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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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    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.
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    Jamaica Meets Irie-Land

    Tom Orr December 13, 2025 No Comments
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    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.”
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    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
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Album reviews

Utterly Dazzling Bassekou Kouyate

TJ Nelson April 8, 2013 No Comments

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba – Jama Ko (Outhere Records, 2013) With recordings Segu Blue and the Grammy-nominated I Speak Fula to his credit, Mali’s…

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Events

Winnipeg Folk Festival to Present Loreena McKennitt in August 2013

World Music Central News Room April 7, 2013 2 Comments

The Winnipeg Folk Festival will present Loreena McKennitt at the Centennial Concert Hall on Friday, August 9, 2013. Originally from Morden, Manitoba, Loreena McKennitt made…

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Bluegrass Icon Peter Rowan Releases The Old School Featuring an All-Star Lineup

Angel Romero April 7, 2013 1 Comment

Bluegrass legend Peter Rowan has a new album titled The Old School. “The Old School is a big school. It is where the tributaries of…

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Paris Combo’s Savvy Sound

TJ Nelson April 6, 2013 1 Comment

Paris Combo 5 (DRG Records, 2013) With recordings like Paris Combo, Motifs, Living Room and Attraction to their credit, Paris Combo is back with 5,…

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Events

Renowned Vocalist Bahar Movahed to Perform at World Music Institute in New York

World Music Central News Room April 5, 2013 No Comments Bahar Movahed

The World Music Institute’s Global Salon will present the New York debut of an important new voice in the Persian and Kurdish music of Iran.…

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Admired Cuban Musician Eliades Ochoa Recording New Album in Santiago de Cuba

World Music Central News Room April 4, 2013 No Comments

Famed guitarist and songwriter Eliades Ochoa will recreate the songs he performed 40 years ago with the Cuarteto Patria in a new album currently being…

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Irish Songwriter Brendan Loughrey Releases Acoustic Album

Angel Romero April 4, 2013 No Comments

Irish native Brendan Loughrey has released To Those Who Fell, an album that features some of the most poignant, significant songs of Ireland’s unrelenting struggle…

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Concert reviews

Balkan Sounds, Taiko Drumming and Portuguese Musical Explorers Highlights of Day 1 at Penang World Music Festival

Angel Romero April 3, 2013 1 Comment

Day one of the Penang World Music Festival on Saturday, 30th March 2013 got started with the daily press conference at the media center, located…

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Events

The Sounds of Brazil and Mali to Meet in London with A Curva Da Cintura

World Music Central News Room April 2, 2013 No Comments

Mali’s kora master Toumani Diabaté, Brazlian musicians Arnaldo Antunes & Edgard Scandurra and Family Atlantica are set to perform on Friday 12 April 2013 at…

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Events

“Play Like A Lion: The Legacy of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan ” Film Screening in Philadelphia

World Music Central News Room April 1, 2013 No Comments Ali Akbar Khan

The Ragasamay Festival in Philadelphia will present the screening of “Play Like A Lion: The Legacy of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan” on Wednesday, April 3…

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