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Minyo Crusaders - photo by Yukitaka Amemiya. the musicians were wearing traditional masks.

Charts

Minyo Crusaders Lead September 2026 Transglobal World Music Chart With From Japan with Love

World Music Central News Room September 1, 2026 No Comments Aàgut Ablaye Cissoko Adrian Younge Aïtawa Angeline Morrison Arun Sood BudaPesme Cocanha Constantinople Elkhan Mansurov Fatoumata Diawara Halme Prospekt Hilal Kaya Ibrahim Maalouf Japanese music Jonny Greenwood Joyce Kitka Kiya Tabassian Lakatos Mónika FolkTrió Mah Damba Medusa Quartet Meridian Brothers Mexican Institute of Sound Minyo Crusaders Naked Nana Osei Twum Barima Natacha Atlas Nuhara Officina Zoe Omar Sosa Orquesta Akokán Panjshanbe Maftun Paolo Angeli Patrick Graham Quarteto Americanos Queen Djenny Djella Remon Nakanishi Samy Bishai Seu Jorge Shye Ben Tzur Souad Massi Stelios Petrakis Tamikrest Tengerton Tenore Murales de Orgosolo The Klezmatics The Rajasthan Express Tinariwen Tutty Moreno uni uni world fusion world music Zuco 103

Minyo Crusaders have reached No. 1 on the Transglobal World Music Chart for September 2026 with From Japan with Love, an album that combines Japanese…

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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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