Each week on The World, we feature a unique selection of music, and every week we put together the highlights for you here.

The Macedonian singer once told The World that she hoped the Balkans would become better known for the “beauty of its music than for the bitterness of its wars.”

The demand is keeping record plants humming around the clock.

Each week on The World, we feature a unique selection of musicians, and every week we put it together for you here.

If Gabriel Garcia Marquez had a soundtrack to his stories, the music would come from the Colombian band Puerto Candelaria.

Here are the artists we featured on The World this week.

The Portuguese fado singer took a 5-year break from recording to be a full-time mom. Her new album brings her personal and professional worlds together with new depth.

El Perro Del Mar is a musician from Gothenburg, Sweden. Her real name is Sarah Assbring. The inspiration behind her latest album started with a visit to a museum that had instruments from around the globe. She included many of these on her new album, Kokoro.

Seun Kuti blames the rich and powerful for the social and economic inequality in the world today. And he's not surprised that a populist movement has voted someone like Donald Trump into office.

My Bubba is a Swedish/Icelandic duo with songs about food and broken relationships. And their name was not inspired by Bill Clinton's nickname.