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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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    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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    Salt House Gently Glow On Scarrow, Their New Folk Beacon

    Salt House – Scarrow (Hudson Records, 2025) The outstanding English folk trio Salt House return in 2025 with Scarrow, their fifth studio album for Hudson…

    Angel Romero December 14, 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

    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

Events

Top World Music and American Roots Acts to Perform at Festival International de Louisiane 2014

World Music Central News Room February 25, 2014 No Comments

Festival International de Louisiane announced the lineup of the 2014 edition of this grand world music and American roots music event that will take place…

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Gypsy Music in His Soul

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Ferenc – Gypsy Dream (Mesa/Bluemoon Records, 2014) Outstanding Hungarian classical violinist Ferenc Illenyi has a parallel career as a fabulous Gypsy music violinist. His album…

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Events

WOMEX Night at SXSW 2014 Announced

World Music Central News Room February 25, 2014 No Comments

World Music Expo WOMEX has announced the line-up for the annual WOMEX Night at SXSW on Thursday 13 March at Flamingo Cantina, Austin, Texas, USA.…

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Remarkable Spanish band Fuel Fandango to Perform in the USA and China

World Music Central News Room February 24, 2014 No Comments

Spanish band Fuel Fandango continues with its international tour and will bring its explosive mix of electronic music, pop and flamenco to South By Southwest…

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Events

The Master Musicians of Jajouka to Perform at Bonnaroo

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Legendary North African band The Master Musicians of Jajouka, led by Bachir Attar, is scheduled to Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in 2014 in Manchester,…

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WOMEX 2014 Seeking Submissions from Music Filmmakers

World Music Central News Room February 23, 2014 No Comments

Filmmakers who reveal the stories behind some of the world’s most intriguing musicians and musical movements are invited to showcase their work at the IMZ…

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Tour Announcements

Master Piper Carlos Núñez Releases Inter-Celtic and Tours North America

World Music Central News Room February 22, 2014 1 Comment

Carlos Núñez, one of the greatest Celtic music pipers has a new album titled Inter-Celtic released this month. Núñez is also touring North America with…

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General News

Atlantic Connections Stage: A Window to Ibero-American Music

World Music Central News Room February 22, 2014 No Comments

WOMEX 2014’s ‘local stage’ in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, this year is called ‘Atlantic Connections’ and will highlight some of the hottest Ibero-American musical acts,…

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Conferences

WOMEX 2014 Accepting Proposals for Potential Conference Speakers and Mentors

Angel Romero February 21, 2014 No Comments

World Music Expo WOMEX is seeking proposals that examine Spain’s varied musical tracks, from the internationally heralded flamenco to the Celtic-influenced folk from WOMEX’s host…

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Music videos

Tuareg Sensation Tamikrest Release New Video “Djanegh etoumast”

World Music Central News Room February 21, 2014 2 Comments

Tamikrest, one of the hottest new acts in the Tuareg desert blues music scene, has a new music video titled ‘Djanegh etoumast.’ ‘Djanegh etoumast’ appears…

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