World Music
		Folk Music from countries other than America
Artist		Title or Description	Format	Year	Nationality	Recording Label	Notes
George Abdo		Belly Dancing with George Abdo	CD	1976	Unknown…	Monitor Records	Belly dancing music. I don't know where he's from though…
Aboriginal Dreamtime:             The Haunting Sounds of the Didgeridoo			CD	1994	Australia	Dino Music	Australian didgeridoo music, on an Australian recording label.
Amazing Grace – Pipes & Drums of Scotland			CD	1995	Scotland	BGS Productions	Traditional Scottish bagpipes & drums, on a Scottish recording label.
Anthology of World Music		The Music of Islam and Sufism in Morocco	CD	1999	Morocco	Rounder Records
Arabic Groove		Collection of modern Middle East & North Africa pop-music.	CD	2001	Various Arabic	Putumayo
Armik		Gypsy Flame	CD	1995	America/Spain	Baja Records	Flemenco guitar. Very good.
		Rubia	CD	1996		Baja Records
		Isla Del Sol	CD	1999		Baja Records
		Rosas del Amor	CD	2001		Baja Records
Natacha Atlas		Halim	CD	1997	Belgium/Morocco	Mantra Recordings	I'm not sure what nationality she represents: she was born in Belgium, her parents were English and Sephardic Jewish,
		Gedida	CD	1999		Mantra Recordings	but she grew up in a Moroccon neighborhood, then in England, and now plays music that sounds Turkish…
Patrick Ball		Celtic Harp Vol. II	LP	1982	America	Clestial Harmonies	He's American but he plays very very Celtic-sounding harp music.
Tibetan Bells			LP	1972	America / Tibet	Clestial Harmonies	American musicians Henry Wolff & Nancy Hennings play rhythmic Tibetan Bells and "Singing Bowls".
Tibetan Bells II			LP	1978		Clestial Harmonies	Wolff & Hennings play more bells and bowls.
Mary Black		By the Time it Gets Dark	LP	1987	Ireland	DARA
The Bothy Band		Old Hag You Have Killed Me	LP	1976	Ireland	Green Linnet Records	Irish Celtic music at its best.
The Boys of the Lough		Second Album	LP	1973	Ireland	Rounder Records	Traditional Irish folk music.
		To Welcome Paddy Home	LP	1985		Shanachie
Les Chantres yéménites		Sacred Songs From Sanaa	CD	1998	Yemen	Harmonia Mundi	Islamic calls to prayer in Yemen. CD is from a French label, with liner-notes in French, but made in Germany.
Chris Broadhurst		Live at Not the Um Um	CD	1998	Bermuda	Dragonsound Prod.	Bermudian musician playing socially sarcastic bar-music. Fun music, especially if you've spent any time in Bermuda.
Kevin Burke		If the Cap Fits…	LP	1978	Ireland	Green Linnet Records	Irish Folk Fiddle Music. (He's an Irishman, but was born in England). A former member of The Bothy Band.
Patrick Street		Patrick Street   ( Their debut album )	LP	1986	Ireland	Kevin Burke, Jackie Daly, Andy Irvine, & Arty McGlynn. Sort of an Irish traditional-music super-group.
Sheila Chandra		Quiet	CD	1984	Britain / India	Narada	Born in Britain, but of Indian heritage. Sings Indian pop-music.
Clannad		Banba	CD	1994	Ireland	Atlantic Records	So-called "Celtic Pop". The name "Clannad" is Gaelic for "Family".
Dance Across the Sea, Dances and Airs from the Celtic Highland			CD	1992	Various Celtic	North Star	Collection of musicians from England, Scotland, Ireland, and Brittany.
Desert Roses and Arabian Rhythms			CD	2001	Various Arabic	ARK 21	Arabic pop-music, sung in Arabic, French, and English.
Nhanda Devi		Chants from Isis	CD	1996	Germany	Aquarius Int'l	She's German, but sings very Egyptian-sounding music. Very "whispy" music.
Devotion		Religious Chants	CD	1995	N/A	New Earth Records	Religious chants from Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, & Buddhism.
Fairuz		Wahdon	CD	1995	Lebanon	Relax-In International	Popular singer in Lebanon. A Lebanese Christian.
Folk Music of the S.S.R. Middle East			LP	1956	Soviet Asia	Folkway Records	Traditional songs and dances of Azerbaijan, Tatar, Tajikistan, and Kzakhistan (sic).
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra					Russia
		Invitation to the Dance, Conductor – Gennadi Rozhdestvensky	LP	1984		Unknown…	Russian dance music. LP jacket is written in Cyrillic script. "Made in USSR" is written in English. LP purchased in Communist Poland in 1988.
Gardens of Eden			CD	2001	N/A	Putumayo	Various songs dealing with themes of Paradise.
Graysteil, Music from the Middle Ages & Renaissance in Scotland			CD	1997	Scotland	Dorian Discovery
Guo Yue & Joji Hirota		Red Ribbon	CD	1994	China & Japan	Shanachie	Asian Ambient music, using flute and chimes.
Gnawa Music of Marrakech		Night of Spirit Masters	CD	1990	Morocco	Island Records	Traditional Moroccon music, produced by Bill Laswell.
Gypsy Fire			CD	1995	Armenia	Traditional Crossroads	Richard A. Hagopian and Omar Faruk Tekbilek play Gypsy-inspired Belly-Dancing music.
