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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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  • Album reviews

    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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    Roger Glenn Returns With My Latin Heart with Vibes, Flute, And Fire

    Roger Glenn – My Latin Heart (Patois Records, 2025) Veteran multi-instrumentalist and composer Roger Glenn released My Latin Heart in 2025, his first new album…

    Iliana Cabrera December 15, 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
  • 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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    Music videos Single reviews

    Effervescent Reggae

    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

    Tom Orr December 13, 2025 No Comments

New CDs

Irish supergroup Beoga Releases Live At 10: The 10th Anniversary Concert

World Music Central News Room March 8, 2014 No Comments

Just in time for St. Patrick’s, Irish supergroup Beoga has released a new album titled Live At 10: The 10th Anniversary Concert (CD+DVD). Beoga are…

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Events

Sabadell City Council to Honor Saharawi Vocalist Mariem Hassan

World Music Central News Room March 8, 2014 No Comments

On Sunday March 9, at 12 noon, Saharawi singer Mariem Hassan will be honored by the Sabadell city Council at Dr. Robert Plaza. Sabadell is…

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Awards

Harry Belafonte Receives Honorary Doctorate at Berklee College of Music

World Music Central News Room March 7, 2014 No Comments

Harry Belafonte, celebrated musician, songwriter, and activist, was presented with a Berklee honorary doctor of music degree by the college’s president Roger H. Brown last…

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World Fusion Band SPAIN to Perform at Clamores in Madrid

World Music Central News Room March 7, 2014 No Comments

SPAIN, a world fusion band with a markedly Spanish flavor is set to perform on March 9 at Sala Clamores in Madrid. SPAIN features one…

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General News

International Songwriting Competition World Music Finalists Announced

World Music Central News Room March 6, 2014 No Comments

The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has announced the finalists for finalists for 2013. ISC awards excellence in the field of songwriting. Representing a broad variety…

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WOMEX Reveals 2014 Showcase Jury

World Music Central News Room March 6, 2014 No Comments

World Music Expo WOMEX announced today the names of the seven members of the international music community who will form the Jury for WOMEX 2014…

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Album reviews

Hassan Hakmoun Possessed by Electrifying Energy

TJ Nelson March 5, 2014 No Comments

Hassan Hakmoun Unity (Healing Records, 2014) Hassan Hakmoun says of his latest recording, “Music is universal. It’s the way people can relate to each other…

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Interviews

Interview with Multi-Instrumentalist Amir John Haddad

Estera Jaros March 4, 2014 No Comments

Amir John Haddad, a multi-instrumentalist based in Madrid, is involved in projects that stand out in the wide-ranging music scene in the Spanish capital. Supplied…

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Events

North American Premiere of Guitarra de Palo and Flamenco Jazz Concert in New York

World Music Central News Room March 3, 2014 No Comments

The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance will present on April 4 & 5th, 2014 at Symphony Space in New York City, the documentary Guitarra de Palo,…

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Album reviews

The Refreshing Celtic Vibe of Éamonn Coyne and Kris Drever

Angel Romero March 3, 2014 No Comments

Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever Storymap (Reveal 014CDX/Compass Records, 2013) Two of the finest instrumentalists in the Scottish Celtic music scene join forces on Storymap.…

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