World Groove

$14.97

1. Rouge Rouge • Attention • (France) 2. Mustafa Sandal • Aya Benzer (Royal G's R&B Mix) • (Turkey) 3. 2raumwohnung • Ich Weiß Warum • (Germany) 4. Major Boys • Sous le Soleil (Cuba Mix) • (France) 5. Issa Bagayogo • Nogo • (Mali) 6. Zap Mama • Miss.Q.In • (Congo/Belgium) 7. Cheb Mami/K-Mel • Parisien du Nord • (Algeria/France) 8. Brenda Fassie • Ama-Gents (Club Mix) • (South Africa) 9. Edesio • El Sapón de Yuya • (Cuba) 10. Ragheb Alama • Saharony Ellil • (Lebanon) Click to hear sample tracks

World Groove is an upbeat, global dance party that features the hottest blends of world music with electronica, dance music and more.

World Groove is also an enhanced CD, featuring a colorful music video by Egyptian star Hisham Abbas. The video is from the Travel the World with Putumayo DVD, a visual celebration of world music and culture featuring videos and concert footage from around the globe.

World Groove features two French DJ collaboratives, Rouge Rouge and Major Boys, as well as Turkish star Mustafa Sandal, German electronic pop group 2raumwohnun, and a collaboration between Algerian raï legend Cheb Mami and popular French hip-hop singer K-Mel. Featured African artists include the late Brenda Fassie (who passed away just as the compilation was being finalized), Malian fusionist Issa Bagayogo and Congolese/Belgian group Zap Mama. Also featured on World Groove are Cuban electro-son pioneer Edesio and Lebanese star Ragheb Alama, one of the most popular singers in the Middle East.

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