Hear the combination of percussion and electronics in works performed by Brooklyn-based Pathos Trio, by Jlin with Third Coast Percussion and music from South African collective IzangoMa.

New York-based collective Too Sad For The Public takes on American roots music – folk ballads, fiddle tunes, early blues, New Orleans second line grooves - and plays in-studio. 

Hear works inspired by football/Fútbol (soccer, as it is known in the USA), from Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Ségal, Spanish rapper C. Tangana, English composer Michael Nyman, and more.

The South African guitarist Derek Gripper plays together with oud master Rahim AlHaj, from the 2025 New York Guitar Festival, recorded at Kaufman Music Center's Merkin Hall.

Hear songs about foxes, manatees, octopuses and siphonophores, Oh My, from Inuk singer/composer Tanya Tagaq, bassist/composer Meshell Ndegeocello, and violinist/composer Carla Kihlstedt.

Hear works that draw on music of North Africa, Southeastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Far East, all featuring western strings from the Sphinx Virtuosi and the Silk Road Ensemble. 

Hear music by American composer Moondog, aka Louis T. Hardin, as played by NYC ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra with Kronos Quartet, Italian trio Hobocombo, and guitarist Sean Shibe.

Hear music with field recordings of birds from Polish cellist Resina, Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara's concerto for orchestra and birds, and music by the late Jóhann Jóhannsson.

Hear music from Grammy-winning Beninese diva Angelique Kidjo; California-based Iranian singer Mamak Khadem; Canadian Inuk musician Tanya Tagaq; and jazz vocalist/composer Kavita Shah.