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Umut Adan Takes on Social Issues with Pitch-perfect Vintage Turkish Psychedelic Sounds on 'Bahar'

On Bahar, Umut Adan wields the classic sounds and political spirit of Turkish psychedelic rock with an ease and skill that makes each track sound like it could have been pulled from a hall of fame featuring the likes of Erkin Koray and 3 Hür-El.

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Salif Keita Bids Farewell to 50 years as "The Golden Voice of Africa" with 'Un Autre Blanc'

The basic human rights of albinistic people have long been a theme in Salif Keita's activism and music, and on Un Autre Blanc, the album the artist says will be his last, such is still the case.

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London's Nubiyan Twist Try a Little Bit of Everything Soulful on 'Jungle Run'

London-based collective Nubiyan Twist lean toward neo-soul on Jungle Run, a style that tends to be a free-flowing mélange of jazz, soul, hip-hop, and electronics.

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Smithsonian Folkways Presents 'The Social Power of Music'

Curated by Smithsonian Folkways, The Social Power of Music is a dynamic and rich exploration of music's ability to connect and disrupt political, social, and cultural impasses.

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Soweto Gospel Choir Pay Tribute to Nelson Mandela

Soweto Gospel Choir show how South Africans took gospel music and made it their own on Freedom.

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Charlotte Adigéry Radiates Underground Coolness on 'Zandoli'

On her EP Zandoli, Charlotte Adigéry brings life to skeletal beats and shows serious potential.

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Balkan Taksim Create Balkan Folktronica on "Zalina" (premiere)

Balkan Taksim brings an insider perspective to modern Romanian music with debut folktronica track "Zalina".

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Cienfue - "Life in the Tropics" (premiere)

Panamanian artist Cienfue brings his signature tropical psychedelia to a new audience with English-language debut "Life in the Tropics".

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Don the Tiger Unleashes a Sound That Spans Continents with 'Matanzas'

The latest project from Barcelona's most curious and ambitious musical export, Don the Tiger, is a moody melting pot called Matanzas.

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Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba's 'Miri' Is a Beautifully Unpredictable Work of Art

Bassekou Kouyate and band Ngoni Ba's unplugged new Malian folk music release Miri is anything but basic.

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Beirut Returns with Another Exquisite World Music Experiment in 'Gallipoli'

On Gallipoli, Beirut bridges indie music with traditional world music elements, creating a work of somber beauty.

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Rocky Dawuni Aims to Re-energize the Forces of Love and Hope on "Beats of Zion" (premiere)

Ghanaian roots-reggae star Rocky Dawuni leads the charge against apathy on new single "Beats of Zion".

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Carolina Lins and Os Planatos Give the Kaiser Chiefs' "I Predict a Riot" a Brazilian Touch (premiere)

Carolina Lins and Os Planatos put a Brazilian twist on a Kaiser Chiefs classic with a tropical take on "I Predict a Riot".

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West African's Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band Get Funky on 'Siri Ba Kele'

Complex jams bring a modern twist to classic West African styles on Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band's solid sophomore release, Siri Ba Kele.

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Deben Bhattacharya: Paris to Calcutta

Multimedia compilation Paris to Calcutta sheds a light on the complexities of ethnography by taking an in-depth look at musicologist Deben Bhattacharya's many works.

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Maarja Nuut and Ruum Conjure Subtle Magic on 'Muunduja'

This collaboration between two Estonian talents, Maarja Nuut and Ruum, is a refreshing melding of the electronic and the acoustic, of human voice, of string, of machine.

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