Artist	Song
Golem	Chervona Ruta
from Citizen Boris (2009)
Trio Mio	Gamla Lundagatan
from Pigeon Folk Pieces (2005)
A Hawk and a Hacksaw	No Rest for the Wicked
from Cervantine (2011)
The Creole Choir Of Cuba	Chen Nan Ren
from Tande-La (2011)
LaBrassBanda	Bierzelt
from Übersee (2009)
Les Frères Guissé	Fabala
from Yakaar (2008)
Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan	Banno
from Roots Travellers (2010)
Asmara All Stars	Fhemsela
from Eritrea's Got Soul (2010)
Nuru Kane	Bobo
from Number One Bus (2010)
Thabani Nyoni	Yebo
from Child of Independence (2010)
DePedro	Tu Mediodia
from Nubes de Papel (2010)
Radiokijada	Manoteo en Menor
from Nuevos Sondios Afro Peruanos (2009)
Grupo Lokito	On va danser
from Esengo ya ko bina (2010)
The Good Ones	Sara
from Kigali Y' Izahabu (2010)

Comment:

While world music started out as a straightforward description of authentic, indigenous sounds, the genre’s evolution has expanded that definition to cover the various melting-pot artists out there — up-and-coming musicians whose stylistic experimentation has set them apart. Based in Albuquerque, but influenced by a range of Balkan/Eastern European traditions, is A Hawk and a Hacksaw (violinist Heather Trost and accordion player Jeremy Barnes), whose “No Rest for the Wicked” offers a taste of the mixed flavors on 2011’s Cervantine. And if you like the idea of Senegalese soul with hints of Malian blues, and warm Bob Marleyesque vocals, look no further than Nuru Kane (“Bobo”).

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