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The album cover for Ithaca by Lullahush features a close-up photograph of tangled seaweed in various shades of brown, black, and translucent white. In the bottom left corner, the album title Ithaca and artist name Lullahush are displayed in a stylized Celtic-inspired font, framed by an intricate knotwork design.

Music videos

Reel Innovation: Lullahush Mixes Irish Tradition and Tech

Lullahush (Daniel McIntyre) introduces his upcoming album Ithaca with “Maggie na bhFlaitheas” (“Maggie of the Heavens”), a track that transforms the traditional Irish reel “Over…

The album cover for Koyo by Zar Electrik features a fusion of futuristic cybernetics and organic elements. At its center is a humanoid figure with a dark metallic face, intricate circuitry, and glowing golden eyes. A red hat, adorned with a delicate golden chain, sits atop the figure's head. One side of the head is partially overtaken by a small bonsai-like tree. A thick, golden snake coils around the figure’s neck. The typography is bold and futuristic, with the album title written in stylized yellow Arabic script intertwined with geometric red and yellow lines.

Album reviews

Electric Healing: Zar Electrik’s Electro-World Innovation

Angel Romero March 15, 2025 No Comments Arabic music electro-world folktronica global electronica Gnawa world fusion world music

Zar Electrik – Koyo (Jarring Effects Label & Lamastrock, 2025) After gaining recognition with their debut EP Hawa, an extensive international tour, and a recorded…

The single cover for Mascarimirì - Bella Sei is a fusion of traditional and digital aesthetics. At its center, an intense, realistic eye—rendered in warm, earthy tones. The pupil and iris are overlaid with a pixelated, glitch-art effect in magenta and green. The background is a textured deep blue canvas, adorned with neon-red, pixel-like geometric patterns radiating outward.

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“Bella Sei” Hits the Dance Floor: Mascarimirì’s Fiery Pizzica Single

World Music Central News Room March 13, 2025 No Comments folktronica Italian music Mascaramiri Salento taranta world music

Mascarimirì returns with “Bella Sei,“ a new single steeped in the Salento dialect, a signature element of Claudio “Cavallo” Giagnotti’s compositions. The song captures a…

Warsaw Village Band & Bassałyki – Sploty cover artwork.

Charts

Warsaw Village Band & Bassałyki Claim Top Position on World Music Charts Europe, February 2025

World Music Central News Room February 1, 2025 No Comments Bassałyki Dub folktronica global electronica Polish music Warsaw Village Band world fusion world music

Sploty by Warsaw Village Band & Bassałyki is the top album on World Music Charts Europe for the month of February 2025. The Warsaw Village…

Biomigrant - Aguaceros y Sequías cover artwork. a lush illustration with a forest fire on the left and stomrs on the right. Yo can see th sun coming out in the center, crows on both sides, flowers, snails, and an overturned car.

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Biomigrant’s Aguaceros y Sequías: An Immersive Fusion of Electronica and Folk Rhythms

Iliana Cabrera November 24, 2024 No Comments Biomigrant folktronica world fusion world music

Biomigrant – Aguaceros y Sequías (Biomigrant, 2024) Biomigrant, the project of producer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Alfred Wagner, returns with Aguaceros y Sequías (Downpours and Droughts),…

Didon - Malak cover artwork. An image of a girl with a red line across her eyes next to a branch of an oive tree with olives and leaves, and a white dove.

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Didon Delivers a Healing Message Through Enchanting Arabic Music and Electronica

Angel Romero November 7, 2024 No Comments Arabic music Didon electronic folktronica Meriem Ben Amor world fusion world music

Didon – Malak (Electrofone, 2024) The Didon duo is back with Malak (Angel), another fantastic album that elegantly brings together Arabic and North African rhythms…

Frankie Archer - Pressure and Persuasion cover artwork. The artist standing, wearing a white outfit covered with white feathers or flower petals.

Album reviews

Frankie Archer’s ‘Pressure and Persuasion’ EP Delivers Powerful Tales of Women’s Struggles

Madison Quinn November 1, 2024 No Comments electro-folk folktronica Frankie Archer Northumbrian music world music

Frankie Archer – Pressure and Persuasion (2024) Northumbrian electro-folk artist Frankie Archer has unveiled her enthralling new EP, Pressure and Persuasion, which explores the experiences…

Showcases

WOMEX 2024 Reveals Club Summit Acts to Spin at Annual Showcase

World Music Central News Room July 12, 2024 No Comments folktronica global electronica world fusion world music

Carrying forward from the past year, the Club Summit curator, Daniel Fernando Wahl (Mexico/Germany), also known as Daferwa (DJ), based in Cologne, Germany, along with…

Artist Profiles

Irish Avant-Folk Ensemble Córas Trio

Ryan Emmert July 11, 2024 No Comments Celtic music Córas Trio folktronica Irish folk music world fusion world music

Córas Trio (formerly McAuley/McKeown/McCullagh) are deeply exploring the essence of what it means to be an Irish musician within improvised music today. Their emergent sounds…

Earthtones - Limones cover artwork. An illustration of two humanoid figures standing.

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Earthtones Unveil “Limones” Single Featuring Semblanzas Del Rio Guapi

World Music Central News Room July 6, 2024 No Comments Earthtones folktronica weltmusik world fusion world music

“Limones” is the second single from Earthtones, the US-based artist and electronic music producer, from the upcoming album We Can Live Together. The album is…