The album The Devil Rides Again by Fanfare Ciocărlia and Adrian Raso reached the number one spot of Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of June 2025.
On The Devil Rides Again, Romanian brass ensemble Fanfare Ciocărlia teams up once again with Canadian guitarist Adrian Raso. Known for propelling Balkan brass onto the world stage since their 1997 debut, Fanfare Ciocărlia has become a fixture in international festivals and film soundtracks, admired for their speed, precision, and infectious energy. Raso, rooted in jazz, rock, and rockabilly, brings a sharp, stylish sensibility to the collaboration. The result is a genre-crossing project where inventive brass arrangements meet virtuosic guitar work.
June 2025 Chart
- Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocărlia · The Devil Rides Again · Asphalt Tango
- Songhoy Blues · Héritage · Transgressive / Remote
- Savina Yannatou, Primavera en Salonico and Lamia Bedioui · Watersong · ECM
- Värttinä · Kyly · Rockadillo
- Nidia Góngora · Pacífico Maravilla · Positivo
- Ammar 808 · Club Tounsi · Glitterbeat
- Trio Da Kali · Bagola · One World
- Mara Aranda · Sefarad en el Corazón de Bulgaria · Mara Aranda
- Aïta Mon Amour · Abda · Shouka
- Kankou Kouyate · N’Darila · One World
- Madalitso Band · Ma Gitala · Bongo Joe
- Matthieu Saglio & Camille Saglio · Al Alba · ACT Music
- Anouar Brahem · After the Last Sky · ECM
- Park Jiha · All Living Things · Tak:til / Glitterbeat
- Votia · Vie Kaz · Ajabu!
- Mehmet Polat Quartet · Roots in Motion · AudioMaze
- Boubacar Traoré & Vincent Boucher & Jeremie Diarra · Live! · Boubacar Traoré
- Elana Sasson · In Between · PKMusik
- Thanos Stavridis & Drom · Fygame · Thanos Stavridis & Drom
- Famo Mountain · For Those Left Behind · Glitterbeat
- Charles Maimarosia · Hote’ Hote’ · Wantok Musik
- Kin’Gongolo Kiniata · Kiniata · Hélico
- Rizwan Muazzam Qawwali · At the Feet of the Beloved · Real World
- Los Pirañas · Una Oportunidad Más de Triunfar en la Vida · Glitterbeat
- Ensemble Chakâm · Les Vents Brûlants / The Blazing Winds · Ensemble Chakâm
- Awa Khiwe · African Women Arise · Outhere
- Red Baraat · Bhangra Rangeela · Sinj Records
- Ensemble Marani · Sharatin · Buda Musique
- Francis Bebey · Trésor Magnétique · Africa Seven
- Alune Wade · New African Orleans · Enja / Yellowbird
- Sami Galbi · Ylh Bye Bye · Bongo Joe
- Samba Touré · Baarakelaw · Glitterbeat
- Pacha Wakay Munan · El Tiempo Quiere Cantar · Buh
- Assafir · Traversées · Rakomelo
- Wimme + Rinne · Ivgu · Rockadillo
- Farnaz Ohadi · Breath / Aliento · Air Musi
- Piers Faccini & Ballaké Sissoko · Our Calling · Nø Førmat!
- Manika Kaur · Devocean · Six Degrees
- Tempvs Fvgit · Da Caminu · Tempvs Fvgit
- Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto · Djiyo · Ma Case Prod
More about the Transglobal World Music Chart: www.transglobalwmc.com
Author: World Music Central News Room
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