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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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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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Events

¡Activista! An International Women’s Day Commemoration Framing Solidarity Through Culture

World Music Central News Room March 2, 2021 No Comments Farah SirajIrma PinedaNatu CamaraYu Kyung-hwa

An ad-hoc group of women representing various sectors in the arts and activism communities in the United States have joined forces with Chicago-based nonprofit arts…

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Obituaries

Vallenato Star Jorge Oñate Dies at 71

World Music Central News Room March 1, 2021 No Comments Colombian musicJorge Oñatevallenato

Award-winning Colombian vallenato star Jorge Oñate passed away on February 28, 2021. Jorge Antonio Oñate González was born on March 31, 1949 in Los Robles…

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Charts

An East African Journey Tops the Transglobal World Music Chart in March 2021

World Music Central News Room March 1, 2021 No Comments African musicOmar SosaTransglobal World Music Chartworld music

An East African Journey from Cuban pianist and composer Omar Sosa is the number one album at the Transglobal World Music Chart in March 2021.…

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Warsaw Village Band Number 1 at World Music Charts Europe in March 2021

World Music Central News Room March 1, 2021 No Comments Warsaw Village Bandworld musicWorld Music Charts Europe

The album Uwodzenie/Waterduction by Polish act Warsaw Village Band is the top recording at the World Music Charts Europe in March 2021. March 2021 Chart:…

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Reissue of Cumbia 1 & 2 Anthology

World Music Central News Room February 28, 2021 No Comments Colombian musiccumbia

World Circuit Records is reissuing Cumbia 1 & 2 on March 23, 2021. The anthology was compiled by the label’s own Nick Gold. The albums…

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Roberto Delira Introduces Kontinuum

World Music Central News Room February 27, 2021 No Comments lutePolish musicRobert JaworskiRoberto Delira

“Kontinuum” is the debut solo album of Polish musician Robert Jaworski, also known as the leader of experimental folk group Żywiołak. On this album, Jaworski…

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