AWA SANGHO - ALA TA

* Multi-talented Malian singer/songwriter Awa Sangho is a charismatic new solo star on the world music scene.

* The beautiful original songs on Ala Ta (The Truth Belongs to God), her masterful debut on Motéma Music, represent her "Afropolitan" experience of leaving Africa but never leaving it behind.

MARIALENA FERNANDES - TAMBDDE ROZA

* Classical music, folk, jazz, ethno, world music? It is impossible to fit pianist Marialena Fernandes’ and Hotel Palindrone’s music into any single genre.

* Between the Alpine Yodel, Dances from Austria and Scandinavia, traditional songs from Goa / India and classical works by Joseph Haydn, Domenico Scarlatti and Bela Bartok, the program reflects almost the entire spectrum of musical styles.

GREECE - MILESTONES OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC - 10 CD

* Sounds like a vacation – an acoustic time-out full of the charme of the Greek islands and the romanticism of its ancient culture

* 10 CDs featuring icons of Hellas, from Mikis Theodorakis via Maria Farantouri to the Bouzouki Kings.

* “Music directly represents the passions of the soul“, as Aristotle once said.