Legendary Brazilian singer/songwriter Caetano Veloso re-teams with BandaCe, a group of young rock musicians for Zii e Zie, an album that swings between shimmering samba and molten guitar rock.

Benin-born, NYC resident Angelique Kidjo pays tribute to her musical influences, ranging from French Jazz to Bollywood musicals, American soul to Brazilian rhythms, plus traditional Benin songs. She covers songs by James Brown, dedicates a lullaby to Miriam Makeba, and welcomes guests John Legend, Roy Hargrove, Bono, and Dianne Reeves.

Bands from Venezuela, Columbia, Uruguay, Mexico, Bolivia, and Argentina pay tribute to one of South America’s most influential rock bands by re-envisioning some of the band’s best known songs.

The Chieftains, with help from Ry Cooder and guest artists from America, Ireland, and Mexico pay homage to The San Patricios, a band of Irish immigrants who deserted the United States Army in order to fight along side Mexican soldiers during the Mexican American War of 1848.

I Bring What I Love, the soundtrack to the documentary recounting the turbulent years following the release of Youssou N'Dour's Grammy winning album "Egypt," a homage to Islam by a secular artist.

Lhasa de Sela's 3rd release is a sparse, self-produced album that takes inspiration from blues, folk, and country music. The album features a small band, recorded live in-studio to analog tape for a warm, intimate sound.

Los Centzontles is a Mexican-American roots group that promotes cultural heritage. They team up with Los Lobos guitarist David Hidalgo and Bluesman Taj Mahal to tell stories of the immigrant experience in America.

Fatboy Slim, Marius DeVries, and Guy Sigsworth are

among the producers who were enlisted to work with young Cuban

musicians in order to inject new ideas into a traditional format.

Kimi Djabate comes from a long line of Griot performers

of Guinea Bissau. His new album “Karam” highlights his extraordinary skills as a balafon player and relays the stories of poverty and struggle for dignity and survival that populate one of the world’s poorest countries.

Led by Marya Rupa, Rupa & The April Fishes use a variety of instruments including guitar, drums, upright bass, cello and tabla to create an imaginative blend of gypsy, cumbia, raga, folk and jazz melodies. The lyrics are sung in Spanish, Hindi, English but mostly French.