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    Moussa T Offers Modern Tuareg Desert Blues on Tartite

    Moussa T — Tartite (Mixto Records, 2026) With Tartite, rising Tuareg musician Moussa T delivers familiar desert blues closely associated with Tuareg music. At the…

    Angel Romero April 17, 2026 No Comments
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  • Album reviews

    Rafael Carvalho Introduces the viola da terra on A Teia Da Viola

    Rafael Carvalho – A Teia da Viola (self-release, 2025) Rafael Carvalho’s A Teia Da Viola is a delightful 10-track self-released album that celebrates the beautiful…

    Iliana Cabrera April 14, 2026 No Comments
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    The Spirited Mountain Music of The Burnett Sisters Band

    The Burnett Sisters Band — Easy Come, Easy Go (Pinecastle Records, 2026) On Easy Come, Easy Go, the Burnett Sisters Band introduces itself with charming…

    Madison Quinn April 12, 2026 No Comments
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    Prabir And The Endless: Dazzling Mix of Eastern Ragas and Western Guitar

    Prabir Mehta — Prabir Aur Antaheen (self-release, 2026) Prabir Aur Antaheen presents a set of everlasting compositions rooted in ancient Indian raags (ragas), arranged for…

    Angel Romero April 10, 2026 No Comments
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    Sam Bergquist Finds the Sweet Spot Between Satire and Soul on Devils & Doves

    Sam Bergquist — Devils & Doves (self-released, 2026) Sam Bergquist’s 2026 album Devils & Doves charts the tension between hope and doubt, humor and heartache,…

    Ryan Emmert April 9, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Blanca Paloma - Sentaita en la escalera (Portada) cover artwork. Blanca appears as a very small woman wearing a blue outfit sitting on a giant human hand.
    Music videos

    Blanca Paloma Previews Debut Album With Sentaíta en la escalera

    World Music Central News Room April 18, 2026 No Comments
  • Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith - Three Star Hornpipe cover artwork. A sand colored image of leafless tree branches.
    Music videos

    Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith Reimagine “Three Star Hornpipe”

    World Music Central News Room April 17, 2026 No Comments
  • Purbayan Chatterjee & Mark Lettieri Soar cover artwork. An illustration of bird feathers.
    Music videos

    Purbayan Chatterjee and Mark Lettieri Collaborate on New Single “Soar”

    World Music Central News Room April 16, 2026 No Comments
  • Moyses Dos Dantos — Photo by Brian Cross. Moyses leaning against a building wall wearing a black hat.
    Music videos

    Moyses Dos Santos Releases Lead Single “Boa Viagem”

    World Music Central News Room April 15, 2026 No Comments
  • Lonesome River Band Pretty Little Widow cover artwork. A black and white photo of a brush brushing a show. The texts are in ink.
    Music videos

    Bluegrass Outfit Lonesome River Band Revives a Stringbean Rarity

    World Music Central News Room April 14, 2026 No Comments
  • Tamikrest, black and white photo
    Music videos

    Tamikrest Keep The Tuareg Connection Live With “Imanin”

    World Music Central News Room April 13, 2026 No Comments

Events

Greek Star Eleftheria Arvanitaki to Perform in Istanbul

World Music Central News Room December 2, 2011 No Comments

Eleftheria Arvanitaki, one of the great divas of Greek music, is set to perform in Istanbul (Turkey) on December 13 of 2011. After her sublime…

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Album reviews

Musical Journey from Spain to the Middle-East

Angel Romero December 1, 2011 No Comments

Jadid Ensemble Sigh of the Moor (2011) With its debut album Sigh of the Moor, Jadid Ensemble has positioned itself as one of the finest…

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New CDs and digital releases

Soundway Presents Musical Map of Colombia

Angel Romero December 1, 2011 No Comments

The Soundway record label has made an interactive map of Colombia to promote its latest release The Original Sound Of Cumbia. This map goes in…

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Events

Ilgi to Celebrate 30th Anniversary Concert

World Music Central News Room November 30, 2011 No Comments

Ilgi, Latvia’s leading postfolk band, will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a concert at Palladium Riga on December 3rd. The audience will be treated to…

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Album reviews

Slide Guitar Magic

Angel Romero November 29, 2011 1 Comment

Slide to Freedom 20,000 Miles (Northern Blues, 2011) Slide to Freedom is a multinational band that brings together acoustic blues and Indian classical music. The…

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Awards

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Wins Best World Music Album ARIA Award

World Music Central News Room November 28, 2011 No Comments

The 2011 ARIA Awards (Australia’s leading music awards) were presented last night in a star studded ceremony held at Allphones Arena in Sydney Olympic Park…

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General News

Fado of Portugal Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Angel Romero November 28, 2011 No Comments

Fado, urban popular song of Portugal was inscribed this month on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. According to UNESCO, “Fado…

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Obituaries

Indian Sarangi Master Dies

TJ Nelson November 28, 2011 No Comments

Famed sarangi player and vocalist Ustad Sultan Khan died Sunday, November 27, 2011 while being rushed to a Jodhpur, Rajasthan hospital. Mr. Khan, who had…

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General News

Mariachi Music Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

World Music Central News Room November 28, 2011 No Comments

Mariachi music of Mexico was inscribed this month on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. According to UNESCO: “Mariachi is a…

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General News

Croatian Becarac Singing Added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Tom Orr November 28, 2011 No Comments

Becarac singing and playing from Eastern Croatia (Slavonski becarac) was inscribed this month on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Becarac…

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