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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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    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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    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

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Concert reviews

2nd Annual Rustic Rhythm Music Festival Showcased Drums of Ireland and Ojibwe drummers from USA

Abbey Thompson September 1, 2011 No Comments

The 2nd annual Rustic Rhythm Music Fest brought several different sounds from different cultures to the Boulder Junction Ball Park (Boulder Junction, Wisconsin) on Saturday,…

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Events

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba to Perform at Duke University on October 14

World Music Central News Room September 1, 2011 No Comments

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba are set to perform on at Duke University’s Reynolds Industries Theater in Durham, North Carolina on Friday, October 14, 2011,…

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Album reviews

Rock the Tabla Dream Comes True

TJ Nelson August 31, 2011 No Comments Egyptian musicHossam Ramzypercussion

Hossam Ramzy and Various Artists Rock The Tabla (ARC Music, 2011) So rarely in life we are given exactly what we want. For musicians those…

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At the Edge of Totally Addictive Salsa

Angel Romero August 30, 2011 No Comments

Bio Ritmo La Verdad (Electric Cowbell Records, 2011) Salsa band Bio Ritmo has become one of the hottest acts in the American tropical music field.…

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Tuareg Desert Blues stars Tinariwen to perform in Miami November 10

World Music Central News Room August 30, 2011 No Comments

Tuareg band Tinariwen is set to perform Thursday, November 10th, 2011 at 8:00 PM at Grand Central in Downtown Miami. Tinariwen are nomadic Tuareg guitar-poets…

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Influential Mississippi Bluesman David Honeyboy Edwards Dies

World Music Central News Room August 29, 2011 No Comments

Legendary blues musician David Honeyboy Edwards died this morning Monday, August 29, 2011, about 3:00 am while resting peacefully at home. June 28, 1915 –…

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Events

Dub Invasion Festival 2011 to Be Held in New York and Boston

World Music Central News Room August 29, 2011 No Comments

Dub Invasion Festival 2011 will be held in New York and Boston from September 7-16. The festival will include shows by world-class performers, including Lee…

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Bay Area Flamenco Festival 2011 to Present Gypsy Star Diego El Cigala

World Music Central News Room August 28, 2011 No Comments

The 6th Annual Bay Area Flamenco Festival: Festival Flamenco Gitano will be held October 22-30, presented by The Bay Area Flamenco Partnership. Direct from Spain,…

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Album reviews

New Tuvan Directions

TJ Nelson August 27, 2011 2 Comments

Alash Ensemble Buura (CDBY, 2011) Okay, I just admit a little quirk of mine right here – I can’t help myself when it comes to…

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William Kennedy Piping Festival 2011 Program Announced

World Music Central News Room August 27, 2011 No Comments

The 2011 edition of the william Kennedy Piping Festival will which take place in Armagh from the 17th – 20th November. Lúnasa, Guidewires, The Anxo…

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