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Essaouira Prepares for Gnaoua Festival 2026 With Carlinhos Brown, Richard Bona and Yasmine Hamdan

World Music Central News Room June 12, 2026 No Comments 47Soul African heritage African music African rhythms Afro-Brazilian music Afro-diasporic music Ahwach alternative Arabic music Amazigh culture Amazigh music Anthony Morgan Arabic music artistic residency Asmaa Lmnawar AZMZ Bahia music bass Bnat Louz Bob Maghrib Bob Marley Brazilian popular music Carlinhos Brown Casablanca choral music concert series contemporary fusion contemporary music cross-cultural dialogue cultural event cultural exchange cultural tourism dabke electronic music electronic pop Essaouira Essaouira events Essawira experimental music festival lineup fusion music Ganavya global artists Gnaoua and World Music Festival Gnaoua Festival 2026 Gnaoua music Gnawa music gospel heritage music hip-hop Hoba Hoba Spirit improvisation international artists Jazz Levantine music live music Maghrebi music Moroccan heritage Moroccan music Morocco Morocco festivals multicultural festival music collaboration music festival musical collaboration Oudaden percussion post-rock Raskas Reggae Richard Bona rock samba-reggae Shamstep Souss region South Asian devotional music spiritual jazz spiritual music Tachelhit music Tafraout The Harlem Spirit of Gospel traditional music urban music vocal music world culture world fusion world music world music scene Yasmine Hamdan

From June 25 to 27, 2026, the 27th edition of the Gnaoua and World Music Festival will bring 460 artists from Morocco and abroad to…

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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…

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General News

World Music Central Announces the Best World Music Albums of 2017

World Music Central News Room January 5, 2018 No Comments Dayme Arocena Jean-Luc Thomas Kronos Quartet Magín Díaz Msafiri Zawose Omar Faruk Tekbilek Omar Sosa Rahim AlHaj Raul Rodriguez Ravichandra Kulur Seckou Keita Trio Da Kali world music Yasmine Hamdan

We announce the list of best world music albums of 2017. The selection was made by a panel of editors and contributors from World Music…

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