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Two overlapping translucent petals, one deep purple, one red-orange. Centered white text reads: Garden of Silence by Neither You Nor I.

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Garden Of Silence Returns With Debut Album Neither You Nor I

Garden of Silence – Neither You Nor I (Bazaarpool, 2025) Swiss-based ensemble Garden Of Silence released its debut album Neither You Nor I on Bazaarpool…

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Taking the Fifth

Tom Orr February 13, 2026 No Comments Benjamin Charras César Bouteau cumbia François Escojido La Cumbia Chicharra Maxime Marachélian Olivier Boyer Pati Gajardo Romain Davidico Sébastien Ruiz Levy world fusion world music

La Cumbia Chicharra – Quinto Mundo (Music Box Publishing, 2025) Two of the innumerable things I’m no good at are defining what exactly is meant…

Kunbe - Fanga cover artwork. Black and orange geometric patterns.

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Kunbe Brings The Power of Afro-Rock Fusion to Fanga

Angel Romero February 12, 2026 No Comments Abdoulaye Koussoubé Antoine Livenais Issa Sory Bamba Jean-Louis Livenais Kunbe Malian music Morissansa Diabaté Sékou Marcel Coulibaly Vincent Livenais world fusion world music

Kunbe – Fanga (Adjololo Records, 2025) Fanga, the second album from Kunbe, continues the collaboration between Malian musicians and the Livenais brothers, longtime figures in…

A photograph of an unfinished multi-story brick building with arched windows and a red-tiled roof under a blue sky crossed by power lines. Handwritten white text reading Bashel Án floats above the structure, while Titkon appears in the lower corner.

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BashElan’s Titkon Weaves Hungarian folk, Balkan rhythms, and Roma traditions

JGurski February 11, 2026 No Comments BashElan Hungarian music Roma music Transylvanian music world fusion world music

BashElan – Titkon (Fonó, 2025) BashElan, a stellar young ensemble led by founder Zsombor Herédi, crafts its cathartic sound from traditional sources. The group mixes…

Hirundo Maris – Looking for New Horizons cover artwork. An illustration of a sailboat.

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Hirundo Maris: A Fusion of European and Ottoman Early Music Traditions

Madison Quinn February 10, 2026 No Comments Early Music Hirundo Maris Norwegian folk music Turkish music world fusion world music

Hirundo Maris – Looking for New Horizons, Book I (Seyir Müzik, 2025) Looking for New Horizons is the lovely debut album by Hirundu Maris, a…

Periscopi Invertit - Amelia cover artwork. A geometric cover, built from intersecting blocks of blue, red, ochre, and sand tones over a plaster-like surface. Curved arches, semicircles, and layered horizons, arranged in a grid.

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Mallorca Updating

Tom Orr February 4, 2026 No Comments North African music Periscopi Invertit Spanish music world fusion world music

The U.K.’s ever-inventive Periscopi Invertit has another winner in “L’amo de son carabassa,” a folk tune from the Mediterranean island of Mallorca that’s been seasoned…

A lone figure walks along a dusty road that disappears into a hazy horizon. Warm sepia tones dominate the scene, giving it a reflective atmosphere. The album title The Path Before Us sits in elegant script beneath the word “Crossing,” with the artists’ names listed at the bottom. The imagery suggests journey, distance, and quiet persistence.

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Kora Meets Cello: Diabaté, Schiavone and Martella Trio Unveils Crossing

Iliana Cabrera February 3, 2026 No Comments cello kora Marco Schiavone Nino Martella Petit Solo Diabaté world fusion world music

Crossing (Diabaté, Schiavone, Martella) – The Path Before Us (Circular Music Records, 2026) The Path Before Us brings together Burkinan and Italian artists Petit Solo…