Timo Alakotila – World Music Central

New Era Quartet — Bridge To Sevdah cover artwork. a photo of the quartet wearing evening clothes outdoors. Three women in black dresses and a man in a suit.

Charts

New Era Quartet Tops World Music Charts Europe With Bridge to Sevdah

World Music Central News Room September 1, 2026 No Comments Airto Moreira Ana Brenes Cocanha Elaha Soroor Erdőfű Fatoumata Diawara Girma Woldemichael Hilal Kaya Hmlisto Janusz Prusinowski Kompania Kareyce Fotso Kefaya L’Alba Mah Damba Marco Grancelli Maria Kalaniemi Melinda Balogh Nana Osei Twum Barima New Era Quartet Nogaband Officina Zoe Paolo Angeli Paolo Zampini Ricardo Bacelar Riccardo Tesi Simona Hulejová Spectrum Quartett Tenore de Murales Orgosolo Timo Alakotila Ulijanky world fusion world music

New Era Quartet, an Italy-based ensemble with ties to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, has reached No. 1 on the World Music Charts Europe for…

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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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Timo Alakotila - Photos by Marko Mäkinen & Kimmo Tähtinen. Timo holding his hands up.

Artist Profiles

Timo Alakotila, Influential Finnish Folk Pianist and Composer

Angel Romero December 27, 2025 No Comments Aldargaz Finnish music JPP Timo Alakotila world music

Timo Alakotila (born July 15, 1959) holds a position as one of Finland’s busiest, most versatile, and most in-demand musicians. He works primarily in the…

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