Hwy X
Artist: Reptile Palace Orchestra

Loosely themed around the concept of dances from a multitude of cultures, Hwy X finds the Reptile Palace Orchestra playing everything from waltzes to slow ballads to gypsy and other folk dances, even throwing in a dreamlike cover of Hendrix's "Little Wing" for good measure. While there are elements of classical music and rock, most of the music... Read More

Cielo Y Tierra
Artist: Cielo Y Tierra
Community Score: 10.00

Cielo Y Tierra fuse world music, Mayan chants, Mexican folk and lush harmonies on their self-titled, new age pop debut. Yes vocalist Jon Anderson guests on a pair of tracks, while Deep Forest founder Dan Lacksman remixes four others. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide Read More

Mickey Hart's Mystery Box
Artist: Mickey Hart

After the passing of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia and the venerable band's demise, it was percussionist Mickey Hart who proved to be the most creatively resilient. As Deadheads and appreciators of world music can attest, Hart -- who is also an author and learned ethnomusicologist -- has been fusing genres ever since his debut release,... Read More

Mystere
Artist: Cirque du Soleil

The world-renowned creative team headed up by composers Rene Dupere and Benoit Jutras and creative director ($Guy Laliberte) liken their first permanent Las Vegas show to a desert flower, and its soundtrack is a gorgeous, colorful, unlikely creation indeed. Like preceding albums Saltimbanco and Alegria, Mystere borrows sounds from various... Read More

Mar Azul
Artist: Césaria Évora

From Cesaria Evora's opening wail on Mar Azul's title track, one knows that this disc, a short set comprised of only eight songs, is going to be something special. This is the album that won Evora the praise of Paris, and was released prior to her international hit, Miss Perfumado. These are classic mornas at their most haunting -- all the songs... Read More