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    Disobedience Required: A Review of Cristina Branco’s Mulheres de Abril 

    Cristina Branco – Mulheres de Abril (Locomotiva Azul, 2025) For over thirty years, Cristina Branco has been reinterpreting fado, Portugal’s national music, for an ever-increasing…

    John Alan Urquhart December 9, 2025 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Rabab Meets Trumpet: Sangat Intertwines Sikh & Sufi Lines

    Sangat – Sangat (2025) Afghan American rabab virtuoso Qais Essar and Sikh American trumpet player-singer Sonny Singh released their joint debut album Sangat recently. The…

    Angel Romero December 8, 2025 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Phoenyx Rekindles the Celtic Rock Fire: Keepers of the Flame Returns

    Phoenyx – Keepers of the Flame (Prometheus Music, 2025) Phoenyx was a pioneering Celtic rock band that was well known in the San Francisco Bay…

    Angel Romero December 7, 2025 1 Comment
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    Shane Shanahan’s Audacity (Live) Rallies An All-Star Ensemble

    Shane Shanahan – Audacity (Live) (Bright Shiny Things, 2025) Percussionist Shane Shanahan released Audacity (Live), a project that highlights his cross-cultural collaboration. These stem from…

    Madison Quinn December 6, 2025 No Comments
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    Djékady’s Innovative ‘Benkan’ Intersects Malian Heritage and American Roots

    Djékady – Benkan (Bright Shiny Things, 2025) Benkan introduces Djékady, a superb six-piece ensemble co-led by Malian balafon maestro and singer Balla Kouyaté and American…

    Angel Romero December 5, 2025 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Bryan Sutton - Grandfather’s Clock cover artwork. A light violet cover with a photo of a leafless tree.
    Music videos

    Bryan Sutton Taps Sierra Hull For Playful “Grandfather’s Clock” Guitar Duet

    World Music Central News Room December 9, 2025 No Comments
  • Periscopi Invertit Sa Ximbomba cover artwork. an illustration of a friction drum: a ximbomba or zambomba.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Mediterranean Update

    Tom Orr December 8, 2025 No Comments
  • Tuuletar - Heponi mun (Mój koń nieborak) single artwork. A rain-soaked, high-energy scene shows Tuuletar's four women in bright outdoor gear laughing and flinging water as they sit on a bench in the dark. Each holds a rope or playful prop.
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    Tuuletar feat. Joanna Słowińska Reveals Heponi mun (Mój koń nieborak) Single

    World Music Central News Room December 7, 2025 No Comments
  • The cover presents a steam locomotive enveloped in thick haze at a station platform, where a silhouetted rail worker stands near the engine. The scene leans on sepia tones. Blocky lettering spells out “Ashby Frank” above the larger title Mr. Engineer.
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    Ashby Frank Rolls Out A Bluesy Waltz: “Mr. Engineer” Gets A Fresh Trackside Stop

    World Music Central News Room December 5, 2025 No Comments
  • Dark spheres envelop Carolyn-Trowbridge. she holds bright pink mallets that cross in her hands.
    Music videos

    Carolyn Trowbridge Unveils Hypnotic “Duchess Of Sheba”

    World Music Central News Room December 4, 2025 No Comments
  • A weathered man in a wide straw hat sits against a sun-bleached green wall while sipping coffee from a white cup. The title Latin Café 2.0 and the artist name “Malamañoso” appear in stylized lettering on the left.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Tasty Menu

    Tom Orr December 3, 2025 No Comments

Obituaries

Prominent Composer, Percussionist and CalArts Faculty Member John Bergamo Dies at 73

Angel Romero October 30, 2013 1 Comment

Significant composer, percussionist and long-time CalArts faculty member John Bergamo passed away on Saturday, October 19 at the age of 73. John Bergamo was born…

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Events

Qawwali Masters Farid Ayaz & Abu Muhammad to Perform in London

World Music Central News Room October 30, 2013 No Comments

Qawwali Maestros Farid Ayaz (also spelled Fareed Ayaz) & Abu Muhammad are scheduled to perform on Friday November 8th, 2013 at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank…

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Events

Juwon Ogungbe Progress Ceremony to be Staged at Fairfield Halls

World Music Central News Room October 29, 2013 No Comments

The Progress Ceremony – a social ritual for our times contemporary music theater ritual will be staged on Thursday, November 14th, 2013 at Fairfield Halls…

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General News

Rainforest World Music Festival Will Present a Welsh Band for the first Time

World Music Central News Room October 28, 2013 No Comments

For the first time in its history, the Rainforest World Music Festival will feature a Welsh band. Contemporary folk band Jamie Smith’s Mabon is scheduled…

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General News

Renowned Syrian Ensemble Al-Kindi Denied UK Visa

World Music Central News Room October 27, 2013 No Comments Ensemble Al Kindi

World music showcase WOMEX reported that Ensemble Al-Kindi from Syria had to cancel their official WOMEX showcase because they were denied a UK visa. Although…

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New CDs

Essential English Folk-Rock Album ‘Rise Up Like The Sun’ Remastered

World Music Central News Room October 27, 2013 1 Comment

Rise Up Like The Sun, a seminal English folk-rock album by the pioneering The Albion Band will be available again November3, 2013. The remastered edition…

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Awards

Jazz Bassist Eddie Gómez Given First Honorary Doctorate Degree from Berklee College of Music Campus in Valencia, Spain

World Music Central News Room October 26, 2013 No Comments

Eminent jazz bassist and Grammy Award-winner Eddie Gómez was presented an honorary doctor of music degree by Berklee College of Music in Valencia (Spain). Gomez…

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Events

Madrid to Host the 11th Mostra Portuguesa, the Best of Portuguese Music and Culture in November 2013

World Music Central News Room October 26, 2013 No Comments

The popular Mostra Portuguesa will return to Spain in November 2013. Rodrigo Leão and Mario Gomes’ project Os Poetas and Esperanza Fernández’s flamenco tribute to…

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New CDs

Angelique Kidjo to Release New Album “Eve” in January 2014

World Music Central News Room October 25, 2013 No Comments

Beninese world music star Angelique Kidjo will release a new album titled Eve, a collection of songs dedicated to the power of African womanhood, predominantly…

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Obituaries

Indian Singer and Bollywood Luminary Dies

TJ Nelson October 24, 2013 No Comments

Famed Indian singer Manna Dey died Thursday, October 24, 2013 in a Bangalore hospital. Mr. Dey had been in increasingly poor health in recent months,…

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