World music

Musicians Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily proudly announce a collaborative album, Love In Exile, out... 

From beloved composer Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru, a revelatory new album of piano pieces, unreleased or virtually inaccessible until... 

“In 2021, we started the Mdou Moctar mixtape series. These releases compiled field recordings, cell phone voice... 

“In 2021, we started the Mdou Moctar mixtape series. These releases compiled field recordings, cell phone voice memos, interview clips, conver-sations... 

Rubinho E Mauro Assumpção's 'Perfeitamente, Justamente... 

Jorge Ben is surely one of the world’s greatest all-round musical artists. He is... 

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On the heels of his acclaimed Boleros Psicodélicos LP, Adrian Quesada announces the release of Jaguar Sound. Out November 18th on... 

Less than a hundred miles inland from the capital city of Lima lies the great Peruvian jungle, an... 

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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... 

Ali Farka Touré is well known as one of the most influential and talented guitarists that Africa has ever produced. His legacy and impact... 

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Single LP Housed in a Triple Gatefold Textured Sleeve. Módulo 1000 were not messing around when they made 'Não Fale Com Paredes’. It... 

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The respected Japanese jazz drummer Akira Ishikawa was not messing around when he recorded the 'Uganda (Dawn... 

In a generation of musicians that came of age in postwar Japan, Kazuki Tomokawa stands as a... 

At the tender age of twenty-five, while he was working part-time at an Italian restaurant in Tokyo’s Kamata district Kazuki... 

Kazuki Tomokawa—poet, soothsayer, bicycle race tipster, actor, prolific drinker, self-taught guitarist, and living legend... 

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Maher Shalal Hash Bazin albumi "Blues Du Jour" (2003) saatavilla nyt LP:nä. 

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

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

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

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Senegalese vocalist Omar Pene was at the height of his powers when, with his group Super Diamono, he arrived at... 

Remmy Ongala was a social justice warrior, a man whose lyrics articulated the socio-cultural concerns of... 

Senegalese vocalist Omar Pene was at the height of his powers when, with his group Super Diamono, he arrived at Real... 

Dead Men Don’t Smoke Marijuana is the last album by the beloved singer/songwriter S.E Rogie. A collection of fingerpicked acoustic... 

Myth and legend swirl around The Master Musicians of Jajouka, an all-male troupe of Sufi... 

From the relentless creativity of 1992 Real World Recording Week came a project as joyous as it was powerful — and... 

The second LP compendium of Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru’s early solo piano works, recorded throughout the 1960s... 

In 2020, Sahel Sounds hosted a project called Music from Saharan WhatsApp. This series consisted of ephemeral digital EPs, documenting live... 

Far from the twin epicenters of New York and Miami, Carlos Ruiz and his Ebirac label were both feeling and generating the aftershocks of the... 

An absolutely legendary album from Lebanon by Issam Hajali’s group Ferkat Al Ard, “Oghneya” stands out as one of the great musical gems... 

The unique sounds of Ray Phiri's Stimela are showcased on this gem of a 12” EP from 1986. It was originally released only in South Africa on Gallo... 

SPECIAL EDITION CELEBRATING 50 YEARS SINCE RECORDING. INCLUDES: Limited... 

A long-awaited repress of a classic Mr Bongo compilation, presenting a selection of the finest Brazilian music (via Brooklyn) on 2... 

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

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Recalling Ennio Morricone spaghetti westerns, the electrified belly dance music of Omar Khorshid, and ’90s bedroom psychedelia... 

The world’s first collection of gorgeous pop songs from Frank and His Sisters, a family band from Moshi, Tanzania. Formed... 

Recalling Ennio Morricone spaghetti westerns, the electrified belly dance music of Omar Khorshid, and ’90s bedroom... 

CUMBIA GUITAR ROCK FROM 1960s COLOMBIA!!!Formed in 1961 by the legendary brothers Pedro Jairo and Guillermo León Garcés, LOS... 

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

Produced by the Grammy Award– and Mercury Prize–nominated British synthpop group Hot Chip, Electricity is the fourth and most... 

A collection of beautiful Country-Western inspired music from 1950s Zimbabwe, South Africa and Kenya. Fingerpicking "omasiganda" troubadours, train... 

“Everyone’s favourite Sudanese collective from London is back with another full album!” “Contains the monster club hit Mashena!” It’s... 

To call Marcos Valle 'a legend' of Brazilian music is much more than just easy press-release hype. As singer, writer, musician and record...