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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
  • 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.
    Music videos

    Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace

    World Music Central News Room December 18, 2025 No Comments
  • A black field frames gold typography, with the artist name centered above and the album title below. A single luminous gold line ripples across the middle, glowing softly at its center.
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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
  • A dark screen with scan lines and digital noise. Glowing blue-yellow text reads “Gregory Isaacs” at the top and “Love Without Intermission” in italicized lettering at center, with playback symbols and a zeroed timecode.
    Music videos

    Cool Ruler Meets Keyboard King On ‘Love Without Intermission’

    World Music Central News Room December 15, 2025 No Comments
  • Owen Casey Easy Enough single artwork. A Compact Disc with images of two palms and song credits.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Jamaica Meets Irie-Land

    Tom Orr December 13, 2025 No Comments

Album reviews

Charming Collection of Devotional Songs

Angel Romero February 21, 2014 No Comments

Manika Kaur Satnam Waheguru (Invincible Recordings, 2014) Manika Kaur’s latest recording, Satnam Waheguru has had a very good reception in yoga and Punjabi circles. Satnam…

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General News

WOMEX Accepting Submissions from World Music Artists and DJs for 2014 Showcases

World Music Central News Room February 20, 2014 No Comments

World Music Expo (WOMEX) is currently accepting proposals for the WOMEX 2014 Showcase Festival. This year’s edition will take place October 22 – 26, 2014…

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Events

Simon Shaheen with Rima Khcheich to present Arabic Music from Al-Andalus to the Golden Age

Angel Romero February 20, 2014 No Comments

Simon Shaheen, one of the great maestros of the ‘ud (short-necked fretted Arabic lute that is the ancestor of the European lute), and Rima Khcheich,…

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Obituaries

Venezuelan Master of Musica Llanera Simón Díaz Dies at 85

Angel Romero February 19, 2014 No Comments

Renowned Venezuelan singer-songwriter Simón Díaz passed away today, February 19, 2014 in Caracas. Simón Díaz was born August 8, 1928. Also known as Uncle Simón,…

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Events

Virginia Key Grassroots Festival 2014 Begins Tomorrow

World Music Central News Room February 19, 2014 No Comments

The 2014 edition of the Virginia Key GrassRoots Festival will take place Thursday, February 20th through Sunday, February 23rd in southern Florida. This year’s event…

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New Films

Monumental Jake Shimabukuro

Angel Romero February 19, 2014 No Comments

Jake Shimabukuro Grand Ukulele Live in Boulder (Hitchhike Records,2013) The latest video by ukulele maestro Jake Shimabukuro demonstrates how a single musician with a small…

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New CDs

Compilation Reveals Essential Recordings of the Father of Bluegrass

World Music Central News Room February 18, 2014 No Comments

The two CD set The Father Of Bluegrass: The Essential Recordings (Primo Records) celebrates the music of musical pioneer Bill Monroe. His performing career spanned…

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Album reviews

Inspiring Tehardent Tuareg Music from Mali

Angel Romero February 17, 2014 No Comments

Al Bilali Soudan Al Bilali Soudan (Clermont Music CLE 2012001CD, 2012) With the increasing interest in Tuareg music, most of the focus in recent years…

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New CDs

Early Recordings by Iconic Folk singer Jackson C. Frank Reissued

World Music Central News Room February 16, 2014 No Comments

Fixin To Die (Secret Records) is a CD collection of early recordings by legendary folk singer Jackson C. Frank. He was Sandy Denny’s boyfriend and…

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Album reviews

Bossa and Beyond

Tom Orr February 16, 2014 No Comments

It’s a vast country where a lot of music is made, so the laws of probability dictate that a healthy portion of CDs coming into…

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  • Cory Henry Releases Soulful and Funk-Fueled ‘A Wonderful Holiday’
  • Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace
  • Lô And Behold: Maame, a DYI Effort
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