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    Strings In Flight As Cuerdas Trio Debuts Gentile

    Cuerdas Trio – Gentile (Visage Music, 2025) Cuerdas Trio introduces Gentile, a 2025 release that reflects the group’s cross-cultural identity and its commitment to dialogue…

    Madison Quinn December 24, 2025 No Comments
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    Dawn Beats Darkness: Murmurosi Reimagines Ukrainian Folk On Svitanok

    Murmurosi – Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) (Self-released, 2025) Murmurosi released the passionate Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) independently. The title means “dawn” in Ukrainian and draws…

    JGurski December 22, 2025 No Comments
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    Raia’s Uádi Pours Desert Rains Over The Viola Campaniça

    Raia – Uádi (Lusitanian LUS058, 2025) Portuguese musician António “Tó-Zé” Bexiga recently released Uádi, the new album from his solo project Raia. The record highlights…

    Iliana Cabrera December 21, 2025 No Comments
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    From Hallingdal To Homs: Spove’s Folk Flight

    Spove, Nawara Alnaddaf, Silje Risdal Liahagen, Inger Hannisdal, Adrian Myhr – Spove (Fiol, 2025) Norwegian-Syrian quartet Spove has released its debut album, Spove. The exquisite…

    Tyler Bennet December 20, 2025 No Comments
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    Zemog El Gallo Bueno Playful Return With New Album ¡Ya Tú Sabes!

    Zemog El Gallo Bueno – ¡Ya Tú Sabes! U All Reddy Noe (Pinch Records, 2025) ¡Ya Tú Sabes! (You Already Know) is the latest album…

    Angel Romero December 19, 2025 No Comments
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    Yule Log Polka: Karen Marshalsay’s Festive Harp Tune

    World Music Central News Room December 24, 2025 No Comments
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    Kathleen MacInnes Wants A Lift North On New Christmas Single “Santa Take Me Home”

    World Music Central News Room December 23, 2025 No Comments
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    Got It Together

    Tom Orr December 22, 2025 No Comments
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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

    World Music Central News Room December 19, 2025 No Comments
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    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

    World Music Central News Room December 18, 2025 No Comments
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    Persian Setar, Ambient Drama: Danial HM Teases New Single “Breath Of Eternity”

    World Music Central News Room December 17, 2025 No Comments

Album reviews

A Different Take on Australian Music

TJ Nelson November 12, 2014 No Comments

Emma Donovan & The Putbacks Dawn (HopeStreet Recordings, 2014) It never fails when my local NPR station rolls out its Australian trip giveaway I get…

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Melodeon Virtuoso Ollie King Releases Gambit

World Music Central News Room November 12, 2014 No Comments

English melodeon maestro Ollie King has a debut album titled Gambit on Rootbeat Records. King has emerged as one of England’s finest new traditional instrumentalists.…

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Awards

The 29th Annual fRoots Critics Poll Announces Nominations for Best Albums of 2014

World Music Central News Room November 11, 2014 No Comments

British publication fRoots has announced the top nominees for the New Album and Best Reissue / Compilation for 2014. The highly regarded fRoots Critics Poll…

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Iconic Fiddle Album by Dale Potter Reissued

World Music Central News Room November 11, 2014 No Comments

Rural Rhythm Records’ Heritage Collection has announced the reissue of Hoe Down!, Volume 1 by American fiddle master Dale Potter. Recorded in 1967 and produced…

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Alma Afrobeat Ensemble a Bright Spot on the Afrobeat Scene

TJ Nelson November 10, 2014 No Comments

Alma Afrobeat Ensemble Life No Get Dublicate (Slow Walk Music, 2014) Guitarist Aaron Feder and his kick ass crew Alma Afrobeat Ensemble are back with…

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Instituto Cervantes To Present Rebeca Vallejo’s ‘Azucar, Canela’ in New York

World Music Central News Room November 10, 2014 No Comments

  Instituto Cervantes in New York City will present “Azúcar, Canela“, the latest album of Madrid born vocalist and composer Rebeca Vallejo. The event takes…

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New CDs

Phil Beer Releases Plays Guitar and Fiddle, Sings A Bit

World Music Central News Room November 9, 2014 No Comments

British multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Phil Beer has a new album titled Plays Guitar And Fiddle, Sings A Bit on the Talking Elephant label. Phil is…

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Album reviews

Splendid Ethiopian Piano

Angel Romero November 8, 2014 No Comments

Girma Yifrashewa Love & Peace (Unseen Worlds UW13, 2014) Love & Peace is a crossover solo piano album by Ethiopian musician and composer Girma Yifrashewa.…

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Interviews

Interview with Graphic Artist and Music Video Director Mattias Gordon

Angel Romero November 7, 2014 No Comments

Mattias Gordon is an audiovisual artist that has been creating stimulating music videos for various world music artists. He was born in 1964 and lives…

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Album reviews

La Pegatina’s Mestizo Ability

Angel Romero November 7, 2014 No Comments

La Pegatina Eureka! (Kasba Music, 2013) Mestizo-pop band La Pegatina delivers a wide-range of joyful musical genres on its fourth album titled Eureka! The panglobal…

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