Ofra Haza		Fifty Gates of Wisdom	CD	1984	Israel	Shanachie	Popular Israeli singer of Middle East pop-music, and very good. Died in the year 2000 at the age of 43.
		Kirya	CD	1992		Shanachie
Hebraic Chants for the Holy Days			LP	1960	Israel	Parliament Records	Songs of the Synagogue.
I Jultid, Julens sånger och lekar               (Swedish Christmas music)			CD	1999	Sweden	Naxos	Swedish recording label.
Åke Jelving, En Riktig Svensk Jul           (Swedish Christmas music)			CD	1962	Sweden	EMI Svenska AB	Swedish recording label.
Italian Mandolins, Vol. 1		Funiculi Funicula	CD	1991	Italy	Delta Music
Italian Mandolins, Vol. 2		Sciuri Scirui	CD	1991	Italy	Delta Music
Mandolins from Italy		I Mandolini Italiani	CD	1997	Italy	ARC Music Prod.
Iz    ( Israel Kamakawiwo'ole )		Facing Future	CD	1993	Hawaii	Mountain Apple	Mixture of traditional Hawaiian and modern Hawaiian pop-music. Enchanting music, played with a ukelele.
		n Dis Life	CD	1996		Big Boy
The Jolly Minstrels		Songs and Dances of the Middle Ages	LP	1969	Britain	Medieval songs and dances, played on Medieval instruments.
The Kalyi Jag Group		Hungarian Gypsy Folk Songs	CD	1989	Hungary	Hungaraton	Players of Hungarian Gypsy music. The words "Kalyi Jag" are Hungarian for "Black Fire".
Kilfenora Fiddle Ceili Band		Irish Traditional Fiddle Music - Reels and Jigs  ( Compilation )	LP	1974	Ireland		Traditional Irish Celtic music.
Muszikas		Máramoros, The Lost Jewish Music of Transylvania	CD	1993	Hungary
Master Musicians of Jajouka		Brian Jones Presents the Pipes of Pan at Jajouka	CD	1971	Morocco	Rolling Stones Records	Droning drummers of Morocco, recorded by Brian Jones only four weeks before he died.
Irina Mikhailova		Russian Twilight	CD	1997	Kazakhstan	Well-Tempered	Peaceful music, with subtle hints of Russian and Asian influences.
Mondo Greece		From the "Mondo" series	CD	2001	Greece	ARK 21	Various Greek singers, with an emphasis on modern Greek pop-music.
Music in the Great Hall, Celtic Instrumentals			CD	1992	Various Celtic	Maggie's Music	Various Celtic songs and dances.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan		Musst Musst	CD	1990	Pakistan	Real World	India's reigning singer of the chants of Sufism. Very hypnotic. Died in 1997.
Om Kolthom		Aamal Hayati - Arouh Limeen	CD	???	Egypt	Digital Press Hellas	The CD is printed mostly in Persian script, though it says "Made in Greece" in English.
Omar Faruk Tekbilek		Alif	CD	2002	Turkey	Narada	Very good player of Turkish music. Very enchanting.
Paris Combo		Living-Room	CD	2000	France	Tinder	A modern French pop-mix of Cabaret, Jazz, and Lounge music.
		Attraction	CD	2001		Polygram
Ravi Shankar		The Sounds of India	LP	1968	India	Columbia	Master Sitar-player. George Harrison repeatedly called him "the greatest musician on earth". George was gushing a bit, but he is good.
The Sabri Brothers		Ya Habib        ( means "O, Beloved" )	CD	1990	Pakistan	Real World	Master players of the music of Sufism, like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, but more traditional. Have taken over his reign since his death.
The Silk Road, a Musical Caravan			CD	2002	Various Asian	Smithsonian Folkways	This is a project headed by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, in which traditional music from cultures along the old "Silk Road" through Asia,
The Spirit of Turkey			CD	2002	Turkey	ARC Music Prod.	Traditional folk music from Turkey.
Sulukule, Rom Music of Istanbul			CD	1998	Gypsy / Turkey	Traditional Crossroads	Gypsy and Belly-Dancing music from the Sulukule district of Turkey.
Taraf: Romanian Gypsy Music			CD	1996	Gypsy / Romania	Music of the World
Te Vaka		Traditional & Contemporary music from the South Seas	CD	2000	Polyneisa	ARC Music Prod.	Music from Oceania and New Zealand.
Tibet: The Heart of Dharma			CD	1996	Tibet	Ellipsis Arts	Traditional Tibetan chanting.
Triona ni Dhomhnaill		Triona	LP	1975	Ireland		Her only solo album, sung in both English and Gaelic. Very good Celtic music.
Vocal Music of Egypt			CD	1992	Egypt	King Record	Traditional Egyptian singing, on a Japanese recording label.
Waaberi		New Dawn	CD	1997	Somalia	Caroline Distribution	A mix of traditional African and Arabic music. The name of the band, "Waaberi", is Somalian for "New Morning".
Wolfstone		Unleashed	CD	1991	Scotland	Green Linnet	So-called "Celtic Rock", a fast-paced but very Celtic-sounding style of modern Scottish Folk Music. It's more restrained, though, than The Pogues.
		The Chase	CD	1992		Green Linnet
		The Half Tail	CD	1996		Green Linnet
Rosa Zaragosa		L’Espirit D’al Andalus	CD	1994	Spain	Tecnosaga	Music from the Andalusia region of Spain. CD purchased in Cordoba, Spain.