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contentsWelcome to the CatalogueARC Music, HighlightsCatalogue-on-CDIndex by Artist NamesIndex by CD Numbers22, 3697071Accordion6, 68Afghanistan24Africa - Compilations12Africa - Contemporary10-12Africa - Gospel12, 13Africa - Reggae12Africa - Traditional8-10Albania60Algeria - Raï13America - Bluegrass45America - Cajun, Zydeco45America - Indians44, 45America - Swamp Pop45America - Tex Mex45Andes - Compilations36, 37Andes - Panflutes, Flutes36, 37Armenia24, 25Australia - Traditional, Didgeridoo33, 34Australia - Trance Dance6Austria62Azerbaijan25Bachata & Cachaca41Bali33Basque Country55Bedouin23Belarus63Belize44Bellydance - Arabia20Bellydance - Compilations21Bellydance - Egypt (incl. DVDs)15-18Bellydance - Lebanon18-20Bellydance - Macedonia21Bellydance - Morocco20Bellydance - Turkey20, 21Bengal28Bhangra28Bluegrass45Bolivia36, 37Brass Bands59, 61, 62Brazil38Brittany50Buddhist Temples33Bulgaria60Burundi8Buryatia - Throat Singing29Cajun45Calypso43Caribbean40, 41Celtic - Brittany50Celtic - Compilations48, 50Celtic - Folk45, 46Celtic - Harp46Celtic - Spain50Central Asia - Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan5, 25Chile37China29-31Christmas Music68Colombia37Costa Rica44Croatia60Cuba42Cumbia40, 41Cyprus57Didgeridoo6, 33, 34Dominican Republic37East Europe60Ecuador36England52 A R CM U S I CC A T A L O G U E2 0 0 9Fado56Fiji35Finland53Flamenco53-55France53Gaelic - Ireland48Gaelic - 57-59Greece - Compilations58, 59Gulf23Gypsy Music27, 28, 60, 61, 62, 65Gypsy - Compilations65Gypsy - Flamenco53, 54Gypsy - Swing65Haïti43Hawaii35, 36Hungary61, 62Iceland53India26-28India - Bhangra, Bollywood28India - Religious28Iran24Iraq22Ireland45-49Ireland - Compilations47-49Ireland - Fiddle47Ireland - Gaelic48Israel65, 66Italy57Japan31, 32Java33Jewish Music66-68Kabbalah66Kenya8, 11, 12Klezmer66-68Korea33Kurdistan23Kyrgyzstan5, 25Lambada40Laos33Latin America - a45Macedonia21, 59Mali10Mambo40, 41Maori - Haka35Mariachi44Marquesas rengue40, 41Mexico44Middle East21-23Mongolia - Throat Singing29Montenegro59Morocco14Morocco - Gnawa14Musette53Nepal28New Zealand35Nigeria11North Africa - Arabia13, 14Norway52Nova Scotia45Pakistan25, 28Panflutes - Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru36, 37Paraguay37Percussion7, 8Peru36, 37Philippines33Poland62Portugal - Fado56Portugal - Folk55Raï13, 21Rajasthan27, 28Reggae (Africa)12Rembetiko58Romania61Russia63, 64Russia - Religious64Salsa41, 42Samba38Sardinia57Scandinavia - Compilations52Scotland49-52Scotland - Folk49Scotland - Gaelic49Scotland - Pipes & Drums50-52Senegal10, 11Sephardic Music65, 66Serbia59Sicily57Silk Road25Slovakia62Slovenia62Solomon Islands35South Seas / Pacific5, 35Spain - Bagpipes50Spain - Basque Country55Spain - Celtic50Spain - Flamenco53-55Special Compilations5, 6Special Editions5Steeldrums43Sufi21, 23, 24, 25, 26Swamp Pop45Sweden52Syria22Tahiti35Taiko Drumming7, 31Taiwan31Tango - Argentina, Gypsy38-40Tango - Finland53Taoist Music30Tarantella57Tex-Mex45Thailand33Throat Singing29Tibet28, 29Tonga35Transylvania61Tropical Dance Music40, 41Tunisia14Turkey23Tuva - Throat Singing29Uganda11Uilleann ling Dervishes5, 23World eco45

