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Putumayo’s newest collection, South Africa, dropped today, and to celebrate, they are giving away a free trip to the country! The trip includes round-trip airfare and 13-day, 12-night accommodations and takes the winner from the coastline of Durban to Cape Town. Sip wine in the Stellenbosch region and do some serious animal watching at the Addo Elephant  National Park. Click here to enter the sweepstakes! Don’t wait too long to enter—the contest ends June 30.

Before you go, give a listen to the album. There’s lots of  uplifting, light-hearted stuff here—appropriate for the hopeful path that South Africa has taken in recent years. The vocals are the standout on “Mahube” by Oxam—beautiful choral harmonies and a throaty lead singer. You’ll swing right along with the legendary Miriam Makeba on “Orlando.” The Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir closes out the collection on a stirring note with “Ngahlulele.”

Etnisk Musikklubb’s recent release Merakerklarinetten I Solo Og Samspell (bet you can’t say that three times fast) features the almost forgotten Meraker clarinet, a handmade folk clarinet that was rediscovered and modernized by Harald Gilland in the 1950s. Since Gilland’s passing in 1992, the instrument has again fallen into near obscurity. To try to keep the sound alive, two of his students, Geir Egil Larsen and Bjorn Aksdal, recorded this album, which is packed with 29 short tunes. Download these rare tracks from Amazon.com.