Abelardo Carbono
Abelardo Carbonó, the godfather of champeta, was born in 1948 in Ciénaga, a small town between [...]
Africa Negra
For the past 40 years, Africa Negra have been indisputably the most important and genuine [...]
African Salsa Orchestra
The ASO is a dance machine that will ballad you from Cotonou to Cuba.
Alfie Ryner
Alfie Ryner was born in 2006 when five musicians came together with a common goal; to [...]
Amadou & Mariam
Husband-and-wife duo Amadou & Mariam are firmly established international stars from Mali.
AUX
Psychedelic pansori-rock from Korea.
Baciamolemani
Baciamolemani, Sicily’s favourite, blends traditional horn-heavy Italian rhythms with Balkan [...]
Bakolo Music International
The pioneers of congolese rumba.
Balkan Beat Box
Even more globalized than ever, Balkan Beat Box is ragga, hiphop and dancefloor electronica!
Basokin
Alienating & hypnotising guitar trance music from Congo
Bixiga 70
Six years after their inception, the Sao Paulo based Brazilian group Bixiga 70 continues to [...]
Blick Bassy
Blick Bassy formed his first band in Cameroon at the age of 17. They were called The Jazz Crew [...]
BLOW trio
Raw en groovy acoustic dance trio
Bulldozer
Fiery energetic champeta from Colombia
C4 Trio
Virtuous improv cuatro music from Venezuela
Chalo Correia
Chalo Correia, the new ‘vintage’ sound of Angola.
Chouk Bwa Libète
Chouk Bwa Libète is a traditional Haitian roots band — Mizik Rasin. Their music consists of [...]
Chromb!
Crazy noisy jazzrock.
Conjunto Papa Upa
A mind-blowing yet joyous-sounding assault takes you on a psychedelic journey with a possessed [...]
Depedro
On a constant search: Spanish singer, guitarist and songwriter Jairo Zavala a.k.a. Depedro has [...]
Derya Yildirim & Grup Şimşek
Groovy psych-pop from Anatolia
Dieter van der Westen
Dieter van der Westen is a Dutch songwriter who makes intriguing acoustic Americana songs with [...]
Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès
Vintage fuzzy psychedelic sounds from Senegal.
Dimitris Mystakidis
Folk guitar virtuoso and rembetiko revitaliser
Eliades Ochoa
Buena Vista Social Club® presents Eliades Ochoa. He is the voice of ‘Chan Chan’ and without [...]
Emel Mathlouthi
Her music has electro and trip hop rhythms and a modern sound – a new way forward for Tunisian music
Fatoumata Diawara
One of the most relevant female voices of the new African artistic generation
Fendika
Fendika is a ferocious five-piece Ethiopian band with two phenomenal dancers.
Fumaça Preta
Fumaça Preta (Black Smoke) bring together elements of tropicalia, psychedelic rock, fuzz funk [...]
Gasper Nali
Infectious upbeat music from Malawi
Gaye Su Akyol
Gaye Su Akyol is at the forefront of the new Istanbul scene. Her influences range from Selda [...]
Guy One & The Polyversal Souls
Guy One is a great kologo player from Northern Ghana who recently started touring with the [...]
H.A.T.
Mesmerising combination of electronics and traditional music in multimedia project REMIX <--> Culture.
Hanggai
From the steppes of Mongolia by way of Beijing, Hanggai is a crossover band that blends [...]
Idan Raichel
Multi-instrumentalist from Israel shows the world he is one of the most creative musicians of [...]
Idiotape
South Korean electronic trio Idiotape formed in 2008 in Seoul. Producer and synthesizer player [...]
Ifriqiyya Electrique
Spiritual and post-industrial ritual of Sidi Marzûq, Banga of Tozeur (Sahara, Tunisia)
Jambinai
Music that exist everywhere but belongs nowhere.
Kálmán Balogh
Kálmán Balogh is one of the foremost Hungarian cimbalom players, descending from a famous [...]
Kayhan Kalhor & Toumani Diabaté
The two virtuoso string players explore their musical cultures and influences together [...]
Kočani Orkestar
The mighty Macedonian brass band Kočani Orkestar took the Western world by surprise in 1997 [...]
Kondi Band
Kondi Band is a new Afro-electronic project, a collaboration between Sierra Leonean kondi [...]
Konono N°1
Konono N°1: Rough and honest in-your-face grooves from Kinshasa.
Kumbia Queers
Las Kumbia Queers describe their style as 1000% Tropi Punk – a wild mixture of Afro-Cuban and [...]
La Mambanegra
One of the best bands of the exploding Colombian indie scene!
La Yegros
La Yegros is the first woman signing to the renowned ZZK label. She is seen as the first lady [...]
LA-33
Within Bogotá's fiery music scene, LA-33 has emerged as Colombia’s most famous touring salsa orchestras.
Liu Fang
The empress of pipa and guzheng. Music from the classical and folkloric traditions.
Los Pirañas
Dance to this psychedelic connection between champeta, afrobeat, rock and cumbia.
Lula Pena
Lula Pena, the reclusive Portuguese singer, composer, guitarist and poet, has achieved a rare [...]
Luna Zegers
The Dutch Luna Zegers isn't your average kind of flamenco singer: in 2015, she graduated as [...]
Maïa Barouh
Maïa Barouh sings using a special technique from a small island in the South of Japan, mixing [...]
