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Essra Mohawk: You're Not Alone

[31.Mar.04] :. Just mention her name, and everyone's pretty sure they've heard of Essra Mohawk. Though she's gained a much higher profile throughout the '90s, when jarring loose the sticky drawer of the olde dusty...

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Cascade Folk Trio: Old Street

[30.Mar.04] :. What sort of image comes to mind when you hear the name "Cascade Folk Trio"? Earthquakes, blockades, and warfare are what the group left far behind in Yerevan, Armenia when they immigrated to New...

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Hiroshima: The Bridge

[26.Mar.04] :. Back in the mid-'80s, local island television offered strange advertising crossovers: A Hawaiian songstress spun a bingo tank so folks could fill in the cards they picked up at the supermarket that...

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Javier Ruibal: Sahara

[16.Mar.04] :. Sahara as a record is hardly a vast harsh environment dripping as it does with Spanish love poetry, and it is also the title of an aching mood piece on this collection of 15 flamenco songs....

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Ramiro Musotto: Sudaka

[12.Mar.04] :. Needless to say, there is a huge music scene in Brazil. And lately, since the '90s, much of the music current and available to westerners is drawn from the new rising tide of modern Brazilian music....

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Music    Various Artists: Rough Guide to the Music of China

Music    Hedningarna: Hedningarna 1989-2003

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Music    Justin Lute: Adventures of Lori Lou

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Music    Various Artists: Flowers in the Wildwood: Women in Early Country Music 1923-1939

Music    Quetzal: Work Songs

Music    Muddy Waters: Muddy Mississippi Waters Live

Music    Various Artists: West Side Chicago Blues

Music    Various Artists: Blues From Up the Country

Music    Various Artists: The Rough Guide to American Roots

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Music    Lo'Jo: Au Cabaret Sauvage

Music    Baka Beyond: East to West

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Music    Patty Larkin: Red = Luck

Music    Various Artists: The Rough Guide to the Music of Russia

Music    Johnny Mathis: Love Songs

Music   Tinariwen: The Radio Tisdas Sessions

Music    Don Nix: Goin' Down: The Songs of Don Nix

Music    Various Artists: A Cellarful of Motown!

Music    Frank Zappa: Zappa Picks: By Jon Fishman of Phish

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Music    Yo-Yo Ma: Bach / Cello Suites Nos. 1, 5 & 6

Music    Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Raï

Music    Wabi Down Home Blues Project Band: The Best Things in Life Are Still Made By Hand

Music    Justin Adams: Desert Road

Music    Syl and Jimmy Johnson: 2 Johnsons Are Better Than One

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Music    Big Jack Johnson with Kim Wilson: The Memphis Barbecue Sessions

Music    Howlin' Wolf: The Real Folk Blues / More Real Folk Blues

Music    Harry Manx: Wise and Otherwise

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Music    Tab Benoit: Wetlands

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Music    Jody Williams: Return of a Legend

Music    Otis Taylor: Respect the Dead

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Music    Genya Ravan: For Fans Only

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Music    Roxy Music: Avalon

Music    Elvin Bishop: The Best of Elvin Bishop: 20th Century Masters, The Millennium Collection

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Music    Jimmy Cliff: You Can Get It If You Really Want

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Music    Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars: Di Shikere Kapelye

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Music    Moreno Veloso + 2: Music Typewriter

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Music    The Pretenders: Learning to Crawl

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Music    Chris Smither: Live as I'll Ever Be

Music    Carol Thompson: The Enchanted Isles

Music    The Tragically Hip: Music @ Work

Music    Touré-Touré: Laddé

Music    Dave Thompson: Little Dave and Big Love

Music    Vivino Brothers Blues Band: self-titled

Music    The Weavers: Best of the Vanguard Years

Music    Johnny Young: Chicago Blues

Music    Various Artists: Puerto Rico

Music    Various Artists: Inhale 420: The Stoner Rock Compilation

Music    Various Artists: African Odyssey

Music    Various Artists: The WB presents Pop Stars

Music    Various Artists: This is the Blues Harmonica

Music    Various Artists: Brand Spankin' New

Music    Various Artists: Gardens of Eden

Music    Various Artists: Red Hot: The Best of Sun Record Company Blues

Music    Various Artists: The Story of Bossa Nova

Music    Various Artists: Gospel in the Groove

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Music    Various Artists: The Story of Cuba

Music    Various Artists: Music from the Tea Lands

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Music    Various Artists: ¡Mo' Vida!

Music    Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Samba

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Music    Various Artists: Absolutely the Best of Blues, Vol. 2

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