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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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    Yule Log Polka: Karen Marshalsay’s Festive Harp Tune

    World Music Central News Room December 24, 2025 No Comments
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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
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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
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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
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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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World music blended with up-tempo jazz: Indonesian fusion group Rafly wa Saja

Madanmohan Rao August 6, 2013 No Comments

One of the most creative bands performing at the recent Rainforest World Music Festival in Kuching, Malaysia, was the Indonesian fusion group Rafly Wa Saja.…

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Album reviews

Beguiling Amalgam of Jazz And Ethereal Soundscapes

Angel Romero August 5, 2013 No Comments

White Canvas Hundreds of Ways (Ozella Music OZ 028 CD, 2010) Hundreds of Ways is a delightful album by White Canvas, a project that brings…

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Murat Ses Tenth Album Sundial Released in the USA

sven August 5, 2013 No Comments

Murat Ses has a new album titled Sundial released by Clou Records (Clou-011) on August 1, 2013 . Digital-only available at iTunes and other digital…

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MIMO Itinerant Cultural Festival to Bring Top International Talent to Various Brazilian States

World Music Central News Room August 4, 2013 No Comments

MIMO, Brazil’s impressive itinerant cultural festival, will present an international program of music, ranging from world music to classical and jazz. The free event takes…

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Album reviews

Fine Showcase of British alternative electronica

Madanmohan Rao August 3, 2013 No Comments

Asian Dub Foundation Time Freeze – Best of: 1995-2007 (EMI, 2007) Full of bite and pulse, adventure and polemic, this compilation is a fine showcase…

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Album reviews

The Magical Gypsy Worlds of Southern Spain

Madanmohan Rao August 2, 2013 No Comments

Various Flamenco: Son del Sur (EMI Hemisphere, 1998) This is a pretty compilation of flamenco music by Hemisphere, though some of the tracks have a…

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New CDs

Anoushka Shankar to Release Traces of You in October 2013

World Music Central News Room August 1, 2013 No Comments

World music sensation Anoushka Shankar will release her new album titled Traces of You in October 2013. Traces of You features Anoushka’s half-sister Norah Jones.…

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Awards

Mali’s legendary Festival au Désert Received WOMEX 2013 Professional Excellence Award

World Music Central News Room July 31, 2013 No Comments

World music expo WOMEX announced today the winner of the 2013 Professional Excellence Award. The award goes to Mali’s famed Festival in the Desert (Festival…

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Album reviews

Mamadou Diabate’s Superb Percussion Experience

Angel Romero July 31, 2013 No Comments

Mamadou Diabate’s Percussion Mania Kanuya (Extraplatte EX920-2, 2011) Kanuya (friendship, esteem and respect) is a thrilling album of modern West African centered around the balafon.…

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New CDs

Nonesuch and Perro Verde Records to Release Ry Cooder and Corridos Famosos Live in San Francisco

World Music Central News Room July 30, 2013 No Comments

Nonesuch and Perro Verde Records have announced the release of Ry Cooder’s first live album in more than 30 years. Live in San Francisco is…

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