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Tomatito - Photo by Olga Holguín.
Events

Tomatito to Open Suma Flamenca 2022 on October 18

World Music Central News Room October 17, 2022 No Comments Flamencoflamenco guitarTomatitoworld music

Legendary flamenco guitarist Tomatito will open Suma Flamenca 2022, one of Spain’s largest flamenco festivals, tomorrow in Madrid. Tomatito will present the premiere of his…

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Mundial Montréal WOMEX 2022 showcase
Showcases

Canadian Artists Showcasing at WOMEX 2022

World Music Central News Room October 17, 2022 No Comments AfrotronixCanadian musicDjely Tapaiskwēworld fusionworld music

Mundial Montréal will be showcasing Canadian artists at the upcoming world music conference WOMEX in Lisbon. Portugal. The Canadian artists include Djely Tapa Djely Tapa…

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Ual-la! - Photo by Guido Vadilonga
Awards

Ual-la! Wins 2022 Andrea Parodi World Music Prize

World Music Central News Room October 16, 2022 No Comments a cappellaSpanish musicUal-laworld fusionworld music

The duo Ual-la, from Barcelona (Spain), ​​won the 15th edition of the Andrea Parodi Prize, the prestigious world music contest that took place October 13-15…

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Events

Purbayan Chatterjee with Rakesh Chaurasia and Ojas Adhiya to Perform in New York City

World Music Central News Room October 16, 2022 No Comments bansuriHindustani musicIndian classical musicOjas AdhiyaPurbayan ChatterjeeRakesh Chaurasiasitar

Purbayan Chatterjee with Rakesh Chaurasia and Ojas Adhiya are set to perform in New York Cityon Sunday, October 23, 2022, at Kaufman Music Center. The…

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Cover of the single El pavo real by Chancha Via Circuito
New Releases

Chancha Via Circuito Releases “El pavo real” from Upcoming Album

World Music Central News Room October 15, 2022 No Comments Chancha Via Circuitofolktronicaglobal electronicaPedro Canaleworld fusionworld music

Chancha Via Circuito (Pedro Canale) has released a single titled “El pavo real” (Wonderwheel Recordings) featuring the Meridian Brothers (Eblis Álvarez). Chancha became known worldwide…

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Bluegrass New Releases

Renowned Bluegrass Act Sister Sadie Releases New Single, “Diane”

World Music Central News Room October 14, 2022 No Comments BluegrassSister Sadieworld music

“Diane” is the title of the first Sister Sadie single for Mountain Home Music Company. The acclaimed bluegrass band recently played the song at the…

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East Nash Grass
Bluegrass

East Nash Grass Unveils New Single “Time At Hand”

World Music Central News Room October 11, 2022 No Comments BluegrassEast Nash Grassworld music

Nashville-based band East Nash Grass have a new single titled “Time At Hand” (Mountain Fever Records). The song was written by band member Harry Clark,…

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Ángela Zarzuela
Awards

Ángela Zarzuela Wins Flamenco Contest for Female Guitar Players

World Music Central News Room October 10, 2022 No Comments Ángela ZarzuelaCertamen de guitarra con nombre de mujerFlamencoworld music

Spanish guitarist Ángela Zarzuela won the first ‘Certamen de guitarra con nombre de mujer’ (Guitar contest with a woman’s name) award. The contest was organized…

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Events

Paige Su to Perform at 2022 World Music Festival @ Taiwan

World Music Central News Room October 10, 2022 No Comments harpPaige SuTaiwanese musicworld fusionworld music

Paige Su is set to perform at the 2022 World Music Festival @ Taiwan on October 15, 2022, Saturday, 7:00PM – 7:30PM (GMT+8) Taiwanese artist…

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​Rocky Dawuni - Neva Bow Down
Music videos

​Rocky Dawuni Launches “Neva Bow Down” Video

World Music Central News Room October 9, 2022 No Comments Ghanaian musicReggaeRocky Dawuniworld fusionworld music

​Rocky Dawuni, Ghana’s world music star and activist, has released a music video for the song “Neva Bow Down.” On “Neva Bow Down” Rocky got…

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