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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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    From Hallingdal To Homs: Spove’s Folk Flight

    Spove, Nawara Alnaddaf, Silje Risdal Liahagen, Inger Hannisdal, Adrian Myhr – Spove (Fiol, 2025) Norwegian-Syrian quartet Spove has released its debut album, Spove. The exquisite…

    Tyler Bennet December 20, 2025 No Comments
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    Zemog El Gallo Bueno Playful Return With New Album ¡Ya Tú Sabes!

    Zemog El Gallo Bueno – ¡Ya Tú Sabes! U All Reddy Noe (Pinch Records, 2025) ¡Ya Tú Sabes! (You Already Know) is the latest album…

    Angel Romero December 19, 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
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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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A 2013 Tribute to Cuban Conga Legend Francisco Aguabella

Les Moncada May 7, 2013 3 Comments Francisco Aguabellapercussion

When I was a young Latin music percussionist, I would strive to find the best musicians to look at on stage and study their techniques.…

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Roots Reggae artist General Jah Mikey to release Original Yard Food in May 2013

World Music Central News Room May 7, 2013 1 Comment

General Jah Mikey has a new album titled, Original Yard Food, produced by Zion High Productions and schedule for release May 14 on the ZHP…

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Transglobal Fanfara

Angel Romero May 7, 2013 1 Comment

Fanfara Tirana and Transglobal Underground Kabatronics (World Village UK, 2013) The grand masters of global fusion Transglobal Underground team up with Albanian brass band Fanfara…

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Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA Reveals Global Music 2013-2014 Season

World Music Central News Room May 6, 2013 No Comments

Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA (CAP UCLA) in Los Angeles announced the 2013-2014 season, under the executive and artistic direction of Kristy…

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Rebecca Frazier to Release Debut Album When We Fall

World Music Central News Room May 6, 2013 No Comments BluegrassRebecca Frazier

When We Fall is the long awaited solo debut by bluegrass musician Rebecca Frazier. Accompanying Frazier on the album of original songs and tunes are…

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Etran Finatawa to Release The Sahara Sessions in May 2013

World Music Central News Room May 5, 2013 No Comments

Nigerien band Etran Finatawa has a new album titled The Sahara Sessions (TUGCD1071). This recording was made deep in the desert. Sheltered only by an…

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Awards

International Songwriting Competition (ISC) 2012 Announces World Music Winners

World Music Central News Room May 4, 2013 No Comments

Mira Awad’s song Bahlawan (Acrobat) is the first place winner in the World Music category at the International Songwriting Competition (ISC). Mira Awad is a…

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Album reviews

Unique Blend of Pop, Jazz And Brazilian Music

TJ Nelson May 4, 2013 No Comments

Badi Assad Between Love and Luck (Quatro Ventos, 2013) With previous recordings like Rhythms, Echoes of Brazil, Wonderland and Chameleon, Brazilian guitarist, songwriter and vocalist…

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Events

Saluting the Black President, a Tribute to Fela Kuti in London

World Music Central News Room May 3, 2013 No Comments

To honor Nigerian idol and Afrobeat inventor Fela Kuti and to celebrate the re-packaging and re-release of his entire catalogue, Knitting Factory Records in association…

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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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