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    Johnette Downing And Nathan Williams Unite For Louisiana-Focused Children’s Zydeco Album

    Johnette Downing, Nathan Williams & The Zydeco Cha Chas: My Little Snap Bean: Zydeco for Children (Wiggle Worm Records, 2026) Johnette Downing’s My Little Snap…

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    Expressive and Impressive

    Baklava Express – Sabába (self-released, 2026) For those of us who were quite taken by Baklava Express’s debut album Davka from three years ago, it’s…

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    Spinettango Recasts Luis Alberto Spinetta Timeless Classics

    Various Artists — Spinettango (Nacional Records, 2022) Nacional Records released Spinettango in 2022, a splendid tribute that recast songs by Luis Alberto “El Flaco” Spinetta…

    Angel Romero May 5, 2026 No Comments
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    Fabiano Do Nascimento Teams With Vitor Santos Orchestra for Vila in 2026

    Fabiano Do Nascimento & Vitor Santos Orchestra — Vila (2026) Fabiano Do Nascimento has a new recording titled Vila, an exquisitely-crafted collaborative album with a…

    Angel Romero May 3, 2026 No Comments
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    A Mother Lode of Laouto

    Vasilis Kostas — Léna (General Music, 2026) Vasilis Kostas is a master of the Greek lute known as the lauto (or laouto), and like any…

    Tom Orr May 2, 2026 No Comments
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  • A grotesque, cartoonish scene with a blue background packed with distorted faces. At the center, a suited figure wearing a “La Pera” sash is violently split open to reveal a snarling green reptile, with blood spraying outward. Three exaggerated characters surround him, a punk with a red mohawk, a woman in pink, and another suited man all in a chaotic, satirical style. The jagged red Reptilio title dominates the lower half, with a black panther-like creature embedded inside the lettering.
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    Son Rompe Pera Question Power and Paranoia on “Reptilio”

    World Music Central News Room May 6, 2026 No Comments
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    Breakfield Have Fun with “Pull Some Strings”

    World Music Central News Room May 4, 2026 No Comments
  • Jody King - Jet Airliner cover artwork. An illustration of a Boeing jet.
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    Jody King And Larry Cordle Recast “Jet Airliner” In Bluegrass Form

    World Music Central News Room May 4, 2026 No Comments
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    Sulaf Shares New Single “Naada” Ahead Of Debut Album ABA

    World Music Central News Room April 30, 2026 No Comments
  • Carolina Detour - No Wrong Turn cover artwork. A vintage illustration of a 1960s car going through a no wrong turn traffic sign.
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    Carolina Detour Releases New Single “No Wrong Turn”

    World Music Central News Room April 29, 2026 No Comments
  • Gnoss - Photo by Elly Lucas. Band photo.
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    Gnoss Share Lively New Single “Emily”

    World Music Central News Room April 25, 2026 No Comments

A collage-like cover layered with dark green foliage, sketch-like golden line drawings, and black-gold backgrounds. A red bird dominates the center-right, while animal forms emerge from the surrounding patterns. At the bottom, the title King Of The Dogwoods and the artist Boiled in Lead appear.
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Boiled In Lead Comes Back with Celtic Punk Attitude

Angel Romero March 16, 2026 No Comments Boiled In LeadCeltic music

Boiled In Lead – King of the Dogwoods (Omnium Records, 2026) Boiled In Lead’s King of the Dogwoods is the Minnesota band’s first studio release…

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Angélique Kidjo - Photo by Brantley Gutiérrez. Angélique wearing a turban and a dress with a large flower on the shoulder.
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Angélique Kidjo Shares New Single “Fall On Me”

World Music Central News Room March 15, 2026 No Comments African musicAfropopAngelique KidjoBeninese musicworld fusionworld music

(headline image: Angélique Kidjo — Photo by Brantley Gutiérrez) Angélique Kidjo has announced Hope!!, her new album, due April 24. In addition, she has released…

