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Category: Music videos

Lussa Lussa Reels cover artwork. A distant photo of the band members in the countryside.
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Let There Be Lussa: Scottish Quartet Shines on Lussa Reels

World Music Central News Room July 26, 2025 No Comments Celtic musicLussaScottish musicworld music

Celtic band Lussa has released “Lussa Reels,” a new collection of lively traditional and original tunes. Named after the Latin word for “light,” the emerging…

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The single cover for Las Panteras – La Vendedora features a green backdrop with graffiti-style accents, two women adorned with flowers and colorful braids. One holds a bouquet and wears oversized sunglasses, while the other beams upward, wrapped in a scarf. The title and artist name appear in white script and bold caps.
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Buy What They’re Selling

Tom Orr July 25, 2025 1 Comment Afro-Cuban musicCuban musicLas Panterasworld music

“La Vendedora” (the seller) by Cuban/French duo Las Panteras (Eliene Castillo and Martha Galarraga) is a sassy bit of scritchy-scratchy Latin rhythm, jaunty piano, call-and-response…

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A Highland landscape stretches across the cover, with a winding loch framed by golden-brown hills and distant mountains. "Lochcarron" appears in serif lettering at the top, while “Rhuvaal” is handwritten in white near the bottom.
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Scottish folk band Rhuvaal Drops “Lochcarron”

World Music Central News Room July 24, 2025 No Comments Celtic musicRhuvaal

Rhuvaal, a six-piece contemporary Celtic folk group from Argyll, has released a new single titled “Lochcarron.” Formed in 2015, the band has spent the past…

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The single cover for Lili features a violet brushstroke on a soft pink textured background. The handwritten title “lili” in black in the lower right corner.
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Clarifying the clarinet

Tom Orr July 21, 2025 No Comments clarinetcontemporary jazzLatin jazzOriol Marès

The clarinet is often thought of as an instrument of limited appeal and possibilities, but anyone who opines thusly should listen to “Lili,” an instrumental…

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The cover for Everybody’s Got Their Nine Pound Hammer by Ashby Frank features an image of a man struggling under the weight of numerous oversized hammers strapped to his back. Set against a barren landscape with distant mountains and a cloudy sky. The vintage-style lettering emphasizes the title and artist’s name.
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Ashby Frank Swings the Hammer on New Bluegrass Anthem

World Music Central News Room July 20, 2025 No Comments Ashby FrankBluegrassworld music

Ashby Frank returns to hard-driving bluegrass territory with Everybody’s Got Their Nine Pound Hammer, a high-octane reflection on labor, hardship, and resilience. Written by three-time…

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The album cover for A Hospedaria dos Jamais Iluminados by Máquina Voadora features a graffiti-style illustration of a dark-skinned figure with yellow and red facial highlights, drawn over a wood-textured background. Above the head floats a red box with a sketched boot. Handwritten text in black and red surrounds the figure.
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A Progressive Twosome

Tom Orr July 19, 2025 No Comments Brazilian musicMáquina Voadoraworld fusionworld music

A Brazilian duo called Máquina Voadora mixes dance rhythms from their home country with rock, jazz and soul overtones on a track called “A hospedaria…

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Kim Carnie sitting on a sofa, smiling.
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Kim Carnie Unveils Gaelic-West African Fusion with New Single

World Music Central News Room July 18, 2025 No Comments Celtic musicKim CarnieScottish musicworld fusionworld music

Multi-award-winning singer-songwriter Kim Carnie has released a new single, Òran na Bèiste Maoile (Càrn Records), ahead of her second solo album due in September 2025.…

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The album cover for Pickin’ On Creedence Clearwater Revival: Bluegrass Rising features a blurred, swirling image of green foliage and sky. The album title is centered in white and light blue text, with “Pickin’ On” in a retro script and “featuring Iron Horse” below in smaller type.
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Iron Horse Puts a Bluegrass Spin on Creedence’s “Bad Moon Rising”

World Music Central News Room July 15, 2025 No Comments BluegrassIron Horseworld music

Iron Horse has released a new music video for “Bad Moon Rising,” featured on their latest album Pickin’ On Creedence Clearwater Revival: Bluegrass Revival: Since…

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The cover of Pipo Romero's Tangos del Atlántico features an image resembling a reflection on water. A blurred figure appears distorted beside textured vertical lines that resemble mooring ropes or natural fibers. The album title is prominently displayed in bold, all-caps serif typeface, but it is flipped upside down.
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Tangos Across the Pond: Pipo Romero Blends Genres in Bold New Single

World Music Central News Room July 15, 2025 No Comments Pipo Romeroworld music

Guitarist and composer Pipo Romero has released “Tangos del Atlántico,” his second preview of the upcoming album Alborada, due out in October. This follows his…

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The single cover for "Lover of the Road" by Benson captures a shot from a speeding car at sunset, with motion blur stretching the landscape toward a vanishing point.
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Benson Pick Up Steam with “Lover of the Road”

World Music Central News Room July 13, 2025 No Comments BensonBluegrassKristin Scott BensonWayne Bensonworld music

“Lover of the Road” finds mandolinist Wayne Benson and banjoist Kristin Scott Benson, performing together as Benson, collaborating with former Steep Canyon Rangers frontman Woody…

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