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Eskorzo & Muerdo sit outdoors at a small round table, smiling at one another. One plays a guitar while wearing sunglasses and a hat, the other wears dark sunglasses and an open shirt. Ceramic jugs, wine glasses, and a plant decorate the table. The cover text introduces a collaboration titled La Tumba (A Fuego Suave) by Eskorzo & Muerdo.

Music videos

Eskorzo and Muerdo Turn “La Tumba” Into a Vintage Son Cubano Delight

Eskorzo and Muerdo have released a new version of “La Tumba,” recasting the track as a classic son cubano. It’s a preview of Eskorzo’s 30th-anniversary…

Vertical dark stripes line the background, dotted with tiny stars. Bright curved forms in green, blue, yellow, and cream rise from the bottom, winding toward the center. Large lettering spells the title, while the artist names sit at the bottom in smaller type.

Music videos

Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest Roll Out “Recurrent” Music Video

World Music Central News Room January 25, 2026 No Comments contemporary jazz funk jazz fusion Metropole Orkest Snarky Puppy world fusion

Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest (conducted by Jules Buckley) have released a video for “Recurrent.” This is a piece from its new album Somni (GroundUP…

A golden desert scene frames four figures in black-and-gold ceremonial dress, centered before a halo. A smoking vessel centers the composition, while pyramids and a stylized city rise in the background beneath a star-filled sky. The title Ntu Futurism appears below, with L8 Antique above in metallic lettering.

Album reviews

NTU Futurism And A Cosmic Spin On Afro-Futurism

Tyler Bennet January 24, 2026 No Comments world fusion world music

L8 Antique – NTU Futurism (2025) South African ensemble L8 Antique has released its debut album, NTU Futurism, a project rooted in African spirituality and…

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Showcases

WOMEX 2026 Calls For World Music Proposals In Gran Canaria

World Music Central News Room January 22, 2026 No Comments womex womex 2026 world fusion world music

WOMEX – the Worldwide Music Expo – has opened its Call For Proposals for the 32nd edition. The conference and showcase is set to take…

Awards

Two Festivals Share Top Prize At 2025 Transglobal World Music Awards

World Music Central News Room January 22, 2026 No Comments Alkantara Fest Cordas World Music Festival Ethno Port Festival Festival Arabesques Fira Mediterrània de Manresa Rainforest World Music Festival Sukiyaki Meets the World Supernova International Ska Festival URÀ Mercado Cultural de la Música world fusion world music World Music Festival Bratislava

The Transglobal World Music Chart has announced the winners of its 2025 Festival Awards, confirming a tie for the Best Festival Award. Best Festival Award…

Montreux Jazz Festival Miami 2026 lineup poster

Events

Montreux Jazz Festival Miami Adds Miles Davis Tribute As Five-Night Lineup Grows

World Music Central News Room January 19, 2026 No Comments Elena Rose Gonzalo Rubalcaba Ibrahim Maalouf Jon Batiste Kind of Blue Acoustic Band La Reezy Makaya McCraven Maxwell Miles Electric Band Montreux Jazz Festival Miami Nile Rodgers PJ Morton Sammy Figueroa Shania Twain Tank Trombone Shorty Will Smith world fusion world music

Montreux Jazz Festival Miami has expanded to five nights. The event will run February 25–March 1, 2026, and announced several new additions to its lineup.…

The cover of In The Fields shows four members of the Vision String Quartet standing in a misty meadow, each positioned apart while holding or placing a violin, viola, or cello into the grass.

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Vision String Quartet Go Off-Road On ‘In The Fields’

Tyler Bennet January 15, 2026 No Comments Vision String Quartet western classical music world fusion world music

Vision String Quartet – In The Fields (ACT, 2025) Berlin’s vision string quartet returns in 2026 with In The Fields, its first album in five…

Events

Milap Unveils Indo-Jazz Highlights For Spring 2026

World Music Central News Room January 6, 2026 No Comments Arun Ghosh Chandenie Gobardhan Indian music Kousic Sen Milap Payal Ramchandani Sarathy Korwar Satwinder Pal Singh world fusion world music Zoe Rahman

Milap has announced its Spring 2026 program. The series will present leading UK Indo-Jazz artists and South Asian performance throughouts Liverpool, Merseyside, and the North…

General News

World Music Central Unveils Top 2025 World Music Albums

World Music Central News Room January 2, 2026 No Comments Celtic music Finnish music Malian music Spanish music world fusion world music

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…

Nusantara Beat - Nusantara Beat cover artwork. A photo of the band members.

Charts

Indonesian Grooves Go No. 1: Nusantara Beat Tops January Transglobal World Music Chart

World Music Central News Room January 1, 2026 No Comments Indonesian music Nusantara Beat Transglobal World Music Chart world fusion world music

Amsterdam-based Indonesian psych-folk collective Nusantara Beat has reached the top of the Transglobal World Music Chart for January 2026 with its self-titled debut album, Nusantara…