1.   But she has gone beyond traditional Celtic melodies, adding pop influences, Middle Eastern and other world rhythms to her songs.

2.   Exotic and alluring, mysterious and lovely, these songs are grounded in the Celtic tradition but mix world rhythms with an almost baroque structure into an enchanting mix.

3.   Instead, Raitt moves toward the slide-filled blues-rock that marked her earlier albums and even ventures into some world rhythms.

4.   Les Nubians combine the hip-hop soul sensibilities of Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu with the world rhythms that reflect their international upbringing in Europe and Africa.