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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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    Cory Henry Releases Soulful and Funk-Fueled ‘A Wonderful Holiday’

    Cory Henry — A Wonderful Holiday (2025) Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter Cory Henry has released A Wonderful Holiday, a six-song collection of original Christmas…

    Angel Romero December 18, 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
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    Effervescent Reggae

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Events

Renata Rosa & Emily Loizeau to Perform at MIMO Festival 2014 in Olinda

World Music Central News Room August 23, 2014 No Comments

MIMO 2014 will present one of the most exciting artistic fusions of contemporary music on September 5 at MIMO Olinda at Seminário De Olinda at…

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Flawless Improvisations on Tibetan Buddhist Hymns

TJ Nelson August 23, 2014 No Comments Tibetan music

Tsering Tan and Zhang Xiaoyin The Snow Lotus: Improvisations on Tibetan Buddhist Hymns (Rhymoi Music, 2014) Unless you are a hermit just down from the…

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Unrestricted Access to Mozambican Musical Talent

Angel Romero August 22, 2014 No Comments

Wired for Sound – Mozambique (2014) This recording features a selection of current artists from Mozambique in southern Africa. Wired for Sound is the project…

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Rising World Music Act Zoobazar to Perform at WOMEX 2014

World Music Central News Room August 21, 2014 No Comments

Spanish global fusion band Zoobazar is set to perform at World Music Expo WOMEX 2014 on Friday, October 24th at 00:00h (midnight) as part of…

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The Entrancing Brazilian Memories of Toco

Angel Romero August 20, 2014 2 Comments

Toco Memoria (Schema, 2014) Of all the recent Brazilian releases that came out in the past months, one of them really stands out. It’s the…

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8th Annual Hoppin’ John Old-Time & Bluegrass Fiddlers’ Convention to Be Held at Shakori Hills

World Music Central News Room August 20, 2014 No Comments

The 8th Hoppin’ John Old-Time & Bluegrass Fiddlers’ Convention will take place September 18 – 20, 2014 at Shakori Hills in Silk Hope, North Carolina…

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Dr. John Celebrates Jazz Trumpet

Angel Romero August 19, 2014 No Comments

Dr. John Ske-Dat-De-Dat…The Spirit Of Satch (Concord Records , 2014) Dr. John, one of the most iconic musicians from New Orleans pays tribute to his…

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World Music Band Atash Announces California Tour in September

World Music Central News Room August 19, 2014 No Comments

  Austin-based world music octet Atash will make its long-awaited return to the state of California after a decade. The return is significant, as California,…

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Maxi Priest Continues International Tour in Support Of New Album Easy To Love

World Music Central News Room August 18, 2014 1 Comment

  Reggae star Maxi Priest will be on tour throughout this summer and fall in support of Easy To Love (VP Records), his first studio…

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Brazen and Spunky Bombay Rickey

TJ Nelson August 18, 2014 No Comments

Bombay Rickey Cinefonia (Cowboys & Indian, 2014) Okay, take a coloratura soprano with an interest in Hindustani music who sidelines as a cartoon voice-over actress,…

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