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CAMiNOS - CAMiNOS cover artwork. A watercolor-style cover combines yellows, oranges, and greens with flowing contour-like lines. A black mountain outline arches above the large title “CAMiNOS.”

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CAMiNOS Introduces Mediterranean-Focused Debut EP

CAMiNOS – CAMiNOS (Piment Rouge Production / ACEL WORLD WIDE / InOuïe Distribution, 2026) Marseille-based group CAMiNOS recently released its self-titled EP titled CAMiNOS (paths…

A black-and-white cover featuring an ornate hamsa hand with a single eye at its center, set against a glowing circular burst that resembles an eclipse or halo. “Baklava Express” appears in metallic lettering across the top, while Sababa sits below in matching script.

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Expressive and Impressive

Tom Orr May 6, 2026 No Comments Baklava Express Balkan music Mediterranean music Middle Eastern music oud world fusion world music

Baklava Express – Sabába (self-released, 2026) For those of us who were quite taken by Baklava Express’s debut album Davka from three years ago, it’s…

Michalis Kouloumis — Displaced Dreams cover artwork. An abstract painting with earth tones.

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Songs Carried Across Salt Water: Memory, Exile, And The Quiet Force Of Displaced Dreams

Tyler Bennet April 20, 2026 No Comments Alexandros Papadimitrakis Christos Dalianis Despina Spanou Dine Doneff Displaced Dreams exile Fotis Siotas Giannis Zarias Greek music Harris Lambrakis Makis Baklatzis Manos Skalidakis Maria Melahrinou Maria Ploumi Martha Mavroidi Mediterranean music Michalis Cholevas Michalis Kouloumis migration Petros Kouloumis Ruven Ruppik Sakis Karakostas Stefanos Sekeroglou Stratis Psaradelis Tasos Poulios Turkish music Vaggelis Karipis Vassilis Lemonias world fusion world music

Michalis Kouloumis — Displaced Dreams (Seyir Muzik, 2025) In Displaced Dreams, Michalis Kouloumis articulates exile as a lived, trembling presence. The album is a precious…

Sufian Ararah - Asdaa cover artwork. An interior space with arched columns.

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Oud Maestro Sufian Ararah Revisits Memory on “Asdaa”

World Music Central News Room April 5, 2026 No Comments Arabic music Libyan music Mediterranean music oud Sufian Ararah world fusion world music

Berlin-based Libyan oud player and composer Sufian Ararah has introduced “Asdaa” (أصداء), a new piece for oud and piano created with Andreas F. Staffel. The…

Aleksandar Cupara When She Dances cover artwork. A young woman with a long dress dancing.

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Mediterranean Seasoned Music by Stunning Serbian Guitarist Aleksandar Cupara

Tom Orr September 18, 2024 No Comments Aleksandar Cupara Mediterranean music Serbian music world music

“When She Dances,” an instrumental piece by Serbian classical guitarist Aleksandar Cupara, is a lengthy yet consistently engaging display of dazzling Mediterranean-flavored fret work.

Awards

Finalists Announced for the Andrea Parodi World Music Award, 2024

World Music Central News Room August 9, 2024 No Comments Alvise Nodale Andrea Bitai Carlo Vannini Chiara D’Auria Cico Messina Cristina Cafiero Gabo Naas Mediterranean music Premio Andrea Parodi Sandra Bautista González Valdi world fusion world music

The finalists for the 17th edition of the “Premio Andrea Parodi,” dedicated to world music, have been revealed. They are: Sandra Bautista González (Spain), Andrea…

Various Artists - Italy - Sicily, Folk Music cover artwork. a photo of folk musicians playing frame drums in traditional clothes.

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OCORA Radio France Presents An Anthology of Traditional Sicilian Music

Douglas Sanders May 29, 2024 No Comments Italian music Mediterranean music Sicilian music world music

Various Artists – Italy – Sicily, Folk Music (Ocora Radio France, 2024) The traditional culture of Sicily is an intricate mosaic, formed through the stratification…

La Cantiga de la Serena · La Novia cover artwork. Shows a veiled bride.

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Songs Inspired by Sephardic and Mediterranean Traditions

Iliana Cabrera April 8, 2024 No Comments Italian music La Cantiga de la Serena Mediterranean music Sephardic music world fusion world music

La Cantiga de la Serena – La Novia (Zero Nove Nove, 2023) La Novia marks the fourth release from the Italian trio La Cantiga de…

Shulùq Ensemble - The Dream of Ibn Hamdìs cover artwork

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Shulùq Ensemble Navigates the Sounds of Mediterranean Cultures

Ryan Emmert March 10, 2024 No Comments Italian music Mediterranean music Shulùq Ensemble world fusion world music

Shulùq Ensemble – The Dream of Ibn Hamdìs (Visage Music, 2022) The Dream of Ibn Hamdis by the Shulùq Ensemble, released under Visage Music in…

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An imaginary Accordion Voyage Across the Mediterranean

Angel Romero August 10, 2023 No Comments accordion Italian music Mediterranean music Riccardo Tesi world music

Riccardo Tesi – La Giusta Distanza (Visage Music, 2023) Renowned accordionist and key figure of world music in Italy, Riccardo Tesi, has embarked on a…