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    Yalla Miku Bend Borders On 2

    Yalla Miku – 2 (Bongo Joe Records, 2025) Geneva-based collective Yalla Miku released their second album, aptly titled 2 on Bongo Joe Records. They continue…

    Sonia Keller December 26, 2025 No Comments
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    Rebekka Bakken Makes the Ancient Thrilling Again On New Album ‘Nord’

    Rebekka Bakken – Nord (Supreme Music Group, 2025) Norwegian singer and songwriter Rebekka Bakken has released a mesmerizing new album titled Nord. The breathtaking record…

    Angel Romero December 25, 2025 No Comments
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    Strings In Flight As Cuerdas Trio Debuts Gentile

    Cuerdas Trio – Gentile (Visage Music, 2025) Cuerdas Trio introduces Gentile, a 2025 release that reflects the group’s cross-cultural identity and its commitment to dialogue…

    Madison Quinn December 24, 2025 No Comments
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    Dawn Beats Darkness: Murmurosi Reimagines Ukrainian Folk On Svitanok

    Murmurosi – Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) (Self-released, 2025) Murmurosi released the passionate Svitanok (Ukrainian Folk Reinvented) independently. The title means “dawn” in Ukrainian and draws…

    JGurski December 22, 2025 No Comments
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    Raia’s Uádi Pours Desert Rains Over The Viola Campaniça

    Raia – Uádi (Lusitanian LUS058, 2025) Portuguese musician António “Tó-Zé” Bexiga recently released Uádi, the new album from his solo project Raia. The record highlights…

    Iliana Cabrera December 21, 2025 No Comments
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Featured News

  • The Dark Clouds single cover presents a landscape under storm clouds illustrated in carved lines. A streak of red suggests a winding path or road cutting through dark terrain, while a thin glow of light breaks through the heavy blue and black sky. The title appears in white lettering at the center, with Jesse Smathers’ name placed in the lower right corner.
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    Jesse Smathers Chases The Light On New Single “Dark Clouds”

    World Music Central News Room December 26, 2025 No Comments
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    Yule Log Polka: Karen Marshalsay’s Festive Harp Tune

    World Music Central News Room December 24, 2025 No Comments
  • Kathleen MacInnes -Santa Take Me Home cover artwork. A photo of a little girl by a Christmas tree.
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    Kathleen MacInnes Wants A Lift North On New Christmas Single “Santa Take Me Home”

    World Music Central News Room December 23, 2025 No Comments
  • An illustrated cover shows a woman in profile wearing a flowing mustard-gold headscarf and patterned robe, framed by an ornate circular halo. She holds two bright sunflowers. Botanical details fill the background, while Arabic text and the title “Catalus” appear below.
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    Got It Together

    Tom Orr December 22, 2025 No Comments
  • An illustrated landscape shows a lush forest opening to a stream and waterfall, framed by geometric Art Deco borders. A glowing sun sets behind distant mountains, while a lone figure beside a turntable listens by the water. Pastel typography centers the title “Love Garden” with “Double Tiger” beneath.
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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

Music videos

Sephardic Music Sensation Ana Alcaide Releases En El Jardin De La Reina Video

World Music Central News Room August 22, 2013 No Comments Ana AlcaidenyckelharpaSpanish music

Vocalist, songwriter and nyckelharpa instrumentalist Ana Alcaide has released a new video for her delightful song ‘En El Jardin De La Reina’ from her critically…

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Madison World Music Festival Announces 2013 Program

World Music Central News Room August 21, 2013 No Comments

The Madison World Music Festival revealed the lineup for the 2013 edition of the festival. The free event takes place in Madison (Wisconsin) at both…

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Reggae that Connects to the Past and Pushes Forward

Angel Romero August 20, 2013 No Comments

The Green Hawai‘i ’13 (Easy Star Records, 2013) The great Hawaiian reggae band is back in 2013 with a new studio album titled Hawai‘i ’13.The…

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Lounde with Terra del Sol: Selection Two

Madanmohan Rao August 19, 2013 No Comments

Various Terra del Sol: Selection Two (Free Spirit) Fans of Café del Mar would like this compilation of lounge music as well. The 17 tracks…

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Scaling Dizzy Heights

Tony Hillier August 18, 2013 No Comments

As a teenaged trumpeter in Cuba back in the mid ‘60s Arturo Sandoval dreamed of one day meeting his idol, American jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie.…

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Abou Diarra The Rising Star of Malian Music

Angel Romero August 17, 2013 No Comments

Abou Diarra Sabou (Mix N’ Metisse, 2013) Mali continues to produce some of the finest music in West Africa. This time it’s Abou Diarra, a…

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Events

Musicport World Music Festival Announces 2013 Program

World Music Central News Room August 17, 2013 No Comments

This year’s Musicport Festival will be held October 18th – 20th, 2013. Musicport is a world music festival that takes place in the scenic seaside…

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Tuareg Band Tamikrest Releases Videos in Advance of New Album

World Music Central News Room August 16, 2013 No Comments

Two new music videos by Tamikrest, one of the most exciting bands in the Tuareg music scene, provide a sampling of the band’s new album,…

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Tour Announcements

Slide Guitar Master Debashish Bhattacharya Announces USA Tour for September & October 2013

World Music Central News Room August 15, 2013 No Comments

Indian slide guitar maestro Debashish Bhattacharya will be touring the United States of America during September and October 2013. The renowned artist will be presenting…

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Album reviews

Ay, Calypso

Tom Orr August 15, 2013 No Comments

Lord Mouse and the Kalypso Katz – Go Calypsonian (Piranha Musik, 2013) Kobo Town – Jumbie In The Jukebox (Stonetree / Cumbancha, 2013) Like reggae,…

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