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Here's what's on the FREE! CD with fR271/272 (January/February 2006)
- CHEIKH LO: KELLE MAGNI
From the not difficult third album by one of Senegal's best. - KIRAN AHLUWALIA: VO KUCH
Canadian based Indian singer with an original spin on ghazal. - L'HAM DE FOC: L'ESTIMAT DEL CORB
Pan-Mediterranean music from the Catalan duo featured this very issue. - LOS DE ABAJO: CUMBIA DEL CASTOR
From Mexico, one of the world's great live bands and their best album. - NUX VOMICA: JE SAIS C'EST DIFFICILE
More from southern France with attitude: carnival ragganiçois goes Brazil N.E. - THE DEMON BARBERS: THE BALLAD OF MINEPIT SHAW/IDBURY HILL
The cracking English band in the engine room of the roadshow. - FANTAZIA: L'AHBAB
World class world music based right here in the UK, part 1 (N.Africa). - SWÅP: SÅ RIDER JAG MEJ
Tweed 'n' Carr 'n' Bäckström 'n' Normansson - Anglo-Swedish supergroup! - FANIA: LA LUNE
Another great Senegalese artist who thinks outside the box! - MODESTE: KOPAKA
World class world music based right here in the UK, part 2 (Madagascar). - DUCK SOUP: THE RADSTOCK JIG
English dance music on melodeon, marimba and bass. And why not? - PANAGIOTIS KALANTZOPOULOS & SOFIA PAPAZOGLOU: NAI I OHI
A slice from a wonderfully varied and inventive Greek album: a classic. - SAMBASUNDA: RONGGENG IMUT (SMILING DANCER)
Taking Indonesian roots and the gamelan tradition to new places. - BANTU feat. AYUBA: MT. FUJI
Nigerian fuji meets urban Germany in the 21st century. - DAZIBAO: L'AFFAIRE DU PIGEON
Young acoustic band confirming that Belgium continues to be hot! - COROU DE BERRA: LA GUERRA DI PIERO
Fine vocal group from Nice interpret the works of Italy's Fabrizio de André. - ELISEO PARRA: JOTAS DE "EL CHATO"
Innovative and unclassifiable Spanish writer with roots in all directions! - SIMON RITCHIE: ANARCHY IN THE UK
English folk classic gets updated in the new traditional way.
Full details of availability for the source CDs are to be found within the magazine.