 | The Rough Guide to Cumbia by Various Artists
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $9.95 Great collection of old and new cumbia hits. A perfect pick-me-up, dance-around-in-my-underpants CD.
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 | Arabic Groove by Various Artists
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $4.95 All the newest hits from the middle east. A nice blend of traditional instrumentation and modern rythms.
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 | Heavy Salsa by Sonora Carruseles
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $6.95 Great for dancing and just making you feel fantastic!
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 | Iho by Maria Kalaniemi and Aldargaz
Buy used from: $2.87 Hauntingly beautiful music crafted by a master accordionist (and I should know, I'm an accordian player myself!)
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 | Café de Paris: 18 French Accordion Classics by Various Artists
Buy used from: $5.99 Old and new recordings of classic french accordion numbers. After this CD you'll develop a craving for croissants and cafe au lait!
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 | The Lonesome Touch by Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $5.98 One of my favorites. Very calm and moving with a distinctive irish twist.
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 | Balada - Bulgarian Wedding Music by Yuri Yunakov
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $8.99 If you haven't heard east european music before, you should give it a try. It is very unique and you have to be patient and give it a chance. I personally love it. Yuri Yunakov is one of my favorites.
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 | Cuba by Various Artists
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $5.58 A wide range of sensual and hip-swaying Cuban tunes.
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 | Putumayo Presents: Colombia by Various Artists
Buy used from: $14.99 Putumayo is a fantastic company, the best in world music in my opinion, but this CD went beyond my wildest expectations. Colombia's music is both rich and exciting and is a great pick-me-up any day.
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 | The Rough Guide to Klezmer by Various Artists
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $9.39 THE best Jewish music CD I have ever heard, EVER!
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 | New World Party by Various Artists
Buy used from: $2.83 Good combiniation of pop with world music. THis CD is a bit heavier on the pop than others on this list, but if that is what you like, this is the CD for you.
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 | Cairo to Casablanca by Various Artists
Buy used from: $4.19 A collection of traditional north african music. Lovely, and even better if paired with Arabic Groove. It kind of give you a perspective of how music has evolved over time.
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 | Mexico by Various Artists
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $5.75 Mexico is more than just marguritas and sombreros. Putumayo does it again and shows you the varied culture of Mexico.
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 | Music from the Coffee Lands by Various Artists
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $3.59 Sensuality in different languages. Perfect for sipping that blessed beverage on a rainy day.
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 | Putumayo Presents World Lounge by Jasmon
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $4.96 Great for just chilling!
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 | Morning Star by Muzsikas and Marta Sebestyen
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.45 If you like eastern european music (which not everyone does, but I do) then this is a perfect CD for you!
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 | Latcho Drom: Bande Originale Du Film by Various Artists
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $7.95 This CD takes you on a musical journey following gypsys from India all the way to Spain. This is actually the soundtrack to a beautiful film of the same name.
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 | Buena Vista Social Club by Ry Cooder
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $5.06 Everyone's got to have this one! Come on! The movie won an Academy Award!
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 | Halim by Natacha Atlas
Buy used from: $9.96 Atlas has a gorgeous, sensual voice that speaks to people on a level deeper than words. She has two other albums called Gedida and Ayeshteni, but Halim is my personal favorite.
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 | Putumayo Presents: Latin Groove by Various Artists
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $3.08 Part of Putumayo's Groove serise (including Arabic Groove and Asian Groove), this CD has numbers by some of the Latin world's most popular modern musicians.
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 | Rough Guide to Music of Cape Verde by Various Artists
Buy used from: $38.09 A nice calming break from the usual wild latin rythms.
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 | The Rough Guide to the Music of Zimbabwe by Various Artists
Buy used from: $22.49 Lower key and more calm than most of the other CDs on this list, yet retains that infectious "gets under your skin" element.
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 | The Rough Guide to the Music of Haiti by Various Artists
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $35.35 Fantastic, a must have, just sit back and imagine yourself on a beach sipping a drink from a coconut...
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 | Rough Guide to Music of Greece by Various Artists
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $4.87 Greek music seems to contain that perfect combination of Arabic, Eastern european, and Mediterranean flavors, and this CD has some of the best pieces I've heard yet.
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 | The Rough Guide to Afro-Cuba by Various Artists
Buy used from: $7.98 Ahhhh, the wonders of Afro-Cuban music, the perfect balance of two amazing musical traditions. I would also like to recommend Putumayo's Afro Latino, but unfortunatly I have run out of space.
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