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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 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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    Effervescent Reggae

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New CDs

Celebrated Irish Acoustic Band Lúnasa to Release Album with RTE Concert Orchestra

World Music Central News Room February 16, 2013 No Comments

Lúnasa, one of the finest Celtic music bands from Ireland will release their new album titled Lúnasa with the RTE Concert Orchestra this year. The…

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Classic Celtic Music from Smithsonian Folkways to Be Released February 26

World Music Central News Room February 15, 2013 No Comments

Smithsonian Folkways has announced the release of “Classic Celtic Music from Smithsonian Folkways” . The album, compiled by music historian and folklorist Richard Carlin, is…

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Delightfully Satisfying Amazonia

TJ Nelson February 14, 2013 No Comments

Mario Adnet Amazonia On the Forest Trail (Adventure Music, 2013) Music fans might know the name Mario Adnet from such recordings as From the Heart,…

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Tango Innovators Bajofondo Announce 2013 North American Tour

World Music Central News Room February 14, 2013 1 Comment

South American band Bajofondo announced they will tour throughout North America in March and April in support of their forthcoming album Presente, scheduled for release…

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Violin Maestro Dr. L. Subramaniam to Bring His Global Fusion to Skirball Cultural Center

World Music Central News Room February 14, 2013 No Comments

Dr. L. Subramaniam’s Global Fusion project featuring renowned harmonica blues musician Corky Siegel are scheduled to perform on Friday, February 22 at 8:00 PM at…

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Wulu Wulu

Angel Romero February 13, 2013 No Comments

Bongos Ikwue Wulu Wulu (Bik Records, 2013) It’s taken a long time, but at last, one of the great Nigerian singer-songwriters, Bongos Ikwue has released…

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The Creole Choir of Cuba Announces U.S. 2013 Tour

World Music Central News Room February 13, 2013 No Comments

The Creole Choir of Cuba will be touring the eastern part of the United States to promote its latest release titled Santiman. It is The…

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Awards

Fourteenth Annual Native American Music Awards Announce Nominees

World Music Central News Room February 12, 2013 1 Comment Native American Music Awards

The 14th Annual Native American Music Awards (NAMA) announced today the nominees for this year. The nominees reflect the combined votes of the NAMA Advisory…

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Cape Verdian Zé Luís Releases Serenata

World Music Central News Room February 12, 2013 No Comments

Cape Verdian singer Zé Luís has a new album titled Serenata on the Lusafrica label. On the album, Zé Luis’s vivid and relaxed tenor voice…

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Maika Piya

Madanmohan Rao February 11, 2013 No Comments

Lalitya Munshaw Maika Piya (Times Music) No less a Bollywood icon than Hema Malini launched this fusion album of traditional melodies and contemporary music by…

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