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Aldoc band photo. The four musicians sitting in a spacious room. Three sit on chairs and one on a push cart.

Music videos

Irish Band Aldoc Drops “Koboko” Single

Aldoc released the new single “Koboko” on November 7. Later this month, the band will celebrate a headline launch at Whelan’s, Dublin, on Sunday, November…

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.

Album reviews

Desert Grooves and Electrifying Energy : Noura Mint Seymali’s Yenbett

Angel Romero November 9, 2025 No Comments desert blues Jeich Ould Chighaly Matthew Tinari Mauritania Mauritanian music Mikey Coltun Noura Mint Seymali Ousmane Touré Saharan music world fusion world music

Noura Mint Seymali – Yenbett (Glitterbeat Records, 2025) Visionary Mauritanian vocalist and ardin player Noura Mint Seymali returns with Yenbett. The album opens with two…

The album cover for Be The Sky by Philip Glass and Tenzin Choegyal combines traditional Tibetan artistic motifs with modern geometric designs. Centered within a mandala-like structure, a Tibetan lute (dranyen) rests at the heart of a maze of interlocking shapes. Surrounding the central design, swirling clouds and stylized waves. The palette includes blues, golds, reds, and greens. On the left, bold vertical text presents the album title and artists’ names, accompanied by Tibetan script. The upper panels feature close-up sections of the main artwork, including a golden handprint and intricate symbolic patterns.

Album reviews

Tenzin Choegyal Unveils Be The Sky: a Call Toward Renewal, Courage, and Harmony

Tyler Bennet November 8, 2025 No Comments Dalai Lama Philip Glass Tenzin Choegyal Tibetan music world fusion world music

Tenzin Choegyal – Be The Sky (2025) Tibetan-Australian artist Tenzin Choegyal is set to release his new album Be The Sky (ནམ་མཁའ་རང་གི་ངང་དུ་ཞོག།) in Australia on…

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ClubGot Soul

Tom Orr November 5, 2025 No Comments Bahama Soul Club Flamenco world fusion world music

With the snap of nuevo flamenco and the tightness of jazz, “El Rocío” by Germany’s Bahama Soul Club moves and shakes impeccably. Listen and feel.

Awards

Winners Unveiled for the 2025 Aga Khan Music Awards

World Music Central News Room November 4, 2025 No Comments Aga Khan Music Awards Derya Türkan Farah Kaddour Hamid El Kasri Kamilya Jubran Kyriakos Kalaidzidis Mariam Bagayoko Nasseruddin Saami Qalali Folk Band Sahba Aminikia Senny Camara world fusion world music

The Aga Khan Music Programme publicized November 3rd, 2025, the eleven winners of the prominent 2025 Aga Khan Music Awards, which will be held in…

Silk Road's Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual poster

Tour Announcements

Rhiannon Giddens and Silkroad Ensemble Announce Sanctuary Tour 2026

World Music Central News Room November 4, 2025 No Comments Rhiannon Giddens Silk Road Ensemble world fusion world music

Silkroad unveiled Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual, its next flagship touring program under artistic director Rhiannon Giddens. The Silkroad Ensemble will tour March…

Miradas Flamenkas 2025 horizontal poster. A photo of Lole y Manuel.

Events

Miradas Flamenkas Celebrates 50 Years of Nuevo Día with 8-Show Salute in Vallecas

World Music Central News Room November 3, 2025 No Comments Aitana Rousseau Alba Molina Álvaro Gandul Blanca La Almendrita Flamenco José Manuel Álvarez Lole Montoya Lucas Bun Luna La Hara Manuel Molina Víctor Iniesta world fusion world music

Miradas Flamenkas will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Lole y Manuel’s debut album Nuevo Día with eight concerts and an exhibition in Vallecas from November…

Secret Planet Montreal orange and green banner

Events

Secret Planet Montreal Lights Up La Sotterenea: Cumbia, Joropo, Tropical Pop

World Music Central News Room November 2, 2025 No Comments C.A.M.P.O.S.Chicha Libre Combo Daguerre DJ Guillaume Steppin Secret Planet Montreal Tipa Tipo world fusion world music

Barbès Brooklyn will bring Secret Planet Montreal to La Sotterenea (under La Sala Rossa) on Friday, Nov. 21, running 8 p.m.–1 a.m. The OFF–Mundial Montreal…

The album cover for La Noche by Radio Tarifa features a painting dominated by black and gold brushstrokes with hints of red. The dynamic figure at the center is set against a beige grid-like background. The left side displays the text “RADIO TARIFA” and “LA NOCHE” in bold white and orange lettering on a solid black panel.

Charts

Radio Tarifa Takes the Number One Spot on Transglobal World Music Chart for November 2025

World Music Central News Room November 1, 2025 No Comments Flamenco Radio Tarifa world fusion world music

La Noche by Spain’s Radio Tarifa has landed at #1 on Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of November 2025. Read more about this…

The album cover for Radio Sevdah by Divanhana features a glowing white heart-shaped flame set against a swirling night sky filled with star trails. At the center, a band of the Milky Way cuts through the darkness. The band’s name and album title appear below in modern lettering.

Charts

Divanhana Sails to #1 on World Music Charts Europe for November 2025

World Music Central News Room November 1, 2025 No Comments Alaa Zouiten Amira Kheir Balkan Taksim Cerys Hafana Cheikh Lô Divanhana Duo Ruut Guitari Baro Hawa & Kasse Mady Diabaté José Peixoto & Nuno Cintrao Kasiva Mutua Lina & Marco Mezquida Murmurosi Nabu Pera Neha!Radio Tarifa sevdah Širom Tania Saleh world fusion world music World Music Charts Europe Yasmine Hamdan

Radio Sevdah by Bosnian ensemble Divanhana claimed the number one spot of World Music Charts Europe for the month of November 2025. Read more about…