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International Songwriting Competition Announces 2020 Finalists

World Music Central News Room March 11, 2021 2 Comments International Songwriting Competition

International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has announced the 2020 finalists. A total of 324 finalists have been selected from more than 26,000 entries representing 158 countries…

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Events

We Banjo 3: Live From Ireland

World Music Central News Room March 11, 2021 No Comments We Banjo 3

We Banjo 3 (WB3) are set to perform on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 5:00 pm EST. The virtual experience, We Banjo 3: Live From…

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GrassRoots Live! at Shakori Hills 2021

World Music Central News Room March 11, 2021 No Comments American folk musicBluegrassGrassRoots LiveShakori Hills Grassroots Festival

Shakori Hills festival organizers have announced GrassRoots Live! at Shakori Hills: an intimate, Pod-based, socially-distanced, limited capacity series of one night concerts on the Meadow…

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Jupiter & Okwess To Release Na Kozonga

World Music Central News Room March 9, 2021 No Comments Congolese musicJupiter & Okwess

Congolese band Jupiter & Okwess is set to release its new album “Na Kozonga” on April 23, 2021. “Na Kozonga” is the fruit of the…

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A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Reissue of Rare Progressive Folk from Oberon

World Music Central News Room March 8, 2021 No Comments Oberonprogressive folk

A new, remastered edition of Oberon’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream will be available April 16, 2021. Oberon was a progressive folk music band from the…

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Lebanese Artist Tania Saleh Rolls Out “10 A.D.”

World Music Central News Room March 6, 2021 No Comments Lebanese musicTania Saleh

Lebanese singer-songwriter Tania Saleh has released a new album titled “10 A.D.” (10 Years After Divorce). “10 A.D.” explores the conditions for women from different…

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A Maid In Bremen, New Release from John Renbourn Group

World Music Central News Room March 5, 2021 No Comments English Folk musicfolk-rockJohn RenbournJohn Renbourn Group

Mig Music is releasing the new album from the John Renbourn Group titled “A Maid In Bremen (Live At Roemer, Bremen Feb. 14th 1978)”. In…

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WOMEX Call For Proposals for 2021 Conference

World Music Central News Room March 4, 2021 No Comments showcasewomexworld music

The world music expo, WOMEX, is calling artists, bands, DJs and music producers, filmmakers, industry experts and visionaries to submit proposals for the 2021 program.…

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Music videos

Piers Faccini Releases ‘Foghorn Calling’ Music Video

World Music Central News Room March 4, 2021 1 Comment Piers Faccini

British-Italian artist Piers Faccini has released a new single titled ‘Foghorn Calling.’ The song appears in his forthcoming album ‘Shapes Of The Fall’, scheduled for…

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Son Elegante from Raúl Gutiérrez and his Cuban Stars available in April 2021

World Music Central News Room March 2, 2021 No Comments Cuban musicmamboRaúl Gutiérrez

Son Elegante is the title of an album from Raúl Gutiérrez y sus Estrellas Cubanas. The Cuban-style dance orchestra recording features some of the top…

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