The late Dr. G Yunupingu performing in Melbourne, Australia in 2008. In accordance with Aboriginal custom, his family and record label have requested that no photos of his face be used. Kristian Dowling/Getty Images hide caption
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A still from Mashrou' Leila's "Roman" video. YouTube hide caption
Guitarist Ray Phiri on stage with his band Stimela in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2007. Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images/Getty Images hide caption
For Mogoya, her first album in eight years, Oumou Sangaré enlisted young Swedish and French producers to help rejuvenate her sound. Benoit Peverelli/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
South African legend Miriam Makeba performing at Zaire 74. The performances of the African artists on the 1974 music festival's lineup have been unearthed for a new live album. Courtesy of Stewart Levine hide caption
David Lewiston, making one of his field recordings in an undated photo. Courtesy of Nonesuch Records hide caption
The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda is out May 5. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Aamir Ame co-wrote the viral hit "Dead Eye," a tribute to Kashmiris whose eyesight was damaged by pellet guns used by security forces to quell demonstrations. He calls it his first "political" song. Syed Shahriyar hide caption
Les Amazones d'Afrique's new album is called République Amazone. Tiago Augusto/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Spoek Mathambo's new album, Mzansi Beat Code, comes out April 14. Kent Andreasen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Indian vocalist Kishori Amonkar and tabla player Zakir Hussain posing at an awards ceremony in Mumbai, India in February 2016. Amonkar died on April 3, 2017 at age 84. STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Ahmed (left) and Hasan Alzuabi perform at Sound Stage Studios in Nashville. Ann Powers/NPR hide caption
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Orchestra Baobab's new album, Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng, comes out March 31. Youri Lenquette/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Album art for Brazilian band Bixiga 70's 2016 Record Store Day release, The Copan Connection: Bixiga 70 Meets Victor Rice. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Cuban drummer Yissy García is one of Betto Arcos' travel finds. Larisa López/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Pakistani cyclists ride past a wall image of late Sufi musician Amjad Sabri alongside a street in Karachi on June 27, 2016. Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
After His Assassination, A Pakistani Artist's Family Keeps His Song Alive
A still from the Brazilian band Cabruêra's video for their song "Beira Mar" (Seashore). Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Relatives comfort Mujjudid Sabri (front, center), son of Pakistani singer Amjad Sabri, who was killed Wednesday in an attack by gunmen in Karachi. Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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