Transglobal Underground has announced “Doin’ the Moonshine,” its first release in several years. The new single introduces what the group describes as “Digisquaredance,” a style…
View More Transglobal Underground Returns With “Doin’ the Moonshine” TwistAuthor: World Music Central News Room
Eight Instrumentalists Compete in Seville for Flamenco’s Most Coveted Composition Prize
After adverse weather forced its postponement from February, the final of the III Premio SGAE de Flamenco Paco de Lucía will take place on May…
View More Eight Instrumentalists Compete in Seville for Flamenco’s Most Coveted Composition PrizeSami Yusuf’s New Album Weaves Ancient Chants Into One Global Voice
British-Azerbaijani composer Sami Yusuf will release Ecstasy on March 27, 2026, through Andante Records. The lead single, “Voices of the Earth,” opens on a solitary…
View More Sami Yusuf’s New Album Weaves Ancient Chants Into One Global VoiceKlezmatics Clock In With A New Protest Song
Grammy-winning klezmer group The Klezmatics have announced We Were Made For These Times, their 40th-anniversary recording, scheduled for release May 1. The lead single and…
View More Klezmatics Clock In With A New Protest SongAngélique Kidjo Shares New Single “Fall On Me”
(headline image: Angélique Kidjo — Photo by Brantley Gutiérrez) Angélique Kidjo has announced Hope!!, her new album, due April 24. In addition, she has released…
View More Angélique Kidjo Shares New Single “Fall On Me”Bryan Sutton And Joe Bonamassa Light Up “Blue Night”
Bryan Sutton has enlisted Joe Bonamassa for “Blue Night,” the latest release in Sutton’s From Roots to Branches guitar duets series. When Sutton introduced the…
View More Bryan Sutton And Joe Bonamassa Light Up “Blue Night”Irish-Latin fusion band Baile an Salsa to Perform “Salsa-Trad” in Dublin
(headline image: Baile An Salsa – photo by Julia Dunin) Irish-Latin fusion band Baile an Salsa is set to perform at The Button Factory, Dublin…
View More Irish-Latin fusion band Baile an Salsa to Perform “Salsa-Trad” in DublinBossa Nova and Beauty: Muca Meets Menescal
Brazilian musician Muca, the London-based project of Murillo Sguillaro, will release Beleza (Beauty) on May 29, 2026, in collaboration with 88-year-old bossa nova pioneer Roberto…
View More Bossa Nova and Beauty: Muca Meets MenescalTinariwen Roll Out “Amidinim Ehad Solan” Single
Tuareg band Tinariwen have released an animated music video of their single “Amidinim Ehad Solan” in advance of their upcoming album Hoggar. The artwork and…
View More Tinariwen Roll Out “Amidinim Ehad Solan” SingleIrish Folk Fusion Act Spodo Komodo Reveals ‘Rhythm = Power’
“Rhythm = Power” is the second single from Spodo Komodo, a new hybrid folk project by Scotland-based Irish flute player Tiernan Courrell (Trip).
View More Irish Folk Fusion Act Spodo Komodo Reveals ‘Rhythm = Power’
