Glitterbeat

Acclaimed Welsh composer Cerys Hafana unveils their third album, Angel, a deep exploration of minimalism and avant-folk centred on the Welsh triple harp. Joined by a trio of exploratory musicians, Hafana blends traditional Welsh song with contemporary Breton rhythms on the spellbinding first single, “Helynt Ryfeddol,” confirming their place as a vital innovator.

Noura Mint Seymali’s ‘Yenbett’ arrives after a nine-year studio hiatus, a testament to enduring growth. Co-produced by her longtime drummer Matthew Tinari and Mdou Moctar’s Mikey Coltun, the album’s first single, “Guéreh,” is a resurgent wedding dance from Mauritania’s past. Seymali, a griot and ardine master, breathes kaleidoscopic new life into this hidden gem; an electrifying reintroduction to an artist constantly pushing boundaries.

Scottish smallpipes player Brìghde Chaimbeul shares her latest single from her forthcoming album, Sunwise. An old vocal dance song dating from 1934 ‘She Went Astray’ “is all about the rhythm of the language.”

Park Jiha is a master of creating conceptual soundscapes, and ‘All Living Things’ is humbling, enchanting and sometimes quietly alarming in the starkness of its structure. It is a beautiful, inimitable creation.

Japanese psych-rock trio Kuunatic announce new album ‘Wheels of Ömon’, performed by ritual rhythms, chanted vocals, throbbing electric bass and ancient folk instruments. Listen to their lead single, Disembodied Ternion.

Hailing from Lisbon, Ana Lua Caiano is the latest signing to Glitterbeat – her fusion of electronic and traditional Portuguese music is empowering, inspiring and confrontational.

Mawja, the latest album from the Sahrawi songwriter, musician and activist Aziza Brahim, finds her expanding her musical influences…it’s a compelling listen and truly representative of music without frontiers.