Recommended Jazz: World Fusion music (#1 - #40)
ENSEMBLE FISFÜZ: Yakamoz
Oriental jazz: The German-Turkish trio combines Oriental tone colors and the peculiarity of modern scales creatively with the most diverse rhythms to convey their unlimited joy.
MP3 price: $9.99
DENIS PLANTE: Cafe Tango
From budding romances to tearful goodbyes, Café Tango is the theatre of all passions. Bandoneon and violins meet in a decor that flirts with the nostalgia of turn-of-the-century coffee houses.
Recommended if you like Dino Saluzzi, Astor Piazzolla.CD price: $12.97
BILL KOEHLER: Vandana Journey2gether
As the London Double Bassist Magazine puts it, "Bassist, Bill Koehler and Indian percussionist, Manpreet Bedi join forces to create an exotic and inspirational blend of sounds are at once transcendental, joyous, serious, contemplative and mystical."
CD price: $12.97
BYRON WALLEN: Meeting Ground
"The exchange of ideas and sounds makes for a subtle and unusual Gnawa (Sufi)-jazz collaboration, both ancient and contemporary, that draws on dub, funk and swing rhythms." Nominated for MOBO AWARD.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
ATONGO ZIMBA: Barefoot In The Sand
Unplugged, intimate music by African singer and lute player in combination with international jazz and world music artists
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $11.99
OSCAR PEÑAS GROUP: The Return of Astronautus
Second album of this quintet from Barcelona born in 2001. The sound of the band blends different sound colors, traditions, grooves and styles: the acoustic with the electric, a combination of grooves like chacarera or drum 'n' bass, and post-bop tradition
CD price: $14.00
OSCAR PEÑAS GROUP: Astronautus
The music of this project is firmly rooted in the post-bop mainstream, yet it sounds fresh and distinctive, possessing a quality of lightness coupled with considerable drive.
Recommended if you like Pat Metheny Group, "ECM" sonorities from the 70's.CD price: $14.00
GYAN RILEY: Melismantra
A unique synthesis of American fingerpicking, Indian raga, jazz, flamenco, and virtuosic classical guitar playing, featuring Tracy Silverman on electric violin, Scott Amendola on drums, and the legendary Zakir Hussain on tablas.
Recommended if you like Egberto Gismonti, John McLaughlin.CD price: $14.95 / MP3 price: $14.95
JEFF OSTER: TRUE
*** Imagine, Miles Davis meets Enya *** A CD Baby Editor's Pick in New Age: Contemporary Instrumental, Jazz World Fusion and Soundtrack *** Produced by Grammy Award winner and Windham Hill founder Will Ackerman ***
CD price: $14.99
AVI FOX-ROSEN: One
Ear candy for the over-educated; lyrical, ethereal, folk, jazz, world and rock with a solid groove.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
RICARDO SILVEIRA: Outro Rio
New recording from Brazil's leading guitarist with special guests Maria Rita, Joao Donato, Jaques Morelenbaum and many more.
CD price: $15.99
MARIA VOLONTE: Sudestada
Argentina's Latin Grammy-nominated vocalist explores a deeply intimate terrain of love, loss and passion in an exquisite, eclectic and soulful CD from Buenos Aires produced by famed singer-songwriter Raul Carnota.
Recommended if you like Elis Regina.CD price: $25.00 / MP3 price: $25.00
JOHN KAIZAN NEPTUNE: Bamboo Magic
The third album recorded in Chennai, India, with some additional recording in Japan. A truly multi-cultural project: shakuhachi and koto and guitar from Japan, bass and drums from Malaysia, string quartet and hand percussion from India.
CD price: $16.00 / MP3 price: $16.00
GEORGE GAO: My Favorite Tunes
Standard jazz tunes arranged beautifully for erhu, vocal and guitar
CD price: $19.00 / MP3 price: $19.00
MÁRCIO TUBINO: Fresta Do Olho
Modern Brazilian jazz with traditional roots
CD price: $16.00 / MP3 price: $16.00
NADAKA & THE BASAVARAJ BROTHERS: Live In Paris
Guitarist Nadaka in concert with some of India's great classical artists. An unbelievable fusion of east-west, but also north-south
CD price: $20.00 / MP3 price: $20.00
MARCUS WYATT: Language 12
The eagerly awaited new album from Marcus Wyatt, features some of South Africa's finest musicians,where the music breaks away from the straight-ahead sound to a more groove based concept, with loops and soundscapes interspersed with great live performance
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
WILLIAM CEPEDA'S INTERNATIONAL QUINTET: Unity
A fusion of jazz and cultures from around the world
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
YAEL WAND: At Your Door
Modern acoustic roots music and a powerful voice, with one foot respectfully in the past and one foot bravely in the now.
