As part of its continuing efforts to release hundreds of back catalog albums into full digital distribution, Rounder Records will be releasing a selection of World Music titles during the month of April. As per the previous, genre-specific, months, many of these albums will be making their debut on streaming services.
Before “world music” became a widely-used category, Rounder was releasing roots-oriented records from around the world. The next set of digital re-releases includes many of the best of them, including the calypsonian Growling Tiger with the Trans-Caribbean All-Star Orchestra, featuring the Cuban trumpeter Alfredo ‘Chocolate’ Armenteros, and the Klezmer Conservatory Orchestra’s celebratory Oy Chanukah!.
The twenty-one albums now available for the first time on all the major streaming services include music from Ghana, Puerto Rico, China, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Cape Breton (Canada), St. Croix, Trinidad and Tobago, and Mexico. The collection also includes Texas conjunto music.
The complete collection includes:
| 6/30/2015 | Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys | Best of Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys |
| 6/30/2015 | Natalie MacMaster | Live |
| 4/1/2016 | Flaco Jimenez | Arriba el Norte |
| 4/1/2016 | Mingo Saldivar y Sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas | I Love My Freedom, I Love My Texas |
| 4/1/2016 | Joseph Cormier and Friends | Old Time Wedding Reels, And Other Favorite Scottish Fiddle Tunes |
| 4/1/2016 | Steve Jordan | El Huracan |
| 4/1/2016 | Tony De La Rosa | Así Se Baila En Tejas |
| 4/1/2016 | Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band | No Strings Attached |
| 4/1/2016 | Sisi Chen | Tides and Sand: The Art Of The Chinese Hammered Dulcimer |
| 4/1/2016 | The Khac Chi Ensemble | Moonlight In Vietnam |
| 4/8/2016 | Tabu Ley Rochereau Et L’Orchestre Afrisa International | Africa Worldwide: 35th Anniversary Album |
| 4/8/2016 | The Klezmer Conservatory Band | Oy Chanukah! |
| 4/8/2016 | Los Pleneros de la 21 | Somos Boricuas / We Are Puerto Rican: Bomba y Plena en Nueva York |
| 4/8/2016 | Los Pregoneros del Puerto | Music of Veracruz |
| 4/8/2016 | Growling Tiger | Knockdown Calypsos |
| 4/8/2016 | Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulai & the Master Drummers of Dagbon | Master Drummers of Dagbon, V. 1 |
| 4/8/2016 | Blinky & the Roadmasters | Crucian Scratch Band Music |
| 4/8/2016 | Mighty Zandolie & Black Prince with Lord Blakie | Raw Kaiso I: Live in Concert in Port of Spain, Trinidad |
| 4/8/2016 | Steve Jordan | The Return of El Parche |
| 4/15/2016 | Various Artists | A Christmas Celtic Sojourn, Live |
| 4/22/2016 | Various Artists | Conjunto! Texas-Mexican Border Music, V. 1 |
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
