Samples from a crop of 2014 releases, and a few I missed in 2013. Expect electronic Shanghai jazz, Angolan surf guitars, Moroccan village fusion, pop-up Malian tunes, Haitian big bands, Italian tarantellas, balkan gypsy blow-outs and a very strange Chinese new year tune to help usher in the year of the horse.
| Paris of the East The Shanghai Restoration Project - The Classics 
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| Without You The Shanghai Restoration Project - The Classics
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| When Will You Return The Shanghai Restoration Project - The Classics
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| The Evening Primrose The Shanghai Restoration Project - The Classics
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| The Evening Primrose Li Xianglan - Remixed and Restored, Vol. 1 |
| The Evening Primrose The Shanghai Restoration Project - Remixed and Restored, Vol. 1 |
| Thirty Years Shanren - Left Foot Dance of the Yi
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| The Crab Shanren - Left Foot Dance of the Yi
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| Happy New Year Shanren - Left Foot Dance of the Yi
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| Urn St. Tavern Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia - Devil's Tale 
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| Swing Sagarese Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia - Devil's Tale
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| Quattro Cicci Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia - Devil's Tale
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| Leezard's Lament Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia - Devil's Tale
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| Qai Maro (Cry, Mary) Fanfara Tirana and Transglobal Underground - Kabatronics |
| No Guns to the Wedding Fanfara Tirana and Transglobal Underground - Kabatronics |
| Kabatronics Fanfara Tirana and Transglobal Underground - Kabatronics |
| Baklava Revanche Fanfara Tirana and Transglobal Underground - Kabatronics |
| Focu d'amore Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino - Pizzica Indiavolata |
| E chorà tu anemu (feat. Ballake Sissoko) Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino - Pizzica Indiavolata |
| Pizzica indiavolata Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino - Pizzica Indiavolata |
| Hand of Fatima (feat. Medeski Martin & Wood, Bachir Attar & Marc Ribot) The Master Musicians of Jajouka - The Road to Jajouka
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| Boujeloudia Magick (feat. Lee Ranaldo) The Master Musicians of Jajouka - The Road to Jajouka
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| Ghaita Blues (feat. Bachir Attar, Billy Martin & Dave Dreiwitz) The Master Musicians of Jajouka - The Road to Jajouka
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| Fuguei na Escola (Para Jogar a Bola) Teta Lando - Angola, Soundtrack 2 (Hypnosis, Distortions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978)
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| Olha o Pica Africa Ritmos - Angola, Soundtrack 2 (Hypnosis, Distortions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978)
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| Bina Jovens Do Prenda - Angola, Soundtrack 2 (Hypnosis, Distortions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978)
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| Snipes Dicanzas Do Prenda - Angola, Soundtrack 2 (Hypnosis, Distortions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978)
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| Jive Turkey Djet-X - Haiti Direct - Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds (1960-1978)
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| Homenaje a los Ambajadores Les Ambassadeurs - Haiti Direct - Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds (1960-1978)
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| An septième Les Difficiles de Petion-Ville - Haiti Direct - Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds (1960-1978)
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| Ti Machine Les Animateurs - Haiti Direct - Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds (1960-1978)
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| Je Me Souviens Comme Si J'y étais The Liminanas - Costa Blanca
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| Votre Coté Yéyé M'emmerde The Liminanas - Costa Blanca
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| La Mercedes De Couleur Gris Métallisé The Liminanas - Costa Blanca
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| Chanson Denko Tapestry Yacouba Sissoko Band - Africa Express Presents: Maison Des Jeunes
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| Farafina Moussa Traore - Africa Express Presents: Maison Des Jeunes
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Hi Rob, Absolutely LOVED "I Start To Pray" (Gaudi) from last week. Found it, and added it to my 'treadmill' playlist!
12:36 PM, February 2nd, 2014