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The cover of In The Fields shows four members of the Vision String Quartet standing in a misty meadow, each positioned apart while holding or placing a violin, viola, or cello into the grass.

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Vision String Quartet Go Off-Road On ‘In The Fields’

Vision String Quartet – In The Fields (ACT, 2025) Berlin’s vision string quartet returns in 2026 with In The Fields, its first album in five…

Young Flowers: Music of Kazakhs from Orenburg Region cover artwork. A collage of photos of the artists.

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Young Flowers Reclaims Kazakh Roots in Russia

Tyler Bennet January 12, 2026 No Comments Kazakh music world music

Various Artists – Young Flowers: Music of Kazakhs from Orenburg Region (Antonovka Records, 2024) On Young Flowers, a field recording compilation from the Adamovsky district…

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6hunesseq: Ancient Estonian Songs, New Energy

Tyler Bennet January 4, 2026 No Comments 6hunesseq Estonian music world music

(headline image: 6hunnesseq – photo by Ekvilibrist) 6hunesseq is a four-piece Estonian ensemble focused on traditional folk chorales and older song forms. The group formed…

Raphaël Pannier - Live In Saint Louis, Senegal cover artwork. A color saturated photo of Pannier playing drums in red and orange.

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Drums Across Senegal: Raphaël Pannier’s Jazz Meets Sabar On Live In Saint Louis, Senegal

Tyler Bennet December 27, 2025 No Comments Jazz Raphaël Pannier world fusion world jazz

Raphaël Pannier – Live In Saint Louis, Senegal (Miel Music, 2025) French drummer-composer Raphaël Pannier released Live In Saint Louis, Senegal on November 7, 2025…

An orange sky hangs over a sweeping, black-ink landscape where a lone figure sits facing a rippled expanse. Hand-drawn lettering spells “Spove” at the top.

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From Hallingdal To Homs: Spove’s Folk Flight

Tyler Bennet December 20, 2025 No Comments Adrian Myhr Inger Hannisdal Nawara Alnaddaf Norwegian music Silje Risdal Liahagen Spove Syrian music world fusion world music

Spove, Nawara Alnaddaf, Silje Risdal Liahagen, Inger Hannisdal, Adrian Myhr – Spove (Fiol, 2025) Norwegian-Syrian quartet Spove has released its debut album, Spove. The exquisite…

Zaïko Langa Langa - Makinu cover artwork. A photo of the band leader.

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Kings of Congolese Rumba Zaïko Langa Langa Unveil New EP, Makinu

Tyler Bennet December 14, 2025 No Comments Congolese music world music Zaïko Langa Langa

Zaïko Langa Langa – Makinu (2025) Zaïko Langa Langa, a true legend of African music, celebrates fifty years of their career with their new maxi…

The album cover shows a black-and-white photograph of a dirt path rising toward a bright, clouded horizon, flanked by dark grass.

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Folk Dances, Fresh Ears: Topos Reimagines Bartók

Tyler Bennet November 18, 2025 No Comments Greek music Sokratis Sinopoulos world music Yannis Kirimkiridis

Sokratis Sinopoulos and Yann Kirim – Topos (ECM, 2025) Lyra meets piano on Topos by Greek duo Sokratis Sinopoulos (lyra) and Yann Kirim (piano). This…

The album cover for Be The Sky by Philip Glass and Tenzin Choegyal combines traditional Tibetan artistic motifs with modern geometric designs. Centered within a mandala-like structure, a Tibetan lute (dranyen) rests at the heart of a maze of interlocking shapes. Surrounding the central design, swirling clouds and stylized waves. The palette includes blues, golds, reds, and greens. On the left, bold vertical text presents the album title and artists’ names, accompanied by Tibetan script. The upper panels feature close-up sections of the main artwork, including a golden handprint and intricate symbolic patterns.

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Tenzin Choegyal Unveils Be The Sky: a Call Toward Renewal, Courage, and Harmony

Tyler Bennet November 8, 2025 No Comments Dalai Lama Philip Glass Tenzin Choegyal Tibetan music world fusion world music

Tenzin Choegyal – Be The Sky (2025) Tibetan-Australian artist Tenzin Choegyal is set to release his new album Be The Sky (ནམ་མཁའ་རང་གི་ངང་དུ་ཞོག།) in Australia on…

Various Artists Made in Aktobe Romani, German and Korean Songs from Kazakhstan cover artwork. A collage of 3 photos featuring the three sets of artists.

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Aqtöbe And Stirred: Diaspora Songs With Local Gravity

Tyler Bennet November 6, 2025 No Comments German music Gypsy music Korean music world music

Various Artists – Made in Aktobe: Romani, German and Korean Songs from Kazakhstan (Antonovka Records, 2025) Antonovka Records’ 2025 release Made In Aktobe: Romani, German…

Los Cinco Cardones - El Quinto Cardón cover artwork. A black and white photo of a saguaro cactus.

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Spiky Grooves: Los Cinco Cardones Unveil Debut Album

Tyler Bennet October 19, 2025 No Comments Los Cinco Cardones Mexican music world fusion world music

Los Cinco Cardones – El Quinto Cardón (Some Other Planet, 2025) Mexico-based collective Los Cinco Cardones brings together a diverse range of musical genres such…