Episode #23 - Global New Releases

1) Cabruera - Doce de Coco (Colors of Brazil)

Hard to classify - samba, funk, Afrobeat and rhythms from northeastern Brazil.
2) Bixiga 70 - Mil Vidas (III)
Brazilian Afrobeat. Reinterpreting the music made popular in the late 60s and 70s by the likes of Fela Kuti and Tony Allen.
3) Zebrabeat Afro-Amazonia Orquestra - Amazonia Orquestra (Amplificador)
A compilation from Amplificador - a Brazilian music blog. Writers picked 17 outstanding examples of new musical endeavors from around the country. The album is full of retro-classicist sounds that are the common foray of the Far Out label.
4) Palenke Soultribe - Tripao (Tercer Chofao) feat. Son Palenque (Versus EP)

Colombian sounds channelled through Los Angeles-based group. Psychedelic dance.
5) Groanbox - Wolfe Ridge (Groanbox)
Band that has a penchant for recording in strange locations. Their 6th album was recorded in a cabin in the Ontario wilderness.
6) Shooglenifty - Samhla Reel/Scolpaig (The Untied Knot)
25 years and running. Scottish group who continues to redefine their sound. On their 7th album, Shooglenifty keep the Celtic diaspora party going!
7) Calan - Tale of Two Dragons (Dinas)
Dragon-fighting Welsh music!
8) Raul Rodriguez - Razon De Son (Razon De Son)
Cuban tres guitar with son and flamenco.
9) Orblua - O Diabo da Velha (Retratos Cineticos)
Gorgeous vocal music from Portugal.
10) Mec Yek - Kali Som (Super Diver City)

Roma Reggae. Fronted by Roma sisters, Katia and Mielka Pohlodkova.
11) Oulhawen win Tidit - Faris (Mississippi to Sahara)
Toureg guitar music from Algeria
12) Ludovico Einaudi - Tonio Yima / Rirollala (The Taranta Project)
Features Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara (master griot from Gambia) both from Juju.
13) Khiyo - Doyal Tomaro
London-based group that interprets traditional Bengali music.
14) Cabruera - Nordeste Oculto (Colors of Brazil)
15) Iconili - O Rei de Tupanga (Amplificador)