)
Zagazougou (Ivory Coast)
Ami Koita (Mali)
Cesaria Evora (Cabo Verde)
Tarika (Madagascar)
Mlimani Park Orchestra (Tanzania)
Zulu Jive (Central Africa)
Kakraba Lobi (Ghana)
Abdel Aziz El Mubarak (Sudan)
The Sound of Kinshasa (Zaire)
Thione Seck (Senegal)
Babatunde Olatunji (Nigeria)
Manu Dibango (Cameroon)
Tumani Diabate (Mali)
Rushanga Mbira Group (Zimbabue)
Mahmoud Ahmed (Ethiopia)
Foday Musa Suso (West Africa)
Obo Addy (Ghana)
Kanda Bongo Man (Congo)
Hamza El Din (Sudan)
Alpha Ya Ya Diallo (Mali)
Yussou N'Dour (Senegal)
Sam Fan Thomas (Cameroon)
Papa Wemba (Zaire)
Thomas Mapfumo (Zimbabue)
Basotho Dihoba (Lesotho)
King Sunny Ade (Nigeria)
Kaba Mane (Guinea-Bissau)
Ali Farka Ture (Mali)
Forward Kwenda (Zimbabue)


***ASIA & THE ORIENT***




Ravi Shankar (India)
Nusrat Fatheh Ali Khan (Kawaali/Pakistan)
Huun Huur Tu (Tuva)
Zhou Long (China)
Ghulam Ali (Gazaals/India)
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Japan)
Gamelan Son of Lion
Asha Bhosle (India)
(Indonesia/USA)
Pankaj Uddas (Gazaals/India)
Ondekoza (Japan)
Samul Nori (Korea)
Shakti (India)
The Sabri Brothers (Kawaali/Pakistan)
L.Shankar (India)
Jai Uttal (India/USA)
L.Subramaniam (India)
Daiko (Tuva)
Stomu Yamashta (Japan)
Zakir Hussain (India)
Sangwon Park (Korea)
Richard Horowitz & Susan Deihim (USA/Iran)
Bhimsen Joshi (India)
Khmer Ensemble (Cambodia)
Group Gapura (Sundanese Gamelan/Indonesia)
Purna Das Baul (Bengali/India)
Tran Quang Hai (Vietnam)
The Shanghai Restoration Project (USA/China)
Shivkumar Sharma (India)
Ashkabad (Kazakhstan)
Akira Satake (Japan/USA)
Brij Bhushan Kabra (India)
Sainkho Namchylak (Tuva)
Vasant Rai (India)


***THE AMERICAS***




Banda Xingu (Brazil)
Robbie Robertson & Red Road (N.American Indian)
Strunz & Farah (Costa Rica/Iran/USA)
Harmonium (Breton/Canada)
Los Incas (Peru)
Egberto Gismondi (Brazil)
The Klezmatics (Klezmer/USA)
Barde (Breton/Canada)
Los Calchakis (Bolivia)
Buena Vista Social Club (Cuba)
DO'A (USA)
Gregory Isaaks (Reggae/Jamaica)
Los Diamantes (Mexico)
Uakti (Brazil)
Shawn Philips (USA)
Inti Illimani (Chile)
Atahualpa Yupanqui (Argentina)
Oregon (USA)
Rare Air (Breton/Canada)
Los Panchos (Mexico)
Inner Circle (Reggae/Jamaica)
Keith Jarrett (USA)
Milton Nascimento (Brazil)
Astor Piazzola (Nuevo Tango/Argentina)
Jorge Reyes (Mexico)
Balligomingo (US/Canada)
Carlos Vives (Colombia)
Jose Feliciano (Puerto Rico)
Eritage (Breton/Canada)
Beau Jocque & Zydeco Hi Rollers (USA)
Sivuca (Brazil)
Blanco (Harp/Venezuela)
Silvio Rodrigues (Nueva Trova/Cuba)
Rebirth Brass Band (USA)
Sacred Spirit/The Brave (N.American Indian)
Victor Jara (Chile)
Buckweat Zydeco (USA)
Leon Gieco (Nueva Trova/Argentina)
Ancient Future (USA)
Aires Buccaneros (Puerto Rico)
Tuparic Fulluck (Colombia)
Accordion Tribe (USA)
Los Folkloristas (Mexico)
Leonard Cohen (Canada)
Shadowfax (USA)
Ze Ramalho (Brazil)
Brule (N.American Indian)
Glen Velez (USA)
Ben Tavera King (Tex Mex/USA)
Nana Vasconcelos (Brazil)
Skelpin (USA)
Xochimoki (Mexico)
Carlos Nakai (N.American Indian)
Codona (USA)
Adoniran Barbosa (Brazil)
Yma Sumac (Peru)
Antibalas (USA)
Los Paraguayos (Paraguay)
Doba Caracol (Canada)
Guy Klucevsek (USA)
Flavio Venturini (Brazil)
El Gran Combo (Puerto Rico)
Klezmorim (Klezmer/USA)
Robert Mirabal (N.American Indian)
Bob Marley & The Wailers (Reggae/Jamaica)
Dixie Dreggs (USA)
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan (Mexico)
Altiplano (Peru)
Juan Luis Guerra (Dominican Republic)
Jim Pepper (USA)
Marimba Lira de Guatemala (Guatemala)
The Mambo Kings (Puerto Rico)
Robbie Basho (USA)
Toots & The Maytals (Ska/Jamaica)
Lunar Drive (N.American Indian)
Deuter (USA)


***OCEANIA & THE PACIFIC***




The Bushwakers (Australia)
Yothu Yindi (Australia)
The Kalama Quartet (Hawaii)
Blek Bela Mujik (Australia)
The Wagi Brothers (New Guinea)
Redgum (Australia)
The Tahitian Choir (Tahiti)
Nomad (Australia)
Sol Ho'opli (Hawaii)
The Pahinui Brothers Band (Hawaii)