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Category: Music videos

Owen Casey Easy Enough single artwork. A Compact Disc with images of two palms and song credits.
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Jamaica Meets Irie-Land

Tom Orr December 13, 2025 No Comments Celtic musicOwen CaseyReggae

Celtic reggae? Yup. Owen Casey hails from Ireland, and his track “Easy Enough” is a real charmer with traditional touches from his home country. But…

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Matt B standing in the middle of a rural path.
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Matt B’s Remarkable Intercontinental collaboration on New Single “They Know”

World Music Central News Room December 12, 2025 No Comments Matt Bworld fusionworld music

Grammy Award winner Matt B recently appeared in a cross-continental collaboration titled “They Know”. This new single brings together Rocky Dawuni (Ghana), Wouter Kellerman (South…

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The image presents a vintage-style illustrated poster in green tones. Several women surround a central figure, adjusting her hair and clothing. Bold yellow lettering reads “ME DIO PELUSA,” with smaller text above and below noting it as a film by “El Tragaluz” and “basada en una historia real.”
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Karmento Turns Envy Into A Party In New ‘Me dio pelusa’ Video

World Music Central News Room December 11, 2025 No Comments KarmentoSpanish musicworld music

Spanish singer-songwriter Karmento has released the video for “Me dio pelusa,” a contemporary zarzuela presented as a short film that extends the visual world of…

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Magoo - Photo by Jeff Fasano. A photo of the band with an effect that makes the musicians duplicated.
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Magoo Spins Jazz-Lit Newgrass on ‘What a Life’

World Music Central News Room December 11, 2025 No Comments BluegrassMagoonewgrassprogressive bluegrassworld music

Denver-based progressive bluegrass quartet Magoo will release their debut album What a Life on February 27, 2026. The ten-track set was mastered by two-time Grammy-winning…

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Carmel stands on a sandy shoreline beneath a pale sky, wrapped in sweeping, translucent orange fabric that lifts in the sea breeze.
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Butterfly-menco

Tom Orr December 10, 2025 No Comments CarmelFlamencoworld music

Giving the timeless tones of flamenco just the right amount of modern flourish, Spanish artist Carmel infuses “Mariposa Al Fuego” with a cool fire all…

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Bryan Sutton - Grandfather’s Clock cover artwork. A light violet cover with a photo of a leafless tree.
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Bryan Sutton Taps Sierra Hull For Playful “Grandfather’s Clock” Guitar Duet

World Music Central News Room December 9, 2025 No Comments BluegrassBryan Suttonworld music

Bryan Sutton has released the third entry in his From Roots to Branches duet series for Mountain Home Music Company. This song features the great…

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Periscopi Invertit Sa Ximbomba cover artwork. an illustration of a friction drum: a ximbomba or zambomba.
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Mediterranean Update

Tom Orr December 8, 2025 No Comments friction drumPeriscopi InvertitSpanish musicworld musicXimbombazambomba

Rooted in Mallorca folk tradition and funked up to just the right degree, “Sa Ximbomba” is the latest gem from U.K. band Periscopi Invertit.

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Tuuletar - Heponi mun (Mój koń nieborak) single artwork. A rain-soaked, high-energy scene shows Tuuletar's four women in bright outdoor gear laughing and flinging water as they sit on a bench in the dark. Each holds a rope or playful prop.
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Tuuletar feat. Joanna Słowińska Reveals Heponi mun (Mój koń nieborak) Single

World Music Central News Room December 7, 2025 No Comments

Finnish ensemble Tuuletar has released a new single titled Heponi mun (Mój koń nieborak) featuring Joanna Słowińska. This is a Polish traditional song with arrangements…

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The cover presents a steam locomotive enveloped in thick haze at a station platform, where a silhouetted rail worker stands near the engine. The scene leans on sepia tones. Blocky lettering spells out “Ashby Frank” above the larger title Mr. Engineer.
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Ashby Frank Rolls Out A Bluesy Waltz: “Mr. Engineer” Gets A Fresh Trackside Stop

World Music Central News Room December 5, 2025 No Comments Ashby FrankBluegrassworld music

Ashby Frank has released a new contemporary bluegrass version of “Mr. Engineer,” the Jimmy Martin and Paul Williams classic, via Mountain Home Music Company. The…

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Dark spheres envelop Carolyn-Trowbridge. she holds bright pink mallets that cross in her hands.
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Carolyn Trowbridge Unveils Hypnotic “Duchess Of Sheba”

World Music Central News Room December 4, 2025 No Comments Carolyn TrowbridgeEthio-jazzexoticaworld music

Austin Music Award–nominated musician and composer Carolyn Trowbridge has released “Duchess Of Sheba,” the lead single from her debut album Found Memories. The piece presents…

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