Best New Global Music, February 2026 (#1421)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Hami Hamoo, Moussa Koita, Michaël Havard & Habib Meftah – Sefar – Siya
Monoswezi – Pakashaya – Moyo
Bamako Airlines – Khaira – Volume III – EP
Leo Middea – Fio de Bronze – Noticia de Puglia
Temenik Electric – Habibi – Habibi My Love
Yinon Muallem – Take a risk – Aegina’s Secret
Yilian Cañizares – Yo Soy – Vitamina Y
Ludom – A Rua – Ludom
Tram des Balkans – Krepotrip – Alligator
Neba Solo & Benogo Diakité – Ba Ngolo – A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking (The Complete Sessions)
Zenekar – Byzantine – Swirls
Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical – Inka – Galaxia Tropical (Analog Africa No.43)
Le Bal Jacquin – Raoult Cha-cha-cha – Au Bout du Bout (feat. Bazbaz & Oriane Lacaille)
Rahu (the fool) – Zile – On the Dance Floor / Uz deju grīdas

Hour 2:
Manika Kaur – Woman in Punjab (feat. Jyotsna Srikanth) – Woman in Punjab (feat. Jyotsna Srikanth) – Single
Ablaye Cissoko, Kiya Tabassian & Constantinople – Amadou – Estuaire
Cara de Espelho – A Seita – B
Umaisha (Maldives) – Dhannahen – Love Songs Around The World
Nilza Costa – Ogum suite – Cantigas
Hersi Matmuja & Jacopo Conoci – STRUKA E CUCËS (feat. Valerio Daniele & Vito De Lorenzi) – Lum
Da Cruz – 10 noites – Som Sistema
Zanna – Pele Boa – Reflexo
Ben Aylon & Cheikh Lô – Terranga – Terranga – Single
BashElán – Engem szeress (Manele) – Titkon
Catrin Finch, Ana-Gwen Wigley & Pegi Wigley – Kin – Notes to Self
Adir Jan – Melê – Al Mast
Crossing (Diabaté/Martella/Schiavone) – Hope – The Path Before Us
Alessandra Leão, Liniker & Chico Correa – Tatuzinho – Tatuzinho – Single
Banditori (excerpt) – La nott’è long’ – Banditori – EP
Nusantara Beat – Gapura – Nusantara Beat

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Songs of fools and games from around the planet to celebrate this April Fool’s day.

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Hour 1
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars – I’m Not a Fool – Living Like a Refugee
Aka Pygmies – Child game – Nze-nze-nze – Musical Anthology Of The Aka Pygmies
Saimniekdeli – Rahu the Fool – Folk & great tunes from Latvia

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New Global Sounds (#1394)New Global Sounds (#1394)

Hour 1 (artist – song – album):
Yasak Helva – At Arabası – Atamba
Yaniss Odua – Ghetto – Mon frère
Maëla Raoult – Nick & Raff’s towing – The Hen House
Ahmed Mukhtar, Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde & Demi Garcia Sabat – Al – Hambra – Al – Hambra (feat. Demi Garcia Sabat)
Mádé Kuti – Oya – Chapter 1: Where Does Happiness Come From?
Peyoti for President – Palestinian Children – Your Comfort Zone
Habib Koité, Aly Keita & Lamine Cissokho – Benkan (feat. Mama Koné) [Live] – Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studios
Congadar – Senhor Xaxará – Aprendi Com Meus Antepassados
Chettini and the Turkish Trio – Cobra Shake – Oriental Soul
Lindal – Calús – Gris Cenre – EP
Les Collectif Tango Negro Caceres – Tocá Tango – Tribute to Juan Carlos Cáceres
ODUCHU – Dugay Guys – Nostalgia
Africa Express – Dorhan Oullhin (What the Heart Desires) [feat. Imarhan & Damon Albarn] – Africa Express Presents… Bahidorá
Kanazoé Orkestra – Dabara – Balabeatz
Bim Bam Orchestra – Kidege – Wadoo Island

