Alune Wade | World Music Central

The album cover for Värttinä – Kyly features red geometric folk motifs arranged symmetrically on a dark, textured blue wood background. The band’s name and album title appear in red gothic lettering.

Charts

Värttinä Tops the Transglobal World Music Chart for July 2025

World Music Central News Room July 1, 2025 No Comments accordion Adrian Raso Aïta Mon Amour Aleksand Saya Alune Wade Ammar 808 Anouar Brahem Asil Ensemble Benedicte Maurseth Boubacar Traoré Brighde Chaimbeul Camille Saglio Charles Maimarosia Constantinople Elana Sasson Evoéh Q-Art Famo Mountain Fanfare Ciocarlia Francis Bebey Hamid Drake Hawa iZem Jeremie Diarra jouhikko Jules Maxwell Kaabi Kouyaté Kankou Kouyate kantele Karoliina Kantelinen Kassé Mady Diabaté Kin'Gongolo Kiniata Lamia Bedioui Lassi Logrén Lina Los Pirañas Luizga Madalitso Band Majid Bekkas Mara Aranda Mari Kaasinen Mari Kalkun Matthieu Saglio Matti Laitinen Mehmet Polat Quartet Mikko Hassinen Mustafa Said Neba Solo Nguyên Lê Nidia Góngora Park Jiha Primavera en Salonico Sami Galbi Sarera Savina Yannatou Songhoy Blues Stefano Saletti Susan Aho Trio Da Kali Värttinä Vesevo Vincent Boucher Votia world music Zingarua

The album Kyly by groundbreaking Finnish band Värttinä reached the number one spot of the Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of July 2025.…

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Album reviews

Captivating Senegalese Rhythms from a Bassist Perspective

Angel Romero March 13, 2021 No Comments Afrojazz Alune Wade bass Senegalese music

Alune Wade – African Fast Food (10H10, 2018) African Fast Food is an album released in 2018 by Senegalese bassist, singer and composer Alune Wade.…

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