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17 September 2026 – WOMAD Aotearoa — First 2027 Lineup Taster
WOMAD Aotearoa reveals its first wave of international and local artists today for the March 2027 edition at the picturesque Bowl of Brooklands in Taranaki.
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14 September 2026 – Tinariwen — Montréal Tonight
Malian desert blues pioneers Tinariwen bring their North American tour to Théâtre Rialto in Montréal tonight, supporting their tenth studio album Hoggar.
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7 September 2026 – Saigon Soul Revival — Chốn Ta Về
Vietnam's Saigon Soul Revival return with Chốn Ta Về, expanding their psychedelic soul sound with traditional t'rung xylophone and sáo trúc flute.
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Marisa Anderson rewrites the folk archive on The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music
Marisa Anderson releases The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music via Thrill Jockey, drawing from Uzbek, Yemeni, Afghan, Armenian and Vietnamese traditions to ask what gets excluded when a country tells itself stories about roots.
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Ali Sethi and Gregory Rogove build cross-cultural intimacy on Room Jhoom
Ali Sethi and Gregory Rogove release Room Jhoom, a collaborative project that moves between ghazal, qawwali, Sufi influence, pop and Hindustani classical reference points, inviting listeners into a room where cultural histories do not need to be flattened to meet each other.
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N’Famady Kouyaté brings balafon-driven modern Mandingue energy to Birmingham
N’Famady Kouyaté plays The Sunflower Lounge in Birmingham on 11 May, bringing his modern take on West African Mandingue music into a UK indie venue.
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