Al Alba (at dawn in Spanish), the latest collaboration between France-born cellist Matthieu Saglio and his brother, vocalist Camille Saglio, has reached number one on…
View More Sibling Synergy: Matthieu and Camille Saglio Top Iberian Roots Chart on 2nd Quarter of 2025Author: World Music Central News Room
WOMEX 2025 Update: Full Showcase and Club Summit Lineups Announced for Tampere
Piranha Arts, the organizers of world music expo WOMEX, have announced the full list of Jury-selected Showcase artists and Club Summit performers for the 31st…
View More WOMEX 2025 Update: Full Showcase and Club Summit Lineups Announced for TampereGuéreh on the Dancefloor: Noura Mint Seymali Revives a Forgotten Classic
After a nine-year recording hiatus, Mauritanian musician and storyteller Noura Mint Seymali returns with “Guéreh”, the first single from her upcoming album Yenbett, due in…
View More Guéreh on the Dancefloor: Noura Mint Seymali Revives a Forgotten ClassicClearing the “Muddy Water”: Sierra Hull Offers Introspective Ballad from New Album
“Muddy Water” is a track from Sierra Hull’s latest album, A Tip Toe High Wire. The song combines acoustic sounds with intimate, emotionally charged lyrics…
View More Clearing the “Muddy Water”: Sierra Hull Offers Introspective Ballad from New AlbumDon Ross and Julie Malia listening to each other in real time on New Single
(headline image: Don Ross and Julie Malia – Photo by Max Bollow) Canadian fingerstyle pioneer Don Ross and German guitarist-vocalist Julie Malia (aka Jule Malischke)…
View More Don Ross and Julie Malia listening to each other in real time on New SingleSweet Reissues: Sugar Minott’s ‘Ghetto Child’ and ‘Ghetto Dub’ Return
Two pivotal late 1980s recordings by dancehall pioneer Sugar Minott will make their streaming debut as part of 17 North Parade’s Skengdon reissue series. Ghetto…
View More Sweet Reissues: Sugar Minott’s ‘Ghetto Child’ and ‘Ghetto Dub’ ReturnRadio Macandé Drops New Single, Estoy Hartito
Radio Macandé, the flamenco-fusion duo formed by Juan Luis Mendoza Moreno and Ernesto Márquez, returns with their latest single, “Estoy Hartito.” The track explores the…
View More Radio Macandé Drops New Single, Estoy HartitoVärttinä Tops the Transglobal World Music Chart for July 2025
The album Kyly by groundbreaking Finnish band Värttinä reached the number one spot of the Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of July 2025.…
View More Värttinä Tops the Transglobal World Music Chart for July 2025Värttinä Surges to the Summit of World Music Charts Europe for July 2025
The album Kyly by Finnish folk stars Värttinä Secured the coveted top position of World Music Charts Europe for the month of July 2025. Kyly…
View More Värttinä Surges to the Summit of World Music Charts Europe for July 2025Mamah Soares Mixes Candomblé and Club Beats in “Banho de Abô”
Mamah Soares, a multi-instrumentalist and composer from Salvador, Bahia, returns with Banho de Abô, a new single released on June 13 via Kaxambu Records. Featuring…
View More Mamah Soares Mixes Candomblé and Club Beats in “Banho de Abô”
