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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

Nordic Lights in Persian Sky Bridges Traditions with Dazzling Dialog

Angel Romero May 29, 2025 No Comments Benedicte Maurseth Constantinople Hardanger fiddle Kiya Tabassian Norwegian folk music setar world fusion world music

Constantinople & Benedicte Maurseth – Nordic Lights in Persian Sky (Glossa, 2025) In Nordic Lights in Persian Sky, Montreal-based ensemble Constantinople joins forces with Norwegian…

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