Jazz around the World cd

Jazz around the World cd - Jazz with a global twist! Original songs and jazz standards performed by musicians from Cuba to Cameroon. Jazz Around the World showcases the powerful influence of jazz on musicians across the globe. Featuring both well established and newer artists performing extraordinary covers and originals, this collection incorporates a wide range of rhythms, instruments and melodies into a constantly evolving genre. With ancestral roots in Africa, jazz flowered into a dynamic force in the United States throughout the 20th century. And, over the years, it has borrowed from, influenced and blended with musical traditions around the world.

The songs are:

1. Chantal Chamberland - "La Mer" - (Canada)

2. Niuver - "Quiereme Mucho" - (Cuba/France) 

3. Blick Bassy - "Donalina" - (Cameroon) 01:01

4. Kora Jazz Trio - "Chan Chan" - (Guinea/Senegal)

5. Heather Rigdon - "Young and Naive" - (United States) 

6. Sherele - "Polka Dot Blues" - (Mexico) 

7. Kataraina Pipi - "Te Reo o Papatuanuku" - (New Zealand)

8. Keletigui Diabate with Habib Koite - "Summertime at Bamako" - (Mali)

9. Billy Cobham and Asere - "Destinos" - (USA/Panama/Cuba)

10. Hugh Masekela with Malaika - "Open the Door" - (South Africa)