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A weathered man in a wide straw hat sits against a sun-bleached green wall while sipping coffee from a white cup. The title Latin Café 2.0 and the artist name “Malamañoso” appear in stylized lettering on the left.

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An array of Latin American music styles are seamlessly fused on “Latin Café 2.0,” a cool/warm/hot piece of work by Malamañoso out of Italy.

The cover of Sanctuary by the Chicago Immigrant Orchestra features an upward view of a massive tree, its twisting branches stretching toward the sky. Set against a deep purple border.

Album reviews

Charming Cross-Cultural Teamwork, Chicago Immigrant Orchestra’s ‘Sanctuary’

Angel Romero December 2, 2025 No Comments Chicago Immigrant Orchestra world fusion world music

Chicago Immigrant Orchestra – Sanctuary (Wahdude Music, 2025) Chicago Immigrant Orchestra has released Sanctuary, an eclectic, boundary-blurring album focused on preserving folk songs rooted in…

ODUCHU — Nostalgia cover artwork. The album title and artist in white lettering over a green background.

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Tuvan Duo ODUCHU Tops 2025 Russian World Music Chart

World Music Central News Room December 2, 2025 No Comments Alexandra Arbatskaya Alexey Kruglov Anna Hoffman Arkady Kirichenko Arkady Shilkloper Chuvash band DIVA Ensemble “Lestvitsa”"Ensemble Krasnaya Gorka Folk Ensemble “Ere-Chuy”Ivan KIT Karina Kozhevnikova NUKER Nytt Land Oduchu PEVCHAYA Pyotr Talalay Russian music Sergey Letov Tatyana Kalmykova Tatyana Molchanova Trio “Zalessky Jazz”Tuvan music Vladimir Volkov world fusion world music Zhenya Wind

The Russian World Music Chart (RWMC) has announced its Top 10 Russian world music albums of 2025. Nostalgia by ODUCHU took the No. 1 spot.…

The Yenbett album cover by Noura Mint Seymali features a red background with a black-and-white photo of Seymali at center, performing and holding her ardin. The image is framed in a decorative, arch-shaped border. The album title appears in Arabic at the top, with Seymali’s name in Arabic script below.

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Noura Mint Seymali’s Yenbett Hits No. 1 On Transglobal Chart

World Music Central News Room December 1, 2025 No Comments Noura Mint Seymali Transglobal World Music Chart world fusion world music

Noura Mint Seymali’s Yenbett has climbed to the top of the Transglobal World Music Chart for December 2025t. The album’s sound features ardin-driven tradition and…

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Noura Mint Seymali’s Yenbett Tops Europe’s World Music Charts

World Music Central News Room December 1, 2025 No Comments Noura Mint Seymali world fusion world music

Mauritanian griot Noura Mint Seymali has reached No. 1 on the World Music Charts Europe for December 2025 with her new album Yenbett. The record…

A pair of dancers move across a dancefloor in Descarga Valenciana, surrounded by swirling confetti, warm orange light, and a cheering crowd. Musicians with congas and other percussion line the edges.

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In a Jam and Loving it

Tom Orr November 26, 2025 No Comments Afro-Cuban jazz Cuban music Evan Luna Latin jazz world fusion world jazz world music

My very rudimentary knowledge of Spanish is at least enough to grasp that a descarga is a musical jam session with distinct Cuban roots. Drummer…

Making The Accordion Great Again: Liberty Bellowsexhibiiton - Photo by Angel Romero. Various accordions on display.

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Squeezeboxes Across Borders: The Accordion and Its Diaspora

Angel Romero November 23, 2025 No Comments accordion bandoneón Brazilian music Cajun music Celtic music concertina Spanish music tango vallenato world fusion world music Zydeco

(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…

El Globo - Attic Night. an image from the music video. It shows an outdoor barbecue grill with large flames.

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A Long Rewarding Run

Tom Orr November 22, 2025 No Comments Afrobeat El Globo Spanish music world fusion world music

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.

The cover for The Ocean presents a sunlit shoreline framed against a deep black background. A glowing sunset sits at the horizon as gentle waves reach the sand. The title appears above the image in white lettering, while the artists’ names line up below.

Music videos

Brian Gore Wades Into “The Ocean” With Global All-Star Band

World Music Central News Room November 20, 2025 No Comments Brian Gore Cenk Erdoğan Indian music Mohini Dey Varijashree Venugopal world fusion world music

Brian Gore Guitar Poet has released a new single, “The Ocean,” a cross-cultural collaboration featuring Indian vocalist and flutist Varijashree Venugopal, Turkish fretless guitarist Cenk…

the cover for Siwane's Amann Amann features black-painted hands that rise against a backdrop filled with swirling floral shapes and radiant colors.

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Sonic Safe Space

Tom Orr November 19, 2025 No Comments Arabic music Siwane world fusion world music

Modern jazz, flamenco and Arabic modalities and a message of peace and safety combine to make “Amann Amann” by French artist Siwane a tune filled…