Another interesting set of songs in various languages. I like it but in some songs we could not even identify the language which makes for fun party conversation as the disk cover does tell you the origin. But, Euro Lounge just had better
arrangements, in my opinion which with three bucks will get you a Latte

I was first sent the wrong CD by mistake, but the seller was quick to correct the error.

Love this CD. Great for background music at parties or long road trips.
Funky, jazzy, hip-hop, fun. Ethnic eclectic sound.

My two boys (age 2 and 7) LOVE this CD. We play it almost on a daily basis and they dance around all over the house to it. After a year, it still has this effect to them. Their favorite track is the 2nd one. I rarely get to listen to the whole CD through before they are jumping around asking for "TRACK 2! TRACK 2!"

This is by far my (our) favorite Putumayo compilation!

I received this CD as a gift from my younger sister&I STILL enjoy it.It's worth every listen.

This CD kicked off Putumayo's Lounge series,giving it an auspicious start.There are tracks I enjoy more than others,but it isn't a weak album;there aren't fillers.The best tracks are those by Pink Martini,Nicola Conte,Jasmon,Mo'Horizons,Gotan Project,Hamid Baroudi,Montefiori Cocktail,Arling&Cameron,and Blue Asia.Mau Mau&Dissidenten aren't my favorites;as you can see,99% of the CD is pure perfection.

The music uses a variety of styles.Nicola Conte,Jasmon,as well as Arling&Cameron use Bollywood as inspiration."Shiva's Daughters" is loveably cheesy.Hamid Baroudi&Blue Asia make haunting Middle Eastern melodies.Mo'Horizons&Gotan Project have more Latin flavors.Montefiori Cocktail turns a Brazilian bossa nova tune into kitschy bliss.Pink Martini from Portland,Oregon (being from Oregon,I'm proud of them)gives a nod to chanson.

This CD is intoxicating;it's a musical margarita.

I have had this CD for a while and I really enjoy it. I actually play it quietly in the background when I teach Pilates and the class LOVES it....every time I use it at least one person comments on my "great" music...I always share the title with them. Great music is meant to be shared!!

Putamayo always puts out great albums, and this one has a great beat, especially good in the background when you have people over.

Putumayo's "World Lounge" had only one drawback, as does their other CDs, and that's that it's too short. This CD spans around an hour, with 11 songs, and I think that's way too short for a compililation like this. That aside, this is a great CD, filled with some of the biggest stars and Hits of Europe and Asia. If you're not a fan of HouseBeats or Techno, I don't recommend you purchase this. If, however, you are, then buy away!

This one isn't going to have mass appeal however. The goal of this collection, a "chill-out soundtrack for a global cocktail party," is reached, which means you've got to be young enough (or young enough at heart) to like the rave-techno-trance beat. If you don't know what I mean about trance music, well this would be a really good choice to experience it for the first time, without having to learn the ins and outs of the international trance-techno subculture (or try Kraftwerk, they may have been the first to expose Americans to this Euro-sound). The other Putumayo collections I've heard have been anthologies to feature a geographic-cultural theme. This one features techno-trance artists from all over the world, and thus it's quite post-modern and not at all regional, nor does it feature a specific ethnicity or group of related cultures. I've enjoyed this CD with martinis, and long road trips, though obviously, not at the same time.

I found a lot of the tracks long and repetitive to the point of being annoying. They sound good when they start out, but get old after a while an go on much too long.

I am a fan of World Music and don't mind the pop-techno oriented stuff in good measure, but there are much better discs out there than this one in my opinion.

Also, what's with all the drum machines and programmed bass parts? Like there aren't any human musicians available.