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Afro Celts

The Afro Celts' fourth album soars with Celtic spirit, full of rich melody driven by the band's potent multi-ethnic percussion, with guests Jesse Cook, Martin Hayes, Eileen Ivers, Ayub Ogada, and many others.

HIGHER GROUND
The Blind Boys of Alabama

Watch for The Blind Boys' Christmas album coming this Fall!

> 2003 Grammy Winner - Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
> 34th Annual Dove Award Winner - Traditional Gospel Album of the Year
> 2003 Gospel Hall of Fame Inductee

The "newly hip" Grammy-winning Blind Boys are backed by "sacred steel" phenom Robert Randolph and his Family Band and special guest Ben Harper.

AMONG BROTHERS
Abdelli

Journeying for 3 years and over 4 continents, Abdelli creates an album with flavors from Cape Verde to Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, and Belgium added by extraordinary musicians he encountered on his route.

MARIAMA
Pape & Cheikh

An extraordinary coherent slice of Africa both traditional and modern, expressed with driving rhythms, vibrant vocals, acoustic guitars, staccato sabars, tama and kora by two of the continent's most exciting new voices.

NEVER TRUST A HIPPY
Adrian Sherwood

Adrian Sherwood is legendary in the world of reggae and dub. On this debut record, Sherwood teams with guests Sly & Robbie, Temple of Sound, and Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali for a big-bottomed, massively danceable trip.

With a marvelous voice that easily commands pop repertoire, this young Uzbeki star remains deeply rooted in the Central Asian tradition. Through evocative folkloric songs - updated with samples, electric guitar, and keyboards - an ancient mystical heritage breathes.

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