Hour 2:
Putumayo & Rocky Dawuni – Shine a Light – World Beach Party by Putumayo
Nizar Rohana Trio, Tony Overwater, Nizar Rohana & Ruven Ruppik – Maria – The Mco Session – EP
Holly Holden – Leona – al andar
Payadora Tango Ensemble – Gaucho de las Pampas – Legend of Carau
Désiré François & CASSIYA – Fam – Nou Zistwar / Back in the Days
Adrian Quesada – Bravo – Boleros Psicodélicos II
Igor Bozanic – Snijeg pade na behar, na voće (Snow fell on the flowers, on the fruit) – Žega
Nasibo Mutize – Stop Over – Stop Over – EP
Ekowmania & The Rhythmers – Rasta Fo – Ekowmania & The Rhythmers – EP
Althea SullyCole – Edou (excerpt) – Due West
Maria Mazzotta – Canto e sogno (feat. Volker Goetze) – Onde
Haris Pilton – TROUBLE, TROUBLE, RAKIJA (feat. The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra) – Soon In Your Village (feat. The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra)
Mahotella Queens – Mpho Ke Lehlohonolo (Take Care Of Your Gift) – Buya Buya: Come Back

Music of Landlocked Nations (#1283)Music of Landlocked Nations (#1283)

Hour 1
(artist – song – album)
Maleh – Nje – You Make My Heart Go
Sotho Sounds – Ha Kele Monateng – Junk Funk
Fratelli La Strada – Luna Croissant – Pop
Sonam Dorji – Goenzang Gi Chogla – Music from the Mountains of Bhutan
Beko the Storyteller – Black Coffee – Alternate African Reality – Electronic, Electroacoustic And Experimental Music From Africa And The Diaspora
Will Glahé und sein Orchester – Lichtensteiner Polka – The Polka King: Will Glahe & His Orchestra – Recordings 1957- 1958
Zdob și Zdub – Hardcore Moldovenesc – Ethnomecanica
Trigon – Transylvanian Dreams – The Voice of My Earth
SEDAA – Duulal – Mongolian Meets Oriental
Egschiglen – Temujin (Folk Legend) – Sounds of Mongolia
Pratap Bhattarai & Kutumba – Sherpa – Mero Nepal
Mokhira – Seni Sevdim – Galing Galing
Yulduz Turdiyeva – Ey Tir – Tamanno
Sevara Nazarkhan – Yol Bolsin – Yol Bolsin (Real World Gold)

Hour 2
Frigg – Taklax G – Perintö – Heritage
Leningrad – Zvezdi I Luna (Stars And Moon) – Pulya (Bullet)
Groupa – Para empezar a cantar (feat. Mats Edén, Jonas Simonson, Terje Isungset, Skúli Sverrisson & Vanesa Muela) – Kind of Folk, Vol. 4 Iberia (feat. Terje Isungset, Mats Edén & Jonas Simonson)
Morgan Heritage – Afreeca The Future – The Homeland
Ernesto Djédjé – Golozo – Roi Du Ziglibithy (Analog Africa Dance Edition No. 15) – EP
Satellites – Deli Deli – Big Baglama – Single
Nidi D’Arac – Camina, ciucciu! (feat. Soulee B. & Yasmine) – Jentu
Roopa Panesar – Awakening – Atma – The Soul
Marala – Canción del Varear – Jota de morir
Trigon – On the Road to Chsinau (excerpt) – The Voice of My Earth
Nenĭa Iră – Quand ça va pas – Nenĭa Iră
Roberta Roman – Ojos negros – La Petite Naples, Vol. 2: Opération sultan
Raíz – Napule doceamara (feat. Radicanto) – Si l’ammore è o cuntrario d”a morte (feat. Radicanto)
Alhaji Waziri Oshomah – I Forget Not Mother – Vol. 3