speciAL editionsEUCD1689 THE MUSIC OF KYRGYZSTAN- The Kambarkan Folk Ensemble * SPECIAL EDITION *This special edition album presents a cross-section of the beautiful and enchanting traditional music ofKyrgyzstan, a central Asian country which lies just past the halfway point of the fabled “Silk Road”. This CDwas recorded at the ARC Music Studio in July 2001. The music is played on ancient Kyrgyzstani instruments,such as the comuz, a long-necked fretless, three-stringed lute carved out of a single piece of wood; thesybyzgy, a traverse flute, mostly made of apricot or barberry wood; the chopo cho’or, a terracotta “okarina”type flute; the temir comuz, a jews harp and many more. The CD comes with a huge 72-page companionbooklet which contains extensive information about Kyrgyzstan, its history, the musicians, the instrumentsplayed and each of the songs, including the original lyrics. All translated into English, German, French andSpanish and illustrated with many colour photos.EUCD1709 MUSIC FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC- Recordings by David Fanshawe * SPECIAL EDITION *David Fanshawe, recipient of many international awards, composer, ethnic sound recordist, photographer, author,film and TV personality, presents highlights from his monumental Pacific Collections, recorded over fourteenyears (1978–92). Beautiful and varied, authentic, indigenous music from the Cook Islands, Chuuk (Micronesia),Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Western Samoa and more, performed with great charmand enthusiasm. The colourful kaleidoscope of music (27 tracks with a total playing time of over 79 minutes) isenveloped and unified by the sound of the eternal reef, the one feature that is common to all the islands. Thisspecial edition album comes with an outer box cover and a 68-page full colour companion booklet containingextensive descriptions of the music and instruments, transcriptions of the original lyrics with translations intoEnglish and German and stories and anecdotes from David Fanshawe’s journals. The whole booklet is richlyillustrated with over thirty-five colour photographs from David Fanshawe’s archive of 950 boxes of colour slides.EUCD1 60 SACRED MUSIC OF THE WORLD- Ceremonial Songs & Dances from 30 Cultures 2CDThis double CD is a unique cultural document of ceremonial songs and dances from thirty different culturesreaching from one end of the world to the other, from the Tropical forests to the windswept deserts ofMongolia The ceremonies include Bushmen–South Africa, Ga people–Ghana, Yoruba–Nigeria, Chewa people–Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Kabbalah–Jewish, Dervish–Turkey & Syria, Sufi–Iran & India, Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist–India &Tibet, Baul–Bengal, Mongolia, Shamans–Yakutia, Zen–Japan, Ifugao People–Philippines, Northern Laos, North-EastThailand, Australian Aborigines, Papua New Guinea, Aymara–Bolivia, Ketchua–Peru, Voodoo–Haiti, Santeria–Cuba,San Juan Pueblo–Native American Indians, Northern Arapaho–Native American Indians With thirty pages ofdocumentation and more than twenty colour photographs this album is a very valuable sound document!speciAL compiLAtionsEUCD18 3 GLOBAL WOMEN- Various ArtistsFourteen beautiful songs, sung by famousfemale singers from various