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

Alemu AGA .... Ethiopia
Abatatchin Hoy 3'31
(Voices From Long Distance) [CNR Music / Sonart]
Accompanying the singing is an ancient giant buzzy 10-string lyre called a begenna.

Fratelli MANCUSO & Antonio MARANGOLO .... Italy
Bella Maria 7'25
(Secret World Vol.2) [Amiata]

Claudio VILLA .... Italy
Stornelli Amorisi 7'58
(Big Night) [Take One / Shock]
There are three songs by Villa on this film soundtrack album. The pure falsetto side of his stunning androgynous voice is highlighted on two of them.

TENORES di BITTI .... Sardinia / Italy
Sa Lilla Sa Voila Su Ziranu 3'30
(Strictly WorldWide X 5) [Piranha]
This amazing vocal group came to WOMADelaide 97.

V.M.BHATT & Simon SHAHEEN
Ghazal 16'05
(Saltanah) [Water Lily Acoustics]

The BAULS of BENGAL .... India
Gyan Anjana Nayane Dao 4'33
(Secret World Vol.2) [Amiata]

MUSICIANS and POETS of RAJASTHAN .... India
Nimbia Song 9'16
(Voices From Long Distance) [CNR Music / Sonart]
You may have seen this group in the opening scenes of the film "Latcho Drom".

(a) Yiorgos MANGAS .... Greece
Gia Tous Anthropous Pou 5'25
(b) Mustapha KANDIRALI .... Turkey
Kandira Karsilamasi 5'44
(c) ISTANBUL ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE .... Turkey
Roamn Oyun Havasi 6'27
(L'épopée tzigane - Road of the Gypsies) [Network]
Tonight I've chosen some fabulous clarinets from this double-CD celebrating Romani music.

SUPER RAIL BAND .... Mali
Mansa 6'29
(Mansa) [Indigo]
This song has the meatiest and deepest bass I've heard in while. I find myself winding the volume up, up, up...

D'GARY .... Madagascar
Atahora Fabiby 2'49
(Mbo Loza) [Indigo]

Regis GIZAVO .... Madagascar
Tsikaholy 4'51
(Mikea) [Indigo]
Profusely overdubbed, but a resulting rich vocal sound and pumping accordian like that of Clifton Chenier. You'll also find the above three songs on the wonderfully well-constructed "Indigo Africa" compilation.

Hossam RAMZY .... Egypt / UK
Ya Wahishny Rod Allaya - I'm missing you, please answer my calls 11'59
(The Best of Farid Al Atrash) [ARC Music]

Natacha ATLAS .... UK
Sweeter Than Any Sweets 5'50
(Halim) [Nation]

Graham HAYNES .... USA
Facing The East 5'05
(Transition) [Verve]