World: World Beat

(See a text list of all World: World Beat albums.)

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Editor's Picks (see more)

  • MAO OTAYECK: Renewal

    MAO OTAYECK: Renewal

    Eclectic world mix of rock, pop, soul and African sounds covering the theme of love and hope with Stevie Wonder, Jacob Desvarieux and Jean-Philippe Rykiel as special guests.

    CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $10.99

  • MIGHTY POPO: Muhazi

    MIGHTY POPO: Muhazi

    Award winning album. Easy to listen, easy to dance to. African grooves meets Afro-Canadian experience.

    CD price: $14.00

  • NANÁ VASCONCELOS: Trilhas (Trails)

    NANÁ VASCONCELOS: Trilhas (Trails)

    A strong musical and cultural expression of Brazil by world renowned percussionist Naná Vasconcelos.

    CD price: $14.99

  • BÉLO: Reference

    BÉLO: Reference

    World beat music, African jazz influenced, with hints of reggae, rock, and funk


  • ANTIBALAS: Security

    ANTIBALAS: Security

    Experimental Afrobeat like no other.

    CD price: $14.99

  • PAUL HORN: In India & Kashmir

    PAUL HORN: In India & Kashmir

    The lyricism and peaceful energy of these recordings is as timeless today as when they were first created. Recorded in India with an ensemble of Ravi Shankar's most accomplished students.

    CD price: $12.97

  • BAKA BEYOND: Rhythm Tree

    BAKA BEYOND: Rhythm Tree

    Strong African beats underpin Celtic and Gaelic melodies producing fast yet gently infectious rhythms. convergence of influences.

    CD price: $16.99 / MP3 price: $9.99

  • BAKA BEYOND & BAKA GBINÉ: Baka Live

    BAKA BEYOND & BAKA GBINÉ: Baka Live

    African Celtic tribal. A remarkable performance by seven Baka Pygmy musicians; a live recording of their visit captured here.

    CD price: $16.99 / MP3 price: $9.99

  • AZA: Tamghra Wushen

    AZA: Tamghra Wushen

    Does modern Tamazight (Berber) music include bottle tops and scissors? It does for AZA. An amazing array of instrumentation, wonderfully calibrated, dynamically metered and soulfully sung. Warning: Jam packed with inspiration for your dancing and listenin

    CD price: $15.00

  • DEBU: Palace Troubadour

    DEBU: Palace Troubadour

    Debu's acclaimed fifth offering, this is a musical feast straight from the Royal Court. This 15-song album reflects Debu's versatility and international appeal, featuring songs in English, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Arabic, Indonesian and Chinese.

    CD price: $12.99 / MP3 price: $8.88

New Arrivals (see more)

  • PETER STONE & JENEFER WARWICK JAMES: It's Magic

    PETER STONE & JENEFER WARWICK JAMES: It's Magic

    A journey into electronic space. Enriching sounds, mood and atmosphere


  • TARO ISHIDA: Grandfinale

    TARO ISHIDA: Grandfinale

    Japanese Techno, Dub, Whitenoise, Renaissance Classical Mixture, Ethnic, Classicalmusic, Afrobeat, Noise, Avan-garde, Pop, Instrumental, Ambient.

    CD price: $15.00

  • GNOMENCLATURE: C'est Sharp

    GNOMENCLATURE: C'est Sharp

    Jangle pop/World beat


  • HOLLY SHERE: wild earth shebrew

    HOLLY SHERE: wild earth shebrew

    A tribal Jewish prayer experience reveling in the sacred feminine. Ancient, shamanic, ethereal. Rainbow Gathering meets Goddess Judaism.

    CD price: $14.99

  • REZA KHAN: Painted Diaries

    REZA KHAN: Painted Diaries

    Unique signature guitar style, which blends Pat Metheny with Indian phrasing, and the musical mix offers "a sonic example of what our world can be, working in peace and harmony," he says.

    CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $9.99

  • JALEBI: Kaleidoscope

    JALEBI: Kaleidoscope

    JALEBI Music ---- is when BOLLYWOOD meets MOTOWN. The magic of traditional Indian music mixed with the might and power of soul, gospel and blues. Namaste, baby : )

    CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $9.99

  • OTCHENGA ZOOM: World Up

    OTCHENGA ZOOM: World Up

    Power and glorious,groove and lyric, ethnic and electronical. Wide soundscapes can really explore your mind and take you to the magiclands travel. Really inspirational music.

    CD price: $11.00

  • DARRYL HOLT: World Groove

    DARRYL HOLT: World Groove

    A mixture of many styles of music from around the world, blended into a light hearted style of music.

    CD price: $9.99

  • RICHARD PREVAL: Adorasyon

    RICHARD PREVAL: Adorasyon

    Caribbean Flair

    CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $9.99

  • THE RHYTH-O-MATICS: Walking in the Shadow

    THE RHYTH-O-MATICS: Walking in the Shadow

    African & Ska; World Beat, mostly instrumental. Styles include West African Jamaican and 3rd wave Ska. Big Band with a great horn section

    CD price: $10.00

Top Sellers (see more)

  • BEDLAM BARDS: On the Drift

    BEDLAM BARDS: On the Drift

    With a fervent accoustic style, the Bedlam Bards perform music inspired by Firefly and Serenity. This album is selling faster than ice planets, so order now while you still can.

    CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

  • ANDY MONROE: Joyful Noise: Disc Two

    ANDY MONROE: Joyful Noise: Disc Two

    relaxing and joyous---soaring vocals, world beats, soulful piano---lush and inspiring.

    CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00

  • LEONOR DELY: Amame

    LEONOR DELY: Amame

    From the producer of Santana, Ozomatli and Ricky Martin, a richly diverse fusion of Afro-Colombian, Afro-Cuban and Caribbean rhythms with an inspirational depth. Featuring Colombia's Millero Congo and various musicians from the Carlos Vives band.

    CD price: $11.99 / MP3 price: $10.99

  • ROBERT SYMONS: Robert Symons Tropicana Steel Pan Bermuda Vol. 1

    ROBERT SYMONS: Robert Symons Tropicana Steel Pan Bermuda Vol. 1

    Soothing Relaxing Popular Favorites and Classic Standards played on the Steel Pan with an Island flavour and a World beat.Sets just the right tone and tropical ambience to complement ANY Occasion.

    MP3 price: $18.00

  • LEONOR DELY & MILLERO CONGO: Talisman

    LEONOR DELY & MILLERO CONGO: Talisman

    Ancient African sacred drums of the Circumcaribbean with vocals-centered tribalglobal post-urban world-funk fusion.

    CD price: $11.97 / MP3 price: $9.97

  • SMITH & DRAGOMAN: Under the Lote-Tree

    SMITH & DRAGOMAN: Under the Lote-Tree

    It is difficult to categorize the music of Smith & Dragoman, but listeners seem to agree on the adjectives - "haunting melodies", "amazing harmonies", "poignant themes", "touching lyrics" and "soul-stirring music". World/Folk/Rock/Spiritual

    CD price: $17.99 / MP3 price: $17.99

  • STROKELAND SUPERBAND WITH FRED ROSS: The Law: According To Fred Ross

    STROKELAND SUPERBAND WITH FRED ROSS: The Law: According To Fred Ross

    Horn driven 'East Bay Soul Music,' in the tradition of Tower of Power.

    CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $11.99

  • WENDY RULE: The Wolf Sky

    WENDY RULE: The Wolf Sky

    Earthy and Shamanic, Wendy Rule's latest studio album draws on her deep love of magic and nature.

    CD price: $19.00 / MP3 price: $16.00

  • SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK: Experience...101

    SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK: Experience...101

    The internationally acclaimed, Grammy-winning female African American a cappella sextet presents a delightful new CD of 18 “life lessons” in song for kids and their parents.

    CD price: $15.00

  • BRÈTE: The Nutcracker Suite Electronique

    BRÈTE: The Nutcracker Suite Electronique

    'Nine Inch Nails' Meets 'Mannheim Steamroller' for an Outrageous Christmas Party. "Crazy. Lunatic. Mental. Swirling. Pulsing. Racing. Bracing. I love it."

    CD price: $14.95 / MP3 price: $9.95