world music

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Part of the so-called African Trilogy that occupied Side 2 of “Tap Root Manuscript,” “Soolaimón” offered up an idea of white-guy world music years before Peter Gabriel and Paul Simon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Their cross-cultural collaboration has been three years in the making and recently featured prominently at one of the UK's largest international folk and world music festivals.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

This included rare discs of world music, arcane complete series of early classical music, Ravi Shankar playing Indian ragas, Led Zeppelin and everything in between.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

A prolific musician, Jack DeJohnette also released numerous solo albums, blending jazz, world music, and sound experiments.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

I watched soccer, cartoons, music shows featuring British boy bands, and world music from Ireland, America, Burundi.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana