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Yilian stands confidently against a green-to-yellow backdrop, styled in a bright green top, magenta bikini bottom, and matching platform heels. Pastel lettering spells out Vitamina Y, with the large final “Y” shifting from pink to purple.

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Yilian Cañizares Powers Up 2026 With New Album Vitamina Y

Yilian Cañizares – Vitamina Y (2026) Cuban-born violinist, singer, and composer Yilian Cañizares will release her new delectable album Vitamina Y on February 6, 2026.…

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Divine Interventions: Juanjo López Channels Faith and Migration in ‘Above, Beyond, Within’

Iliana Cabrera February 4, 2026 No Comments world music

Juanjo López – Above, Beyond, Within (Desafío Candente Records, 2025) Mexican guitarist and composer Juanjo López’s Above, Beyond, Within is a three-part suite of original…

A lone figure walks along a dusty road that disappears into a hazy horizon. Warm sepia tones dominate the scene, giving it a reflective atmosphere. The album title The Path Before Us sits in elegant script beneath the word “Crossing,” with the artists’ names listed at the bottom. The imagery suggests journey, distance, and quiet persistence.

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Kora Meets Cello: Diabaté, Schiavone and Martella Trio Unveils Crossing

Iliana Cabrera February 3, 2026 No Comments cello kora Marco Schiavone Nino Martella Petit Solo Diabaté world fusion world music

Crossing (Diabaté, Schiavone, Martella) – The Path Before Us (Circular Music Records, 2026) The Path Before Us brings together Burkinan and Italian artists Petit Solo…

A blue background. Geometric shapes in reds, yellows, and blacks, arranged in a floating composition. Four illustrated portrait cutouts of the musicians drift across the design.

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A Lins Through Time: Keberle Honors a Brazilian Icon

Iliana Cabrera January 31, 2026 No Comments Brazilian music Ryan Keberle world music

Ryan Keberle & Collectiv do Brasil – Choro das Águas (Alternate Side Records, 2025) On Choro das Águas, trombonist Ryan Keberle and his São Paulo-based…

Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino - Il Mito. An illustration of a single palm tree with a deep root.

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Pizzica Legends Celebrate 50 Years With Il Mito

Iliana Cabrera January 26, 2026 No Comments Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino Italian music Mauro Durante pizzica world music

Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino – Il Mito (Ponderosa Music Records, 2026) Italian ensemble Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino has just released Il Mito (The Myth). For sure, Canzoniere…

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Juan Antonio Moya: Flamenco Guitar With A Bold Modern Kick

Iliana Cabrera January 25, 2026 No Comments Flamenco Juan Antonio Moya world music

Spanish guitarist Juan Antonio Moya graduated from the Escola Superior de Música de Cataluña (ESMUC) in 2015 with the highest honors. In February 2017 he…

The cover bursts with bright tropical colors. “Gio Chamba” stretches across the top in heavy navy lettering over a gradient of orange, green, and yellow. Stylized palms, stars, and abstract geometric patterns frame a central green plant shape dotted with lively circles. The title Tropidelicos appears in rounded yellow letters along the middle.

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Gio Chamba Cranks Up Psychedelic Cumbia On Tropidelicos

Iliana Cabrera January 25, 2026 No Comments Gio Chamba world music

Gio Chamba – Tropidelicos (Mixto Records, 2025) Houston duo Gio Chamba released their new album Tropidelicos not long ago. The eight-track set is characterized by…

The Camino Trunco cover presents a high-contrast illustration of a lone figure holding a guitar, rendered in black against a pale field. Around him, line drawings of rolling hills, village forms, and a mythic animal shape.

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Marco Grancelli Hits The Road With Camino Trunco

Iliana Cabrera January 22, 2026 No Comments Argentine music Marco Grancelli world music

Marco Grancelli – Camino Trunco (self-released, 2025) Argentine musician and composer Marco Grancelli recorded Camino Trunco, his first solo album, in various studios throughout 2024…

Canto Con Vos by Guillaume Lopez. The cover shows a solitary figure seen from behind, facing a layered landscape where desert ground, small buildings, and distant mountains overlap beneath a turquoise sky.

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Canto Con Vos: Guillaume Lopez Hits The Road With A Mobile Studio

Iliana Cabrera January 18, 2026 No Comments Argentine music Guillaume Lopez tango world music

Guillaume Lopez – Canto con Vos (Irfan le Label, 2025) Singer and multi-instrumentalist Guillaume Lopez released Canto Con Vos (I Sing with You) in late…

Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical - Galaxia Tropical cover artwork. A photo of Ranil surrounded by ble, black and red geometric patterns.

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Galaxia Tropical Puts Ranil Back In Orbit

Iliana Cabrera January 5, 2026 No Comments Cumbia Amazónica Peruvian cumbia Peruvian music Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical world music

Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical – Galaxia Tropical – Analog Africa no. 43 (Analog Africa, 2026) Analog Africa will release Galaxia Tropical, a new compilation…