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Category: Music videos

The single cover for "Emosido Engañado" by El Jose features a shadowy illustration of four street musicians sitting against an urban backdrop. One plays a guitar while others smoke or chat, rendered in dark silhouettes with warm orange highlights. The title, scrawled graffiti-style on a wall references a famous Spanish meme phrase with intentionally incorrect grammar.
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El Jose Releases “Emosido Engañado”: Street Rumba With a Message

World Music Central News Room July 13, 2025 No Comments El Joserumba flamencaSpanish musicworld music

“Emosido Engañado” (we’ve been fooled) is the latest single from El Jose, part of the soundtrack for a short film starring recent Goya Award winner…

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Colebrook Road Alone Again cover artwork. a photo of trees with a dark blue background.
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Colebrook Road Shares Stark Black-and-White Video for “Alone Again”

World Music Central News Room July 12, 2025 No Comments BluegrassColebrook Roadworld music

Bluegrass quintet Colebrook Road has released a new video for “Alone Again,” their latest single on Mountain Fever Records. It was filmed entirely in black…

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Noura Mint Seymali - Guéreh single artwork. A photo of the artist.
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Guéreh on the Dancefloor: Noura Mint Seymali Revives a Forgotten Classic

World Music Central News Room July 10, 2025 No Comments ardinMauritanian musicNoura Mint Seymaliworld music

After a nine-year recording hiatus, Mauritanian musician and storyteller Noura Mint Seymali returns with “Guéreh”, the first single from her upcoming album Yenbett, due in…

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Sierra Hull A Tip Toe High Wire cover artwork. Sierra wearing a green dress.
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Clearing the “Muddy Water”: Sierra Hull Offers Introspective Ballad from New Album

World Music Central News Room July 6, 2025 No Comments BluegrassmandolinSierra Hullworld music

“Muddy Water” is a track from Sierra Hull’s latest album, A Tip Toe High Wire. The song combines acoustic sounds with intimate, emotionally charged lyrics…

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Don Ross and Julie Malia -Photo by Max Bollow. Both artists holding guitars
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Don Ross and Julie Malia listening to each other in real time on New Single

World Music Central News Room July 5, 2025 No Comments Don RossJulie Malia

(headline image: Don Ross and Julie Malia – Photo by Max Bollow) Canadian fingerstyle pioneer Don Ross and German guitarist-vocalist Julie Malia (aka Jule Malischke)…

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Radio Macandé. Band photo. The duo leaning against a stone wall.
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Radio Macandé Drops New Single, Estoy Hartito

World Music Central News Room July 4, 2025 No Comments Estoy HartitoFlamencoRadio MacandéSpanish musicworld music

Radio Macandé, the flamenco-fusion duo formed by Juan Luis Mendoza Moreno and Ernesto Márquez, returns with their latest single, “Estoy Hartito.” The track explores the…

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The album cover for Mana by Mama Djara features an illustration of a raised fist emerging from swirling, root-like lines that transform into tree branches. The artwork is bathed in a vibrant gradient of reds, purples, greens, and blue. The title Mana is prominently displayed in large, hand-drawn letters beneath the central image, with the artist's name in white font at the top.
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Mama Knows Best

Tom Orr July 3, 2025 No Comments Mama DjarraReggaeworld music

Italy’s Mama Djarra infuses “Mana” with full-blooded declarations of female empowerment, resistance and solidarity, which happen to be a perfect match for the song’s militant…

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The single cover for Banho de Abô by Mamah Soares features the artist in a dynamic pose in a flowing white tunic, accessorized with chunky jewelry and dreadlocks.
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Mamah Soares Mixes Candomblé and Club Beats in “Banho de Abô”

World Music Central News Room June 30, 2025 No Comments Brazilian musicMamah Soaresworld fusionworld music

Mamah Soares, a multi-instrumentalist and composer from Salvador, Bahia, returns with Banho de Abô, a new single released on June 13 via Kaxambu Records. Featuring…

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Antonio Adolfo - Hybrido cover artwork
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Tried, True and Terrific

Tom Orr June 29, 2025 No Comments Afro-BrazilianAntonio AdolfoBrazilian musicsambaworld fusionworld music

The longstanding relationship between jazz and samba remains as strong as ever, with “Afosamba” by Brazilian pianist Antonio Adolfo and his octet a shining example…

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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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Creedence Goes Grassroots in New Iron Horse Tribute

World Music Central News Room June 28, 2025 No Comments BluegrassCreedence Clearwater RevivalIron Horseworld music

CMH Records’ long-running Pickin’ On Series continues with Pickin’ On Creedence Clearwater Revival: Bluegrass Rising, featuring vocal and instrumental reinterpretations of Creedence Clearwater Revival classics…

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