Europe

BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA
Kalesijski Svuci, Bosnian Breakdown--The Unpronounceable Beat of Sarajevo
Various Artists, Bosnia: Echoes from an Endangered World
Zabe I Babe and Ansambl Teodosikevski, Drumovi

BULGARIA
Bulgarian Women's Choir
Folk Scat
Ray Lema, Professeur Stefanov et Les Voix Bulgares de L'Ensemble Pirin
Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares, From Bulgaria With Love
Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares, Melody Rhythm & Harmony
Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares, Ritual
Ivo Papasov, Balkanology
Various Artists, Song of the Crooked Dance, Early Bulgarian Traditional Music 1927-42

CORSICA
Petru Guelfucci, Corsica

CROATIA
Various Artists, Croatian Folksongs and Dances

ESTONIA
Kirile Loo, Saatus

FINLAND
Angelin Tyott, Skeaikit
Cafe
The Helsinki Mandoliners
Maria Kalaniemi, Iho
Maria Kalaniemi
Kantele Duo, Finnish Folk & Favorites
Loituma, Things of Beauty
MeNaiset
Ottopasuuna
Progmatics, Vaarallinen Lehmankello
Slobo Horo, Esma
Tallari, Komiammasti
Tellu, Suden Aika
Troka
Various Artists, Luludzako drom
Varttina, Kokko
Varttina, Oi Dai
Varttina, Seleniko
Varttina, Aitara
Wimme, Gierran
Wimme

FRANCE
Fatal Mambo
Fatal Mambo, Rumbagitation
Gipsy Kings, Este Mundo
Malicorne, Legende

GEORGIA
Can, Sacrilege
Harmonia 76, Tracks and Traces
The Tsinandali Choir, Table Songs of Georgia

GERMANY
Various Artists, The Krautrock Archive, Volume 1

GREECE
Various Artists, Dance of Heaven's Ghosts

HUNGARY
Laszlo Hortobagyi, The Transglobal and Magic Sounds
Muzsikas, Maramoras: The Lost Jewish Music of Transylvania
Márta Sebestyén, Apocrypha
Marta Sebestyen, Kismet
Marta Sebestyen and Muzsikas, Morning Star

IRELAND
Altan, Harvest Storm

ITALY
Daniel Sepe, Vite Perdite

NORWAY
Mari Boine, Radiant Warmth
Knut Buen, As Quick as Fire
Annbjorg Lien, Felefeber, Norwegian Fiddle Fantasia
Annbjorg Lien, Prisme
Knut Reiersrud, Footwork
Various Artists, Nordisk Sang: Songs of Norway
Various Artists, The Sweet Sunny North; Henry Kaiser & David Lindley in Norway
Various Artists, Suede/Norvege; Musique des Vallees Scandinaves

ROMANIA
Fanfare Ciocarlia, Radio Pascani
Okros Ensemble, Transylvanian Portraits
Various Artists, The Edge of the Forest
Various Artists, Taraf: Romanian Gypsy Music

RUSSIA
Terem Quartet, Terem
Terem Quartet, Classical

SARDINIA
Tenores Di Bitti, S'Amore 'E Mama
Tenores di Bitti, Ammentos

SPAIN
Cesar Fornes Berlanga, Corazon Espanol
Ketama, Toumani Diabate, etc., Songhai 2
Radio Tarifa, Rumba Argelina
Various Artists, Duende (flamenco) (box)
Various Artists, The Young Flamencos

SWEDEN
Absolut Folk, Musiques Traditionnelles de Suede
Garmarna, Vittrad
Garmarna, Guds Speleman/God's Musician
Groupa, 15 Years
Hedingarna, Kaksi!
Hedingarna, Tra
Hedningarna, Hippjokk
Olov Johansson, Storsvarten
Swedish Sax Septet, Riff-Ola
Various Artists, Suede/Norvege; Musique des Vallees Scandinaves
Vasen, Whirled
Vasen, Vilda Vasen

TURKEY/ARMENIA
Tanburi Cemil Bey
The Erkose Ensemble, Tzigane, The Gypsy Music of Turkey
Djivan Gasparyan, Moon Shines at Night
Richard Hagopian, Armenian Music Through the Ages
Richard Hagopian, Gypsy Fire
(Richard Hagopian) Kef Time
Nesrin Sipahi and the Kudsi Eguner Ensemble, Sharki, Love Songs of Istanbul
Talip Ozkan, The Dark Fire
Udi Hrant Kenkulian
Various Artists, Armenians on Eighth Avenue
Various Artists, Song Creators of Eastern Turkey

UKRAINE
Various Artists, Ukrainian Village Music--Historic Recordings 1928-1933

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