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Frank London`s Klezmer Brass Allstars
3 CDs: 'Di Shikere Kapelye' + 'Brotherhood of Brass' + 'Carnival Conspiracy'
Frank London gathering all of his Klezmer and brass music friends around him - get all 3 CDs together at a special price!
For each seperate...
Mahmoud Fadl
3 CDs: 'Drummers of the Nile' + 'Drummers of the Nile Go South' + ' Drummers of the Nile in Town'
3 CDs at a special price: buy 3 and get the 3rd CD for a special price!
Boban & Marko Markovic Orchestar versus Fanfare Ciocarlia
Balkan Brass Battle
Fanfare Ciocarlia versus Boban and Marko Markovic Orchestra! The two foremost Gypsy brass bands are battling it out: who is the king of Balkan brass? For the ultimate showdown each orchestra plays their most fierce and...
Boban Markovic, Fanfare Ciocarlia & More
Brass Noir - On The Trans-Balkan Highway
Brass Noir presents some of the most renowned artists of the Balkan, seleced by DJ Robert Soko the inventor of the popular BalkanBeat Party, featuring Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar,...
Ali Hassan Kuban, Mahmoud Fadl & more
Egypt Noir
Over the past few decades, western archeologists unearthed the remains of an advanced Black African civilization thousands of years older than Egypt's under the deserts of Sudan. But they could have just as easily discovered...
Cosmonautix
Energija
"Energija" is the name of the debut record from Berlin based band Cosmonautix who bring outer space to the dancefloor with their Russian Balalaika Speedfolk. Jurij Gagarin would be proud. Initiative Musik approves as well and officially supports the young...
Shazalakazoo
Karton City Boom
Shazalakazoo is an electronic music band from Belgrade (Serbia) formed by Milan Djuric and Uros Petkovic. The band composes and performs danceable electronic bass music heavily spiced with live sounds originating from the duo's own region - the Balkans. Their...
Bonga, Wazimbo & more
Luso Noir
On Luso Noir, eleven major voices from Angola, Cape Verde and Mozambique sing praises to various forms of the Saudade, a poignant musical expression of weltschmerz inherited from the Portugese conquistadors. Sadness, longing, gentle melancholy - none of these...
V.A.
multicult.fm - Berlin Global 2010/11
multicult.fm brings fresh wind into the Berlin-Brandenburg airwaves. On the occasion of its fm broadcasting debut, the young radio invites you to a foray through Berlin, the gateway to Eastern Europe, the metropolis of the...
Watcha Clan
radio Babel (CD)
The biblical city of Babel and its infamous tower have received bad press over the centuries. Imagined as a looming structure built by children in which all residents spoke the same language, the omnipresent God decided to trick humans in order to make them...
Watcha Clan
radio Babel (LP)
The biblical city of Babel and its infamous tower have received bad press over the centuries. Imagined as a looming structure built by children in which all residents spoke the same language, the omnipresent God decided to trick humans in order to make them scatter...
Aquabella
Sonho Meu - Mein Traum
Dreams of happiness, lost dreams, dreams that come true - the passion of the four singers of Aquabella conjures up a magic multitude of worlds . Aquabella call, whisper and sing of the great dreams of mankind.
Aquabella tell the stories of men living just...
Featured Labels
Reise Know-How Sound)))Trip
a trip to the world of music
Soundtrip CD-compilations invite you to a musical journey, bringing you authentic, up-to-date and yet timeless music from around the world.
Asphalt Tango Records
specializing in eastern & gypsy music
"Princes Amongst Men", "Sounds from a Bygone Age", ErsatzMusika, Kal, Motion Trio, Earth Wheel Sky Band, Besh o droM, Fanfare Ciocarlia
Eastblock Music
real sounds of eastern europe
"Balkan Beats", Haydamaky, Leningrad, Little Cow, Peresvet - Moskauer Männerchor des Patriarchen Alexej II., Shukar Collective, "Ukraina Orange", "Café Sputnik - Electronic Exotica from Russia"
Tschuschenton
Wiener Tschuschenkapelle
The music of Wiener Tschuschenkapelle features traditional folk and songs of the Balkan region, Mediterranean serenades, Turkish-oriental tunes, Greek Rembetiko, Bosnian Sevdalinkaas well as one or the other Old Viennese song and much much more...
