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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…

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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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    Got It Together

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    Love In Bloom – Double Tiger Grows New “Love Garden” Single

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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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    Tom Orr December 16, 2025 No Comments
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Events

Portuguese Singer Luísa Sobral to Present her Remarkable Voice at Festival Arcu Atlánticu

World Music Central News Room June 30, 2014 No Comments

  Portuguese singer Luísa Sobral is set to perform on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at 22:00 at the Festival Arcu Atlánticu 2014 (Atlantic Arc Festival)…

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The Slyly Clever and Lively Sound of The Bombay Royale

TJ Nelson June 29, 2014 No Comments

The Bombay Royale The Island of Dr. Electrico (Hope Street Recordings, 2014) I’ll admit right up front that The Bombay Royale’s upcoming The Island of…

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National Endowment for the Arts Announces Lifetime Honors Recipients in Folk & Traditional Arts

World Music Central News Room June 28, 2014 No Comments

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu announced the latest recipients of the NEA National Heritage Fellowships and NEA Jazz Masters awards, the…

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Madgarden Festival, new outdoor music festival at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Madrid

World Music Central News Room June 27, 2014 No Comments

Madgarden Festival is a new festival that will present outstanding international artists representing various musical genres. It is a collaboration between the private sector, Complutense…

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World music bands address the importance of heritage, messages and innovation

Madanmohan Rao June 27, 2014 No Comments

  The annual Rainforest World Music Festival in Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysia), regarded as one of the Top 25 world music festivals on the planet, is…

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Gerardo Núñez pays tribute to Paco de Lucia

World Music Central News Room June 27, 2014 No Comments

  Guitar maestro Gerardo Núñez will pay tribute to the music of the late Paco de Lucia, accompanied by two young rising guitar players Dani…

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Album reviews

Ricardo Lemvo’s Addictively Scrumptious Rumba

TJ Nelson June 26, 2014 No Comments

Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca La Rumba Soyo (Cumbancha, 2014) Angolan salsa, rumba and soukous singer Ricardo Lemvo and his band Makina Loca have hit…

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UBUNTU: Music and Arts of South Africa Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York

Angel Romero June 25, 2014 No Comments

UBUNTU: Music and Arts of South Africa, a three-week festival, will take place from October 10 to November 5, 2014 at Carnegie Hall and partner…

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Album reviews

The Delicate World Jazz of Hadouk Quartet

Angel Romero June 24, 2014 No Comments

Hadoukly Yours (Naive Records, 2014) As the new name of the ensemble indicates, the celebrated Hadouk trio has become a quartet. The world fusion group…

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Events

The fourth week of the Suma Flamenca Festival 2014 to Present Eleven Shows This Week

World Music Central News Room June 24, 2014 No Comments

  The IX edition of Festival Suma Flamenca (Flamenco Summit) in Madrid will present eleven new shows during its fourth week, from June 23 to…

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