World Music

Arooj Aftab took home the Grammy® for Best Global Music Performance for her song “Mohabbat,” a track off her breakthrough album... 

‘Rejoice’ is a very special collaboration between Tony Allen, the legendary drummer... 

“I play yours, you play mine. The music never ends." The wisdom of Tony Allen's words was as deep as his grooves, and these two sentences, which... 

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley is revered as the Simigwahene in Ghana – The King of Simigwa-Highlife. Because of his deep, soulful, and... 

Love Difficult on Kap Verdeläisen maailmanmusiikkitähti Mayra Andraden neljäs albumi. Albumi on saanut nimensä Mayran lempinimestä, jonka... 

Over the years, different members have traded production and composition duties from album to album. On the new album—“Fu Chronicles”—Amayo leads... 

Legendary vibraphonist and “Father of Ethio-jazz”, Mulatu Astatke joins forces with Melbourne-based... 

After many years of searching and many months of preparation, Ata Ka’s Obaa Sima, the very nexus of this Awesome Tapes From Africa thing, comes out... 

Through an arched gateway into the medina, inside a labyrinth of alleyways lined with shops selling spices and perfumed oils, rare vinyl and handmade... 

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Ghost and The Silence's Masaki Batoh weaves a delicate, yet heavy web, winding acoustic patterns around undulating psychedelic choruses while... 

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This one takes us back! We originally reissued Waltel Branco's 'Meu Balanço' in 1995, it was one of the first releases to come out on... 

‘Buena Vista Social Club’ is both the name given... 

Keväällä ja kesällä Suomessakin nähtävä, tämän vuoden aikana viimeiset keikkansa tekevä, Buena Vista Social Club julkaisee... 

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Continuing their mystical saga, NYC’s Combo Chimbita roar back onto the global stage with their cathartic new album IRÉ. The album's evocative title... 

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Debut LP by the remarkable producer from Pretoria, South Africa who has a singular take on amapiano. In many ways, DJ Black Low’s debut album, Uwami, shows... 

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Kôrôlén is a very special collaboration between two titans in music: Toumani Diabaté, the Grammy-winning... 

- Diawara Fatoumata yhdistää musiikissaan jazz- ja funkelementtejä kauniiseen ja niukkaan nykyajan folkiin sekä rockrytmejä ja Wassouloutraditioista... 

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An amazing and rare studio recording of 1990s Polisario music! The album is a standout example of the Sahrawi... 

Etran de L’Aïr (or “stars of the Aïr region”) welcomes you to Agadez, the capital city of Saharan rock. Playing for over 25 years, Etran... 

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In 2003 Ibrahim Ferrer released his second solo album ‘Buenos Hermanos’, an audacious and assured album, with varied repertoire including... 

‘Impuros Fanáticos’ is the second album from the indomitable Fumaça Preta. As the band spiral into a cacophony of... 

Afrobeats is a sound that feels at home in London as it does in Lagos or Accra. It’s a genre that’s gained traction in the mainstream with... 

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For 20 years the Tuareg culture and music has fascinated the world. Their quasi-sacred poetic songs inspire western songwriters like KURT VILE or... 

Istanbul synthpop vanguards Jakuzi turned heads in 2017 with the release of their unique and exciting debut... 

Released on September 23rd on Dead Oceans
Ali Farka Touré is well known as one of the most influential and... 

It makes sense that Antoinette Konan’s eponymous album features nothing more than... 

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Les Filles de Illighadad comes from the village of Illighadad in a remote region... 

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On 21st May, Matador Records will release Afrique Victime, the long-awaited new album by Mdou Moctar. With Afrique Victime the prodigious Tuareg... 

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Etiopialaisen Hailu Mergia & The Waliasin instrumentaalinen jazz- ja groove-levy “Tche
Belew" ilmestyy hartaan... 

Hardly anyone outside Ethiopia seems to know Hailu Mergia & The Walias Band “Tezeta” exists. Within Ethiopia this tape... 

Hailu Mergia. The man is such a joy to work with, to be perfectly honest and earnest. His work... 

Born in a nomad camp in Niger and now a leading figure of desert rock, Mdou Moctar stands out as the most innovative artist in... 

Módulo 1000 were not messing around when they made 'Não Fale Com Paredes’. It... 

In common parlance, the two producers who make up Native Soul would be considered “ma2000”—or, born after the onset of democracy, having... 

Lauluyhtye Zap Mamassa kannuksensa ansainnut kamerunilainen Sally Nyolo tutkii "Tiger Run"
-sooloalbumillaan toteemieläimensä vaikutusta... 

Kadi Yombo, published in 1989, is the most successful album in the quest for a fusion between tradition and modernity in Bwiti harp music... 

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Länsi-Afrikan Senegalista kotoisin oleva etnisen musiikin tanssiyhtye Orchestra Baobab julkaisee uuden albumin 31. maaliskuuta 2017. Orchestra... 

Adrian Quesada (of Black Pumas) is set to release 'Boleros Psicodélicos,' a sprawling and singular tribute to the golden era... 

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