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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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    Lô And Behold: Maame, a DYI Effort

    Cheikh Lô – Maame (World Circuit, 2025) A decade has passed since Cheikh Lô last offered a studio album, and Maame feels like a homecoming…

    Madison Quinn December 17, 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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    Tom Orr December 16, 2025 No Comments
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    Cool Ruler Meets Keyboard King On ‘Love Without Intermission’

    World Music Central News Room December 15, 2025 No Comments
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    Jamaica Meets Irie-Land

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Album reviews

Swinging Balkan Chicha

Angel Romero April 4, 2014 No Comments

Jaro Milko & The Cubalkanics Cigarros Explosivos! (Asphalt Tango, 2014) Swiss band Jaro Milko & The Cubalkanics are passionate about 1960s musical styles like chicha…

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Carmen Souza Live at Lagny Jazz Festival

Angel Romero April 3, 2014 No Comments

Carmen Souza Live at Lagny Jazz Festival (Galileo Music, 2013) This live recording and video showcases the stunning talent of one of the greatest jazz…

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Enthralling Intermingling Of Flamenco, Classical and Jazz

TJ Nelson April 2, 2014 No Comments

Jerez Texas Viento y Marea (2014) Savvy, sophisticated and brutally cool, Jerez Texas’s latest offering Viento y Marea scorches the flamenco jazz label with an…

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Irresistible Global Electronic Dance Music

Angel Romero April 1, 2014 No Comments

Thomas Blondet Futureworld (Rhythm & Culture Music, 2014) Futureworld is one of the most exciting albums I’ve heard so far in 2014. It’s the latest…

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Apollo Theater “Family Showtime” Performance by Les Frères Guisses

World Music Central News Room April 1, 2014 No Comments

Senegalese band Les Frères Guisses (The Guissé Brothers) is scheduled to perform Saturday, April 5, 2014, 1 p.m at Apollo Theater Soundstage in Harlem. The…

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Modern World Music at 12th Heineken TransAtlantic Festival

World Music Central News Room April 1, 2014 No Comments

Four international bands will make their Florida debuts at the 12th Heineken TransAtlantic Festival in Miami. The 2014 edition takes place April 5-6 at North…

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Atlantic Music Expo Announces Additional Artists to Program

World Music Central News Room March 31, 2014 No Comments

Regional world music showcase Atlantic Music Expo (AME) has announced the last set of artists that complete the program for the 2014 edition. The following…

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WOMEX 2014 Presentation in Madrid

World Music Central News Room March 30, 2014 No Comments

WOMEX, the leading trade show for world music will be held held in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) from 22 to 26 October 2014. This annual…

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Apollo Theater’s Africa Now Concert 2014 to Feature African Headliners

World Music Central News Room March 30, 2014 No Comments

The Apollo Theater Mainstage concert on Saturday, April 5, 2014, 8 p.m. will feature two top musical acts from Africa. Talented Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara…

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A new Venue for Rumba Music in Cuba

World Music Central News Room March 29, 2014 No Comments

A new space to promote rumba music was created in the southern central city of Cienfuegos, following an initiative of the Trazos Libres project, one…

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