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    Phoenyx Rekindles the Celtic Rock Fire: Keepers of the Flame Returns

    Phoenyx – Keepers of the Flame (Prometheus Music, 2025) Phoenyx was a pioneering Celtic rock band that was well known in the San Francisco Bay…

    Angel Romero December 7, 2025 1 Comment
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    Shane Shanahan’s Audacity (Live) Rallies An All-Star Ensemble

    Shane Shanahan – Audacity (Live) (Bright Shiny Things, 2025) Percussionist Shane Shanahan released Audacity (Live), a project that highlights his cross-cultural collaboration. These stem from…

    Madison Quinn December 6, 2025 No Comments
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    Djékady’s Innovative ‘Benkan’ Intersects Malian Heritage and American Roots

    Djékady – Benkan (Bright Shiny Things, 2025) Benkan introduces Djékady, a superb six-piece ensemble co-led by Malian balafon maestro and singer Balla Kouyaté and American…

    Angel Romero December 5, 2025 No Comments
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    From Ballparks To “Love Shack”: Antonio Andrade Drops Here We Go!

    Antonio Andrade – Here We Go! (Life Shakes Records, 2025) Antonio Andrade’s, Here We Go!, presents a covers collection developed during the shutdown months of…

    Ryan Emmert December 4, 2025 No Comments
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    Brazil Meets The World In Brasil Calling Volume 22

    Various Artists – Brasil Calling Volume 22 (2025) Brasil Calling Volume 22 highlights 15 tracks that weave Brazil’s regional traditions with contemporary collaborations across continents.…

    Angel Romero December 4, 2025 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Tuuletar - Heponi mun (Mój koń nieborak) single artwork. A rain-soaked, high-energy scene shows Tuuletar's four women in bright outdoor gear laughing and flinging water as they sit on a bench in the dark. Each holds a rope or playful prop.
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    Tuuletar feat. Joanna Słowińska Reveals Heponi mun (Mój koń nieborak) Single

    World Music Central News Room December 7, 2025 No Comments
  • The cover presents a steam locomotive enveloped in thick haze at a station platform, where a silhouetted rail worker stands near the engine. The scene leans on sepia tones. Blocky lettering spells out “Ashby Frank” above the larger title Mr. Engineer.
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    Ashby Frank Rolls Out A Bluesy Waltz: “Mr. Engineer” Gets A Fresh Trackside Stop

    World Music Central News Room December 5, 2025 No Comments
  • Dark spheres envelop Carolyn-Trowbridge. she holds bright pink mallets that cross in her hands.
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    Carolyn Trowbridge Unveils Hypnotic “Duchess Of Sheba”

    World Music Central News Room December 4, 2025 No Comments
  • A weathered man in a wide straw hat sits against a sun-bleached green wall while sipping coffee from a white cup. The title Latin Café 2.0 and the artist name “Malamañoso” appear in stylized lettering on the left.
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    Tasty Menu

    Tom Orr December 3, 2025 No Comments
  • Isla stands outdoors, smiling, before golden autumn foliage, holding a violin at her waist. Her light blouse contrasts with the leaves behind her. The name “Isla Ratcliff” appears in the upper corner, and the handwritten title Autumn Leaves (Autumn I) sits beneath the Polaroid-style frame.
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    Fiddle Meets Vivaldi In Isla Ratcliff’s Playful Autumn Leaves

    World Music Central News Room December 2, 2025 No Comments
  • A hazy landscape filled with drifting clouds in muted browns, grays, and blues. Four sun icons line up near the top, each slightly different in shape. A faint hint of red appears in the lower corner.
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    Gnoss Mark Eight-Year Milestone With New Track Bennybeg

    World Music Central News Room November 30, 2025 No Comments

Events

Groundbreaking Nimbaya! The Women’s Drum & Dance Company of Guinea to Perform in New York

World Music Central News Room March 19, 2012 No Comments

Nimbaya!, the first all-women’s percussion and dance troupe from Guinea is set to perform on Friday, March 23 & Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 18:00…

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Tarang Fusion Music Concert in Delhi

Dr. Saroja Raman March 18, 2012 No Comments

The India International Centre, in collaboration with the Sunaad, a prime Music organization in Delhi, are presenting a unique fusion music concert on Friday 30th…

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Musical Minds Meet, Mutual Marvels Manifest

Tom Orr March 18, 2012 No Comments

The Toure-Raichel Collective The Tel Aviv Session (Cumbancha CMB-CD-22, 2012) It happens more and more nowadays. Two musicians from different backgrounds have a chance encounter,…

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Tejano Rhapsodies

Angel Romero March 17, 2012 No Comments

Del Castillo Infinitas Rapsodias (Smilin’ Castle Records) Austin-based Del Castillo has released this new 2-disc set titled Infinitas Rapsodias. Although described as a Latin rock…

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Delightfully Daring Geomungo Factory

TJ Nelson March 17, 2012 No Comments

Geomungo Factory Metamorphosis (Dada Media, 2012) Every once in a while I get a CD that is truly astonishing, I mean something that stops any…

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A Fine Shrine

Tom Orr March 16, 2012 No Comments

Loga Ramin Torkian Mehraab (Six Degrees, 2012) Tehran-born Loga Ramin Torkian left Iran for the United States after the 1979 revolution, but he didn’t leave…

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Soulful Passion of Masters of Bandoneon

TJ Nelson March 15, 2012 No Comments

Leonardo Suarez Paz’s Cuartetango String Quartet Masters of Bandoneon (Azica Records, 2012) Tango junkies should take notice that Azica Records has a new tango recording…

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Events

Cuban Star David Alvarez to Perform in Miami

Angel Romero March 14, 2012 No Comments

Renowned Cuban singer David Álvarez is set to perform tonight Wednesday, March 14th at Cava Flamenco Lounge Restaurant in Coral Gables in Florida. The venue…

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Though the Mountains May Fall

Tom Orr March 14, 2012 No Comments

Francois and the Atlas Mountains E Volo Love (Domino WIGCD28OP, 2012) There’s making music, and then there’s making music that makes an impression. To achieve…

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Concert reviews

Showcase Scotland 2012

Albert Reguant March 14, 2012 No Comments

Showcase Scotland took place January 25-29 in Glasgow (Scotland) as part of the 18th edition of the Celtic connections Festival, a splendid Celtic music festival…

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  • Flamenco Talent: Marina Heredia Closes New Territories 2025 Season In Madrid
  • Echoes Of Earth 2025: Bengaluru Festival Tunes Into Nature’s ‘Sixth Sense’
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