A true heavyweight, perhaps one of the greatest figures in international pop music, Caetano Veloso is a pop musician/poet/filmmaker/political activist whose stature in the pantheon of international pop musicians is on a par with that of Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, and Lennon/McCartney. And even the most cursory listen to his recorded output over the last few decades proves that this is no exaggeration.
This is a collection of songs Veloso recorded between the years 1989 and 2001 for Elektra/Nonesuch , not included his first 20 years recordings on Phillips label. And , of course, 1 CD cannot summarize the career of this great artist.

“In 1995, Chilean vocalist Claudia Acuña arrived in New York City from a country with a small jazz scene. Since then, she's worked with everybody from George Benson to Danilo Perez, and released two CDs with Verve Records.. Now, on a new label, Acuña presents a poetic and percussive Pan-American program of standards and original compositions…”

Selections of bossanova from previously released albums by artists such as Jobim, Gal Costa, Elis Regina, Gilberto Gil, and others

Back in the 1930's, in Cuba, it was the epoch of the so called contestaciones (replies), songs whose lyrics replied to those of previous songs. Following that example, this new Club is meant to be the reply from the East of Cuba (Santiago) to the West (Havana) based Buena Vista Social Club.

The Rough Guide To Paris Café Music conjures up the romantic image of accordion music floating through wisps of smoke from a Gitane, the voice of Edith Piaf and a moonlit Eiffel Tower.

The Rough Guide to Brazilian Electronica brings together some of the most interesting results of this musical experimentation by artists dating from the early 1990s to the present.

Gypsy music is Balkan music,transcending borders and ethnicities energetic brass bands,violin and cimbolom virtuosos and captivating voices, The Rough Guide To The Music Of Balkan Gypsies has it all.

Home to the samba, Brazil’s explosive Carnaval music,bossa nova, a popular style derived from the samba choro and carioca funk, Rio de Janeiro is one of the country’s musical hotbeds where music is an integral part of everyday life.