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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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    Cory Henry Releases Soulful and Funk-Fueled ‘A Wonderful Holiday’

    Cory Henry — A Wonderful Holiday (2025) Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter Cory Henry has released A Wonderful Holiday, a six-song collection of original Christmas…

    Angel Romero December 18, 2025 No Comments
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  • 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
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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
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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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    Effervescent Reggae

    Tom Orr December 16, 2025 No Comments

Album reviews

Ingenious Way of Dramatizing Nature

TJ Nelson February 23, 2013 No Comments

Bruno Coulais Microcosmos (Varese Vintage Records, 2013) Let me start off by saying the original motion picture soundtrack Microcosmos is a classical recording. Composed and…

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Awards

Cuban Jazz Musician Bobby Carcassés Wins 2012 National Music Award

World Music Central News Room February 22, 2013 No Comments

Cuban singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Roberto (Bobby) Carcassés received Cuba’s 2012 National Music Award for his lifetime work. The jury, presided over by Digna Guerra…

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Obituaries

Blues Man Magic Slim Dies

TJ Nelson February 22, 2013 No Comments

The blues guitarist and singer known as Magic Slim died Thursday, February 21, 2013 at a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania hospital. The Mississippi blues man had been…

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Dynamic Creole Choir of Cuba

TJ Nelson February 22, 2013 No Comments

The Creole Choir of Cuba Santiman (Real World Records, 2013) Following up on their debut recording Tande-La on the Real World Records label, The Creole…

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Ever Rougher

Tom Orr February 20, 2013 No Comments

World Music Network’s prolific Rough Guide series continues to put out so many titles that it’s becoming hard to remember which ones are followups to…

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Review of the 15th Fira Mediterrània de Manresa

Albert Reguant February 19, 2013 No Comments

The “Fira Mediterrània – Factoría d’Arrel” took place November 8-11 of 2012 in the Catalan city of Manresa. As its program indicates, this is a…

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General News

World Music Conference WOMEX 2013 Now Accepting Showcase Applications

World Music Central News Room February 18, 2013 2 Comments

International world music conference WOMEX, is calling all world music artists and DJs to submit their applications to perform at the WOMEX 2013 Showcase Festival.…

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Events

Festival International de Louisiane in Lafayette Announces 2013 Lineup

World Music Central News Room February 18, 2013 1 Comment

The 27th edition of the renowned roots, pop and world music Festival International de Louisiane will take place April 24-April 28, 2013. This year’s line-up…

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Album reviews

An Intimate History of Clannad

Angel Romero February 17, 2013 No Comments

Clannad Clannad – Christ Church Cathedral (ARC Music EUCD2441, 2013) Clannad’s live performance at Dublin’s ancient Christ Church Cathedral is now available on CD and…

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Album reviews

Krontjong from the Spice Islands

Angel Romero February 16, 2013 No Comments

IMC Krontjong Ensemble The Collection (Jamboe Entertainment, 2012) Dutch ensemble Indisch Muzikanten Collectief (IMC) presents a lively album of krontjong, also known as keroncong (pronounced…

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