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  • 1 week ago | worldmusiccentral.org | Madison Quinn

    Santrofi – Making Moves (Outhere Records, 2025)Some albums arrive like old friends returning home, carrying new stories yet familiar scents of the past. Making Moves, the much-anticipated second album from Ghana’s Santrofi, feels precisely like that. Almost five years after their vigorous debut Alewa sent shockwaves through global folk and world music circles, this Accra-based eight-piece ensemble reminds us not only where Highlife comes from, but just how far it can still go.

  • 3 weeks ago | worldmusiccentral.org | Madison Quinn

    Roberta Gulisano – A ccu apparteni (Mhodí Music Company, 2024)At first listen, A Ccu Apparteni by Roberta Gulisano feels like a dispatch from a forgotten corner of the Mediterranean. However, listen closer, and you will discover that this album is far from a simple exercise in regional nostalgia. Rather, it is an act of reclamation, a deeply personal yet profoundly universal meditation on identity, exile, and resilience.

  • 3 weeks ago | worldmusiccentral.org | Madison Quinn

    Various Artists – Salsa de la Bahia Vol. 3: Renegade Queens (Patois Records, 2025)Spearheaded by trombonist-arranger Wayne Wallace and filmmaker Rita Hargrave, Salsa de la Bahía Vol. 3: Renegade Queens is a mouth watering two-disc anthology that documents the often-overlooked role of women in the San Francisco Bay Area’s Latin jazz scene. Building on the foundation of the first two Salsa de la Bahía volumes, this latest installment shifts focus from regional history to gender equity.

  • 4 weeks ago | worldmusiccentral.org | Madison Quinn

    Fancy Fingers and Winyo – Jawaya Jathum (Delicious Tunes, 2025)Jawaya Jathum (“The Guitarist and The Music Lover”) is a 13-track Luo-language album that penetrates your soul. It interweaves traditional East African instrumentation with contemporary global styles. The collaboration between Kenyan musicians Fancy Fingers and Winyo brings together the sparkling sounds of the nyatiti (lyre) and orutu (fiddle) from Kenya as well as a lovely mix of Afropop, Benga, jazz, and zouk.

  • 1 month ago | worldmusiccentral.org | Madison Quinn

    Ozan Baysal – Tel ve Ten (ARC Music EUCD2976, 2025)Ozan Baysal’s debut album, Tel ve Ten (String and Skin), spotlights the ancient Anatolian baglama (or bağlama) technique of şelpe: a plectrum-free style relying solely on hand techniques. This album presents a fusion of tradition and innovation, positioning Baysal as a key figure in the contemporary evolution of the instrument.

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