Mamadou Kelly
From Goundam and Niafunke, the heart of Mali’s blues delta, virtuoso Mamadou Kelly is a [...]
Mário Lúcio
Mário Lúcio is one of the most influential figures of the Cape Verdean music scene
Mbongwana Star
This group of street musicians from Kinshasa, Congo, play a fusion of funk, rock, rumba and vintage R&B.
Memo Pimiento Electric Orchestra
The cadence of cumbia with electro punch
Meridian Brothers
Touching down from Bogota, Columbia, Meridian Brothers are here to shoot their deliciously [...]
Metá Metá
Metá Metá mix foundations of candomblé with influences ranging from Afrobeat to Afrosambas, bebop...
Mydy Rabycad
Energy, charm, happiness and sex-appeal. Lightness of syncopes combined with uncompromising [...]
Nahawa Doumbia
Powerful vocals and rhythms from Mali.
Narasirato
Traditional but with unmistakable pulses of reggae and rock - UNCUT
Ni
The big bad Ni has left the linear roads of the French department of Ain in order to live in a [...]
Nine Treasures
Five young musicians, hailing from the remote Hulunbuir in Inner Mongolia, where heavy metal [...]
O Rappa
Multi Latin GRAMMY Nominated Brazilian reggae/rock band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Orlando Julius
Veteran Nigerian saxophonist and pioneer of Afro soul and Afrobeat.
Orquesta El Macabeo
Old school salsa with rock attitude from Puerto Rico.
Otava Yo
A group of folk musicians in St. Petersburg, Russia, spontaneously formed Otava Yo in 2005 [...]
Oumou Sangaré
Malian diva delivers a modernised version of the traditional, rural music of the enigmatic and [...]
Park Jiha
Equal parts Korean folk, Western classical & jazz create a contemplative mix to fall in love with
Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band
Pat Thomas is one of Ghana’s all-time great vocalists, also known as 'The Golden Voice Of Africa'.
PinioL
Lustful musical craziness, squared!
Pixvae
Spectacular latin core.
PoiL
Impressive and delirious, PoiL is lead by three musicians who know no limitations and prohibitions.
Rabasa
Rabasa is a typical exponent of the Cape Verdian diaspora and a respected guest of [...]
Roberto Fonseca
Since the beginning of his musical career in the early 1990s, Cuban-born multi-instrumentalist [...]
Rocky Marsiano
Tropical beats with vintage Angolan and Capeverdian influences.
Romperayo
Romperayo sounds like a fast moving musical journey through Colombian tropical folklore, a [...]
Rupa & The April Fishes
Fiery, engaging and wide-reaching, their music is the soundtrack for a world teetering at the [...]
Shan Ren
Shan Ren, literally “mountain men”, have become one of China’s top indie folk bands since [...]
Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar
Godfather of the Balkan Beats.
Socalled
Socalled is a pianist, producer, composer, arranger, rapper, singer, journalist, photographer [...]
Söndörgő
“Söndörgö are proving themselves to be one of Europe’s most versatile and exciting bands.” [...]
Songhoy Blues
Timbuktu indie kids Songhoy Blues, stars of the Africa Express album
Suboi
Suboi is a force to be reckoned with, thanks to her mad skills of proficiency to interchange [...]
Supergombo
Kickass jazzy afrofunk.
Svara Samsara
Explosive contemporary percussion from Indonesia
Tabanka
Energetic and festive funaná from Cape Verde.
Tal National
Tal National are from Niamey, the capital city of Niger. They’ve had several #1 songs in their [...]
Tamikrest
Echoes of dub, blues, psychedelia, funk and even art-rock are seamlessly weaved into Tamikrest [...]
Taraf de Haïdouks
Taraf de Haïdouks are considered as the epitome of Gypsy music’s fabulous vitality, ever since [...]
The Gwoof
Raw steamy funkrock with sharp-edged grooves
The Mahotella Queens
The Mahotella Queens are true South African legends!
The Trees And The Wild
Indonesia’s The Trees and the Wild have a sound that can tie your brain up in knots while you try...
Toko Telo
Honoured at home and acclaimed abroad, these veteran performers revisit their shared southern roots,
Toumani & Sidiki
Kora-master Toumani Diabaté presents his son Sidiki - 72nd generation of griots - to the world
TRAD.ATTACK
TRAD.ATTACK! takes inspiration from old Estonian archive recordings and from the music of today.
Trio Da Kali
Trio Da Kali is a group of outstanding musicians from the Mande culture of southern Mali.
Troker
This is funkadelic jazz from the tequila land to the world!
Tulegur
Tulegur (刚子) a native from Inner Mongolia mixes throat singing with guitar playing, a singer songwri
Turtle Island
Turtle Island fuses traditional Japanese carnival beats with other musical elements including [...]
uKanDanz
uKanDanZ is an unusual meeting between an electric quartet from France and Asnak [...]
Vaudou Game
Vaudou Game is one of the newest most exciting bands on the scene. Peter Solo, singer and [...]
Vuma Levin Quintet
“Vuma Levin is destined to be one of South African Jazz's greatest musicians” - Mail and Guardian
Waldemar Bastos
Born on the border of Angola and Congo in 1954, Waldemar Bastos started singing and making music...
Yat-Kha
The music of Yat-Kha is an organic mix of rock and musical traditions of Siberia and Central Asia
숨[SU:M]
Korean traditional music adapted to a modern life.