WAfrican Sanctus is a 1972 choral Mass and is the best-known work of British composer and collector of world musics David Fanshawe.
WShow of Hands are an English acoustic roots/folk duo formed in 1986 by singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and composer and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. Joined by singer and double-bassist Miranda Sykes for a tour in 2004, Show of Hands continued to regularly perform as a trio with Sykes, as well as in their original format. In 2019 the line-up was further expanded by the addition of Irish percussionist Cormac Byrne.
WAmazones Power is the second studio album by West-African female musical collective Les Amazones d'Afrique. It was released through Real World Records on January 28, 2020, almost three years after their debut album, République Amazone (2017). The album was recorded between May 2018 and April 2019 in Mali, France and Spain, and similar to the debut album, was produced by Irish-Parisian musician Liam Farrell The album marks a change in the line-up of the collective since the debut album, with only original members Mamani Keïta and Rokia Koné returning, but joined by a number of new singers from the continent of Africa as well as the African diaspora. The album establishes a core membership of four singers, who also form the line-up for the band's live shows: Mamani Keïta (Mali), Fafa Ruffino (Benin), Niariu (France/Guinea), and Kandy Guira. Other vocalists on the album are Rokia Koné, Ami Yerewolo, Nacera Ouali Mesbah, Amadou Dembélé, Boy-Fall and Jon Grace. The album has a total of 19 featured singers, with the title track 'Power' including 16 voices from 3 different continents. The album's lyrics are sung in a variety of different African languages, as well as English and French.
WLa Cantiga del Fuego is the third studio album by Ana Alcaide, released in November 12, 2012 and sung in both Spanish and Judeo-Spanish.
WEastWind is an album by Andy Irvine & Davy Spillane, showcasing a fusion of Irish folk music with traditional Bulgarian and Macedonian music. Produced by Irvine and Bill Whelan, who also contributed keyboards and piano, it was widely regarded as revolutionary at recording.
WThe Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour is a 2008–2009 promotional concert tour of music co-written by David Byrne and Brian Eno with performances by Byrne. In addition to being a retrospective of the duo's collaborations, the tour promoted the album Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. The musical performers were accompanied by dancers who were choreographed to several songs. Performances were held across the world and later documented on a tour EP and a concert film.
WHemispheres is the fourth studio album by the classical guitarist Lily Afshar, released in 2006 through Archer Records.
WThe Hundred-Foot Journey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the American comedy-drama film of the same name, directed by Lasse Hallström from a screenplay written by Steven Knight. A. R. Rahman composed the score for the film. Hollywood Records released the soundtrack on August 12, 2014.
WMillion Dollar Arm is the soundtrack album of the American biographical sports film of the same name, directed by Craig Gillespie. A. R. Rahman composed all seven of the original songs as well as the score for the film. Artists Iggy Azalea, KT Tunstall, Wale, Sukhwinder Singh, Raghav Mathur have collaborated with the composer for the soundtrack. Kendrick Lamar also recorded a song that is featured only in the film. The soundtrack album was digitally released by Walt Disney Records on May 13, 2014, followed by a CD release on May 19.
WMoana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 2016 Disney animated film Moana. The soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on November 19, 2016. It features songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foa'i, with lyrics in English, Samoan, Tokelauan, and Tuvalu. The two-disc deluxe edition includes the score, which was composed by Mancina, as well as demos, outtakes and instrumental karaoke tracks. The record also produced two singles.
WMutant is the second studio album by Venezuelan electronic music producer Arca. It was released on 20 November 2015 via Mute.
WPassages is a collaborative chamber music studio album co-composed by Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass, released in 1990 through Private Music. Consisting of arrangements by each of the composers around themes written by the other, the album's content is a hybrid of Hindustani classical music and Glass' distinct American minimal contemporary classical style. The album reached a peak position of number three on Billboard's Top World Music Albums chart.
WPossession is the third studio album by classical guitarist Lily Afshar released in 2002 through Archer Records.
WReturn to Pride Rock is a 1998 studio album released as an accompaniment to the animated film The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. Although not promoted as an official soundtrack, it contains all the songs from the film, as well as additional songs by Lebo M. Other featured artists included Liz Callaway, Nick Glennie-Smith, Robert Guillaume, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Suzanne Pleshette. On August 31, 2004, Disney released an "enhanced soundtrack" to coincide with the release of the film's 2-disc Special Edition DVD. However, the CD only contains the songs featured in the film, without any of the "inspired" songs from Return to Pride Rock.
WMy Sunset-Land ROJAVA is the fifth solo album of the Kurdish Kamancheh player Shahriyar Jamshidi. This self-published project released in hard-copy and digital formats.
WSonghai is a fusion flamenco album by Spanish band Ketama, working in collaboration with Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté and other musicians.For further information see Songhai
WThessaloniki - Yannena With Two Canvas Shoes is an album by Goran Bregović and the Greek singer George Dalaras.
WVolta is the sixth studio album by Icelandic singer Björk, released on 1 May 2007 by One Little Indian Records. A wide array of artists collaborated with Björk on material for the album, including longtime collaborator Mark Bell, along with new producers Timbaland and Danja.