cultures aroundthe world: Rasha (Sudan), Suzy (Israel),Siân James (Wales), Dalinda (Lybia), Hanitra(Madagascar), Zulma Yugar (Bolivia), VaskaIlieva (Macedonia), Kangeldieva Dilshat(Kyrgyzstan/Central Asia), Glykeria (Greece),Éilís Kennedy (Ireland), Susana Baca (Peru),Christina Branco (Portugal), Suzzana Owiyo(Kenya), Miriam Makeba (South Africa).EUCD1710 THE GATHERING - Great Celtic Pipers- Includes tracks by Planxty, Moving Hearts .This fantastic compilation presents a gathering of pipers from different Celtic areas:Planxty (Liam O’ Flynn), Milladoiro (XoséV. Ferreirós), Wolfstone (Dougie Pincock),Mark Britton (Pat Dalton), Bleizi Ruz(René Martin), Cúnla (Ciarân Ó ’Maille),Moving Hearts (Davy Spillane), Sean Talamh(Michael Horgan), Bagad Kemper (ErwanRopars) and the Strathclyde Police PipeBand. Haunting laments, Romanian horos,Bulgarian dances, Strathspey .EUCD1699 LOVE SONGS OF THE WORLD- Márta Sebestyén, Valentina Ponomareva .Features great names like: Márta Sebestyén- Hungary, Valentina Ponomareva - Russia,Dolores Keane - Ireland, Esma Redžepova Macedonia, Galina Durmushliyska - Bulgariaand more from Portugal, Turkey, Scotland,Kyrgyzstan, Egypt and Israel. Feelings oflove and longing expressed in many different languages and in different rhythmsaccompanied with varied authentic andmodern instruments.EUCD169 MASTERS OF THE FLUTE- Gheorghe Zamfir, Finbar Furey, Djivan Gasparian .A collection of famous flute players frommany different cultures (and of manydifferent kinds of flutes) such as TsengYung-Ching (Chinese dizi), Bashir Abdel Al(Egyptian nay), Theodosii Spassov (Bulgariankaval), Finbar Furey (Irish low whistle),Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia (Indian bansuri), Dumitru Farcas (Romanian taragot),Djivan Gasparian (Armenian duduk),Gheorghe Zamfir (Romanian panpipes) .A R CM U S I CC A T A L O G U E2 0 0 9

speciAL compiLAtionsEUCD176 MASTERS OF THE HARP- Alan Stivell, Robin Williamson, Skaila Kanga .EUCD1831 THE DULCIMER COLLECTION- Belorussia, British Isles, China, India, Iran, Mongolia .This special compilation presents manyfamous harp players from various countries. Alan Stivell (Brittany), Emilio Cao(Galicia), Robin Huw Bowen and ElinorBennett (Wales), Robin Williamson(Scotland) as well as Oscar Benito andAlfredo Rolando Ortiz on South Americanharps, Cui Junzhi on Chinese harp andRavi on African kora. Special “Slipcase”packaging.This album is a beautiful and varied compilation of dulcimer music from aroundthe world. The countries include Hungary,China, Iran, Britain, Romania, India, Mongolia,Uzbekistan, Greece, Ukraine, Slovakia TheCD booklet informs in English, German,French and Spanish about the musicians andtheir instruments and music, illustrated withcolour pictures.EUCD183 MASTERS OF THE ACCORDION- Hugo Díaz, Enrique Ugarte, Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé .EUCD1809 SOUNDS OF THE FAR EAST- Mongolia, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, PhilippinesTHE ACCORDION IS KING! A kaleidoscope of accordion music played by thebest of the best players from Argentina,Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Egypt, Finland,Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, Russia and Spainplayed on a