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Directed by action anthropologist Christoph Borkowsky Akbar, PIRANHA Musik has been swimming among the sharks of the music industry since 1987. The Berlin based independent label and music publisher is one of the leading international producers of global-centric music. With more than 100 releases so far it became a tastemaker brand to make you travel with your ears, introducing local stars as well as insider and top tips from Africa, the Orient, Europe, or the Americas to a worldwide, off-mainstream audience. Diversity rules, the world is our culture.
To celebrate 20 years of PIRANHA in 2007, each month we will release a fresh musical choice - reloading highlights and hidden gems from our repertoire. Each selection is compiled by one of the worldwide DJ-friends of PIRANHA. Beware!, sequencing is important - you can just listen for your pleasure or download the whole thing straight away.
Piranha Jubilee Vol. 1
Brass Attack
feat. Fanfare Ciocarlia, Frank London, Boban Markovic Orkestar, The Klezmatics with Joshua Nelson & Kathryn Farmer, Mahmoud Fadl
Piranha Jubilee Vol. 2
Bellydance Carnival
feat. Ihzan al Mounzer, Jalilah, Ali Hassan Kuban, Salamat meet les Musiciens du Nil, Mahmoud Fadl, Emil Zrihan, Solomon & Socalled, Boban Markovic Orkestar, Fanfare Ciocarlia
Piranha Jubilee Vol. 3
Girls Aloud
feat. Anastacia Azevedo, Orch. Marrabenta, Salamat, Ihsan al Mounzer, Stella Chiweshe, Ruth Yaakov, Mahmoud Fadl, Le Zagazougou, Simentera, Solomon & Socalled, Klezmatics
Piranha Jubilee Vol. 4
Let's get Latinoriental
feat. Frank London, Boban Markovic Orkestar, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Maurice el Medioni meets Roberto Rodriguez, Mahmoud Fadl, Ali Hassan Kuban, Eddie Bobé, Salamat, Emil Zrihan
Piranha Jubilee Vol. 5
Wedding-Eve Party
feat. Solomon & Socalled, Klezmatics, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Boban Markovic Orkestar, Frank London, Boris Kovac, Simentera, Oswaldinho do Accordeon, Cabruera, Maurice el Medioni, Jalilah, Mahmoud Fadl
Piranha Jubilee Vol. 6
Rhythm Traveller
feat. Bantu, Ali Hassan Kuban, Emil Zrihan, Fermin Muguruza, Boban Markovic Orkestar, Darko Rundek, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Gino Sitson, Mahmoud Fadl, Cabruera, Chango Spasiuk
Piranha Jubilee Vol. 7
Rockin the Barricades
feat. Fanfare Ciocarlia, Ali Hassan Kuban, Nasida Ria, Le Zagazougou, Cabruera, Mahmoud Fadl, Emil Zrihan, Boban Markovic Orkestar, Fermin Muguruza feat. Todos Tus Muertos & Amilcar "Lumumba" & Ana Sol Torroixa, Stella Chiweshe, Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars
Piranha Jubilee Vol. 8
Salon Noir
feat. Boris Kovac, Gino Sitson, Mercan Dede, Emil Zrihan, Mahmoud Fadl, Cabruera, Cello Trio, Chango Spasiuk, Daniele Sepe, Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar, Sabri Brothers
Piranha Jubilee Vol. 9
Sailing the Seven Seas
feat. Anastacia Azevedo, Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar, Cascabulho, Chico Science & Nacao Zumbi, Fermin Muguruza, Gino Sitson, The Klezmatics, Moluccan Moods Orchestra, Nasida Ria, Salamat, Stella Chiweshe, Watcha Clan
Piranha Jubilee Vol. 10
Drug me Tender
feat. Mahmoud Fadl, Bonga, Grupo el Organo Pinareno, Ali Hassan Kuban, Boban Markovic Orkestar, Stella Chiweshe, Cabruera, Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars, Salamat, Wazimbo & Orchestra Marrabenta Star de Mocambique, Daniele Sepe, The Klezmatics.