World Music Central announces the list of top 20 world music album for 2025, listed in random order. Best of 2025 Gao Hong and Zhou…
World Music Central Unveils Top 2025 World Music Albums
Tag: Spanish music
Casapalma Tops the Iberian Roots Music Chart for 4th Quarter of 2025
The album Jotas by Spanish mountain folk innovators Casapalma topped LIMúR, the Iberian Roots Music Chart during the fourth quarter of 2025. Jotas encourages music…
Karmento Turns Envy Into A Party In New ‘Me dio pelusa’ Video
Spanish singer-songwriter Karmento has released the video for “Me dio pelusa,” a contemporary zarzuela presented as a short film that extends the visual world of…
Mediterranean Update
Rooted in Mallorca folk tradition and funked up to just the right degree, “Sa Ximbomba” is the latest gem from U.K. band Periscopi Invertit.
Squeezeboxes Across Borders: The Accordion and Its Diaspora
(headline image: Making The Accordion Great Again: Liberty Bellows exhibition – Photo by Angel Romero) Few instruments move as fluidly through working-class dance halls, classical…
A Long Rewarding Run
Jumping nimbly from reggae to Afrobeat within its lengthy running time, “Attic Night” shows Spain’s El Globo to be a band with chops and versatility.
La Linea 2026: London Latin Festival Puts Women Front And Center
La Linea, billed as London’s biggest and longest-running Latin music festival, will return from 20 April to 6 May 2026 with a 90% female lineup…
Cristian De Moret Links Huelva Fandangos With Stoner Rock In A Bold New Single
Cristian de Moret has released “Stone Fandango,” a collaboration with Rocío Márquez that pairs the fandango de Huelva with stoner rock. The Spanish singer, musician,…
Spirited Jotas: Nuevo Mester’s Joyful 1986 Spin
Nuevo Mester de Juglaría – Coplas del Tío Sidín (Philips, 1986) Folk traditions meet precision on the album Coplas del Tío Sidín, a brisk, well-shaped…
Radio Tarifa Lights The Dark On ‘La noche’
Radio Tarifa – La noche (Buda, 2025) Radio Tarifa, now the duo of multi-instrumentalists Faín Sánchez Dueñas and Vincent Molino, returns many years later with…