variety of “bellows”, fromthe bandoneón and the Egyptian quartertone accordion to the Irish “squeeze box”and more.This album introduces Far-Eastern instruments, such as the Mongolian horse-headviolin morin khuur, dizi and shakuhachi(Chinese and Japanese flutes), the pipa(Chinese lute), various Taiwanese gongs,chang’gu (Korean hourglass drum), koto(Japanese ‘harp’), kulintang and variousgongs and xylophones from the Philippines,and many more beautiful and interestinginstruments.WorLd FusionEUCD17 2 GLOBAL BAGPIPES - Latvia, Tunisia,Malta, Azerbaijan, Italy, Greece, Scotland . 2CDBagpipes are automatically associated withScotland or Ireland. However, bagpipes areknown to many European, Asian, evenAfrican countries. This collection of 30different bagpipes, with and without accompaniment, leads the listener to such far awaycountries as Azerbaijan, Iran, Morocco andmany more. The booklet gives extensiveinformation.EUCD1817 THE FLUTE COLLECTION - Armenia,Egypt, Mali, Papua New Guinea, Sicily, Syria . 2CDExotic flutes from many different cultures andcountries: Armenia (duduk), Bolivia (tarka,pinkillo), Egypt (nay), India (bansuri), Japan(shakuhachi), Kyrgyzstan (chogoyno cho’or),Laos (kamu), Mali (wiili), Mongolia (limbe),Nepal (bai), Papua New Guinea (sepik flutes),Sicily (friscaletto), Syria (nay), Tonga (noseflute) Extensive information about flutesand music in English and German plus manyphotos.EUCD1823 EXOTIC STRINGS - Azerbaijan, Egypt,Iraq, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Thailand . 2CDA double CD collection of bowed, plucked,hammered and strummed string instrumentsfrom all over the world: Erhu (China), morinkhuur (Mongolia), comuz (Kyrgyzstan), kamancha (Azerbaijan), saz (Turkey), oud (Iraq), qanun(Egypt), kora (West Africa), charango (Peru),cuatro (Venezuela) and many more. Lots ofphotos and extensive information about instruments and music in English and German.6A R CM U S I CC A T A L O G U E2 0 0 9EUCD1836 RAGA NOVA- A cross-cultural blend of sitar and saxophoneRaga Nova is an Indian music ensemble featuring Dharambir Singh - sitar, Jesse Bannister- alto saxophone, Grammy Award winnerSukhvinder Singh - tabla and R. N. Prakash- ghatam.“Their music is stunningly laid-back and worthyof much respect. . it's both cool and exhilarating. Raga Nova are excellent and are with nodoubt the masters of their genre.”- www.astro-zombie.comEUCD1837 THE AFRO-BRAZILIAN PROJECT- Travels with the African Kora in Brazil - Ravi .Ravi, British kora player, spent six monthsin Rio de Janeiro recording with Brazilianmusicians exploring the styles and rhythmsof this vibrant culture. Special guests includelegendary clarinettist Paulo Moura; two ofBrazil's leading percussionists Armando Marçaland Robertinho Silva plus Marlui Miranda who recreates the songs and sounds of theBrazilian Indians. Extensive info in English,German, French and Portuguese.EUCD2022 AUSTRALIAN TRANCE DANCE- DidjitalisDidjitalis is Mike Edwards and Nick West.Based in Sydney Australia, this duo has developed a new style of music fusing organicand electronic elements, blending some ofthe hottest didgeridoo playing you will everhear with electronic beats, to create infectious dance floor grooves. Punchy, rhythmic,powerful!

