Red Baraat performs live on Mountain Stage. Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage hide caption
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Debashish Bhattacharya performs at a Tiny Desk Concert in September 2013. Chloe Coleman/Chloe Coleman/NPR hide caption
Composer, musician and DJ Cheb I Sabbah, who died Thursday at age 66. Shay Peretz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kanniks Kannikeswaran leads the Greater Cincinnati Indian Community Choir in 2012, as it competes at the World Choir Games in Cincinnati. Courtesy of Kanniks Kannikeswaran hide caption
Among Betto Arcos' new music picks from Brazil is percussionist Wilson Das Neves, who has been an active and integral part of Rio De Janeiro's music scene since he began playing professionally in the 1950s. Daryan Dornelles/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Anoushka Shankar's new album, Traces of You, comes out Tuesday. Harper Smith/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Who Is William Onyeabor? is being released by the Luaka Bop record label. It comes out Oct. 29. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Who Is William Onyeabor?
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Anoushka Shankar's new album, Traces of You, comes out Tuesday. Harper Smith/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Anoushka Shankar And Norah Jones: Half-Sisters Collaborate At Last
Omar Souleyman performed during NPR Music's showcase at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Loren Wahl for NPR hide caption
"Shoogle your hurdies" is a Scottish phrase that essentially means "shake your booty." Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption
Kaani is Tal National's third studio album. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Omar Souleyman's new album, Wenu Wenu, comes out Oct. 22. Hisham Bharoocha/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wenu Wenu
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Singer Alsarah, whose life has taken her from Sudan to Yemen to Brooklyn and who is part of The Nile Project. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi performs a Tiny Desk Concert for NPR Music in Washington, D.C. Erica Yoon/NPR hide caption
Kronos Quartet performs with Sahr Ngaujah (front) and Abena Koomson (center) at New York's Lincoln Center. Red Hot + Fela, a compilation album, comes out Oct. 8. David Andrako/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Red Hot + Fela
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