The Black Keys

School of Seven Bells

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Balkan Beat Box

Plants and Animals

Rogue Wave

Gogol Bordello

Thievery Corporation

Clutchy Hopkins

Sparklehorse

Sigur Ros

The Tallest Man on Earth

Nina Simone

Mgmt

The Shins

Broken Bells

Deep Forest

Beirut

Cadillac Sky

Yesterdays New Quintet

Rick Chyme

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Rufus Wainwright

Etta James

The Do

Peter Bjorn and John

Beach House

Eels

Jes Kramer

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The Clash

Jonathan Richman

Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada

Vampire Weekend

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Gorillaz

The Bird and the Bee

The Souljazz Orchestra

From Ottawa, Canada~~ Pierre Chrétien - vintage keyboards, percussion, vocals~~ Marielle Rivard - percussion, vocals~~ Steve Patterson - tenor saxophone, percussion, vocals~~ Ray Murray - baritone saxophone, percussion, vocals~~ Zakari Frantz - alto saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals~~ Philippe Lafrenière - drums, percussion, vocals

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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Produced by Bosco Mann and recorded in its entirety on an old Ampex eight-track tape machine by Gabriel Roth in Daptone Records’ House of Soul studios, the record drips with a warmth and spontaneity rarely found since the golden days of Muscle Shoals and Stax Records. Sharon’s voice, never stronger, evokes at once the raw power of Tina Turner, the moaning soulfulness of Mavis Staples, the rhythmic swagger of James Brown, and the melodic command of Aretha.

Mulatu Astatke

Mulatu Astatke is an innovative multi-talented musician, composer, arranger and the founder of Ethio Jazz. Born in Jimma, Ethiopia, Mulatu Astatke studied at Lindisfarne College and Trinity College of Music in England and Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA. As a vibraphone, conga and percussion player, he has performed at numerous concerts in Ethiopia and abroad, including appearances at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Lincoln Center in New York, Beethoven-Haus in Bonn and Barbican Center in London. Mulatu also performed as a guest artist with the Duke Ellington orchestra during its visit to Ethiopia in 1971.

Bowerbirds

Bowerbirds are an American folk band, formed in Raleigh, North Carolina in 2006. The group comprises Phil Moore (vocals, guitar, hi-hat/tambourine), Beth Tacular (accordion, bass drum, vocals), and Mark Paulson (drums, violin).

Fiona Apple

Freelance Whales

Swirling with organic and synthetic textures, interlocking rhythmic patterns, and light harmonic vocals, the record works to tell a simple, pre-adolescent love story: a young male falls in love with the spectral young femme who haunts his childhood home.