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Tag: world fusion

Kristo Rodzevski - Black Earth cover artwork. An illustration of ancient dark colored face.
Album reviews

Kristo Rodzevski’s distillation of trans-generational experience

JGurski April 10, 2024 No Comments Kristo RodzevskiMacedonian musicworld fusionworld music

Kristo Rodzevski – Black Earth (defkaz records, 2023) Kristo Rodzevski’s Black Earth presents an alluring and joyous fusion of eleven traditional Macedonian songs with African…

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Jembaa Groove - Ye Ankasa | We Ourselves cover artwork. A landscape illustration.
Album reviews

Jembaa Groove’s Irresistible Ghanaian Highlife and Positive Vibes

Angel Romero April 9, 2024 No Comments Ghanaian musicHighlifeJembaa Grooveworld fusionworld music

Jembaa Groove – Ye Ankasa | We Ourselves (Agogo Records, 2024) Jembaa Groove is a Berlin-based collective that presents engaging and colorful music deeply grounded…

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La Cantiga de la Serena · La Novia cover artwork. Shows a veiled bride.
Album reviews

Songs Inspired by Sephardic and Mediterranean Traditions

Iliana Cabrera April 8, 2024 No Comments Italian musicLa Cantiga de la SerenaMediterranean musicSephardic musicworld fusionworld music

La Cantiga de la Serena – La Novia (Zero Nove Nove, 2023) La Novia marks the fourth release from the Italian trio La Cantiga de…

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Luís Peixoto - Please Take Care cover artwork. A photo of the artist playing mandolin.
Music videos

Luís Peixoto Introduces New single “Please Take Care”

World Music Central News Room April 8, 2024 No Comments Luis PeixotoPortuguese musicworld fusionworld music

Luís Peixoto‘s latest single, “Please Take Care,” follows his successful album Geodesia (2021). Returning to the studio to craft original compositions, Portuguese artist Peixoto introduces…

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Daisam Jalo - Cycles cover artwork. a painting with blues and reds.
Album reviews

World Jazz compositions for oud, piano, bass, and drums

Sonia Keller April 7, 2024 No Comments Daisam Jaloworld fusionworld jazzworld music

Daisam Jalo – Cycles (Daisam Jalo. 2023) Daisam Jalo’s debut album, Cycles, features eight compositions that masterfully blend Eastern Mediterranean music and jazz-fusion, presenting the…

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Maria Mazzotta - Onde cover artwork. a headshot of the artist with light rays going through.
Album reviews

Maria Mazzotta embraces Salento Traditions and Global Influences

Iliana Cabrera April 6, 2024 No Comments Italian musicMaria Mazzottaworld fusionworld music

Maria Mazzotta – Onde (Zero Nove Nove, 2024) Maria Mazzotta‘s latest album, Onde, departs from her previous works. This album introduces a fresh lineup and…

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An AI image of loose ends tied.
Album reviews

Loose Ends Tied

Tom Orr April 5, 2024 No Comments The Afro-Semitic Experienceworld fusionworld music

The new year isn’t new anymore, so there goes that angle of my tying into a kind of transition point with which to frame these…

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Elana Sasson & Golestan Ensemble cover artwork. It shows a saz lute vertically leaning on a wall.
Album reviews

Elana Sasson & Golestan Ensemble

Sonia Keller April 4, 2024 No Comments Elana Sassonworld fusionworld music

Elana Sasson & Golestan Ensemble – Golestan (Elana Sasson, 2024) Elana Sasson & Golestan Ensemble’s album Golestan presents an alluring fusion of Eastern and Western…

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Maliheh Moradi & Ehsan Matoori - Our Sorrow cover artwork. A circular pattern in black surrouded by red. The pattern incorporates four faces of women.
Album reviews

Maliheh Moradi and Ehsan Matoori Celebrate the Resilience of Iranian Women

Sonia Keller April 2, 2024 No Comments Ehsan MatooriIranian musicMaliheh MoradiPersian musicworld fusionworld music

Maliheh Moradi & Ehsan Matoori – Our Sorrow (ARC Music, 2024) Maliheh Moradi and Ehsan Matoori present Our Sorrow, set to release on April 12th,…

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Lina - Fado Camoes. Album artwork photo by Luís Mileu. Design, ACBD Studio - Ana Cunha-Gonçalo-Santana
Charts

Portuguese Singer Lina Takes the Number One Spot on Transglobal World Music Chart for April 2024

World Music Central News Room April 1, 2024 No Comments fadoLinaTransglobal World Music Chartworld fusionworld music

The album Fado Camões by Portuguese artist Lina has landed at #1 on the Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of April 2024. Transglobal…

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