Cocanha – World Music Central

Mexican Institute of Sound & Meridian Brothers — Ruido Tovar cover artwork. A retro-style cover with oversized red block lettering spelling “RUIDO TOVAR” over a black-and-yellow striped backdrop, framed by repeated black artist names on a cream halftone background.

Charts

Mexican Institute of Sound and Meridian Brothers Claim No. 1 on Transglobal World Music Chart

World Music Central News Room August 1, 2026 No Comments Aàgut Ablaye Cissoko Aïtawa Antti Paalanen Bahar Movahed Berima Amo Cocanha Constantinople: Kiya Tabassian cumbia electrofolk Elif Sanchez with O Kwarteto Fågel Roc Fatoumata Diawara folktronica Gipsy Kings feat. Tonino Baliardo Hilal Kaya Ibrahim Maalouf Jonny Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express Kitka Lucas Santtana Mah Damba Medusa Quartet Mexican Institute of Sound & Meridian Brothers Mübin Dünen & Raoul Moretti Naked & Lakatos Mónika FolkTrió Nana Osei Twum Barima Natacha Atlas & Samy Bishai Nuevos Ríos Nuhara Odd Okoddo & Ogoya Nengo Paolo Angeli & Tenore Murales de Orgosolo Patrick Graham Remon Nakanishi Seu Jorge Shye Ben Tzur Sofia Rei Souad Massi Stelios Petrakis Tamikrest The Klezmatics Tinariwen uni uni world fusion world music Zuco 103

Ruido Tovar, the collaborative album by Mexican Institute of Sound and Meridian Brothers, has reached No. 1 on the Transglobal World Music Chart for August…

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L'Alba - Vivu cover artwork. A photo of a stage with the musical instrumenta displayed in a half circle. No musicians apear.

Charts

Vivu Reaches No. 1 on World Music Charts Europe for August 2026

World Music Central News Room August 1, 2026 No Comments Airto Moreira Antoine-Léonard Belgodere Antti Paalanen Cocanha Corsican music Erdőfű Eric Ferrari Fatoumata Diawara François Guironnet Gaoussou Sobra Kouyaté Ghjuvanfrancescu Mattei Girma Woldemichael Hiram Salsano Janusz Prusinowski Kompania Kareyce Fotso L'Alba Laurent Barbolosi Le Diable à Cinq Mah Damba Marcello De Carolis Maria Kalaniemi Melinda Balogh Mónika Lakatos Naked Nana Osei Twum Barima New Era Quartet Paolo Angeli Petrughjuvanni Mattei Ricardo Bacelar Sakina Teyna Sébastien Lafarge Slavyk Tamikrest Tenore de Murales Orgosolo Timo Alakotila world fusion world music

L’Alba’s Vivu has reached the top of the World Music Charts Europe for August 2026. The release represents the Corsican group’s first live album. Vivu…

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Cocanha - Photo by Amic Bedel. The two artists holding their musical instruments.

Music videos

Cocanha Push Occitan Folk Into New Territory with “Flame Folclòre”

World Music Central News Room May 16, 2026 No Comments Cocanha Occitan music world music

French duo Cocanha have released “Flame Folclòre,” the title track and final single from their upcoming third album, Flame Folclòre. Notably, this is the first…

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Events Showcases

Babel Music XP 2026 Reveals Official Selection

World Music Central News Room December 12, 2025 No Comments Ahmed Eid & Ilyf Article15 Babel Music XP Babel Music XP 2026 Bandua Broua By The Sket Quintet Celia Wa Cocanha Djazia Satour Ducasse Etenesh Wassié Etyen & Salwa Jaradat Grand Ensemble Filos Gregory Dargent Groove&Inner Spaces Isam Elias Jawhar L'Antidote La Litanie Des Cimes & Mah Damba Lavinia Mancusi Lindigo Meryem Koufi & Mehdi Haddab Miksi Ondéla Re#Encounter Rebecca Roger Cruz Sonoras Mil Sskyron & Dj Dan Super Parquet Tengerton Vitu Valera world fusion world music

World music showcase and conference Babel Music XP has revealed the lineup for the 2026 edition. The event will take place from March 19 to…

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Cocanha - Photo by Amic Bedel

Artist Profiles

Cocanha, Explorers of Occitan Music

Angel Romero July 13, 2023 No Comments Cocanha Occitan music world music

Lila Fraysse and Caroline Dufau form the musical duo Cocanha, where they provide vocals and percussion. They combine their unique voices in harmonious melodies accompanied…

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