WorLd FusionEUCD1 90 RE-ORIENT with BALUJI SHRIVASTAV- Indian World Music Fusion - Seven Steps to the SunpercussionEUCD21 AFRICAN HEARTBEAT - Drums andPercussion from Southern Africa - Barry Van ZylWe are proud to present Re-Orient'ssecond world music fusion album. Like theirfirst, very successful CD, this is an album ofrare and outstanding beauty. These musicalgeniuses, each one a multi-instrumentalist,integrate more than thirty instrumentsfrom various cultures to include tabla, sitar,saxophone, keyboards and flute.EUCD1982 BALUJI SHRIVASTAV & RE-ORIENTFeaturing Hossam Ramzy, Andy Sheppard, Guy BarkerIn his first solo album, Barry Van Zyl, worldrenowned South African percussionist anddrummer with the Johnny Clegg Bandsince 1999, presents his interpretation ofthe rhythms and feels of southern Africandrumming. The album combines musicaland rhythmical influences from Zimbabwe,Botswana, Zambia, Namibia The bookletcontains explanations to each of the pieces inEnglish, German, French and Spanish.EUCD211 ROUTES TO ROOTS- Yoruba Drums from Nigeria - Solá AkingboláAn Indian/world music feast from Re-Orientwith Baluji Shrivastav, featuring legendarymusicians Andy Sheppard (sax), Guy Barker(trumpet) and Hossam Ramzy (Egyptianpercussion).“ Shrivastav and friends prove once again tobe masters of world fusion.” - PJL, Dirty Linen“ an invigorating and unique recording agem to discover, unfolding into many differentdirections.” - Jasper, AmbiencepercussionSolá Akingbolá, long-standing percussionistwith the international, chart-topping bandJamiroquaiJamiroquai, presents a superb album ofYoruba (Nigeria) percussion. He finds hisway back to his roots exploring the uniquemelodies, rhythmic structures and philosophical poetry of the Yoruba people. OriginalYoruba poetry in the booklet, with Englishtranslations, and info to each song in English,German, French and Spanish.reVieWEUCD1969 PERSIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERNPERCUSSION - Zarbang“I’ve worked with Solá for ten years on six albums and have found histechnical skill unsurpassed. He is truly a master of his field and I look forZarbang is a world percussion ensemble ward to his contribution on the next Jamiroquai project.” - Jay Kayrepresenting the finest percussionists fromIran and Afghanistan. Inspired by tribalrhythms, Zarbang creates a new sound utilizing instruments of various cultures whilestaying true to the essence and origin of eachinstrument. Zarbang’s sound is dynamic,meditative and internal as well as ecstaticand trance-inducing, drawing upon Sufi andancient Persian rhythms used for inducingaltered states.EUCD1719 MASTER DRUMMER OF INDIA- Sarvar SabriSarvar Sabri is an internationally renownedtabla player and much sought-after musiciannot only in classical Indian music but also inmany diverse forms of world music and jazz.On this CD Sabri presents four pieces in fourbasic classical Indian rhythms: Taal BunduKhani, a very unusual time cycle of 8 1/2 beatsdivided into 3 3 2 1/2, Taal Farodust (14beats), Teentaal (16 beats), Dadra (6 beats,used for light classical music).EUCD19 0 AFRO-CARIBBEAN CHANTS AND DRUMS- Boni Raposo y la 21 DivisiónExciting and vibrant percussion and calland-response singing of Afro-Dominicanand Haitian rhythms. The 28-page bookletprovides information about the music anddescriptions and pictures of the many andvaried drums and percussion instruments(panderos, balsié, guira, tambora, palos,atabales ) in four languages as well ascomplete lyrics.“Watching Solá solo, the deep rooted connection between his languageand drumming, is clear to see. As he progresses through the solo, it’sobvious that Kay himself is driven by the infectious grooves laid down bythe percussionist.” - Louise King, Editor, Rhythm Magazine“. he truly and masterfully brought the congas to life with an intensepassion.”