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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

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 3 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…

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Spellbinding Shadow Folk: Antinoë Bends Darkness On ‘The Fold’

Angel Romero January 13, 2026 No Comments Antinoë dark folk neoclassical progressive folk progressive rock

Antinoë – The Fold (Dark Essence Records, 2025) Antinoë presents The Fold, a hauntingly beautiful chamber-like convergence of neoclassical folk, melancholy pop, progressive rock-style arrangements…

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…

The cover for Unimaginable Things presents blue-green tones. Two girls appear on swings.

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Chicago Songwriter Dana Maragos Goes National With Unimaginable Things

Ryan Emmert January 11, 2026 No Comments Dana Maragos

Dana Maragos – Unimaginable Things (Dana Maragos, 2025) Dana Maragos released Unimaginable Things nationwide on December 12, 2025. The album first came out as a…

A swirl of deep green, teal, red, and pink fills the frame, with thick, sweeping brushstrokes. Flecks of orange and yellow drift across the scene like sparks. The title Manuša II and the artist’s name Júlia Kozáková appear at the bottom in tall lettering.

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Joy In Motion: Júlia Kozáková’s Manuša II Celebrates Romani Roots

JGurski January 8, 2026 No Comments Gypsy music Júlia Kozáková Roma music Romani music Slovak music world music

Júlia Kozáková – Manuša II (CPL-Music, 2025) With Manuša II, Slovak singer Júlia Kozáková extends her Manuša project that centers on Romani (Gypsy) music from…

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…

The cover for Zef by Jérémy Rollando presents an illustration of a sailboat gliding across deep blue waves. A beige sail tilts to the right. The artist’s name appears in black type, and the album title sits above in handwritten style.

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Jérémy Rollando Sets Sail With New Album Zef In 2026

Iliana Cabrera January 3, 2026 No Comments Bernardo Sandoval Camille Antona Cuarteto Tafi Édith Feytel Elsa Lopez Emmanuel Forster Estelle Besingrand Fred Friends’ choir Gabriel Sandoval Guillaume Lopez Jean-Luc Amestoy Jérémy Rollando José Montealegre Leo Les Impromptueuses Lopez family Luce Lopez Ludo Mateito Pablo Fagundes Pascal Rollando Serge Lopez Victoria world music

Jérémy Rollando – Zef (Label Montgolfière / Sphère France, 2026) French guitarist and composer Jérémy Rollando will release his second album, Zef, on January 9,…