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Gangar - "Stabb-marsj" - Dreng [Gangar combines folk music with jazz, metal, and rock in the most natural way. They find old traditional tunes in folk music archives and arrange them with inspiration from bands such as Hoven Droven, AC/DC and Meshuggah. - bandcamp] [0:00:00] Suistamon Sähkö - "Taantumus Vai Taivas" - Lunta Tupaan [Finnish alternative ethno-trance-techno band Suistamon Sähkö is notorious for doing exactly what they want, and the new album is no exception. They offer passionately crafted sounds tied together with accordion riffs, propelling the listener toward an energetic alternative experience. The songs reflect on what it means to be a human in this day and age, without forgetting the warmth and love that goes with it. - press release] [0:04:12] Hannah Peel & Beibei Wang - "Awaken The Insects" - The Endless Dance [The Endless Dance is the first collaborative album from Northern Irish producer and composer Hannah Peel and Chinese percussionist Beibei Wang. The record is grounded in the strength of ancient concepts, but comes alive with the joy and freedom of play as together, Peel and Wang travel through the 24 solar terms of the Chinese calendar with a cornucopia of sound in tow – synths and prepared piano alongside traditional and unconventional percussion. - bandcamp] [0:08:14] Quadrature - "Metagalactic Space" - Black Hole Blues [GIG / GIVEAWAY: Wednesday May 27th at The Loft at City Winery. Quadrature is a musical powerhouse that redefines sonic frontiers with their electric blend of raga, rock, jazz and psychedelia. Rooted in deep musical traditions, yet soaring into uncharted territories, the band crafts soundscapes that defy laws of genre, space and time. - bandcamp] [0:16:01] Chicha Libre - "Alone Again Or" - Cuatro Covers [GIG / GIVEAWAY: Saturday May 30th at Baby's All Right. Chicha Libre started out in 2006 as a tribute to Peruvian chicha and quickly evolved into an original project that MTV has called “one of the world's preeminent Tropical Psychedelic bands”. - bandcamp] [0:22:53] Laura Camacho Tango Project - "Toxico" - Todo Tiempo Pasado [By request. With her latest album Todo Tiempo Pasado, Argentine bassist, composer, and ethnomusicologist Laura Camacho reinvents tango for the modern world — honoring its deep roots while daring to explore its limitless future. The album features special guests Emiliano Messiez and Ariel Pirotti, both Latin Grammy® nominees. The result is a genre-defying celebration of musical universality — connecting tango’s past, present, and future through the prism of Camacho’s global perspective. - conyersjazz] [0:26:39] Cachao - "Popurrit De Congas" - Cuban Music In Jam Session [Israel López Valdés, better known as Cachao, was a Cuban double bassist and composer. Cachao is widely known as the co-creator of the mambo and a master of the descarga (improvised jam sessions). Throughout his career he also performed and recorded in a variety of music styles ranging from classical music to salsa. An exile in the United States since the 1960s, he only achieved international fame following a career revival in the 1990s. - wiki] [0:33:24] Max Cilla - "Bouillon" - La Flûte Des Mornes Vol.1 [Born in 1944 on Martinique island, Max Cilla worked his whole life to resurrect the bamboo flute played by his forebears in the fields from the relative oblivion into which it had fallen in the early 20th century. At first, Max Cilla built them. He went up into his native coastal hills to manufacture them according to traditional rules used in India. Using a simple piece of rough wood, he fabricated a noble instrument of great « historical » significance that showed the way for a younger generation in search of its identity. - lyskestrekk] [0:39:02] Charles Dimèné - "Ndolo Na Ndolo" - Ndolo Na Ndolo [Singing, playing, dancing—that's what Charles Dimene has always done since his birth in Cameroon. He spent his childhood in Douala (a port city in western Cameroon) where he...

