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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.
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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
  • 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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    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.
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    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.
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    Jamaica Meets Irie-Land

    Tom Orr December 13, 2025 No Comments

Album reviews

Trova Maestro Gets International Recognition

Angel Romero February 15, 2014 No Comments

Alejandro Almenares Casa De Trova – Cuba 50’s (Tumi Records, 2014) Cuban singer-songwriter and musician Alejandro Almenares is one of the greatest living troveros (musical…

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Cuban Piano Sensation Alfredo Rodríguez to release New Album in March 2014

World Music Central News Room February 15, 2014 No Comments

Cuban jazz pianist Alfredo Rodríguez has a new album titled The Invasion Parade (Mack Avenue), scheduled for release in March 2014. The Invasion Parade was…

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Events

Flamenco Star Enrique Morente, the Central Focus of Aurora Carbonell’s Exhibition

World Music Central News Room February 14, 2014 No Comments

The art exhibition ‘La Aurora de Morente’ (Morente’s Aurora) presents art works made in the past three years by Enrique Morente’s widow, Aurora Carbonell. Shortly…

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Taksim Trio to Perform with Special Spanish and Indian Guests in Istanbul

World Music Central News Room February 14, 2014 No Comments

Taksim Trio, known for incorporating the dynamic and cosmopolitan soul of Istanbul into its music, will perform a concert along with flamenco-jazz star Dorantes, legendary…

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New CDs

Leading American Reggae Artist Mighty Mystic Releases Concrete World

Angel Romero February 13, 2014 No Comments

Reggae act Mighty Mystic has released his second album titled Concrete World (VP Records). Mighty Mystic is one of the top artists U.S reggae scene.…

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Events

Africa Oyé Festival Announces 2014 Dates

World Music Central News Room February 12, 2014 No Comments

Africa Oyé, the UK’s largest free festival of African music and culture, will take place Saturday, June 21-22, 2014 at Sefton Park, Liverpool. The event…

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Album reviews

Vibrant Brass Band Sounds from Russia

Angel Romero February 12, 2014 No Comments

Bubamara Brass Band Balkanteka (Sketis Music SKMRon104, 2013) Although most of the focus is on Serbian, Romanian and Macedonian brass bands, Russian also has its…

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Events

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba to Perform March 14 in Whitby

World Music Central News Room February 10, 2014 No Comments

Malian music masters Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba are set to perform on Friday, March 14th, 2014 at 8:00 pm at the Whitby Pavilion Theatre,…

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Album reviews

Embracing Nigerian-American Musical Roots

Angel Romero February 9, 2014 No Comments

Offiong Bassey Offiong Bassey (2013) The self-titled debut album by Nigerian-American vocalist Offiong Bassey embraces African-American and African musical roots. Gifted with a great voice,…

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Tour Announcements

Celebrated Irish Band The Chieftains Reveals 2014 American Tour Details

World Music Central News Room February 8, 2014 No Comments

The Chieftains, the most prominent Irish traditional music band, have announced details of their 2014 American tour, beginning February 19 in Davis, California. The program…

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