Los Angeles-based Cambodian-American rock band Dengue Fever have announced their first European tour dates of 2009, in support of their new documentary Sleepwalking Through the…
The Med Festival in Loulé (Portugal) returns from 24 to 28 June, 2009. For this year’s edition of the Med Festival, the organizers are once…
Six Degrees Records has announced the signing of Vieux Farka Touré, the fast rising Malian guitarist/singer/songwriter, and son of the legendary Ali Farka Touré. Vieux…
Greentrax Recordings released The Full Set, The Occasionals’ sixth album (5th on Greentrax), and, as the title suggests, this one really is "The Full Set"…
Various Artists – Musica do Espirito Santo (Secretaria da cultura/SEBRAE/Quorum, 2008) The Brazilian state of Espirito Santo (southeast Brazil) put together a boxed set of…
Legendary US banjo wizard Bela Fleck will fit a performance at Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration festivities in between his two Celtic Connections concerts. Fleck, who…
Building on its success in 2008, the On Queue Performing Artists agency is again producing the Northern Realms Showcase, featuring world music and jazz talent…
The Music of Ammasu is a collection of field recordings featuring the Ammasu Akapoma Group. They were made in 1976 in Brong-Ahafu, Ghana. The group…
The holidays are soon upon us. With the economy on shaky ground and folks feeling edgy, World Music Central has worked especially hard in finding…
On December 9, 2008, Fula Flute will release its new CD " Mansa America" on Completelly Nuts Records. The CD features the hit song "Obama"…