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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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Featured News

  • 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.
    Music videos

    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.”
    Music videos

    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

Music for the Inner Landscape

TJ Nelson May 2, 2013 No Comments

Bob Holroyd – In Motion (Sounds True, 2013) Shamans Dream – Prana Pulse (Sounds True, 2013) I’m going to stray from the well-worn world music…

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Awards

The Indie Acoustic Project Announces Best CDs of 2012 Awards

World Music Central News Room May 1, 2013 No Comments

The Indie Acoustic Project (IAP) has announced the winners of the IAP “Best CDs of 2012” Awards. The winners in each of 9 categories were…

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Album reviews

Cheick Hamala Diabate Remixed

Angel Romero May 1, 2013 No Comments

Cheick Hamala Diabate Prudence (Electric Cowbell Records EP-ECR709, 2013) The music of Malian musician Cheick Hamala Diabate gets remixed in this EP titled Prudence. Cheick…

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Conferences

Inaugural Borneo World Music Expo to Attract Industry Professionals to Southeast Asia

Angel Romero May 1, 2013 No Comments

The Sarawak Tourism Board, organizer of the Borneo World Music Expo (BWME) is encouraging participants from the world music industry to participate in this ‘first…

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Events

Tibetan Musician Techung to Open for the Dalai Lama

Angel Romero April 30, 2013 No Comments Tibetan music

Tibetan singer and multi-instrumentalist Techung is scheduled to perform at the opening concert for the Dalai Lama’s speech in New Orleans on May 18th, 2013.…

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New CDs

Rising Bluegrass Act The Bankesters to Release Looking Forward

World Music Central News Room April 30, 2013 No Comments

The Bankesters is one of the most sought after new bands on the bluegrass scene. Gorgeous sister harmonies set them apart from the rest (sister…

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Interviews

Interview with Guitar Maestro John McLaughlin

Angel Romero April 29, 2013 1 Comment

Legendary jazz guitarist and fusion pioneer John McLaughlin will be touring the United States and Canada in June 2013. This will be his first U.S.…

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Album reviews

Live from Festival in the Desert in Timbuktu

TJ Nelson April 27, 2013 No Comments

Various Artists Live from Festival Au Desert Timbuktu (Clermont Music, 2013) Mali is one of those extraordinary places where weddings, baptisms, celebrations and gatherings of…

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New CDs

Claire Lynch to Release Dear Sister

World Music Central News Room April 27, 2013 1 Comment

Claire Lynch has a new album titled Dear Sister (Compass Records). Dear Sister presents Lynch and her band (Mark Schatz on bass, Matt Wingateon guitar,…

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Album reviews

Bombino Ups the Ante on His Tuareg Desert Blues/Rock Sound

TJ Nelson April 26, 2013 No Comments

Bombino Nomad (Nonesuch Records, 2013) Hooking up with The Black Keys guitarist and singer Dan Auerbach at Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee,…

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