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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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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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Album reviews

Sublime Mediterranean Vocal Tradition from Corsica

Angel Romero February 20, 2021 No Comments Corsican music Corsican polyphony L'Alba Mediterranean music

L’Alba – A Parulluccia (Ma Case Prod, 2018) “A Parulluccia” is a beautiful, passionate, and finely-crafted album that showcases the music of L’Alba, a contemporary…

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