- Drunken Werewolf MagazineEUCD1631 MASTER DRUMMERS OF AFRICA- KopanoDrums are used to contact the ancestors,to communicate over long distances and toaccompany celebrations or rites within a clanor group. The drummers play individuallymade Isigubhu (Zulu bass drums), a variety ofbush toms called Izi-Gubhu, shakers (Amagulaor Igula), Djembes, a drum used in West Africa- Guinea, Senegal and Ghana. Shouts, singing,stamping, whistles and so on, are all part ofwhat they do.EUCD18 6 TAIKO TO TABLA- Pete Lockett, Joji HirotaPete Lockett and Joji Hirota present a fireworks of percussion from around the worldfeaturing an awesome array of drums, cymbals,gongs, bells and sound effects, merged into apowerful kaleidoscope of rhythmic soundscapes. Thundering taiko drums blend withIndian tabla and Arabic frame drums, driven bythe grooves of the African djembe and Cubanbongos A R CM U S I CC A T A L O G U E2 0 0 97

percussionEUCD1 81 HOSSAM RAMZY - Sabla Tolo- Journeys into pure Egyptian PercussionHere Hossam Ramzy presents Egyptianrhythms like they have never been playedbefore: thirteen new compositions of tablaand percussion solos for bellydance! Coveringa wide range of rhythms from Egypt, theMiddle East, all the way across to Moroccowith new rhythms created by Hossam forthe Egyptian dance. The booklet containsexplanations for each of the solos withrhythms, time signatures, numbers of bars,etc. for dancers.EUCD1806 HOSSAM RAMZY - Sabla Tolo II- Further Journeys into pure Egyptian PercussionThirteen brand new, fiery hot, grooving and driving Egyptian percussion solopieces written, played and recordedby Hossam Ramzy. The whole gamutof rhythms from Egypt to Morocco! Fullexplanations in English, German, Frenchand Spanish for each solo giving rhythms,time signatures, numbers of bars, etc. fordancers and percussionists.EUCD21 8 SABLA TOLO III - Advanced Journeysinto Pure Egyptian Percussion - Hossam Ramzy“Rhythmic illusions unveiled” - Brand newrhythmic compositions of Egyptian tabla soloswith full percussion arrangements for Orientaldance, spanning a wide array of Egyptian andMiddle Eastern rhythms. Explanations to eachof the pieces in four languages, with rhythms,numbers of bars, notation, etc. Perfect forcreating beautiful dance choreographies.Additionally, the notes can be downloadedfrom www.arcmusic.co.uk EUCD2062 MASTERS OF PERCUSSION, VOL. 2- Hossam Ramzy, Zarbang, Joji Hirota, Pete Lockett Some of the most fabulous, stirring drumming and percussion from around the world.Gripping rhythms, powerful drums, eachpiece a gem! Master drummers and percussionists from South Africa, England, Japan(Taiko), Egypt, Iran, the Caribbean and Burundi(Central Africa) at their best. Info about eachof the artists and pieces in English, German,French and Spanish.EUCD211 WORLD PERCUSSION - Rhythm Journey- Miguel CastroMiguel Castro presents an interesting andvaried album of superb percussion fromaround the world played on authenticdrums and percussion instruments of thedifferent regions and countries. Informationto each piece in English, German, French andSpanish.EUCD1678 GLOBAL BEATZ - Airto Moreira,Trilok Gurtu, Hossam Ramzy, Miguel Castro .A collection of drums and percussion fromaround the world played by some of thegreatest names: Airto Moreira (Brazil), TrilokGurtu (India), Nihon Daiko (Japanese TaikoDrumming), Miguel Castro (Latin), Sarvar Sabriand Sanju Sahai (India), Ipelegeng (Africa), EricCasillas (Native American drums), TahitianDrum Ensemble (Tahiti) and Hossam Ramzy(Egypt).AFricA - trAditionALEUCD2088 BEST OF ZAKIR HUSSAIN- featuring Fazal QureshiZakir Hussain, THE classical tabla virtuoso,presents some of his great moments of tablaplaying, accompanied on sarangi and tanpura,including a beautiful Jugal bandi (tabla duet)with his brother Fazal Qureshi. The pieces:Jai TaalTaal, Pashto (jugal bandi), Teentaal andChhands. Information in English, German,French and Spanish. 61:04 minutes playingtime.EUCD2

America - Indians 44, 45 America - Swamp Pop 45 America - Tex Mex 45 Andes - Compilations 36, 37 Andes - Panflutes, Flutes 36, 37 Armenia 24, 25 Australia - Traditional, Didgeridoo 33, 34 Australia - Trance Dance 6 Austria 62 Azerbaijan 25 Bachata & Cachaca 41 Bali 33 Basque Country 55 Bedouin 23 Bel