What would you recommend?

Some of my suggestions for someone who wants "serious" World Music would be these:

- EDU LOBO => Brazilian music at the best (especially his wonderful album "Corrupiao")

- DUOFEL => Great instrumental Brazilian music

- LOS JAIVAS => Great andean folk/rock group (from Chile)

- LUAR NA LUBRE => Celtic/Gaelic music ("Cabo do Mundo" and "Plenilunio" are brilliant)

- MILLADOIRO => Another Celtic/Gaelic group (also from Spain)

- AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM => Awesome combination of Irish melodies with African drumlines

- RAVI SHANKAR => Indian ("Passages", in collaboration with Philip Glass, is absolutely great)

- U.SRINIVAS => Indian (his album "Dream", featuring canadian guitarrist Michael Brook, is simply brilliant)

- NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN => Pakistan ("Night Song", in collaboration with Michael Brook, is also great)

- HECTOR ZAZOU => a mix of music from everywhere; BRILLIANT!!! (especially the albums "Lights in the Dark", "Sahara Blue" & "Songs from the Cold Seas")

- DADAVA => Chinese/Tibetan music (her album "Sister Drum" is awesome)

- KIYOSHI YOSHIDA => Japanese

- JESSE COOK => Nouveau Flamenco

Kind regards,
Demetrio.