Recommended if you like Joni Mitchell, Sarah Harmer.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
SANGHA: Omid
Sangha mixes Persian, Indian, and Arabic musical traditions into a modern, energetic and vital ensemble. There are moments of delicate subtlety and great emotional depth mixed with exciting virtuosic improvisation.
CD price: $14.00
BELEDO: Montevideo Jazz Dreams
"Beledo is the epitome of excellent musical individuality and a profound example of the universality of jazz's presence and influence in every corner of our planet. "Montevideo Jazz Dreams," exemplifies this and more." Stix Hooper
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $11.00
KLUB MUNDI: Voices
Conscious,funky nu-world jazz/global soul based on African/Caribbean/Latin influences.
CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $12.00
VARIOUS: A Chicago Jazz Tour
Get a taste of Chicago's current jazz scene - includes trad., modern, hybrid, and beyond.
MARCEL KHALIFE: Taqasim
Arguably the Arab world's most recognized and celebrated composer and oud master, Marcel Khalife's album "Taqasim" is an innovative and mesmerizing instrumental composition for oud and double bass with Near Eastern percussion accompaniment.
CD price: $16.95
ALAN JONES: Spirits
Original creative new jazz/funk/world music/with a dose of classical voice, composed and performed by Alan Jones for the brilliant stage production SPIRITS, written and directed by Michael Curry, the award-winning co-designer of Broadway's "The Lion King"
CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $14.99
MATT TEMKIN'S YIDDISHE JAM BAND: Poykler's Shloft Lied
Klezmer meets big band and fusion jazz in this debut CD of this band of international known performers.
Recommended if you like The Klezmer Conservatory Band, Frank London.CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $11.00
BILLET-DEUX: Deux
Modern gypsy jazz - Music filtered through the cafes of Paris, the tradition of Django Reinhardt, Classical concert halls, and modern jazz all combine within Billet-Deux to create a incredible musical experience.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $12.97
HAMILTON DE HOLANDA & ANDRE MEHMARI: Continuous Friendship
Duets for bandolim and piano from two of Brazil's premier instrumentalists.
CD price: $15.99
MARCOS AMORIM TRIO: Revolving Landscapes
"This trio can very well be the premier of its kind" Javier Quinones, Jazz Times, April 2004
CD price: $15.99
JUMBLEDAT: Jumbledat
A collective of 10 musicians - fresh and original organic jazz/hip-hop fusion from Australia.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
TOMCHESS & RAVI PADMANABHA: Continuance
Oud, ney, tabla duets with slight ambient textures. A mesmerizing and intimate experience beautifully performed heartening the freedom of soul and spirit.
CD price: $9.99 / MP3 price: $9.99
STEEL STRING SESSION: Ocoee Road
A stunning tapestry of jazzy and bluesy bluegrass mixed in with a hard driving tradition. This hot Americana vocal and instrumental group includes on their album a modern re-release of Duelin' Banjos, soon to be heard on NBC Sports.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $12.95
DENIS PLANTE: Cantos de Bandoneon
Denis Plante plays the bandoneon, one of the famous concertinas of the double A series. Plante's project "Cantos de bandoneón" comprises of fourteen original impressionist tango works, inspired by his travels throughout Argentina.
Recommended if you like Dino Saluzzi, Astor Piazzolla.CD price: $12.97
THE JAZZ MARAUDERS: Space For Rent
Rich in melodies using fun festive beats from around the world. They call it jazz, but probably not as you've heard it before: it makes you want to dance and sing.
Recommended if you like Miles Davis, Paquito D'Rivera.CD price: $14.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
MINDIA DEVI: Balinese Dream
Indo-Jazz. Delicate, breath taking Indian bansuri and silver flutes embedded in a scintillating masala of Balinese Gamelan, (bronze & bamboo gongs & metallophones) sarod, tabla, scalloped fretboard guitar, & the live pulsating soundscape of Bali.
CD price: $16.00
GABRIEL ALEGRIA: Nuevo Mundo
This trumpeter and composer has developed a unique form of world jazz that combines his distinctive approach to the jazz trumpet with the rich heritage of Afro-Peruvian music.
CD price: $14.95
