This three-disc set, released in 1996, anthologizes the work of Camaron de La Isla. "Detras Del Tuyo Va," "Canastera," and "Estas Ciego Pa' No Ver" are among the tracks.
Normally you wouldn't recommend a three-CD set as an introduction to an...

Some inventive drumming and keyboarding are heard on this disc, along with a pleasing schmaltziness to the tunes and an earnest, imperfect lead singer. It's also neat to hear the electronics totally in control -- nearly every real banda instrument...

Full performer name: Grupo De Capoeira Angola Pelourinho.
CAPOEIRA ANGOLA 2 was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album.
Personnel: Mestre Pedro Moraes (berimbau).
Liner Note Author: Morton...

Arranger: Lazaro Muniz.

Son de la Frontera (Flamenco): Raúl Rodríguez (guitar); Pepe Torres (percussion); Moi De Moron, Manuel Flores (unknown instrument); Paco de Amparo.
Personnel: Raúl Rodríguez (guitar, percussion); Paco de Amparo (flamenco guitar).
Audio...

Composer: Mario Quintero Lara.
Personnel: Mario Quintero Lara (vocals, bajo sexto); Marcelo Caceres (guitar); Clemente Flores (bajo sexto, keyboards); Ilona Geller (violin); Alfredo "Tito" Gonzalez (accordion); David Servin...

Full performer name: Banda Sinaloense "El Recodo" De Cruz Lizarraga.

Full performer name: Montoya/De Alicante & Flamenco Ensemble.
Personnel includes: El Pili, Enrique Montoya (vocals); El Nino de Alicante (guitar); Anita Ramos (castanets); Mario Alvarez (dancer).
Includes liner notes by Christopher...

Grupo Cimarron de Cuba: Luis Eduardo Moreno, Ana Veydo Ordonez, Wilton Games (vocals); Hugo Antonio Molino Martinez, Yesid Benites (guitar); Libardo Rey (cuatro); Carlos Rojas Hernandez (harp); Ricardo Albino Zapata Barrios (bass instrument); Omar...

On the heels of a 2003 independent documentary of the same name, Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto entered the North American market with their debut album for the Smithsonian Folkways label. UN FUEGO DE SANGRE PURA is Colombian gaitero music (a form of...

Led by clarinetist René Camacho, this popular Sinaloa banda performs authentic traditional Mexican music, and has been a key unit in the norteno scene for decades. This 2009 release features the bouncy title track, which is also the lead single.

Full performer name: Banda Sinaloense "El Recodo" De Cruz Lizarraga.

Luciano Pavarotti has captivated music lovers ever since scoring his first major triumph at Covent Garden in 1966 in the role of Tonio in 'La Fille du regiment,' a performance that earned him the title "King of the High C's." But what has been...

Los Tucanes De Tijuana includes: Mario Quintero (vocals, guitar).
Recording information: Hot TIn Roof Studios, Hollywood, CA.