Description
The latest instalment to Charlie Gillett’s acclaimed compilation series Sound Of The World / World 2006, 2007’s Sound Of The World takes us to all the corners of the musical world, with some of the greatest names in world music, such as BBC World Music Awards 2007 winners French / Argentinian outfit The Gotan Project, South Africa’s legendary Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sahara Tuareg nomads Tinariwen, newcomer American / Venezuelan Devendra Banhart, Mexico’s Los De Abajo, Swedish hip hoppers Timbuktu, the late Malian legend Ali Farka Touré’s collaboration with his son, Vieux Farka Touré, singer Mayra Andrade from Cape Verde, Mauritania’s majestic singer Malouma, and from Pakistan, the greatest living interpreter of Sufi texts, Abida Parveen. Brilliant lesser known musicians and newcomers abound too, like Spanish singer Buika, Peruvian group Novalima, Bulgarian singer Konstantin, and many more.
Details
Released: Mon 27 Aug 2007
Catalogue Number: 5144218402
Availabilty
Estimated despatch 5-10 days after ordering.