Artist	Song
Miriam Makeba	Pata Pata
from Pata Pata (2005)
Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto & Stan Getz	The Girl from Ipanema
from The Diva Series: Astrud Gilberto (2003)
Césaria Évora & Bonga	Sodade
from The Very Best of Cesária Évora (1990)
Bob Marley	No Woman No Cry
from Legend (Remastered) [Bonus Tracks] (2002)
The Chieftains	Carolan's Concerto
from The Wide World Over: A 40 Year Celebration (2002)
Buena Vista Social Club	Chan Chan
from Buena Vista Social Club (2004)
Edith Piaf	Sous le ciel de Paris
from Édith Piaf : 30e Anniversaire (1993)
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole	Somewhere Over the Rainbow
from Alone in IZ World (2001)
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Mustt Mustt (Lost In His Work)
from Mustt Mustt (2007)
Fela Kuti	Fefe Naa Efe
from Chop 'N' Quench (2011)
Mikis Theodorakis	Horos Tou Zorba (I) / Zorba's Dance
from Zorba the Greek (2004)
Olatunji	Baba Jinde (Baba-Gee-Un-Day)
from Olatunji! Drums of Passion (1990)
Johnny Clegg & Juluka	Scatterlings of Africa
from Scatterlings (1982)
Cachao	Cachao's Guiro
from Master Sessions, Vol. 1 (1994)
Gipsy Kings	Bamboleo
from ¡Volare! - The Very Best of the Gipsy Kings (2004)
Pete Seeger	Wimoweh (Mbube) [Live]
from Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits (1987)
Desmond Dekker & The Aces	Israelites
from This Is Desmond Dekkar (2009)
¡Cubanismo!	Descarga de Hoy
from The Very Best of ¡Cubanismo! ¡Mucho Gusto! (2006)
Ali Akbar Khan	Guru Bandana In Desh Malhar
from Legacy (1996)
Harry Belafonte	Day-O (Banana Boat)
from Very Best of Harry Belafonte (2001)
Orchestra Baobab	Ray mbele
from Pirates Choice (2005)
Zap Mama	Iko-Iko
from A Ma Zone (1999)
Angélique Kidjo	Tumba
from Black Ivory Soul (2002)
Deep Forest	Marta's song
from Essence of the Forest By Deep Forest (2004)
Enya	Orinoco Flow
from The Very Best of Enya (2009)
Ravi Shankar	Raag Bahar
from Raag Bahar (2004)
Bebel Gilberto	Samba e Amor
from Tanto Tempo (2008)
Khaled	El Harab Wine
from King of Rai (2004)
Milton Nascimento	Coração Brasileiro
from A Arte de Milton Nascimento (1989)
Taj Mahal And Toumani Diabate	K'an Ben
from Kulanjan (2006)
Värttinä	Aamu
from Vihma (1998)
Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry	7 Seconds (Duet With Neneh Cherry)
from The Guide (Wommat) (1994)
Silvio Rodríguez	Playa Giron
from Cuba Classics 1: Canciones Urgentes - Los Grandes Exitos (2003)
Baaba Maal	Koni
from Nomad Soul (1998)
Celia Cruz	La Vida Es un Carnaval
from The Gringo Guide to Salsa (2006)
Ojos de Brujo	No Hay Jachis
from Vengue (2001)
Aswad	Set Them Free
from Aswad: Crucial Tracks (1990)
Salif Keita	Cono
from Soro (1987)
Baka Beyond	Silver Whistle
from East to West (2002)
Los Van Van	Llegue Llegue/Guararey de Pastorita
from Cuba Classics 2: Dancing With the Enemy (2000)
Malkit Singh	Sajna O Sajna
from Up Front (2007)
Gilberto Gil	So Quero Um Xodo
from Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical (2003)
Paco de Lucía	Chanela
from Solo Quiero Caminar (1986)
1 Giant Leap featuring Eddi Reader & The Mahotella Queens	Daphne
from 1 Giant Leap (2002)
Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens	Gazette (Kazet)
from The Best of Mahlathini & the Mahotella Queens (2007)
Rubén Blades	Noches del Ayer (Caledonia Nights)
from Antecedente (2008)
Beenie Man	King of the Dancehall
from Back to Basics (2004)
Mulatu Astatke	Ye`ke`rmo Se`w (A Man of Experience and Wisdom)
from Éthiopiques, Vol. 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale (1969-1974) (2004)
Hugh Masekela	Khauleza
from Grazing In the Grass - The Best of Hugh Masekela (2001)
Geoffrey Oryema	Land of Anaka
from Exile (2007)
Ivo Papasov / Yuri Yunakov	Na Trapeza
from Together Again: Legends of Bulgarian Wedding Music (2005)
Oum Kalthoum	Ya Laylet El-id Insitina
from Al Sett (La Dame / The Lady) (2005)
Black Uhuru	Party Next Door
from Liberation - The Island Anthology (1993)
Caetano Veloso	Um Canto de Afoxe Para O Bloco Do Lle (Lle Aye)
from Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical (2003)
The Klezmatics	Kats Un Moyz (Cat and Mouse)
from Rise Up! (2003)
Cheb Mami	Ana mazel
from Kings of Raï (2004)
Lola Beltrán	Corazón, Corazón
from Lola Beltrán Canta las Canciones Más Bonitas de José Alfredo Jiménez (2003)
Mari Boine	Gula Gula
from The Chilluminati Remixes (2004)
Kassav'	San Ayen
from Ktoz (2004)
Kaouding Cissoko	Ditax Kora
from Kora Revolution (1999)
Cosmic Voices from Bulgaria	Rofinka Lies Ill (Rufinka Bolna Legnala)
from Bulgarian Choral Folk Songs, Vol.2 (2007)
Manjula Guru & S.P. Balasubrahmanyam	The Light of Life: Dancing Is Beautiful
from Asia Classics 1: Dance Rajah Dance - The South Indian Film Music of Vijaya Anand (2000)
Tarika	Tsy kivy (Don't Be Discouraged)
from Son egal (2006)
Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Rafiq Sagar & Usha Uthup	Ae Tum Bahar Kahan
from Pyara Dushman (2004)
Issa Bagayogo	Dya
from Tassoumakan (2007)
Sevara Nazarkhan	Galdir
from Yol Bolsin (2007)
Mouth Music	Thoir a Nall Ailean Thugam
from Global Passion - A Nettwerk Compilation (2004)
Natacha Atlas	Kidda
from Halim (1997)
Enzo Enzo	Les yeux ouverts
from Enzo Enzo: Les essentiels (2002)
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté	Iga Bani
from In the Heart of the Moon (2005)
Te Vaka	Pate Pate
from Ki mua (2008)

Comment:

Though the term [i]world music[/i] has been around for a mere 20 years (its official birth was June 29, 1987, over dinner at a London restaurant), the music itself has been part of our listening experience since the days of Edison's wax cylinder. From the gently swaying sambas of Rio de Janeiro's beaches to the otherworldly [i]whirr[/i] of Tuvan throat singing, world music is no longer the exclusive domain of those hardy pioneers who lugged recorders into backwater villages and remote huts in search of exotic culture. Travel across the globe with the click of a mouse, and indulge your senses with sounds and textures that can set your pulse racing or chill you out, depending on your desires. Who cares if you can't sing along? A whole world's worth of music is hanging here like ripe fruit, just waiting to be plucked.

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