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Ideologic Organ have released two new live albums featuring private recordings from 1986 of the late North Indian classical musician and dhrupad master Zia Mohiuddin Dagar.

Third Man Records release their second Greek Folk Music compilation. Lament In A Deep Style 1929 – 1931 shines the light on folk musician and clarinetist Kitsos Harisiadis. The release features the artwork of Robert Crumb. Listen to the first track Skaros.

There’s a long tradition both of Jewish political activism, and of artists and musicians fighting for social justice, and Ben Caplan fits proudly in both. He has used his considerable talent and unstoppable energy to create a mini-masterpiece that’s historic and timeless at the same time.

Following her recent 10th Anniversary Tour of Japan, Rachael Dadd shares her musical journey of a country she has grown to love – includes a very special playlist of Japanese artists that she loves and inspire her.

The world’s best-loved tabla player, Zakir Hussain, has transformed the instrument with his exquisite virtuosity and irresistible charm. This new compilation, compiled by Ken Hunt, places him in the spotlight.

WOMEX – the World Music Expo, have announced that the world-famous Kronos Quartet are to receive the 2018 WOMEX Artist Award and will conclude WOMEX 18 with a live concert in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Watch Follow, the new video from Tui Mamaki, taken from her new Beating Drum released EP which showcases her combination of odd meters and musical styles of traditional Bulgarian music with the English of her native New Zealand.

What does it mean to be a woman today? The new music video for LADAMA’s song, Confesión, asks this question as its members look for answers.

Buda Musique have remastered Mehr and Sher Ali’s seminal landmark Qawwali session from 1994 for vinyl for the first time. The brothers belong, like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, to the Qawwali school known as Panjabi ang.

World Music Network/ Riverboat Records are to be applauded for their continued championing of world music, and this excellent 25th Anniversary release should appeal to a wide spectrum of listeners.

Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, the greatest living master of the north Indian bamboo flute (bansuri), is to perform at Islington Assembly Hall on 17th June. We look back at his incredible musical journey.

Tinariwen have shared a live video on Youtube from their exceptional concert at Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord Paris on 28 June 2011. Watch them performing Asuf D Alwa from their Tassili album which was recorded and named after, the protected Algerian desert region of Tassili N’Ajjer.

Anandi Bhattacharya, the daughter of the legendary Hindustani slide guitarist Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya, is set to release Joys Abound on 27 July, her debut international album which draws influence from Ali Akbar Khan and Ravi Shankar to Joni Mitchell and Thom Yorke.

Don Kipper present the ‘Traditional Music of North-East London’. Watch the video for their new single, a scorching Greek number called Min Orkizese, taken from their forthcoming new album Seven Sisters, due for release on 29 June 2018.

A remarkable album of such texture and prowess that at points its scope, concentrated into the workings of two masters of their instruments, takes the breath away. The pacing, structure, packaging and context, including inspired liner notes from Andy Morgan, is all impeccable and it all combines to result in a truly inspired, beautifully conceived project.

Marcus Corbett is a singer, acoustic guitarist and composer based between Dorset, UK and Pune, Maharashtra, India, is about to embark on his debut UK tour with one of his key Indian collaborators, Tabla maestro Nitin Gaikwad. To celebrate, Marcus is releasing a new single: Barometer.

Communion is an excellent solo debut by an artist who is bringing the rich tradition of Korean folk music into the modern age. Stark, hypnotic, minimalist, full of rich hidden beauty.

The Turbans create a highly danceable stew of different musical styles from all over the world-“manywhere” as the band call it – played with fire and conviction, and first-rate musicianship.