Sahel by Tuareg guitarist Bombino has taken the number one spot on the Transglobal World Music Chart for February 2024. Sahel was released on September…
Bombino Lands at #1 on Transglobal World Music Chart for February 2024
Tag: world fusion
Aga Khan Master Musicians Dominate World Music Charts Europe for February 2024
Nowruz by Aga Khan Master Musicians has attained the highest position of the World Music Charts Europe for the month of February 2024. The Aga…
Trio Ravnogor Unleashes Bulgarian Mountain Blues
Trio Ravnogor – Mountain Blue (Aide Aide! Music & Dance, 2022) Trio Ravnogor’s Mountain Blue is a captivating fusion of acoustic Bulgarian mountain blues, a…
World Music Institute Introduces 2024 Spring-Summer Season
The World Music Institute has unveiled the lineup for its 2024 Spring-Summer Season. This period’s highlights include Béla Fleck‘s Rhythm Raga & Rhapsody retrospective at…
Lynn Adib and Marc Buronfosse Craft Nearness Across Borders
Lynn Adib and Marc Buronfosse – Nearness (On Arts Culture Europe; InOuïe Distribution, 2022)Double LP vinyl release: October 2022 Lynn Adib and Marc Buronfosse formed…
Fado Sensation Lina Explores the Language of Camões
Lina – Fado Camões (Galileo MC, 2024) Lina’s new album, Fado Camões, spotlights her expressive and exquisite fado voice as she leads us to an…
A rich Shout Out to the Orisha Ochún
Blessed with Afro-Cuban roots and based in Canada, a female duo called OKAN gives a melodically and rhythmically rich shout out to Oshun (an Orisha…
Call For Proposals for WOMEX 2024
Piranha Arts and Manchester Music City, partners for the 30th anniversary edition of WOMEX, have announced the opening of the annual call for proposals. Scheduled…
Ndox Electrique’s Musical Exploration of Senegal’s N’doëp Culture
Ndox Electrique – Tëdd ak Mame Coumba Lamba ak Mame Coumba Mbang (Bongo Joe Records, 2023) The project Ndox Electrique is essentially a continuation and…
Ingenious Afrobeat Encounter with Reggae
America’s Well Grounded harnesses a minimal Afrobeat-meets-reggae groove to propel “Humble Me,” a tune of self-examination that’s dance worthy and lyrically wise.