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Maksim Mudrinić, Oskar Kovač – Made in Sivac: Serbian Music from Vojvodina cover artwork. Photos of two of the artists
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Traditional Sounds of Sivac Pipes Take Center Stage

Tyler Bennet March 15, 2026 No Comments bagpipegajdeMaksim MudrinićOskar KovačSerbian musicVojvodinaworld music

Maksim Mudrinić, Oskar Kovač – Made in Sivac: Serbian Music from Vojvodina (Antonovka Records, 2025) This field recording captures traditional music from Vojvodina, the autonomous…

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Bryan Sutton Blue Night cover artwork. A blue cover with an image of a leafless tree.
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Bryan Sutton And Joe Bonamassa Light Up “Blue Night”

World Music Central News Room March 14, 2026 No Comments BluegrassbluesBryan SuttonJoe Bonamassaworld music

Bryan Sutton has enlisted Joe Bonamassa for “Blue Night,” the latest release in Sutton’s From Roots to Branches guitar duets series. When Sutton introduced the…

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Ashley MacIsaac — Hi, How Are You Today? cover artwork. A filtered image of Ashley MacIsaac.
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Fearless Fiddle: Ashley MacIsaac’s Hi, How Are You Today?

Ryan Emmert March 13, 2026 No Comments Ashley MacIsaacCeltic musicfolktronicaworld music

Ashley MacIsaac — Hi, How Are You Today? (A&M Records, 1995) Ashley MacIsaac’s now classic 1995 release Hi, How Are You Today? mixed the joyful…

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A cover on a cream background features a striped sunset in yellow behind blue palm trees and flying birds. The title “Sunshine All Year Round” curves in blue above the image, with “Celtic Roots Reggae” centered beneath it, while “Owen Casey” appears large at the bottom in yellow-and-blue lettering.
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In the Forecast

Tom Orr March 12, 2026 No Comments Celtic musicIrish musicOwen CaseyReggaeworld music

Ireland’s Owen Casey teams with Austrian reggae band House of Riddim to spread “Sunshine All Year Round,” a song that further solidifies Casey as a…

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Baile An Salsa - photo by Julia Dunin
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Irish-Latin fusion band Baile an Salsa to Perform “Salsa-Trad” in Dublin

World Music Central News Room March 11, 2026 No Comments Baile an Salsaworld fusionworld music

(headline image: Baile An Salsa – photo by Julia Dunin) Irish-Latin fusion band Baile an Salsa is set to perform at The Button Factory, Dublin…

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Muca & Roberto Menescal Playing On The Loose Fields cover artwork. An illustration of a woman looking at a hummingbird.
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Bossa Nova and Beauty: Muca Meets Menescal

World Music Central News Room March 11, 2026 No Comments Brazilian musicMucaworld music

Brazilian musician Muca, the London-based project of Murillo Sguillaro, will release Beleza (Beauty) on May 29, 2026, in collaboration with 88-year-old bossa nova pioneer Roberto…

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Thomas Roth - Maskenball cover artwork. A photo of a nyckelharpa.
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Nyckelharpa Wizard Thomas Roth Unmasks Maskenball For 2026

Madison Quinn March 11, 2026 No Comments German musicnyckelharpaThomas Rothworld fusionworld music

Thomas Roth – Maskenball (MIG, 2026) On Maskenball (Masquerade Ball), Thomas Roth steps into a candlelit hall of echoes. Roth, a German virtuoso on the…

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Tinariwen-Hoggar cover artwork. an illustration of Tuareg musicians gathered in the desert with musical instruments and camels.
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Tinariwen Roll Out “Amidinim Ehad Solan” Single

World Music Central News Room March 10, 2026 No Comments Tinariwenworld music

Tuareg band Tinariwen have released an animated music video of their single “Amidinim Ehad Solan” in advance of their upcoming album Hoggar. The artwork and…

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