Baba Zula | World Music Central

The album cover for Alva by Mari Boine is a mix of natural and symbolic elements. Central to the composition is a white animal skull, possibly a deer or a similar creature, resting on a bed of lush greenery dotted with red berries and purple flowers. Draped over the skull is a reflective, circular ornament, resembling a cluster of sequins or mirrored disks. A vivid burst of color emerges from the left side, with diagonal streaks of pink, orange, and yellow.

Charts

Mari Boine Takes the Number One Spot on Transglobal World Music Chart for January 2025

World Music Central News Room January 1, 2025 No Comments Abdoulaye Traoré Aboubakar Traoré & Balima Achille Nacoulma Afro Celt Sound System Al Andaluz Project Amir Amiri Ensemble Ayom Baba Zula Bassałyki Boubacar Djiga Buzz’ Ayaz Carmen Souza Christine Zayed Clotilde Rullaud Djam!Dogo du Togo Driss El Maloumi Trio El Khat Elektro Hafız Gao Hong Hoodna Orchestra Jake Blount Jan Lundgren Japanistan Trio Justin Adams Kanazoe Kapela ze Wsi Warszawa Kengo Saito L'Alba Lara Wong Lo'Jo Lucibela Mali Obomsawin Manu Chao Mari Boine Mauro Durante Melón Jiménez Moana & The Tribe Mulatu Astatke Nesrine Norwegian music Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Peni Candra Rini Peter Somuah Rusan Filiztek Sámi music Seckou Keita Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 The Alagaa Beat Band The Bongo Hop Trendafilka Vigüela Warsaw Village Band Watar Quintet world fusion world music Yamandu Costa Zhou Xiaoxia

Alva by Mari Boine has claimed the number one position on the Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of January 2025. Mari Boine is…

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Charts

Aboubakar Traoré & Balima Ascend to the Top of World Music Charts Europe for January 2025

World Music Central News Room January 1, 2025 No Comments Aboubakar Traore Aboubakar Traoré & Balima African music Baba Zula Burkinabe music Burkinan music Carmen Souza Juana Luna Justin Adams kamele ngoni Lenka Lichtenberg Lucibela Mari Boine Markku Lepistö Mauro Durante Momi Maiga Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra Nfaly Diakité Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Ruca Rebordao Seckou Keita Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Shankar & Abhijit Banerjee Tamar Ilana West African music world fusion world music world music charts World Music Charts Europe

The album Sababu by Aboubakar Traoré & Balima claimed the coveted number one spot of the World Music Charts Europe for the month of January…

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BaBa ZuLa by Tankut Kılınç. A photo of the band posing with masks on.

Music videos

BaBa ZuLa Releases New Single from Upcoming Album

World Music Central News Room September 13, 2024 No Comments Baba Zula psychedelia Turkish music world fusion world music

Turkish psychedelic band BaBa ZuLa has released “Arsız Saksağan (Cheeky Magpie),” the first single from their upcoming album İstanbul Sokakları (Streets of Istanbul), set to…

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New CDs

Electric Anadolu Band BaBa ZuLa Unveils Single ‘Çöl Aslanlari’

World Music Central News Room September 9, 2020 No Comments Baba Zula Turkish music world fusion

Turkish band BaBa ZuLa has released its second single ‘Çöl Aslanlari‘ (Desert Lions), extracted from forthcoming direct-to-disc album ‘Hayvan Gibi’. The piece combines hypnotic traditional…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Baba Zula

Angel Romero December 22, 2016 No Comments Baba Zula Turkey Turkish music

Baba Zula was founded in 1996 by Levent Akman (percussion, rhythm machines, toys), Murat Ertel (saz and other strings, vocal) and Emre Onel (darbuka, sampler,…

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Concert reviews

World Music Showcase from Montreal International Jazz Festival 2016!

Madanmohan Rao July 15, 2016 No Comments Baba Zula Ceu Daby Toure Lila Downs Montreal International Jazz Festival world music

The Montreal International Jazz Festival, now in its 37th edition, is regarded as the world’s largest jazz festival. The music lineup includes ambassadors of jazz…

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