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K D Babukishan Releases “Bollywood Blockbuster Soundtracks” Worldwide

World Music Central News Room August 16, 2020 No Comments Babu KishanBollywoodIndian music

Bollywood ‘Indian Cinema’ Hit songs from 1980 -2000’s is a new album from acclaimed Indian composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Babu Kishan, aka Krishnendu Das. The…

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Gitkin to Release New Album Safe Passage in September 2020

World Music Central News Room August 15, 2020 No Comments Gitkinworld fusion

Gitkin (aka Brian J) has announced the release of a new album titled Safe Passage. This week he has unveiled the first single from the…

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Afel Bocoum Launches Animated Video “Penda Djiga”

World Music Central News Room August 15, 2020 No Comments Afel BocoumMalian music

Malian musician Afel Bocoum has unveiled a new single titled “Penda Djiga” released on video, animated by Oriane Rondeau. The track is included in Bocoum’s…

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Ethiopian supergroup Qwanqwa to Release Volume 3 Album

World Music Central News Room August 13, 2020 No Comments Ethiopian musicQwanqwa

Qwanqwa, a five-piece band featuring some of the best musicians based in Addis Ababa, has announced the release of a new album titled Volume 3.…

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Orchestra Baobab reissues “Specialist In All Styles” on vinyl for the first time

World Music Central News Room August 13, 2020 No Comments Afro-Cuban musicOrchestra BaobabSenegalese music

World Circuit Records will reissue Orchestra Baobab’s Specialist In All Styles on vinyl for the first time. The release date is September 25, 2020. Orchestra…

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Acclaimed Angolan Musician and Composer Waldemar Bastos Dies at 66

World Music Central News Room August 10, 2020 No Comments Angolan musicWaldemar Bastos

Singer-songwriter, composer and guitarist Waldemar Bastos, one of Angola’s leading artists, died on Sunday, August 9, 2020. On Bastos’ official Facebook page, the family stated:…

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Madison World Music Festival 2010 to Be Held Online

World Music Central News Room August 9, 2020 No Comments Farah SirajLakou MizikNaty CamaraRebulúworld music

The Wisconsin Union Theater’s free Madison World Music Festival will showcase an online multicultural music experience to patrons September 11-12, 2020 with live and recorded…

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Global Music Month 2020 Premieres This Fall

World Music Central News Room August 4, 2020 No Comments Asmaa HamzaouiGlobal Music MonthLakou MizikRahim AlHajVäsenworld music

This autumn, the Consortium of World Music Presenters will introduce the debut of Global Music Month 2020. The event is a month-long, online festival of…

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Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger

World Music Central News Room August 4, 2020 No Comments American folk musicKronos QuartetPete Seegerwestern classical music

Smithsonian Folkways has announced a new album titled ‘Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger.’ The release date is October 9th, 2020.…

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Lonnie Park and the Earth Band Announce ‘My Earth Songs’

World Music Central News Room August 3, 2020 1 Comment Baaba MaalLonnie Park and the Earth Bandworld music

In June of 2020, more than 25 million viewers in 75 countries watched the My Earth Songs Virtual Live Concert, a global initiative with Vivendi…

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