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Paolo Angeli & Tenore Murales de Orgosolo - Vinti ‘E Maju cover artwork. A duotone-style collage in ochre and red depicts a large crowd gathered in a rural landscape. In the foreground, a musician plays an extended acoustic guitar while a group of elderly singers stands at microphones.

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Paolo Angeli and Tenore Murales de Orgosolo Unite Sardinian Traditions on Vinti ‘E Maju

Paolo Angeli & Tenore Murales de Orgosolo – Vinti ‘E Maju (ANMA / RER Megacorp, 2026) Paolo Angeli and Tenore Murales de Orgosolo build bridges…

Ana Brenes - Mientras camino cover artwork. A portrait of Ana against a lavender background, shown with a double-exposure effect. She wears gold earrings adorned with tiny framed family photographs and pearl drops.

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Ana Brenes’ Personal Account of change, growth, and lived experience on Mientras Camino

Iliana Cabrera June 28, 2026 No Comments Ana Brenes Flamenco world music

Ana Brenes – Mientras camino (Segell Microscopi, 2026) Ana Brenes’ Mientras Camino (As I Walk) presents a continuous flamenco work centered on life’s stages, from…

Christopher Sánchez - Latin Jazz Meets Opera cover artwork. Christopher Sánchez standing in an opera house with a tropicsl landscape on the stage.

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Christopher Sánchez Mixes Latin Jazz and Opera on New Album

Iliana Cabrera June 21, 2026 No Comments Christopher Sánchez Latin jazz opera world fusion world music

Christopher Sánchez — Latin Jazz Meets Opera (Zoho ZM 202601, 2026) Christopher Sánchez’s Latin Jazz Meets Opera traces the singer’s personal and musical journey from…

Valerio Cairone - Kairos cover artwork. A black and white surreal image of a musician playing a large musical instrument surrounded by flowers and other patterns.

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Valerio Cairone Returns with Folktronica Debut Solo Album “Kairos”

Iliana Cabrera May 25, 2026 No Comments Italian music Sicilian music Valerio Cairone world music

Valerio Cairone — Kairos (self-released Novee Arte Lab, 2025) Italian vocalist, composer, multi-instrumentalist and “sound painter” Valerio Cairone released his first solo album, Kairos, in…

Gipsy Kings Featuring Tonino Baliardo - Historia cover artwork. A color photo of the musicians outdoors, holding their musical instruments.

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Gipsy Kings Featuring Tonino Baliardo Launch Exuberant New Album Historia

Iliana Cabrera May 22, 2026 No Comments Benji Baliardo Ciryl Cable Cyril Cablat Cyril Seguy Fausto Cuevas Frederic Marchal Gipsy Kings Jean Claude Bila Jean Claude Vila Jean Michel Kerwich Jean Samuel Rey Jose Fernandez Mikael Baliardo Rey rumba flamenca Samuel Debout Thomas James Potrel Tonino Baliardo world fusion world music

Gipsy Kings Featuring Tonino Baliardo – Historia (Cooking Vinyl, 2026) Gipsy Kings Featuring Tonino Baliardo will release Historia on May 29, 2026. Led by the…

Dida Pelled - I Wish You Would cover artwork. A photo of a woman's boot on top of a woman's rear.

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Dida Pelled Covers Blues Classics with Jazz Guitar and Soulful Vocals

Iliana Cabrera April 25, 2026 No Comments blues Dida Pelled Jazz world music

Dida Pelled – I Wish You Would (La Reserve, 2026) Brooklyn guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Dida Pelled will release I Wish You Would on May…

A four-panel illustrated cover surrounds the title Donde La Tierra Canta at the center. Top left: two seated women in brown and terracotta tones, each holding a cup, framed by an arch and a split sun/moon. Top right: a lone figure rows a small boat across blue water under a large moonlit horizon. Bottom left: two dancers appear before red flames, with crimson and burgundy contrast. Bottom right: a pale green quetzal bird spreads its wings against green foliage.

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Lovely Bengali–Mexican Folk Fusion: Donde La Tierra Canta

Iliana Cabrera April 19, 2026 No Comments Baul music bengali music Indian music Koyel Basu Mexican music son jarocho world fusion world music

Koyel Basu – Donde La Tierra Canta | যেখানে মাটি গান গায় (Where The Earth Sings) (2026) British-Bengali independent artist Koyel Basu has recently released…

Rafael Carvalho - A Teia da Viola cover artwork. Features the album title in large font.

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Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

Iliana Cabrera April 14, 2026 No Comments Portuguese music world music

Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

A collage of angular prisms and overlapping planes fills the cover, rendered in greens, golds, and blues. Fragmented archival photographs appear embedded within the geometric forms.

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Laura Camacho Unveils Todo Tiempo Pasado — Tango Meets Britney And Kate Bush

Iliana Cabrera March 18, 2026 No Comments Argentine music Laura Camacho tango tango nuevo world music

Laura Camacho – Todo Tiempo Pasado (Athens Tango Project, 2025) Argentine composer and orchestra bassist Laura Camacho has a new album titled Todo Tiempo Pasado…

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Suonno D’Ajere Go Electric On Live In Quartet EP

Iliana Cabrera February 19, 2026 No Comments Italian music Neapolitan music Suonno d’Ajere world music

Suonno D’Ajere – Live In Quartet (Agualoca Records, 2026) Neapolitan trio Suonno D’Ajere has released a new seven-track live EP, Live In Quartet. The project…