Střešovická Kramle - "Marabu let (Fly Marabu!)" - 9 Lotuses [GIG: Thursday May 28th with Simon Deschamps and Club Ecology @ Bohemian National Hall (Free), Střešovická Kramle is a Prague-based music and art collective operating at the edges of genre—sometimes, half-ironically, described as noise hardcore, post-underground, punk, or witch techno. - eventbrite] [0:00:00] Gogol Bordello - "Hater Liquidator" - We Mean It, Man! [Gogol Bordello is an American punk rock band from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, formed in 1999 by musicians from all over the world and known for theatrical stage shows and persistent touring. Much of the band's sound is inspired by Romani and Ukrainian music mixed with punk and dub, incorporating accordion and violin (and on some albums, saxophone). - wiki] [0:06:33] Dilemastronauta y La Tripulación Cósmica - "Mi Sentimiento" - Sleepwalk [With Sleepwalk, his fresh release on Figure and Ground Records, Combo Chimbita’s legendary psych-metrononome drummer Dilemastronauta has put together a new Brooklyn quartet inspired by the tiny but powerful millo flute of Colombia’s Northern Coast. - secret planet] [0:10:14] Yeison Landero - "Cumbia Sin Fronteras" - Single [GIG / GIVEAWAY: Yeison Landero with Caito Sanchez and DJ sets from Little Dynasty, Meridian Brothers, and Mexican Institute of Sound this Thursday night (May 21st) at TV Eye. Yeison Landero was born in San Jacinto (Bolívar); that is to say, in the very heart of the mountains of María of our Colombian Caribbean. He carries in his soul a cumbiambero heart inherited from his grandfather Andrés Landero: a musician recognized as the king of cumbia nationally and internationally. - la phil] [0:17:49] Mexican Institute of Sound and Meridian Brothers - "El Campeón (Bienes Funerarios)" - Ruido Tovar [GIG: GIVEAWAY: At TV Eye Thurs. (see above); also @ Josie Robertson Plaza, Lincoln Center Thursday July 30th (Free). On May 22, Meridian Brothers and Mexican Institute of Sound will release Ruido Tovar, a collaborative album that explores a transformative period in Mexican tropical music, approximately from 1972 to 1982, when the introduction of synthesizers fundamentally redefined rhythm and groove. (This is an advance single.) - mitu] [0:21:11] Teentara - "Live on WFMU" [0:28:27] Teentara - "Bengali Folk Song" - Live on WFMU [0:36:30] Teentara - "Nai Kunatara" - Live on WFMU [0:42:08] Teentara - "They Don't Accept" - Live on WFMU [0:47:23] Teentara - "Baul Song" - Live on WFMU [0:52:27] Teentara - "Song by Kazi Nazrul Islam" - Live on WFMU [0:57:17] Teentara - "Rabindranath Tagore Song" - Live on WFMU [1:01:46] Teentara - "Live on WFMU" [1:06:30] Tamikrest - "Aiytma" - Assikel [The iconic Saharan rock band’s sixth album, Assikel, is by turns intimate, raw and deeply atmospheric. Recorded on analogue tape, with the band playing live and direct, the album fully captures their instinctive interplay and hypnotic presence. - press release] [1:13:54] Tarwa N-Tiniri - "Aldjig" - Zaman [Zaman, the third album by Tarwa N-Tiniri, is a tribute to the cultural heritage and storytelling traditions of the Draa Valley and the wider southeast of Morocco. Drawing from the region’s deep Amazigh roots, the album explores themes of memory, identity, resilience, and the timeless bond between people and land. - press release] [1:17:00] Odd Okodo & Ogoya Nengo - "Palagoma" - Palagoma [Advance single - album release date is June 2nd. The inaugural release for Nairobi label From Cool Waters is a feverish amalgam of traditional Kenyan currents and moody, minimalist electronics. Emerging from the confluence of three special talents – Nairobi-based Nyege Nyege collaborator and experimental drummer Sven Kacirek, esteemed 83-year-old folk artist Ogoya Pengo and dodo singer/songwriter and luthier Olith Ratego – Palagoma is the longplayer result with title track the latest single with Olith on lead vocals. - press release] [1:21:25] Faytinga - "Asha'aley Remix" -...

