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ODUCHU — Nostalgia cover artwork. The album title and artist in white lettering over a green background.

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Throat-Singing Duo Oduchu Brings Healing Tuvan Sounds To the World

Oduchu – Nostalgia 图瓦乡愁 (Stallion Era, 2025) Oduchu, a Tuvan duo whose name means “healer,” its third album Nostalgia, the group’s official entry into the…

Two women stand at the center of a forest clearing, wearing long ornate gowns. Trees arch above them and there are distant hills the background. A harp and a synthesizer rest near the path, while small animals watch from the underbrush.

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Harp Spells & Synth Charms: Inside Tragic Magic

Nicky Morningstar January 27, 2026 No Comments ambient music electronic music Julianna Barwick Mary Lattimore

Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore – Tragic Magic (Infiné, 2026) Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore have announced Tragic Magic, a collaborative ambient album recorded at…

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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…

Deep red and burnt orange fields form an abstract, weathered background with thin black lines looping and crossing the surface. The group name appears on the left, while the album title Close To Nothing sits in small white type at the upper right. Three musician names stack beneath the band name, and a tiny record-label emblem rests in the lower corner.

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EH3 Returns With New Jazz-Rock Set, Close To Nothing

Angel Romero January 25, 2026 No Comments EH3 Erik Smith Erland Helbø Erland Helbø Trio Frode Ågedal Berg jazz fusion jazz-rock Knut Løchsen progressive rock

EH3 / Erland Helbø Trio – Close To Nothing (Losen Records, 2025) Close To Nothing is the second release from EH3 / Erland Helbø Trio,…

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…

A golden desert scene frames four figures in black-and-gold ceremonial dress, centered before a halo. A smoking vessel centers the composition, while pyramids and a stylized city rise in the background beneath a star-filled sky. The title Ntu Futurism appears below, with L8 Antique above in metallic lettering.

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NTU Futurism And A Cosmic Spin On Afro-Futurism

Tyler Bennet January 24, 2026 No Comments world fusion world music

L8 Antique – NTU Futurism (2025) South African ensemble L8 Antique has released its debut album, NTU Futurism, a project rooted in African spirituality and…

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…

Syran Mbenza - Rumba Africa cover artwork. Syran seated playing an electric guitar.

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Rumba Legend Syran Mbenza Returns With Rumba Africa After 16-Year Pause

Angel Romero January 20, 2026 No Comments African music Congolese music Congolese rumba Syran Mbenza world music

Syran Mbenza – Rumba Africa (Hysa Productions HYSADIG1133, 2025) Congolese guitarist Syran Mbenza celebrated his 75th year in 2025 with the release of Rumba Africa,…

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…

The album cover for Eternal Birth by Eliza Marshall presents a portrait in amber tones. A close-up of Eliza. She leans inward with eyes closed, hair cascading loosely, hands adorned with rings and bracelets. Handwritten-style typography.

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Eliza Marshall’s Debut, Eternal Birth, Inspired by Thomas Hardy

Angel Romero January 16, 2026 No Comments Eliza Marshall world music

Eliza Marshall – Eternal Birth (One World Records, 2026) Award-winning flutist and composer Eliza Marshall will release her splendid debut solo album, Eternal Birth, on…