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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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  • Album reviews

    Disobedience Required: A Review of Cristina Branco’s Mulheres de Abril 

    Cristina Branco – Mulheres de Abril (Locomotiva Azul, 2025) For over thirty years, Cristina Branco has been reinterpreting fado, Portugal’s national music, for an ever-increasing…

    John Alan Urquhart December 9, 2025 No Comments
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    Rabab Meets Trumpet: Sangat Intertwines Sikh & Sufi Lines

    Sangat – Sangat (2025) Afghan American rabab virtuoso Qais Essar and Sikh American trumpet player-singer Sonny Singh released their joint debut album Sangat recently. The…

    Angel Romero December 8, 2025 No Comments
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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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Featured News

  • Matt B standing in the middle of a rural path.
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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.
    Music videos

    Magoo Spins Jazz-Lit Newgrass on ‘What a Life’

    World Music Central News Room December 11, 2025 No Comments
  • Carmel stands on a sandy shoreline beneath a pale sky, wrapped in sweeping, translucent orange fabric that lifts in the sea breeze.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Butterfly-menco

    Tom Orr December 10, 2025 No Comments
  • Bryan Sutton - Grandfather’s Clock cover artwork. A light violet cover with a photo of a leafless tree.
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    Bryan Sutton Taps Sierra Hull For Playful “Grandfather’s Clock” Guitar Duet

    World Music Central News Room December 9, 2025 No Comments
  • Periscopi Invertit Sa Ximbomba cover artwork. an illustration of a friction drum: a ximbomba or zambomba.
    Music videos Single reviews

    Mediterranean Update

    Tom Orr December 8, 2025 No Comments

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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Album reviews

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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General News

Samaya: A Benefit Album For Global Electronica Pioneer Cheb i Sabbah

World Music Central News Room March 13, 2012 No Comments Cheb i Sabbah

Samaya is a benefit album to help raise money for Cheb i Sabbah’s health care costs. Global music pioneer Cheb i Sabbah was diagnosed last…

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New CDs

The Cream of Spanish Jazz and Flamenco on Jorge Pardo’s Huellas

World Music Central News Room March 13, 2012 No Comments

Jorge Pardo, the influential saxophone and flute player, that introduced a new sound to Flamenco, has a new double album titled Huellas. The new recording…

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Album reviews

Clandestine Romanticism

Angel Romero March 13, 2012 No Comments

David Alvarez Clandestino (Tumi Music, 2012) As soon as you hear David Alvarez’s voice, you know that you’ve stumbled upon a singer with an exceptional…

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Album reviews

Fred Jorge Gets Funky

Angel Romero March 13, 2012 No Comments

Fred Jorge e os Mairorais (Afro Baile Records, 2012) Brazilian singer-songwriter has assembled a large cast of musicians to celebrate African-rooted music. His album Fred…

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New CDs

Worlds Kaleid for Kamerunga

World Music Central News Room March 11, 2012 No Comments

With the release of its second album, Kamerunga is maintaining its mission to redefine and reinvigorate Australian folk, blending original composition with heritage and elements…

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Obituaries

The ‘Dame’ of Greek folk music Domna Samiou dead, 84

Maria Paravantes March 11, 2012 No Comments

One of the country’s leading folk singers, Domna Samiou, passed away late on Saturday, leaving behind an irreplaceable gap in traditional Greek music and culture.…

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Obituaries

Radio Tarifa’s Vocalist Benjamín Escoriza Dies at 58

Angel Romero March 10, 2012 3 Comments

Our Spanish colleague, Araceli Tzigane of Radio Nacional de España (RNE) – Radio Exterior, reports that Spanish singer Benjamín Escoriza, former vocalist of Radio Tarifa,…

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