ARTIST ... Origin
Title  Duration
(Album) [Label]

Luis DELGADO .... Spain
La Luna Nueva 2'32
(El Sueño de Al-Zaqqâq) [NubeNEGRA NN1.026]

VERSHKI da KORESHKI .... Senegal / Tuva / Russia
(a) Borbannaadyr 5'23
(b) Khoomei-bas 5'21
(Vershki da Koreshki) [Al Sur / Media 7 ALCD 204]
An extraordinary fusion. This and a few other discs in this playlist were brought back from Spain and Portugal by the intrepid Roger Holdsworth and Pat from the Global Village program. Be warned. They may be very difficult to obtain in Australia, so I have made the extra effort with catalogue numbers for this week.

The Bulgarian Voices ANGELITE & HUUN-HUUR-TU .... Bulgaria / Tuva
Lonely Bird 10'57
(Fly, Fly My Sadness) [Shanachie 64071]
A fabulous combination of cultures, and mostly fine contemporary compositions from Mikhail ALPERIN.

Luis DELGADO .... Spain
(a) Balansiya 3'13
(b) El Saludo 5'44
(c) El cinturón y el brazalete 5'54
(El Sueño de Al-Zaqqâq) [NubeNEGRA NN1.026]
Very moorish flavours. Delgado plays a big range of lutes and percussion from both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar. He is joined vocalists Aurora MORENO & Mohamed El Arabí SERGHINI. Also Omar Metioui, Eduardo PANIAGUA, Jaime MUÑOZ, Carlos BECEIRO & Javier BERGIA.

VAI de RODA .... Portugal
(a) Nana para 'Ingalhar' Meninas 4'47
(b) Polas Ondas IV 1'19
(c) Cavalos de Fão 6'23
(Polas Ondas) [Alba ALB 9601 CD]
A group from Porto. Their aim is to revive the medieval hurdy-gurdy. This disc is divided into four sections (as is the gatefold cover for that matter); Land of Light, Land of Green Wind, Land of Maize and Land of Salt.

Janita SALOMÉ .... Portugal
(a) Saias 3'54
(A cantar ao sol) [EMI 8 33474 2]
(b) Poema Oferecido a Meus Amigos 4'31
(Farol Sampler) [FAROL 20003]
(c) Tardes de Casablanca 4'22
(A cantar ao sol) [EMI 8 33474 2]

Adel SALAMEH (oud) & K. SRIDHAR (sarod) .... Palestine / India
Inspiration 14'00
(The Arab Path to India) [WOMAD Select]
Collaborative improvisation in concert.

VARIOUS ARTISTS .... Brazil
(a) É Codó É Codó É Codó 1'27 - GRUPO do TAMBOR MINA
(b) Adeus, adeus amô 3'33 - José Aleixo CRIANÁA
(c) Samba 1'15 - José da LUZ
(The Discoteca Collection - Missão de Pesquisas Folclóricas) [Ryko RCD 10403]

Paolo MODUGNO .... Italy
Tammuriata 9'30
(Le bala et la mouche) [Robi Droli / Newtone NT 6732]

AISHA KANDISHA'S JARRING EFFECTS ....Morocco
(a) A Muey A Muey 5'09
(Shabeesation) [Barbarity 005]
(b) Sankara 5'19
(El Buya) [Barbarity 002]