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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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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    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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  • Album reviews

    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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New CDs

The Late John Martyn’s Blues Legacy

World Music Central News Room August 13, 2011 No Comments

Heaven and Earth is the title of the last album by British musical legend John Martyn, a musician that was admired by fellow musicians such…

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Swept Away by Syriana

TJ Nelson August 12, 2011 No Comments

Syriana The Road to Damascus (Real World, 2011) It’s impossible not to be swept away on the opening strains of Real World’s The Road to…

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General News

Salsa Sizzle Comes to Asia: 6th International Salsa Congress kicks off in Bangalore!

Madanmohan Rao August 12, 2011 No Comments

Regarded as one of the largest salsa dance events in Asia, the 6th International Salsa Congress kicks off today over a three-day weekend in Bangalore.…

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Franco-Spanish Star Manu Chao Launches Long-Awaited United States Tour

World Music Central News Room August 12, 2011 No Comments

Global star Manu Chao’s highly-anticipated return to the United State is set to kick off later this month in Boston and ends with a major…

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General News

Indie Distributor PIAS & AIM Establish Fund for Record Labels Affected by Sony DADC Fire

World Music Central News Room August 11, 2011 No Comments

Following the devastating fire on Monday night at Sony DADC’s Enfield facility, which destroyed the stock of hundreds of independent labels, The Association of Independent…

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World Music Label Putumayo Launches New Series With African Beat and Latin Beat Albums

World Music Central News Room August 11, 2011 No Comments

World Music record label Putumayo announced the launch of the Putumayo World Beat series with the forthcoming albums African Beat and Latin Beat, to be…

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Album reviews

Renovated Dances of Castile and Cantabria

Angel Romero August 11, 2011 No Comments

Vallarna Km 90 (Folka Records, 2008) Spanish folk music group Vallarna recently sent us a copy of their album titled Km. 90. vallarna is formed…

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New CDs

Eritrea’s Got Soul

World Music Central News Room August 11, 2011 No Comments

While music lovers around the world have been showing a huge interest in Ethiopian reissues from the 70s, neighboring Eritrea has in a way vanished…

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Events

Maria Bethania to Perform in Miami Beach on November 11th 2011

World Music Central News Room August 11, 2011 No Comments

Brazilian star Maria Bethania is set to perform in Miami Beach on November 11th. This will be her first appearance in Florida since 1988. Singer…

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Obituaries

Renowned Flamenco Guitarist Moraito Chico Dies at 54

Angel Romero August 10, 2011 6 Comments FlamencoMoraito Chico

One of Spain’s finest guitarists died today at Hospital General de Jerez de la Frontera of lung cancer. Moraito Chico was one of the leading…

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