World music

Africa Express, known for its groundbreaking cross-cultural musical collaborations, ventures into new territory with its... 

Deeply resonant spiritual music transmitted via piano, organ, and harmonium by beloved composer and Ethiopian... 

Deeply resonant spiritual music transmitted via piano, organ, and... 

Proudly presenting Maravilhosamente Bem the powerful, female-centred third album by Brazilian singer, songwriter, actress, and... 

Kuunatic"s hotly anticipated 2nd album "Wheels of Ömon," takes another adventure some deep dive into their self-made fantasy mythology, proposing... 

Femi Kuti's Journey Through Life marks a deeply personal chapter in the Afrobeat legend's career. Known for his sharp critiques... 

Argentinian neo-folklore producer and one of the leaders of the new Latin electronic sound, Chancha Via Circuito, showcases... 

Following the release of their album “Dhorimviskha” (one of Bandcamp Daily’s albums of the year) and during... 

Kalita is excited to present the third... 

Màiri Morrison and Alasdair Roberts collaborate... 

Proudly presenting our reissue of the sought-after 1978 album 'Ritmo Y Sabor' from Cuban, master bongo player, Manteca. A deep, hypnotic, sonic... 

Lebanese composer and multi-instrumentalist Charif Megarbane returns with Hawalat, a new album that seamlessly blends together a mix of... 

The legendary singer Salif Keita makes a grand return with So Kono, an acoustic and deeply intimate album. Salif Keita, "the golden voice of... 

Strut proudly presents a long-coveted gem from the discography of the legendary Ice, AKA Lafayette Afro-Rock Band, now... 

Presenting an official reissue of Coke’s audacious, engrossing self-titled album from 1972, originally released on Manuel J. Mato’s collectible Sound... 

Wewantsounds is delighted to release Dibango 82 an unreleased live recording by Manu Dibango taped in Marseille, Dec 1982. The electrifying live... 

Following the success of ‘The Original Sound of Mali’ compilation, we return with another explorative delve into the wonders of... 

WILLIAM ONYEABOR IN COLOR!! 10TH ANNIVERSARY!! William Onyeabor self-released these records in 1978 and 1980, respectively, before... 

WILLIAM ONYEABOR IN COLOR!! 10TH ANNIVERSARY!! William Onyeabor self-released these records in 1978 and... 

Featuring previously unheard master tapes, unreleased alternate takes, and a rare radio performance from... 

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Strut Records is proud to announce a new official reissue of Simigwa by Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, launching a series of releases on Strut celebrating... 

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Celia Cruz’s second collaboration with... 

Source of an all-time 'Breaks and Beats' classic, Mr Bongo reissue Herman Kelly's timeless 1978 album Percussion Explosion!. Immortalised... 

Yazz Ahmed, hailed as one of the most influential trumpet players of her generation. An Ivor Novello award winning composer who... 

“A slow air is a type of tune in Irish Traditional Music marked by the absence of... 

Imbued with the spirit of their late uncle, the qawwali master Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali have... 

Proudly presenting our reissue of a bonafide Latin classic from 1979 by the Cuban-born violinist Alfredo De La Fe. Based in New York and... 

Estrellas de Buena Vista was formed to continue the tradition of Buena Vista Social Club. The band features 16 musicians, including... 

If 'Funeral for Justice' was the sound of outrage, 'Tears of Injustice' is the sound of grief. Mdou Moctar's new album is... 

If 'Funeral for Justice' was the sound of outrage, 'Tears of Injustice' is the sound of grief. Mdou Moctar's new album is... 

All Living Things is a tender and profound meditation on the miracle of life. It is suffused with reverence and gratitude for the chance... 

Ethio-jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke joins the Hoodna Orchestra, Tel Aviv's number one Afro funk collective, melding his... 

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Zangoma’s psychedelic funk rock debut album out in January 2025 In the year 1996 in the village of Kolomwe in central Zambia there was... 

Zangoma’s psychedelic funk rock debut album out in January 2025 In the year 1996 in the village of Kolomwe in central Zambia there... 

First released in 1988, Kaira was the debut album by Toumani Diabate, master player of the kora - the West African harp with 21 strings. Kaira... 

Songhoy Blues release their new album Héritage on Transgressive. From the first listening to Héritage, the much-awaited fourth... 

Mr Bongo proudly presents an official reissue of an iconic, exploratory album by Indian maestro of the sitar, Ananda Shankar, aptly... 

Completes trilogy of first 3 albums. Long out-of-print release available digitally for the first time. Restored, clarified audio. ATFA’s 50th... 

Authentic Brazilian music inspired and respected by the most legendary musicians of the genre: Seu Jorge, Arthur Verocai (who... 

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco’s first... 

"Listening to Julian Mayorga is hearing the current Colombian sound taken to even more exciting terrain. His music is everything that... 

"The veteran Turkish heads who act as a link between Erkin Koray, Can and Mad Professor" -- MOJO-- -- Nearly 30 years since their inception, the... 

Tim Bernardes is a two-time Latin Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and producer, who emerged as one of Brazil’s most... 

Latin funk at its finest. A kingpin player of Miami’s Cuban music scene, Ray Fernandez, brought together his ‘court’ for... 

Pique is the sensational debut solo album from Dora Morelenbaum, one of the key talents spearheading Brazil’s new musical wave. A member of... 

Get out! Fight!” The Lijadu Sisters’ Horizon Unlimited is the insurgent afrofunk their second cousin Fela strived to... 

Get out! Fight!” The Lijadu Sisters’ Horizon Unlimited is the insurgent afrofunk their second cousin Fela strived to... 

This year, 2024, Clannad, the BAFTA and Grammy award winning Irish band, celebrate the 40th Anniversary of 'Legend', the classic soundtrack... 

A revelatory discovery in the Tinariwen archives, Kel Tinariwen is an early cassette tape recorded in the early 90s that never received a... 

For a very long time, we have been trying to re-issue this record; a true and complete album masterpiece in every sense of the word, considered... 

The fertility of the Cuban music scene in the 1970s was rich and blooming. FA-5’s self-titled album from 1976... 

Singer-songwriter Ralfi Pagan’s 1969 debut self-titled album on Fania Records is a Latin soul... 

"El Khat make joyful clatter...everything is recycled metal, plastic or wood, all coming together in a funereal march that sounds like a huge, disgruntled... 

Founded in the late 1960s by record store owner Seidou Adissa, Albarika Store is one of the most important independent record labels on the... 

It all starts with the voice. At turns heavy and hulkingly powerful, yet agile and pointedly precise, Nusrat Fateh... 

Verve Records is proud to announce (internally) the signing of LA LOM - an instrumental trio deriving from the vibrant tapestry... 

The next album in our Cuban Classics series is a hard one to pigeonhole. It’s a real oddity, unique and not in keeping with the majority of... 

Connecting Wasulu hunter music, griot praises, Senufo pastoral dances, Fula and Mandingo repertoire alongside Western...