CMNZ touring pianist Francesco Turrisi is a true musical alchemist. His latest album There Is No Other made with partner Rhiannon Giddens explores the connections between the rhythms of Africa and the Arabic world with the folk music of Europe and America.
Fado Queen Mariza sings with the joyful emotion that has made her Portugal’s most successful export on her Songlines award winning album Mariza.
Joy is the appropriate name of the debt album from new fusion group AKA Trio. The Trio is made up of artists from three continents: guitarist Antonio Forcione from Italy, kora master Seckou Keita from Senegal and from Brazil the percussionist Adriano Adewale.
Gunter Herbig’s new album Ex Oriente uses electric guitar on the quasi-religious music of the early 20th century mystic George lvanovich Gurdjieff.
Gunter Herbig's album Ex Oriente Photo: Gunter Herbig Ex Oreinte
Music details:
FERNANDO: Trigueirinha - Mariza (Warner PromoMariza)
CLEMENTE: Por Tanto Te Amar - Mariza (Warner PromoMariza)
DE BRITO: Fado Errado - Mariza (Warner PromoMariza)
TURRISI: Carpinese - Francesco Turrisi (Turrisi PromoNorthern)
STEFANO LANDI: Augellin - Francesco Turrisi and Clara Sanabras (Diatribe PromoGrigio)
ADEWALE: Baracoa - AKA trio (Bendigedig PromoJoy)
KEITA: Choix De Joie - AKA trio (Bendigedig PromoJoy)
TRAD: Wayfaring Stranger - Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi (Nonesuch PromoThere)
FLOYD: Trees on the Mountains - Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi (Nonesuch PromoThere)
RANI: Now Run - Hania Rani (Gondwana PromoEsja)
GURDJIEFF: Sayyid Chant and Dance No. 29 - Gunter Herbig (BIS PromoOriente)
GURDJIEFF: Resurrection of Christ - Gunter Herbig (BIS PromoOriente)
GURDJIEFF: Meditation - Gunter Herbig (BIS PromoOriente)