Al Doum and the Faryds - "Arise I" - Ipnagogico [Al Doum &The Faryds have always been an enchanting organism, a timeless land of wisdom, humility, brotherhood and love. Their blend of spiritual jazz, psychedelia and Afro-Latin rock holds a magical balance, turning their music into a tropical celebration filled with harmony and deep vibrations. - forced exposure] [0:00:00] Umut Adan and Zebanis - "Pro War" - Baska Bahar [Başka Bahar was born from the creative collision between Turkish songwriter Umut Adan and three Italian devils. This album is a timeless narrative where the myths of modernity intertwine with the rich heritage of tradition, blending into a fake nostalgic yet unmistakably postmodern melange. - bandcamp] [0:06:51] Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek - "İstanbul’un Kuşları" - Yarın Yoksa [GIG: Saturday June 20th @ National Sawdust, presented by World Music Institute. Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek are internationally recognized for their unique and infectious sound that combines Anatolian folk with psychedelia, pop and soul influences. They have released two albums and one EP since their start in 2014 and have been touring extensively throughout Europe. - world music institute] [0:06:58] Baklava Express - "Sabába" - Sabába [GIGS: Greek Jewish Festival @ Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum, Sunday, May 17th daytime; Barbes Sunday, May 17th evening, Terraza 7 Thurs. May 28th. Baklava Express is a NYC based Mediterranean fusion project, led by Oud player Josh Kaye. The band performs original music, influenced by the traditions of the Arab world and Turkey, as well as Jazz, Flamenco, and Eastern European Folk music. - bandcamp] [0:10:03] Armadi Tsayn - "Pleasant Surprise" - Armadi Tsayn [GIG: Sunday May 31st, New York Oud Festival Finale with Huda Asfour @ Joe's Pub. Armadi Tsayn (“Sound of the Roots” in Armenian), is a contemporary folk ensemble from Boston, MA. Their music pays homage to the rich musical heritage of Western Armenia and the captivating sounds of the Middle East and North Africa. - bandcamp] [0:14:26] Tuvergen Band - "Hoohi Gutal (Mongolian Boots)" - Single [GIG / GIVEAWAY: Sunday May 17th, 2:15 pm, Flushing Town Hall. Tuvergen Band features Tamir Hargana, an award-winning throat singer and multi-instrumentalist; Naizal Hargana, a master of the morin khuur who was principal and leading soloist of the Inner Mongolian Youth Choir’s Morin Khuur Ensemble and is known for bridging Mongolian and Western styles; and Brent Roman, an ethnomusicologist and former Cirque du Soleil performer whose global drum kit and didgeridoo add rich texture to the group’s “modern nomadic music”. - flushing town hall] [0:23:38] Oki - "Battaki featuring Umeko Ando" - Tonkori in the Moonlight [GIG: Thursday June 4th @ Japan Society: Oki Kano Dub Ainu Band. OKI’s band brings its globally-praised trademark fusion of reggae, African rhythms, electronic dub and folk music of the Ainu, Japan’s northernmost indigenous people. Resurrecting the tonkori, a five-string instrument native to the Ainu, OKI has travelled across five continents on his quest to share reconstructed sounds from Hokkaido that were nearly lost to the world. - japan society] [0:28:33] Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood & The Rajasthan Express - "Ranjha" - Ranjha [Ranjha is the new album and collaboration between award-winning composer and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, celebrated composer/musician Shye Ben Tzur, and the Indian ensemble The Rajasthan Express. The upcoming album is a follow-up to their debut Junun which earned widespread critical acclaim- including Album of the Year honors from The Sunday Times – and has just marked its 10th anniversary. - press release] [0:33:44] Barlast - "Augusta från Kodböle Del 1: Konungens gård" - Imitation Game [On Imitation game, the Finnish ensemble Barlast puts computer scientist Alan Turing’s famous test into the context of folk music and tradition. With the help of machine learning algorithms, Barlast...