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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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    Kings of Congolese Rumba Zaïko Langa Langa Unveil New EP, Makinu

    Zaïko Langa Langa – Makinu (2025) Zaïko Langa Langa, a true legend of African music, celebrates fifty years of their career with their new maxi…

    Tyler Bennet December 14, 2025 No Comments
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    Ashavahishta Channels Rumi On Trance-Driven The Ring

    Ashavahishta – The Ring (X Dot 25 Music, 2025) World fusion trance group Ashavahishta released its new album The Ring on October 31, 2025. The…

    Angel Romero December 12, 2025 No Comments
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    Wesli’s Impressive ‘Makaya’ and The Echo Of Revolt

    Wesli – Makaya (WUP, 2025) Makaya, the expansive and awe-inspiring 24-track double album from Haitian-Canadian singer, guitarist, and folklorist Wesli stretches to nearly one hour…

    Angel Romero December 10, 2025 No Comments
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  • Winston McAnuff bubble cover artwork. A colorful cover with blue and orange bubbles.
    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
  • Matt B standing in the middle of a rural path.
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    Matt B’s Remarkable Intercontinental collaboration on New Single “They Know”

    World Music Central News Room December 12, 2025 No Comments
  • The image presents a vintage-style illustrated poster in green tones. Several women surround a central figure, adjusting her hair and clothing. Bold yellow lettering reads “ME DIO PELUSA,” with smaller text above and below noting it as a film by “El Tragaluz” and “basada en una historia real.”
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    Karmento Turns Envy Into A Party In New ‘Me dio pelusa’ Video

    World Music Central News Room December 11, 2025 No Comments
  • Magoo - Photo by Jeff Fasano. A photo of the band with an effect that makes the musicians duplicated.
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    Magoo Spins Jazz-Lit Newgrass on ‘What a Life’

    World Music Central News Room December 11, 2025 No Comments

Album reviews

The Rock’n’Roma Vibes from Suburban Belgrade

Angel Romero December 17, 2013 No Comments

Kal Romology (Arc Music, 2013) Serbian band Kal serves a tasty dish of modern Roma (Gypsy) music, mixing traditional Balkan fiddles, accordion and brass music…

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Promising Indian fusion

Madanmohan Rao December 16, 2013 No Comments

Vyom Voice of Another World (Times Music) This promising Indian fusion band consists of Vinay Jadhav on guitars and vocals, Vaibhav Jadhav on bass, Vijay…

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Events

Iconic Irish Band Clannad to Perform at BBC Folk Awards 2014

World Music Central News Room December 15, 2013 No Comments

Legendary Irish band Clannad is scheduled to perform at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014, to be held on Wednesday, February 19th, 2014. The…

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The Sea Desire of Paula Santoro

Angel Romero December 14, 2013 No Comments

Paula Santoro Mar do Meu Mundo (Boranda Music, 2013) Paula Santoro is one of the great voices in the current Brazilian jazz scene. Her new…

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Events

Colombia’s salsa Kings Grupo Niche to Perform in London

World Music Central News Room December 13, 2013 No Comments

Grupo Niche, one of the finest salsa bands in the world, is set to perform on Saturday, April 12th, 2014 at Electric Brixton, Town Hall…

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Album reviews

Haunting music from the highlands of the Andes

Madanmohan Rao December 12, 2013 No Comments

Alpamayo Flutes and Panpipes From The Andes (Arc, 2008) The haunting music on this album evokes the highlands of the Andes mountains in South America,…

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Album reviews

The Remarkable Fiddles of Childsplay

Angel Romero December 11, 2013 No Comments

Childsplay As the Crow Flies (Childsplay Records, 2013) As the Crow Flies is the sixth album by fiddle supergroup Childsplay. This outstanding ensemble includes a…

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Madrid and Granada to Celebrate Grand Tribute to Flamenco Master Enrique Morente

World Music Central News Room December 11, 2013 No Comments

The family of the great flamenco singer Enrique Morente, represented by his daughters Estrella and Soleá Morente, presented yesterday at Madrid’s Teatro Español the Memorial…

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Articles

Moana’s on a mission for Maori culture

Tony Hillier December 10, 2013 No Comments

In her native New Zealand, Moana Maniapoto has long been beating the drum on behalf of Maori culture. In recent years, she has taken her…

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Events

Lebanese Vocalist Yasmine Hamdan To Perform at globalFEST in New York City in January 2014

World Music Central News Room December 9, 2013 No Comments

Lebanese singer-songwriter Yasmine Hamdan is scheduled to perform at globalFEST 2014, on January 12th at Webster Hall. Yasmine will be performing at the Standard Hotel…

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