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The Celts
: :Born Eithne Ni Bhraonain, this classically-trained pianist was kid sister in the musical family that became Clannad, joining the Irish band in 1979 but dropping out amicably three years later to pursue her own muse. This music, produced in the mid-'80s as the soundtrack to a BBC series, was released as her debut in 1987 and promptly ignored--yet its mix of atmospheric soundscapes and Enya's lush, layered vocals, sung in both English and Gaelic, is the template for her subsequent global hits, beginning with Watermark ...
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La Radiolina
: :Manu Chao is widely acknowledged as a pioneer of Latin alternative music, and was the leader of Mano Negra. This is his first studio release in the US since 2001's 'Esperanza'. He recently completed his most extensive North American tour to date, following a highly acclaimed co-headlining performance at this year's Coachella festival as well as the Bonnaroo and Sasquatch festivals. :Americans waited six years for a new studio album from one of the most exciting ambassadors of cosmopolitan party/protest music. Infusing rock fundamentals ...
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Para Siempre
:Album Description:Vicente Fernandez is not only the world's greatest living ranchera inger, he's also a true compadre who's willing to share the spotlight with his fellow artists. He's already paid tribute to iconic Mexican songwriters of yesteryear such as Jose Alfredo Jimenez and Agustin Lara. Now, he teams up with one of the most poetic composers of the past 35 years, The maestro Joan Sebastion, for an album with 12 brand new songs by Sebastian himself. People en Español:The king of ranchero music’s album cover ...
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All Rebel Rockers (Deluxe Version)
: :The follow-up to the critically acclaimed 'Yell Fire'. 'All Rebel Rockers' is Franti's fiery protest music and thought-provoking lyrics backed by seductive elements of dub, infectious dance music, and irresistible hook-infused soul. Franti has toured and performed with everyone from U2, Dave Matthews Band, Ziggy Marley, and REM to Digable Planets, Cypress Hill, The Fugees, and A Tribe Called Quest. The deluxe verion contains a bonus DVD with 4 new Michael Franti videosand a featurette on the making of All Rebel Rockers.
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World's Greatest Audiophile Vocal Recordings
: :The follow-up to the critically acclaimed 'Yell Fire'. 'All Rebel Rockers' is Franti's fiery protest music and thought-provoking lyrics backed by seductive elements of dub, infectious dance music, and irresistible hook-infused soul. Franti has toured and performed with everyone from U2, Dave Matthews Band, Ziggy Marley, and REM to Digable Planets, Cypress Hill, The Fugees, and A Tribe Called Quest. The deluxe verion contains a bonus DVD with 4 new Michael Franti videosand a featurette on the making of All Rebel Rockers.
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Genesis 1970-1975
:Album Description:The third & final box set returns to the beginning, covering the band's more adventurous, experimental & ground-breaking years with lead singer Peter Gabriel. Each original album has been remastered as SACD/CD hybrid (playable on standard CD players) & DVD dual disc sets featuring 5.1 DTS / Dolby digital surround sound & new stereo mixes, plus bonus videos & brand new interviews filmed exclusivly for these reissues, exclusive footage & rare extras.
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Made in Dakar
: :Released in England last fall to rapturous reviews, Made In Dakar has landed on many British critics year-end, best-of lists. The Guardiancalled Orchestra Baobab masters of an urban style that pairs rippling, fast-flowing guitar lines with impassioned vocals and sophisticateddance rhythms. These move effortlessly from rumba, reggae and highlife to more indigenous grooves such as mbalax and their own mbalsa, an infectious salsa hybrid heard on the track Ami Kita Bay. The Sunday Times agreed, declaring the group a walking compendium of West African ...
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You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
: :You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into is the debut album from Reading electro-indie rockers Does It Offend You Yeah? Taking their influences from groups such as Justice, Daft Punk, Muse and DFA 1979, this raucous and day-glosmattering record embodies the spirit of 'Nu-Rave.' Includes the singles 'Battle Royale,' 'Weird Science,' and 'Let's Make Out.' This version comes with one bonus track, 'Like The Way I Do.' Amazon.co.uk:The debut album from Reading electro-punks Does It Offend You Yeah? slots neatly into the slipstream ...
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German Drinking and Beer Garden Songs: 14 All-time Favorites
: :The reason why German albums sold in North America are so often compilations of beer-drinking songs such as this compilation of 14 all-time favorites from the Bavarian Beer Singers is that drinking beer is very important in Germany. Not because the beer is so good, indeed a good reason per se, but because it is a venue to socialize and enjoy the company of other people. All Germans know most if not all of these songs by heart--from 'Trink, Trink, Brüderlein Trink' to 'Ein Prosit ...
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Lunático
:Album Description:Not wanting to replicate what their debut, 'La Revancha Del Tango', had achieved musically, the group has a decidedly stronger emphasis on the organic roots of tango on 'Lunatico' and utilized a host of local musicians from Buenos Aires; a complete string section, two emcees, a trombonist, and Argentine piano legend and long time Gotan collaborator Gustavo Beytelmann. The result is their most accomplished work yet. 'The beats are sparse and liquid, and the transition from Buenos Aires bordello to European dance floor is ...
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