Japan Shintaro Sakamoto Singer-songwriter Shintaro Sakamoto filters soul, funk, Latin music, rock’n’roll, and vintage Japanese pop through his own lens.
Slovenia Biggest Discoveries from MENT Ljubljana 2026 Kurdish psychedelia from Slovenia, Danish hardcore pop, old Balkan tales in noisy ecstasy and other highlights from this year’s edition one of our favourite showcase festivals.
World BEST ALBUMS OF 2025 From Argentina and Australia to Venezuela and Vietnam, enjoy our selection of music from 75+ countries from around the world.
Hungary Csinszka Transforming traditional folk songs into modern pop music, Csinszka creates sound that is her very own.
Latvia Keitija Bārbale On her new album, Latvian singer-songwriter Keitija Bārbale presents young person’s sense of the world and her place in it.
Japan LEO On his new album “microcosm”, LEO combines jazz, classical music and electronic music with Japanese koto.
Netherlands Tamara van Esch - “You’d Rather Fantasize” Dutch singer-songwriter Tamara van Esch teams up with dancer Anna Mikuła for a hypnotizing live performance video.
USA Ethiopia Meklit Ethiopian folk and jazz brought to the 21st century by phenomenal singer-songwriter Meklit.
Norway Cloud Cuckoo With roots from jazz, rock, and pop, Cloud Cuckoo’s debut album is all about dynamic variation.