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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…

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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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    Lô And Behold: Maame, a DYI Effort

    Cheikh Lô – Maame (World Circuit, 2025) A decade has passed since Cheikh Lô last offered a studio album, and Maame feels like a homecoming…

    Madison Quinn December 17, 2025 No Comments
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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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    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

    Tom Orr December 16, 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
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    Jamaica Meets Irie-Land

    Tom Orr December 13, 2025 No Comments

Tour Announcements

Legendary Romanian Gypsy Brass Band Fanfare Ciocarlia to Return to United States and Canada for September 2012 Tour

World Music Central News Room August 5, 2012 No Comments

Fanfare Ciocarlia, the great brass orchestra from the village of Zece Prajini in northeastern Romania, is one of the world’s most popular Gypsy bands. They…

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Events

32nd Annual Tejano Music Awards To Be Held in San Antonio

Angel Romero August 5, 2012 No Comments

The 32nd Annual Tejano Music Awards will be held on Saturday, August 18th, 2012 at the Illusions Theater located inside the Alamodome in San Antonio,…

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Sublime Bandolim

Angel Romero August 4, 2012 No Comments

Hamilton de Holanda Quinteto Brasilianos 3 (Adventure Music, 2012) Bandolim (mandolin) maestro Hamilton de Holanda continues his Brasilianos series with a third volume, titled Brasilianos…

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Brazil’s Minas Gerais State to Present offWOMEX Music Showcase in Thessaloniki

World Music Central News Room August 3, 2012 No Comments

World Music Central reports that the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais has organized an offWOMEX Showcase that will take place on Saturday, October 20th at…

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First Set of WOMEX 2012 Conference Topics & Speakers Announced

Angel Romero August 3, 2012 No Comments

World music conference WOMEX 2012 confirmed to World Music Central the first set of Conference topics and speakers, who will be shedding light on the…

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Album reviews

Tejas Towns & Tex-Mex Sounds

Angel Romero August 3, 2012 No Comments Los TexmaniacsTejano musicTex-Mexworld music

Los Texmaniacs – Texas Towns & Tex-Mex Sounds (Smithsonian Folkways, 2012) San Antonio-based Tejano band Los Texmaniacs brings conjunto music to the 21st century with…

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Events

Cutting Edge Latin Music at The Gaia Festival in August 2012

World Music Central News Room August 3, 2012 No Comments

The Gaia Festival takes place August 3rd, 4th, 5th, 2012 at Black Oak Ranch in Laytonville, California. This year the festival presents a Latin Music…

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New Films

Pa’s Fiddle: The Music Of America, inspired by the Little House on the Prairie

World Music Central News Room August 2, 2012 No Comments

Pa’s Fiddle: The Music Of America is a live concert DVD featuring some of country music’s biggest stars: Randy Travis, Rodney Atkins, Ronnie Milsap, Committed,…

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Album reviews

Angelic Light: Music from Eastern Cathedrals

Angel Romero August 2, 2012 No Comments

Cappella Romana Angelic Light: Music from Eastern Cathedrals (Valley Entertainment, 2012) In recent years, the great sacred music traditions of Europe have found their way…

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Album reviews

If All This Ends, Keep On With The Boogaloo

Angel Romero August 2, 2012 No Comments

Los Fulanos Y Si Esto Se Acaba Que Siga El Boogaloo (Lovemonk, 2012) Y Si Esto Se Acaba Que Siga El Boogaloo (If All This…

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