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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
  • Kathleen MacInnes -Santa Take Me Home cover artwork. A photo of a little girl by a Christmas tree.
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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
  • An illustrated landscape shows a lush forest opening to a stream and waterfall, framed by geometric Art Deco borders. A glowing sun sets behind distant mountains, while a lone figure beside a turntable listens by the water. Pastel typography centers the title “Love Garden” with “Double Tiger” beneath.
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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

    World Music Central News Room December 19, 2025 No Comments
  • A lone bison strides across an open road at dusk, its dark silhouette set against a wide, amber-toned sky and distant plains. The title Saving Grace and the artist’s name appear above.
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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

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Two Banjo Masters Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn Release First Duo Collaboration

World Music Central News Room October 20, 2014 No Comments

Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn have a debut album as a duo titled Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, after many years of distinction as banjo…

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Woody Guthrie Boxed Set America’s Folk Idol No. 1 to be Released in November 2014

Angel Romero October 19, 2014 No Comments

A 10 CD Woody Guthrie box set titled America’s Folk Idol No. 1 will be available November 3, 2014. This massive collection includes 160 songs…

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Conferences

Packaging the Music Panel at Oslo World Music Festival 2014

World Music Central News Room October 18, 2014 No Comments

  A panel titled Packaging the Music will take place October 29th at Youngstorget 3 in Oslo (Norway) 10:00-12:00. Admission is free. The political context…

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Events

Badi Assad to Perform at the London International Festival of Exploratory Music 2014

World Music Central News Room October 18, 2014 No Comments

Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and singer Badi Assad is set to perform on Wednesday, Oct 29, 2014, 19:30 (7:30pm) at Kings Place . Badi Assad transcends traditional…

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Events

Rare U.S. Performance by Masters of Korea’s “Spirit Music” in New York City

World Music Central News Room October 17, 2014 No Comments

  Korean Performing Arts Center (KPAC) will present a spellbinding glimpse into ancient Korean shamanic music in a show titled New York P’an: Spiritual Exuberance.…

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Interviews

Interview with Inner Mongolian Folk Rock and World Music Band Ajinai

Angel Romero October 17, 2014 No Comments

  Ajinai was formed in Beijing in 2009 and features musicians from various parts of China. The group is devoted to bringing traditional Mongolian music…

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Events

Sheela Bringi and Dhara World Music Quartet to Perform in Los Angeles

World Music Central News Room October 16, 2014 1 Comment

  Indian American singer and multi-instrumentalist Sheela Bringi and Dhara World Music Quartet are set to perform at Blue Whale in Los Angeles on Oct…

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Events

Finals for 1st Flamenco Song Festival on October 16

World Music Central News Room October 15, 2014 No Comments

The finals for the First Contest of Flamenco Cante (Song) will take place tomorrow, Thursday, October 16, 2014 at the Teatro de Las Cortes in…

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Album reviews

Superb Bansuri Funk

Angel Romero October 15, 2014 1 Comment

Soulʼd Soulʼd (Narked Records,NAR9380 2014) Soulʼd is a single by a trio called Soulʼd. The group describes its music as a fusion of funk and…

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Album reviews

Songs of Time Lost Feels Like a Reunion

Angel Romero October 15, 2014 No Comments

Piers Faccini & Vincent Segal Songs of Time Lost (Six Degrees Records, 2014) Two friends who met in Paris got to together to record Songs…

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